Public charity · Oakland, CA (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
Common Counsel Foundation
Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 9 totaling $746,000
- Typical grant
- $25,000 to $31,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $30,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Jefferson County, Shelby County · plus 600 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- Rarely: every Tennessee group it funded in 2024 had also been funded in 2023. Build a relationship before asking.
- Total giving that year
- $101.4 million
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $101.4M | $746K | 9 |
| 2023 | $36.9M | $683K | 5 |
How to apply
Public charities don't report how to apply on their IRS return. Check its website for open grant rounds, or search GrantMe for its programs.
Board and officers
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- Chandra Alexandre PhdChair
- Garrett CollinsTreasurer
- Ed Sungkyu LeeSecretary
- Carly Bad Heart BullTrustee
- Vanessa MosesTrustee
- Sangeeta ChowdhryExecutive director
- Philip SmithChief finance officer
- Sarah GortManaging director- ccf
- Jazmin Segura MoctezumaDirector, fund for an inclusive california
- Amara EnyiaInterim sr communications dir
- Christen LeeDirector of grant mgmt. and learning
- Karissa LewisInnovation labs director, membership
- Chelsea FullerInterim senior communications director
- Ronnie GoinesDirector of resource strategy
- Mary HooksNational field secretary
- Celeste FaisonPolit. strategy/campaigns exec. lead
As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.
What it funds most often
- Southern power fund
- Power u center for social change
- People's advocacy institute
- Black capture award
- Black lives matter Memphis
Tennessee organizations it funded
Largest first. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.
| Past winner | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highlander Research and Education Center Inc. | New Market, Jefferson County | Southern power fund | $500K |
| Highlander Research and Education Center Inc. | New Market, Jefferson County | Power u center for social change | $50K |
| Highlander Research and Education Center Inc. | New Market, Jefferson County | Black capture award | $31K |
| Highlander Research and Education Center Inc. | New Market, Jefferson County | General support | $30K |
| Highlander Research and Education Center Inc. | New Market, Jefferson County | Power u center for social change | $30K |
| Highlander Research and Education Center Inc. | New Market, Jefferson County | Southern power fund | $30K |
| Highlander Research and Education Center Inc. | New Market, Jefferson County | General support | $25K |
| Highlander Research and Education Center Inc. | New Market, Jefferson County | People's advocacy institute | $25K |
| Memphis Artists for Change | Memphis, Shelby County | Black lives matter Memphis | $25K |
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