The Common Sense Fund Inc
Invitation OnlyGreenwich, Connecticut · EIN 13-3157570 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$3.8M
Organizations funded39
Typical grant$75,000
Total assets$28M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $60,000 and $95,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
65% of grants went outside Connecticut.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pef Israel Endowment Fund | New York, NY | To enable the organization's direct distribution of funds to selected and approved charitable organizations in israel. | $1,018,000 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund | San Francisco, CA | Contribution to a donor-advised fund account. | $150,000 |
| Acadia Center | Hartford, CT | To support the organization's committment to build clean, low carbon and consumer friendly economies. characterized by reliable… | $100,000 |
| Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | To support the organization's mission to produce clear, objective stories that give the public and decision-makers the information they… | $100,000 |
| Natural Capitalism Solutions | Longmont, CO | To support the organization's mission to build an economy in service to life through education, innovative solutions and youth empowerment.… | $100,000 |
| Peoples Action for Clean Energy | West Simsbury, CT | To support the organization's mission to work throughout connecticut to promote the development of alternative, renewable sources of energy… | $100,000 |
| Save the Sound | New Haven, CT | To support the organizations mission to fight climate change, save endangered lands, protect the sound and its rivers, and work with nature… | $100,000 |
| Sustainable Ct Inc | Willimantic, CT | To support the organization's mission to provide municipalities with a menu of coordinated, voluntary actions, to continually become more… | $100,000 |
| The Heschel Center for Sustainability | Tel Aviv, IS | To support the work of the heschel center sustainability in israel in their work to build and strengthen the rapidly growing sustainaility… | $100,000 |
| Stuttering Association for the Young | New York, NY | To support stutterin association for the young's mission to build a community of acceptance where young people who stutter gain confidence… | $95,000 |
| Hartford Performs | Hartford, CT | To support hartford performs mission to bring visiting artists into hartford public schools to teach curriculum in creative new ways. the… | $90,000 |
| Making Books Sing | New York, NY | To support the organization's mission to empower children to experience the performing arts and literature as captivating, accessible… | $80,000 |
| American Friends of Yedidim | Encino, CA | To support american friends of yedidim's mission to increase awareness & raise funds for yedidim is israel. | $75,000 |
| Cambodian Living Arts | Marion, MA | To support the mission of cambodian living arts to facilitate the transformation of cambodia through the arts. the organization works in… | $75,000 |
| Colab Theater Group | New York, NY | To enable the organization to provide individuals with developmental disabilities a creative and social outlet through theater arts. | $75,000 |
| Community Partners in Action | Hartford, CT | To support the organization's mission to partner with the state, US government, private funders, organizations, and businesses, the… | $75,000 |
| Glassroots | Newark, NJ | To support the organization's mission to empower nj residents of all ages to think creatively and realize new visions of their futures… | $75,000 |
| Groundswell | Brooklyn, NY | To support groundswell's mission to bring together youth, artists, and community organizations to use art as a tool for social change, for… | $75,000 |
| Interwine Arts Inc | New York, NY | To support the organization's mission to inspire creativity, joy, and self-confidence through free-form weaving for people of all ages with… | $75,000 |
| Justice Dance Performance | Hartford, CT | To support the organization's mission of using the wisdom of the body in dance, spoken word, visual art, and song to call attention to… | $75,000 |
| Music Haven | New Haven, CT | To support music havens mission which is to use a string quartet to build a vibrant urban community through performance and music education… | $75,000 |
| Orchestrating Dreams | New York, NY | To support the organization's mission to provide high-quality innovative and adaptive education programs that strengthen communities and… | $75,000 |
| The Connecticut News Project Inc | Hartford, CT | To support the organization's mission is to produce original, in-depth, non-partisan journalism that informs connecticut residents about… | $75,000 |
| Jazz Power Initiative | New York, NY | To promote youth development, and build more creative and inclusive communities through jazz music, theater and dance education and… | $70,000 |
| Spring Street Climate Fund | Brooklyn, NY | To support high-impact policy campaigns that can make new york a model state for climate progress. to identify opportunities to win… | $65,000 |
| Real Art Ways Inc | Hartford, CT | General operating | $62,000 |
| Clay Art Center | Port Chester, NY | To support the organization in advancing its mission of growing the education, exhibitions, artist residency and outreach programs, which… | $60,000 |
| Climate Science Legal Defense Fund | New York, NY | To support the climate science legal defense fund's (csldf)mission to protect the scientific endeavor by providing support and resources to… | $60,000 |
| Science Friday Initiative Inc | New York, NY | To support the organizations missing to covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, science friday is the… | $60,000 |
| The Gunk Foundation | Woodstock, NY | Expenditure responsibility grant | $60,000 |
| Arts Ignite | New York, NY | To support young people in discovering the joy and power of making artto share their voices, tell their stories, and transform their lives. | $50,000 |
| Connecticut Public Broadcasting | Hartford, CT | To support the organization's efforts to serve diverse communities with a mix of educational, new, public affairs, children's, and… | $50,000 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | Boston, MA | To support the organization's mission to use law, economics and science to solve the environmental problems that threaten the people,… | $50,000 |
| New Israel Fund Washington DC | Washington, DC | To support the organization's mission to mobilize israelis to make positive, progressive change by strengthening israeli civil society and… | $50,000 |
| Our Climate Education Fund | Seattle, WA | To support the organization's mission to mobilize and empower young people to educate the public and elected officials about science-based,… | $50,000 |
| Songwriting With Inc | Nashville, TN | To transform lives by using collaborative songwriting to build creativity, connections, and strengths. | $50,000 |
| Mothers Out Front | Boston, MA | To support the organization's mission to build a cross-class, multiracial, multigenerational, national community that connects members and… | $40,000 |
| Greenwich Alliance for Education | Greenwich, CT | To support the organization's mission to supporting students in the greenwich public schools by funding innovation, expanding… | $30,000 |
| Silvermind Guild of Artists Inc | New Canaan, CT | To support the organization's mission to foster art appreciation, education, and the cultural growth of the community. | $25,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,790,000 | 39 |
| 2023 | $2,975,200 | 40 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543189349103924
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-3157570
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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