Commonwealth Communications EIN 84-4535961

Commonwealth Communications

EIN  84-4535961 Unknown exempt organization Philadelphia, PA
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Advocates for non-partisan progressive values through legislative and public action in Pennsylvania.
Leadership
Joseph Abbott · Executive Di · $130K
Money in and out
$3.5M revenue, $3.7M expenses
Bottom line
-6% surplus margin

Advocates for non-partisan progressive values through legislative and public action in Pennsylvania. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $3.5M in revenue, $3.7M in expenses, and $519K in net assets.Pt I

Reported financial activity · FY2024
Total revenue
$3.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$519K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$201K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.00
Surplus margin
-6%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -134% vs prior filing year
Program spending
85%
of expenses reach programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2024▲ +34%
Expenses
$3.7M
FY2024▲ +71%
Total assets
$581K
FY2024▼ -25%
Total liabilities
$61K
FY2024▲ +16%
Total revenue
$3.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$519K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$201K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$581K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $3.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Defending and expanding democracy to ensure everyone has access and information to vote: commonwealth communications works to defend democracy and expand accessibility to the polls for every voter in pennsylvania.

$2.2Mprogram expense
02

Voter guide for candidates representing working people and good government principles: commonwealth communications compiles a voter's guide to inform residents of the candidates and choices on their ballots. We inform voters about their choices and candidate positions on key issues facing them and their communities.

$702Kprogram expense
03

Providing ongoing accountability for government institutions to help working people: working people in pennsylvania are often left behind by political parties, government, corporations and other institutions.

$196Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCommonwealth Communications
EINHdr · item D84-4535961
Principal addressHdr · item CPhiladelphia, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jcommonwealthcommunications.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFpending

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$129,700Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary-Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joseph Abbott$129,700$129,700$129,700$129,704$106,995
Eric Rosso$23,500

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$3.5M
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.00
Program services85%$3.1M
Management & general15%$537K
Fundraising$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.7M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$472K
Total assetsLn 16$581K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$61K
Total net assetsLn 32$519K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $472K · Operating expenses/yr $3.7M
1.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $3.1M · Total expenses $3.7M
85%
Management & General
Management & general $537K · Total expenses $3.7M
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $18K · Total expenses $3.7M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $9K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $3.9M
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $3.5M · Total revenue $3.5M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $3.5M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $3.5M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $3.5M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $3.7M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $3.5M · Prior year $2.6M
+34%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $6.0M · FY2024 $3.5M
-13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $519K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $3.5M · Expenses $3.7M
-6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $581K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $519K · Total assets $581K
89%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $581K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Joseph Abbott · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $130K · Total expenses $3.7M
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.3M · Total expenses $3.7M
34%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 34%
Legal fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
ProgressnowFY2024$772K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$2.7M
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Grants paid · 44 grants · $2.1M · 2020–2024
People Power PennsylvaniaFY2024$250,000
Project 26 PennsylvaniaPA · FY2024$50,000
Working Families Party PacFY2024$25,000
Casa in Action PacFY2024$25,000
Pennsylvania UnitedPA · FY2024$25,000
Api PA VotesFY2024$25,000
Organize PennsylvaniaPA · FY2024$25,000
Promote the VotePA · FY2024$25,000
New Pennsylvania ProjectPA · FY2024$20,000
Action Together Nepa INCPA · FY2024$15,000
Tech for CampaignsFY2023$70,000
Planned Parenthood VotesFY2023$50,000
Api PA VotesFY2023$30,000
Organize PennsylvaniaPA · FY2023$25,000
The Voter ProjectPA · FY2023$20,000
Casa in Action PacFY2023$20,000
The Voter ProjectPA · FY2023$15,000
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$3.5M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$5.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$862K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$6.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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