Organizations Filed Purposes:
CCF advances equity and environmental health through a combination of direct grant making and strategic philanthropic advising for client member funds and manages projects focused on organizational development, leadership sustainability and donor education.
Strategic and Values-Driven GrantmakingIn 2019, Common Counsel Foundation (Common Counsel) managed over $8.2 million in grants to charitable organizations that are advancing effective solutions to longstanding social and environmental inequities, through its direct grantmaking and influencing independent foundations. Founded in 1988, Common Counsel advances equity and environmental health through a combination of direct grant making and strategic philanthropic advising for client member funds and manages projects focused on organizational development, leadership training and sustainability and donor education. Common Counsel partners with families and individual donors to expand philanthropic resources for grassroots groups composed of and led by members of vulnerable communities and social movements. In order to expand the scale of philanthropic resources for community-led groups, Common Counsel utilizes two guiding principles for its strategic grantmaking. First, Common Counsel invests in community leadership to advance meaningful solutions to critical social, economic and ecological challenges. Second, Common Counsel supports increased collaboration through shared campaigns and long-term alliances that serve to amplify the effectiveness of local efforts. For decades, these two strategies have allowed groups to develop community leadership, to advance systemic solutions defined by community members themselves, and to ensure health and equity for everyone. As Common Counsel embarks on its 31st year, we will continue to stay steadfast as the hub of progressive public philanthropy on the West Coast and beyond, while entering into a phase of bold visioning for the future.
Fund close-outTransferring funds for Transform Finance and Amplify to a different fiscal sponsor.
Fiscal Sponsorship-Common Counsel Foundation's fiscal sponsorship program ensures the health and vitality of the sponsored community-led organizations, and promotes strategic coordination in the philanthropic sector. In 2019, CCF acted as fiscal sponsor for the Kindle Project, The Windcall Institute, and RoadMAP. The Kindle Project seeks to foster creative ideas to inspire and support possibilities for transformational change. The Windcall Institute supports the development and sustainability of leaders, which is a key to ensuring strong, healthy visionary organizations. RoadMAP is a national network of organizational-development consultants dedicated to serving social-justice organizations. Roadmap serves as a forum for peer exchange and innovation among organizational-development consultants.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Vanessa Daniel | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Garrett Collins | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Alex Tom | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| China Ching | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Dennis Quirin | President | 1 | $0 |
| Carly Hare | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Natividad Rodriguez | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Ed Lee | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
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