Organizations Filed Purposes:
COMMON SENSE IS THE LEADING INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO HELPING KIDS THRIVE IN A WORLD OF MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY. WE EMPOWER PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND POLICYMAKERS BY PROVIDING UNBIASED INFORMATION, TRUSTED ADVICE, AND INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO HELP THEM HARNESS THE POWER OF MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY AS A POSITIVE FORCE IN ALL KIDS' LIVES.
RATE: COMMON SENSE OFFERS THE LARGEST, MOST TRUSTED LIBRARY OF INDEPENDENT AGE-BASED AND EDUCATIONAL RATINGS AND REVIEWS (OVER 35,000 REVIEWS) FOR EVERYTHING KIDS WANT TO WATCH, PLAY, READ, AND LEARN-- INCLUDING TV SHOWS, MOVIES, APPS, VIDEO GAMES, WEBSITES, MUSIC, AND BOOKS. WE NEVER RECEIVE PAYMENTS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION FOR OUR REVIEWS. OUR UNBIASED RATINGS ARE CONDUCTED BY EXPERT REVIEWERS AND AREN'T INFLUENCED BY THE CREATORS OR BY OUR FUNDERS. THE RATINGS, REVIEWS, AND TIPS ARE IN VIDEO AND WRITTEN FORMAT AND CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.COMMONSENSEMEDIA.ORG AND THROUGH DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS WITH CABLE AND OTHER MEDIA AND RETAIL PARTNERS.THE MEDIA REVIEWS AND RATINGS ARE SEARCHABLE DIRECTLY BY TITLE AS WELL AS BY MEDIA TYPE, PLATFORM, AND AGE. WE ALSO OFFER "TOP PICKS" LISTS WHERE PARENTS CAN FIND CURATED CONTENT BY OUR EXPERTS THAT SURFACES THE BEST OF MEDIA IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE ADVICE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH TO FAMILIES ABOUT HOW TO CREATE SAFE, HEALTHY, AND BALANCED MEDIA ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN, AND HOW TO HARNESS MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY FOR LEARNING. OUR ADVICE IS AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE FORMATS, INCLUDING ARTICLES AND SHORT-FORM VIDEOS.
EDUCATE: COMMON SENSE EDUCATION PROVIDES TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS WITH FREE RESEARCH-BASED CLASSROOM TOOLS TO HELP STUDENTS HARNESS TECHNOLOGY FOR LEARNING AND LIFE. OUR EDTECH RATINGS AND REVIEWS HELP TEACHERS FIND AND EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT DIGITAL TOOLS IN THEIR CLASSROOM, AND OUR K-12 DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP CURRICULUM EQUIPS STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO THINK CRITICALLY, BEHAVE SAFELY, AND PARTICIPATE RESPONSIBLY ONLINE. THROUGH WIDE OPEN SCHOOL, WE PROVIDE TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS WITH RESOURCES AND TRAINING IN ORDER TO BUILD EDUCATOR CAPACITY AND STRENGTHEN THE HOME-SCHOOL CONNECTION. OUR RESOURCES ARE CURRENTLY IN MORE THAN 60% OF U.S. K-12 SCHOOLS (AND 79% OF ALL TITLE I SCHOOLS) AND USED BY MORE THAN ONE MILLION MEMBER EDUCATORS ACROSS ALL 50 STATES.
ADVOCATE: COMMON SENSE WORKS WITH POLICYMAKERS, INDUSTRY LEADERS, LEGISLATORS, AND A GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY OF CONCERNED PARENTS AND TEACHERS TO ENSURE EVERY CHILD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE IN OUR DIGITAL WORLD. WE FOCUS ON POLICIES THAT SUPPORT 21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS, DIGITAL EQUITY, AND A POSITIVE MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY WORLD FOR KIDS.
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 |
|---|
| James P Steyer | CEO | 40 | $512,065 |
| Ellen Pack | PRESIDENT | 40 | $312,429 |
| Linda M Burch | CHIEF STRATEGY & DEVELOPME | 40 | $286,688 |
| David Kuizenga | CHIEF FINANCIAL & & ADMINI | 40 | $242,693 |
| Omar Khan | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCT | 40 | $231,263 |
| Colby Zintl | VP, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS | 40 | $200,976 |
| Elizabeth Kline | VP, EDUCATION PROGRAMS | 40 | $185,005 |
| Jim Murphy | EDITOR IN CHIEF | 40 | $184,916 |
| Ellizabeth Gettelman | VP, KIDS ACTION | 40 | $181,827 |
| Rebecca Randall | VP DEVELOPMENT & REGIONAL | 40 | $178,016 |
| Amy Brotman | VP OF PRODUCT | 40 | $167,994 |
| William E Mcglashan Jr | BOARD MEMBER (THRU MAY 2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Julian Castro | BOARD MEMBER (THRU APR 2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Taylor | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gene T Sykes | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| William S Price Iii | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Diana L Nelson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Becky Morgan | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Moment | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert L Miller | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael D Mccurry | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| April Mcclain Delaney | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Lythcott-Haims | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David Ludwig | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Hearst | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Hn Fisher | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Errett | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Erickson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Geoffrey Cowan | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Pao Chen | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Marcy Carsey | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Brahm | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lynne Benioff | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Harvey Anderson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Sachs | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Lawrence Wilkinson | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Reveta Bowers | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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