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Common Sense Media

EIN 41-2024986Arts, Culture, Humanities California Large

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

We rate, educate, and advocate for kids, families, and schools

Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in a world of media and technology. We exist because our nation's children spend more time with media and digital activities than they do with their families or in school, which profoundly impacts their social, emotional, and physical development . As a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization, we provide trustworthy information and tools, as well as an independent forum, so that families can have a choice and a voice about the media they consume.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.91Overall score
out of 100

95.00Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$21,154,555

Total expenses · USD$22,906,362

Program expenses

$18,989,374.10 recorded amount

82.9%

Fundraising expenses

$2,107,385.30 recorded amount

9.2%

Administrative expenses

$1,763,789.87 recorded amount

7.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.17 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: James P. Steyer
Recorded compensation: $478,819.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.09%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Common Sense Media
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in a world of media and technology. We exist because our nation's children spend more time with media and digital activities than they do with their families or in school, which profoundly impacts their social, emotional, and physical development . As a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization, we provide trustworthy information and tools, as well as an independent forum, so that families can have a choice and a voice about the media they consume.
`ein` EIN	41-2024986
`tot_exp` Total expenses	22906362.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.077
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.17
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.092
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8290000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	95.0
`leader` Recorded leader	James P. Steyer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	478819.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0209
`motto` Tagline	We rate, educate, and advocate for kids, families, and schools
`name` Charity name	Common Sense Media
`tot_rev` Total revenue	21154555.0
`score` Overall score	93.91
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	18989374.098
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2107385.304
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1763789.874

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 41-2024986
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.