The Commonwealth Club of California is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization based in Northern California. Founded in 1903, it is the oldest and largest public affairs forum in the United States. Membership is open to everyone.
Financial Statistics
Total Assets
Total Revenue
Total Expenses Year Total Assets Total Revenue Total Expenses Filing 2025 $44,938,548 $8,562,538 $7,880,202 View 2024 $44,329,729 $24,489,161 $8,826,147 View 2023 $31,331,311 $6,646,897 $8,230,986 View 2022 $32,955,345 $9,042,848 $7,769,667 View 2021 $33,788,592 $6,700,106 $6,914,419 View 2020 $34,005,907 $9,226,534 $8,604,452 View
Prior year filings: 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011
Revenue Detail
Expenses Detail Employee Compensation Highest Earning Employees Employee Title Total Compensation Philip W Yun CO-PRESIDENT/CO-CEO $279,563 Nicholas C Leon VP FINANCE & CFO $188,002 Michelle D'Alo VP DEVELOPMENT & PROGRAMS $184,935 Lauren D Silver VP EDUCATION $177,889 Alejandro Hernandez VP FACILITIES $171,587 Jenny Park Tieu MANAGING DIRECTOR – CLIMATE ONE $153,112 Jarrod L Sport VP & EXEC. NARR. PROD. (THRU 1/25) $143,285 Dr Gloria C Duffy CO-PRESIDENT/CO-CEO $82,529
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All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
Total Grant Value: $45,523,547 Number of Grants: 761 Number of Funders: 199 Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
Amount Year Funder Subject $4,948,828 2023 World Affairs Council of Northern California GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT $1,000,000 2023 Esb Charitable Foundation SUPPORT TO DEFRAY SOME OF THE COST OF THE CLUB'S REMAINING MORTGAGE PAYMENT WITH BANK OF AMERICA $593,935 2022 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc. PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT $488,160 2020 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc. Public, societal benefit $467,331 2021 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc. PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT $400,000 2024 Koret Foundation EDUCATION INITIATIVE – CREATING CITIZENS $400,000 2024 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation for general support $400,000 2022 Koret Foundation EDUCATION INITIATIVE – CREATING CITIZENS $350,000 2020 Koret Foundation ESTABLISH AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT $300,000 2022 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation for 2022 and 2023 general support $272,791 2022 Helena Group Foundation GENERAL SUPPORT FOR CIVIC ED PROJECT $200,000 2020 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation FOR THE CLIMATE ONE PROJECT $160,000 2020 San Francisco Foundation To support the 2ND century campaign. To support the mortgage retirement campaign. For the future of democracy. To support the program climate one. $153,775 2023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund For grant recipient's exempt purposes $150,620 2022 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund For grant recipient's exempt purposes $150,280 2023 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc. PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT $150,000 2023 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation for 2024 general support $150,000 2023 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation to support the merger of the World Affairs Council and the Commonwealth Club of California $150,000 2021 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT $125,000 2022 STANFORD UNIVERSITY GENERAL SUPPORT $125,000 2022 STANFORD UNIVERSITY EMERGENCY NEED $125,000 2021 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation For general support $125,000 2020 The Rock Foundation CHARITABLE $116,562 2020 Travers Family Foundation GENERAL PURPOSE $114,000 2022 Marin Community Foundation GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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