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Common Dreams is a US-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our EIN# is #20-3368194. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.

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In fiscal year 2024, Common Dreams received 55,529 donations (averaging $28.08) from 12,299 individual readers. Also, in 2024, Common Dreams received foundation support from the Park Foundation. In recent years, these foundations also supported our work: the Schumann Media Center, the Wallace Action Fund, the Lear Family Foundation, the Fonda Family Foundation, the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, and many small community foundations.

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