Center for Technology and Civic Life

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 47-2158694 Website

THE CENTER'S MISSION IS TO INCREASE CIVIC PARTICIPATION BY MODERNIZING ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE. THE CENTER ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY (1) WRITTEN AND MULTIMEDIA MATERIALS, (2) PROVIDING EXPERT CONSULTING SERVICES TO GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, AND (3) IN-PERSON TRAINING SEMINARS FOR LOCAL GOVERNEMNT AGENCIES.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$86.5M

+16.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$12.2M

-4.7% YoY

Grant Count

108

+881.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$113K

-90.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$98M$196M$294M$392M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$86,475,917$74,574,027$83,012,536
Revenue$29,040,401$10,228,957$19,213,792
Expenses$25,331,950$22,891,404$16,006,527
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,324,398$758,000$18,233
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$81M$163M$244M$326M0 grants20201,237 grants20211 grants20227 grants202311 grants2024108 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

US DIGITAL RESPONSE$3.7MINSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIVE…$3.3MTHE ELECTIONS GROUP$958KCENTER FOR CIVIC DESIGN$800KROCK THE VOTE$200KVOTEORG$200KSTUDIO DAVID JANKA$128KMI FAMILIA VOTA$100KPODER LATINX COLLECTIVE …$100KTHOMAS MAIORANAPROTOTYPI…$100K

Grant Size Distribution

1,364 grants across all recorded years

896<$50K134$50–100K97$100–250K84$250–500K74$500K–1M68$1–5M11$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

TIANA EPPS-JOHNSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$219KWHITNEY MAYDIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SER$138KKEARA FENZELDIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY$137KJASON CHOIASSOCIATE DIRECTOR$129KSARAH BERLINDIRECTOR OF CIVIC INFORMAT$123KNARETH PHINOPERATIONS DIRECTOR$118K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CRISTINA SINCLAIREPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR2
TAMMY PATRICKSECRETARY & DIRECTOR2
PAM ANDERSONDIRECTOR1
MATT MASTERSONDIRECTOR1
TIANA EPPS-JOHNSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$218,810
WHITNEY MAYDIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SER40$137,589
KEARA FENZELDIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY40$136,784
NARETH PHINOPERATIONS DIRECTOR40$117,617
JASON CHOIASSOCIATE DIRECTOR40$128,627
SARAH BERLINDIRECTOR OF CIVIC INFORMAT40$123,067

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

48states
+40 more states

Cities

ABBEVILLEABERDEENABILENEABINGDONABINGTONADRIANAIKENALBANYALBEMARLEALBIONALBUQUERQUEALEDOALEXANDRIAALLENDALEALLENTOWNALMAALNAALTURASALTUSAMARILLO

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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