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Code for America Labs Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Oakland, CA EIN: 27-1067272 Website

Code for America (CFA) works shoulder to shoulder with community organizations and government to build digital tools and services, change policies, and improve programs. CFA believes government can work for the people, by the people, in the digital age and that government at all levels can and should work well for all people.

Code for America Labs Inc at a glance

In short: Code for America Labs Inc reported $14K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2024)
$13,500 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$77,752,722
-9.7% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$29,850,899
-21.3% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$1,202,232
+46.5% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$38,410,774
-11.5% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Code for America Labs Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

WashingtonOakland

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300KTotal only2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 Total only2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2019) to $250K (2021). In 2024 it reported $14K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Washington, DCDefine Metrics of Success in Human-Centered Service Delivery.$200,000
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Washington, DCStrengthen capacity of state to diagnose and dismantle service delivery bottlenecks$50,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$77,752,722$29,850,899$38,410,774$13,500Total only$1,202,232
2023$86,095,198$37,925,846$43,413,036——$820,419
2022$91,848,518$34,292,991$38,618,369——$290,407
2021$96,320,927$93,211,076$27,899,392$250,0002$1,177,576
2020$30,133,963$34,582,061$22,668,329$70,0002$37,488
2019$17,516,776$15,032,491$16,407,455$3,890Total only$103,005

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Code for America Labs Inc

Based on IRS filings

Code for America Labs Inc is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Oakland, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $77.8M in total assets. In 2024, it reported $14K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $1.2M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Code for America Labs Inc is led by Amanda Renteria, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2020; 12 of 23 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Amanda Renteria

    Chief Executive Officer

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $200K (2020) → $345K (2024)

  • John Lilly

    Board Chair

    Board Member → Board Chair, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elaine Watt

    Senior Director & Finance

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $194K (2024)

  • Fahad Quraishi

    Senior Director & Product

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $185K (2024)

  • Katie Biber Chen

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela M. Blanton

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brett S. Loper

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David P. Singleton

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suzan B. Kereere

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arlene Corbin Lewis

    Chief Marcomms Officer

    Chief Communications & Marketing Officer → Chief Communications & Mktg Officer, 2022

    Chief Communications & Mktg Officer → Chief Marcomms Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $239K (2021) → $263K (2024)

  • David Schlendorf

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $274K (2023) → $283K (2024)

  • Scott Johnston

    Chief Product Officer

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $62K (2023) → $335K (2024)

  • Yasmin S. Fodil

    Chief of Staff

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $189K (2023) → $212K (2024)

  • Aurelle Amram

    Vice President, Growth & Partnership

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $182K (2024)

  • Rafael Santander - Termed

    Former Vice President & Engineering

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $82K (2024)

  • Shawna Hein - Termed

    Former Vice President & Experience

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $144K (2024)

  • Simone Seqeira

    Prin. Manager & Product

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $189K (2024)

  • Tracey Patterson - Termed

    Former Chief Program Officer

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $159K (2024)

  • Jim Shelton

    Board Observer

    Board Member → Board Observer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shona Brown

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy De La Rosa

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Spencer Kympton

    Board Observer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy O'Reilly

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (30)
  • Former: Louis Moore (2020–2023) — Chief Technology Officer
  • Former: Michael J. Cowden (2020–2023) — Senior Director & Solution Eng
  • Former: Tracey Leigh Patterson (2020–2023) — Chief Program Officer
  • Former: Dimitri B. Defigueiredo (2021–2023) — Prin Security Engineer
  • Former: Kerry Rodden (2022–2023) — Senior Prin Data Scientist
  • Former: Radhakrishnan Vrajmohan (2022–2023) — Principal Software Enginee
  • Former: Rafael Santander (2023) — Vice President & Engineering
  • Former: Shawna Hein (2023) — Vice President & Design
  • Former: Ryan Ko (2020–2022) — Chief of Staff
  • Former: Tim O'Reilly (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Emily Tracy (2021–2022) — Chief Revenue Officer
  • Former: David Newville (2022) — Senior Director & Program
  • Former: Evonne Silva (2022) — Vice President & Programs
  • Former: Jen Pahlka (2022) — Director
  • Former: Leslie Campbell (2022) — Chief of People & Operations
  • Former: Jennifer Pahlka (2019–2021) — Advisor & Board Member
  • Former: Katie Biber (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Jazmyn Latimer (2020–2021) — Service Design Director
  • Former: Asheesh Laroia (2021) — Principal Software Engineer
  • Former: Laura Katherine Kogler (2021) — Director of Engineering
  • Former: Stacy Donohue (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Zeryn Sarpangal (2019–2020) — Chief Financial & People Officer
  • Former: Howard M. Smalls (2020) — Director of Finance
  • Former: Laila Brenner (2020) — Senior Director Institutional Partnerships
  • Former: Meredith Leigh Horoski (2020) — Senior Director Brigade Network
  • Former: Emma Gasson (2019) — Head of Product & Design
  • Former: J. Elizabeth Smith (2019) — Head of Marketing
  • Former: Lou Moore (2019) — CTO
  • Former: St Mayer (2019) — Cpo
  • Former: Tim O'Riley (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Amanda Renteria — Chief Executive Officer: $345KAmanda RenteriaChief Executive Officer$345KScott Johnston — Chief Product Officer: $335KScott JohnstonChief Product Officer$335KDavid Schlendorf — Chief Financial Officer: $283KDavid SchlendorfChief Financial Officer$283KArlene Corbin Lewis — Chief Marcomms Officer: $263KArlene Corbin LewisChief Marcomms Officer$263KYasmin S Fodil — Chief of Staff: $212KYasmin S FodilChief of Staff$212KElaine Watt — Sr Director, Finance: $194KElaine WattSr Director, Finance$194KSimone Seqeira — Prin. Manager, Product: $189KSimone SeqeiraPrin. Manager, Product$189KFahad Quraishi — Sr DIR, Product: $185KFahad QuraishiSr DIR, Product$185KAurelle Amram — VP, Growth & Partnership: $182KAurelle AmramVP, Growth & Partnership$182KTracey Patterson - Termed 82324 — Former Chief Program Officer: $159KTracey Patterson…Former Chief Program Officer$159KShawna Hein - Termed 92024 — Former VP, Experience: $144KShawna Hein - Termed…Former VP, Experience$144KRafael Santander - Termed 31524 — Former VP, Engineering: $82KRafael Santander…Former VP, Engineering$82K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $345K, to Amanda Renteria (Chief Executive Officer). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Code for America Labs Inc

How much does Code for America Labs Inc give each year?

Code for America Labs Inc reported $14K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.

How large is Code for America Labs Inc?

Code for America Labs Inc reported $77.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $29.9M.

What is Code for America Labs Inc?

Code for America Labs Inc is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Oakland, CA. It holds $77.8M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Code for America Labs Inc operate?

Code for America Labs Inc has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia.

What is Code for America Labs Inc's EIN?

Code for America Labs Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1067272. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 16, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 24, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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