Corporate Accountability Lab
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Corporate Accountability Lab at a glance
In short: Corporate Accountability Lab reported $42K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $42,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +5.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,149,344
- +51.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,270,337
- +106.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $11,530
- -22.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $884,070
- +33.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Corporate Accountability Lab funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2020) to $211K (2021). In 2025 it reported $42K 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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Organization for Ethical Sour Oak Park, IL | Program Support | $200,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,149,344 | $1,270,337 | $884,070 | $42,000 | Total only | $11,530 |
| 2024 | $759,889 | $615,381 | $661,841 | $40,000 | Total only | $14,856 |
| 2023 | $807,865 | $695,567 | $599,696 | — | — | $8,526 |
| 2022 | $711,108 | $961,181 | $923,650 | $200,000 | 1 | $26 |
| 2021 | $884,994 | $797,916 | $980,588 | $210,621 | 1 | $116 |
| 2020 | $944,778 | $634,969 | $673,122 | $9,100 | 1 | $3,246 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Corporate Accountability Lab
Based on IRS filings
Corporate Accountability Lab is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $42K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $12K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Corporate Accountability Lab is led by Charity Ryerson, Executive Director since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Charity Ryerson
Executive Director
Founder Legal Director → Executive Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$63K (2020) → $91K (2025)
Jillian Tuck
Chair
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Schilling
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Devin Chesney
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Gottwald
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judy Gearhart
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Priyanka Motaparthy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sophie Zinser
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elisabeth Mabus
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
KorneBari Nwike
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Jenna McElroy (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Edward Vogel (2022–2024) — President
- Former: Erin Essenmacher (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Kaitlin Cordes (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Kish Parella (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Zamira Djabarova (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Raphael Hoetmer (2024) — Director
- Former: Rapha Hoetmer (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Deligio (2020–2022) — Frmr President
- Former: Laura Vilim (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Lupita Aguila (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Micah Bales (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Ed Vogel (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Kierra Jackson (2020) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $91K, to Charity Ryerson (Executive Dir.).
Frequently asked questions about Corporate Accountability Lab
How much does Corporate Accountability Lab give each year?
Corporate Accountability Lab reported $42K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $40K in grants paid.
How large is Corporate Accountability Lab?
Corporate Accountability Lab reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.
What is Corporate Accountability Lab?
Corporate Accountability Lab is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Corporate Accountability Lab operate?
Corporate Accountability Lab has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Illinois.
What is Corporate Accountability Lab's EIN?
Corporate Accountability Lab's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-5123686. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 17, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 24, 2023)
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