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People-Centered Internet Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Palo Alto, CA EIN: 83-2202362 Website

PCI partners to build resilient communities enabled by digital infrastructure and ecosystems, informed by local priorities and goals

People-Centered Internet Inc at a glance

Total assets
$19,345
-76.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$4,754
-96.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$68,281
-81.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to People-Centered Internet Inc

Who People-Centered Internet Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

BethesdaFort BidwellMinneapolisOaklandTokeland

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 4 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $113K (2021) to $318K (2022). In 2022 it made 4 grants totaling $318K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Edgemoor Research Institute Bethesda, MDProject Jake$227,500
Fort Bidwell Indian Communitiy Fort Bidwell, CATRC Grant to support research$40,000
Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe Tokeland, WATRC Grant to support research$40,000
Institute for Local Self Reliance Minneapolis, MNSponsorship for Tribal Digital Bootcamp$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$19,345$4,754$68,281——
2024$82,872$122,569$377,392——
2023$337,695$504,522$655,336——
2022$488,509$616,183$721,251$317,5004
2021$593,577$643,743$183,265$112,5001
2020$130,671$269,000$165,808$140,0001

About People-Centered Internet Inc

Based on IRS filings

People-Centered Internet Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Palo Alto, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $19K in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

People-Centered Internet Inc is led by Jascha Stein, Chairman since 2024 (on filings since 2023); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jascha Stein

    Chairman

    Trustee → Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diego Molano-Vega

    Director

    Board Member → Trustee, 2023

    Trustee → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Benedikt Signer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Valmiki Mukherjee

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Linton Wells ll

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Clark

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Mei Lin Fung (2020–2024) — Chairman
  • Former: Justin Bryant (2021–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Tamara Singh (2022–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Shruti Sekhri (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Cyndi Coon (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Mara Strandlund (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Linton Wells II (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Marci Harris (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Vinton G Cerf (2020) — Board Chairman

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.

Frequently asked questions about People-Centered Internet Inc

How large is People-Centered Internet Inc?

People-Centered Internet Inc reported $19K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $5K.

What is People-Centered Internet Inc?

People-Centered Internet Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Palo Alto, CA. It holds $19K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does People-Centered Internet Inc operate?

People-Centered Internet Inc has awarded grants in California, Maryland, Minnesota, Washington.

What is People-Centered Internet Inc's EIN?

People-Centered Internet Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2202362. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 21, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 28, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 15, 2021)
  4. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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