Public Charity

CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND CIVIC LIFE

Based in CHICAGO, IL, CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND CIVIC LIFE operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $29.0M in revenue, $25.3M in expenses, $86.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 57 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $401.5M.

EIN: 472158694 CHICAGO, IL Government & Public Administration NTEE: W20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$29.0M
Total Expenses$25.3M
Total Assets$86.5M
Grant Records57
Funding Total$401.5M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

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.

Where $100 goes at Center for Technology and Civic Life

How Center for Technology and Civic Life divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$97 Programs the work itself
$3 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $97 for programs

$79
The center educates the public about government and democracy in the united states, focusing particularly on local government
81% of program spending
$10
The center's government services program educates government agencies about the skills, strategies, and tools to engage their citizens
11% of program spending
$8
Educate election officials on how to identify funding gaps in their departments and how to find opportunities to close the gap through leadership development and community building
8% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

$12,000,000
2024
Community Development
$3,301,800
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,151,000
2024
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$1,000,000
2024
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$1,000,000

Showing up to 5 of 57 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Cristina Sinclaire
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Jason Choi
DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY Keara Fenzel
DIRECTOR Matt Masterson
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Nareth Phin
DIRECTOR Pam Anderson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Economic Development
$333,316,150 5 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$29,411,800 8 grants
General Support
$21,644,008 38 grants
Health & Medicine
$17,062,500 5 grants
Unspecified
$100,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $29.0M $25.3M $86.5M
2024 $10.2M $22.9M $74.6M
2023 $19.2M $16.0M $83.0M
2021 $356.3M $335.4M $32.9M
2020 $3.4M $1.4M $3.2M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.4M to $29.0M (+753%), with total assets most recently reported at $86.5M.

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