Public Charity

Center for Innovative Governance Research

Center for Innovative Governance Research is a Public Charity headquartered in Washington, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.2M revenue, $2.9M expenses, $3.5M total assets. 28 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 823264419 Washington, DC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.2M
Total Expenses$2.9M
Total Assets$3.5M
Grant Records28
Funding Total$6.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

We work with entrepreneurs, investors, policy experts, governments, humanitarians and new city developers to build a common understanding of charter cities and create relationships which can work toward implementing charter cities. Our goal is to lift tens of millions of people out of poverty by helping incubate dozens of charter cities around the world.

Officers & Directors

Treasurer Dan Grossman
Board Member David Nott
Executive Director, Board Chairman Dr Mark Lutter
Head of Operations John Hoyt
Head of Communications Michael Holstein
Board Member Professor Leonard Wantchekon

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Top Grant Purposes

PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$3,020,000 2 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,177,342 5 grants
General Support
$750,000 1 grant
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$152,500 3 grants
FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
$149,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.2M $2.9M $3.5M
2024 $1.3M $2.7M $3.2M
2023 $2.4M $2.7M $4.2M
2022 $2.0M $2.5M $4.5M
2021 $6.1M $1.7M $5.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $6.1M to $3.2M (-47%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.5M.

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