Center for Technology and Civic Life
Donations deductibleCenter for Technology and Civic Life's network
5 people4 organisationsi5 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cristina Sinclaire | President & Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Matt Masterson | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| PAM Anderson | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Tammy Patrick | Secretary & Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Tiana Epps-Johnson | Executive Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Choi | Associate Director | 2025 |
| Keara Fenzel | Director of Advocacy | since 2024 |
| Nareth Phin | Operations Director | since 2024 |
| Richard Simoes | Software Development | 2024 |
| Sarah Berlin | Director of Civic Information | since 2024 |
| Whitney May | Director of Government Services | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 January 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiana Epps-Johnson | Executive Director | 40 | $219k | ||
| Whitney May | Director of Government Ser | 40 | $138k | ||
| Keara Fenzel | Director of Advocacy | 40 | $137k | ||
| Jason Choi | Associate Director | 40 | $129k | ||
| Sarah Berlin | Director of Civic Informat | 40 | $123k | ||
| Nareth Phin | Operations Director | 40 | $118k | ||
| Cristina Sinclaire | President & Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tammy Patrick | Secretary & Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Pam Anderson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Matt Masterson | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Center for Technology and Civic Life
- EIN
- 472158694
- Address
- 303 E Wacker Dr Ste 2109, Chicago, IL, 60601-5312
- State
- Illinois
- 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. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- W20 Public and societal benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public & Societal Benefit
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2014
- Principal officer
- Tiana Epps-Johnson (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2015
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsCristina Sinclaire
≥7years on the filingsPAM Anderson
≥7years on the filingsTammy Patrick
≥7years on the filingsTiana Epps-Johnson
Latest return
year to 31 January 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 January 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $86.5m
- Total liabilities
- $1.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $85.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $26.7m
- Program service revenue
- $951k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $13.5m
- Employees
- 61
- Volunteers
- 4
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $29m | $25.3m | $3.7m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| US Digital Response | Support for improvement of the voting experience | $3.7m |
| Institute for Responsive Government | Support for improvement of the voting experience | $3.3m |
| The Elections Group | Support for improvement of the voting experience | $958k |
| Center for Civic Design | Support for improvement of the voting experience | $800k |
| Rock the Vote | Support for improving language access for voters | $200k |
| Voteorg | Support for improving language access for voters | $200k |
| Studio David Janka | Support for improvement of the voting experience | $128k |
| Mi Familia Vota | Support for improving language access for voters | $100k |
| Poder Latinx Collective Fund | Support for improving language access for voters | $100k |
| Thomas Maioranaprototyping Systems LLC | Support for improvement of the voting experience | $100k |
| Colorado County Clerks Association | Support for improvement of the voting experience | $90k |
| Allegany County | Provide nonpartisan funding to help rural and nonmetro election offices conduct reliable and secure elections. | $50k |
| Chaves County Clerk | Provide nonpartisan funding to help rural and nonmetro election offices conduct reliable and secure elections. | $50k |
| Clinton County Board of Elections | Provide nonpartisan funding to help rural and nonmetro election offices conduct reliable and secure elections. | $50k |
| County of Columbia | Provide nonpartisan funding to help rural and nonmetro election offices conduct reliable and secure elections. | $50k |
| Cortland County | Provide nonpartisan funding to help rural and nonmetro election offices conduct reliable and secure elections. | $50k |
| Delaware County | Provide nonpartisan funding to help rural and nonmetro election offices conduct reliable and secure elections. | $50k |
| Dorchester County | Provide nonpartisan funding to help rural and nonmetro election offices conduct reliable and secure elections. | $50k |
| Douglas County | Provide nonpartisan funding to help rural and nonmetro election offices conduct reliable and secure elections. | $50k |
| Franklin County Clerk | Provide nonpartisan funding to help rural and nonmetro election offices conduct reliable and secure elections. | $50k |
| County of Fulton | Provide nonpartisan funding to help rural and nonmetro election offices conduct reliable and secure elections. | $50k |
| Jackson County Clerk Elections Department | Provide nonpartisan funding to help rural and nonmetro election offices conduct reliable and secure elections. | $50k |
| Lincoln County Clerk | Provide nonpartisan funding to help rural and nonmetro election offices conduct reliable and secure elections. | $50k |
| Marquette County | Provide nonpartisan funding to help rural and nonmetro election offices conduct reliable and secure elections. | $50k |
| Sanilac County Clerk's Office - Elections Division | Provide nonpartisan funding to help rural and nonmetro election offices conduct reliable and secure elections. | $50k |