Center for Civil Society
Donations deductibleRevenue
$364k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$333k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$116k
$79k liabilities
Net assets
$37k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
2.4 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
7
reported in Part VI
Center for Civil Society's network
7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
7 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Wagner | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Elizabeth Palla | Executive Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| John Coleman | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Joshua Owens | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Matt Gerken | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Pete Peterson | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Tom Riley | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Palla | Executive Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Matt Gerken | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Joshua Owens | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Tom Riley | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Pete Peterson | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Bridget Wagner | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| John Coleman | Director | 5 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Center for Civil Society
- EIN
- 934844242
- Address
- 817 Branch Rd, Newark, DE, 19711-2301
- State
- Delaware
- Mission
- The organization engages in charitable activities, including, but not limited to, conducting programs and activities designed to promote and increase the impact of philanthropic efforts, and making distributions for charitable purposes. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S12 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2023
- Principal officer
- Joshua Owens (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2024
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 1, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥2years on the filingsBridget Wagner
≥2years on the filingsElizabeth Palla
≥2years on the filingsJohn Coleman
≥2years on the filingsJoshua Owens
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $116k
- Total liabilities
- $79k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $37k
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $364k
- Employees
- 0
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 | $94k | $87k | $7k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.