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CODE FOR AMERICA LABS

EIN 27-1067272 OAKLAND, CA

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Revenue 2023
$37,925,846
Expenses 2023
$43,413,036

Program services were 75.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
W20
Classification
1200
Street
2323 BROADWAY

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

19 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CODE FOR AMERICA (CFA) WORKS SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT TO BUILD DIGITAL TOOLS AND SERVICES, CHANGE POLICIES, AND IMPROVE PROGRAMS. CFA BELIEVES GOVERNMENT CAN WORK FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, IN THE DIGITAL AGE AND THAT

Activities or mission (Part I)

CODE FOR AMERICA IS A NONPROFIT THAT BELIEVES GOVERNMENT CAN WORK IN THE DIGITAL AGE.

  • SAFETY NETWE'RE MODERNIZING THE DIGITAL DELIVERY OF BENEFITS FOR EQUITABLE OUTCOMES WITH THE GOAL OF DELIVERYING $30 BILLION IN BENEFITS TO 13 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS 15 STATES. IN 2023 WE:-CONTINUED OUR FIRST COHORT OF THE SAFETY NET INNOVATION LAB AND SECURED COMMITMENTS FOR OUR SECOND COHORT, REPRESENTING 10 OUT OF 15 TOTAL STATE PARTNERSHIPS. WE COMPLETED DISCOVERY AND IDENTIFIED EFFECTIVE DELIVERY INTERVENTIONS FOR THE FIRST COHORT AND KICKED OFF DISCOVERY FOR THE SECOND COHORT.-LAUNCHED RESOURCES TO ADVANCE GOVERNMENT ADOPTION OF SAFETY NET BEST PRACTICES, INCLUDING PRIORITIES FOR FARM BILL POLICY THAT IMPACT NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND THE BENEFITS ENROLLMENT FIELD GUIDE, A PUBLIC ASSET THAT OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT THE ONLINE ENROLLMENT EXPERIENCE FOR MEDICAID (MAGI), SNAP, TANF, WIC, AND CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE (CCAP) IN EACH STATE.-SUPPORTED FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT AS IT LAUNCHED THE FIRST NEW PERMANENT SOCIAL SAFETY NET PROGRAM IN NEARLY 50 YEARS: SUMMER EBT, A MONTHLY GROCERY BENEFIT PROVIDED TO FAMILIES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN CHILDREN ARE NOT RECEIVING MEALS AT SCHOOL. WE CREATED THE SUMMER EBT PLAYBOOK, WHICH IS A COMPREHENSIVE, FREE RESOURCE DESIGNED TO HELP STATE AGENCIES PLAN FOR AND IMPLEMENT A HUMAN-CENTERED SUMMER EBT PROGRAM.

    Expenses $21,770,971 · Revenue $20,107,947

  • EITC (EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT)OUR TAX BENEFITS PORTFOLIO SEEKS TO FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE HOW AMERICANS WITH LOW OR NO INCOMES ACCESS THE TAX CREDITS AND FLEXIBLE CASH OWED TO THEM. OUR GOAL IS TO CLOSE THE $40 BILLION TAX BENEFITS GAP AND SIMPLIFY THE TAX FILING PROCESS. IN 2023, WE:-SIMPLIFIED THE TAX FILING PROCESS AND HELPED PEOPLE ACHIEVE THE FINANCIAL STABILITY THEY DESERVE BY CONTINUING TO PROVIDE GETYOURREFUND. GETYOURREFUND IS A FREE, TRUSTWORTHY TAX FILING SERVICE DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE IRS AND VITA VOLUNTEER TAX PREPARATION PARTNERS AS A DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR VITA-ASSISTED FILING.-DEVELOPED AN INTEGRATED STATE FILING STRATEGY TO COMPLEMENT FEDERAL DIRECT FILE, IN RESPONSE TO THE IRS'S DIRECT FILE ANNOUNCEMENT. WE'RE PARTNERING WITH STATE TAX DEPARTMENTS TO IMPLEMENT TAX FILING FOR DIRECT FILE USERS IN ARIZONA AND NEW YORK, TWO OF THE THREE STATES THAT ARE PROVIDING INTEGRATED STATE TAX FILING DURING THE DIRECT FILE PILOT YEAR.-ADVOCATED FOR POLICIES THAT SIMPLIFY THE TAX PROCESS. SHAPED THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT SIMPLIFYING TAX FILING, PUBLISHING HUNDREDS OF PAGES OF RESEARCH AND RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE RUNNING GETCTC, THE ONLY SIMPLIFIED FILING TOOL FOR THE ENTIRE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FROM 2020-2022 WHEN SIMPLIFIED FILING WAS ALLOWED FOR THE CHILD TAX CREDIT AND OTHER TAX BENEFITS. THESE INCLUDED OUR MARQUEE PUBLICATION OUTLINING WHAT AN IRS DIRECT FILING TOOL COULD LOOK LIKE; OUR DETAILED DATA ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WAIVING INCOME REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS; THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF OUTREACH AVENUES FOR TAX BENEFITS.-CELEBRATED THE IRS'S HISTORIC STEP ANNOUNCED IN MAY TO BUILD A FREE, PUBLIC, EASY-TO-USE DIRECT FILE TOOL THAT WOULD LET PEOPLE FILE THEIR TAXES DIRECTLY WITH THE GOVERNMENT. WE CO-LAUNCHED THE COALITION FOR FREE AND FAIR FILING WITH OTHER LEADING NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, WHERE WE HAVE HELPED ORGANIZE THE SUPPORT OF 203 ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY, 99 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, 134 LEADING TAX RESEARCHERS AND EXPERTS, AND LEADERS IN THE VITA FIELD; AND PUBLISHED CRITICAL EXPLAINERS ON DIRECT FILE PROGRESS.

    Expenses $5,412,520 · Revenue $10,972,741

  • CLEAR MY RECORD70-100 MILLION PEOPLE IN AMERICA HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD HOLDING THEM BACK FROM OPPORTUNITY. WE WORK TO FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORM THE PROCESS OF CLEARING RECORDS TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR LIVVES. IN 2023, WE:-SUPPORTED A NEW RECORD CLEARANCE LAW IN MINNESOTA ALONG WITH ONGOING LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGNS IN EIGHT STATES. WE'RE INTEGRATING TECHNICAL BEST PRACTICES FOR IMPLEMENTATION INTO LEGISLATION AND DESIGNING POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT GOVERNMENT'S EXISTING TECHNOLOGY AND DATA AVAILABILITY, SO THAT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CAN SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT POLICY ONCE PASSED. ONCE IMPLEMENTED, 296,000 RECORDS WILL BE CLEARED, REMOVING THE BURDEN FROM JUSTICE-IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS.-CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH THE STATE OF UTAH TO CLEAR CONVICTIONS OF ELIGIBLE PEOPLE. UTAH HAS ADOPTED THE CODE AND TECHNICAL PROCESS WE BUILT TO IDENTIFY AND CONTINUALLY CLEAR RECORDS AS THEY MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. CODE FOR AMERICA IS SUPPORTING THE STATE IN ADOPTING THE SOFTWARE REQUIRED TO SUCCESSFULLY AUTOMATE ITS EXPUNGEMENT PROCESS FOR QUALIFYING MISDEMEANOR RECORDS. UTAH'S AUTOMATIC PROCESS WILL BE FULLY OPERATIONAL IN 2024 - CLEARING RECORDS AUTOMATICALLY AS SOON AS THEY BECOME ELIGIBLE.-DEVELOPED A TOOL TO ANALYZE CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA IN ALL 50 STATES EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. THE TOOL CAN AGGREGATE AND FORMAT STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA, TRANSFORM IT TO DIAGNOSE AND PROBLEM-SOLVE IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES, AND EVALUATE THE PROSPECTIVE IMPACTS OF NEW POLICIES TO INCREASE EQUITY AND REDUCE BARRIERS IN IMPLEMENTING AUTOMATIC RECORD CLEARANCE. WE PLAN TO SHARE THESE OUTPUTS AND RESULTS WITH OUR POLICY PARTNERS IN STATE GOVERNMENT AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS.-MADE IT EASIER FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT AUTOMATION. USING PROCESSES WE HELPED CO-CREATE, MICHIGAN, CONNECTICUT, AND CALIFORNIA LAUNCHED AUTOMATIC RECORD CLEARANCE IMPLEMENTATION. THESE STATES WERE ABLE TO ADAPT THEIR SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SUCCESSFULLY. TO DATE, THE PROCESSES WE HELPED CO-CREATE IN THESE STATES HAVE ALLOWED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO HAVE THEIR ELIGIBLE RECORDS CLEARED.

    Expenses $2,336,911 · Revenue $2,216,335

  • ADVANCING ECONOMIC MOBILITY WITH LOCAL INITIATIVEWE'RE HELPING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS ACHIEVE BETTER OUTCOMES FOR RESIDENTS AND IMPROVE LOCAL CAPABILITY TO USE EQUITABLE DIGITAL SERVICES. IN 2023, WE:-PARTNERED WITH SHELBY COUNTY AND THE CITY OF MEMPHIS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES BY EMPOWERING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN MOST DISCONNECTED. WE PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR A CITY OF MEMPHIS PROGRAM INTENDED TO REMOVE BARRIERS AND CONNECT THE GAP BETWEEN PREPARATION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE DISCONNECTED FROM EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. THIS LED TO SHELBY COUNTY FUNDING A YOUTH PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH PILOT. IT WILL TRAIN AND COMPENSATE YOUNG ADULTS TO LEAD COMMUNITY RESEARCH AND CO-DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUPPORTING OPPORTUNITY YOUTH IN THE REGION.-ENRICHED THE DATA IN SAN ANTONIO NEEDED TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE CHILDCARE SERVICES FOR LATINA WOMEN LIVING IN POVERTY. THE CITY'S READY TO WORK PROGRAM WILL USE THE FINDINGS TO ADVOCATE FOR MORE FUNDING TO SUPPORT CHILDCARE FOR RESIDENTS WITH LOW INCOMES GOING THROUGH THEIR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.-SUPPORTED THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE'S EFFORTS TO EXPAND HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR BLACK RESIDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 45 BY EVALUATING THE PAIN POINTS IN THE HOME-BUYING JOURNEY. WE CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS WITH BLACK RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND PERCEPTIONS AND CHALLENGES AROUND THE HOME-BUYING JOURNEY AND PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY TO INCREASE BLACK HOMEOWNERSHIP.

    Expenses $3,367,338 · Revenue $3,808,404

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Amanda Renteria

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $368,650
    From this org
    $348,742
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,908
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $348,742
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,813
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,095
    Filer's total
    $368,650
  • Shona Brown

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katie Biber Chen

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Timothy O'Reilly

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Lilly

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wendy De La Rosa

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Shelton

    BOARD OBSERVER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Spencer Kympton

    BOARD OBSERVER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Louis Moore

    CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $232,532
    From this org
    $219,748
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,784
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $219,748
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,458
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,326
    Filer's total
    $232,532
  • Arlene Corbin Lewis

    CHIEF MARCOMMS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $263,874
    From this org
    $254,964
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,910
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $244,964
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,100
    Nontaxable benefits
    $810
    Filer's total
    $263,874
  • Tracey Patterson

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $263,033
    From this org
    $236,453
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,580
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $226,453
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,115
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,465
    Filer's total
    $263,033
  • David Schlendorf

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $312,359
    From this org
    $274,376
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,983
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $274,376
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,415
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,568
    Filer's total
    $312,359
  • Scott Johnston

    CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $61,869
    From this org
    $61,731
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $138
    Hours/week
    40
  • Shawna Hein

    VP, DESIGN

    Total calculated
    $220,131
    From this org
    $195,736
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,395
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,736
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,912
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,483
    Filer's total
    $220,131
  • Rafael Santander

    VP, ENGINEERING

    Total calculated
    $117,372
    From this org
    $105,238
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,134
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kerry Rodden

    SR PRIN DATA SCIENTIST

    Total calculated
    $218,716
    From this org
    $185,460
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,256
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,460
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,301
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,955
    Filer's total
    $218,716
  • Radhakrishnan Vrajmohan

    PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEE

    Total calculated
    $205,968
    From this org
    $196,843
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,125
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,843
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,990
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,135
    Filer's total
    $205,968
  • Michael Cowden

    SR DIRECTOR, SOLUTION ENG

    Total calculated
    $235,678
    From this org
    $205,631
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,047
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,631
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,940
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,107
    Filer's total
    $235,678
  • Dimitri Defigueiredo

    PRIN SECURITY ENGINEER

    Total calculated
    $215,690
    From this org
    $190,578
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,112
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,578
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,035
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,077
    Filer's total
    $215,690
  • Yasmin S Fodil

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $205,466
    From this org
    $188,629
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,837
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,629
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,743
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,094
    Filer's total
    $205,466

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $37,925,846
    Expenses
    $43,413,036
    Contributions
    $34,703,616
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $34,292,991
    Expenses
    $38,618,369
    Contributions
    $32,041,020
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $93,211,076
    Expenses
    $27,899,392
    Assets (EOY)
    $96,320,927
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $34,582,061
    Expenses
    $22,668,329
    Assets (EOY)
    $30,133,963
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,032,491
    Expenses
    $16,407,455
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,516,776
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,156,083
    Expenses
    $13,507,368
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,780,861
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $18,653,221
    Expenses
    $10,898,569
    Assets (EOY)
    $16,914,424
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,877,285
    Expenses
    $9,532,348
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,034,769
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,448,960
    Expenses
    $11,878,587
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,052,640
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,488,691
    Expenses
    $9,617,853
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,283,679
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $5,036,502
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,482,795
  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $3,623,208
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,561,496

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.