CIV:LAB connects local actors with the resources and funding required to launch bold responses to the most pressing challenges facing their communities. Civ Lab aims to enhance community resilience and security by expanding the workforce, educating future leaders, and accelerating the development and adoption of innovative technologies. We support local organizations and actors in collaborating to leverage their resources and improve and strengthen their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$389K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $411K a year · 30% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$389K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$9K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-39% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2024▼ -39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$214K
FY2021$186K
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$166K
FY2022$523K
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2024▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$34K
FY2021$53K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2019.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.6M Management & general 17% · $317K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $389K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$200,000Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
$89,430Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Simon Sylvester-Chaudhuri’s $200K as Member,exec Dir is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Simon Sylvester-Chaudhuri$200,000$200,000$123,296$39,500$49,667
Vijayta Rao Narang$100,000————
Jay Taparia$89,430$56,514$21,900$9,700$12,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Connects local groups with resources and funding to tackle community challenges and build resilience.

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3 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Fund II & Community Co-Labs

An intermediary fund comprising corporate and philanthropic capital designed to set up local Community Funds to support American citizens through grantmaking. For Los Angeles: one round of grant funding (total of $500,000) given out in Spring 2024.

$934Kprogram expense
02

Blackstone LaunchPad a grant-funded project through which Civ Lab delivered training and professional development sessions for all BLP project participants, organized networking events, coordinated office and event space, established and maintained an alumni group, and ensured each participant received the necessary support.

$243Kprogram expense
03

Urban Tech Summit (formerly known as SmartCities New York) - The Urban Tech Summit is an annual event that takes place in partnership with Cornell Tech and Emergence Creative. The summit is a leading global event that brings together leaders from across industries and sectors to explore the emerging influence of technologies in shaping…

$189Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 27 grants · $1.8M · 2022–2024
Smart World Productions LLCFY2024$138,695
Unite-La INCCA · FY2024$96,000
Solonqi LLC DBA SmartairlaFY2024$96,000
SajeCA · FY2024$66,500
Greener Way Associates INCCA · FY2024$60,500
Proyecto PastoralCA · FY2024$50,000
ClockshopCA · FY2024$35,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$100,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$97,500
Good Old Lower East Side INCNY · FY2023$97,500
Community Treehouse CenterFY2023$75,000
The Made InstituteMI · FY2023$74,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$70,000
We Want Green TooMI · FY2023$60,000
Vmx InternationalFY2023$60,000
Smart World Productions LLCFY2023$59,808
Sanctuary Farms INCTN · FY2023$50,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$261K
Other incomeLn 4–11$250
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$317K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$261K
Other incomeLn 4–11$250
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.0M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$100
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$639K$639K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$200K$200K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$331K$306K$26K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$40K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$104K$104K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$588$588
Advertising and promotionLn 12$29K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$50K$50K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$208$208
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$472K$392K$80K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.6M$317K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.9M−$191K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.8M$2.0M$836K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$523K$1.3M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $186K$166K$20K$53K 990 PDF
FY2020 $214K$159K$56K$34K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,703,509 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,607,892$1,442,453
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $186,754$260,806
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$250
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,794,646$1,703,509
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,059,808$638,695
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $337,747$588,920
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $560,794$666,581
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,958,349$1,894,196
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $836,297−$190,687
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,703,509 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,442,453
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,442,453
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $260,806$260,806
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $250$250
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $261,056$1,703,509
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,894,196 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $638,695$638,695
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $200,000$200,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $305,711 · Management $25,666$331,377
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $15,492$15,492
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,908 · Management $2,143$42,051
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $103,570$103,570
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $588$588
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $28,766$28,766
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,206$1,206
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,965$2,965
IX-17 TravelManagement $50,081$50,081
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $208$208
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,857$3,857
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $392,365 · Management $79,827$472,192
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,148$3,148
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,577,267 · Management $316,929 · Fundraising $0$1,894,196
Part X · Balance sheet $2,097,280 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,026,486$2,023,094
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $95,299$74,086
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $169,847$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $100$100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,291,732$2,097,280
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,775$9,010
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,775$9,010
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $329,650$2,088,270
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,278,957$2,088,270
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,291,732$2,097,280
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,088,270 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,703,509
XI-2 Total expenses$1,894,196
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$190,687
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,278,957
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,088,270

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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