Transparency & Accountability

Independent policy research institute (est. 2017 at NYU) studying AI's social implications, power concentration, and government use of AI in benefits, hiring, and criminal justice. Publishes the…

Funds data-driven systems change for economic mobility, including evidence-based government, workforce development, and government data use. Key funder of GovEx/JHU Centers for Civic Impact and…

NYC civic tech, open data, and open government nonprofit (est. 2013). Co-produces NYC Open Data Week with OTI (6,000+ participants in 2026, its tenth year), hosts the NYC School of Data conference,…

Open-source affordable housing portal built and stewarded by Exygy (B Corp), sold to city, county, and regional housing agencies. Powers DAHLIA (San Francisco) and Doorway (Bay Area Housing Finance…

Investor relations and debt management platform for municipal bond issuers, helping state and local governments communicate with investors, manage disclosure, and run bond sales. Supported $100B+ in…

Nonpartisan nonprofit (est. 1994) shaping technology policy around individual rights. Its AI Governance Lab (launched 2023) advises policymakers and agencies on AI auditing, documentation, and…

Princeton interdisciplinary research center on technology and public life, covering election security, AI regulation, algorithmic accountability, and digital rights. Alumni pipeline into USDS, FTC,…

First US center helping tribal governments build digital sovereignty plans, launched June 2024 by ASU Law's American Indian Policy Institute and the National Congress of American Indians. Provides…

Washington DC volunteer civic tech group (est. 2012) meeting about twice a month to build tools with community organizations and government agencies. Hosted Civic Hack DC 2025 on Regulations.gov…

Open-source benefits application platform built by the City of Seattle with Google.org Fellows and Exygy, now used by Seattle, Charlotte, Bloomington IN, Arkansas, and Miami-Dade. Residents apply for…

Boston-area civic tech group running hybrid hack nights at Cambridge Innovation Center. Builds MAPLE (Massachusetts Platform for Legislative Engagement) for submitting legislative testimony. ACT…

Charlottesville, VA civic tech group doing pro bono projects with local nonprofits and government agencies, with UVA and PVCC student involvement. GitHub activity through 2025 includes a Virginia…

Dayton civic tech group with monthly meetings. Projects include Florence Nightingale Museum website and demolition permit monitoring for Preservation Dayton. ACT founding member.

Philadelphia civic tech community. Projects include Clean & Green Philly (vacant lot greening to reduce gun violence), Phlask (map of free water, food, and bathrooms), and a Benefit Decision Toolkit.…

Carolinas civic tech community, independent of the Code for America Brigade Network since 2023 and fiscally sponsored through Open Collective. Joined ACT in spring 2025; projects include Open…

Nonpartisan organization (est. 1933) serving all three branches of state government through six regional offices. Publishes the Book of the States and the CSG 50-State Scan (2025); the CSG Justice…

Research institute studying social implications of data and AI. Public Technology Leadership Collaborative connects tech experts with government leaders.

Nonprofit that tracks open government data policy across all 50 states and publishes the annual State of Data Ownership report. Runs the Data Coalition, advocating for federal and state data…

Delaware central digital services and government information team, operational since 2001. Manages state web properties, open data, and digital service delivery. Verified active with 11-15 FTE.

Progressive advocacy organization with a congressional modernization portfolio covering transparency, open data, and legislative branch capacity. Co-authored bipartisan House rules reform proposals…

Nonpartisan foundation with effective and accountable government as one of four pillars, making 200+ grants a year. Funds congressional modernization (POPVOX Foundation, Lincoln Network), government…

Nonprofit govtech founded by former USDS staff. Its first product is a consent-based income verification tool that lets benefits applicants share payroll data directly with state agencies; states are…

Leading nonprofit defending civil liberties in the digital world through litigation, policy advocacy, and technology development. Shapes government surveillance law, AI policy, and digital rights…

Major funder of public interest technology ecosystem. Co-convenes PIT-UN. Funds Coding it Forward, FUSE Corps, Aspen Policy Academy, Data & Society, Ash Center endowment, PIT Infrastructure Fund.

Digital services team within the Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) managing state web infrastructure, UX, and accessibility (GovHub platform). Distinct from the Georgia Office of Artificial…

City digital government office delivering social media strategy, open data, civic engagement, and digital innovation. Nationally recognized.

Coalition of 3,000+ public servants from 900+ agencies promoting responsible public sector AI. Founded by the City of San Jose in 2023; became an independent nonprofit in 2026. Produces AI policy…

AI agents for government FOIA and public records work: searching archived records, flagging material for redaction under state exemption codes, and drafting response letters, with clerks keeping full…

Nonprofit providing GIS, mapping, and data services primarily to government agencies and advocacy organizations. Notable California state agency relationships.

Co-convenes PIT-UN. Funds TechCongress, public interest technology infrastructure, and government performance programs.

Digital service team for the US House of Representatives, established 2019. Serves the legislative branch, distinct from executive branch digital service teams.

Global foundation spun out of Omidyar Network in 2018, funding civic empowerment, data and digital rights, financial transparency, and independent media. Exited its domestic US grantmaking by the end…

Major funder of Civic Consulting Alliance ($6M+ since 2003). Supports government accountability, criminal justice reform, and community development orgs that work with local government. Also funds…

Center-right think tank on urban policy and public-sector reform, with a governance program focused on transparency, accountability, and evidence-based reform. Publishes City Journal and 'Digital…

Technology Exchange (12+ months at civil society orgs) and PhDX Fellowship (PhD students at DC policy orgs). Focused on public interest technology and media policy.

Research lab studying government innovation, political accountability, and institutional design using field experiments and design thinking.

Bipartisan organization serving 7,500+ state legislators and staff across all states and territories. Provides nonpartisan research, technical assistance, and legislative tracking, including AI (450+…

Philanthropic investment firm making grants and equity investments in responsible technology and governance, with $2B+ deployed to 700+ organizations. Funds TechCongress; spun out Luminate as a…

Central Texas civic tech nonprofit (est. 2009; 501(c)(3) since 2018) that has trained 1,500+ members. Its Civic Digital Lab builds data and web tools for local agencies and advocacy groups, and it…

Coalition advocating for government transparency, open data, and accountability. Works on FOIA reform, open data policy, and government information access. Part of broader good-government advocacy…

Oakland civic tech group building tools for government transparency and community access. ACT member.

Nonpartisan organization working for better government and a stronger civil service. Advocates for reform through its Government for a New Era initiative and trains public servants at the federal,…

Nonpartisan research organization whose state government work produces empirical research on state fiscal health, budgeting, and government performance. Its Fiscal 50 platform tracks revenue,…

Human-centered digital service team in the City Administrator's office. Runs SF.gov (80+ departments migrated) under plain language and language access standards. Its Emerging Technologies team (Nov…

San Francisco civic tech community (fmr. Code for San Francisco, est. 2013), independent 501(c)(3) since 2024. Runs weekly virtual hack nights and is building the SafeHome earthquake risk dashboard.…

Digital services division for the City of Syracuse, New York. Established 2022 with 6-10 FTE.

Research lab studying how technology and data improve governance. Open data, data collaboratives, collective intelligence, and citizen engagement.

Nonprofit (est. 2014 by Paul Volcker) working on public service education, public sector talent, and public finance, including state budget integrity research. Runs the Tech to Gov hiring forum,…

Nonpartisan nonprofit building open-source, publicly owned voting machines and election auditing software. Only nonprofit building certified voting systems in the US. Deployed in multiple states.

Emerging technology fellowship for mid-career technologists at Census Bureau focused on AI/ML, data engineering, and emerging tech.

Defunct (Mar 2025). Former GSA consultancy that provided agile development, procurement consulting, user research, and open-source tooling to federal agencies; alumni continue its open-source…

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