2026-09-23T09:56:46-05:00 2025-12-31 341874260 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 700 WEST 47TH STREET SUITE 1100 KANSAS CITY MO 64112 990 2025-01-01 522173971 PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT INC PROG 6123513479 PO BOX 303190 AUSTIN TX 78703 NATALIE BRENNER DIR. RESOURCE MOBILIZATION 6123513479 2026-09-22 1 LISA BURKE P00220718 8169455500 2026-09-22 2025 JEREMY SAUNDERS PO BOX 303190 AUSTIN TX 78703 655128 0 X HTTPS://PROGRESSIVETECH.ORG X 1998 DC ORGANIZING RESISTANCE TO BIG TECH AND PROVIDING PEOPLE-CONTROLLED TECHNOLOGY FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. 8 8 3 9 0 0 41910 267254 367265 387829 17 45 300 0 409492 655128 0 4560 0 0 333052 338048 0 0 17894 70109 104614 403161 447222 6331 207906 175943 375648 184712 176511 -8769 199137 X PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT (PTP) IS ORGANIZING RESISTANCE TO OPPRESSIVE CORPORATE TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH POLITICAL EDUCATION, MOVEMENT BUILDING, AND CREATING PEOPLE-CONTROLLED TECHNOLOGY THAT SERVES THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. (CONTINUED ON SCH O)WE ARE THE HOME FOR COLLABORATIVELY SHAPING THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT. 0 0 276621 4560 361492 POWERBASE: WITH MORE THAN 140 SOCIAL JUSTICE/ORGANIZING GROUPS USING IT, POWERBASE, BASED ON THE OPEN-SOURCE PLATFORM CIVICRM, IS THE DATABASE ECOSYSTEM THAT PTP DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO MANAGE ONLINE AND ON-THE-GROUND ORGANIZING, COMMUNICATIONS, GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING, VOTER ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS DATABASE MIGRATION SERVICES AND HOSTING WITH TRAINING WEBINARS, INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONAL TRAININGS, FACE-TO-FACE PEER TRAININGS, AND ONGOING TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND COACHING AND IS FOCUSED ON GROWING TECHNOLOGY SKILLS, SYSTEMS AND LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION-WIDE. POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAMMATIC STRATEGY ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE POWERBASE PROGRAM. 109649 26337 MOVEMENT TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMING: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MANY OTHER MOVEMENT HOSTING PROVIDERS AND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT, PTP IS ORGANIZING RESISTANCE TO BIG TECH THROUGH COALITION BUILDING, PROVIDING POLITICAL EDUCATION ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL CHANGE, BUILDING TECHNOLOGY SKILLS WITHIN THE VERY COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, AND DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING PEOPLE-CONTROLLED TECHNOLOGIES. 7020 CIVICRM DEVELOPMENT & GENERAL PROGRAMMING: PTP PARTICIPATES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE CIVICRM UPON WHICH THE DATABASE, POWERBASE, IS BUILT. THROUGH THIS WORK, THE ORGANIZATION SERVES ALL OF THE COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZING GROUPS THAT USE POWERBASE OR CIVICRM BY REGULARLY IMPROVING THE TOOL, PROVIDING TIMELY UPDATES AND UPGRADES, AND WORKING WITH THE POWERBASE AND CIVICRM COMMUNITIES TO ADD NEW NECESSARY FEATURES TO THE DATABASE FOR THE BENEFIT OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZING GROUPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL BOARD MEMBERS. AFTER THE INITIAL POLICY IS SIGNED, BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO DISCLOSE IF ANYTHING CHANGES EACH YEAR. AS OF 12/31/2025, THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES, AND NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST HAVE BEEN DETERMINED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A PTP DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDE ANNUAL SALARY INCREASES; THE DETERMINATION IS FIRST MADE BASED UPON THE ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET AS TO WHETHER SALARY INCREASES MAY BE POSSIBLE. IN THE CASE OF A SALARY INCREASE, THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TYPICALLY REVIEWS AND APPROVES ANY INCREASE FOR THE OTHER STAFF AT THE ORGANIZATION. ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET IS A TOP FACTOR IN DETERMINING WHETHER A SALARY INCREASE IS POSSIBLE, OTHER FACTORS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED ARE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER SALARY LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE SOCIAL JUSTICE SECTOR FOR EACH JOB CATEGORY OR TITLE, AND STAFF PERFORMANCE. NO OUTSIDE CONSULTANT IS USED FOR SALARY DETERMINATIONS, THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAKES THE DECISIONS, BUT OUTSIDE INFORMATION LIKE SALARY LEVELS SECTOR-WIDE FOR OUR SIZE ORGANIZATION MAY BE CONSIDERED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.