Nonprofit · EIN 52-2173971
PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT
Also known as ALICE AGUILAR
Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78703
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $655,128 | $447,222 | $207,906 | $375,648 | $176,511 | $199,137 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $409,492 | $403,161 | $6,331 | $175,943 | $184,712 | -$8,769 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $378,200 | $410,254 | -$32,054 | $181,102 | $195,754 | -$14,652 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $267,254
- Program service revenue
- $387,829
- Investment income
- $45
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,560
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $244,369
- Other salaries and wages
- $70,981
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $338,048
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $734
- Accounting fees
- $6,669
- Travel
- $23,600
- Depreciation
- $2,680
- Program services (functional)
- $393,290
- Management and general (functional)
- $36,038
- Fundraising (functional)
- $17,894
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $175,943
- Total assets, end of year
- $375,648
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $176,511
- Net assets, end of year
- $199,137
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,237
- Gross receipts
- $655,128
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALICE AGUILAR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $85,359 | $45,096 |
| NATALIE BRENNER | DIR. RESOURCE MOBILIZATION Officer | 40 | $84,211 | $29,703 |
| JEREMY SAUNDERS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MANISHA VAZE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM MASON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCHELL CARPENTER | BOARD MEMBER (TERM START 11/14/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRINITI D | BOARD MEMBER (TERM START 11/14/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYANA HOLT | BOARD MEMBER (TERM START 11/14/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GHANJA O'FLAHERTY | BOARD MEMBER (TERM START 11/14/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA MORENO | BOARD MEMBER (TERM START 11/14/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALICE AGUILAR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $85,359 | $39,115 |
| NATALIE BRENNER | DIR. RESOURCE MOBILIZATION Officer | 40 | $84,211 | $25,866 |
| JEREMY SAUNDERS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MANISHA VAZE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM MASON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALICE AGUILAR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $84,307 | $35,960 |
| NATALIE BRENNER | DIRECTOR OF RESOURCE MOBILIZATION Officer | 40 | $83,173 | $23,879 |
| MANISHA VAZE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY SAUNDERS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM MASON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 303190, AUSTIN, TX 78703-0054
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JEREMY SAUNDERS, PO BOX 303190, AUSTIN, TX 78703
- Signed the 990
- NATALIE BRENNER, DIR. RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
- Phone
- (612) 351-3479
- Website
- HTTPS://PROGRESSIVETECH.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $276,621 · grants $4,560 · revenue $361,492
- 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.Expenses $109,649 · revenue $26,337
- 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. WITHIN THE TOTAL EXPENSES ABOVE ARE SOME EXPENDITURES THAT CAN BE ALLOCATED ACROSS MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS OR MORE GENERALLY RELATE TO THE DIRECT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.Expenses $7,020
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-2173971
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T05)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $375,648
- Income (IRS master file)
- $655,128
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $655,128 | $447,222 | $375,648 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $409,492 | $403,161 | $175,943 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $378,200 | $410,254 | $181,102 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $334,326 | $406,873 | $178,372 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-2173971).
Questions about PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT
- What is the EIN of PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT is 52-2173971.
- Is PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JEREMY SAUNDERS.
- Who are the officers and directors of PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $85,359 (ALICE AGUILAR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $655,128, expenses of $447,222 and total assets of $375,648 at year end.
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