Nonprofit · EIN 52-1847010
CIVICUS WORLD ALLIANCE FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20006
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,994,053 | $7,938,474 | -$1,944,421 | $14,531,746 | $6,817,248 | $7,714,498 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $6,084,811 | $8,704,962 | -$2,620,151 | $13,741,538 | $4,082,619 | $9,658,919 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $10,572,711 | $10,233,754 | $338,957 | $15,553,588 | $3,274,518 | $12,279,070 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,737,215
- of which government grants
- $4,858,049
- Membership dues
- $2,710
- Program service revenue
- $2,604
- Investment income
- $254,234
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,171,867
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $368,219
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,863,785
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,338,126
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $67,970
- Occupancy
- $46,683
- Travel
- $420,581
- Depreciation
- $11,409
- Program services (functional)
- $7,305,342
- Management and general (functional)
- $582,776
- Fundraising (functional)
- $50,356
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $13,741,538
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,531,746
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,817,248
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,714,498
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $41,911
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,138,623
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,575,875
- Gross receipts
- $5,994,053
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 1993
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANDEEP TIWANA | CPO Officer | 40 | $192,442 |
| CLAIRE NYLANDER | COO Officer | 40 | $158,640 |
| DYLAN MATHEWS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SONIA KWAMI | VICE BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EKENIA CHIFAMBA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH-ROSE DUNN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRISTINA PALABAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BLESSING OKA EWA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA TATIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OMAID SHARIFI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IRENE PETRAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIO ROSET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IBARRA PAULINA ANDREA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STELLAH BOSIRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YI KANG CHOO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANDEEP TIWANA | CPO Officer | 40 | $178,358 | $10,230 |
| CLAIRE NYLANDER | COO Officer | 40 | $167,330 | $5,790 |
| DYLAN MATHEWS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SONIA KWAMI | VICE BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EKENIA CHIFAMBA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH-ROSE DUNN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRISTINA PALABAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IRENE PETRAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA TATIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OMAID SHARIFI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANA ADDOBBATI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIO ROSET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VANDITA MORARKA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STELLAH BOSIRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA LERNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANDEEP TIWANA | CPO Officer | 40 | $147,149 |
| CLAIRE NYLANDER | COO Officer | 40 | $139,997 |
| DYLAN MATHEWS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SONIA KWAMI | VICE BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EKENIA CHIFAMBA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH-ROSE DUNN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRISTINA PALABAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IRENE PETRAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA TATIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OMAID SHARIFI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANA ADDOBBATI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIO ROSET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VANDITA MORARKA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STELLAH BOSIRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA LERNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1775 EYE STREET NW 1150, WASHINGTON, DC 20006-2435
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CLAIRE NYLANDER, 1775 EYE STREET NW 1150, WASHINGTON, DC 20006
- Signed the 990
- CLAIRE NYLANDER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Phone
- (314) 591-7974
- Website
- WWW.CIVICUS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLC
Mission
CIVICUS IS A GLOBAL ALLIANCE OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS AND ACTIVISTS DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING CITIZEN ACTION AND CIVIL SOCIETY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGNS:THE ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGNS WORK OF CIVICUS WAS DONE THROUGH DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. MANY OF WHICH WERE DONE THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OR SUPPORT OR IN COORDINATION WITH THE ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGNS CLUSTER.THROUGH THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE STAND AS MY WITNESS CAMPAIGN, TWO HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS WERE RELEASED LAST YEAR. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF THE CAMPAIGN THROUGH A SERIES OF OPINION EDITORIALS PUBLISHED DURING ITS ANNIVERSARY AND RECEIVED SUPPORT FOR THE HRDS DURING THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY WEEK.THE FIRST-EVER DIPLOMATS AND DEFENDERS DIALOGUE IN EGYPT WAS HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CIVICUS MEMBERS AND PARTNERS WHICH LED TO IDENTIFYING JOINT ACTIONS ON CIVIC SPACE. IN APRIL 2025, THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON PEOPLE AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTED TO DRAFTING A GENERAL COMMENT ON PROTECTING ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANRIGHTS DEFENDERS, BUILDING ON A COALITION INITIATED BY CIVICUS IN 2021 AND A 2023 PROPOSAL SUPPORTED BY CHARM. THE GENERAL COMMENT, ONCE ADOPTED, WILL PROVIDE LEGAL GUIDANCE FOR COURTS AND ADMINISTRATIONS ACROSS AFRICA. IN BANGLADESH, THROUGH THE SUSTAINED ADVOCACY WITH PARTNERS, THE GOVERNMENT HAS SIGNED THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF ALL PERSONS FROM ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES. IN LATIN AMERICA, A SOLIDARITY CALL WITH CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS EXPERIENCING REPRESSION IN NICARAGUA WAS HELD. VUKA DID SOLIDARITY CALLS ON KENYA AND BANGLADESH, ON THE OTHER HAND.THE CRISIS RESPONSE FUND THROUGH THE BRIDGING THE GAP PROJECT, AND FLEXIBLE SUPPORT MECHANISM PROJECT PROVIDED THE NEEDED FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS FACING RESTRICTIONS OR CHALLENGES FROM PURSUING THEIR ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGNS EFFORTS. MORE THAN 20 ORGANIZATIONS WERE SUPPORTED THROUGH THESE TWO GRANTS LAST YEAR FOCUSING ON VARIOUS ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGNS WORK ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIC SPACE ISSUES.WE ALSO EXPANDED CIVICUS NETWORK THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN REGIONAL AND GLOBAL CONFERENCES AND CONVENINGS AND SIT IN LEADERSHIP COMMITTEES OF VARIOUS GROUPS.Expenses $2,231,303 · grants $1,243,748
- INNOVATION & IMPACT: THE NEWLY CONSTITUTED INNOVATION AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT (IQM) TEAM IS CIVICUS' PROJECT INCUBATOR AND CUSTODIAN OF INNOVATION AND PROGRAMME QUALITY. IQM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING, TESTING AND SOCIALIZING INNOVATION AND QUALITY STANDARDS ACROSS THE CIVICUS ALLIANCE, INCUBATING AND INTEGRATING NEW PROGRAMMES, AND CURATING OUR CIVICUS APPROACH TO INNOVATION. IN FY2025 KEY PROJECTS INCLUDED DESIGN OF INNOVATION AWARDS, FACILITATION OF COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT SPACES, CO-DESIGN PROGRAMME SUPPORT, THE REFINEMENT OF THE INNOVATION AND QUALITY MODEL AND CONSOLIDATION OF THE CIVICUS FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIP APPROACH. THE IMPACT AND ACCOUNTABILITY (I&A) TEAM DRIVES CIVICUS' ABILITY FOR STRATEGIC IMPACT MEASUREMENT AND DEVELOPS SYSTEMS AND CAPACITY TO UNDERSTAND AND MEASURE OUR PROGRESS AND CONTRIBUTION TO SYSTEMIC CHANGE. OUR DIGITAL DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE (DDI), IS A LARGE, INTERCONNECTED PROGRAMME AIMED AT SUPPORTING GRASSROOTS CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS' INTERNET ACCESS AND ONLINE SAFETY AND EMPOWERING THEM TO USE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES EFFECTIVELY. OUR OUTREACH STRATEGY, IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THE DIGITAL ACTION LAB, PRIORITISES THOSE FACING THE TWIN CHALLENGES OF RESTRICTED CIVIC SPACE AND STRUCTURAL DISCRIMINATION. IN FY2024, THE CALL FOR THE 2024 DIGITAL ACTION LAB RECEIVED 1,500 APPLICATIONS. WE ENGAGED 430 LOCAL AND REGIONAL ACTORS IN SIX GLOBAL REGIONS EAST ASIA, EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, LATIN AMERICA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SOUTH ASIA AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA IN CO-DESIGN WORKSHOPS TO GENERATE IDEAS THAT WERE THEN REFINED INTO 12 PROTOTYPES.Expenses $1,574,444 · grants $728,518
- RESEARCH: A PROMINENT FUNCTION OF THE CIVIC SPACE RESEARCH CLUSTER INCLUDES THE COORDINATION OF THE CIVICUS MONITOR, AN ONLINE TOOL THAT TRACKS CONDITIONS FOR CIVIL SOCIETY IN OVER 198 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES. WE WORK WITH MORE THAN 20 REGIONAL RESEARCH (CIVIL SOCIETY) PARTNERS IN DOCUMENTING THE STATE OF FREEDOMS OF CIVIL SOCIETY AROUND THE GLOBE AND PROVIDE QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION FOR EACH COUNTRY WITH THE GOAL TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE CONDITIONS FOR CIVIL SOCIETY WITHIN COUNTRIES AND OVER TIME. THE CIVICUS MONITOR LAUNCHES AN ANNUAL REPORT - PEOPLE POWER UNDER ATTACK - IN WHICH CIVIC SPACE TRENDS ARE ANALYSED AND NEW CIVIC SPACE RATINGS ARE ISSUED. THE CIVICUS MONITOR WAS LAUNCHED IN 2016 AND HAS BECOME A GO-TO SOURCE FOR CIVIC SPACE ISSUES AMONG CIVIL SOCIETY, ACADEMIA AND OTHERS.Expenses $1,183,397 · grants $336,916
- COMMUNICATIONSExpenses $198,736 · grants $58,078
- CS RESOURCINGExpenses $865,846 · grants $373,891
- MEMBERSHIP AND NETWORKSExpenses $583,195 · grants $90,632
- STRATEGY AND GOVERNANCEExpenses $285,406 · grants $3,588
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICESExpenses $383,015 · grants $336,496 · revenue $2,604
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-1847010
- 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
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O30Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,531,746
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,994,053
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $5,994,053 | $7,938,474 | $14,531,746 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $6,084,811 | $8,704,962 | $13,741,538 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $10,572,711 | $10,233,754 | $15,553,588 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $11,155,413 | $8,193,457 | $16,633,462 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 52-1847010).
Questions about CIVICUS WORLD ALLIANCE FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION INC
- What is the EIN of CIVICUS WORLD ALLIANCE FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CIVICUS WORLD ALLIANCE FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION INC is 52-1847010.
- Is CIVICUS WORLD ALLIANCE FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to CIVICUS WORLD ALLIANCE FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CIVICUS WORLD ALLIANCE FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION INC 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 CIVICUS WORLD ALLIANCE FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CIVICUS WORLD ALLIANCE FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CIVICUS WORLD ALLIANCE FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CLAIRE NYLANDER.
- Who are the officers and directors of CIVICUS WORLD ALLIANCE FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $192,442 (MANDEEP TIWANA, CPO).
- How much revenue does CIVICUS WORLD ALLIANCE FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,994,053, expenses of $7,938,474 and total assets of $14,531,746 at year end.
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