Code for America Labs Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Clear my recordwe work to fundamentally transform the process of clearing records by advancing automatic record clearance to eliminate barriers for people trying to move forward with their lives. In 2024, we:-supported policy campaigns in 8 states by integrating technical best practices for implementation into legislation and designing policy solutions that take into account government's existing technology and data availability. With these solutions, government agencies are more able to successfully implement policy once passed.-built 4 proofs of concept, technical solutions that solve for common implementation challenges we've seen across the country and shared these solutions with multiple government agencies to improve implementation and policy passage success.-continued to partner with the state of Utah to clear convictions of eligible people. This work included helping the state identify records retroactively eligible, with 350k records cleared, as well as building the capacity of the state to identify records that will be eligible on an ongoing basis as they meet eligibility requirements.-supported 6 states in active implementation with continued technical advising support to enable more effective and efficient implementation processes. In addition, using processes we helped co-create, Michigan and California continued successfully clearing records automatically; to date, the processes in these states have allowed millions of people to have their eligible records cleared.-created the advocate's guide to automatic record clearance, a resource to increase the overall capacity of the automatic record clearance movement. This guide helps advocates draft effective legislation that takes government implementation into account. By incorporating key strategies within the guide into policies, we can better ensure these policies can deliver impact over the long term.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 99.9%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 77.6%; rating input score 78
• Fundraising efficiency: $22.19 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -28.7%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.02; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7.3%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 16% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 13.7% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 22.5% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings