Grants paid by Calyx Institute
EIN 27-2800937 · Brooklyn, NY · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE B050
Calyx Institute of Brooklyn, NY (EIN 27-2800937) reported 24 grants paid totaling $437,625 to 19 recipients in tax years 2021–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$437,625
24 grants
Recipients
19
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | $28,635 | — |
| 2022 | 9 | $125,000 | — |
| 2023 | 8 | $188,990 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | $95,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 19 recipients receiving the most from Calyx Institute, by grants paid, out of 19 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distributed Denial of Secrets 85-2177863 | A | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $107,135 | 2024 |
| Demand Progress Education Fund Inc 87-1987049 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $65,000 | 2023 |
| Blacks in Cybersecurity Headquarters Incorporated 85-4316835 | A | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $53,990 | 2023 |
| Article 19 Inc 27-1337098 | A | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Sunset Spark 45-4683418 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Restore the Fourth 30-0830946 | A | Belmont, MA | 1 | $20,000 | 2022 |
| Muslim Justic League 47-4049679 | A | Boston, MA | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Surveillance Technology Oversight Project Inc 83-3646415 | A | New York, NY | 2 | $16,000 | 2022 |
| Theorem Media Inc 83-3371047 | A | Westport, CT | 1 | $15,000 | 2023 |
| Erotic Service Providers Legal Education and Research Project 27-2049888 | A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| The Watershed Center 36-4624060 | A | Millerton, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Defending Rights and Dissent 27-0042821 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| The Lucy Parsons Labs 81-3046769 | A | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Independent Arts and Media 94-3355076 | A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Simply Secure 47-2462310 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Center for Emerging Futures 14-1891034 | A | Boise, ID | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Fund for the City of New York Inc | U | New York, NY | 1 | $7,500 | 2022 |
| New Venture Fund 20-5806345 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $7,500 | 2022 |
| The Tor Project Inc 20-8096820 | A | Seattle, WA | 1 | $5,500 | 2021 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 24 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Distributed Denial of Secrets San Francisco, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | General organizational support to enable the free transmission of data in the public interest. | 202540739349301659 |
| 2024 | Sunset Spark Brooklyn, NY | A | $25,000 | paid | Research and development of education curriculum on public interest technology. | 202540739349301659 |
| 2024 | Muslim Justic League Boston, MA | A | $20,000 | paid | Research and education regarding surveillance and constitutional rights. | 202540739349301659 |
| 2023 | Demand Progress Education Fund Inc Washington, DC | A | $65,000 | paid | Research and education regarding surveillance and constitutional rights. | 202410759349300506 |
| 2023 | Blacks in Cybersecurity Headquarters Incorporated Alexandria, VA | A | $53,990 | paid | Developing, promoting and providing educational events, information, hands-on learning, career services and opportunities with the goal of solving the disparity between underserved minority communities and cybersecurity knowledge and resources. | 202410759349300506 |
| 2023 | Distributed Denial of Secrets San Francisco, CA | A | $15,000 | paid | General organizational support to enable the free transmission of data in the public interest. | 202410759349300506 |
| 2023 | Theorem Media Inc Westport, CT | A | $15,000 | paid | Public education regarding how internet communication works. | 202410759349300506 |
| 2023 | Defending Rights and Dissent Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | Research and education regarding surveillance and constitutional rights. | 202410759349300506 |
| 2023 | The Watershed Center Millerton, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | Research and education regarding surveillance and constitutional rights. | 202410759349300506 |
| 2023 | The Lucy Parsons Labs Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | Research and education regarding surveillance and constitutional rights. | 202410759349300506 |
| 2023 | Erotic Service Providers Legal Education and Research Project San Francisco, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | Research and education regarding surveillance and constitutional rights. | 202410759349300506 |
| 2022 | Distributed Denial of Secrets San Francisco, CA | A | $35,000 | paid | General organizational support to enable the free transmission of data in the public interest. | 202310739349301766 |
| 2022 | Restore the Fourth Belmont, MA | A | $20,000 | paid | To research the use of surveillance technology. | 202310739349301766 |
| 2022 | Article 19 Inc Wilmington, DE | A | $15,000 | paid | Offering critical programming and training, and continue important conversations during a time that individuals are unable to gather because of COVID19. Providing vulnerable communities experiencing the most acute digital rights challenges with support to be better represented in important strategic conversations regarding circumvention tools and projects. Enabling diverse communities that make up the digital rights community with opportunities to meet, share knowledge, and build trust. | 202310739349301766 |
| 2022 | Surveillance Technology Oversight Project Inc New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | To create educational reports comparing recent privacy legislation and evaluating its impact in the United States. | 202310739349301766 |
| 2022 | Center for Emerging Futures Boise, ID | A | $10,000 | paid | To work to promote digital literacy, privacy, and security workshops. | 202310739349301766 |
| 2022 | Simply Secure New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | To research surveillance and smart city technologies. | 202310739349301766 |
| 2022 | Independent Arts and Media San Francisco, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | To develop and make available educational resources regarding technology, surveillance, privacy and tenant rights. | 202310739349301766 |
| 2022 | New Venture Fund Washington, DC | A | $7,500 | paid | To publish educational materials regarding civil liberties. | 202310739349301766 |
| 2022 | Fund for the City of New York Inc New York, NY | U | $7,500 | paid | To research the experiences of young people dealing online conflict and develop educational resources to help them find support when experiencing online conflict, | 202310739349301766 |
| 2021 | Article 19 Inc Wilmington, DE | A | $10,000 | paid | Offering critical programming and training, and continue important conversations during a time that individuals are unable to gather because of COVID19. Providing vulnerable communities experiencing the most acute digital rights challenges with support to be better represented in important strategic conversations regarding circumvention tools and projects. Enabling diverse communities that make up the digital rights community with opportunities to meet, share knowledge, and build trust. | 202220699349300707 |
| 2021 | Distributed Denial of Secrets San Francisco, CA | A | $7,135 | paid | General organizational support to enable the free transmission of data in the public interest. | 202220699349300707 |
| 2021 | Surveillance Technology Oversight Project Inc New York, NY | A | $6,000 | paid | To create educational reports comparing recent privacy legislation and evaluating its impact in the United States. | 202220699349300707 |
| 2021 | The Tor Project Inc Seattle, WA | A | $5,500 | paid | Working with citizens to create, disseminate, and evaluate educational resources related to digital privacy. | 202220699349300707 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-04-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202540739349301659 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-04-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202410759349300506 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-04-30 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202310739349301766 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-04-30 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202220699349300707 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/272800937.json.
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