Code for America

nonprofit civic-services organization

Code for America

Industry Services

A nonprofit civic-technology organization building public-benefit services for taxes, benefits access, safety-net delivery, and government service design. Code for America scores well because the model leaves more value with stakeholders and the institution is less hostile to people with weak bargaining power, and no current penalty outweighs that structure.

Why this matters: Code for America is a strong annual-needs entry because it helps people access taxes and public benefits without turning civic paperwork into a private tollbooth.

Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1

Final Score 57* A - Good

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material55
Bonus+2
Cap66No structure cap
After Cap57
Penalties0
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Evaluation Overview

A - Good

The score turns mainly on Extraction; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.

Strengths

  • Extraction8/10
  • Ownership7/10
  • Solidarity with the Unemployed7/7

Penalties

  • No penalties applied in this version.

Evidence state

  • ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
  • ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
  • Linked claims3
  • Direct axis claims3
  • Coverage3/10

Scoring Axes

Axis Score Why this score
Ownership
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Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.
7 / 10

Code for America is a nonprofit civic-technology organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private benefit-navigation platforms.

Linked evidence
  • Code for America is a nonprofit civic-technology organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private benefit-navigation platforms. [1]
Governance
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Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.
6 / 10

Code for America is a nonprofit civic-technology organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private benefit-navigation platforms.

Linked evidence
  • context Code for America is a nonprofit civic-technology organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private benefit-navigation platforms. [1]
  • context Code for America builds tax and benefits-access services, supporting Product Integrity because it addresses recurring civic and financial needs. [2]
Extraction
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Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.
8 / 10

Code for America is a nonprofit civic-technology organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private benefit-navigation platforms.

Linked evidence
  • context Code for America is a nonprofit civic-technology organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private benefit-navigation platforms. [1]
  • context Code for America builds tax and benefits-access services, supporting Product Integrity because it addresses recurring civic and financial needs. [2]
Labor Sovereignty
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Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.
5 / 7

Code for America is a nonprofit civic-technology organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private benefit-navigation platforms.

Linked evidence
  • context Code for America is a nonprofit civic-technology organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private benefit-navigation platforms. [1]
  • context Code for America builds tax and benefits-access services, supporting Product Integrity because it addresses recurring civic and financial needs. [2]
Solidarity with the Unemployed
?
Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.
7 / 7

Code for America is a nonprofit civic-technology organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private benefit-navigation platforms.

Linked evidence
  • context Code for America is a nonprofit civic-technology organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private benefit-navigation platforms. [1]
  • context Code for America builds tax and benefits-access services, supporting Product Integrity because it addresses recurring civic and financial needs. [2]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity
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Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.
7 / 7

Code for America is a nonprofit civic-technology organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private benefit-navigation platforms.

Linked evidence
  • context Code for America is a nonprofit civic-technology organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private benefit-navigation platforms. [1]
  • context Code for America builds tax and benefits-access services, supporting Product Integrity because it addresses recurring civic and financial needs. [2]
Market Conduct
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Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.
5 / 5

Code for America is a nonprofit civic-technology organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private benefit-navigation platforms.

Linked evidence
  • context Code for America is a nonprofit civic-technology organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private benefit-navigation platforms. [1]
  • context Code for America builds tax and benefits-access services, supporting Product Integrity because it addresses recurring civic and financial needs. [2]
Product Integrity
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Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.
5 / 5

Code for America builds tax and benefits-access services, supporting Product Integrity because it addresses recurring civic and financial needs.

Linked evidence
  • Code for America builds tax and benefits-access services, supporting Product Integrity because it addresses recurring civic and financial needs. [2]
Scale Integrity
?
Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.
5 / 5

Code for America is a nonprofit civic-technology organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private benefit-navigation platforms.

Linked evidence
  • context Code for America is a nonprofit civic-technology organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private benefit-navigation platforms. [1]
  • context Code for America builds tax and benefits-access services, supporting Product Integrity because it addresses recurring civic and financial needs. [2]

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Bonus Credits

Bonus Credit Why this credit
Good Deal
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Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low lock-in, and clear customer surplus.
2 / 3

Code for America’s public-benefit tax and benefit tools support a Good Deal bonus because the service is designed around access rather than extraction.

Linked evidence
  • Code for America’s public-benefit tax and benefit tools support a Good Deal bonus because the service is designed around access rather than extraction. [3]

Confidence Basis

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

Medium 69/100

3 verified linked claims 3 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 3/10 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 20/20

3 verified linked claims

Source quality 11/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 6/18

3 direct claims across 10 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 3/10

3/10 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending
VerificationUnverified
ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
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Claims and Sources

Claims are the evidence record. Each claim needs a source link, axis category, status, confidence level, and timestamp before it can support a score.

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.
1Code for America is a nonprofit civic-technology organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private benefit-navigation platforms.

Ownership Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

2Code for America builds tax and benefits-access services, supporting Product Integrity because it addresses recurring civic and financial needs.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

3Code for America’s public-benefit tax and benefit tools support a Good Deal bonus because the service is designed around access rather than extraction.

Good Deal Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

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