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
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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.
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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
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Governance
?
Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic
stakeholder control at 10.
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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
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Extraction
?
Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured
extraction judgment.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Loss-Bearing Fidelity
?
Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and
public obligations.
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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
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Market Conduct
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Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.
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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
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Product Integrity
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Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.
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5 / 5 |
Code for America builds tax and benefits-access services, supporting Product Integrity because it addresses recurring civic and financial needs. Linked evidence
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Scale Integrity
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Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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.
- Code for America AboutOfficial self-description · 68%
2Code for America builds tax and benefits-access services, supporting Product Integrity because it addresses recurring civic and financial needs.
- Code for America tax and benefitsGeneral web source · 58%
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.
- GetYourRefundGeneral web source · 58%
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