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CIVIL INFORMATION SHARING PROJECT INCORPORATED

Germantown, NY · EIN 834094306 · Form 990EZ · FY2025 · NTEE M20 · Public Safety & Disaster Relief · Small ($100K-$1M) · cisproject.org
revenue
$200K
expenses
$202K
net assets
$533
employees
mission · from form 990

Conducts and supports research to improve cooperation between civil and military organizations during times of conflicts and disasters.

profile · synthesized from sources

The Civil Information Sharing Project Incorporated conducts research to improve the collection, analysis, and sharing of civil information for military and civilian decision-makers during disasters and conflicts. It focuses on understanding civilian infrastructure, particularly food systems, to enhance resilience and coordination. The organization supports U.S. military, government agencies, and emergency managers through data tools and mapping, with ongoing work in the Hudson Valley as a domestic test case.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Civil Information Sharing (CIS) Platform
Commercial version of DoD-supported civil information tools enabling military and civilian entities to collect, share, and map data on critical civilian infrastructure for disaster planning and response.
Food System Data Collection and Mapping Project
Develops and applies data collection surveys and mapping tools to visualize local food systems, focusing on production, processing, distribution, and supporting infrastructure, with initial implementation in the Hudson Valley.
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • Local Food Systems Development 1 activity
    • Building capacity in emergency management for food system data collection
      Trains and introduces domestic emergency managers to the value and methods of collecting data on critical food system networks—from production to distribution—to enhance disaster preparedness and response.
  • Conflict and Geopolitical Research Analysis 1 activity
    • Conducting research on civil information sharing for disaster and conflict response
      Conducts research to improve the collection, analysis, and sharing of civil information to support coordination between civil and military organizations during disasters and conflicts; includes developing data requirements and analytical methods for understanding population needs in affected environments.
  • Disaster Relief and Recovery Services 1 activity
    • Supporting U.S. Army Civil Affairs operations through civil information analysis
      Provides research and operational support to the U.S. Army’s Civil Affairs command by improving the collection and analysis of civil information to better serve civilian populations during disasters and conflicts.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Developing and applying data collection tools for local food system mapping
      Uses Department of Defense-developed surveys and analytics to collect data on local food systems—including farms, stores, warehouses, and processing facilities—and maps them into databases; currently implementing a test case in New York’s Hudson Valley to support disaster planning and resilience.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$200K
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue$200K100%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$202K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$115K
balance sheet
Total assets$533
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$533
1 years on record · 2025–2025
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 5
  • Eric Peck — Director
  • Howard Schauer — Director
  • John Amburst — Director
  • Lois New — Director
  • Steven Graham — Director
relationships · 7

Who they work with

  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency Funder — Provided initial support for research on food system resiliency in disaster and conflict contexts.
  • Department of Defense Government — Developed civil information collection and mapping tools that the CIS Project is adapting for domestic food system resilience.
  • U.S. Agency for International Development Partner — Collaborated with ADTs to share information on agricultural development in Afghanistan
  • U.S. Army Civil Affairs Command Partner — Collaborates with the CIS Project to improve civil information collection and analysis for supporting civilian populations.
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture Partner — Collaborated with ADTs to share information on agricultural development in Afghanistan
  • U.S. Government Agencies Government — Collaborates with U.S. government agencies on information sharing and coordination in post-disaster and post-conflict environments.
  • U.S. Military Academy at West Point Network — Hosted the initial research effort through the Network Science Center
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Civil-Information Sharing for Coordination
    methodology: civil-information-sharing
    By improving the collection, analysis, and sharing of civil information, the organization enhances coordination among military, government, and civilian actors in disaster and conflict contexts, because shared situational awareness leads to more effective joint decision-making and response.
  • Food System Mapping as Infrastructure for Resilience
    methodology: food-system-mapping-for-disaster-resilience
    By mapping and analyzing entire local food systems—including producers, distributors, and infrastructure—the organization strengthens community disaster resilience, because understanding these interconnections enables better planning, resource allocation, and continuity of food access during crises.
  • Shared Civil Information Database for National Resilience
    methodology: shared-civil-information-database
    By building a scalable, shared national database of local food system data, the organization enables broad access for emergency managers and stakeholders, because centralized, interoperable data infrastructure improves preparedness and coordinated action across jurisdictions.