The Eos Tech Trust

What The Eos Tech Trust does

The Eos Tech Trust is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization founded in 2018 that develops and supports technology solutions and software services exclusively for NGOs and civil society organizations. It is a small team (1-10 employees) that partners with grassroots, human rights, anti-corruption, gender equality, and counter-disinformation organizations to deliver technology assessments, strategic technology planning, custom software development, and ongoing support. The organization emphasizes sustainability and local ownership, transferring all software it builds to partner NGOs with free worldwide, perpetual licenses and offering free or low-cost ongoing maintenance to eliminate vendor lock-in risk.

EOS's product portfolio spans web applications, hybrid mobile apps with offline capabilities, browser extensions, and digital marketing platforms. Named products include the Engaged Citizens Reporting (ECR) Tool for citizen-driven corruption reporting, the Legal Aid Case Management Mobile App for human rights documentation, Lesley's List Gender Equality Checklist (co-built with Shevolution), the COUNTERPUNCH counter-messaging platform, the Streamline Analytics counter-disinformation browser extension, and custom solutions such as the NGO Bureau Digitization System for the National Bureau for NGOs of Uganda. All products are explicitly designed for low-capacity NGO users, often operating in local languages and with offline functionality.

The organization operates on a grant-funded nonprofit model and does not charge license fees for its software. Revenue mechanics are anchored to institutional donor funding, with USAID (including the $28.9M, five-year GAP/SNA consortium) and the U.S. Department of State as named funders. Distribution is driven by direct partnership engagement and participation in international development consortia alongside groups such as Millennium Partners, East West Management Institute, and ACT Alliance, rather than any commercial sales motion. The leadership team blends civil society and technology expertise, with co-founders David Kirk, Kaleigh Schwalbe, and Fron Nahzi, and Senior Technology Advisor Shubhanan Deshpande.

Name

The Eos Tech Trust

Legal name

EOS Tech Trust

Website

https://eostechtrust.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Eos Tech Trust is a U.S. nonprofit that builds and transfers custom software (web apps, mobile apps, browser extensions) to NGOs and civil society organizations worldwide, with free perpetual licensing and ongoing support. It serves anti-corruption, human rights, counter-disinformation, and gender equality organizations and is funded primarily through USAID and U.S. Department of State grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

NGO Technology Solutions and Software Services

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

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Risk Intelligence, Threat Monitoring & Crisis Response (Harmful trends, coordinated abuse) (BPAAALAN)

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Digital Advertising & Brand Safety (Ad Review, Policy Enforcement) (BPAAALAD)

Keywords

• NGO technology solutions
• Civil society software
• Anti-corruption software
• Counter-disinformation tools
• Human rights technology

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding & Nonprofit Services: As a nonprofit organization, EOS Tech Trust operates through grant funding from international development organizations and donors. Services are provided to NGOs at no cost, with all software solutions locally owned by partner NGOs with free license to use worldwide and in perpetuity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

EOS Tech Trust is a nonprofit that designs, develops, and supports custom software tools and technology services exclusively for NGOs and civil society organizations. It delivers anti-corruption reporting platforms, counter-disinformation web apps and browser extensions, human rights case management mobile apps, gender equality checklists, and project collaboration web applications, with all solutions locally owned and licensed to NGO partners free of charge in perpetuity.

Product overview

The EOS Tech Trust is a nonprofit organization that provides technology-related services exclusively to NGOs, offering a portfolio of software products and professional services. The product portfolio includes: Public Corruption Reporting Software and the Engaged Citizens Reporting (ECR) Tool for anti-corruption efforts; Counter Misinformation Software as a web app and browser extension; Lesley's List Gender Equality Checklist as a web application; Legal Aid Case Management Mobile App with offline capabilities; Project Collaboration Web App; COUNTERPUNCH Digital Marketing Platform; and NGO Bureau Digitization System. Services include technology assessments (USAID GAPS Anti-Corruption Software Suite, Ethiopia CSO Technology Assessment, ACT Alliance Digitization Strategy) and research (EOS Global Survey of NGO Software Needs). All solutions are locally owned and provided with free license, tech support, and maintenance in perpetuity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ECR (Engaged Citizens Reporting): Interactive digital software tool designed to facilitate citizens' reporting of corruption, developed for the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN).
• Lesley's List
• COUNTERPUNCH

Products and services

• Engaged Citizens Reporting (ECR) Tool Interactive digital software tool that enables citizens to report corruption to local media outlets through embedded questionnaires, aggregating incoming data into an actionable analytics suite and operating in local languages and English.
• Counter Misinformation Software (Streamline Analytics) Web application and browser extension that helps NGOs monitor, identify, and combat disinformation and propaganda in local languages, empowering NGOs to debunk falsehoods at greater scale.
• Lesley's List Gender Equality Checklist Digital checklist web application that helps NGOs easily create and implement gender mainstreaming plans in conformance with EU, USAID, and other donor standards.
• Legal Aid Case Management Mobile App Hybrid mobile application with offline capabilities designed for human rights organizations to effectively and securely monitor and document instances of human rights abuses.
• Project Collaboration Web App Web application designed to enhance NGO operations, strengthen advocacy strategies, improve monitoring and evaluation practices, and advance gender mainstreaming efforts.
• COUNTERPUNCH Digital Marketing Platform Tech-driven collaborative counter-messaging platform that connects NGOs, independent media, and marketing experts to pilot not-for-profit digital marketing agencies exclusively focused on helping NGOs counter disinformation.
• NGO Bureau Digitization System Custom software tool that digitizes the submission, capture, review, and approval of NGO-related documents online, developed for the National Bureau for NGOs of Uganda.
• Public Corruption Reporting Software Custom technology platform enabling citizens to report corruption instantly and supporting systems for analyzing large-scale data to pinpoint national and transnational instances of corruption.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ nonprofit projects designed, developed, managed, or supported
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• East West Management Institute (EWMI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2024EOS worked closely with EWMI and the National Bureau for NGOs of Uganda to develop a comprehensive terms of reference document outlining the process of digitizing an existing archive of physical documents, and a custom software tool for online document submission, capture, review, and approval.
• Millennium PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023EOS Tech Trust is a key technology partner in the USAID GAP/SNA consortium ($28.9 million, five-year activity). Will assist with technology assessments and custom software tools to help combat corruption across different regions and high-risk sectors.
• ACT AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 March 2023EOS Tech Trust is working with ACT Alliance, a global network of over 147 organizations providing humanitarian aid around the world, to determine the best way to digitize the organization's processes. EOS is helping assess complex multi-stakeholder processes and framing them into a cohesive, streamlined digital ecosystem.
• ShevolutioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop Lesley's List Gender Equality Checklist - a digital checklist software to help NGOs easily create and implement gender mainstreaming plans. Lesley's List conforms with EU, USAID, and other donor standards.
• Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEOS Tech Trust worked in close partnership with BIRN on the implementation of the project 'Society Against Corruption in Montenegro' as part of a grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. EOS led development of the Engaged Citizens Reporting (ECR) tool.
• Millennium DPI PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEOS completed technology assessment for CSOs in Ethiopia as part of the USAID-funded Feteh (Justice) Activity, managed by Millennium DPI Partners.
• Local Media NGOsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEOS worked in partnership with several local media NGOs and marketing experts to develop the COUNTERPUNCH methodology that utilizes technology to connect NGOs, independent media, and marketing experts to pilot not-for-profit digital marketing agencies focused on countering disinformation.
• YourCTOcoreTechnology or IntegrationYourCTO is a software development company in Washington, D.C. co-founded by David Kirk. Shubhanan Deshpande leads the engineering and data systems practices at YourCTO, which provides innovative technology solutions to a wide range of clients.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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