Center for Plain Language
A small center founded in 2003 by federal plain language advocates who wanted a home outside government, which now grades federal agencies, gives the ClearMark Awards and champions clear communication so people and organizations can thrive.
Financial profile
Center For Plain Language · EIN 51-0496430 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $43,062 | $33,749 | $73,265 | $106,596 | Dec 2024 | |
| FY2023 | $31,949 | $208 | $22,630 | $39,974 | $136,799 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $40,967 | $26,976 | $144,824 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $98,690 | $80,640 | $130,833 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $130,941 | $98,676 | $112,783 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $81,819 | $39,760 | $80,518 | Dec 2019 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Center for Plain Language is read alongside.
STC
Society for Technical Communication
A professional association of technical communicators, formed from 1950s predecessors, that advances the…
ACES
American Copy Editors Society
The professional community of editors, devoted equally to the quality of the written word and the lives of…
2 companies named
IABC
International Association of Business Communicators
A global professional community for business communicators, offering certification, ethics, and a shared…
20 companies named
ASI
American Society for Indexing
A professional society that advocates for, educates, and serves as the central resource for the craft of…
ISMTE
International Society of Managing and Technical Editors
A global professional society for the managing and technical editors who run peer reviewed publications…
6 companies named
Who backs Center for Plain Language
Every company Center for Plain Language names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| In-Game Learning | Corporate partner | Only Center for Plain Language, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read October 2026
Our Sponsors. Read October 13, 2026. Companies listed as sponsors of the Center for Plain Language.
Who backs Center for Plain Language's peers, but not Center for Plain Language
Companies named publicly by at least one of Center for Plain Language's five peer societies, and not found in Center for Plain Language's reviewed public records.
| Company | ACES | IABC | ISMTE | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accenture | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| Appspace | Platinum | 1 of 3 | ||
| Aries Systems | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| Elsevier | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| Firstup | Gold | 1 of 3 | ||
| Fresh | Gold | 1 of 3 | ||
| Gallagher | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Habanero ConsultingPublished as Habanero | Exhibitor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Ideas on Fire | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Instdio | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| Interact | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| KnowledgeWorks GlobalPublished as KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL) | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| LineZero | Gold | 1 of 3 | ||
| Lucihub | Silver | 1 of 3 | ||
| LumApps | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Notified | Exhibitor | 1 of 3 | ||
| PerfectIt | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Poppulo | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Prosci | Silver | 1 of 3 | ||
| Silverchair | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| SimpplrPublished as Simplrr | Diamond | 1 of 3 | ||
| Staffbase | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Stories & Strategies | Podcast | 1 of 3 | ||
| upGrad | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Versacom | Exhibitor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Wiley | Platinum | 1 of 3 | ||
| Wolters Kluwer Health | Silver | 1 of 3 | ||
| WorksDesign | Gold | 1 of 3 |
The outside view
A small center founded in 2003 by federal plain language advocates who wanted a home outside government, which now grades federal agencies, gives the ClearMark Awards and champions clear communication so people and organizations can thrive.
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Their shape
The Movement
Gathered around a cause, and built to move.
The Movement is mission-led and built to mobilize, organized around changing something in the world. Its gift is passion and external impact, its challenge is turning momentum into something that lasts.
Also reads toward The Citadel and The Guild.
Strengths
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