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Boilerplate (use verbatim)

CultureTechLens is Chicago’s Black cultural intelligence platform, curating the intersection of history, athletics, music, and technology through a lens of cultural preservation and analysis. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 39-3143901), it publishes open research, archives, and data on Black Chicago — and beyond. Culture, Clearly Seen.

Fast facts

Organization	CultureTechLens NFP — 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 39-3143901
Founded	2025 (Illinois domestic not-for-profit; incorporated 2025-07-10)
Based	Chicago, Illinois — PO Box 379244, Chicago, IL 60637
Mission	Black cultural intelligence: history, athletics, music, and technology through a lens of cultural preservation and analysis
Research	14 flagship projects · 25 research briefs · 8 dossiers · monthly CultureTechLens Index · 300-entity verified knowledge graph
Founder	William Maxey (BrothaMax), “Cultural Knowledge Architect”
Contact	[email protected]

Coverage

No third-party media coverage confirmed as of 2026-09-29. Independent entity listings exist at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, Charity Navigator, and Candid. Coverage will be listed here as it occurs — we do not pad this section.

Brand

The CTL identity is black, deep bronze, bone, and red. Every public output carries the CULTURETECHLENS wordmark, the “Culture, Clearly Seen.” slogan, and the “Black Cultural Intelligence” descriptor.

Trust & evidence

Evidence before authority. CultureTechLens publishes its methods, its limits, and its corrections alongside its findings. Claims carry grades — VERIFIED, SUPPORTED, PROVISIONAL, DISPUTED, UNRESOLVED — and unknowns are never reported as zero.