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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CODE ORG.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 10 March 2026. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$18,355,405 changed to $25,176,713
Total expenses
$19,605,496 changed to $31,852,193
Contributions and grants received
$16,354,603 changed to $22,627,178
Grants paid
$615,000 changed to $1,092,184
Program service revenue
$282,961 changed to $181,555
Investment income
$1,715,406 changed to $2,360,894
Other revenue
$2,435 changed to $7,086
Total assets, end of year
$76,935,042 changed to $68,065,998
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,139,618 changed to $2,307,583
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$74,795,424 changed to $65,758,415
Program services expenses
$16,779,538 changed to $27,123,600
Management and general expenses
$2,147,196 changed to $3,325,051
Fundraising expenses
$678,762 changed to $1,403,542
Program service expenses (Part III)
$16,779,538 changed to $27,123,600

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Dave Treadwell
  • Maggie Johnson
  • Robert Schnabel

Listed only on the later return

  • Bobby Schnabel
  • Brendan Reville
  • Darin Webb
  • David Treadwell
  • Dayne Wagner
  • Forest Key
  • Karim Meghji
  • Patty Izquierdo
  • Sarah Morrison
  • Sean Roberts
  • Seth Nickell
  • Simon Guest
  • Vijaya Manohararaj

Listed under a different title

  • Amy Watson: VP OF FINANCE, TREASURER then VP OF FINANCE, BOARD TREASURER
  • Cameron Wilson: PRESIDENT then PRESIDENT, OFFICER
  • Katie Hendrickson: CHIEF OF STAFF, SECRETARY then CHIEF OF STAFF, BOARD SECRETARY

Totals

Total revenue
$18,355,405
Total expenses
$19,605,496
Contributions and grants received
$16,354,603
Grants paid
$615,000
Program service revenue
$282,961
Investment income
$1,715,406
Other revenue
$2,435
Total assets, end of year
$76,935,042
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,139,618
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$74,795,424
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$16,779,538
Management and general expenses
$2,147,196
Fundraising expenses
$678,762
Program service expenses (Part III)
$16,779,538

Program services were 85.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $961,465

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $15,393,138

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $465,168

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSULTING SERVICES

    total $282,961 · related or exempt $282,961

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,705,575 · excluded $1,705,575

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $484,830

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $474,999

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $9,831

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $9,831 · excluded $9,831

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $2,745

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $310

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $2,435 · excluded $2,435

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $615,000 · program services $615,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,581,472 · program services $862,792 · management and general $593,197 · fundraising $125,483

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,900,803 · program services $8,861,142 · management and general $704,023 · fundraising $335,638

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,457,729 · program services $1,259,979 · management and general $151,750 · fundraising $46,000

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $883,908 · program services $755,231 · management and general $94,605 · fundraising $34,072

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $115,810 · program services $81,274 · management and general $34,536

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $60,857 · management and general $60,857

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $171,427 · program services $171,427

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,681,040 · program services $1,535,124 · management and general $118,713 · fundraising $27,203

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $886,154 · program services $882,127 · management and general $2,077 · fundraising $1,950

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $59,400 · program services $21,536 · management and general $16,821 · fundraising $21,043

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $494,773 · program services $397,850 · management and general $26,131 · fundraising $70,792

  • 17 · Travel

    total $636,953 · program services $415,998 · management and general $204,846 · fundraising $16,109

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $106,257 · program services $101,959 · management and general $4,298

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,698 · program services $1,698

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $30,016 · management and general $30,016

  • 24a · Other expenses: WORKSHOP PAYMENTS

    total $508,087 · program services $402,289 · management and general $105,326 · fundraising $472

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $240,032 · program services $240,032

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM EVALUATIONS

    total $101,685 · program services $101,685

  • 24d · Other expenses: EDUCATOR PAYMENTS

    total $72,395 · program services $72,395

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $8,308,406 · end of year $3,054,982

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $677,008 · end of year $3,305,790

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $21,743,404 · end of year $20,388,170

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $106,581 · end of year $2,883

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $47,914 · end of year $57,026

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $490,803 · end of year $571,188

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $15,527

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $13,681

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,544 · end of year $1,846

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $47,477,796 · end of year $49,477,790

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $68,064 · end of year $75,367

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,286,480 · end of year $2,139,618

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $56,026,619 · end of year $53,185,003

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,610,421 · end of year $21,610,421

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CODE.ORG IS AN EDUCATION INNOVATION NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO THE VISION THAT EVERY STUDENT IN EVERY SCHOOL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS PART OF THEIR CORE K-12 EDUCATION. WE EXPAND ACCESS TO AND PARTICIPATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCE IN SCHOOLS, WITH A FOCUS ON INCREASING PARTICIPATION BY YOUNG WOMEN AND STUDENTS FROM OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.

  • EDUCATION - CODE.ORG'S COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH AIMS TO MAKE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION A CORE PART OF U.S. EDUCATION. THE CODE.ORG PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE K-12 EDUCATORS TO TEACH COMPUTER SCIENCE AND AI USING A DEFINED CURRICULUM PATHWAY PAIRED WITH HIGH-QUALITY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES THAT SUPPORTS TEACHER AND STUDENT SUCCESS. CURRICULUM AT CODE.ORG BLENDS TRADITIONAL AND MODERN FORMATS, MERGING LESSON PLANS, ACTIVITIES, AND ASSESSMENTS, WITH COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS, ENVIRONMENTS, AND LEARNING PLATFORMS. CODE.ORG PROVIDES THIS CURRICULUM, IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS, AND ONLINE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND YEAR-ROUND MENTORSHIP AND SUPPORT FOR EXISTING IN-SERVICE TEACHERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AT THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS. CODE.ORG'S COURSES ARE FREE AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE, AVAILABLE IN MORE THAN 70 LANGUAGES, AND ARE USED IN MORE THAN 180 COUNTRIES (UNAUDITED).

    Expenses $11,691,178 · Grants $615,000

  • GLOBAL - CODE.ORG DEVOTES ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH WHICH CODE.ORG PROVIDES CURRICULUM THAT PARTNERS CAN USE, TRANSLATE, OR ADAPT UNDER CREATIVE COMMONS; BEST PRACTICES FOR IMPLEMENTING CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; AND MARKETING SUPPORT IN COUNTRIES WHO ARE INTERESTED IN OFFERING COMPUTER SCIENCE IN SCHOOLS.

    Expenses $1,693,286 · Revenue $282,961

  • ADVOCACY - CODE.ORG'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS AIM TO SUPPORT POLICIES THAT INCREASE ACCESS TO K-12 COMPUTER SCIENCE FOR ALL STUDENTS; CODE.ORG ADVOCATES FOR STATE-LEVEL ADOPTION OF A POLICY FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT AND EXPAND K-12 COMPUTER SCIENCE. IN PARTICULAR, CODE.ORG'S MAIN POLICY FOCUS IS GETTING EVERY SCHOOL TO OFFER AT LEAST ONE COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE AND SUPPORTING THIS THROUGH THE ALLOCATION OF STATE FUNDING FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO GROW THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS WHO ARE PREPARED TO TEACH COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES, AND ENCOURAGING STATES TO DEVELOP OR ADOPT K-12 COMPUTER SCIENCE STANDARDS. AT THE END OF 2024, ALL 50 STATES HAVE POLICIES TO SUPPORT K-12 COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION (UNAUDITED) AND 39 STATES ALLOCATED OVER $583 MILLION EXCLUSIVELY FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION (UNAUDITED).

    Expenses $1,080,993

  • PUBLIC AWARENESS - CODE.ORG USES MARKETING, CELEBRITIES, AND EVENTS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AS FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN MODERN K-12 EDUCATION. CODE.ORG'S PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN SEEKS TO MOTIVATE MORE STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL POPULATION TO LEARN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TO MOTIVATE MORE SCHOOLS TO WANT TO TEACH IT. CODE.ORG USES CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT, EARNED-MEDIA, AND VIRAL/SOCIAL APPROACHES TO DO THIS. CODE.ORG ALSO CREATES MATERIALS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO THE POTENTIAL OF LEARNING COMPUTER SCIENCE AND BREAK STEREOTYPES, ENCOURAGING MORE YOUNG WOMEN AND STUDENTS FROM OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS TO ENGAGE. CODE.ORG'S MOST VISIBLE MARKETING ACTIVITY IS THE HOUR OF CODE CAMPAIGN. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HUNDREDS OF ORGANIZATIONS, CODE.ORG HAS ORGANIZED A GLOBAL MOVEMENT REACHING TENS OF MILLIONS OF STUDENTS IN MORE THAN 180 COUNTRIES WITH A ONE-HOUR TUTORIAL. THE HOUR OF CODE IS DESIGNED TO DEMYSTIFY COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SHOW THAT ANYBODY CAN LEARN THE BASICS. THIS GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN IS SUPPORTED BY HUNDREDS OF PARTNERS AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF EDUCATORS WORLDWIDE (UNAUDITED).

    Expenses $2,314,081

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Hadi Partovi

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Aileen Tang

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alberto Carvalho

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alfred Lin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anne Dinning

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Schnabel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dave Treadwell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Fareed Adib

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jackie Smalls

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Wilke

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jhone Ebert

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julia Liuson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Scott

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Palvi Mehta

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Parisa Tabriz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Runcie

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharon Contreras

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Vandana Sikka

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maggie Johnson

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 02/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amy Watson

    VP OF FINANCE, TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Katie Hendrickson

    CHIEF OF STAFF, SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Cameron Wilson

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

  • GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

    $109,500

    GRANTEE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING FOR K-12 TEACHERS USING THE CODE.ORG CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL. FUNDING 2023-2024 CODE.ORG COMPUTER SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS (CSF), COMPUTER SCIENCE DISCOVERIES (CSD), COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES (CSP), AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A, AND ADMIN/COUNSELOR WORKSHOPS.

  • TEXAS ADVANCED COMPUTING CENTER (AUSTIN)

    $88,500

    GRANTEE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING FOR K-12 TEACHERS USING THE CODE.ORG CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL. FUNDING 2023-2024 CODE.ORG COMPUTER SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS (CSF), COMPUTER SCIENCE DISCOVERIES (CSD), COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES (CSP), AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A, AND ADMIN/COUNSELOR WORKSHOPS.

  • OKLAHOMA PUBLIC SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTER INC

    $60,000

    GRANTEE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING FOR K-12 TEACHERS USING THE CODE.ORG CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL. FUNDING 2023-2024 CODE.ORG COMPUTER SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS (CSF), COMPUTER SCIENCE DISCOVERIES (CSD), COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES (CSP), AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A, AND ADMIN/COUNSELOR WORKSHOPS.

  • MOUSE

    $42,000

    GRANTEE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING FOR K-12 TEACHERS USING THE CODE.ORG CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL. FUNDING 2023-2024 CODE.ORG COMPUTER SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS (CSF), COMPUTER SCIENCE DISCOVERIES (CSD), COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES (CSP), AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A, AND ADMIN/COUNSELOR WORKSHOPS.

  • NEW MEXICO COMPUTER SCIENCE ALLIANCE

    $30,000

    GRANTEE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING FOR K-12 TEACHERS USING THE CODE.ORG CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL. FUNDING 2023-2024 CODE.ORG COMPUTER SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS (CSF), COMPUTER SCIENCE DISCOVERIES (CSD), COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES (CSP), AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A, AND ADMIN/COUNSELOR WORKSHOPS.

  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORP

    $30,000

    GRANTEE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING FOR K-12 TEACHERS USING THE CODE.ORG CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL. FUNDING 2023-2024 CODE.ORG COMPUTER SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS (CSF), COMPUTER SCIENCE DISCOVERIES (CSD), COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES (CSP), AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A, AND ADMIN/COUNSELOR WORKSHOPS.

  • ARIZONA SCIENCE CENTER

    $28,500

    GRANTEE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING FOR K-12 TEACHERS USING THE CODE.ORG CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL. FUNDING 2023-2024 CODE.ORG COMPUTER SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS (CSF), COMPUTER SCIENCE DISCOVERIES (CSD), COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES (CSP), AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A, AND ADMIN/COUNSELOR WORKSHOPS.

  • LEARNING TECHNOLOGY CENTERCREATE ILLINOIS

    $28,500

    GRANTEE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING FOR K-12 TEACHERS USING THE CODE.ORG CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL. FUNDING 2023-2024 CODE.ORG COMPUTER SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS (CSF), COMPUTER SCIENCE DISCOVERIES (CSD), COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES (CSP), AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A, AND ADMIN/COUNSELOR WORKSHOPS.

  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

    $27,000

    GRANTEE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING FOR K-12 TEACHERS USING THE CODE.ORG CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL. FUNDING 2023-2024 CODE.ORG COMPUTER SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS (CSF), COMPUTER SCIENCE DISCOVERIES (CSD), COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES (CSP), AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A, AND ADMIN/COUNSELOR WORKSHOPS.

  • ALASKA STAFF DEVELOPMENT NETWORK

    $24,000

    GRANTEE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING FOR K-12 TEACHERS USING THE CODE.ORG CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL. FUNDING 2023-2024 CODE.ORG COMPUTER SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS (CSF), COMPUTER SCIENCE DISCOVERIES (CSD), COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES (CSP), AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A, AND ADMIN/COUNSELOR WORKSHOPS.

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202501339349307055

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