Totals
- Total revenue
- $369,045
- Total expenses
- $250,001
- Contributions and grants received
- $368,694
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $351
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $135,421
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,154
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $132,267
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $188,119
- Management and general expenses
- $32,176
- Fundraising expenses
- $29,706
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $188,119
Program services were 75.2% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$368,694
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3 · Investment income
total $1 · excluded $1
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $350
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $350
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $350 · excluded $350
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $90,833 · program services $90,833
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $64,329 · program services $33,193 · management and general $12,363 · fundraising $18,773
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $20,585 · program services $16,039 · management and general $1,805 · fundraising $2,741
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $13,250 · program services $10,324 · management and general $1,162 · fundraising $1,764
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11b · Fees: legal
total $1,959 · management and general $1,959
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11g · Fees: other
total $8,522 · management and general $8,522
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $4,613 · fundraising $4,613
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13 · Office expenses
total $8,893 · program services $7,455 · management and general $1,438
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17 · Travel
total $27,480 · program services $25,508 · management and general $468 · fundraising $1,504
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $85 · management and general $85
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23 · Insurance
total $2,174 · program services $972 · management and general $916 · fundraising $286
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES
total $3,495 · program services $3,495
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24b · Other expenses: SERVICE CHARGES
total $2,922 · management and general $2,897 · fundraising $25
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24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES
total $561 · management and general $561
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24d · Other expenses: CAPSTONE AWARDS
total $300 · program services $300
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $13,223 · end of year $64,117
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $344
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $70,000
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $960
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
end of year $3,154
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $13,223 · end of year $42,267
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $90,000
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
CODE FOR LIFE USA, INC.'S MISSION IS TO EQUIP YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN UNDER-SERVED AND HIGH POVERTY COMMUNITIES, WITH PRACTICAL LIFE SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROFICIENCY THEY NEED TO THRIVE IN THE NEW DIGITALLY-DRIVEN ECONOMY. BY CREATING A NEIGHBORHOOD-FOCUSED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM THAT UNITES EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, INDUSTRY LEADERS, THE TECH COMMUNITY, LOCAL CHURCHES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO TRANSFORM THE WAY YOUNG PEOPLE SEE THEMSELVES AND THEIR FUTURES. THROUGH ITS THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF CHANGE, THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE BECOME CREATORS AND MAKERS OF TECHNOLOGY, AND TO CREATE A PIPELINE OF YOUNG CODERS AND AN ONRAMP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO THRIVE TO THE NEW TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO EQUIP YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN UNDER-SERVED AND HIGH POVERTY COMMUNITIES, WITH PRACTICAL LIFE SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROFICIENCY THEY NEED TO THRIVE IN THE DIGITALLY-DRIVEN ECONOMY.
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THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FACILITATING THE CREATOR & MAKER TRAINING, COMPRISED OF COURSES INCLUDING: WEB BASICS, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, AND ADVANCED JS. IN THE COURSES, YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN HOW TO CODE IN VARIOUS COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, REACT, NODE.JS, PHYTHON, MONGODB, AND C. THE PROGRAM CURRICULUM ALSO INCLUDES AGILE METHODS (I.E., COLLABORATION, IDEA DEVELOPMENT, AND GIVING & RECEIVING FEEDBACK) TO HELP PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP PERSONALLY THROUGH LIFE COACHING, CASE MANAGEMENT AND VISION CASTING. THE CREATOR & MAKER TRAINING PROGRAM EQUIPS YOUNG PEOPLE WITH WEB, MOBILE AND HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT SKILLS WHILE EXPOSING THEM TO THE CREATIVE PROCESS, COLLABORATION, SOCIAL INNOVATION, AND DESIGN, WHICH CULMINATES IN A CAPSTONE PROJECT THAT ENCAPSULATES THEIR LEARNING. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS, THE MATH AND SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, AND A LOCAL NETWORK OF SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, HIRE, AND SUPERVISE COLLEGE AND GRADUATE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SERVE AS INSTRUCTORS TO TEACH THE COURSE CURRICULUM. THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT APPROACH COALESCES A RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS TO REACH YOUNG PEOPLE IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED IN SCHOOL, AFTER SCHOOL, AND THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER IN SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE INITIAL COMMUNITIES SERVED INCLUDE EAST HARLEM AND THE BRONX. THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE ORGANIZATION ARE DIVERSE, FOR EXAMPLE, EAST HARLEM'S POPULATION IS YOUNG, WITH 30 PERCENT UNDER THE AGE OF 18, AND DIVERSE, WITH 24 PERCENT FOREIGN BORN, PERCENT AFRICAN AMERICAN/AFRICAN, PERCENT LATINO WITH 10.7 PERCENT OF MEXICAN DECENT, 7.5 PERCENT ASIAN, AND 15 PERCENT WHITE NON-HISPANIC.
Expenses $188,119
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Richard RicksRICHARD RICKS
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Vance LeonVANCE LEON
TREASURER & CLERK
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Christopher TroyCHRISTOPHER TROY
CEO
- Total calculated
- $45,000
- From this org
- $45,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 14 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202511349349310311
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