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BLACK GIRLS CODE INC

EIN 45-4930539 OAKLAND, CA

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Revenue 2024
$4,376,830
Expenses 2024
$12,778,260

Program services were 56.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B19
Classification
1200
Street
1736 FRANKLIN ST FL 10TH

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BLACK GIRLS CODE EMPOWERS LEARNERS WITH RESPONSIVE, HIGH-IMPACT PROGRAMS THAT BUILD TECH AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, AND COMMUNITY. IN 2024, NEW LEADERSHIP EXPANDED ACCESS AND STRENGTHENED OUR MISSION TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF TECH LEADERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO EMPOWER TALENT THROUGH HIGH-IMPACT PROGRAMS THAT BUILD SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, AND COMMUNITY.

  • EDUCATION/CURRICULUM: BGC INSPIRED EVEN YOUNGER LEARNERS BY LAUNCHING CODE ALONG JR., THE AWARD-WINNING NEXT EVOLUTION OF OUR CODE ALONG FRANCHISE - A VIDEO-BASED CODING ACADEMY WITH 6.3M+ VIEWS AND 1B+ IMPRESSIONS FEATURING CORE LESSONS, INDUSTRY ROLE MODELS, TECH SPOTLIGHTS, AND DYNAMIC CHALLENGES. BGC EDUCATES YOUTH AGES 7-18 THROUGH FREE IN-PERSON (ACROSS THE U.S.) AND VIRTUAL CODING WORKSHOPS IN PYTHON, JAVASCRIPT, AND SCRATCH, USING HANDS-ON, PROJECT-BASED LEARNING - GAMES, WEBSITES, CODED MUSIC, AND DIGITAL ART - LED BY TRAINED INSTRUCTORS. EACH WORKSHOP ENDS WITH A COMPLETED PROJECT THAT BUILDS REAL SKILL AND CONFIDENCE. BGC LAUNCHES THE NEXT GENERATION BY DIRECTING THE MAJORITY OF RESOURCES TO PROGRAM DESIGN, DELIVERY, AND GROWTH - PRIORITIZING (SEE SCHEDULE O) INSTRUCTION, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS THAT SPARK EARLY TECH EXPOSURE, STRENGTHEN PRACTICAL SKILLS, AND CONNECT YOUTH TO MENTORSHIP AND STEAM PATHWAYS.

    Expenses $2,201,018

  • IN SCHOOL/CODE CLUBS: BGC DELIVERED FREE AFTER-SCHOOL CODE CLUBS (SIX WEEKS) AND IMMERSIVE WEEK-LONG SUMMER CAMPS THAT ENGAGED MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN HANDS-ON TECH LEARNING. HOSTED WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, PROGRAMS USED CSTA-ALIGNED JAVASCRIPT AND PYTHON CURRICULA AND EMPHASIZED AI, CLIMATE TECH, AND GAME DEVELOPMENT, PAIRED WITH MENTORING AND CONFIDENCE-BUILDING SESSIONS. SUPPORTED THROUGH JOINT INVESTMENT FROM BGC AND COLLEGE, CORPORATE, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THESE PROGRAMS CULMINATED IN CERTIFICATES AND PUBLIC SHOWCASES. IN 2024, BGC RAN 17 CODE CLUBS (88% INTEND TO RETURN) AND 8 SUMMER CAMPS - A 232% INCREASE OVER 2023 - WITH 97% OF CAMPERS REPORTING INCREASED CODING CONFIDENCE.

    Expenses $2,439,457

  • COLLEGES AND CAREERS (FORMERLY ALUMNAE): BGC INSPIRES: BGC'S COLLEGE & CAREERS PROGRAMS INSPIRE ADULTS 18+ TO SEE THEMSELVES IN THE TECH WORKFORCE BY BUILDING COMMUNITY, VISIBILITY, AND BELONGING. WEEKLY ENRICHMENT SESSIONSFOCUSED ON MENTAL WELLNESS, FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT, AND CAREER EXPLORATION - ENGAGED ROUGHLY 40 PARTICIPANTS PER SESSION AND CREATED A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE LEARNERS COULD IMAGINE AND PURSUE NEW CAREER POSSIBILITIES.BGC EDUCATES: IN 2024, UNDER NEW EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND AN EXPANDED BOARD, BGC ACCELERATED INVESTMENT IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE NEWLY LAUNCHED TECH PREP FELLOWSHIP EQUIPPED PARTICIPANTS WITH IN-DEMAND SKILLS THROUGH EMPLOYER RECRUITMENT INTENSIVES, RESUME (SEE SCHEDULE O) AND MOCK INTERVIEW COACHING, TECHNICAL INTERVIEW PREP, FRANCHISED POWER SKILLS LABS, CODING CHALLENGES, AND PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS - STRENGTHENING BOTH CONFIDENCE AND TECHNICAL APTITUDE.BGC LAUNCHES: TO SUPPORT CAREER ADVANCEMENT, BGC INTRODUCED A DYNAMIC MEMBER PORTAL OFFERING COMMUNITY FEATURES, CURATED RESOURCES, AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES. CONSISTENT WITH BGC'S FISCAL PRIORITIES, THE MAJORITY OF EXPENDITURES FUELED PROGRAM DELIVERY AND 18+ EARN-AND-LEARN WORKFORCE INITIATIVES, POSITIONING THE ORGANIZATION FOR NATIONAL SCALE AND DEEPER PARTNERSHIPS WITH HIRING MANAGERS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT LEADERS.

    Expenses $1,282,588 · Grants $74,455

  • MARKETING: BGC ENHANCED ITS MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS FUNCTION TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC GROWTH, PROGRAM ENROLLMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. UNDER NEW EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP, THE ORGANIZATION IMPLEMENTED A MODERNIZED BRAND STRATEGY, EXPANDED DIGITAL STORYTELLING, AND LAUNCHED NEW WEBSITE AND SOCIAL CONTENT FOR YOUTH AND ADULT AUDIENCES. MARKETING EFFORTS INCREASED VISIBILITY FOR CODE ALONG JR., CODE CLUBS, SUMMER CAMPS, AND COLLEGE & CAREERS INITIATIVES WHILE STRENGTHENING OUTREACH TO SCHOOLS, HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERS, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH NEWSLETTERS, PARTNER TOOLKITS, AND MULTI-CHANNEL CAMPAIGNS. BGC ALSO EXPANDED ITS PUBLIC RELATIONS EFFORTS, EARNING MEDIA EXPOSURE FOR PROGRAM MILESTONES AND PARTICIPATING IN NATIONAL CONFERENCES, CONVENINGS, AND THOUGHT-LEADERSHIP EVENTS TO AMPLIFY ITS MISSION AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH CORPORATE, PHILANTHROPIC, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THESE ACTIVITIES ELEVATED NATIONAL AWARENESS OF BGC'S WORK, STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS, AND SUPPORTED FUNDRAISING AND RECRUITMENT GOALS.

    Expenses $1,335,839

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Cristina Mancini

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $559,459
    From this org
    $490,323
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,136
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $490,323
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $48,436
    Filer's total
    $559,459
  • Selina Suarez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $40,000
    From this org
    $40,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Damier Xandrine

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mashea Ashton

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa Serwin

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Herbert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sherman Whites

    DIRECTOR (TERM 09/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mary Louise Shea

    COO (TERM 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $247,734
    From this org
    $247,734
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $247,734
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $247,734
  • Funmilayo Brown

    CDO (TERM 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $202,206
    From this org
    $176,820
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,386
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,357
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,463
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,386
    Filer's total
    $202,206
  • Brittany Clay

    COO (TERM 02/2024)

    Total calculated
    $159,149
    From this org
    $140,066
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,083
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,493
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $20,573
    Deferred
    $2,103
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,980
    Filer's total
    $159,149
  • Lauren Peters Lague

    CMO

    Total calculated
    $154,360
    From this org
    $128,111
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,249
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,111
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,249
    Filer's total
    $154,360
  • Russell Farnell

    VP, FINANCE (TERM 07/2024)

    Total calculated
    $241,400
    From this org
    $220,658
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,742
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $106,683
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $113,975
    Deferred
    $6,408
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,334
    Filer's total
    $241,400
  • Tamika Tretu

    VP, PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $228,303
    From this org
    $182,575
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,728
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,575
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,246
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,482
    Filer's total
    $228,303
  • Chris Fogelman

    VP, FINANCE & TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $126,365
    From this org
    $105,997
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,368
    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $4,376,830
    Expenses
    $12,778,260
    Contributions
    $3,468,479
    Grants paid
    $74,455
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $6,684,767
    Expenses
    $11,745,064
    Contributions
    $5,593,383
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $7,045,838
    Expenses
    $12,214,909
    Contributions
    $6,734,080
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $16,892,534
    Expenses
    $6,022,091
    Assets (EOY)
    $40,729,664
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $23,913,846
    Expenses
    $2,954,708
    Assets (EOY)
    $26,310,791
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $23,913,846
    Expenses
    $2,954,708
    Assets (EOY)
    $26,310,791
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,763,115
    Expenses
    $2,804,497
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,234,124

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.