Code for America Labs INC FY2020 filing

San Francisco, CA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2009 · Public & Societal Benefit

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2020
Revenue
$34.6M
Spent
$22.7M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$28.9M
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2020 (IRS tax year 2020).

Figures match the IRS filing checked 8/8/26 · see original: IRS

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
28 funders, incl. Blue Meridian Partners INC
$27.1M in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
84% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$10–100M
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CCode for America Labs INC
EINHdr · item D27-1067272
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2010
Year of formationHdr · item L2009
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W20)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.codeforamerica.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.05
Program services84%$19.1M
Management & general11%$2.5M
Fundraising5%$1.0M
Total functional expensesLn 25$22.7M

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$34.6M
FY2020
Expenses
$22.7M
FY2020
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
11.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+34%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$30.1M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$1.2M
FY2020
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$11.9M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$30.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$12.9M
Total assetsLn 16$30.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Total net assetsLn 32$28.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed6.8

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$33.3M · 96%
Other revenue$841K · 2%
Program service revenue$383K · 1%
Contributions & grants96%$33.3M
Other revenue2%$841K
Program service revenue1%$383K
Investment income$37K
— government grantsLn 1e$6.4M
Total revenueLn 12$34.6M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $21.9M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $22.7M · Less non-cash grants $278K · Cash operating expenses/yr $22.4M
11.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $19.1M · Total expenses $22.7M
84%
Management & General
Management & general $2.5M · Total expenses $22.7M
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1.0M · Total expenses $22.7M
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $1.0M · Solicited contributions $26.9M
$0.04 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $33.3M · Total revenue $34.6M
96%
Government reliance
Government grants $6.4M · Total revenue $34.6M
19%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $383K · Total revenue $34.6M
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $37K · Total revenue $34.6M
+0.1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $383K · Total expenses $22.7M
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $34.6M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $28.9M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $34.6M · Expenses $22.7M
+34%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $30.1M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $28.9M · Total assets $30.1M
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $9.0M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $30.1M
30%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Louis Moore · Reported title CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $248K · Total expenses $22.7M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $13.5M · Total expenses $22.7M
60%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%——
Overhead ratio 11%——
Fundraising cost ratio 3%——
Legal fee ratio 0.07%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.3%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Technology Officer
$248,253Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial & People Officer
$240,359Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Executive Officer
$199,527Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director Institutional Partnerships
$162,765Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial & People Officer
$160,517Pt VII · Sec A
Design Director
$149,630Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director Brigade Network
$143,556Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Social Safety Net
$142,784Pt VII · Sec A

Amanda Renteria’s $345K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 232 $10–100M public & societal benefit nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Amanda Renteria$344,823$348,742$349,262$275,976$199,527
Scott Johnston$335,438$61,731———
Louis Moore—$219,748$290,195$266,155$248,253
David Schlendorf$283,362$274,376———
Arlene Corbin Lewis$263,150$254,964$234,532$239,176—
Zeryn Sarpangal————$240,359
Tracey Patterson—$236,453$199,021——
Emily Tracy——$228,827$208,578—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

Builds technology to make government services easier for people to use.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $16.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Strengthening the social safety netour vision is a human-centered safety net-one that is simple and easy for people to access. A human-centered safety net can transform lives in meaningful, measurable ways-making our systems and society more equitable and RESILIENT.GETCALFRESH: we partner with communities and government to improve the…

$9.6Mprogram expense
02

Promoting economic justice through tax benefitsat code for america, we believe that financial stability should be equitable, inclusive, and guaranteed to everyone. Code for america is working with government to help individuals and families get the flexible cash they need to achieve financial STABILITY.GETYOURREFUND.ORGAT code for…

$4.3Mprogram expense
03

Shrinking the criminal legal systemour goal is to make automatic record clearance-where all eligible criminal records are cleared automatically and without burden-the standard across the COUNTRY.WITH technology and people-centered design, automatic record clearance helps put people with criminal records and their families first-and is…

$2.9Mprogram expense

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Funders

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $320K · 2020–2021
California Food Policy AdvocatesFY2020$20,000

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $29.9M$38.4M-21% 990 PDF
FY2023 $37.9M$43.4M+11% 990 PDF
FY2022 $34.3M$38.6M-63% 990 PDF
FY2021 $93.2M$27.9M+170% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $34.6M$22.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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