Code for America Labs INC FY2021 filing

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)Since 2009Public & Societal BenefitEIN 27-1067272Revenue $93.2M in FY2021

On file with the IRScodeforamerica.org972 Mission St 5th Floor, 94103-2994 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Jun 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.0M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11.8M a year · 26% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.0M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
28
named funders · $27.1M
Looks good: 28 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$839K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$93.2M
+170% vs prior year
Spent
$27.9M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$95.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$93.2M
FY2021▲ +170%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$34.6M
FY2021$93.2M
FY2022$34.3M
FY2023$37.9M
FY2024$29.9M
Expenses
$27.9M
FY2021▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$22.7M
FY2021$27.9M
FY2022$38.6M
FY2023$43.4M
FY2024$38.4M
Net assets
$95.5M
FY2021▲ +230%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$28.9M
FY2021$95.5M
FY2022$90.2M
FY2023$85.2M
FY2024$77.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $23.5M Management & general 10% · $2.8M Fundraising 6% · $1.6M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$275,976Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Technology Officer
$266,155Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Communications & Marketing Officer
$239,176Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Revenue Officer
$208,578Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$174,026Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Social Safety Net
$165,666Pt VII · Sec A
Principal Software Engineer
$163,721Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Engineering
$162,760Pt 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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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

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3 programs · $19.7M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Safety netin 2021, we began to transform the social safety net by utilizing the tools of human - centered technology, modernizing benefit systems by permanently addressing barriers to enrollment, usage and retention.

$11.9Mprogram expense
02

Eitc (earned income tax credit)in 2021, code for america helped deliver a total of $766 million in flexible cash and helped file 211,000 accepted tax returns. We did this by developing a national tax filing system that is free and easy to complete, ensuring that everyone receives the tax benefits they DESERVE.GETYOURREFUND delivered an…

$4.7Mprogram expense
03

Clear my RECORD2021 was the culmination of several years of work to launch the automatic record clearance movement into the mainstream and define the value of our product, clear my record, to the criminal justice and automatic record clearance ecosystem.

$3.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$93.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$91.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$594K
Money outPt IX
$27.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$23.5M
Managementcol C$2.8M
Fundraisingcol D$1.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$95.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45.6M
Total assetsLn 16$96.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$839K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$91.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$405K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$594K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12$93.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29.8M
SavingsLn 2$15.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$45.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$386K
Other assetsLn 15$248K
Total assetsLn 16$96.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$839K
Net assetsLn 32$95.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5161
VolunteersI 625,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12.9M$45.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.0M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$579K$386K
Total assetsLn 16$30.1M$96.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$839K
Net assetsLn 32$28.9M$95.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$250K$250K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.0M$346K$404K$263K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$15.8M$14.2M$664K$933K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$310K$272K$11K$27K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.6M$1.2M$219K$112K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.0M$866K$85K$73K
Management feesLn 11a$3.9M$3.6M$234K$49K
Legal feesLn 11b$100K$100K
Accounting feesLn 11c$66K$66K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$116K$116K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.7M$1.7M$490$800
Office expensesLn 13$182K$57K$49K$76K
Information technologyLn 14$1.0M$879K$101K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$550K$1K$549K$150
TravelLn 17$66K$54K$204$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$57K$57K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$193K$193K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$12K$18K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$27.9M$23.5M$2.8M$1.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $29.9M$38.4M−$8.6M$77.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $37.9M$43.4M−$5.5M$85.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $34.3M$38.6M−$4.3M$90.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $93.2M$27.9M$65.3M$95.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $34.6M$22.7M$11.9M$28.9M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $93,211,076 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $33,320,596$91,034,806
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $382,914$405,027
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $37,488$1,177,576
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $841,063$593,667
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $34,582,061$93,211,076
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $74,190$250,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,520,942$19,670,660
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,073,197$7,978,732
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $22,668,329$27,899,392
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,913,732$65,311,684
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $93,211,076 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,901,202
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$86,133,604
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,437,950
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$91,034,806
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $405,027$405,027
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28,504$28,504
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $1,439$1,439
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,149,072$1,149,072
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $592,228$592,228
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $997,255 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,179,015$93,211,076
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $27,899,392 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $250,000$250,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $346,300 · Management $404,476 · Fundraising $263,260$1,014,036
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,153,547 · Management $663,967 · Fundraising $932,877$15,750,391
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $271,733 · Management $11,308 · Fundraising $26,774$309,815
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,240,441 · Management $219,428 · Fundraising $111,733$1,571,602
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $866,436 · Management $85,002 · Fundraising $73,378$1,024,816
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $3,627,473 · Management $233,869 · Fundraising $49,344$3,910,686
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $99,871$99,871
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $66,500$66,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $115,971$115,971
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,702,967 · Management $490 · Fundraising $800$1,704,257
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $57,441 · Management $48,796 · Fundraising $76,217$182,454
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $878,866 · Management $100,764 · Fundraising $20,659$1,000,289
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,136 · Management $548,629 · Fundraising $150$549,915
IX-17 TravelPrograms $54,231 · Management $204 · Fundraising $11,303$65,738
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $56,693$56,693
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $192,928$192,928
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,192 · Management $18,134 · Fundraising $3,104$33,430
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $23,519,456 · Management $2,810,337 · Fundraising $1,569,599$27,899,392
Part X · Balance sheet $96,320,927 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,048,019$29,809,434
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,814,911$15,838,759
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,206,618$48,595,969
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $120,949$178,282
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $579,362$386,435
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $9,016,104$1,264,048
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $348,000$248,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,133,963$96,320,927
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,011,946$838,871
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $195,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,206,946$838,871
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $20,519,738$18,012,094
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,407,279$77,469,962
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,927,017$95,482,056
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,133,963$96,320,927
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $95,482,056 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$93,211,076
XI-2 Total expenses$27,899,392
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$65,311,684
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,927,017
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,243,355
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$95,482,056

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