9 Dots Community Learning Center

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9 dots' mission is to provide transformative computer science education for every student. We build complete k-6 pathways in title I elementary schools and create Learning environments that engage every student, foster joy, and promote fearlessness in problem solving. We aim to empower students by transforming the way they voice their ideas, understand their world, and imagine their futures.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-2834070) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 18 volunteers and 33 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $562K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
72% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$173K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
17.8 mo
of spending, in cash
17.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $986K
7 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$513K
9% of total assets
Liabilities are 9% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$3.8M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$4.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2025▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.9M
Net assets
$4.9M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2011.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $2.1M Management & general 21% · $608K Fundraising 7% · $194K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $173K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$173,336Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alexis Cabrera’s $173K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Armanda Iorio——$9,569$11,669$232,754$159,238
Alexis Cabrera$173,336$177,570$137,565$124,562$92,980—

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

Provide K-6 students with transformative computer science education opportunities.

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1 program · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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9 dots places instructors to co-teach with site teachers and through gradual release builds teacher capacity to teach computer science curriculum independently. The organization is working towards creating complete pathways so that children receive computer science classes from kindergarten to 6TH grade.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-2834070) · Dispute this line
$2.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$780K
Investment incomeLn 3$137K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$608K
Fundraisingcol D$194K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$513K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$780K
Investment incomeLn 3$137K
Other incomeLn 4–11$176
Total revenueLn 12$3.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.3M
Accounts receivableLn 4$47K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$60K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$513K
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M$4.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$237K$513K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$4.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$182K$128K$18K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.2M$347K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$195K$151K$39K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$178K$146K$27K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$107K$107K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$4K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$42K$31K$7K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$703$121
InsuranceLn 23$27K$20K$6K$973
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$534K$378K$42K$115K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$2.1M$608K$194K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $3.8M$2.9M$942K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 5, 2025 $3.1M$2.5M$666K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 15, 2024 $3.3M$2.2M$1.1M$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 28, 2023 $2.7M$2.0M$656K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 18, 2022 $2.2M$2.3M−$90K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 9, 2021 $4.2M$4.1M$56K$1.8M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,808,321 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,374,147$2,891,376
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $615,219$780,048
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $132,081$136,721
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $370$176
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,121,817$3,808,321
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,817,135$2,130,288
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $638,601$736,234
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,455,736$2,866,522
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $666,081$941,799
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $3,808,321 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,891,376
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,891,376
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $780,048$780,048
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $136,721$136,721
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $176$176
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $780,224 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $136,721$3,808,321
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,866,522 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $127,684 · Management $18,241 · Fundraising $36,481$182,406
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,205,949 · Management $346,669 · Fundraising $21,941$1,574,559
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $150,916 · Management $38,676 · Fundraising $5,350$194,942
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $146,439 · Management $27,086 · Fundraising $4,856$178,381
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,783$5,783
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $106,910$106,910
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,706 · Fundraising $5,701$9,407
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,125$4,125
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,972 · Management $6,774 · Fundraising $4,252$41,998
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,464 · Management $703 · Fundraising $121$3,288
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,888 · Management $5,680 · Fundraising $973$26,541
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $377,705 · Management $41,990 · Fundraising $114,555$534,250
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,258 · Management $1,674$3,932
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,064,275 · Management $608,017 · Fundraising $194,230$2,866,522
Part X · Balance sheet $5,460,512 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,393,667$4,258,778
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $331,987$46,800
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $34,104$59,900
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,436$6,149
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $472,900$1,088,885
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,242,094$5,460,512
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $236,518$286,613
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$126,524
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$100,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $236,518$513,137
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,750,089$4,947,287
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $255,487$88
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,005,576$4,947,375
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,242,094$5,460,512
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,947,375 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,808,321
XI-2 Total expenses$2,866,522
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$941,799
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,005,576
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,947,375

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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