9 Dots Community Learning Center FY2020 filing

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Sugar Land, TX501(c)(3)Since 2011EducationEIN 45-2834070Revenue $4.2M in FY2020

On file with the IRS9dots.org10903 Coldwater Bridge CT, 77498-0945 · Sugar Land, TXTax-exempt since Nov 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$159K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
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
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$159K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $986K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$529K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.2M
Spent
$4.1M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.2M
FY2020
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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
$4.1M
FY2020
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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
$1.8M
FY2020
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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 FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2011.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $3.3M Management & general 16% · $653K Fundraising 3% · $125K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $159K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$159,238Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$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

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  • 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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3 programs · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Get Coding Program

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.

$2.6Mprogram expense
02

Research

9 dots works with ucla and uc berkeley conducting grant funded research.

$428Kprogram expense
03

Academy

Afternoons during the school year the organization brings in students from local schools to their location for additional teaching of stem curriculum. Additionally, 9 dots has run an advance placement computer science principles program for middle schoolers.

$294Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$399K
Other incomeLn 4–11$110K
Money outPt IX
$4.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$653K
Fundraisingcol D$125K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$529K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$215K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$399K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$110K
Total revenueLn 12$4.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K
Other assetsLn 15$699K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$529K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$655K$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58K$40K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$144K$529K
Net assetsLn 32$945K$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$159K$159K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.3M$2.1M$138K$102K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$216K$169K$37K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$198K$167K$22K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$52K$52K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$9K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$435K$304K$130K
TravelLn 17$38K$38K$117
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$13K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$49K$26K$22K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$579K$520K$59K$933
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$5K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.1M$3.3M$653K$125K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.8M$2.9M$942K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.1M$2.5M$666K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.3M$2.2M$1.1M$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$2.0M$656K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$2.3M−$90K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4.2M$4.1M$56K$1.8M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,156,364 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,470,156$3,644,519
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $410,563$398,750
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$2,841
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,366$110,254
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,895,085$4,156,364
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 $2,137,367$2,891,488
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $781,319$1,209,190
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,918,686$4,100,678
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,601$55,686
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
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 $4,156,364 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$215,188
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,429,331
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,644,519
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $398,750$398,750
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,841$2,841
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $68,966$68,966
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $39,989$39,989
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,299$1,299
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $401,591 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $110,254$4,156,364
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,100,678 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $159,238$159,238
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,079,357 · Management $137,512 · Fundraising $101,605$2,318,474
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $169,482 · Management $37,489 · Fundraising $8,957$215,928
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $167,247 · Management $22,411 · Fundraising $8,190$197,848
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $52,150$52,150
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,606 · Fundraising $3,410$12,016
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $304,374 · Management $130,446$434,820
IX-17 TravelPrograms $38,324 · Management $117$38,441
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,454 · Management $5,766$19,220
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,289 · Management $21,517 · Fundraising $1,504$49,310
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $519,646 · Management $58,910 · Fundraising $933$579,489
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,706 · Management $19,038$23,744
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,322,879 · Management $653,200 · Fundraising $124,599$4,100,678
Part X · Balance sheet $2,327,733 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $654,786$1,487,829
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $28,815$73,747
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $47,537$27,506
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $57,811$39,729
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $299,538$698,922
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,088,487$2,327,733
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $143,959$312,084
X-18 Grants payable$216,667
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $143,959$528,751
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $944,528$1,798,982
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $944,528$1,798,982
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,088,487$2,327,733
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,798,982 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,156,364
XI-2 Total expenses$4,100,678
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$55,686
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$944,528
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$798,768
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,798,982

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