Project Tf EIN 45-5026246

Project Tf

EIN  45-5026246 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA
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Verified accurate 9/13/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowering Black and Latinx individuals to build an innovation economy where they contribute proportionally.
Leadership
Mimi Fox Melton · CEO · $231K
Money in and out
$1.7M revenue, $3.5M expenses
Bottom line
67% program efficiency

Empowering Black and Latinx individuals to build an innovation economy where they contribute proportionally. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.7M in revenue, $3.5M in expenses, and $4.0M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$1.8M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.13
Program efficiency
67%
of spending reaches programs▼ -6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
11.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -28% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-104%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +59% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +52%
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2024▼ -12%
Total assets
$4.1M
FY2024▼ -31%
Total liabilities
$72K
FY2024▼ -41%
Total revenue
$1.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$1.8M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$4.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $2.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Program Development

The fellows program is an intensive career accelerator for black and latinx college and graduate-level computer science students. They participate in a series of learning experiences designed to give them the tools and resources they need to navigate the tech industry, build a lasting career, and advocate for themselves and their…

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Community Mobilization Department

The organization focuses on growing and empowering a broad community to expand CODE2040'S impact. Building engagement and content for black and latinx professionals in the tech industry is the core of the department's work.

$891Kprogram expense
03

Company Cultural Transformation

Company culture transformation offers company facing services grounded in sound change management processes aimed at producing racially equitable and inclusive company cultures within the tech and innovation industries.

$411Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProject Tf
EINHdr · item D45-5026246
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.code2040.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B82)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$231,300Pt VII · Sec A
General Manager
$194,518Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$175,427Pt VII · Sec A
JR. Director of Partnershi
$128,780Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Development Director
$122,147Pt VII · Sec A
Junior Dir. of Student Programs
$109,473Pt VII · Sec A
Initiatives Manager Until October
$105,653Pt VII · Sec A
Senior People & Culture Manager
$103,622Pt VII · Sec A

Mimi Fox Melton’s $231K as CEO is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3393 $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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mimi Fox Melton$231,300$266,579$285,184$230,020$226,312
Karla Monterroso$151,298$253,913
Trina Ramsey VP of Development$220,597
Jocelyn Garibay$194,518$196,052$195,658$194,572$128,871
Justin Lyons$175,427$154,414$100,387
Danielle Hawthorne$145,658$134,010$119,509
Brionna Lomax$137,099
Selene Chala$128,780$133,021$110,330

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.6M · 95%
Investment income$82K · 5%
Contributions & grants95%$1.6M
Investment income5%$82K
Program service revenue$1K
Other revenue$7K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.13
Program services67%$2.4M
Management & general20%$689K
Fundraising13%$446K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$72K
Total net assetsLn 32$4.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed11.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3.3M · Operating expenses/yr $3.5M
11.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.4M · Total expenses $3.5M
67%
Management & General
Management & general $689K · Total expenses $3.5M
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $446K · Total expenses $3.5M
13%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $455K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.9M
$0.23 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.6M · Total revenue $1.7M
95%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.7M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1K · Total revenue $1.7M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $82K · Total revenue $1.7M
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1K · Total expenses $3.5M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.7M · Prior year $1.1M
+52%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $5.6M · FY2024 $1.7M
-26%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $4.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.7M · Expenses $3.5M
-104%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $4.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $4.0M · Total assets $4.1M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $4.1M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mimi Fox Melton · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $231K · Total expenses $3.5M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $2.4M · Total expenses $3.5M
68%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $66K · Gross raised $1.4M
5%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 67%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 28%
Revenue growth 52%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$1.7M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$5.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$5.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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