ChickTechs mission is to retain women in the technology workforce and increase the number of women and girls pursuing technology-based careers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K 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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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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $139K a year · 29% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$283K
103% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 103% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$424K
Spent
$652K
To programs
66%
Net assets
−$8K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$424K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$424K
FY2021$592K
FY2022$528K
FY2023$440K
FY2024$410K
Expenses
$652K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$652K
FY2021$642K
FY2022$636K
FY2023$665K
FY2024$496K
Net assets
−$8K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$8K
FY2021−$47K
FY2022−$157K
FY2023−$386K
FY2024−$472K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2015.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $431K Management & general 24% · $159K Fundraising 9% · $61K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $70K 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
$69,765Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Tonya G Pieske’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katie Sanfilippo—$88,471$91,225$71,683$69,765
Tonya G Pieske$79,512————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers women and girls to pursue and thrive in technology careers.

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2 programs · $431K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Our youth programs served 928 unique girls, including K-12 students. Our largest youth program is ChickTech: High School, which ran in 13 chapter locations across the country and national virtual programming commencing in April 2020, totaling 65 events providing 8,418 program hours.

$215Kprogram expense
02

Our second main program is Advancing the Careers of Technical Women (ACT-W)focused on increasing women entering technology careers through non-traditional pathways and increasing retention of women in technology.

$215Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$424K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$411K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Money outPt IX
$652K
Ln 25
Programscol B$431K
Managementcol C$159K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
−$8K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$258K
Total assetsLn 16$276K
LiabilitiesLn 26$283K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$411K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Total revenueLn 12$424K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$258K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$258K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Total assetsLn 16$276K
LiabilitiesLn 26$283K
Net assetsLn 32−$8K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 6475
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$207K$258K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$324K$276K
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K$283K
Net assetsLn 32$220K−$8K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$49K$11K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$244K$171K$37K$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$68K$48K$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$21K$5K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$818$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$51K$39K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$459
Office expensesLn 13$35K$12K$23K
OccupancyLn 16$38K$8K$30K
TravelLn 17$6K$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$637$417
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K$764
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$58K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$652K$431K$159K$61K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $410K$496K−$86K−$472K 990 PDF
FY2023 $440K$665K−$224K−$386K 990 PDF
FY2022 $528K$636K−$107K−$157K 990 PDF
FY2021 $592K$642K−$50K−$47K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $424K$652K−$227K−$8K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $424,435 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $822,248$410,788
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $97,325$13,647
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $919,573$424,435
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $574,013$411,594
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $419,025$240,049
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $993,038$651,643
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$73,465−$227,208
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $424,435 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$410,788
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$410,788
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,647$13,647
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,647 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$424,435
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $651,643 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,836 · Management $10,534 · Fundraising $10,395$69,765
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $170,583 · Management $36,798 · Fundraising $36,310$243,691
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $47,772 · Management $10,305 · Fundraising $10,169$68,246
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,924 · Management $4,514 · Fundraising $4,454$29,892
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $818 · Management $10,900$11,718
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,986 · Management $11,534$50,520
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,003 · Management $459$2,462
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,141 · Management $23,022$35,163
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,831 · Management $29,732$37,563
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,152 · Management $3,152$6,304
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $637 · Management $417$1,054
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,626 · Management $764$17,390
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $17,272$17,272
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,603$57,603
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $430,912 · Management $159,403 · Fundraising $61,328$651,643
Part X · Balance sheet $275,547 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $206,705$257,627
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $35,310$17,920
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $324,049$275,547
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $104,300$48,391
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$234,685
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $104,300$283,076
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $219,749−$7,529
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $219,749−$7,529
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $324,049$275,547
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$7,529 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$424,435
XI-2 Total expenses$651,643
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$227,208
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$219,749
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$70
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$7,529

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