To provide and make accessible, high quality stem education to students, k-12.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 119 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $263K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$250K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $158K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$812K
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.6M
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2025▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2025▼ -32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$814K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$2.5M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$801K
FY2022$832K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · 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 Jul 2014.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $1.7M Management & general 20% · $502K Fundraising 11% · $267K

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; $250K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/CEO
$204,092Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Finance Operatio
$46,177Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kiera Peltz’s $204K as President/CEO is at the 83rd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kiera Peltz$204,092$140,408$136,690$150,894$74,702
Lisa Peltz$46,177$47,677$31,677$35,000$35,700

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

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Offers high-quality STEM education to K-12 students.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The coding school is a 501c3 organization that aims to empower the next generation through computer science education and train the future workforce in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing and cybersecurity. The coding school serves students throughout the U.S.

$1.7Mprogram expense

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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 5 funders$158K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$999K
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$502K
Fundraisingcol D$267K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$859K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$812K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$999K
Government grantsLn 1e$686K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Gains on assetsLn 7$39K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$506K
SavingsLn 2$353K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$859K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$812K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5119
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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$541K$859K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K$37K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$763K$812K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$345K$182K$142K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$977K$103K$217K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$65K$37K$19K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$109K$81K$12K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$146K$146K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$84K$77K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$15K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$48K$44K$3K$92
OccupancyLn 16$24K$13K$12K
TravelLn 17$60K$39K$19K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$289K$281K$6K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$665$665
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$1.7M$502K$267K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.6M$2.5M$75K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.7M$3.7M−$21K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$2.6M$543K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.3M$49K$832K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$814K$667K$801K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,591,223 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,070,424$998,825
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,614,224$1,515,045
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,745$77,353
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,694,393$2,591,223
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 $1,910,859$1,816,190
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,804,558$699,882
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,715,417$2,516,072
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$21,024$75,151
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
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 $2,591,223 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$685,898
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$312,927
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$998,825
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,515,045$1,515,045
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $38,797$38,797
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $38,556$38,556
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,515,045 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $77,353$2,591,223
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,516,072 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $182,454 · Management $141,952 · Fundraising $20,848$345,254
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $976,581 · Management $103,323 · Fundraising $216,899$1,296,803
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,946 · Management $18,990 · Fundraising $8,722$64,658
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $80,823 · Management $11,872 · Fundraising $16,780$109,475
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $145,582$145,582
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $76,698 · Management $7,107$83,805
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,165 · Management $3,180$18,345
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,813 · Management $3,150$4,963
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $43,953 · Management $3,474 · Fundraising $92$47,519
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,600 · Management $11,515$24,115
IX-17 TravelPrograms $38,680 · Management $19,055 · Fundraising $1,882$59,617
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $12,220$12,220
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $14,352$14,352
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $280,965 · Management $6,242 · Fundraising $1,492$288,699
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $665$665
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,746,678 · Management $502,014 · Fundraising $267,380$2,516,072
Part X · Balance sheet $2,275,336 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $127,433$505,783
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $413,928$353,416
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $308,411$43,432
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,192$18,598
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $49,245$37,025
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,256,224$1,317,082
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,167,433$2,275,336
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $265,298$376,327
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $498,121$435,990
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $763,419$812,317
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,404,014$1,463,019
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,404,014$1,463,019
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,167,433$2,275,336
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,463,019 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,591,223
XI-2 Total expenses$2,516,072
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$75,151
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,404,014
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$16,146
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,463,019

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