Coding School EIN 46-5097610

Coding School FY2021 filing

EIN  46-5097610 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Studio City, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Offers high-quality STEM education to K-12 students.
Leadership
Kiera Peltz · President/CEO · $75K
Money in and out
$1.5M revenue, $814K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency

Offers high-quality STEM education to K-12 students. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $1.5M in revenue, $814K in expenses, and $801K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$1.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$814K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$801K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $667K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
15.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+45%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2021
Expenses
$814K
FY2021
Total assets
$1.1M
FY2021
Total liabilities
$269K
FY2021
Total revenue
$1.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$814K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$801K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$667K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $642K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Provide stem education in emerging technologies to over 15,000 students including k-12, university and members of the workforce in all 50 states and around the world. Programs include virtual, large-scale instructor-led courses, camps and workshops in quantum computing; and one-on-one lessons, research programs and camps in artificial…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCoding School
EINHdr · item D46-5097610
Principal addressHdr · item CStudio City, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jthe-cs.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/CEO
$74,702Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/COO
$35,700Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$968K · 65%
Program service revenue$513K · 35%
Contributions & grants65%$968K
Program service revenue35%$513K
Investment income$277
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.02
Program services79%$642K
Management & general19%$158K
Fundraising2%$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$814K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$269K
Total net assetsLn 32$801K
Months of cash on handcomputed15.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.1M · Operating expenses/yr $814K
15.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $642K · Total expenses $814K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $158K · Total expenses $814K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $14K · Total expenses $814K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $14K · Solicited contributions $968K
$0.01 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $968K · Total revenue $1.5M
65%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.5M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $513K · Total revenue $1.5M
35%
Investment reliance
Investment income $277 · Total revenue $1.5M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $513K · Total expenses $814K
63%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.5M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $801K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.5M · Expenses $814K
+45%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $801K · Total assets $1.1M
75%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.1M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kiera Peltz · Reported title PRESIDENT/CEO · Highest reported compensation $75K · Total expenses $814K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $488K · Total expenses $814K
60%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 19%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$158K
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$2.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$3.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$3.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.5M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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