Base Camp Coding Academy FY2021 filing

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Water Valley, MS501(c)(3)EducationEIN 47-4092826Revenue $1.6M in FY2021

On file with the IRSbasecampcodingacademy.com802 Central St, 38965-2100 · Water Valley, MSTax-exempt since Jan 2016School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Base Camp Coding Academy has a vision of delivering fast paced, focused vocational training in computer programming to recent high school graduates in north mississippi in order to support the technology needs of local and regional employers. Our primary objective is to create a path to a career for each and every student at Base Camp Coding Academy. The program and classroom focus will be on immersing students in current, real world technologies and projects that will help them be competitive in an active job market.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $905K a year · 61% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $15K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$867K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$1.6M
-61% vs prior year
Spent
$624K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$5.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2021▼ -61%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$431K
FY2023$769K
FY2024$593K
Expenses
$624K
FY2021▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$462K
FY2021$624K
FY2022$561K
FY2023$640K
FY2024$553K
Net assets
$5.2M
FY2021▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$5.3M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2016.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $410K Management & general 34% · $215K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee-VP
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee-Pres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee-Trea
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kagan Couglin’s $37K as Trustee-VP is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains recent high school graduates in computer programming for local tech jobs.

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1 program · $410K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Base camp coding academy has a vision of delivering fast paced, focused vocational training in computer programming to recent high school graduates in north mississippi in order to support the technology needs of local and regional employers.

$410Kprogram 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 2 funders$15K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Money outPt IX
$624K
Ln 25
Programscol B$410K
Managementcol C$215K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$703K
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$867K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Other incomeLn 4–11$338
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$703K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$703K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$78K
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$867K
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$847K$703K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$867K
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M$5.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$154K$154K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$10K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$140K$140K
InterestLn 20$117K$117K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$35K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$104K$104K
Total functional expensesLn 25$624K$410K$215K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $593K$553K$40K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $769K$640K$129K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $431K$561K−$131K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.6M$624K$938K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.0M$462K$3.5M$4.3M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,562,967 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,601,233$1,500,790
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $333,863$8,600
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $49,681$53,239
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,400$338
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,009,177$1,562,967
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $213,878$164,882
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $248,195$459,585
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $462,073$624,467
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,547,104$938,500
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,562,967 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,500,790
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,500,790
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,600$8,600
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $53,239$53,239
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $338$338
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $62,177$1,562,967
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $624,467 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $154,152$154,152
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,730$10,730
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,841$36,841
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,764 · Management $2,441$12,205
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $140,000$140,000
IX-20 InterestPrograms $116,804$116,804
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,852$14,852
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $35,347$35,347
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $103,536$103,536
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $409,838 · Management $214,629 · Fundraising $0$624,467
Part X · Balance sheet $6,113,516 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $5,322,502; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $846,692$703,252
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,979$9,717
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $31,996$78,045
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,225,759$6,113,516
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $417,083$866,556
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,917,299$866,556
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,308,460$5,246,960
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,308,460$5,246,960
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,225,759$6,113,516
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,246,960 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,562,967
XI-2 Total expenses$624,467
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$938,500
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,308,460
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,246,960

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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