BCAUSEICAN's mission is to prevent socioeconomic disparities by equipping communities in need with STEM education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$198K 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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$198K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$78K
126% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 126% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$712K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$798K
To programs
67%
Net assets
−$16K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$712K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$118K
FY2022$192K
FY2023$490K
FY2024$831K
FY2025$712K
Expenses
$798K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$77K
FY2022$169K
FY2023$425K
FY2024$847K
FY2025$798K
Net assets
−$16K
FY2025▼ -122%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$55K
FY2022$81K
FY2023$84K
FY2024$71K
FY2025−$16K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2015.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $534K Management & general 33% · $263K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $198K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$88,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ron Nicholson’s $110K as CEO is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care 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
Ron Nicholson$110,000$120,416$90,563$34,273$18,000
Michael Batts$88,000$74,000$48,500$4,000—

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 15aNo

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Equips communities with STEM education to prevent socioeconomic disparities.

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1 program · $534K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Bcauseican Grow

Provides computer coding instruction to elementary school students. GROW program participants graduate with a Certification in SCRATCH Coding-one of the leading developmental coding languages, currently taught in over 200 countries. BCAUSEICAN RISE - Provides computer coding instruction to middle school students.

$534Kprogram 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
Fair ChanceFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$712K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$579K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$133K
Money outPt IX
$798K
Ln 25
Programscol B$534K
Managementcol C$263K
Owns and owesPt X
−$16K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$133K
Government grantsLn 1e$66K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$579K
Total revenueLn 12$712K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$49K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
Net assetsLn 32−$16K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K$49K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$71K$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$606$78K
Net assetsLn 32$71K−$16K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$110K$88K$22K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$252K$201K$50K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$13K$3K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$24K$6K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$110K$0$110K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$190K$159K$31K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$1K$0
Office expensesLn 13$30K$17K$13K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$22K$17K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$17K$0$17K$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$357$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$8K$6K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$798K$534K$263K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $712K$798K−$86K−$16K 990 PDF
FY2024 $831K$847K−$15K$71K 990 PDF
FY2023 $490K$425K$65K$84K 990 PDF
FY2022 $192K$169K$23K$81K 990 PDF
FY2021 $118K$77K$41K$55K 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 $711,931 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $146,496$133,255
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $684,838$578,676
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $831,334$711,931
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 $412,784$408,326
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $433,951$389,190
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $846,735$797,516
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,401−$85,585
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $711,931 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$65,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$67,755
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$133,255
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $578,676 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$578,676
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $578,676 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$711,931
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $797,516 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $88,000 · Management $22,000 · Fundraising $0$110,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $201,487 · Management $50,372 · Fundraising $0$251,859
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,369 · Management $3,342 · Fundraising $0$16,711
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,805 · Management $5,951 · Fundraising $0$29,756
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $109,685 · Fundraising $0$109,685
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $159,380 · Management $30,740 · Fundraising $0$190,120
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,017 · Management $1,004 · Fundraising $0$5,021
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,106 · Management $12,933 · Fundraising $0$30,039
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,257 · Management $4,399$21,656
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $16,704 · Fundraising $0$16,704
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,428 · Management $357 · Fundraising $0$1,785
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,418 · Management $5,762 · Fundraising $0$14,180
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $534,267 · Management $263,249 · Fundraising $0$797,516
Part X · Balance sheet $61,729 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,294$48,574
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $34,962$12,127
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,028$1,028
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $71,284$61,729
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $606$1,449
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$76,128
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $606$77,577
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $70,678−$15,848
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $71,284$61,729
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$15,848 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$711,931
XI-2 Total expenses$797,516
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$85,585
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$70,678
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$941
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$15,848

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