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Code 3 Association EIN 47-5088455

Code 3 Association FY2023 filing

EIN  47-5088455 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Vienna, VA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Strengthens police-community ties, resolves crises, and rebuilds public trust in law enforcement.
Leadership
Dale Sutherland · President · $129K
Money in and out
$746K revenue, $923K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency

Strengthens police-community ties, resolves crises, and rebuilds public trust in law enforcement. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $746K in revenue, $923K in expenses, and $155K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$746K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$923K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$155K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$177K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-24%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$746K
FY2023▼ -45%
Expenses
$923K
FY2023▼ -29%
Total assets
$218K
FY2023▼ -44%
Total liabilities
$63K
FY2023▲ +13%
Total revenue
$746K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$923K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$155K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$177K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$218K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $655K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Police-Community Relations

Code 3 association promotes healthy police- community relations by sponsoring forums where police and community leaders can come together to discuss local needs and challenges. Code 3 association also engages police in directly reaching at-risk youth in urban areas.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCode 3 Association
EINHdr · item D47-5088455
Principal addressHdr · item CVienna, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.code3association.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$129,327Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dexter Wells
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dale Sutherland’s $77K as President is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Dale Sutherland$76,923$129,327$25,000$63,333

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$721K · 97%
Investment income$26K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$721K
Investment income3%$26K
Total revenueLn 12$746K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.08
Program services71%$655K
Management & general21%$197K
Fundraising8%$72K
Total functional expensesLn 25$923K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$138K
Total assetsLn 16$218K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$63K
Total net assetsLn 32$155K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $138K · Operating expenses/yr $923K
1.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $655K · Total expenses $923K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $197K · Total expenses $923K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $72K · Total expenses $923K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $123K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $916K
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $721K · Total revenue $746K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $746K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $746K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $26K · Total revenue $746K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $923K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $746K · Prior year $1.4M
-45%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $155K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $746K · Expenses $923K
-24%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $218K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $155K · Total assets $218K
71%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $218K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dale Sutherland · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $129K · Total expenses $923K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $506K · Total expenses $923K
55%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%——
Overhead ratio 21%——
Fundraising cost ratio 10%——
Revenue growth -45%——
Legal fee ratio 1%——
Accounting fee ratio 4%——

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Donors Trust INCFY2024$350K
Boost Others INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$360K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $234K · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$11,995
Brothers and Sisters KeeperFY2022$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$56,502
University Startups LLCFY2021$50,372
Washington D C Police FoundationDC · FY2021$26,500
She Believes in MeVA · FY2021$15,000
Ronald Taylor II Funeral HomeFY2021$10,000
Bread for the City INCDC · FY2021$7,828
Young LifeCO · FY2021$7,739
Unitemized GrantFY2020$16,556
Washington D C Police FoundationDC · FY2020$16,500
Operation Warm INCPA · FY2020$7,200

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$432K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$746K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$686K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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