Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Sep 2004.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
30 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
10 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.
Matthew Ratz’s $70K as Program Manager is at the 62nd 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.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2026 | FY2024 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Ratz | $69,735 | $81,228 | — | — |
| Cynthia Rubenstein | — | — | $59,192 | $57,000 |
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
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
Offers after-school tech programs and college prep for low-income youth of color.
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Community grant for go2 college program and digital literacy focuses on communication technology, with an emphasis on digital media including videography, sountrack production and digital design.
GRRL TECH/STEM are out of school program for middle school students from low income families in grades 6-8 to increase their skills and interests in writing, information and communication technologies
Youth media & other unrestricted programs
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2026 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY26 | End FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2K | $8K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $5K | $17K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $25K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $5K | −$8K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $70K | $18K | $52K | $0 |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $29K | $12K | $17K | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $9K | $0 | $9K | $0 |
| Management feesLn 11a | $660 | $0 | $660 | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $7K | $0 | $7K | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $474 | $0 | $474 | $0 |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $12 | $0 | $12 | $0 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $0 | $3K | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $11K | $10K | $1K | $0 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $2K | $671 | $991 | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $131K | $40K | $91K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Latest Viewing | $118K | $131K | −$13K | −$8K | 990 PDF |
| FY2025 | $160K | $210K | −$50K | $20K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $101K | $189K | −$88K | $80K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $124K | $183K | −$59K | $167K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $154K | $153K | $779 | $222K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $166K | $162K | $4K | $221K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2026 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $118,367 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $118,367 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $131,057 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $16,993 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$8,007 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2026 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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