Byte Back INC: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 52-2061398)

Wanda Pierce’s $99K as Interim CEO is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1217 $100K–1M employment 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Elizabeth Lindsey	—	—	—	—	$182,761
Joseph Paul	—	$134,694	$159,580	—	—
Melissa Stallings	—	—	—	$113,300	$99,012
Kim Thornburg	—	$113,278	—	—	—
Chrissie Powell	—	$112,495	$108,726	—	—
Sharon Morgenthaler	—	$103,937	—	—	—
Wanda Pierce	$99,000	$39,600	—	—	—
Reginald Ray	—	—	—	—	$83,199

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

Programs and updates

Trains underserved people for tech jobs, closing the digital divide.

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Job Readiness and Career Services Support- Byte Back offers career skills support to learners in intermediate and advanced classes. Certification students also receive individual sessions with Byte Back specialists to strategize employment search needs and implement customized job seeking support (e.g.

$1.3Mprogram expense

02

Computer Foundations

Byte Back teaches two computer foundation level courses, helping hundreds of learners a year gain fundamental skills in technology. These digital literacy courses are designed for students with no or minimal computer experience and for students interested in learning Microsoft Office Suite.

$827Kprogram expense

03

Certification

Certification classes are free, industry-recognized courses that prepare students for a living-wage career that uses technology. They include CompTIA A+, CompTIA IT Fundamentals, and Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS). In 2023, Byte Back enrolled 269 students in 24 certification courses, and 70 learners earned certifications.

$319Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

John Edward Fowler Memorial FoundationFY2024$30K

Greater Washington Community FoundationFY2024$20K

Corina Higginson Trust Co Laura Ford TrusteeFY2024$15K

Tides FoundationFY2024$15K

The Delaski Family FoundationFY2024$12K

Mars Hq Regional FoundationFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$102K

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Grants paid · 1 grant · $116K · 2023–2023

Unitemized GrantFY2023$115,966

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.8M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Money outPt IX

$3.7M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.4M

Managementcol C$987K

Fundraisingcol D$259K

Owns and owesPt X

$428K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$545K

Total assetsLn 16$1.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$692K

PeoplePt VI, VII

26

listed · VII A

PaidVII A5

Voting boardVI 1a21

IndependentVI 1b21

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.0M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Total revenueLn 12$1.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$280K

SavingsLn 2$265K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$545K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$178K

Other assetsLn 15$169K

Total assetsLn 16$1.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$692K

Net assetsLn 32$428K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.8M	$545K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$273K	$178K
Total assetsLn 16	$3.0M	$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$724K	$692K
Net assetsLn 32	$2.3M	$428K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$116K	$116K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$184K	$130K	$34K	$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.6M	$1.1M	$292K	$165K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$506	$359	$94	$53
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$158K	$112K	$29K	$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$144K	$102K	$27K	$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$212K		$212K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$555K	$285K	$235K	$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$5K		$5K
Office expensesLn 13	$173K	$145K	$27K	$2K
Information technologyLn 14	$71K	$56K	$13K	$673
OccupancyLn 16	$255K	$218K	$34K	$3K
TravelLn 17	$11K		$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$12K	$205	$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$155K	$133K	$21K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$29K		$29K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$9K	$3K	$6K	$48
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.7M	$2.4M	$987K	$259K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$0	$28K	−$28K	$0	990 PDF
FY2024	$811K	$1.3M	−$501K	−$72K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$1.8M	$3.7M	−$1.8M	$428K	990 PDF
FY2022	$3.6M	$3.2M	$358K	$2.3M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.8M	$2.8M	$53K	$1.9M	990 PDF
FY2020	$2.7M	$3.0M	−$295K	$1.9M	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 $1,821,624 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,492,056$1,793,462

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $69,128$32,550

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,847$1,366

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,666−$5,754

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,557,365$1,821,624

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$115,966

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,756,162$2,060,044

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,442,757$1,488,485

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,198,919$3,664,495

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $358,446−$1,842,871

Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21

VI-1b Independent voting members21

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,821,624 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$1,665

VIII-1e Government grants$1,033,944

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$757,853

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,793,462

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $32,550$32,550

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,366$1,366

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$7,185−$7,185

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,431$1,431

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,550 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$4,388$1,821,624

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,664,495 across 17 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $115,966$115,966

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $130,252 · Management $34,103 · Fundraising $19,201$183,556

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,116,655 · Management $292,364 · Fundraising $164,614$1,573,633

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $359 · Management $94 · Fundraising $53$506

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $112,448 · Management $29,345 · Fundraising $16,576$158,369

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $102,227 · Management $26,683 · Fundraising $15,070$143,980

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $212,464$212,464

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $284,661 · Management $234,541 · Fundraising $36,047$555,249

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,343$5,343

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $144,568 · Management $26,897 · Fundraising $1,995$173,460

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $56,477 · Management $13,460 · Fundraising $673$70,610

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $218,172 · Management $33,829 · Fundraising $3,120$255,121

IX-17 TravelManagement $11,337$11,337

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $205 · Management $11,383$11,588

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $132,684 · Management $20,573 · Fundraising $1,898$155,155

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $28,946$28,946

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,331 · Management $5,833 · Fundraising $48$9,212

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,418,005 · Management $987,195 · Fundraising $259,295$3,664,495

Part X · Balance sheet $1,120,391 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,076,076$279,752

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $699,130$265,366

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $407,760$210,597

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$10,590

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,927$7,112

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $273,095$178,402

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $514,896$168,572

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,994,884$1,120,391

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $144,245$244,216

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $18,000$142,027

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$90,000

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $561,526$215,906

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $723,771$692,149

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,229,113−$613,758

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,042,000$1,042,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,271,113$428,242

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,994,884$1,120,391

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $428,242 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,821,624

XI-2 Total expenses$3,664,495

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,842,871

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,271,113

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$428,242

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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