To help northern virginia's low-income adults improve their career opportunities through Computer skills training, mentoring and job placement guidance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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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FY2020 · 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
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $26K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $111K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$66K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$472K
Spent
$533K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$303K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$472K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$472K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$609K
FY2023$505K
FY2024$632K
Expenses
$533K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$533K
FY2021$513K
FY2022$666K
FY2023$555K
FY2024$590K
Net assets
$303K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$303K
FY2021$299K
FY2022$242K
FY2023$192K
FY2024$233K

From the FY2020 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 Mar 2000.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $411K Management & general 14% · $74K Fundraising 9% · $47K

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; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Donna Walker James’s $91K as Executive Director is at the 79th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Donna Walker James$90,636$87,596$87,596$102,000$100,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains low-income adults in computer skills, offers mentoring, and guides job placement for better careers.

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1 program · $411K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Computer core is a workforce preparedness program that provides basic and intermediate computer instruction and workforce development skills to unemployed and underemployed adults in northern virginia (arlington, alexandria and fairfax county). Our students are adults aged 18 and over.

$411Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $300 · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$300

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$472K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$453K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$55
Money outPt IX
$533K
Ln 25
Programscol B$411K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$47K
Owns and owesPt X
$303K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$332K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$453K
Government grantsLn 1e$124K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$78K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$55
Total revenueLn 12$472K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$310K
SavingsLn 2$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$332K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$76
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
Net assetsLn 32$303K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$329K$332K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$76
Total assetsLn 16$383K$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$66K
Net assetsLn 32$364K$303K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$11K$11K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$55K$25K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$149K$131K$16K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$5K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$15K$3K$950
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$14K$3K$901
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$8K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$17K$743$11K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$7K$4K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$40K$31K$6K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$47K$37K$4K$6K
TravelLn 17$466$69$397
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$81K$81K$370
Total functional expensesLn 25$533K$411K$74K$47K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $632K$590K$41K$233K 990 PDF
FY2023 $505K$555K−$50K$192K 990 PDF
FY2022 $609K$666K−$57K$242K 990 PDF
FY2021 $508K$513K−$5K$299K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $472K$533K−$61K$303K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $471,810 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $303,345$453,485
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $55,365$18,270
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $313$55
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $359,023$471,810
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$10,800
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $237,570$294,028
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $323,179$227,812
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $560,749$532,640
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$201,726−$60,830
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $471,810 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$1,088
VIII-1e Government grants$124,238
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$328,159
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$77,830
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$453,485
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,270$18,270
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $55$55
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,270 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $55$471,810
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $532,640 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,800$10,800
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,000 · Management $25,000 · Fundraising $20,000$100,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $130,659 · Management $15,901 · Fundraising $2,733$149,293
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,420 · Management $2,300$7,720
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,197 · Management $2,849 · Fundraising $950$18,996
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,415 · Management $2,703 · Fundraising $901$18,019
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,604 · Management $5,662$13,266
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,018 · Management $743 · Fundraising $10,950$28,711
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,702 · Management $3,922 · Fundraising $2,785$13,409
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $30,732 · Management $5,871 · Fundraising $3,064$39,667
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,918 · Management $4,218 · Fundraising $5,500$46,636
IX-17 TravelPrograms $69 · Management $397$466
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,504$1,504
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,982$2,982
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $80,801 · Management $370$81,171
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $411,335 · Management $74,422 · Fundraising $46,883$532,640
Part X · Balance sheet $369,181 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $240,592$309,530
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $88,366$22,405
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $18,971$3,393
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $29,564$29,564
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,213$4,213
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,580$76
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $383,286$369,181
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,417$9,575
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,633$56,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,050$65,775
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $364,236$303,406
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $364,236$303,406
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $383,286$369,181
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $303,406 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$471,810
XI-2 Total expenses$532,640
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$60,830
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$364,236
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$303,406

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