Mission: To provide low-cost computers to nonprofits, schools, and individuals, including those in need. To provide a safe, secure option for businesses who need to dispose of computer equipment. To prevent e-waste from going to landfills.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$65K 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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FY2021 · 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 $17K a year · 10% 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$33K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$172K
Spent
$156K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$256K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$172K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$172K
FY2022$205K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$149K
FY2025$174K
Expenses
$156K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$156K
FY2022$215K
FY2023$177K
FY2024$132K
FY2025$108K
Net assets
$256K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$256K
FY2022$4K
FY2023$1K
FY2024$32K
FY2025$120K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2002.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $156K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director, Treasurer
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Acting Chairman/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director - Marketing
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Frank Adams’s $10K as Executive Director is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Frank Adams$10,000$65,000$63,615$65,000
Amy Vogelgesang—$19,500$19,500—

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

Refurbishing and reselling used computers, recycling parts to reduce landfill waste.

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1 program · $156K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To refurbish used computers to resell to third parties and to other local nonprofit organizations; to recycle and sell unuseable parts to keep these out of local landfills.

$156Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$172K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$164K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Money outPt IX
$156K
Ln 25
Programscol B$156K
Owns and owesPt X
$256K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K
Total assetsLn 16$289K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$164K
Total revenueLn 12$172K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$135K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$135K
Other assetsLn 15$135K
Total assetsLn 16$289K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
Net assetsLn 32$256K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K$135K
Total assetsLn 16$251K$289K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$33K
Net assetsLn 32$215K$256K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$65K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$48K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$238$238$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$44K$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$400$400$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$423$423$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$44K$44K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e−$50K−$50K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$156K$156K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $174K$108K$66K$120K 990 PDF
FY2024 $149K$132K$18K$32K 990 PDF
FY2023 $174K$177K−$3K$1K 990 PDF
FY2022 $205K$215K−$10K$4K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $172K$156K$16K$256K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $172,416 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,201$8,638
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $233,143$163,778
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $247,344$172,416
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 $154,065$157,022
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $76,531−$592
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $230,596$156,430
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $16,748$15,986
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $172,416 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $163,778 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,638
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,638
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $163,778 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$172,416
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $156,430 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$65,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $47,590 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$47,590
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $238 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$238
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,194 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$44,194
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $400 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$400
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $423 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$423
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,879 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$43,879
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,444 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,444
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,973 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,973
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$49,711 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0−$49,711
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $156,430 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$156,430
Part X · Balance sheet $289,058 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97,717$134,533
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,453$13,368
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,120$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,350$6,350
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $136,456$134,807
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $251,096$289,058
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30$20
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $36,528$33,170
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,558$33,190
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $214,538$255,868
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $251,096$289,058
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $255,868 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$172,416
XI-2 Total expenses$156,430
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,986
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$214,538
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$255,868

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