To dramatically increase the number of minority and low-income high school students who enter and excel in stem undergraduate majors and careers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$132K 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $304K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$132K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $802K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$94K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$751K
Spent
$568K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$331K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$751K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$751K
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$568K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$568K
FY2021$954K
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$331K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$331K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$291K
FY2024$278K
FY2025$2.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2016.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $412K Management & general 20% · $115K Fundraising 7% · $41K

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; $132K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$132,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Development Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matt Stephenson’s $346K as CEO is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Matt Stephenson$345,933$350,000$350,000$223,750$145,000$132,500
Claire Polcrack——$127,083———

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

Teaches coding and web development to underrepresented students, guiding them to college and STEM careers.

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1 program · $412K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The program model encompasses four components designed to leverage local volunteer technical talent to teach coding and web development skills to students in order to push them through college and into stem careers.

$412Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 11 funders$802K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $14K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,779

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$751K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$473K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$278K
Money outPt IX
$568K
Ln 25
Programscol B$412K
Managementcol C$115K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$331K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$425K
Total assetsLn 16$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$473K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$278K
Total revenueLn 12$751K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$425K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$425K
Total assetsLn 16$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
Net assetsLn 32$331K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 6600
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$151K$425K
Total assetsLn 16$151K$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$94K
Net assetsLn 32$148K$331K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$797$797
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$145K$58K$51K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$187K$187K
Payroll taxesLn 10$53K$47K$4K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$350$350
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$23K$335
Advertising and promotionLn 12$43K$42K$990
Office expensesLn 13$467$27$440
Information technologyLn 14$26K$13K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$49K$24K$24K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$4K$40$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$6K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$568K$412K$115K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.8M$1.8M$2.0M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.9M−$378K$278K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$3.5M−$1.4M$291K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$2.8M$22K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$954K$1.4M$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $751K$568K$183K$331K 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 $751,200 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $243,895$473,200
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $137,500$278,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $381,395$751,200
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$797
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $188,117$385,364
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $83,863$182,181
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $271,980$568,342
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $109,415$182,858
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $751,200 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$473,200
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$473,200
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $278,000$278,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $278,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$751,200
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $568,342 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $797$797
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,000 · Management $50,750 · Fundraising $36,250$145,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $187,123$187,123
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,586 · Management $3,882 · Fundraising $2,773$53,241
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $350$350
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,029$2,029
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,209 · Management $335$23,544
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $42,389 · Management $990$43,379
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27 · Management $440$467
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,167 · Management $13,166$26,333
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,496 · Management $24,496$48,992
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,213$6,213
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,873 · Management $40 · Fundraising $2,071$5,984
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,191$4,191
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,195 · Management $14,504$20,699
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $412,075 · Management $115,173 · Fundraising $41,094$568,342
Part X · Balance sheet $424,955 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $151,070$424,629
X-4 Accounts receivable$326
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $151,070$424,955
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$82,817
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,290$11,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,290$94,317
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $147,780$330,638
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $151,070$424,955
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $330,638 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$751,200
XI-2 Total expenses$568,342
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$182,858
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$147,780
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$330,638

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