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Rewriting the Code INC EIN 81-4978877

Rewriting the Code INC FY2020 filing

EIN  81-4978877 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Durham, NC Founded 2016
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Empowers women in tech with community, mentorship, and resources to become future leaders.
Leadership
Sue Harnett · Executive Director · $253K
Money in and out
$1.2M revenue, $798K expenses
Bottom line
57% program efficiency

Empowers women in tech with community, mentorship, and resources to become future leaders. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $1.2M in revenue, $798K in expenses, and $376K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$798K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$376K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $358K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.30
Program efficiency
57%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
11.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+31%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
Expenses
$798K
FY2020
Total assets
$867K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$491K
FY2020
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$798K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$376K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$358K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$867K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B57%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $451K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Rewriting the Codes student community of college women pursuing computer science, engineering, mathematics and statistics coursework increased from 4,000+ in 2019 to 11,500+ in 2020. The 11,500+ women attend 800+ colleges and universities across the US and Canada and 50 additional countries.

$451Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRewriting the Code INC
EINHdr · item D81-4978877
Principal addressHdr · item CDurham, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jrewritingthecode.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2016
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Sue Harnett
Executive Director
$252,745Pt VII · Sec A
$96,426Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Owen Astrachan
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sara Furber
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Peter Lange
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Myra Gupta
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alana Beard
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Harnett’s $300K as President & CEO is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3682 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Susan Harnett$300,000$320,000———
Susan Harnett——$274,750——
Sue Harnett————$252,745
Susan Harnett———$248,228—
Marcus Carpenter——$160,446$168,037—
Kristin Austin$155,000$142,750———
Jade Barricelli$150,000$154,750———
Erica Crutch$150,000$141,500———

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$801K · 69%
Program service revenue$354K · 31%
Contributions & grants69%$801K
Program service revenue31%$354K
Other revenue$820
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.30
Program services57%$451K
Management & general14%$110K
Fundraising30%$237K
Total functional expensesLn 25$798K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$774K
Total assetsLn 16$867K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$491K
Total net assetsLn 32$376K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $774K · Operating expenses/yr $798K
11.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $451K · Total expenses $798K
57%
Management & General
Management & general $110K · Total expenses $798K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $237K · Total expenses $798K
30%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $237K · Solicited contributions $801K
$0.30 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $801K · Total revenue $1.2M
69%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.2M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $354K · Total revenue $1.2M
31%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.2M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $354K · Total expenses $798K
44%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.2M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $376K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.2M · Expenses $798K
+31%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $867K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $376K · Total assets $867K
43%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $867K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sue Harnett · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $253K · Total expenses $798K
32%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $507K · Total expenses $798K
64%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 57%——
Overhead ratio 14%——
Fundraising cost ratio 30%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 1%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Pivotal Philanthropies FoundationFY2024$3.0M
Neo Philanthropy INCFY2024$945K
Hopper-Dean FoundationFY2024$418K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$261K
Affirm CaresFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$4.6M
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $879K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$250,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$237,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$149,179
Unitemized GrantFY2022$60,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$60,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$45,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$77,450

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$10.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$4.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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