Rewriting the Code INC FY2024 filing

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Durham, NC501(c)(3)Since 2016EducationEIN 81-4978877Revenue $10.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSrewritingthecode.org2401 Cranford Rd, 27705-1011 · Durham, NCTax-exempt since Jun 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Rewriting the Code is dedicated to empowering university students and early-career women in tech. Through collaborative learning and career-focused development, we foster belonging, champion opportunity, and equip future innovators with the skills, knowledge, and connections to thrive, reshaping the future of technology.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.0M 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.0M a year · 24% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $4.6M
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.1M
+121% vs prior year
Spent
$5.1M
To programs
64%
Net assets
$8.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.1M
FY2024▲ +121%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$10.1M
FY2025$3.7M
Expenses
$5.1M
FY2024▲ +53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$798K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$6.0M
Net assets
$8.4M
FY2024▲ +148%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$376K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$8.4M
FY2025$6.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 2017.

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Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $3.3M Management & general 29% · $1.5M Fundraising 7% · $345K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$300,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Culture and Community
$155,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Partner Engagement
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
SVP of Member Programs
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director Data & Ana
$136,500Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director, Marketing
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Commitee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Harnett’s $406K as President & CEO is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Susan Harnett$406,125$300,000$320,000$274,750$248,228—
Sue Harnett—————$252,745
Monique Perez$170,000—————
Marcus Carpenter———$160,446$168,037—
Lucille Tasker$164,500$136,500$138,333$107,500——
Kristin Austin$159,500$155,000$142,750$101,250——
Jade Barricelli$156,000$150,000$154,750$132,283$118,867$96,426
Erica Crutch—$150,000$141,500$111,250——

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Empowers women in tech with community, mentorship, and resources to become future leaders.

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3 programs · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Rewriting the code hosted 255 events & programs attended by 8,000+ members, awarded 85 conference scholarships and distributed $289,507 in support via the RTC future of tech fund. RTC also awarded 5,000 linkedin premium subscriptions and 500 leetcode premium subscriptions to support members in their job and internship searches.

$2.7Mprogram expense
02

Powered by reboot representation and in partnership with codepath, rewriting the code supported a cohort of 73 black, latina, and NATIVE/INDIGENOUS undergraduate women in preparing for their tech careers.

$306Kprogram expense
03

The RTC future of tech fund is a $1.5m collaborative fund between goldman sachs and rewriting the code that invests in degree completion for undergrad women in computing facing financial obstacles to graduation. In 2024 we awarded over $289,000 in financial support to RTC members.

$276Kprogram 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
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

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Money outPt IX
$5.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$345K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$9.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Total revenueLn 12$10.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.5M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$804K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$9.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$8.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 6550
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M$4.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$804K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M$9.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M$8.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$250K$250K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$537K$215K$215K$107K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$926K$356K$142K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$48K$24K$19K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$66K$43K$17K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$167K$90K$32K$45K
Legal feesLn 11b$40K$40K
Accounting feesLn 11c$163K$163K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$665K$452K$213K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$396K$396K
Office expensesLn 13$56K$8K$48K
Information technologyLn 14$221K$13K$208K
TravelLn 17$363K$247K$80K$36K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$63K$63K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$616K$529K$87K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$68$4K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.1M$3.3M$1.5M$345K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.7M$6.0M−$2.3M$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $10.1M$5.1M$5.0M$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.6M$3.3M$1.2M$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$2.6M$650K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.7M$1.5M$1.2M$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$798K$358K$376K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $10,094,541 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $54,535$19,407
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,449,929$10,044,379
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $57,868$30,755
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,562,332$10,094,541
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $237,500$250,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,797,302$2,244,038
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,302,610$2,604,235
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,337,412$5,098,273
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,224,920$4,996,268
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $10,094,541 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $92,500 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$19,407
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,407
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,951,879$9,951,879
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30,755$30,755
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,044,379 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30,755$10,094,541
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,098,273 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $250,000$250,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $214,951 · Management $214,950 · Fundraising $107,475$537,376
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $925,993 · Management $356,151 · Fundraising $142,460$1,424,604
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $23,727 · Management $19,369 · Fundraising $5,326$48,422
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $43,189 · Management $16,611 · Fundraising $6,645$66,445
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $90,283 · Management $31,766 · Fundraising $45,142$167,191
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $39,702$39,702
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $163,413$163,413
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $452,195 · Management $212,797$664,992
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $395,862$395,862
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,407 · Management $47,638$56,045
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,255 · Management $207,668$220,923
IX-17 TravelPrograms $246,826 · Management $79,856 · Fundraising $36,298$362,980
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $63,051$63,051
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,044$2,044
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $14,487$14,487
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $529,128 · Management $86,531$615,659
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $68 · Management $3,524 · Fundraising $1,485$5,077
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,256,935 · Management $1,496,507 · Fundraising $344,831$5,098,273
Part X · Balance sheet $9,479,586 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,731,728$4,484,788
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,652,087$3,966,797
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $91,346$222,318
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,203$2,159
X-11 Publicly traded securities$803,524
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,479,364$9,479,586
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $59,781$297,848
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $863,858$554,605
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,244$52,793
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,069,016$1,034,379
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,436,532$7,153,435
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $973,816$1,291,772
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,410,348$8,445,207
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,479,364$9,479,586
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,445,207 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,094,541
XI-2 Total expenses$5,098,273
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,996,268
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,410,348
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$38,591
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,445,207

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