Codepath's mission is to reprogram higher education to create the first ai-native generation of engineers, ctos, and founders. The organization delivers industry-vetted courses and career support centered on the needs of first generation and low-income students. Codepath's students train with senior engineers, intern at top companies, and rise together to become the tech leaders of tomorrow.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$151K 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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FY2019 · 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
7 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5.2M a year · 29% of revenue · last 7 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 7 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$151K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$739K
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
Fine: 2 of 4 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$867K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2019
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$2.4M
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$9.2M
FY2022$23.4M
FY2023$31.1M
FY2024$25.0M
FY2025$31.1M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2019
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$1.3M
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$6.8M
FY2022$10.9M
FY2023$16.3M
FY2024$22.5M
FY2025$29.2M
Net assets
$867K
FY2019
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$867K
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$17.5M
FY2023$31.4M
FY2024$33.9M
FY2025$35.8M

From the FY2019 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2018.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $880K Management & general 16% · $211K Fundraising 18% · $247K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $151K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$150,750Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Ellison’s $390K as CEO &/President is at the 79th 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
Michael Ellison$389,972$328,795$257,536———
Timothy Lee$340,063$271,238$240,927$222,725——
Christopher Coleman$316,620—————
Mindee Barham—$276,949————
Dana Ledyard$259,183$273,440$272,088$250,735$52,273—
Kelly Anguiano——$259,076$177,423——
Zack Parker$247,107$232,812————
Emily Chong$243,227$212,601$225,357$210,655$199,665$136,648

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

Transforms computer science education to boost diversity in tech for minorities and underserved groups.

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2 programs · $880K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Codepath university courses deliver free, industry-approved curriculum toundergraduate computer science students. Courses are designed to build fundamentalcomputer science skills for under-privileged students, augment existing universitycomputer science coursework, provide hands-on programming experience, and preparation for technical…

$779Kprogram expense
02

Career center program supports codepath students participating in our courses on their path to industry employment through career fairs, workshops, interview prep, mentorship and other offerings. Career center services are provided at no charge to students and are available to students at any point in their educational experience.

$101Kprogram 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 · FY2025
New Profit INCFY2025$250K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $1.4M · 2021–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$17,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$573,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$485,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$43,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,700
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$53,695
Unitemized GrantFY2021$244,120

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$835K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$880K
Managementcol C$211K
Fundraisingcol D$247K
Owns and owesPt X
$867K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$739K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$835K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$739K
Net assetsLn 32$867K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5804
VolunteersI 61,964
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 FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$283K$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$283K$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$246K$739K
Net assetsLn 32$37K$867K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$162K$71K$40K$50K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$143K$71K$40K$31K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$10K$6K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$38$38
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$436K$382K$15K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$168K$43K$6K$119K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$240K$240K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$23K$23K
TravelLn 17$44K$5K$36K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$33K$26K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$21K−$5K−$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$880K$211K$247K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $31.1M$29.2M$1.9M$35.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $25.0M$22.5M$2.5M$33.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $31.1M$16.3M$14.8M$31.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $23.4M$10.9M$12.6M$17.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.2M$6.8M$2.4M$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.2M$2.8M$1.4M$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing $2.4M$1.3M$1.1M$867K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,430,505 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $900,321$1,595,310
I-9 Program service revenue$835,195
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $900,321$2,430,505
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $332,042$330,384
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $437,843$1,007,588
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $769,885$1,337,972
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $130,436$1,092,533
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,430,505 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,595,310
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,595,310
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $835,195$835,195
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $835,195$2,430,505
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,337,972 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,485 · Management $40,429 · Fundraising $49,799$161,713
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $71,485 · Management $40,428 · Fundraising $31,057$142,970
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,377$4,377
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,643 · Management $5,840 · Fundraising $5,841$21,324
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $38$38
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,669$18,669
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $381,758 · Management $15,137 · Fundraising $39,153$436,048
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $42,817 · Management $6,096 · Fundraising $118,859$167,772
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,601$1,601
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $240,188$240,188
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $23,000$23,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,005 · Management $35,692 · Fundraising $3,390$44,087
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,051$1,051
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,211$2,211
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,159 · Management $25,855 · Fundraising $8,817$67,831
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,542 · Management −$5,129 · Fundraising −$10,321$5,092
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $880,459 · Management $210,918 · Fundraising $246,595$1,337,972
Part X · Balance sheet $1,606,537 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $283,485$1,544,871
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$24,999
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$36,667
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $283,485$1,606,537
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $46,498$55,500
X-19 Deferred revenue$176,300
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $200,000$507,594
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $246,498$739,394
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $36,987$867,143
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $36,987$867,143
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $283,485$1,606,537
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $867,143 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,430,505
XI-2 Total expenses$1,337,972
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,092,533
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$36,987
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$262,377
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$867,143

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