Free Code Camp INC EIN 82-0779546

Free Code Camp INC FY2020 filing

EIN  82-0779546 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Plano, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Offers free online programming lessons through videos, articles, and interactive exercises.
Leadership
Michael Quincy Larson · Executive Director · $102K
Money in and out
$754K revenue, $496K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency

Offers free online programming lessons through videos, articles, and interactive exercises. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $754K in revenue, $496K in expenses, and $331K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$754K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$496K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$331K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $259K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
8.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+34%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$754K
FY2020
Expenses
$496K
FY2020
Total assets
$331K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total revenue
$754K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$496K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$331K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$259K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$331K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $496K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

We further expanded freeCodeCamp's core curriculum to include additional coding challenges. We maintained the existing hundreds of hours of curricula, and refined them based on learner feedback and feedback from employers in industry. This core curriculum has now helped 10,000s of people learn the skills they need to get jobs in tech.

$190Kprogram expense
02

We developed more than 100 full-length video courses about programming and technology and made them freely available on freeCodeCamp's YouTube channel, which currently has more than 4 million subscribers. Many of these courses were created by university professors and experienced practitioners from the software development field.

$180Kprogram expense
03

Our nonprofit operates a popular programming tutorial publication, with more than 7,000 free tutorials on programing and IT topics. Millions of people read these tutorials each month. And each week, we create new tutorials based on the needs of our learners. Many of the authors are professors and practitioners in the field.

$125Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFree Code Camp INC
EINHdr · item D82-0779546
Principal addressHdr · item CPlano, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFScience & Technology (U41)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$102,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Quincy Larson’s $325K as Exec Dir/Treas is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 361 $1–10M science & technology 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Quincy Larson$325,000$220,500$199,500$102,000
Micheal Quincy Larson$126,375

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 & grants100%$754K
Total revenueLn 12$754K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$496K
Total functional expensesLn 25$496K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$331K
Total assetsLn 16$331K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$331K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $331K · Operating expenses/yr $496K
8.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $496K · Total expenses $496K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $496K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $496K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $754K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $754K · Total revenue $754K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $754K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $754K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $754K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $496K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $754K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $331K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $754K · Expenses $496K
+34%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $331K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $331K · Total assets $331K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $331K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michael Quincy Larson · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $102K · Total expenses $496K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $415K · Total expenses $496K
84%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$27K
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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)$3.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$4.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$3.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$754K 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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