Brown Girls Code FY2022 filing

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Brown Girls Code is a global nonprofit organization working to close the gender and diversity gap in technology Our programs equip underrepresented girls ages 7 - 18 with the skills and training needed to pursue 21st Century opportunities in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity and other STEAM-related fields. Programming includes workshops and afterschool clubs on coding, cybersecurity, robotics engineering, digital citizenship, cyberbullying prevention as well as the development of entrepreneurial and leadership skills.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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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FY2022 · 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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 52% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 52% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$197K
Spent
$117K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$96K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$197K
FY2022
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$197K
FY2023$149K
FY2024$108K
FY2025$52K
Expenses
$117K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$117K
FY2023$151K
FY2024$146K
FY2025$83K
Net assets
$96K
FY2022
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$96K
FY2023$94K
FY2024$56K
FY2025$25K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $109K Management & general 7% · $8K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder & CEO
$60,500Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ebony Brown’s $30K as Founder & CEO is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 112 <$100K 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Ebony Brown$30,000$64,750$65,000$60,500

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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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

Equips girls with tech skills for 21st-century careers through coding, robotics, and leadership programs.

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1 program · $109K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Taught coding

$109Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$197K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$197K
Money outPt IX
$117K
Ln 25
Programscol B$109K
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$96K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K
Total assetsLn 16$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$197K
Government grantsLn 1e$170K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Total revenueLn 12$197K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$96K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$96K
Total assetsLn 16$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$96K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 65
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K
Total assetsLn 16$0$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$96K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$60K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$494$494$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$6K$8K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$12K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$117K$109K$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 13, 2026 $52K$83K−$31K$25K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 9, 2025 $108K$146K−$38K$56K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 25, 2024 $149K$151K−$2K$94K 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 14, 2023 $197K$117K$80K$96K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $197,234 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$197,234
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$197,234
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$68,585
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$48,803
I-18 Total expenses$117,388
I-19 Revenue less expenses$79,846
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $197,234 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$16,051
VIII-1c Fundraising events$6,316
VIII-1e Government grants$169,997
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,870
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$197,234
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$197,234
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $117,388 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$60,500
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,200 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,200
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,885 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,885
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $494 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$494
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,237 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,237
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,435 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,435
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,487 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,487
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,616 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,616
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,293 · Management $8,493 · Fundraising $0$14,786
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,748 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,748
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $108,895 · Management $8,493 · Fundraising $0$117,388
Part X · Balance sheet $96,450 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$96,450
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$96,450
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$500
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$95,950
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$96,450
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$96,450
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $96,450 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$197,234
XI-2 Total expenses$117,388
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$79,846
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$96,450

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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