Our mission is to serve youth and young adults from communities where residents are typically left out of the technology industry and underestimated, and provide them the opportunity to learn technology concepts, and leadership skills; creating a diverse pipeline of future- ready professionals through project-based learning and innovative programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
47¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
47%
of spending
Concern: 47% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$284K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $181K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$48K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$715K
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
47%
Net assets
$305K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$715K
FY2024▼ -25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$871K
FY2023$952K
FY2024$715K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$507K
FY2023$874K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$305K
FY2024▼ -46%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$485K
FY2023$564K
FY2024$305K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2019.

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

Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 47% · $533K Management & general 37% · $416K Fundraising 16% · $185K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $284K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$158,125Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Presedent
$126,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tameikia C Buckner’s $158K as Executive Director is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1216 $100K–1M employment 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Tameikia C Buckner$158,125$177,810—
Sharmelle Winsett$126,000——
Tammy Buckner——$110,000

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

Empowering underserved youth with tech skills and leadership for future careers.

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2 programs · $533K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Wecode Futures (7-17)

Stem employment opportunities have become the fastest growing segmentof jobs in the U.S.WITH 71% of which involving computing. Wecode prepares youth and young people from communities traditionally left out of the technology sector to participate in no cost events and workshops throughout the year, exposing them to complex programming…

$336Kprogram expense
02

Wecode Careers (16-26

High school, post high school and college-aged students) is an innovative student-led workforce development program providing hundreds of hours of curriculum, mentorship, industry connections and job opportunities to increase youths confidence and belonging that contribute to higher paying careers and tech internships.

$197Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$715K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$659K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$533K
Managementcol C$416K
Fundraisingcol D$185K
Owns and owesPt X
$305K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K
Total assetsLn 16$353K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$659K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$60K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Total revenueLn 12$715K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$207K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$207K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$353K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
Net assetsLn 32$305K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$361K$207K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$582K$353K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$48K
Net assetsLn 32$564K$305K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$263K$0$110K$152K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$241K$202K$39K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$12K$6K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$54K$24K$17K$12K
Management feesLn 11a$343K$221K$122K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$490$0$490$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$0$37K$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$18K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$10K$11K$701
Office expensesLn 13$0$0$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$61K$37K$24K$0
TravelLn 17$10K$433$10K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$0$6K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$0$6K$0
InsuranceLn 23$787$0$787$0
All other expensesLn 24e$47K$20K$26K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$533K$416K$185K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $715K$1.1M−$419K$305K 990 PDF
FY2023 $952K$874K$79K$564K 990 PDF
FY2022 $871K$507K$364K$485K 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $714,556 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $938,864$658,615
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,545$55,941
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $952,409$714,556
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $522,948$575,946
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$17,883
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $350,582$539,805
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $873,530$1,133,634
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $78,879−$419,078
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $714,556 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$658,615
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$60,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$658,615
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$55,941
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,941 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$714,556
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,133,634 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $110,296 · Fundraising $152,323$262,619
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $202,044 · Management $39,303 · Fundraising $0$241,347
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,275 · Management $6,141 · Fundraising $0$18,416
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,244 · Management $17,112 · Fundraising $12,208$53,564
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $220,719 · Management $122,098 · Fundraising $0$342,817
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $490 · Fundraising $0$490
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $36,914 · Fundraising $0$36,914
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $17,883$17,883
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,702 · Management $11,179 · Fundraising $701$21,582
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,858 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,858
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,636 · Management $24,424 · Fundraising $0$61,060
IX-17 TravelPrograms $433 · Management $9,647 · Fundraising $0$10,080
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $5,755 · Fundraising $0$5,755
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $6,333 · Fundraising $0$6,333
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $787 · Fundraising $0$787
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,148 · Management $25,529 · Fundraising $1,452$47,129
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $533,059 · Management $416,008 · Fundraising $184,567$1,133,634
Part X · Balance sheet $352,642 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $361,021$206,608
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $205,000$114,080
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$2,972
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $9,306$28,982
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $581,913$352,642
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,500$28,149
X-25 Other liabilities$19,906
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,014$48,055
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $563,899$304,587
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $563,899$304,587
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $581,913$352,642
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $304,587 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$714,556
XI-2 Total expenses$1,133,634
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$419,078
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$563,899
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$60,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$99,766
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$304,587

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