Codeorg
Also known as Codeai
Codeorg reported $25.2 million in revenue and $31.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.15 went to program services, $10.44 to management and general costs and $4.41 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 89.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $331,255 (PRESIDENT, OFFICER). 73 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 13% between 2019 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $32MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $25MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.2% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.4% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.4% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 89.9% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.7% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $331,255 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.04% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 73 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 24.8 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 18 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEducation - code.org's comprehensive approach aims to make computer science and artificial intelligence education a core part of U.S. Education. The code.org professional learning program is designed to prepare k-12 educators to teach computer science and ai using a defined curriculum pathway paired with high-quality professional learning resources that supports teacher and student success. Curriculum at code.org blends traditional and modern formats, merging lesson plans, activities, and assessments, with computational tools, environments, and learning platforms. Code.org provides this…
Public awareness - code.org uses marketing, celebrities, and events to increase public awareness of computer science as foundational knowledge in modern k-12 education. Code.org's public awareness campaign seeks to motivate more students, parents, and members of the general population to learn computer science and to motivate more schools to want to teach it. Code.org uses celebrity endorsement, earned-media, and viral/social approaches to do this. Code.org also creates materials designed to introduce people of all ages to the potential of learning computer science and break stereotypes…
Global - code.org also devotes organizational resources to the development of international partnerships through which code.org provides curriculum that partners can use, translate, or adapt under a free-to-use creative commons license support best practices for implementing curriculum and professional development and marketing support in countries who are interested in offering computer science and artificial intelligence education in schools
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT, OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $303,087 | $0 | $28,168 | $331,255 |
| CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $254,989 | $0 | $28,168 | $283,157 |
| CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $260,039 | $0 | $17,506 | $277,545 |
| VP OF PEOPLE & CULTURE Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $215,009 | $0 | $28,168 | $243,177 |
| VP OF FINANCE, BOARD TREASURER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $224,728 | $0 | $8,863 | $233,591 |
| SVP OF MARKETING Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $188,536 | $0 | $26,002 | $214,538 |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $194,187 | $0 | $19,502 | $213,689 |
| VP OF U.S. STRATEGY Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $180,038 | $0 | $28,168 | $208,206 |
73 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Codeorg (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.2M (Part IX, line 5).
7 filings since 2019
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b18 · 17 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5152
- Volunteers Part I, line 623
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| R29 LLC (REFINERY29) Marketing | $600,000 |
| WHITEBOARD ADVISORS Advocacy/lobbying | $315,968 |
| NCUBE LIMITED Labor outsourcing | $223,154 |
| BEAUTYCON MANAGEMENT LLC Marketing | $200,000 |
| EDCOUNT LLC Curriculum consulting | $168,785 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 11 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
25 private foundations reported grants to Codeorg totaling $4.8M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
Correct a figure or respond
Every number above is copied from Codeorg's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Codeorg, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Codeorg spent in FY2025, $85.15 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Codeorg's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Codeorg reported that 85.2% of its $31.9 million in expenses went to program services, 10.4% to management and general and 4.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Codeorg pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Codeorg reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $331,255, for the role of PRESIDENT, OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Codeorg get its money?
Of $25.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 89.9% came from contributions and grants (including 0.2% from government grants) and 0.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Codeorg a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 46-0858543 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, object 202620719349301522 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024 (8 mo.): Form 990 for the 8-month short period ending August 31, 2024, object 202501339349307055 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023 (amended), object 202413519349300646 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313199349312426 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232089349300033 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202111909349301106 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013019349301561 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 46-0858543: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.