New York City Foundation for Computer Science Education
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CSFORALL'S MISSION IS TO MAKE HIGH-QUALITY COMPUTER SCIENCE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF ALL K-12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND TO SUPPORT STUDENT PATHWAYS TO COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS.
- Income
- $3.1 million
- Spending
- $4.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 70%
- Reserves
- 0.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 56%
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $197,334, sr. director, operations
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 29 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (science, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.9 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 30% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 29% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 27% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1570% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 68% of charities in its peer group (science, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $2.1 million spent. THE CSFORALL BPC ALLIANCE IS A NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) FUNDED RESEARCH GRANT SPANNING A THREE YEAR PERIOD WITH A TOTAL REVENUE OF $1.94 MILLION. THE GOALS OF THE ALLIANCE ARE TO BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY, RAISE AWARENESS, AND BUILD A NATIONAL DATA LANDSCAPE OF THE CSFORALL MEMBER ACTIONS RESULTING IN BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN COMPUTING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED OR UNDERREPRESENTED, PARTICULARLY, GIRLS, BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND HISPANIC OR LATINE STUDENTS.
- $406,776 spent. THE CSFORALL ACCELERATOR PROGRAM TAKES A PERSONALIZED APPROACH, WORKING CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP TAILORED STRATEGIES THAT ENSURE ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION. EACH ACCELERATOR COMMUNITY TEAM (ACT) LEVERAGES THE NATIONAL CSFORALL COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE TEACHER TRAINING, CURRICULUM ADOPTION OR DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
- $171,851 spent. THE SCRIPT PROGRAM OFFERS FACILITATOR TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS TO THE COMMUNITITY FOR A FIXED COST. REVENUE FOR THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES REGISTRATIONS FOR THOSE EVENTS AND IS USED TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM GROWTH AND MATERIALS UPDATES OVER TIME. TO DATE THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED OVER 900 DISTRICTS IN THE US AND MAINTAINS A NATIONAL FACILITATOR NETWORK OF OVER 100 CERTIFIED FACILITATORS.
- $109,924 spent. THE CSFORALL SUMMIT IS THE ANNUAL GATHERING OF CSFORALL'S MEMBERSHIP WHERE WE CELEBRATE COMMITMENTS AND MOVEMENT PROGRESS. REVENUE COMES IN THE FORM OF EVENT SPONSORSHIP FOR THE EVENT IN GENERAL OR FOR BOOTHS OR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR INDIVIDUAL WORK. TO DATE OVER 1,200 ORGANIZATIONS HAVE MADE COMMITMENTS FOR OVER 100 MILLION LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2013.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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