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Bcauseican Inc

EIN 47-4634990 · Greenbelt, MD

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak24 out of 100GovernanceGood79 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It owes more than it owns.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

BCAUSEICAN's mission is to prevent socioeconomic disparities by equipping communities in need with STEM education.

Income
$711,931
Spending
$797,516
Spent on programs
67%
Reserves
-0.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 81%
Employees
10
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$110,000, ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 24 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    0 of 20

    It owes 126% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 12% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 14% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    67% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    4 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 (1)
  1. $534,267 spent. BCAUSEICAN GROW - Provides computer coding instruction to elementary school students. GROW program participants graduate with a Certification in SCRATCH Coding-one of the leading developmental coding languages, currently taught in over 200 countries. BCAUSEICAN RISE - Provides computer coding instruction to middle school students. RISE program participants graduate with a Certification in PYTHON Coding-the leading coding language in the Information Technology industry, used in Data Science and Cybersecurity. BCAUSEICAN SOAR - Provides coding instruction to high school students. SOAR program participants graduate with a Certification in Cloud Computing, PYTHON, or JAVA Coding-all highly sought after in the job market, which allows students to secure internships and jobs in the industry ahead of their counterparts. BCAUSEICAN THRIVE - Program for adults and seniors offers technology workshops classes. These classes are typically held in the evening for one hour each week. Training is customized based on need and covers topics ranging from learning how to create an email account, to more advance training on how to use applications like ParentVue, Google Classroom, Class Dojo, Google Meet, Microsoft Office, and Zoom. BCAUSEICAN TEACH - Provides a highly engaging hands on full-day training to teachers and school administrators that allows professionals to incorporate STEM/Coding based language, concepts, and activities within the daily lesson plans. BCAUSEICAN INTELLIGENCE - The orgnization's newest program, delivers bilingual, community-based AI and data science education that introduces K-12 students to machine learning, ethical AI, natural language processing, and neural networks through project-based learning. Designed with collaborative input from the University of Maryland, Morgan State University, and the Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law and Society (TRAILS), INTELLIGENCE also includes an intergenerational component where adults and seniors learn alongside and from youth.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 2015.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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