Free Code Camp Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
We help people learn computer programming for free by creating thousands of videos, articles, and interactive coding lessons which are all freely available to the public.
- Income
- $3.0 million
- Spending
- $1.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 70.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 47%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 600
- Highest pay
- $325,000, exec dir/treas
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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 86% of charities in its peer group (science, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 70.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 45% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 38% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 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
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (science, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 252 of 3 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
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (3)
- $682,089 spent. Core Curriculum: freecodecamp.org/learn - We refined freeCodeCamps core curriculum of more than 3,000 hours of interactive programming learning. We made significant improvements to our existing certification programs. A vast amount of work remains in refining our core curriculum, but we are making steady progress. Each day, we are helping thousands of visitors to our website prepare for careers in software development and data science.
- $378,400 spent. Publication: freecodecamp.org/news - Our charity's publication hosts more than 10,000 tutorials on math, programming, and computer science. We have a number of editors and authors who work to make this possible.
- $329,110 spent. YouTube Channel - We developed more than 100 full-length video courses about math, programming, and technology, and made them freely available on freeCodeCamps YouTube channel, which now has more than 11 million subscribers. Many of these courses were created by university professors and experienced practitioners from the field of software development. In cases where most of the coursework was taught by an expert outside of our organization, we curated and edited these courses, and worked with the original creator to ensure quality. These courses were watched more than 100 million times in 2024 by learners around the world.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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