Code for America Labs

Analysis

Code for America Labs is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Code for America Labs reported income of $37.9m and spending of $43.4m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $15.0m to $37.9m (+152%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 170%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Code for America Labs sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Alternatives for Children Inc ($37.8m), Franciscan Health Rensselaer ($37.9m) and Southwest Georgia Community Action Council Inc ($37.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 6.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.7m (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $25.9m. At year end it held assets of $86.1m against liabilities of $896k, net assets of $85.2m. It reported 240 employees.