About
Girls Who Code is a nonprofit on a mission to close the gender gap in technology. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York City, it offers free coding programs for girls, women, and nonbinary individuals, from after-school clubs for students to career support for college-aged alumni. The organization has expanded its focus to artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, and states it is on track to close the gender gap in new entry-level tech jobs by 2030.
Mission
To close the gender gap in technology, guided by core values of bravery, sisterhood, and activism. Girls Who Code emphasizes breaking down barriers to AI and other emergent technologies and building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the world.
What they do
- Clubs: free after-school coding programs, with more than 5,700 Clubs across all 50 U.S. states as of the 2024 annual report
- Summer programs, including the Summer Immersion Program, which served more than 8,000 students in 2024
- Pathways programs and Data Science courses for older students
- College Loops, networks supporting members in college on about 300 campuses nationwide
- AI curriculum designed to reach more than 200,000 students in the U.S., plus new AI programs applying coding to financial literacy and music production
- Career programming such as Hiring Season, which drew over 3,000 participants in 2024, and the Cyber Education Alliance launched with 21 partner organizations
Scale and impact
Figures published by Girls Who Code:
- 860,000 girls, women, and nonbinary individuals served to date
- 425,000 alumni who are college-aged or beyond
- 85,000 students provided with access to AI coursework and learning opportunities
- 50 percent of participants come from historically underrepresented groups
- Its Five by Five goal aims to reach five million participants by 2030
Financials
Per its 2024 annual report, Girls Who Code reported total revenue of 27,630,297 dollars, total expenses of 22,131,827 dollars (including 16,014,650 dollars in program expenses), and net assets of 69,277,387 dollars. IRS filings compiled by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 30-0728021) show total revenue of about 28.0 million dollars and total functional expenses of about 24.1 million dollars for fiscal year 2023.
Governance
Girls Who Code Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit led by CEO Dr. Tarika Barrett, with headquarters at 1250 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY.