Nonprofit · EIN 82-3129102
GARAGE SCRIPT
Tax-exempt · BERKELEY, CA 94702
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $88,124 | $80,067 | $8,057 | $8,057 | $0 | $8,057 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $124,983 | $128,753 | -$3,770 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $77,092 | $75,171 | $1,921 | $3,770 | $0 | $3,770 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $88,124
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $170
- Program services (functional)
- $80,067
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,057
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,057
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,057
- Gross receipts
- $88,124
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 2017
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yinghua Gao | President/Chief Executive Officer Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Rong Zheng | Secretary Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| James Lim | Treasurer Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Song Zheng | Technical Advisor Officer | 30 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yinghua Gao | President/Chief Executive Officer Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Rong Zheng | Secretary Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| James Lim | Treasurer Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Song Zheng | Technical Advisor Trustee or director | 30 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yinghua Gao | President/Chief Executive Officer Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Rong Zheng | Secretary Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| James Lim | Treasurer Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Song Zheng | Technical Advisor Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1431 ALLSTON WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94702-1922
- Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
- 1431 Allston Way, Berkeley CA 94702
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- James Lim, 1431 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94702
- Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
- James Lim, 1431 Allston Way, Berkeley CA 94702
- Signed the 990
- James Lim, Treasurer
- Phone
- (310) 270-7868
- Website
- GarageScript.org
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 82-3129102 or by the name GARAGE SCRIPT.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Garage Script is a non-profit public benefit organization dedicated to connecting, helping and training underserved people who are pursuing new career, career change, or career enhancements in the software development industry and working with them to further develop their technical skills as well as soft skills and knowledge that employers seek in their employees.
Program accomplishments
- In 2025, a total of 1,005 students were enrolled in our online coding curriculum ( https://www.c0d3.com ) which consists of 9 foundation tracks. These students will be spending between 10 to 18 months to complete all the 9 foundation tracks. In 2025, 10 students completed our coding curriculum and were employed by various companies and they were earning salaries of at least $100,000 per year. The remaining students will continue to learn in 2026 at various stages of the curriculum. These students also used their newly acquired skills and knowledge to build industry standard components for our foundation tracks. In addition, we have 15 volunteers mentoring and guiding new students and they have donated nearly 3,500 volunteer hours of service to the organization. The value of the donated time is estimated to be over $175,000 (3500 x 50). Furthermore, due to Covid-19 restrictions, we have developed the YouTube version of the coding curriculum where students can follow the 9 foundation tracks through the video version on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWJ7Gw_fL6QT6aEszp1agtA/videos ). We also have the chat room on Discord.com where students can seek help by posting their questions and someone will assist them. Additionally, the organization also provided financial assistance to low- or no-income students while they are learning how to code. This financial assistance totaling $23,625.00 helped these students to pay for their rents and living expenses. In 2025, the organization did not provide any reimbursements to expenses incurred by volunteers. To date, the organization has helped 10 low- or no-income people to be gainfully employed in the software development industry. The organization will continue to raise more funds so that more low- or no-income people can be retrained to be software engineers. 3 initiatives were implemented between 2020 and 2025; we improved and added more functionality to our initiatives. Initiative 1: Online self-paced modules: The years 2019 through 2025 saw the completion of our structured online curriculum at https://c0d3.com. Based on the student's learning and interviewing experiences, we have established a comprehensive learning curriculum to properly structure the student's learning process. 160 students have enrolled and completed various levels of the online curriculum. 15 students who had completed our new curriculum were offered full-time jobs in 2025. Initiative 2: Open-Source Initiative: The establishment of our open-source initiatives to teach engineering standards and to provide students with the opportunities to master the best practices in the industry and make an impact in their skills (https://github.com/garageScript). One Open-source project (MyProxy) was launched in 2019. Blog post was written by a student. Initiative 3: Local Community Support: In late 2019, we also established a working relationship with our local city public library (San Jose Public Library) and started a daily meetup group at the library for providing a physical presence for our local community who needs help. In every meeting, we have consistently about 5-8 students showing up to learn. However, in late December 2019, due to COVID-19, we had to put a pause on our library presence. Since then, we have been focusing on building a stronger online community support. Our working relationship with the public library will resume after the lifting of COVID-19 shelter in place order by the city. Our online curriculum on c0d3.com was launched for external students to join and provided a platform for our volunteers to engage with more students who need guidance. Initiative 4: Video version of self-paced modules: In 2020, the video version of our structured online curriculum was created and launched on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWJ7Gw_fL6QT6aEszp1agtA/videos ). This version allows students to follow the instructions and lessons on YouTube. Students can rewind and repeat any parts of the lessons presented on YouTube and the online curriculum.Expenses $80,067 · revenue $88,124
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 82-3129102
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Employment (J22)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,057
- Income (IRS master file)
- $88,124
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $88,124 | $80,067 | $8,057 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $124,983 | $128,753 | $0 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $77,092 | $75,171 | $3,770 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2017 Officer: James Lim | December 31, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 82-3129102).
Questions about GARAGE SCRIPT
- What is the EIN of GARAGE SCRIPT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GARAGE SCRIPT is 82-3129102.
- Is GARAGE SCRIPT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
- Are donations to GARAGE SCRIPT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GARAGE SCRIPT file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GARAGE SCRIPT due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GARAGE SCRIPT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GARAGE SCRIPT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names James Lim.
- Who are the officers and directors of GARAGE SCRIPT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does GARAGE SCRIPT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $88,124, expenses of $80,067 and total assets of $8,057 at year end.
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