2025-05-21T08:39:02-07:00 2024-12-31 262176601 EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 990 2024-01-01 522061398 BYTE BACK BYTE 2406439736 PO BOX 15038 WASHINGTON DC 200030038 DESY OSUNSADE CHAIR 2406439736 2025-05-21 1 1 JEREMY CORK P01544850 2082874777 2025-05-21 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X DESY OSUNSADE PO BOX 15038 WASHINGTON DC 200030038 810936 0 X www.byteback.org X 1997 DC BYTE BACK'S MISSION IS TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE BY PROVIDING HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES AN EQUITABLE PATHWAY INTO THE DIGITAL ECONOMY. 7 7 23 17 0 0 1793462 764056 32550 45150 1366 1730 -5754 0 1821624 810936 115966 0 0 0 2060044 833737 0 0 35374 1488485 477857 3664495 1311594 -1842871 -500658 1120391 336660 692149 409076 428242 -72416 BYTE BACK'S MISSION IS TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE BY PROVIDING HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES AN EQUITABLE PATHWAY INTO THE DIGITAL ECONOMY. 0 0 393975 0 26250 JOB READINESS AND CAREER SERVICES SUPPORT - BYTE BACK OFFERS CAREER SKILLS SUPPORT TO LEARNERS IN INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED CLASSES. CERTIFICATION STUDENTS ALSO RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS WITH BYTE BACK SPECIALISTS TO STRATEGIZE EMPLOYMENT SEARCH NEEDS AND IMPLEMENT CUSTOMIZED JOB SEEKING SUPPORT (E.G. MENTORING, MOCK INTERVIEWS, AND RESUME WRITING). OVER 30 STUDENTS WERE HIRED INTO NEW POSITIONS, AND THEIR ANNUAL INCOME INCREASED BY MORE THAN $20,000, ON AVERAGE, AFTER TAKING CLASSES AT BYTE BACK IN 2024. 256158 0 18900 COMPUTER FOUNDATIONS - BYTE BACK TAUGHT TWO COMPUTER FOUNDATION LEVEL COURSES, ASSISTING LEARNERS IN GAINING FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS IN TECHNOLOGY. THESE DIGITAL LITERACY COURSES ARE DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS WITH LITTLE TO NO COMPUTER EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN LEARNING THE MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE. IN 2024, OUT OF THE 19 COURSES THAT WERE HELD, BYTE BACK HAD 130 STUDENTS COMPLETE THEIR COMPUTER FOUNDATION COURSES OUT OF THE 148 ENROLLED. THESE ADULTS LEARNED HOW TO USE A COMPUTER, THE INTERNET, EMAIL, WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, AND OUTLOOK. CLASSES WERE OFFERED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND PROVIDED THE TRAINING NECESSARY FOR AN ENTRY-LEVEL OFFICE POSITION AND/OR TO SEARCH AND APPLY FOR POSITIONS ON THE INTERNET. 99864 0 0 CERTIFICATION - CERTIFICATION CLASSES ARE FREE, INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED COURSES THAT PREPARED STUDENTS FOR A LIVING-WAGE CAREER THAT USES TECHNOLOGY. THE COURSES INCLUDED COMPTIA A+, COMPTIA IT FUNDAMENTALS, AND MICROSOFT OFFICE SPECIALIST (MOS). IN 2024, BYTE BACK ENROLLED 30 STUDENTS IN 3 CERTIFICATION COURSES. EIGHTEEN COMPLETED THEIR CERIFICATION COURSE. 0 0 0 749997 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 2082874777 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 X WANDA PIERCE INTERIM CEO 30 X 99000 0 0 DESY OSUNSADE CHAIR 3 X X 0 0 0 JOHN CRAIN VICE CHAIR 3 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE LARKIN TREASURER 3 X X 0 0 0 SHANAZ CHOWDHERY-WITT SECRETARY 3 X X 0 0 0 ANNE MORRISON DIRECTOR 1 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR RANSIER DIRECTOR 1 X 0 0 0 ROSARIO ROBINSON DIRECTOR 1 X 0 0 0 JACOB ALADEJOBI DIRECTOR 1 X 0 0 0 NITA ASHER DIRECTOR 1 X 0 0 0 HUSSAINATU BLAKE DIRECTOR 1 X 0 0 0 ADAM CLATER DIRECTOR 1 X 0 0 0 SHAWN GROSS DIRECTOR 1 X 0 0 0 RASHID MAYES DIRECTOR 1 X 0 0 0 NATHAN ROBERTSON DIRECTOR 1 X 0 0 0 LATOYA STATEN DIRECTOR 1 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY WILSON DIRECTOR 1 X 0 0 0 99000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 479392 284664 0 764056 PROGRAM SALES AND FEES 900099 45150 45150 0 0 0 0 0 0 45150 1730 0 0 1730 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 810936 45150 0 1730 X 99000 64350 34650 619665 553050 52025 14590 41558 41558 73514 44687 27510 1317 6358 6358 111687 111687 0 116021 62912 34190 18919 2179 437 1742 29048 1450 27598 38353 5174 32631 548 45050 45050 108 108 521 521 59241 59241 33860 33860 PROGRAM EXPENSES 18221 17528 693 0 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 17210 409 16801 0 1311594 749997 526223 35374 279752 285246 265366 210597 10590 51414 7112 178402 168572 1120391 336660 244216 147050 142027 90000 215906 262026 692149 409076 X -613758 -72416 1042000 0 428242 -72416 1120391 336660 -500658 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 2716926 2748601 3492056 1793462 764058 11515103 2716926 2748601 3492056 1793462 764058 11515103 1172797 10342306 6978 509 1847 1366 1730 12430 11527533 219215 0.89718 0.8316 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 152026 LONG TERM LIABILITIES 110000 262026 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 5 IN 2023, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BECAME AWARE OF A SIGNIFICANT DIVERSION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ASSETS, SPECIFICALLY, THE CEO's UNAUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE RESERVE FUND TO PAY FOR OPERATIONAL EXPENSES AND THE ORGANIZATION'S USE OF RESTRICTED FUNDS WITHOUT SUFFICIENTLY DOCUMENTING THOSE USES TO RECEIVE FUNDER REIMBURSEMENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PUT AN IMMEDIATE STOP TO THOSE PRACTICES ONCE IT LEARNED OF THEM AND PLACED THE CEO UNDER A PERFORMANCE REVIEW. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SUBSEQUENTLY MADE NUMEROUS, BUT ULTIMATELY UNSUCCESSFUL, ATTEMPTS THROUGH THE END OF 2023 AND THE BEGINNING OF 2024 TO RESTORE THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL HEALTH BY CURTAILING EXPENSES, DEVELOPING NEW FUNDING SOURCES, AND PROVIDING CURRENT FUNDERS WITH DETAILED EXPENSE REPORTS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b IN PRIOR YEARS, DRAFTS OF THE 990 WERE FIRST REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND EXTERNAL ACCOUNTING FIRMS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE PREPARATION OF THE 990. WITH THE CURRENT SIZE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (7 DIRECTORS SINCE NOV 2024), THE BOARD NO LONGER HAS A FINANCE COMMITTEE (OR ANY OTHER COMMITTEE). THUS THE PLAN IS FOR THE ENTIRE BOARD TO REVIEW THE 2024 990 TOGETHER AND SHARE QUESTIONS AND PROPOSED REVISIONS WITH JITASA, THE EXTERNAL ACCOUNTING FIRM WHO IS PREPARING THE 2024 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES WERE INFORMED WHEN THEY JOINED THE ORGANIZATION OF THE POLICY AND REMINDED PRIOR TO ANNUAL AUDIT AS WELL AS RANDOMLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SURVEY AS PART OF THE CEO SEARCH PROCESS IN THE SUMMER OF 2021, FOLLOWING THE CEO'S PREDECESSOR'S RESIGNATION IN APRIL 2021. THE RESULTS OF THAT STUDY WERE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE SEARCH COMMITTEE, AND THE FULL BOARD VOTED TO ADOPT THE SURVEY'S COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS WHEN CONSTRUCTING THE CEO COMPENSATION PACKAGE. THAT WAS THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE OFFERED TO, AND ACCEPTED BY, THE CEO WHEN HE WAS HIRED IN SEPTEMBER 2021.THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, LIKE ALL OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, ARE NON-COMPENSATED VOLUNTEERS. THE CEO MADE HIRING AND COMPENSATION DECISIONS FOR THE REST OF THE ORGANIZATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 FINANCIAL AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REASONABLE REQUEST. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 CAN BE ACCESSED ON BOTH THE IRS WEBSITE AND GUIDESTAR. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g CONTRACT SERVICES - TEMPORARY SERVICES, GRANTWRITING, FUNDRAISING, DATABASE, HR, JOB POSTINGS, INSTRUCTORS, AND OTHER. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - STAFF.