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TECH KIDS UNLIMITED

Teaching Technology to Students who Learn Differently

aka Tech Kids Unlimited   |   New York, NY   |  www.techkidsunlimited.org
GuideStar Charity Check

TECH KIDS UNLIMITED

EIN: 46-2451747


Mission

Tech Kids Unlimited (TKU) is a not-for-profit education organization, which teaches 21st century technology skills and computer science principles to students ages 7 to 21 with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other learning and emotional disabilities. TKU's work-based learning programs empower and inspire the next generation of digital natives to learn, create, develop and share the tools of technology in a supportive and structured and nurturing environment.

Ruling year info

2014

Executive Director

Beth Rosenberg

Main address

261 Broadway #8D

New York, NY 10007 USA

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EIN

46-2451747

Subject area info

STEM education

Youth organizing

Population served info

Children and youth

People with disabilities

People with intellectual disabilities

People with learning disabilities

Students

NTEE code info

Youth Development Programs (O50)

IRS subsection

501(c)(3) Public Charity

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Tax forms

Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

About half (53.4%) of young adults with an ASD had ever worked for pay outside the home since leaving high school, the lowest rate among disability groups. Young adults with an ASD earned an average of $8.10 per hour, significantly lower than average wages for young adults in the comparison groups, and held jobs that clustered within fewer occupational types. Technology evens out the playing field for these young adults whose interests and strengths lend themselves well to technology jobs.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Tech Kids Unlimited Sunday Program

Tech Kids Unlimited's Sunday programs meet on select Sundays to learn a variety of different tech skills such as game design, coding, video editing, and more. The students are neurodiverse students ages 7-21.

Population(s) Served

The TKU Creative Tech Internship (CTI) is an internship for teens/young adults aged 17-21 interested in work or study in creative tech-based fields, and acts as a bridge between school experiences and workplace environments. CTI interns meet weekly September to June to work together on various deliverables for TKU’s client-based projects. Interns learn soft skills while working in an office environment and work on their social-emotional-learning and transition skills.

Population(s) Served
People with learning disabilities
People with intellectual disabilities
People with learning disabilities
People with intellectual disabilities

CRISP is an invite-only internship 5-week summer program for TKU’s advanced students who are either in college or are college-bound. New interns work 2 days a week while returning interns work 3 days a week at external internships. The other days are spent with TKU staff learning career readiness skills, listening to guest lecturers, and building portfolios. Students are paid a stipend for participation.

Population(s) Served

The TKU Digital Agency is an advanced program for teens ages 14-21 who learn differently that mimics a real workplace. Participants complete projects for real clients and are paid a stipend for their contributions. This multi-week program meets 3 times a year in fall, spring, and summer.

Population(s) Served

The TKU College Access Program provides a supportive environment for students who learn differently to explore college options and build college readiness skills. This program is designed for students aged 14-21 who are not currently applying to or enrolled in college. Topics to be discussed include: college experience expectations, identity development, social skills, and self-advocacy. Program content will be influenced by needs, interests, and concerns expressed by students.

Population(s) Served

Throughout the year, TKU offers free parent talks on various topics related to resources and services for special needs families.

Population(s) Served

During the summer for 8 weeks, students ages 7-21 learn a variety of different topics. During these weeklong workshops, students learn tech skills such as coding, game design, animation, and more.

Population(s) Served
People with intellectual disabilities
People with learning disabilities
People with intellectual disabilities
People with learning disabilities
People with intellectual disabilities
People with learning disabilities
People with intellectual disabilities
People with learning disabilities
People with intellectual disabilities
People with learning disabilities

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of participants attending course/session/workshop

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth, Young adults, People with learning disabilities

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of students per classroom during the reporting period

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth, Young adults, People with learning disabilities

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

TKU’s mission is to open up the field of digital technology and computer science
to students with disabilities, especially those with ASD, and to help them become the
techies of tomorrow. TKU is helping to change the paradigm for education and
employment for young people with disabilities. With dismal employment options for
individuals with ASD, TKU is working to open the doors to the field of technology so
students can be independent and learn the essential tech and computer science skills
needed to prepare for internships, post-secondary education and ultimately jobs.

By focusing on a strength-based and project-based approach we are able to engage our students in a way they might not have been able to be engaged prior to our program. We have different pipelines for students based on age and level of interest and experience. Our youth program is for kids ages 7-13 where students learn technology foundational skills and geek out. They are able to work on their social/emotional, and learning skills in a safe and nurturing environment. Our teen/young adult program for ages 14-21 is for students who are work on real client work. This allows them to work on job readiness and transition skills. We also have an internship program for students who have taken multiple classes of ours. This allows them to prepare for a real internship or job.

We have a very supportive and nurturing environment with trained social workers, occupational therapist, tech teaching artists, and tech counselors. We try to maintain a 3:1 student to teacher ratio which allows for students to get the support that they need. We also have dedicated administrative staff who work on curriculum to ensure that we maintain an adaptive classroom. Our curriculum utilizes Universal Design for Learning which allows for different kinds of learners to be engaged in class. We therefore can take all levels of experience and work with them to ensure they are working towards a goal.

We have expanded our program into different branches, creating our internship program and young adult/teen program. We have been featured in news outlets for our work and won awards for the projects our students have worked on such as Emoticon and the Spark Contest. We have also released an app, LOLA to help students with their social and emotional learning outside of the classroom. We are working towards making our program even more robust and creating even more branches of our program to reach more students with multiple goals.

Financials

TECH KIDS UNLIMITED
Fiscal year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

Revenue vs. expenses:  breakdown

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info
NET GAIN/LOSS:    in 
Note: When component data are not available, the graph displays the total Revenue and/or Expense values.

Liquidity in 2022 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

113.84

Average of 46.79 over 9 years

Months of cash in 2022 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

14.7

Average of 11 over 9 years

Fringe rate in 2022 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

10%

Average of 10% over 9 years

Funding sources info

Source: IRS Form 990

Assets & liabilities info

Source: IRS Form 990

Financial data

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

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Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

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Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

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Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitions

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

This snapshot of TECH KIDS UNLIMITED’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.

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Business model indicators

Profitability info 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation $77,632 $124,669 $100,768 $262,444 $235,885
As % of expenses 17.1% 23.9% 20.1% 40.9% 31.1%
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation $77,407 $121,747 $96,424 $258,100 $231,541
As % of expenses 17.0% 23.2% 19.1% 40.0% 30.3%
Revenue composition info
Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) $493,204 $654,346 $721,641 $906,667 $959,141
Total revenue, % change over prior year -10.0% 32.7% 10.3% 25.6% 5.8%
Program services revenue 22.4% 20.6% 10.8% 3.4% 2.8%
Membership dues 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Investment income 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% -0.1% 0.8%
Government grants 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 17.3% 12.3%
All other grants and contributions 77.6% 79.3% 88.7% 69.7% 83.8%
Other revenue 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 9.7% 0.2%
Expense composition info
Total expenses before depreciation $454,881 $522,177 $500,873 $641,397 $758,582
Total expenses, % change over prior year 2.6% 14.8% -4.1% 28.1% 18.3%
Personnel 77.8% 77.5% 81.5% 81.3% 76.8%
Professional fees 5.8% 10.0% 7.9% 7.5% 11.4%
Occupancy 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Interest 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Pass-through 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
All other expenses 16.3% 12.5% 10.5% 11.2% 11.8%
Full cost components (estimated) info 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total expenses (after depreciation) $455,106 $525,099 $505,217 $645,741 $762,926
One month of savings $37,907 $43,515 $41,739 $53,450 $63,215
Debt principal payment $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Fixed asset additions $4,500 $17,219 $0 $0 $0
Total full costs (estimated) $497,513 $585,833 $546,956 $699,191 $826,141

Capital structure indicators

Liquidity info 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Months of cash 11.1 12.6 20.0 15.7 14.7
Months of cash and investments 11.1 12.6 20.0 17.6 19.5
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets 10.6 11.7 14.6 16.3 17.5
Balance sheet composition info 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Cash $419,630 $549,835 $835,020 $839,667 $928,768
Investments $0 $0 $1,415 $102,927 $303,747
Receivables $10,000 $0 $11,940 $92,626 $0
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) $5,500 $22,719 $22,719 $22,719 $22,719
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) 22.3% 18.3% 37.4% 56.5% 75.6%
Liabilities (as a % of assets) 2.6% 2.1% 10.4% 1.1% 0.7%
Unrestricted net assets $404,723 $526,470 $622,894 $880,994 $1,112,535
Temporarily restricted net assets $18,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Permanently restricted net assets $0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total restricted net assets $18,000 $30,000 $150,000 $152,826 $117,500
Total net assets $422,723 $556,470 $772,894 $1,033,820 $1,230,035

Key data checks

Key data checks info 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Material data errors No No No No No

Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

Documents
Letter of Determination is not available for this organization
Form 1023/1024 is not available for this organization

Executive Director

Beth Rosenberg

Number of employees

Source: IRS Form 990

TECH KIDS UNLIMITED

Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Compensation
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Board of directors
as of 08/14/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board of directors data
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Board co-chair

David Rosenberg

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Joel Bencosme

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Jonathan Hill

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Luke DuBois

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Roseanne Legrand

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 8/14/2023

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

 

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data