Techforce Foundation

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Phoenix, AZ501(c)(3)Since 2005Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 59-3828402Revenue $11.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRStechforce.org12621 N Tatum Bvld 304, 85032-0000 · Phoenix, AZTax-exempt since Mar 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To champion all students to and through their education and into careers as professional technicians.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 170 volunteers and 16 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 75% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$731K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.1M
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$11.5M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.1M
FY2025▲ +41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$7.8M
FY2025$11.1M
Expenses
$11.5M
FY2025▲ +43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$8.1M
FY2025$11.5M
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2025-0.06%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$4.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2007.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $9.6M Management & general 11% · $1.3M Fundraising 5% · $631K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO/Executive Director
$337,563Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$209,958Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Marketing and IT
$148,815Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Finance
$139,927Pt VII · Sec A
Director of School Partnerships
$136,927Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Corporate Relations
$120,083Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Maher’s $338K as CEO/Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Maher$337,563$298,481$288,863$285,240$234,543$214,178
Jennifer Bergeron$209,958$188,513————
Michael Pressendo———$177,514$158,741$177,657
Lisa Mattke—$131,063$158,183$156,240$142,500$140,366
Reagan Bender$148,815—————
Carter Dowdy$139,927—————
Dana Rapoport$136,927—————
Tina Smith————$116,838$129,234

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps students succeed in technical careers through education.

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3 programs · $9.6M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Scholarship & Grant Programs

In 2025, techforce foundation awarded $6.5 million in scholarships and grants directly to 1,981 students across 333 schools nationwide, representing the largest single-year investment in techforce's history.

$7.3Mprogram expense
02

Technician Platform & Workforce Development

Techforce foundation operates a proprietary digital platform that serves as the go-to career infrastructure for aspiring and working technicians nationwide. In 2025, techforce's network grew to 88,652 total users, with student enrollment alone surging 74% year-over-year.

$2.3Mprogram expense
03

Wraparound Support Services

Techforce foundation recognizes that financial aid alone cannot ensure a student's success, and that approximately 40% of technical students drop out due to hidden, non-academic costs and barriers.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 45 grants · $16.9M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$6,021,523
Unitemized GrantFY2025$553,592
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,858,333
Unitemized GrantFY2024$282,796
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,759,450
Unitemized GrantFY2023$222,081
Unitemized GrantFY2023$182,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$117,250
Unitemized GrantFY2023$62,425
Unitemized GrantFY2023$33,225
Unitemized GrantFY2023$19,800
Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,943
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,315
Unitemized GrantFY2022$669,194
Unitemized GrantFY2022$203,767
Unitemized GrantFY2022$152,500
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$228K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Money outPt IX
$11.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.6M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$631K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$731K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$725K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$225K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$228K
Gains on assetsLn 7$59K
Total revenueLn 12$11.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$397K
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$731K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 6170
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$954K$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$727K$397K
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$673K$731K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M$4.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$7.3M$7.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$800K$86K$625K$89K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$921K$581K$85K$255K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$161K$85K$33K$43K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$45K$31K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$122K$48K$47K$27K
Legal feesLn 11b$28K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$155K$155K
Investment management feesLn 11f$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$803K$615K$16K$171K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$381K$367K$14K$277
Office expensesLn 13$74K$806$52K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$142K$89K$46K$7K
TravelLn 17$43K$26K$14K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$330K$330K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$141K$141K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.5M$9.6M$1.3M$631K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $11.1M$11.5M−$448K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.8M$8.1M−$226K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.3M$5.6M−$296K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.0M$3.9M$128K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.9M$3.3M$623K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.4M$2.2M$269K$3.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $11,073,560 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,345,465$10,839,027
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,876$15,112
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $461,043$228,257
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,840−$8,836
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,826,224$11,073,560
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,367,306$7,344,289
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,669,727$2,048,867
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,014,824$2,128,822
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,051,857$11,521,978
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$225,633−$448,418
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,073,560 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$579
VIII-1c Fundraising events$224,921
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,613,527
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$725,143
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,839,027
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,112$15,112
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $169,083$169,083
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $59,174$59,174
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$22,232−$22,232
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $13,396$13,396
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,112 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $219,421$11,073,560
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,521,978 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,344,289$7,344,289
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $85,556 · Management $625,277 · Fundraising $88,849$799,682
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $581,245 · Management $85,092 · Fundraising $255,099$921,436
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $84,520 · Management $32,707 · Fundraising $43,434$160,661
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $30,573 · Fundraising $14,022$44,595
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $48,455 · Management $46,927 · Fundraising $27,111$122,493
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $28,258$28,258
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $154,986$154,986
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $15,780$15,780
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $615,387 · Management $16,387 · Fundraising $171,222$802,996
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $366,958 · Management $13,844 · Fundraising $277$381,079
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $806 · Management $51,586 · Fundraising $21,233$73,625
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $89,225 · Management $45,843 · Fundraising $6,809$141,877
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,055 · Management $14,262 · Fundraising $2,477$42,794
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $329,555$329,555
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $16,726$16,726
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $141,146$141,146
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,602,624 · Management $1,288,821 · Fundraising $630,533$11,521,978
Part X · Balance sheet $5,413,175 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $954,399$1,373,816
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,309,770$908,284
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,577$64,507
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $726,944$397,388
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,351,166$2,669,180
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,358,856$5,413,175
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $258,689$380,539
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $274,250$213,792
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $673,273$730,532
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,848,888$2,053,667
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,836,695$2,628,976
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,685,583$4,682,643
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,358,856$5,413,175
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,682,643 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,073,560
XI-2 Total expenses$11,521,978
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$448,418
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,685,583
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$205,869
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$239,609
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,682,643

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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