Kentucky · Nonprofit
TECH-Nique Inc
TECH-Nique Inc (Kentucky) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $613,706 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE CORPORATE DEPOSITORY INC ($265,866). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 62% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $357k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $614k
- Net assets
- $13k
What TECH-Nique Inc does
Mission
Tech-niques mission is to provide community-centric opportunities in technology that elevate the voices and experiences of underrepresented groups. We equip our participants not just to be consumers of technology, but also game-changing creators and leaders in the field.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
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$227,051 spentof which $125,792 as grants$66,635 earned by the program65% of program spendingTECC Boss: Technology Entrepreneurship to Create changeTECC Boss is a 6-week paid summer internship for Louisville youth aged 16-21. Held Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m, the program empowers interns to explore tech pathways and foster their entrepreneirial spirit, irrespective of prior tech experience. Sponsored by SummerWorks, our goal is to leverage technology to drive social change. In the past three years, weve engaged 130+ young innovators, addressing community isses ranging from LGBTQ+ advocacy to financial Literacy. The 2023 Health and Wellness Edition focued on health equity, equipping participants to craft tech solutions for pressing community health challenges. At its core, TECC Boss champions a healthier more equitable Louisville.
$80,476 spentof which $60,000 as grants23% of program spendingThe Fold is a dynamic program dedicated in advancing tech education and leadership within our community. Designed for active engagement, the Fold offers hands-on opportunities to learn and grow, with a focus on AI learning and skill-building that can lead to paid teaching roles. Our unique approach combines virtual meetups with in-person retreats, creating a flexible yet connected experience. Participants collaborate through workshops, mentorship, and peer-led initiatives, fostering leadership and a sense of community.
$42,533 spentof which $5,000 as grants12% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $350,060.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $127k to $20k (−84%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
1% of TECH-Nique Inc’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $15k → $256k.
3 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 62% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of TECH-Nique Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
TECH-Nique Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 43% of grant income and the top three 82%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
81% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund TECH-Nique Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 2022 47% · 2023 80% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
62% of TECH-Nique Inc's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $235k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from Kentucky funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $379k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
TECH-Nique Inc has grown faster than three-quarters of the 22,812 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 22,812 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like TECH-Nique Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Kentucky
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
56% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
48%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for TECH-Nique Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds TECH-Nique Inc?
- TECH-Nique Inc (Kentucky) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $613,706 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE CORPORATE DEPOSITORY INC ($265,866). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 62% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does TECH-Nique Inc have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $613,706 in grants to TECH-Nique Inc, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of TECH-Nique Inc?
- THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE CORPORATE DEPOSITORY INC is the largest funder on record, with $265,866 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like TECH-Nique Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Kentucky. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing