Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
TECHNOLOGY PLAYGROUND
TECHNOLOGY PLAYGROUND (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $32 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($32). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $0
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $32
- Net assets
- $100
What Technology Playground does
Mission
Technology Playground is a nonprofit organization committed to empowering youth in Washington, DC, by equipping them with the tools, knowledge, and experiences necessary to break the cycle of poverty. The organization addresses economic disparities by providing innovative, hands-on programs in entrepreneurship, STEM education, workforce development, and digital literacy. Through a combination of training, mentorship, and real-world application, Technology Playground creates pathways for underrepresented youth to gain valuable skills, cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset, and access opportunities for long-term economic mobility and personal success.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Technology Playground offers a series of entrepreneurship workshops, boot camps, and business pitch competitions designed to teach youth the fundamentals of business ownership, financial literacy, problem-solving, and innovation. Participants learn how to identify opportunities, build business models, and present their ideas to real-world audiences. These programs aim to nurture entrepreneurial thinking and economic independence in underserved communities.
$0 spent0% of program spendingThrough afterschool programs, summer camps, and in-school residencies, Technology Playground introduces youth to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts with a focus on computer programming, robotics, and AI. These activities help bridge the digital divide and spark interest in high-demand career paths among students who may not otherwise have access to such resources.
$0 spent0% of program spendingThe organization prepares young people for the workforce by offering training in resume writing, interview preparation, digital tools, and professional communication. Participants also engage in mock interviews, career exploration activities, and mentorship programs that connect them with professionals in various fields.
$0 spent0% of program spendingTechnology Playground offers digital based tech events that provide access to digital resources and internet based educational training. Programs teach essential digital skills such as online research, software use, digital safety, and content creation-empowering families and youth to fully participate in the digital economy.
$500 spent100% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $500.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2017 to 2018, from $38k to $128 (−100%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2018 97%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
0% of TECHNOLOGY PLAYGROUND’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (99% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $27 → $5.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% 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 TECHNOLOGY PLAYGROUND’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.
Where its funders are
100% of TECHNOLOGY PLAYGROUND'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. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $32 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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
TECHNOLOGY PLAYGROUND's revenue fell 100% between 2017 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,682 youth development nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
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In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
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 TECHNOLOGY PLAYGROUND: 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 TECHNOLOGY PLAYGROUND?
- TECHNOLOGY PLAYGROUND (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $32 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($32). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does TECHNOLOGY PLAYGROUND have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $32 in grants to TECHNOLOGY PLAYGROUND, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of TECHNOLOGY PLAYGROUND?
- AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $32 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like TECHNOLOGY PLAYGROUND find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. 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 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 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