Form 990 for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$407,277

Total expenses

$509,822

Contributions and grants received

$369,095

Grants paid

$13,750

Program service revenue

$34,561

Investment income

$3,621

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$419,578

Total liabilities, end of year

$3,856

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$415,722

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$334,909

Management and general expenses

$122,649

Fundraising expenses

$52,264

Program service expenses (Part III)

$334,909

Program services were 65.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2025

• CODE SAVVY EDUCATOR PROGRAMS: IN 2025, WE DEEPENED OUR IMPACT BY CENTERING EDUCATOR VOICES AND EXPANDING FLEXIBLE, HIGH-QUALITY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS MINNESOTA. WE BEGAN THE YEAR WITH AN EDUCATOR ROUNDTABLE TO GATHER FEEDBACK ON NEEDED SUPPORTS, USING THESE INSIGHTS TO SHAPE OUR PROGRAMMING. WE LAUNCHED A NEW EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES, FREE, 1.5-HOUR VIRTUAL SESSIONS DESIGNED FOR EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BUILD CS SKILLS IN A FLEXIBLE, DROP-IN FORMAT. SESSIONS ON TOPICS LIKE SCRATCH, PYTHON, AI, AND CODE.ORG PATHWAYS PROVIDED PRACTICAL, READY-TO-USE STRATEGIES, WITH PARTICIPANTS REPORTING INCREASED CONFIDENCE AND ENGAGEMENT. WE ALSO WRAPPED UP THE FINAL YEAR OF OUR NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION-FUNDED COACHING FOR EQUITY PROGRAM, WHICH HAS TRAINED OVER 100 EDUCATORS TO IMPLEMENT EQUITABLE COMPUTER SCIENCE PRACTICES. IN ADDITION, WE CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH CODE.ORG, INCLUDING A CS EDUCATION WEEK TRAINING FOCUSED ON BRINGING AI INTO CLASSROOMS. ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS, WE EQUIPPED EDUCATORS WITH THE TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND COMMUNITY NEEDED TO CREATE INCLUSIVE AND ENGAGING COMPUTER SCIENCE LEARNING EXPERIENCES.

  Expenses $102,359 · Revenue $34,561

• CODE SAVVY EXPERIENCE: IN 2025, OUR EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS CONTINUED TO GROW AND REFINE THE BYTE- SIZED CHALLENGE, EXPANDING THE PROGRAM TO BE OFFERED TWICE PER YEAR, ONCE DURING THE SUMMER AND ONCE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THIS CHANGE WAS DRIVEN BY PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK AND HELPED FILL CRITICAL SUMMER PROGRAMMING GAPS. WE SERVED OUR LARGEST NUMBER OF EDUCATORS TO DATE, WELCOMING 14 NEW EDUCATORS WHILE CONTINUING TO SUPPORT RETURNING PARTICIPANTS WHO RUN THE CHALLENGE YEAR AFTER YEAR DUE TO HIGH STUDENT ENGAGEMENT. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO REFINE THE CURRICULUM BASED ON EDUCATOR FEEDBACK, ENSURING IT REMAINS ACCESSIBLE, ENGAGING, AND EASY TO IMPLEMENT. IN 2025, ALL FOUR LANGUAGE VERSIONS OF THE CURRICULUM WERE AVAILABLE AND IN ACTIVE USE, OFFERING THE PROGRAM IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, SOMALI, AND HMONG. WE HOSTED OUR FIRST-EVER INNOVATE FOR GOOD HACKATHON, ENGAGING OVER 50 STUDENTS IN A HANDS-ON DAY OF CODING, CREATIVITY, AND COLLABORATION. THE EVENT WAS SUPPORTED BY 20 INDUSTRY VOLUNTEERS AND MENTORS WHO BROUGHT REAL-WORLD PERSPECTIVE AND GUIDANCE TO STUDENTS ALONGSIDE EXPERIENCED FACILITATORS. THE IMPACT WAS STRONG: 91% OF STUDENTS REPORTED LEARNING NEW CS SKILLS, 88% FELT MORE CONFIDENT WORKING IN TEAMS, AND 85% WERE INSPIRED TO CONTINUE EXPLORING STEM. THE 2025 TECHNOVATION GIRLS MINNESOTA SEASON ENGAGED 85 GIRLS ON 30 TEAMS ALONGSIDE 30 DEDICATED INDUSTRY MENTORS. NOTABLY, 53% OF PARTICIPANTS WERE NEW TO THE PROGRAM, UNDERSCORING THE PROGRAM'S CONTINUED SUCCESS IN REACHING AND INSPIRING FIRST-TIME INNOVATORS. TEN TEAMS EARNED STATE-LEVEL RECOGNITION AND WERE CELEBRATED AT OUR ANNUAL CODE SAVVY CELEBRATE AWARDS CEREMONY. WE ALSO CELEBRATED THREE MENTORS, ANN DIXON, LAURIE AARONSON, AND KATE INDRELIE, WHO REACHED AN INCREDIBLE 10-YEAR MENTOR MILESTONE IN 2025. THIS YEAR ALSO MARKED THE LAUNCH OF OUR "WHERE ARE THEY NOW?" ALUM BLOG SERIES, WRITTEN BY TECHNOVATION GIRLS MINNESOTA ALUM BREE VOLKER. THE SERIES PUTS A SPOTLIGHT ON THE REAL STORIES OF YOUNG WOMEN WHO GOT THEIR START RIGHT HERE IN THE PROGRAM AND WENT ON TO DO REMARKABLE THINGS. ASHLEY CHEN IS NOW A PHD STUDENT IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. BEFORE TECHNOVATION, SHE HAD NO INTEREST IN CODING. NOW SHE CODES EVERY DAY. ILSA OLSEN IS A PRODUCT ENGINEER AT JOHNSON AND JOHNSON MEDTECH, WORKING ON LIFE-SAVING HEART PUMP TECHNOLOGY. SHE CREDITS TECHNOVATION DIRECTLY: "TECHNOVATION GAVE ME THE CONFIDENCE TO PURSUE A DEGREE IN ENGINEERING. IT GAVE A REALLY GOOD BACKGROUND OF HOW TO COMPLETE EACH STEP IN A PROJECT'S LIFECYCLE AND A SUPPORT SYSTEM TO ASK ALL THE QUESTIONS WE HAVE." PRAPTHI SIRRKAY IS A MEDICAL STUDENT AT SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, COMBINING HER LOVE OF RESEARCH AND SCIENCE TO PURSUE A CAREER IN MEDICINE. CLARE DIXON STUDIED CYBERSECURITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AND RECENTLY STEPPED INTO A ROLE AS AN INFORMATION SECURITY ANALYST INTERN AT SENTRY, BUILDING SKILLS IN SYSTEMS MONITORING, APPLICATION SECURITY, AND INTRUSION DETECTION. CLAIRE JENSEN IS A PHD STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON STUDYING GLACIERS AND EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES. SHE USED SKILLS SHE BUILT IN TECHNOVATION, INCLUDING LEARNING TO CODE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS PROGRAM, TO DOUBLE MAJOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND GEOLOGY. SHE NOW USES MACHINE LEARNING AND SATELLITE IMAGERY TO STUDY ICE IN ANTARCTICA. HER ADVICE TO GIRLS: "TAKE THE RISK YOU'LL NEVER KNOW IF YOU LIKE SOMETHING UNTIL YOU TRY IT. CHANCES ARE, YOU'LL LIKE IT AND YOU'LL GET SOMETHING GREAT OUT OF IT.- AND THEN THERE'S TRACEY TREAT, WHO IS ON STAFF AT CODE SAVVY TODAY AS OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND OPERATIONS COORDINATOR. TRACEY STARTED AS A CODE EXPLORERS STUDENT IN 2013, WENT ON TO COMPETE IN TECHNOVATION, SERVED AS A MENTOR, MAJORED IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND NOW HELPS SHAPE THE VERY PROGRAMS THAT SHAPED HER. AS FULL-CIRCLE STORIES GO, IT DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THAT. THE "WHERE ARE THEY NOW?" SERIES IS ONGOING, AND THESE STORIES REFLECT WHAT TECHNOVATION GIRLS MINNESOTA WAS ALWAYS MEANT TO DO: GIVE GIRLS A DOOR INTO TECHNOLOGY AND THE CONFIDENCE TO WALK THROUGH IT. IN 2025, CODE SAVVY AWARDED 14 SPARK SCHOLARSHIPS ACROSS FOUR AGE CATEGORIES TO STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN CODE SAVVY PROGRAMS AND DEMONSTRATED CREATIVITY, CURIOSITY, AND A COMMITMENT TO TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. NOW IN ITS EIGHTH YEAR, THE SPARK SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AWARDED BETWEEN 500 AND 1,250 PER RECIPIENT. THREE STUDENTS WERE HONORED WITH THE REBECCA AWARD, RECOGNIZING STUDENTS WHO EMBODY THE SPIRIT OF CODE SAVVY'S FOUNDER, AND ONE STUDENT RECEIVED THE SPARK SPIRIT AWARD FOR PROMOTING INCLUSION AND A PASSION FOR TECHNOLOGY.

  Expenses $76,526 · Grants $11,250

• CODE SAVVY EXPLORE: IN 2025, OUR CODE EXPLORERS PROGRAM EXPANDED ITS REACH BRINGING FREE SESSIONS TO NEW COMMUNITY LOCATIONS INCLUDING RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARY IN ROSEVILLE AND ST. PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARY IN DAYTON'S BLUFF. BUILDING ON OUR ONGOING CODING EXPLORATION ACROSS LANGUAGES LIKE PYTHON, SCRATCH, HTML, THUNKABLE, AND JAVA, WE INTRODUCED PHYSICAL COMPUTING TO OUR SESSIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME, INCORPORATING MICRO:BIT, EDISON ROBOTS, AND OTHER ROBOTICS TOOLS TO GIVE STUDENTS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH HARDWARE ALONGSIDE SOFTWARE.

  Expenses $156,024 · Grants $2,500

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

• CHRISTINA LLAMAS

  INTERIM EXEC

  Total calculated

  $45,192

  From this org

  $45,192

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Hours/week

  45

• MARIANA VERDUGO

  BOARD CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• JORDAN HAINES

  BOARD VICE C

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• JEAN WEISS

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  20

• MARY GRAMS BASNIGHT

  SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• ELLENA SCHOOP

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• MARIA ORTIZ BURNS

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2025

IRS schema version

2025v4.0

Source object

202642459349300404

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