Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← All organizations

TECHNOLOGY MATTERS

EIN 88-2116913 PALO ALTO, CA

Revenue 2024
$4,193,112
Expenses 2024
$3,856,841

Program services were 82.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
U40
Classification
1280
Street
3790 EL CAMINO REAL 625

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO CREATE TECHNOLOGY TO HELP HUNDREDS OF SOCIAL SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS SOLVE A COMMON SOCIAL PROBLEM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CREATE TECHNOLOGY TO HELP HUNDREDS OF SOCIAL SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS SOLVE COMMON SOCIAL PROBLEM.

  • ASELO:ASELO IS TECH MATTERS' PROGRAM TO SERVE THE CRISIS RESPONSE HELPLINE FIELD. ASELO IS AN OPEN SOURCE CLOUD-BASED CONTACT CENTER PLATFORM DESIGNED TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR HELPLINES TO RESPOND TO PEOPLE (ESPECIALLY CHILDREN) IN NEED VIA PHONE, SMS, WEBCHAT, WHATSAPP, AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. OUR GOAL IS TO ASSIST THE STAFF AT HELPLINES TO HELP MANY MORE PEOPLE, AND HELP THEM BETTER, THANKS TO IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY TOOLS. BY THE END OF 2024, ASELO WAS LIVE IN 18 COUNTRIES AND HELPLINES USING ASELO HAD ASSISTED MORE THAN 500,000 CHILDREN. IN 2024, ASELO'S GLOBAL FOOTPRINT EXPANDED WITH A US DOMESTIC PROGRAM IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AS WELL AS LAUNCHES IN NEW ZEALAND AND SINGAPORE.

    Expenses $1,668,950 · Grants $7,500 · Revenue $745,060

  • TERRASO:THE TERRASO OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE PROJECT CONTINUED ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT WITH A TEAM WHICH INCLUDED PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, A UX DESIGNER, AND A PRODUCT MANAGER. TERRASO PRIORITIES RELY ON FEEDBACK FROM LOCAL LEADERS ON THE FRONT LINES OF CLIMATE CHANGE, STRIVING TO BUILD MORE REGENERATIVE LOCAL ECONOMIES. TERRASO TOOLS SUPPORT DATA COLLECTION, INCLUDING A SPECIALIZED SOIL IDENTIFICATION APP, MAPPING, AND VISUALIZATION, AND TELLING PLACE-BASED STORIES. BY THE END OF THE YEAR, TERRASO HAD OVER 800 USERS BASED IN MORE THAN 85 LOCALITIES (LANDSCAPES).

    Expenses $1,180,122 · Revenue $127,259

  • FIELD BUILDING:TECH MATTERS PROVIDES A RANGE OF RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE WIDER APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY TO THE SOCIAL IMPACT FIELD BROADLY. THIS INCLUDES OUR NO-CHARGE BRIEF CONSULTATIONS WITH NONPROFIT LEADERS, REGULAR TALKS AND ARTICLES ON TECH FOR GOOD, AND A PODCAST SERIES FEATURING THE LEADERS OF TECHNOLOGY NONPROFITS. DURING 2024, WE WORKED ON "TECHNOLOGY FOR GOOD," THE FIRST BOOK ON HOW TO START NONPROFIT TECH ENTERPRISES, WITH A PLANNED PUBLICATION DATE IN 2025. WE ARE ALSO ACTIVELY WORKING ON AN INITIATIVE CALLED THE "BETTER DEAL FOR DATA," A LIGHTWEIGHT APPROACH TO RESPONSIBLE DATA USE IN THE SOCIAL SECTOR, MODELED AFTER THE OPEN SOURCE AND CREATIVE COMMONS MOVEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDED USER RESEARCH AND THE PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH PAPERS ON THE TOPIC OF DATA GOVERNANCE.

    Expenses $312,576 · Revenue $5,567

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • JAMES R FRUCHTERMAN

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $177,282
    From this org
    $145,817
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,465
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,817
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,465
    Filer's total
    $177,282

  • NITHYA RAMANATHAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRIGITTE HOYER GOSSELINK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOAN MELLEA

    CFO - LEFT 4/2024

    Total calculated
    $16,167
    From this org
    $2,670
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,497
    Hours/week
    30

  • AARON FIRESTONE

    CFO - START 4/2024

    Total calculated
    $147,303
    From this org
    $115,384
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,919
    Hours/week
    40

  • NICHOLAS HURLBURT

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ASELO

    Total calculated
    $215,450
    From this org
    $180,195
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,255
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,195
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,255
    Filer's total
    $215,450

  • PAUL SCHREIBER

    DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING

    Total calculated
    $180,889
    From this org
    $162,112
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,777
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,112
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,777
    Filer's total
    $180,889

  • DEE LUO

    DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT & BIZ OPS

    Total calculated
    $165,688
    From this org
    $147,756
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,932
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,756
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,932
    Filer's total
    $165,688

  • DEREK CAELIN

    PRODUCT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $124,374
    From this org
    $118,766
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,608
    Hours/week
    40

  • COURTNEY TIBERIO

    SENIOR UX DESIGNER

    Total calculated
    $128,033
    From this org
    $112,419
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,614
    Hours/week
    40

  • ANNALISE IRBY

    PRODUCT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $126,493
    From this org
    $110,634
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,859
    Hours/week
    40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $4,193,112
    Expenses
    $3,856,841
    Contributions
    $3,282,669
    Grants paid
    $7,500
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $5,347,182
    Expenses
    $3,909,991
    Contributions
    $4,272,226
    Grants paid
    $45,000

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2022

Tax period
1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
Principal officer
JIM FRUCHTERMAN
Mailing address
3790 EL CAMINO REAL SUITE 625PALO ALTO CA 94306
Website
TECHMATTERS.ORG

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 19 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 23 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.