Art Technically
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Art Technically is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides STEM, STEAM, and arts education programs and resources for K-12 students and educators, with a focus on expanding access for underserved and underrepresented communities. Activities include workshops, free educator resources and professional development, classroom materials and book donations, and event planning and support. Since 2018, the organization has served more than 20,000 students, educators, and community members.
- Income
- $30,120
- Spending
- $8,997
- Reserves
- 36.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $1,986, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (6)
- $278 spent. Computer coding and plant science/engineering workshops for 30 middle school students at Black History Month event.
- $240 spent. In-Flight Education International Space Station (ISS) Downlink event at high school in partnership with NASA. High school students in subgroup (120 students) participated in space science and STEAM workshops and submitted questions for astronaut Q&A. 1000+ students at high school watched live astronaut Q&A.
- $941 spent. STEM kits, classroom supplies, STEM manipulatives, Astrobotany materials, STEM themed books, and STEM prizes (such as science stickers) for student and teacher workshops.
- $2,227 spent. Coastal Virginia STEM Hub Events including Educator professional development workshop with 16 public school K-12 teachers and STEM Community Day where 60 K-12 students participated in STEM activities and learning. Includes $501 purchase for set of four Chromebooks for mobile coding workshops for students.
- $2,088 spent. Expenses for hosting two educator professional development sessions at the Space Exploration Educators Conference (SEEC) 2025 and partial expenses for hosting the same two educator professional development sessions at SEEC 2026. Workshop 1 was Astrobotany: Growing Plants in Space where educators learned about cross-curricular connections to NASA's plant science program including hands-on activities with LED lights and hydroponic system. In Workshop 2, educators learned about our nonprofit's NASA Data Science resources and how to incorporate open NASA data into science and Computer Science classrooms. At SEEC 2025, 36 educators participated with at least 1,750 students indirectly reached through those educators.
- $2,106 spent. Digital educational resources and workshop development: Developed online coding resources, lesson plans, and related educational content, including resources on art.code.arttechnically.org, and prepared materials for educator and student workshops.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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