Techsoup Global
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
TECHSOUP'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A DYNAMIC BRIDGE THAT LEVERAGES TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE CONNECTIONS AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR A MORE EQUITABLE PLANET.
- Income
- $39.9 million
- Spending
- $36.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- -1.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 87%
- Employees
- 250
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $332,583, ceo (through 9/2024) / board member
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 45 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 116% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 31 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 259 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 (3)
- $13.7 million spent. GLOBAL VALIDATION AND DATA SERVICES: TO ENABLE SAFE DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS, SERVICES, AND GIVING PROGRAMS, TECHSOUP'S GLOBAL VALIDATION AND DATA SERVICES HAVE WORKED TO DEFINE AND UPDATE THE ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS IN 238 MARKETS GLOBALLY. TECHSOUP HAS A RICH REPOSITORY OF DATA RECORDS ON APPROXIMATELY 1.6 MILLION NGOS AROUND THE GLOBE. THIS DATA ALLOWS TECHSOUP TO EFFICIENTLY AND INEXPENSIVELY VALIDATE THE CHARITABLE STATUS OF ORGANIZATIONS IN 238 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, THEREBY ENABLING A WIDER RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS TO GIVE, RECEIVE, AND SHARE AN EVEN MORE DIVERSE SET OF RESOURCES. IN 2025, THESE SERVICES WERE USED TO CONNECT AN ADDITIONAL 157,000 ORGANIZATIONS WITH EXTERNAL OFFERS LEVERAGING THEIR TECHSOUP NONPROFIT VALIDATION.ADDITIONALLY, TECHSOUP UTILIZES ITS VALIDATION AND LEGAL EXPERTISE TO POWER NGOSOURCE, A PROGRAM THAT STREAMLINES THE EQUIVALENCY DETERMINATION (ED) PROCESS FOR U.S. FOUNDATIONS, ENABLING THEM TO EFFICIENTLY PROVIDE GRANTS TO NGOS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. AS OF JUNE 30, 2025, GRANTMAKERS HAVE REQUESTED OVER 38,704 EDS FOR NGOS IN 176 COUNTRIES, AND AN ESTIMATED OVER $11.4 BILLION IN INTERNATIONAL GRANT FUNDING WAS FACILITATED BY EDS COMPLETED BY NGOSOURCE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, NGOSOURCE FACILITATED AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $2.1 BILLION INTERNATIONAL GIVING TO GLOBAL NONPROFITS.
- $9.6 million spent. NGO TECHNOLOGY MARKETPLACE: IN COLLABORATION WITH MEMBERS OF THE TECHSOUP NETWORK, TECHSOUP HAS BUILT, OPERATES, AND MAINTAINS A GLOBAL MARKETPLACE OF TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND CONTENT FOR NONPROFITS AROUND THE WORLD. TECHSOUP'S PRODUCT DONATION PROGRAM HELPS HUNDREDS OF CORPORATE DONORS AND PROVIDERS DISTRIBUTE A RETAIL VOLUME OF MORE THAN $600 MILLION ANNUALLY IN DONATED OR SPECIALLY DISCOUNTED TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER CRITICAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. TECHSOUP SERVED OVER 148,000 ORGANIZATIONS WITH PRODUCT AND SERVICE DONATIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. AS TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY CONTINUES TO CHANGE, TECHSOUP CONTINUES TO EVOLVE ITS TRADITIONAL PRODUCT DONATION PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE BREADTH OF ITS OFFERS TO INCLUDE MORE HARDWARE, MOBILE, AND CLOUD-BASED SUBSCRIPTION OFFERS. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH THIS NEXT-GENERATION TECHNOLOGY MARKETPLACE, TECHSOUP ALSO OFFERS A VARIETY OF NONPROFIT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES SUCH AS ONLINE LEARNING THROUGH TECHSOUP COURSES, TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND CLOUD MIGRATION CONSULTATION AND SERVICES. THROUGH ITS NGO TECHNOLOGY MARKETPLACE, TECHSOUP HAS NOW FACILITATED AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF OVER $27 BILLION OF IN-KIND PRODUCT PHILANTHROPY AND AN INCREASINGLY DIVERSE SET OF PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES AND GIVING PROGRAMS.
- $5.9 million spent. APPS4GOOD: AROUND THE WORLD, TECHSOUP SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF ISSUES FACING WEB AND MOBILE APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS THAT HELP NGOS SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. TECHSOUP IS OFTEN SOUGHT TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN BIG-PICTURE VISION AND THE ABILITY TO EXECUTE BY FACILITATING DESIGN SESSIONS, DEVELOPING NEW TECHNOLOGY INTERVENTIONS, AND FURTHER DEVELOPING AND SCALING EXISTING TOOLS. TECHSOUP HELPS TO ENSURE THAT THE BEST APPS4GOOD TOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ARE ACCESSIBLE AROUND THE GLOBE. CARAVAN STUDIOS, AN AWARD-WINNING DIVISION WITHIN TECHSOUP, BUILDS TECHNOLOGY-BASED SERVICES AND APPS THAT HELP COMMUNITIES ORGANIZE, ACCESS, AND APPLY RESOURCES TO THEIR MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES. THE TEAM'S COMMUNITY-DRIVEN APPROACH TO TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT--INFORMED BY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK AND DESIGN THINKING PRINCIPLES--HAS RESULTED IN THE SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY OF SEVERAL TECH SERVICES AND APPS, INCLUDING SHELTERSAFE, WORKER CONNECT, RANGE, SAFENIGHT, AND 4BELLS. CARAVAN STUDIOS ALSO WORKS WITH LOCAL GROUPS TO SUPPORT THEIR GENERATION AND DESIGN. IN THIS CAPACITY, THEY HAVE SUPPORTED FOOD SECURITY EFFORTS AMONG OTHERS.FUNDACJA TECHSOUP ENGAGES REGIONAL AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN BUILDING RESILIENCY AND FLEXIBLY ADAPTING TO THE CHALLENGES OF A MODERN CONSTANTLY CHANGING WORLD THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY BUILDING AND MICRO GRANTING, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF DIGITAL ACTIVISM, MEDIA LITERACY, COUNTERING DISINFORMATION, PERSONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCY, OPEN DATA, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, DIGITAL SECURITY, POSITIVE NARRATIVES, CAMPAIGNING AND COMMUNICATION, CODING, OR GAMIFICATION. CORE TO THE APPROACH IS NURTURING EXISTING CAPACITIES AND EXPERTISE OF CSOS MEMBERS, ACTIVISTS, TRAINERS, AND EDUCATORS AND ALLOWING THESE CIVIC SPACE ACTORS TO SELF-ORGANIZE AROUND SOCIAL ISSUES AND CAUSES IMPORTANT FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES, USING CRITICAL THINKING, AND INVESTING TIME AND ENERGY IN FOSTERING THEIR OWN RESILIENCE AGAINST VARIOUS CHALLENGES CIVILS SOCIETY FACE WITH THE HELP OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, BASED ON THE PAST PROJECTS' EXPERIENCES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE, FUNDACJA TECHSOUP HAS DEVELOPED THE DIGITAL ACTIVISM FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES PROGRAM, COMPOSED OF A DIVERSE PORTFOLIO OF PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY VARIOUS PARTNERS AND DONORS, IMPLEMENTED NOT ONLY IN EUROPE, BUT ALSO IN LATIN AMERICA, WEST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AND CAUCASUS AND CENTRAL ASIA.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 October 1993.
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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