2024-03-04T16:09:05-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 273722434 COLORADO FUTURETEK INC COLO 7206899228 PO Box 7159 Denver CO 80220 Ron Fontenot Co-Founder 7209825854 2024-03-03 Ron Fontenot 999009999 1 1 11 0 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X https://www.cftek.org X X 92090 X 89025 875 0 1772 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 418 92090 0 0 0 42010 0 3988 57832 103830 -11740 59119 0 47379 59119 47379 0 0 0 0 59119 47379 0 0 59119 47379 Our purpose is two-fold: 1) To provide enrichment training and resources to help African American and other underrepresented minority youth obtain marketable skills in the IT and computer industry and support them in developing interpersonal and entrepreneurial skills. 2) To elevate senior citizens by providing basic computer and smartphone training and assistance to increase their knowledge and comfort with technology. SummerTEK 2023, held June 5 through July 14, was an exciting 6-week opportunity for high school students to explore rewarding careers and to acquire valuable technology skills in a supportive and user-friendly environment. Colorado Futuretek and SparqU instructors used Cisco Networking Academy online curricula and Certiport curricula to teach the following courses: CCNA v7 Introduction to Networks - Students learned how the internet works and how to design computer networks for home and businesses; Professional Communication; Communication Skills for Business Certification course; and Entrepreneurship - Students learned business concepts and how to turn an idea into a successful small business. There were 30 participants. Program service expenses include payments to independent contractor instructors. 0 37912 Summer SilverTeks Online is a 4-week Monday through Friday class that was held June 5 - June 30 for senior citizens covering Microsoft Office basics. This year, the seniors were provided with a 15-month Microsoft 365 subscription an M365 workbook to help them transition from older versions of Microsoft Office. In this program, our adult instructors, and high school and college students who have excelled in our training programs worked one-on-one with the senior citizens in Zoom breakout rooms. We also provided individual tutoring sessions for senior citizens upon request. This program is a win-win, providing valuable skills for senior citizens and a paid stipend opportunity for our high school and college students. There were 27 participants. Program service expenses include tutor stipends and payments to independent contractor instructors. 0 19352 STEAM! Online classes were held for 3 weeks, July 10 through July 28, 2023. This program consists of classes for 5th and 6th graders and classes for 7th and 8th graders. The students engaged in online activities including: 1. 3D animation project 2. PowerPoint cartoon project 3. Minecraft Programming 4. Financial Literacy 5. High School and college readiness (for 7th and 8th graders). Our STEAM! classes are taught by Colorado Futuretek and SparqU adult instructors assisted by our Colorado Futuretek high school and college student tutors.STEAM! F.U.T.U.R.E - Middle School students learn financial literacy basics through online activities and games. Topics included goal setting, budgeting, and saving. These online classes were held December 18 - 20. Students (and parents) learned how to open a child's savings account at Young Americans Bank, and Colorado Futuretek provided each child with a $10 deposit to open their account. There were 38 participants in the two STEAM programs. Program service expenses include payments to independent contractor instructors. 0 11849 Silver Saturdays Online is a project-based class to help senior citizens 50 and over learn the basics or improve their skills using laptops with MS Office applications, or smartphones. The classes were held online using Zoom on the 2nd Saturday of each month Jan - May and Sep-Dec 2023. There were 35 participants. Program service expenses include payments to independent contractor instructors. 0 8607 CFTEK Student Internship program - This summer, Colorado Futuretek paid the stipends for two college/early career students who interned at SparqU. These interns worked as teaching assistants and podcast producers for SparqU, and both were highly rated for their performance. 0 2457 80177 Arlene C Booker President 10 0 0 0 Jackie Davis Vice President 5 0 0 0 Ron Fontenot Sr Acting Treasurer and Co-Founder 10 0 0 0 Meosha Brooks Director 1 0 0 0 Patricia Fontenot Director 10.00 0 0 0 David Hinds Director 1 0 0 0 Walter Huff II Director 0.25 0 0 0 Lynn Jackson Director 10 6355 0 0 Tafari Shambe Director 0.25 0 0 0 Tevin Thompson Director 0.25 0 0 0 Jhia Turner Director 1 0 0 0 Sydney Young Director 1 0 0 0 Patricia Fontenot Independent Contractor Program Administrator 10 7600 0 0 Ronald S Fontenot Sr Independent Contractor Instructor 10 8875 0 0 Lynn Jackson Independent Contractor Instructor 10 6355 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ron Fontenot Sr PO Box 7159 Denver CO 80207 7206899228 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 48088 39122 76421 77277 88291 329199 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48088 39122 76421 77277 88291 329199 161772 167427 37 13 13 18 1772 1853 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 331052 0 0.50574 0.56298 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Description;Amount^Refunds and Rebates;418^Total;418^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Accounting Software Subscription;1668|Fundraising and Publicity Expense;8456|Multimedia Expense;5063|Silver Saturdays Program Expense minus independent contractors;4324|SilverTeks Program Expense minus independent contractors;11926|SummerTEK Program Expense minus independent contractors;12364|STEAM Program Expense minus independent contractors;4540|Student Internship Program Expense;2457|General Administrative Expense;7034^Total;57832^