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Nonprofit · EIN 94-2864660

THE TECH INTERACTIVE

Tax-exempt · SAN JOSE, CA 95113

Financials

$16.7M$21.3M2022$28.2M$23.1M2023$14.1M$21.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THE TECH INTERACTIVE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$14,052,827$21,309,425-$7,256,598$86,148,704$3,187,754$82,960,950
June 30, 2024990$28,155,255$23,106,144$5,049,111$91,616,817$3,447,994$88,168,823
June 30, 2023990$16,681,184$21,295,295-$4,614,111$87,342,914$3,516,199$83,826,715
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$9,899,162
of which government grants
$2,661,014
Membership dues
$373,355
Program service revenue
$2,398,481
Investment income
$460,663
Net rental income
$512,065
Net gain from sales of assets
-$5,835
Net income from sales of inventory
$448,364
Other revenue
$1,294,521

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$27,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,535,165
Other salaries and wages
$8,055,618
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$10,993,245
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$318,367
Accounting fees
$217,613
Occupancy
$1,723,237
Travel
$211,955
Depreciation
$895,529
Program services (functional)
$16,445,639
Management and general (functional)
$2,300,364
Fundraising (functional)
$2,563,422

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$91,616,817
Total assets, end of year
$86,148,704
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,187,754
Net assets, end of year
$82,960,950
Land, buildings and equipment
$6,613,805
Net assets without donor restrictions
$5,625,260
Net assets with donor restrictions
$77,335,690
Gross unrelated business income
$289,235
Gross receipts
$22,342,419
Employees
193
Volunteers
98
Year formed
1983
State of legal domicile
CA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KATRINA STEVENSPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$602,922$5,526
NATALIE TAYLORVICE PRESIDENT, ENGAGEMENT AND EXP
Key employee
40$193,130$0
ERICA BARRUTOCHIEF OF STAFF, VP OF EXHIBITS
Key employee
40$186,647$0
SEAN WASHINGTONHEAD OF PEOPLE, CULTURE, & COMM
Key employee
40$172,649$2,102
DAN RUTHSENIOR DIRECTOR OF IT
Highest-paid employee
40$169,145$3,183
DORIS BELLVICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS
Key employee
40$167,610$3,183
BRANDON LEWKECONTROLLER (UNTIL 03/2025)
Highest-paid employee
40$138,992$3,338
ADRIAN BROOKSIT MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$135,041$3,183
KRISTA THOMASSENIOR DIRECTOR OF BRAND MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$131,919$3,183
LOLITA ACAYSALES AND SPECIAL EVENTS DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$132,067$0
ROBERT YOUNGCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$126,834$3,183
MATTHEW SAPPBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
PAT MCGOVERNBOARD VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SEAN WHITECAMPAIGN CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
GLORIA CHENBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
23 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
COURTNEY BLUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GREG BROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JUAN CRUZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES C DEICHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTOPHER S DIGIORGIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SABRINA FARMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AYMERIC GISSELBRECHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHIKOH GITAUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RAQUEL GONZALEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL HEILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN HEINLEIN PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GERALD D JERRY HELD PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KATE HOGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PRIYA KANNAN PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOE KAVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TINA KNAUSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RANDY KRENZIN CFPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA MILLORA PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JODY MORTIMOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
OMKARAM OM NALAMASU PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JANINE PELOSIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AMIT WALIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEN WASHINGTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 40 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KATRINA STEVENSPRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer
40$380,557$60,555
MARIA PAPPASVP DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$197,514$30,000
HARVARD SUNGCHIEF FINANCIAL/OPERATIONS OFFICER
Officer
40$191,090$19,908
NATALIE ALVANEZ-TAYLORVICE PRESIDENT, ENGAGEMENT AND EXP
Key employee
40$187,016$3,236
AMANDA DANIEL MONROEHEAD OF PEOPLE
Key employee
40$161,075$22,500
GRETCHEN WALKERCHIEF LEARNING OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$148,540$25,824
ERICA BARRUETOCHIEF OF STAFF, VP OF EXHIBITS
Highest-paid employee
40$137,523$22,500
KELLY CASTELLONSENIOR DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$136,739$17,950
JOHN VIEIRADIRECTOR OF EXHIBITS
Highest-paid employee
40$133,779$1,886
LOLITA ACAYSALES AND SPECIAL EVENTS DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$130,096$0
GERALD HELDBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MATTHEW A SAPPVICE CHAIR, PRESIDENT ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
TINA KNAUSSBOARD TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RAQUEL GONZALEZBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MALA ANANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIMO BERKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GLORIA CHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUAN CRUZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES DEICHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CHRIS DIGIORGIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CARL ESCHENBACHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SABRINA FARMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHIKOH GITAUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AYMERIC GISSELBRECHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM HEILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN HEINLEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATE HOGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHANNON HUNT-SCOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
PRIYA KANNAN PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE KAVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RANDY KRENZINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAT MCGOVERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA MILLORADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.2$0$0
JODY MORTIMOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.2$0$0
OMKARAM NALAMASUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANINE PELOSIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL PEREZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LINDO ST ANGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEN WASHINGTON PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SEAN WHITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 39 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KATRINA STEVENSPRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer
40$402,373$55,435
GRETCHEN WALKERCHIEF LEARNING OFFICER
Key employee
40$191,903$33,240
MARIA PAPPASCHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER
Key employee
40$190,110$27,000
HARVARD SUNGCHIEF FINANCIAL/OPERATIONS OFFICER
Officer
40$187,923$18,354
DAN RUTHIT DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$131,552$22,468
KELLY CASTELLONASSOCIATE VP, DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$129,965$15,817
ERICA BARRUETOVP LEARNING
Highest-paid employee
40$129,481$14,400
DORIS BELLVP OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$136,946$6,780
JUDY SANDERSHR DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$131,380$300
GERALD HELDBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MATTHEW A SAPPVICE CHAIR, PRESIDENT ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
TINA KNAUSSBOARD TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RAQUEL GONZALEZBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MALA ANANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIMO BERKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GLORIA CHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUAN CRUZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SOMESH DASHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES DEICHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CHRIS DIGIORGIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
MOHANA DISSANAYAKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARL ESCHENBACHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AYMERIC GISSELBRECHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM HEILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN HEINLEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATE HOGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHANNON HUNT-SCOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
MICHELE JANESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE KAVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RANDY KRENZINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA MILLORADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAT MCGOVERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OMKARAM NALAMASUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANINE PELOSIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL PEREZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHAD SEILERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDO ST ANGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE YOUNGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SEAN WHITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
201 S MARKET ST, SAN JOSE, CA 95113-2008
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
KATRINA STEVENS, 201 SOUTH MARKET STREET, SAN JOSE, CA 95113
Signed the 990
ROBERT YOUNG, CFO
Phone
(408) 795-6116
Return prepared by
BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2864660 or by the name THE TECH INTERACTIVE.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

THE TECH IS A MISSION DRIVEN ORGANIZATION THAT DEVELOPS THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROBLEM-SOLVERS LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY, THROUGH THE CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WORLD-CLASS IMMERSIVE STEAM EDUCATION RESOURCES. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE IS BORN AN INNOVATOR WHO CAN CHANGE THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER. THE TECH IS DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE AND CREATE MEANINGFUL CHANGE FOR EVERYONE. THIS COMMITMENT RESONATES DEEPLY WITH OUR CORE VALUES AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO PROMOTING STEM INCLUSION FOR ALL. THROUGH FOSTERING A CULTURE OF INCLUSIVITY, BOTH WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION AND BEYOND, WE AIM TO DISMANTLE BARRIERS AND FORGE STRONG CONNECTIONS ACROSS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS, & EXPERIENCESTHE TECH INTERACTIVE IS A 130,000-FOOT SCIENCE CENTER LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE, THE HEART OF SILICON VALLEY. IT OFFERS HANDS-ON EXHIBITS, ACTIVITIES, EXPERIMENTAL LABS, AND DESIGN CHALLENGES THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE HOW TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IS CHANGING OUR LIVES AND HELPING US TACKLE BIG CHALLENGES. THE TECH HOSTS AS MANY AS 500,000 PEOPLE A YEAR IN ITS GALLERIES AND PROGRAMS AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 3,500 MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS.2025 WAS A LANDMARK YEAR FOR THE TECH INTERACTIVE, DEFINED BY BOLD NEW EXHIBITIONS, A DEEPER FOCUS ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), AND A RENEWED COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVE, HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES. THE TECH'S LEARNING EXPERIENCES INCLUDE OVER 100 INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, HANDS-ON SCIENCE LABS, ROTATING WEEKEND ACTIVITIES AND DAILY EDUCATIONAL IMAX FILMS. IN 2025 WE OPENED TWO NEW GALLERIES: AI SANDBOX, FEATURING DREAM GARDEN, AN AI-POWERED IMMERSIVE ROOM, AND PIXEL PLAYGROUND WHERE VISITORS OF ALL AGES CAN EXPLORE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES HANDS-ON. SINCE 1988, THE TECH CHALLENGE HAS BEEN OUR SIGNATURE TEAM ENGINEERING DESIGN COMPETITION INSPIRING OVER 40,000 STUDENTS IN GRADES 4-12 TO DESIGN AND BUILD DEVICES THAT SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS. IN 2025, MORE THAN 8,500 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM. THE TECH CHALLENGE HAS CONNECTED WITH VARIOUS ETHNIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC COMMUNITIES TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS NOT ONLY TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) CONCEPTS, BUT ALSO TO THE THRILL OF HANDS-ON LEARNING AND REAL-WORLD DESIGN.
    Expenses $11,044,449 · grants $27,000 · revenue $2,398,481
  • INSPIRING THE INNOVATOR IN EVERYONEEDUCATION AND ACCESS ARE AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO AT THE TECH. OUR EDUCATION-CENTRIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE HIGH-QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS, SUBSIDIZED RATES ON SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS FOR STUDENTS FROM UNDERSERVED DISTRICTS, LESSON PLANS AND CLASSROOM RESOURCES, AND A VARIETY OF IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING FOR ALL AGES. UTILIZING IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS, IN 2025 WE REACHED OVER 2 MILLION K-12 STUDENTS WORLDWIDE. IN 2025 WE HOSTED OVER 73,000 IN-PERSON FIELD TRIP PARTICIPANTS, OF WHICH, 50% WERE FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS. THE BOWERS EDUCATION INSTITUTE EMPOWERS EDUCATORS IN PARTNERING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DESIGN AND LEAD CROSS-CURRICULAR ENGINEERING INSTRUCTION AND TRAINED 40 EDUCATORS IN 2025. THROUGH THE MUSEUMS FOR ALL PROGRAM, OVER 14,000 VISITORS WERE ABLE TO VISIT THE TECH INTERACTIVE AT A DISCOUNTED RATE OF JUST $5 PER PERSON.
    Expenses $5,401,190 · revenue $448,364

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
94-2864660
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1983
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$86,148,704
Income (IRS master file)
$22,342,419

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$14,052,827$21,309,425$86,148,704IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$28,155,255$23,106,144$91,616,817IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$16,681,184$21,295,295$87,342,914XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$16,975,651$18,119,146$88,983,171IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 94-2864660).

Questions about THE TECH INTERACTIVE

What is the EIN of THE TECH INTERACTIVE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THE TECH INTERACTIVE is 94-2864660.
Is THE TECH INTERACTIVE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
Are donations to THE TECH INTERACTIVE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does THE TECH INTERACTIVE file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of THE TECH INTERACTIVE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did THE TECH INTERACTIVE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of THE TECH INTERACTIVE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KATRINA STEVENS.
Who are the officers and directors of THE TECH INTERACTIVE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 38 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $602,922 (KATRINA STEVENS, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does THE TECH INTERACTIVE have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $14,052,827, expenses of $21,309,425 and total assets of $86,148,704 at year end.

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