Name

Code Tenderloin

Legal name

Code Tenderloin

Website

https://codetenderloin.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development and Community Education Services

NAICS

Employment Services (5613), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ)

Keywords

• Workforce development services
• Technical job training
• Community education programs
• Nonprofit career services
• Barrier removal employment

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Code Tenderloin accepts one-time, monthly, and annual donations from individuals. Suggested donation amounts include $35 for general funds, with options for custom amounts and the ability to cover transaction fees.
2. Institutional Grants & Philanthropy: The organization receives grant funding from foundations and high-profile donors. Notably, a $1.6M grant was awarded by Jack Dorsey's #StartSmall Initiative for COVID-19 frontline work. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 93-3030657, fiscally sponsored by Center For New Music.
3. Program Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors support specific programs and events. For the annual Joy to the City holiday event, sponsors include companies such as Uber, Amazon, Golden State Warriors, DoorDash, PG&E, Salesforce, and others. Donation tiers for the event include $100 Care Package, $250 Season of Support, and $1,000 Holiday Hero.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Code Tenderloin is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free workforce development, job readiness training, and technical education programs to people in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood facing barriers to employment. The organization operates a multi-tiered program portfolio spanning basic computer literacy, resume/LinkedIn preparation, coding courses (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React), data analytics, AI-powered automation training, and community health worker certification, paired with case management, basic-needs support, and direct hiring partnerships with Bay Area tech employers.

Product overview

Code Tenderloin is a nonprofit workforce development organization offering a multi-tiered educational program portfolio focused on helping people overcome barriers to employment (homelessness, incarceration, addiction). The organization operates a structured learning journey starting with Job Readiness Program, progressing through technical training tracks (Pre-Code Ramp, Code Ramp, Code Ramp++), and advanced programs in Automation & AI Training, Data Analytics, and Technical Job Prep. Complementary programs include Community Health Worker certification, Community Ambassador employment, and comprehensive Youth Development programs (Empowering Black Youth, OFA Internship, Tech Apprenticeship). The organization also provides Enhanced Case Management services and community outreach through Calming the Corners street activation. All programs are free to participants, with most technical programs requiring completion of the Job Readiness Program as a prerequisite.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Code Ramp: Free coding program teaching JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and preparation for software engineering bootcamps.
• Empowering Black Youth (EBY)
• Enhanced Case Management (ECM)
• Community Health Worker Program
• Joy to the City

Products and services

• Job Readiness Program (JRP) A 4-week workforce preparation program that helps participants prepare for, get, and keep jobs. Includes basic computer literacy, resume building, LinkedIn profile creation, mock interviews, and workplace etiquette training.
• Pre-Code Ramp A 3-week introductory course covering HTML, CSS, and how the web works. Designed to prepare Job Readiness graduates for Code Ramp by providing a taste of coding.
• Code Ramp A 6-week introductory programming course teaching JavaScript, HTML, and CSS basics. Helps participants explore coding as a potential career path in a supportive environment.
• Code Ramp++ An 8-week advanced frontend programming course building on Code Ramp knowledge. Covers advanced HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frontend project development.
• Automation & AI Training (Automation Anywhere) A 6-week AI-powered automation training program teaching students to build, deploy, and maintain automation bots using Automation Anywhere's Automation Success Platform. Includes preparation for Advanced Automation Developer Certification.
• Intro to Data Analytics A course teaching the basic steps of data analytics through Python programming, covering obtaining, processing, analyzing, and interpreting data.
• Technical Job Prep A technical interview preparation program supporting job seekers with resume reviews, mock technical interviews, and coding practice through the lens of common data structures. Held weekly via Zoom.
• Community Health Worker Program A 12-week certificate program (90 hours of instruction) training individuals to become caseworkers. Graduates are hired as paid intern caseworkers at local Community-Based Organizations.
• Community Ambassador Program A program helping neighbors who are elderly, reentering the community, or have language barriers. Frontline services include hygiene kit distribution, public health information, and reentry support. Ambassadors earn approximately $27/hour.
• Empowering Black Youth (EBY) Program A comprehensive youth development initiative offering an 18-week stipend-based internship, 15-week fellowship, and 12-week ambassadorship. Participants develop public health campaign materials including podcasts, websites, short films, research, and public health toolkits.
• Opportunities for All (OFA) Internship Program A year-long workforce development program for youth ages 13-24 providing summer internships in Web Development and AI Robotics, job readiness training, and pathways to continuous training and career placement.
• Tech Apprenticeship Program A program helping individuals gain in-demand tech industry skills in pathways including Data Analysis, IT Help Desk, Application Development, Cybersecurity, or Digital Marketing. Offered in partnership with OpenClassRoom for ages 18-24.
• Enhanced Case Management (ECM) Comprehensive support services addressing clinical and non-clinical needs of high-need individuals through coordination of services and comprehensive case management. Connects participants to housing, workforce readiness, mental health resources, and digital skills training.
• Community Outreach / Calming the Corners Street-level activation and outreach program providing resources, information, and public health access throughout the Tenderloin neighborhood. Includes hygiene kit distribution, public health information, and recovery support services.
• Free Computer Literacy Course Multi-session course launched in partnership with Crown Castle teaching general and beginning computer, mobile, and technology skills for new users. Aimed at helping Tenderloin residents apply for jobs online, access telehealth services, and enroll in government programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 87% of participants land jobs after completing Code Tenderloin programs
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability5 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Crown CastlemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Crown Castle, the nation's largest provider of shared communications infrastructure, partnered with Code Tenderloin to launch a free computer literacy course for Tenderloin residents. The partnership included a contribution through Crown Castle's Connected by Good initiative to improve digital access. The course teaches residents how to apply for jobs online, access telehealth services, and enroll in government programs.
• TwittercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwitter is a key employer partner that hosts onsite visits and hires graduates from Code Tenderloin's programs. The company is one of the primary tech industry connections leveraged for participant job placement.
• UbercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUber is an employer partner that participates in Code Tenderloin's hiring pipeline, hosting onsite visits and hiring graduates from the organization's technical programs.
• SalesforcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSalesforce is a key employer partner that hosts onsite visits and hires graduates from Code Tenderloin's programs, serving as one of the primary tech companies in the Bay Area hiring network.
• AirbnbcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAirbnb participates as an employer partner providing onsite visits and hiring graduates from Code Tenderloin's workforce development programs.
• PagerDutycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPagerDuty serves as an employer partner contributing to Code Tenderloin's hiring network and providing professional development opportunities for graduates.
• TwiliocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwilio is an employer partner participating in Code Tenderloin's hiring pipeline, hosting company visits and potentially hiring graduates for technical roles.
• LinkedIncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrior to COVID-19, LinkedIn provided office space in downtown San Francisco for Code Tenderloin's in-person technical courses. LinkedIn also serves as an employer partner and hiring pipeline for program graduates.
• Downtown Streets TeammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCode Tenderloin partnered with Downtown Streets Team to manage a team of Community Ambassadors (C.A.R.E. Team) who visit people living on the streets and in tent encampments to provide hygiene kits, information packets, and vital referral services. The partnership also helped get individuals off the streets and into housing.
• Code the DreammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCode the Dream is a nonprofit that provides people of color, immigrants, and low-income communities with free, part-time, intensive coding classes (from Intro to Programming to Full-Stack web development). Code Tenderloin partners with them to enable students who cannot afford traditional bootcamps to access advanced technical training.
• ShelterTechminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerShelterTech is an SF-based nonprofit addressing homelessness through technology. Code Tenderloin graduates were provided part-time, stipend-based work opportunities contributing to ShelterTech's open-source project SFServiceGuide.
• NAACPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCode Tenderloin partnered with the NAACP and public health researcher Antwan Matthews to recruit and guide ten Black youth through a paid internship focused on sexual health education for Black youth, culminating in a website and public health toolkit.
• Opportunities For All (OFA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2020, Code Tenderloin began participating in San Francisco's city-wide Opportunities For All (OFA) summer youth program, hosting 200 youth participants. The partnership continued in subsequent years, integrating Code Tenderloin's Empowering Black Youth program with OFA's summer programming.
• San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCode Tenderloin's Community Health Worker program and Empowering Black Youth program align with SFDPH initiatives including the Ending the Epidemic grant aimed at decreasing all STIs in San Francisco by 2030. Antwan Matthews serves as a LINCS Navigator at SFDPH while collaborating with Code Tenderloin.
• Glide Memorial ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlide Memorial Church is a Tenderloin-based nonprofit. Antwan Matthews previously worked at Glide's Harm Reduction division and partnered with Code Tenderloin for the Empowering Black Youth project. Glide also offers cultural training for new hires that includes Del Seymour's Tenderloin walking tours.
• Automation AnywherecoreTechnology or IntegrationAutomation Anywhere, a leader in AI-powered process automation, partnered with Code Tenderloin to provide its Automation Success Platform and Automation Anywhere University courses. Students learn to build automations, earn badges, and can earn industry-recognized Advanced Automation Developer Certification. The curriculum is approximately 14 hours of hands-on learning across Citizen Developer and Automation Developer career quests.
• Assemblymember Matt HaneycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssemblymember Matt Haney co-presents the annual Joy to the City holiday celebration with Code Tenderloin. The event has been held at Chase Center Thrive City (2024) and San Francisco Centre (2025), with plans for a fourth annual event in 2026. The partnership provides holiday celebrations and toy drives for Bay Area families.
• Center For New MusicmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCode Tenderloin is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 93-3030657) that is fiscally sponsored by Center For New Music San Francisco Inc, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 46-1228251). The organization's main office is located at 55 Taylor Street within the Center For New Music building.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Per Scholas: National nonprofit providing free technology training and career development to underserved adults, with employer-aligned curricula and hiring pipelines. Directly comparable mission of removing barriers to tech employment through tuition-free training.
• The Last Mile: Nonprofit providing technology training and employment pathways to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. Highly comparable in serving re-entry populations with coding education and employer partnerships.
• Pursuit: NYC-based social impact organization that trains and places low-income adults into high-paying tech roles. Comparable model of long-form, employer-driven workforce development with intensive wraparound supports.
• Year Up: Workforce development nonprofit offering young adults training, internships, and corporate placements with major employers. Similar model of combining barrier removal (stipends, wraparound supports) with corporate hiring pipelines.
• Ada Developers Academy: Tuition-free software development training program for women and gender-expansive adults. Comparable in providing intensive, employer-aligned coding training to underrepresented populations at no cost.
• Resilient Coders: Boston-based nonprofit training young people of color in web development and connecting them to paid tech apprenticeships. Closely comparable tech-talent-pipeline mission serving youth from underserved communities.
• Mission Bit: San Francisco nonprofit offering free coding classes to local youth. Directly comparable as a Bay Area-based, equity-focused coding education provider serving similar demographic segments.
• The Marcy Lab School: Brooklyn-based coding school for low-income young adults of color, with employer-driven apprenticeship model. Comparable in combining wraparound supports, technical training, and corporate hiring partnerships.
• Downtown Streets Team: Nonprofit employing formerly homeless individuals as Community Ambassadors to provide street outreach. Code Tenderloin explicitly partners with Downtown Streets Team on its C.A.R.E. Team, making it a directly comparable peer in workforce-development-for-the-homeless and street-outreach.
• Code the Dream: Nonprofit providing free, part-time intensive coding classes to people of color, immigrants, and low-income communities. Code Tenderloin explicitly partners with and refers graduates to Code the Dream for advanced technical training, making it a directly comparable and ecosystem-aligned peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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