What TechPoint Foundation does

TechPoint Foundation, doing business as TechPoint Youth, is an Indiana-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded around 2016 to provide K-12 STEM education to underserved and underrepresented students across all 92 Indiana counties. The organization reaches approximately 70,000 students annually and reports touching 1 in 4 underserved students in the state, with explicit programmatic focus on girls, students of color, and youth in resource-limited rural and urban communities. Its core offerings are hands-on robotics programs delivered during and after school, a STEM Mentor program, an Xplore work-based learning pathway, a Coding Help Hotline, and Robot Grants for equipment access.

The flagship event is the Indiana Robotics State Championship, held annually at Lucas Oil Stadium; the 10th edition in March 2026 drew nearly 2,000 students from 300+ teams with 10,000+ fans in attendance and qualified 76 teams for the VEX Robotics World Championship. Strategic partnerships with Purdue University (Robotics Scholarship), the Indiana Department of Education, Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, GTIA, NextGear Capital, Sallie Mae, and Lucas Oil Stadium underpin both programming and fundraising. The organization reports a cost structure of 85% programs, 10% administration, and 5% fundraising.

Revenue mechanics are characteristic of a mid-sized community nonprofit: diversified individual donations, corporate sponsorships, foundation grants, and event-driven fundraising (including the BeerBots Fundraiser and a OneCause-powered "Road to Worlds" peer-to-peer campaign). A $200,000 grant from the Global Technology Industry Association in April 2026 is the single largest publicly disclosed funding event. Leadership comprises President & CEO Jamie Inskeep (2026) and newly appointed COO Brei Cecil-Satchwell (May 2026); the organization operates with a 1–10 employee core team supplemented by a broad volunteer and mentor network.

Name

TechPoint Foundation

Legal name

TechPoint Youth

Website

https://techpointyouth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TechPoint Foundation (d/b/a TechPoint Youth) is an Indiana 501(c)(3) nonprofit delivering K-12 robotics and STEM education to underserved students across all 92 Indiana counties, reaching roughly 70,000 students annually through school partnerships, mentorship, and the annual State Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth STEM Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Competition Robotics Teams & Coaching (FLL/FTC/FRC, VEX) (EDAMADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Math & STEM Learning Technology (incl. Coding/Robotics Platforms) (EDAJAMAG), STEM Project-Based Learning (PBL) & Challenge Platforms (EDAFANAI)

Keywords

• STEM education programs
• Youth robotics competitions
• K-12 STEM mentorship
• Robotics team grants
• Work-based STEM learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: TechPoint Youth operates as a nonprofit organization funded primarily through donations, grants, and corporate partnerships. Revenue is generated through charitable giving from individuals, foundation grants, corporate sponsorships, and government funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TechPoint Foundation, operating as TechPoint Youth, is an Indiana-based nonprofit that delivers hands-on STEM education programs to K-12 students, with emphasis on underserved and underrepresented populations. Its core offerings include in-school robotics programs, after-school STEM activities, a STEM mentor program, a work-based learning initiative called Xplore, a coding help hotline, robot resource grants, and the annual Indiana Robotics State Championship that serves as a pathway to the VEX Robotics World Championship.

Product overview

TechPoint Youth is Indiana's leading nonprofit dedicated to inspiring and empowering the next generation of STEM leaders through a portfolio of experiential learning programs. The organization operates as a unified educational nonprofit with multiple interconnected programs including robotics competitions (Indiana Robotics State Championship), in-school robotics programs, after-school STEM activities, STEM mentorship, work-based learning (Xplore), and coding support services. These programs serve K-12 students across all 92 Indiana counties, with emphasis on underserved and underrepresented populations. The flagship annual event is the Indiana Robotics State Championship, which serves as a pathway to the VEX Robotics World Championship.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Robot Grants: Grant program for robotics teams and educators to acquire robotics equipment and resources
• Xplore
• Coding Help Hotline
• Bridge Builder Award
• Bits & Bytes
• STEMCAST

Products and services

• Robotics Programs

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Purdue UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPurdue University provides full resident tuition and fees scholarships for four years to TechPoint Youth students through its Robotics Scholarship program. Announced annually at the Indiana Robotics State Championship.
• Indiana Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState education agency partner supporting youth robotics and STEM education programs in Indiana schools.
• Lucas Oil StadiumminorOthersHost venue for the Indiana Robotics State Championship, accommodating nearly 2,000 students and 10,000+ fans.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• FIRST: FIRST is the largest U.S. youth robotics nonprofit, running FIRST Robotics Competition, FTC, and FLL — directly comparable competition formats and mission to TechPoint Youth's VEX-based Indiana Robotics State Championship. Operates nationally and globally versus TechPoint's Indiana focus, but competes for the same school-district mindshare and corporate sponsorship dollars.
• Project Lead the Way: Project Lead the Way provides K-12 STEM curriculum (including computer science and engineering pathways) adopted across thousands of U.S. school districts. Comparable to TechPoint Youth in targeting underserved K-12 STEM access, but delivers structured curriculum rather than competition/mentor programming.
• 4-H (National 4-H Council): 4-H is a national youth development organization with extensive STEM programming (robotics, coding, engineering) delivered through cooperative extension networks. Comparable to TechPoint Youth in mission and rural/school-based delivery model, with significantly broader geographic reach and institutional backing.
• Khan Academy: Khan Academy is a large-scale nonprofit delivering free K-12 STEM (and broader) educational content online. Differs in modality (digital/self-serve vs. in-person competition) but competes for the same donor dollars and K-12 STEM mindshare as TechPoint Youth.

Direct peers

• Code.org: Code.org runs the Hour of Code campaign and K-12 computer science curriculum — TechPoint Youth explicitly lists Hour of Code as one of its event programs, making Code.org both a content inspiration and a potential programming/curriculum partner or competitor for school-district STEM contracts.
• STEM Next Opportunity Fund: STEM Next is a nonprofit focused on expanding equitable, hands-on STEM learning opportunities for young people, especially in out-of-school settings. Highly comparable mission and target population to TechPoint Youth's underserved/underserved K-12 focus.
• MIND Research Institute: MIND Research operates math-focused learning programs (MathMINDs) and family STEM events targeting underserved K-12 students. Similar equity-focused mission and school-district GTM to TechPoint Youth, though concentrated in math rather than robotics.

Others

• VEX Robotics / VEX IQ: VEX Robotics (by Innovation First International) is the platform provider behind the VEX IQ and VEX Robotics Competition, which TechPoint Youth uses for its state championship pathway to VEX Worlds. Ecosystem enabler and the platform on which TechPoint Youth's flagship competition is built.

Emerging players

• Citizen Schools: Citizen Schools provides expanded learning time and STEM career exploration programs to underserved middle-school students through school partnerships and volunteer mentors. Closely comparable to TechPoint Youth's Xplore work-based learning and STEM Mentor program model.

Regional players

• Indiana Afterschool Network: Indiana Afterschool Network is a state-level nonprofit advocating for and coordinating out-of-school STEM/learning programs across Indiana. Closely comparable regional scope to TechPoint Youth and a potential collaboration or coordination partner for after-school STEM delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/techpointyouth
• Xx.com/TechPointYouth
• Facebookfacebook.com/231099620275989

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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