Kidspire

What Kidspire does

Kidspire is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 93-1065518) headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, with operations primarily in Vietnam. The organization delivers STEM education integrated with social-emotional learning (SEL) tools to orphaned and disadvantaged youth residing in institutional care facilities, addressing high dropout rates and limited access to quality STEM instruction in Vietnam's care system.

Kidspire's product portfolio comprises seven interconnected programs: STEM Education (the foundational curriculum), Computer Education (10-week multi-level courses levels A, B, C), Focus 360 (the most comprehensive offering delivered 5+ days per week with mental health access at 3 partner facilities), STEM Summer Camp (5-day intensive camps), Rise Up (transitional support including housing search, resume writing, interview practice, and employer connections for youth aging out of care), the STEM Bus (a mobile outreach unit serving remote and underserved areas), and the Girls Empowerment Program (girls-only cohort addressing community-driven discouragement of female career pursuits). Programs are delivered through direct in-person teaching staff embedded at partner facilities and via the mobile STEM Bus, with the organization currently partnered with 47 care facilities and reporting 3,100+ students reached across Vietnam.

Revenue mechanics rely entirely on charitable donations. The website offers preset giving tiers of $100, $250, $500, and $1,000 with a custom-amount option, available as both one-time and monthly recurring gifts. An annual Gala serves as the major in-person donor cultivation event, supported by a quarterly email newsletter and bilingual website presence. The in-country team in Vietnam is led by a National Director (Tra My Nguyen) with a Deputy Director (Ai Nguyen), Government Relations Officer (Tien Tran), and teaching staff operating on the ground, while the US headquarters handles fundraising and administrative functions. The organization also lists Kidspire Kenya as an additional operating line, signaling early-stage geographic expansion beyond Vietnam.

Name

Kidspire

Legal name

Kidspire

Website

https://kidspirevietnam.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kidspire is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit delivering STEM education integrated with social-emotional learning to orphaned and disadvantaged youth at 47 partner care facilities in Vietnam, funded entirely through charitable donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Youth Education Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Computer Training (61142), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth & Young Adult Workforce Programs (Out-of-School Youth) (EDAAAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN)

Keywords

• STEM education programs
• Youth development services
• Social-emotional learning
• Orphan care education
• Nonprofit education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Oswego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Kidspire operates as an IRS 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization (EIN 93-1065518). The primary revenue stream is charitable donations from individual donors, with preset donation tiers ($100, $250, $500, $1,000) and the option for custom amounts. Both one-time and monthly recurring donation options are available on the website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kidspire delivers free STEM-based educational programs directly to orphaned and disadvantaged youth in Vietnam's care facilities, integrating social-emotional learning tools with STEM curriculum. The portfolio includes the comprehensive Focus 360 program (5+ days per week at 3 partner facilities), Computer Education courses at progressive levels, 5-day STEM Summer Camps, the mobile STEM Bus for remote areas, a Girls Empowerment Program, and the Rise Up transition support program for youth aging out of care.

Product overview

Kidspire operates as an educational nonprofit offering a portfolio of interconnected programs for at-risk youth in Vietnam's care facilities. The core offerings include STEM Education as the foundational platform, supplemented by Computer Education courses at progressive levels. Focus 360 provides the most comprehensive support with daily classes and mental health access, while STEM Summer Camp delivers intensive short-term experiences. The Rise Up program extends support to youth transitioning to independent living, and the STEM Bus reaches remote communities. The Girls Empowerment Program runs parallel to address gender-specific barriers. Together, these programs serve 47 partner facilities and over 3,100 students, integrating academic instruction with social-emotional development to prevent school dropout.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• STEM Education Foundational STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) educational program used as the platform to engage students in learning and prepare them for future careers, integrated with social-emotional learning tools; delivered to orphaned and disadvantaged youth in Vietnam's care facilities.
• Computer Education (Giáo dục vi tính) 10-week courses designed to help youth develop computer proficiency skills, available at multiple progressive levels (A, B, and C) to develop technology and internet use capabilities.
• Focus 360 Kidspire's most comprehensive program, providing full support services for youth at 3 partner care facilities in Vietnam; operates 5+ days per week and includes STEM classes, computer education, extracurricular activities, tutoring, and access to mental health professionals.
• STEM Summer Camp (Trại hè STEM) 5-day intensive STEM camps offering students engaging hands-on activities that culminate in group presentations of their projects; designed as a short-term intensive STEM engagement experience.
• Rise Up Transitional support program for youth leaving care facilities, offering assistance with housing search, resume writing, interview practice, mentoring, and employer connections through Kidspire's network as youth move into independent living.
• STEM Bus Mobile STEM education initiative that brings quality hands-on STEM learning activities to remote and underserved areas of Vietnam for youth who have never experienced STEM education; travels to areas lacking institutional educational infrastructure.
• Girls Empowerment Program (Trao quyền cho học sinh nữ) Girls-only program providing opportunities for collaboration, peer learning, and mentorship from successful women, designed to counteract community discouragement of female students pursuing their career interests.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,100+ students reached across Vietnam through STEM and educational programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 47 Partner Orphanage Care Facilities in VietnamcoreOthersKidspire partners with 47 orphanage care facilities across Vietnam to deliver its educational programs. These partner institutions host Kidspire's STEM, digital literacy, and social-emotional learning programs for the youth in their care. Focus 360 is delivered at 3 of these partner facilities. The Rise Up program also supports youth as they transition out of these partner care facilities into independent living.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Plan International: Large multinational development nonprofit focused on children's rights, education, and youth empowerment across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Highly comparable mission scope and donor-supported education delivery model.
• Compassion International: One of the largest child sponsorship organizations globally, providing education, healthcare, and life-skills support to disadvantaged children, including those in Vietnam. Comparable model of donor-funded sustained support to individual children in care settings.
• SOS Children's Villages: One of the world's largest orphan-care and child welfare nonprofits, operating residential care facilities and youth education programs across more than 130 countries. Highly comparable to Kidspire's model of delivering sustained education and life-skills support to children in institutional care settings, though at vastly greater scale.
• ChildFund International: Large international child-focused development organization operating in Vietnam and elsewhere, supporting education, youth development, and life skills for vulnerable children. Comparable funding model (sponsor-based donations) and youth education mission to Kidspire.

Direct peers

• Holt International: US-based international child welfare organization with significant Vietnam operations supporting orphaned and vulnerable children through education, family care, and post-care transition services. Closely matches Kidspire's Vietnam-centric orphan education and post-care transition focus.
• KOTO (Know One, Teach One): Vietnam-based nonprofit providing hospitality and life-skills training to disadvantaged youth, including those from orphanages, with a strong post-care employment placement focus. Highly comparable to Kidspire's Rise Up program in combining education with career pathways for at-risk Vietnamese youth.
• Room to Read: Global nonprofit delivering literacy and STEM education programs to children in low-income communities across Asia and Africa. Directly comparable to Kidspire's STEM education and digital literacy focus, with similar geographic markets in Southeast Asia.
• OneSky (formerly Half the Sky): Nonprofit focused on early childhood education and care for orphaned and abandoned children in Vietnam and China. Operates direct training centers inside institutional care settings with education and life-skills curricula, paralleling Kidspire's in-facility delivery model in Vietnam.

Regional players

• Children's Fund Vietnam (formerly VECF): Vietnam-affiliated child welfare organization running sponsorship-based education, health, and youth development programs for vulnerable children in Vietnam. Closely comparable operating geography and beneficiary population to Kidspire.
• VSO Vietnam: International volunteer-sending organization placing skilled volunteers in education and youth development roles across Vietnam. Operates in the same Vietnam geography as Kidspire with overlapping education-focused delivery to disadvantaged populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kidspirevietnam

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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