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TALK TECH ASSOCIATION
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 830666877 · Form 990 · FY2021 · Small ($100K-$1M) · talktechassociation.org
revenue
$268K
expenses
$297K
net assets
$22K
employees
0
program ratio
78%
mission · from form 990

FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING, PROVIDING SUPPORT, AND ENCOURAGING BLACK WOMEN TO BUILD THE NEXT BILLION-DOLLAR BUSINESS.

profile · synthesized from sources

TALK TECH ASSOCIATION supports Black women in building high-growth technology businesses, with a focus on sectors like education, financial and health tech, AI/ML, and clean energy. The organization highlights the market potential and customer loyalty associated with Black women founders, and aims to inform stakeholders across the tech ecosystem about systemic funding gaps and diversity challenges. It operates in New York and targets national impact through research and advocacy.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Black Women in Tech Research Initiative
Conducts research on Black women founders in high-growth tech sectors, analyzing market opportunities, growth patterns, and funding disparities to produce actionable insights for the tech ecosystem.
Diversity in Tech Advocacy Program
Develops and promotes policy and ecosystem-level recommendations to address funding inequities and improve diversity in technology industries.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Startup Acceleration & Business Growth Support 1 activity
    • Capacity building for Black women entrepreneurs in tech
      Provides support, resources, and encouragement to Black women founders to build high-growth technology businesses in sectors such as education tech, financial tech, health tech, artificial intelligence/machine learning, clean energy, and wearables.
  • Gender Equity Research and Advocacy 1 activity
    • Research on Black women founders in the tech ecosystem
      Conducts surveys to collect data and personal stories from Black women founders, using findings to develop actionable recommendations for improving diversity and inclusion in the technology sector.
financials · form 990 · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$268K
Contributions & grants$268K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$297K
Program expenses78%
Admin / overhead22%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$224K
Cash$209K
Investments$0
Liabilities$203K
Net assets$22K
Liquid reserves8.4 mo
2 years on record · 2020–2021 · YoY revenue -0.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

Who runs it

board members · 6
  • ED ZIMMERMAN — DIRECTOR
  • ESOSA IGHODARO — FOUNDER
  • LAURA MIGNOTT — DIRECTOR
  • MARLA BLOW — DIRECTOR
  • MONA LISA PICKNEY — DIRECTOR
  • REGINA GWYNN — FOUNDER
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Data-Driven Advocacy for Equity
    methodology: data-driven advocacy
    By combining data and narratives from Black women founders, the organization produces actionable insights that drive advocacy, because empirical evidence paired with lived experience strengthens credibility and motivates systemic change in funding and diversity practices.
  • Entrepreneurship Through Targeted Support
    methodology: entrepreneurship-through-targeted-support
    By identifying and supporting Black women entrepreneurs, the organization enables the creation of high-value, scalable businesses because targeted investment and resources address systemic barriers to entry and growth in the tech sector.