2024 Annual Report
Mission
The purpose of TechCharities is to provide free or nearly free computers and technical training for families, individuals, and students in need.
Computers that are donated by the community are tagged, wiped, upgraded, and refurbished. Devices are distributed directly to those in need and through about 40 other government and non-profit organizations such as Catholic Community Services, Workforce Services, BYU Pathway, and USU extension in rural Utah
Computers Distributed- 2024
Laptops | Desktops | Chromebooks | Total | |
Utah – Urban | 516 | 117 | 590 | 1223 |
Utah – Rural | 71 | 2 | 48 | 121 |
International | 598 | 48 | 214 | 860 |
Total | 1185 | 167 | 852 | 2204 |
Examples
70 laptops for orphanages in Congo
121 laptops for rural Utah
12 desktops for Family Search in Tonga
250 Chromebooks for Columbia Adult Education
12 Chromebooks for Utah Ute Tribe
30 Laptops for staff at homeless centers
240 laptops for The Lord’s Hands – BYU Pathway students in Africa
Computer Donations
Northwestern Mutual
LDS Church (for BYU Pathway)
doTerra
IT Green Solutions
OpenGov
Westech
Anthology
Primary Residential Mortgage
Overstock
Great Basin College
Franklin – Covey
Caption Call
H & R Block
Plus, many others
Financial Donations
Sorenson Legacy Foundation
Mark and Maylene Millburn
Spencer F. & Clene P. Eccles Family Foundation
Derrick and Rebecca Porter Family
Joanne McColm
Rick Hutchins and Family
David and Leslie Ruppert
Miller Family Philanthropy
Lynn and Kathy Samsel
Deseret Management
Substantial support from many other individuals.
Initiatives
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Invited to join Utah Digital Opportunity Network (UDON) and Utah Commission on Aging, state agencies to provide affordable and reliable computers.
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Submitted a proposal with Community Agency Partnership for a 4-year national NTIA digital equity grant.
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Working with BYU Pathway Worldwide to improve acquisition and distribution of computers.
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Signed a new agreement with BitRaser to provide data erasure and computer diagnostics.
