FRIENDS OF ST STEPHENS
YouthSF (legal name FRIENDS OF ST STEPHENS, EIN 45-4255492) prepares K–12 students from underserved communities to participate in the digital economy through hands-on STEM, maker and media arts learning using its TEC REC™ pedagogy.
About FRIENDS OF ST STEPHENS
FRIENDS OF ST STEPHENS (EIN 45-4255492) is a California 501(c)(3) public charity that operates publicly as YouthSF and is based in San Francisco. The organization runs after-school, summer camp, and online programs designed to engage K–12 students—particularly those from underserved populations—in STEM, maker, and media projects. YouthSF emphasizes a student-centered, hands-on, project-based TEC REC™ pedagogy; its programs report participants from more than 100 San Francisco schools and include in-person lab experiences, summer camps, and online enrichment resources. In recent years the organization has continued program delivery and expanded online offerings while maintaining regular Form 990 filings and public financial disclosures. The organization is led by an executive director and board officers (public filings list Louis C. Kolenda as Executive Director and Jeffrey Rocca as President) and has operated as a donor-facing nonprofit with an active website, public donation options, and published tax ID information for donors.
Notable achievements
Citywide reach — 100+ schools
Program participants have represented over 100 San Francisco schools, showing broad reach across the city's K–12 population.
Established TEC REC™ pedagogy
Developed and implemented a hands-on TEC REC™ STEM/maker curriculum used across after-school, camp, and online programs; programming has featured notable guest contributors to enrich student learning.
Sustained program operations and staffing
Maintained multi-year operations with an on-site lab, summer camps, online offerings and an operating team (approximately two dozen staff in recent filings), supporting continued program delivery through 2022–2024.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $243K
- Annual revenue
- $397K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 45-4255492
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Website
- www.youthsf.org
- On Mahalo since
- April 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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