GIVE TO TRUST STEAM+
Plant a seed of digital opportunity.
Your gift puts devices, skills, and confidence in the hands of seniors, young people, and neighbors across Washington, DC who are being left offline.
CHOOSE YOUR GIFT
Growth takes time. Monthly gifts keep it growing.
A monthly gift lets us plan classes, keep devices in working order, and come back to the same neighbors week after week. Monthly givers at $25 and up get a TRUST shirt as our thank-you.
Seed · $10 a month
Sprout · $25 a month (includes a TRUST shirt)
Grove · $100 a month (includes a TRUST shirt)
One-time gifts of $10 or $25 are also welcome.
TRUST STEAM+ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. You will receive a giving statement at the end of the year.
WHAT YOUR GIFT GROWS
Every dollar has a name and a neighbor behind it.
$10
For a senior living alone
Helps a grandmother learn to spot a scam text before it costs her savings, and to video-call the grandkids she rarely sees.
$25
For a young creator
Helps a middle schooler spend a session in Creative Technology Studio, making music and design on real tools instead of just scrolling.
$25 a month
For an adult job seeker
Helps a neighbor build the email, résumé, and online-application skills that open the door to better-paying work.
$100 a month
For a whole building
Helps keep a weekly tech help desk open at a senior residence, where youth and elders learn AI and everyday tech side by side.
WHY IT MATTERS NOW
Being offline now costs people money, jobs, and safety.
54,000
DC households, about 17%, have no desktop or laptop computer at home.
Source: DC State Digital Equity Plan (draft)
1 in 3
U.S. workers lack the foundational digital skills most jobs now ask for.
Source: National Skills Coalition
23%
Higher average pay for jobs that require even one digital skill.
Source: National Skills Coalition and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
$7.7B
Lost to online scams by Americans 60 and older in 2025.
Source: FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center
BECOME A MONTHLY GIVER
Give monthly and wear the mission.
Monthly givers at $25 and up get a TRUST shirt as our thank-you.
A monthly gift keeps classes on the calendar, devices in working order, and the same friendly faces coming back for your neighbors week after week. Set it once, and your support grows all year long.
Give monthly
MORE WAYS TO GIVE
Give money, time, or the tech you no longer use.
Wear the mission
Get a TRUST shirt as our thank-you when you give $25 or more a month, or pick one up at our community events.
Donate technology
That laptop, tablet, or smartphone in your drawer can be someone’s first computer. We take working devices and wipe them before they go to a new home.
Volunteer your time
Sit with a senior for an hour of tech help, mentor a young creator, or help at a pop-up clinic. Your time is a gift too.
Double it at work
Many employers match gifts to nonprofits. You can also give through a donor-advised fund.
QUESTIONS
Giving, shirts, devices, and more
Is my gift tax-deductible?
Where does my money go?
Can I change or cancel a monthly gift?
How do I get my TRUST shirt?
What technology can I donate?
How can I volunteer?
Someone in DC is one lesson away from getting connected.
Be the reason they get there. Start with $10 a month and help us cultivate digital opportunity, one neighbor at a time.