Community AI Literacy
Free, plain-language AI training that takes participants from no experience to practical, working skills. In person and online. Confidence and capability, not jargon.
3,500 learners a year
3,200+
People trained
302
Certified graduates
88%
Completion rate
4
Continents reached
Statement of need / 03
Statement of need
The AI divide is hardening while the window is still open.
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the economy faster than any technology before it, and access to AI skills and tools is deeply uneven. The communities most exposed to job disruption are the same communities least likely to have the training, mentorship, or capital to move into AI-driven careers.
01 / Connectivity
40%28%
Gap: 12 points
40% of Black American households lack high-speed home broadband, compared with 28% of White households. In Chicago, Black households are twice as likely to go without.
Source: McKinsey, 2024
02 / Devices
69%80%
Gap: 11 points
69% of Black and 67% of Hispanic Americans own a desktop or laptop, compared with 80% of White Americans.
Source: McKinsey, 2024
03 / Income
57%95%
Gap: 38 points
95% of adults earning over $100,000 have home broadband. Just 57% of those earning under $30,000 do.
Source: Pew Research Center, 2024
Left unaddressed, these gaps harden into a permanent AI divide.
What we run
Five programs. All five are active and serving learners now.
AI Workforce and Career Pathways
Structured training that prepares working adults, from Gen Z early in their careers to Gen X navigating AI mid-career, to enter AI-adjacent roles and earn recognized credentials. Participants finish with a portfolio and a clear next step.
2,000 learners a year
AI Kids Korner
Age-appropriate AI and digital creativity education for ages 10 to 18, built to spark early interest where exposure to technology careers is limited.
2,000 youth a year
Baby Boomer AI
AI literacy built for older adults. Use AI with confidence, stay competitive, launch encore businesses, and recognize and avoid AI-driven scams. Delivered at a pace and in language that respects their experience.
2,500 learners a year
AI Access and Tools
Removing the cost barrier by providing the software, platforms, and guidance needed to practice AI beyond the classroom.
2,000 supported a year
How the teaching works
One framework. Seven tiers.
Every participant, age ten through sixty and beyond, moves through the same five competencies: AI literacy, prompting and direction, creation, ethics and safety and disclosure, and application. What changes by tier is depth, pace, supervision, and what they walk out holding.
10–12
Explorers
45 min, in person, adult operated accounts
Exits with: Completion badge
13–15
Creators
60 to 90 min, supervised accounts
Exits with: Level 1 certificate
16–18
Career Ready
90 to 120 min, project blocks, coached
Exits with: Level 2 certificate, certification eligible at 18
19–24
Launch
90 min cohort, WIOA aligned
Exits with: ATII Certification
25–44
Build
15 to 20 min modules, asynchronous, weekly office hour
Exits with: ATII Certification
45–60
Reinvent
90 min evening cohort, peer accountability
Exits with: ATII Certification
60+
Legacy
60 min live, high touch, one tool per session
Exits with: Completion certificate
Depth changes. The competencies never do.
Credentials
Each credential stands alone and carries forward.
Step 01Completion badge
Step 02Level 1 certificate
Step 03Level 2 certificate
Step 04ATII Certification
ATIICPD 50846
ATII Certification is CPD accredited under Provider No. 50846 and is awarded from age 18. Minors build the full portfolio and sit for the certification the moment they are eligible, so nothing restarts.
Where we work
More than a dozen states. Four continents.
Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Charlotte, Raleigh, Nashville, Washington DC and Maryland, plus communities across Texas, Michigan, Arizona, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. Beyond the US, we have trained learners in Canada, London, and South Africa.
Capacity
Incorporated in 2026. It did not start from zero.
IIAII Foundation was founded by a leader with a documented record of delivering AI education at scale, in the same communities the Foundation serves. The curriculum, the teaching model, and the certification pathway have already been built and tested with thousands of learners. Grant funding extends that proven model, free of charge, to the communities that cannot otherwise reach it.
- 3,200+ people coached and trained in AI across more than a dozen states
- 302 certified graduates, 88% completion rate
- Listed on the CPD Standards directory, Provider No. 50846
- 10,000+ professionals coached across a career of 32+ years in education and brand strategy
- Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for more than 4,000 volunteer hours
- Two-time Business Woman of the Year
- Published author on AI and digital entrepreneurship
In the room, not a headshot
What our learners say
She works full time, is a full-time grandmother, and is approaching sixty.
For her final project she made an AI-generated video, song, and reel honoring her tribe during Native American Heritage Month. It has passed 1.3 million views. She has since grown a YouTube channel to 15,600 followers, has songs on Spotify and Apple Music, and now earns income from her AI-created content.
1.3M
Views on her tribute project
15,600
YouTube followers since
Guenevere Locklear / program graduate
Errol came to the certification looking for a way to generate income between gigs as a working musician. He already had the creative skill. What he gained was something local businesses would pay for. Within three months of certifying, he had revived his business producing AI video ads for companies across Toronto and crossed five figures.
Errol Francis / AI Ad Producer, Toronto, Canada
Jai was already running a successful agency when she entered the program. She closed two six-figure contracts before the class was over, and the same client returned with additional work. Her agency now builds AI brand personas for companies running national ad campaigns.
Jai Stone / Brand Strategist and AI Agency Owner
After 18 years in the classroom, Aretha brought her instructional training into AI education. With the support of IIAII, she now teaches AI to students ages 10 to 16, and reaches adult learners through a partner network of more than 1,100 congregations nationwide. She has trained more than 500 students since certifying.
Aretha Bailey / AI Legacy Strategist
More than 50 additional written and video testimonials are available on request.
Where the money goes
Seventy-three cents of every dollar reaches a learner directly.
Program staff and trainers 37%Participant support 24%Administration 13%AI tools and licenses 12%Curriculum 7%Evaluation 4%Outreach 3%
Administration and overhead held at or below 15%.
Board and leadership
Eight people, on the record.
Dr. Tamarra Allen
Founder, President and CEO
Carlotta Mattison
Vice President
Sylvia Stewart
Secretary
Sharon Latson Flemister
Treasurer
Alexander Turner
Director
Markus Turner
Director
Dehavillyn Mack
Director
Kimberly Troy
Director
Ways to give
Fund a learner, not an overhead line.
Make it recurring. Recurring gifts are what let us schedule cohorts a year out instead of a month out.
Partner with us
We work with foundations, corporate giving programs, school districts, workforce boards, senior organizations, churches, and congregations. Device donations and site hosting matter as much as funding.
IIAII Foundation builds for the long term through grant funding, earned-revenue training partnerships, in-kind technology support, and a growing base of certified graduates who become mentors and ambassadors. Each cohort strengthens the next.
With this support, IIAII Foundation will move more people from the margins of the AI economy into its center.