Pioneers is a network of volunteers who effect immediate, tangible change in local communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$198K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.0M a year · 29% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$198K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
46 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 46.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$271K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
52%
Net assets
$16.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$8.1M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$11.8M
Net assets
$16.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16.1M
FY2021$16.3M
FY2022$14.5M
FY2023$13.5M
FY2024$13.7M
FY2025$20.7M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2003.

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Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $1.5M Management & general 19% · $528K Fundraising 29% · $800K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $198K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$114,221Pt VII · Sec A
Director Finance
$83,371Pt VII · Sec A
New Vision Pioneers Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At&t Pioneers Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
New Vision Pioneers Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bod Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
New Vision Pioneers Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At&t Pioneers Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Staggs’s $100K as Executive Di is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Charlene Hill————$114,221
John Staggs$100,000————
Laura Whitlock—$32,015$96,054$90,054—
Cary Parsons———$80,745$83,371

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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2 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Telecompioneers provides tools for recruitment,development, and retention of members. This includes member recruitment drives, database (imis) to track membership, application (pals) to plan and conduct events, training, meeting to plan projects, pioneers annual meeting, etc.

$889Kprogram expense
02

Telecompioneers provides volunteer community service projections in education, health and human services, environment, military, and life enrichment through thousands of volunteer hours in the community. Additionaly, telecompioneers provides assistance to other noprofit organizations throughout north america to support its mission.

$567Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K
Grants paid · 36 grants · $1.8M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$70,100
Unitemized GrantFY2024$62,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$62,500
Disaster ReliefWA · FY2024$13,295
Disaster ReliefWA · FY2024$13,295
Unitemized GrantFY2023$48,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$48,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$44,600
Unitemized GrantFY2022$44,600
A Soldiers Child INCTN · FY2022$15,000
A Soldiers Child INCTN · FY2022$15,000
Pilot Dogs INCOH · FY2022$12,000
Pilot Dogs INCOH · FY2022$12,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$695K
Investment incomeLn 3$127K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$528K
Fundraisingcol D$800K
Owns and owesPt X
$16.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.7M
Total assetsLn 16$16.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$271K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$695K
Investment incomeLn 3$127K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$190K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$300
SavingsLn 2$10.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$406K
Other assetsLn 15$353K
Total assetsLn 16$16.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$271K
Net assetsLn 32$16.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 623,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.4M$10.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.4M$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$452K$406K
Total assetsLn 16$16.7M$16.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$600K$271K
Net assetsLn 32$16.1M$16.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$424K$424K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$50K$50K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$224K$155K$39K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$413K$284K$73K$56K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$137K$94K$24K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$56K$38K$10K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$51K$36K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$45K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$48K$48K
Office expensesLn 13$85K$58K$22K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$124K$30K$94K
OccupancyLn 16$136K$93K$44K
TravelLn 17$93K$93K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$20K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$46K$31K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$127K$86K$41K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$696K$28K$668K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$1.5M$528K$800K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $8.1M$11.8M−$3.7M$20.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.3M$3.3M$42K$13.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$3.6M−$1.1M$13.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$2.4M−$991K$14.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$2.8M−$18K$16.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.5M$2.8M−$331K$16.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,452,884 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,418,917$1,790,061
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $861,535$695,433
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$27,687−$62,751
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $84,584$30,141
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,337,349$2,452,884
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $720,790$474,213
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $799,706$829,401
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,657,991$1,480,666
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,178,487$2,784,280
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$841,138−$331,396
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,452,884 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $30,141 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$707,862
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,082,199
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$23,674
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,790,061
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $695,433$695,433
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $126,824$126,824
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$189,575−$189,575
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $695,433 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$32,610$2,452,884
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,784,280 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $424,063$424,063
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $50,150$50,150
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $154,677 · Management $39,221 · Fundraising $30,084$223,982
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $284,010 · Management $72,839 · Fundraising $55,871$412,720
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $94,494 · Management $24,138 · Fundraising $18,515$137,147
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,275 · Management $9,777 · Fundraising $7,500$55,552
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,592$9,592
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,450 · Fundraising $14,760$51,210
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $44,679$44,679
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $47,864$47,864
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $57,846 · Management $22,118 · Fundraising $5,104$85,068
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $29,839 · Management $94,490$124,329
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $92,632 · Management $43,591$136,223
IX-17 TravelPrograms $92,602$92,602
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $19,705$19,705
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $31,266 · Management $14,713$45,979
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $86,342 · Management $40,631$126,973
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $28,209 · Fundraising $668,233$696,442
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,455,901 · Management $528,312 · Fundraising $800,067$2,784,280
Part X · Balance sheet $16,322,771 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $300$300
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,354,057$10,709,329
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $702,499$48,623
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $321,865$298,250
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $44,960$55,600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $451,935$405,956
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,400,954$4,451,792
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $419,964$352,921
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,696,534$16,322,771
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $85,710$270,903
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $599,839$270,903
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,870,710$11,589,288
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,225,985$4,462,580
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,096,695$16,051,868
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,696,534$16,322,771
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,051,868 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,452,884
XI-2 Total expenses$2,784,280
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$331,396
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,096,695
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$286,569
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,051,868

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