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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$171K 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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FY2021 · 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
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$171K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
45 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 44.8 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
$118K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$16.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2021▲ +14%
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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
FY2021▲ +1%
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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
$16.3M
FY2021▲ +1%
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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 FY2021 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

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $1.9M Management & general 32% · $905K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $171K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$90,054Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$80,745Pt 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
At&t Pioneers Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
New Vision Pioneers Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At&t Pioneers Director
$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

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2 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

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

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

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

$673Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$268K
Investment incomeLn 3$239K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$905K
Owns and owesPt X
$16.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.5M
Total assetsLn 16$16.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$125K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$268K
Investment incomeLn 3$239K
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Gains on assetsLn 7$95K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9.7M
SavingsLn 2$790K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$368K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$16.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K
Net assetsLn 32$16.3M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.7M$10.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.5M$4.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$406K$368K
Total assetsLn 16$16.3M$16.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$271K$118K
Net assetsLn 32$16.1M$16.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$241K$241K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$70K$70K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$193K$193K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$383K$309K$75K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$96K$77K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$54K$43K$11K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$119K$4K$115K
Information technologyLn 14$110K$22K$88K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$138K$8K$130K
TravelLn 17$178K$178K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$33K$33K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K$38K
InsuranceLn 23$137K$137K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$928K$928K$333$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$1.9M$905K$0

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 Viewing $2.8M$2.8M−$18K$16.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,798,943 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,790,061$2,242,996
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $695,433$268,094
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$62,751$239,177
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,141$48,676
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,452,884$2,798,943
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $474,213$310,429
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $829,401$726,687
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,480,666$1,779,468
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,784,280$2,816,584
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$331,396−$17,641
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $2,798,943 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $48,676 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$498,706
VIII-1d Related organizations$674,662
VIII-1e Government grants$125,110
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$944,518
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$23,277
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,242,996
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $268,094$268,094
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $143,895$143,895
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $95,282$95,282
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $268,094 · Excluded from tax $287,853$2,798,943
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,816,584 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $240,729$240,729
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $69,700$69,700
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $193,204$193,204
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $308,583 · Management $74,895$383,478
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $76,610 · Management $19,615$96,225
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,834 · Management $10,946$53,780
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $16,468$16,468
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,910$28,910
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $13,378$13,378
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $39,805$39,805
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,553 · Management $115,331$118,884
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,003 · Management $88,339$110,342
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,141 · Management $129,597$137,738
IX-17 TravelPrograms $178,364$178,364
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $32,656$32,656
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $37,893$37,893
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $136,671$136,671
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $928,026 · Management $333 · Fundraising $0$928,359
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,911,199 · Management $905,385 · Fundraising $0$2,816,584
Part X · Balance sheet $16,407,313 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $300$9,718,152
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,709,329$789,678
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $48,623$441,974
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $298,250$283,307
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $55,600$32,079
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $405,956$368,063
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,451,792$4,774,060
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $352,921$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,322,771$16,407,313
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$65,694
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $270,903$52,413
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $270,903$118,107
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,589,288$11,639,365
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,462,580$4,649,841
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,051,868$16,289,206
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,322,771$16,407,313
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,289,206 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,798,943
XI-2 Total expenses$2,816,584
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,641
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,051,868
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$254,979
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,289,206

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