Telecom4good EIN 47-5244015

Telecom4good

EIN  47-5244015 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Clemente, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides nonprofits with technology to boost their mission and impact.
Leadership
Robert Anderson · CEO and Chairman of the Board · $172K
Money in and out
$482K revenue, $516K expenses
Bottom line
72% program efficiency

Provides nonprofits with technology to boost their mission and impact. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $482K in revenue, $516K in expenses, and $62K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$482K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$516K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$62K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$34K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.28
Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs▼ -7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -56% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-7%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -413% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$482K
FY2024▲ +27%
Expenses
$516K
FY2024▲ +40%
Total assets
$60K
FY2024▼ -53%
Total liabilities
$-2K
FY2024
Total revenue
$482K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$516K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$62K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$34K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$60K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $340K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Cisco Meraki Nonprofit Discount Program. We partnered with Cisco in 2016 to create a nonprofit discount program that provides savings of 50% or more on Cisco Meraki equipment, licenses, and renewals.

$226Kprogram expense
02

AI-Assistant for Good. In 2024, we started developing an AI Assistant that will go on our nonprofit clients' websites. This AI Assistant will allow website users to ask questions and quickly find the answers without having to navigate the whole website to find the information they are looking for.

$81Kprogram expense
03

On-Demand IT Support Program. We know nonprofits have a limited technology budget and the cost of an in-house IT team can be out of reach. Our On-Demand IT Support can meet our clients' needs within their available resources by offering network service monitoring and system management when and where they need it.

$33Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTelecom4good
EINHdr · item D47-5244015
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Clemente, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.telecom4good.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO and Chairman of the Board
$171,714Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Corporate Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Anderson’s $172K as CEO and Chairman of the Board is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1033 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Anderson$171,714$108,546$97,500$81,257$78,486
Amanda Anderson$240$450$1,605

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue$365K · 76%
Program service revenue$116K · 24%
Other revenue76%$365K
Program service revenue24%$116K
Investment income$5
Total revenueLn 12$482K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.28
Program services72%$373K
Management & general28%$143K
Total functional expensesLn 25$516K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$59K
Total assetsLn 16$60K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$-2K
Total net assetsLn 32$62K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $59K · Operating expenses/yr $516K
1.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $373K · Total expenses $516K
72%
Management & General
Management & general $143K · Total expenses $516K
28%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $516K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $16K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $482K
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $482K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $116K · Total revenue $482K
24%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5 · Total revenue $482K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $116K · Total expenses $516K
23%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $482K · Prior year $378K
+27%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $325K · FY2024 $482K
+10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $62K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $482K · Expenses $516K
-7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $60K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $62K · Total assets $60K
104%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $60K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Robert Anderson · Reported title CEO and Chairman of the Board · Highest reported compensation $172K · Total expenses $516K
33%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $331K · Total expenses $516K
64%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%
Overhead ratio 28%
Revenue growth 27%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$482K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$378K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$384K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$394K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$325K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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