Telecom Infra Project INC FY2020 filing

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Wakefield, MA501(c)(6)Community DevelopmentEIN 81-1395224Revenue $23.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRStelecominfraproject.com401 Edgewater Pl Ste 600, 01880-6200 · Wakefield, MATax-exempt since Mar 2019

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Founded february 2016, the Telecom Infra Project, INC. (tip) is an engineering-focused initiative driven by operators, suppliers, developers, integrators, and startups to disaggregate the traditional network deployment approach.we have strived to make the site a helpful resource for existing, and prospective, members and we will continue to improve its usefulness.the collective aim of our community is to collaborate on new technologies, examine new business approaches and spur new investments into the Telecom space

$770K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $123K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$770K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$688K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$23.5M
Spent
$14.0M
Net assets
$14.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$23.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$23.5M
FY2021$19.9M
FY2022$23.0M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$5.5M
Expenses
$14.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$14.0M
FY2021$18.4M
FY2022$17.3M
FY2023$16.1M
FY2024$12.7M
Net assets
$14.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14.4M
FY2021$15.9M
FY2022$21.6M
FY2023$11.5M
FY2024$4.3M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2019.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $770K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$540,529Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Engagement
$126,820Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Engineer
$102,333Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristian Toivo’s $368K as Executive Director is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Attillio Zani———$822,293$540,529
Kristian Toivo$368,000$337,500$197,405——
Dave Hutton——$198,549$306,383$102,333
Vishal Mathus——$188,075$288,928—
Vishal Mathur$218,000$200,000——$126,820
Eugina Jordan—$200,000———

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

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

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Develops and deploys new telecom technologies and business models through industry collaboration.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Telecom infra project ("tip") is an industry organization designed for engineering mindshare to reimagine and define the traditional approach to building and deploying telecom infrastructure. Tip was created with the focus of connecting the unconnected and under-connected by disaggregating the traditional deployment models.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$23.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Money outPt IX
$14.0M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$14.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14.0M
Total assetsLn 16$15.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$688K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Total revenueLn 12$23.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$70K
Total assetsLn 16$15.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$688K
Net assetsLn 32$14.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6500
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M$14.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$89K$0
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M$15.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$701K$688K
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M$14.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$196K
Legal feesLn 11b$456K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12.4M
Office expensesLn 13$40K
Information technologyLn 14$655K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$194K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$89K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13
Total functional expensesLn 25$14.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $5.5M$12.7M−$7.3M$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.0M$16.1M−$10.1M$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $23.0M$17.3M$5.7M$21.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $19.9M$18.4M$1.5M$15.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $23.5M$14.0M$9.5M$14.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $23,496,586 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,745,679$23,446,586
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,662,500$50,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,408,179$23,496,586
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,971,511$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $769,682$195,722
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,528,679$13,825,636
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,269,872$14,021,358
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,861,693$9,475,228
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $23,496,586 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$23,446,586
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$23,446,586
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $50,000$50,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $50,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$23,496,586
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,021,358 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$195,722
IX-11b Legal fees$455,846
IX-11c Accounting fees$2,525
IX-11g Other fees for services$12,389,295
IX-13 Office expenses$40,317
IX-14 Information technology$654,665
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$194,433
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$88,542
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$13
IX-25 Total functional expenses$14,021,358
Part X · Balance sheet $15,065,771 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,068,760$14,039,750
X-4 Accounts receivable$17,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $59,909$938,355
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $88,542$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $491,677$70,166
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,603,555$15,065,771
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $701,255$568,243
X-19 Deferred revenue$110,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$10,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $701,255$688,243
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,147,820−$888,839
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,754,480$15,266,367
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,902,300$14,377,528
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,603,555$15,065,771
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,377,528 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$23,496,586
XI-2 Total expenses$14,021,358
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,475,228
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,902,300
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,377,528

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