Telecompioneers Charitable Foundation

Tax-deductible

Greenwood Village, CO501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 84-1672030

The mission of telecompioneers charitable foundation is to promote and support charitable and educational goals of current and retired telcom companies employees in their community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $439K a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $226K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.7M
332% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 332% of assets; over 80%.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$3.1M
×5533 vs prior year
Spent
$338K
To programs
93%
Net assets
−$7.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2025▲ ×5533
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$964K
FY2024$563
FY2025$3.1M
Expenses
$338K
FY2025▲ +659%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$44K
FY2025$338K
Net assets
−$7.5M
FY2025▼ -17435%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023−$99K
FY2024−$43K
FY2025−$7.5M

From the FY2025 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 Apr 2005.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $313K Management & general 7% · $25K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports charitable and educational goals of telecom employees and retirees in their communities.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $313K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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The organization conducts activities to provide financial support to telecompioneers in order to promote and support charitable and educational goals of the current and retired telecommunications companies employees that make up our membership in their communities.

$313Kprogram expense

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Funders

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
TelecompioneersFY2024$226K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$226K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $1.7M · 2020–2022
TelecompioneersCO · FY2022$308,119
TelecompioneersCO · FY2021$674,662
TelecompioneersCO · FY2020$707,862

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$107K
Money outPt IX
$338K
Ln 25
Programscol B$313K
Managementcol C$25K
Owns and owesPt X
−$7.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$107K
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$112K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$112K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.7M
Net assetsLn 32−$7.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 616
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$0$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K$10.7M
Net assetsLn 32−$43K−$7.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Investment management feesLn 11f$25K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$313K$313K$26
Total functional expensesLn 25$338K$313K$25K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.1M$338K$2.8M−$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $563$44K−$44K−$43K 990 PDF
FY2023 $964K$1.1M−$99K−$99K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.5M$0$0 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.8M$0$0 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.8M$0$0 990 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,115,247 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,008,579
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,008,579
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $106,668$106,668
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $106,668$3,115,247
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $337,648 across 2 lines filed
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $24,597$24,597
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $313,025 · Management $26$313,051
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $313,025 · Management $24,623 · Fundraising $0$337,648
Part X · Balance sheet $3,214,684 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$111,883
X-11 Publicly traded securities$3,102,801
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$3,214,684
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,728$78
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,841$10,678,977
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,569$10,679,055
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$42,569−$7,464,371
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$42,569−$7,464,371
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$3,214,684
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$7,464,371 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,115,247
XI-2 Total expenses$337,648
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,777,599
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$42,569
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$439,848
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$10,639,249
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$7,464,371

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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