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Telecompioneers Charitable Foundation FY2020 filing

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Greenwood Village, CO501(c)(3)Foundations & Grantmakers EIN 84-1672030Revenue $1.8M in FY2020

On file with the IRSpioneersvolunteer.org8547 E Arapahoe Road J312, 80112-1436 · Greenwood Village, COTax-exempt since Apr 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
39¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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
39%
of spending
Concern: 39% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$412K
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
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
$1.8M
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
39%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$964K
FY2024$563
FY2025$3.1M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$44K
FY2025$338K
Net assets
$0
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023−$99K
FY2024−$43K
FY2025−$7.5M

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 Apr 2005.

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

Where the money goes

39 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 39% · $708K Management & general 1% · $23K Fundraising 60% · $1.1M

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Charlene Hill
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cary Parsons
Director of Finance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Staggs
At&t Pioneers Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Donna Evans
New Vision Pioneers Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Merlino
At&t Pioneers Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fred Salomon
New Outlook Pioneer Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Redline
New Vision Pioneers Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Holbert
Bod Chairman
$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.

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1 program · $708K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The organization conducts fundraising 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.

$708Kprogram expense

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 FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$708K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$387K
Total assetsLn 16$412K
LiabilitiesLn 26$412K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$387K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$387K
Total assetsLn 16$412K
LiabilitiesLn 26$412K
Net assetsLn 32$0
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$401K$387K
Total assetsLn 16$423K$412K
LiabilitiesLn 26$423K$412K
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$708K$708K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$181K$181K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$62K$62K
Office expensesLn 13$66K$9K$57K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$805K$157$805K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$708K$23K$1.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $1.8M$1.8M$0$0 990 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
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Part I · Summary $1,836,504 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,721,705$1,836,504
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,721,705$1,836,504
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $696,736$707,862
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $168,000$181,087
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $856,969$947,555
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,721,705$1,836,504
I-19 Revenue less expenses$0
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,836,504 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,836,504
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,836,504
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,836,504
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,836,504 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $707,862$707,862
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,760$14,760
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $181,087$181,087
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $62,413$62,413
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,580 · Fundraising $57,069$65,649
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $157 · Fundraising $804,576$804,733
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $707,862 · Management $23,497 · Fundraising $1,105,145$1,836,504
Part X · Balance sheet $412,164 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $400,931$386,777
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $21,750$25,387
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $422,681$412,164
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $69,760$72,906
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $352,921$339,258
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $422,681$412,164
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $422,681$412,164
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,836,504
XI-2 Total expenses$1,836,504
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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