2024-12-09T12:52:12-08:00 2024-03-31 260701023 Olson Reyes & Sauerwein LLC 5161 E Arapahoe Road Suite 100 Centennial CO 80122 990 2023-04-01 840943035 INSTRUCTIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION INC INST 3038751454 PO BOX 4587 BOULDER CO 80306 BARBARA HUNTER CFO 2024-12-06 true true DEREK WATADA P01751412 3038895981 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z RHEA YAW-CHING PO BOX 4587 BOULDER CO 80306 16510560 false X WWW.MISSIONTELECOM.ORG X 1983 CO INSTRUCTIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION, INC. (ITF, INC.) DBA Mission Telecom is a nonprofit telecommunications organization that is transforming connectivity by providing affordable broadband to under-resourced communities, including nonprofits, schools, and libraries. We reinvest our surplus into driving social change. 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MAINTAINS A SEPARATE GRANTMAKING PROGRAM WITH THREE AREAS OF FOCUS: 501(C)(4) MULTIRACIAL DEMOCRACY AND POWER BUILDING, TELECOM JUSTICE, MOVEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE: TECHNOLOGY, DATA AND CAPACITY. 974013 BROADBAND ACCESS INITIATIVE: ITF, INC. IS DEVELOPING A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY, WIRELESS BROADBAND SERVICES TO NONPROFIT AND SOCIAL GOOD ORGANIZATIONS; EMPOWERING THEM TO THRIVE IN THE DIGITAL AGE. OUR CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS WILL HELP ELIMINATE SOCIAL DISPARITIES AND, TOGETHER, WE ENSURE THAT DIGITALLY-ENABLED OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. 3805836 false false true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true 33 0 true 11 true false false false false false false false false X 4 4 false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true false false false false false CA CO X ANITA BAUMGARTNER 3034379457 PO BOX 4587 BOULDER CO 80306 RHEA YAW-CHING Executive Dir. 45.00 0.00 X 198760 0 5252 BARBARA HUNTER CFO & CAO 45.00 0.00 168569 0 4596 STEPHEN KOWAL CTO 45.00 0.00 134535 0 3016 JAMES TRAYNOR Director & VP 3.00 0.00 X X 10000 0 0 JAMAA BICKLEY-KING Director 3.00 0.00 X 7500 0 0 NSE NFOT Director 3.00 0.00 X 7500 0 0 JOHN SCHWARTZ Director & Pres 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 526864 12864 3 false true false FLETCHER HEALD & HILDRETH PLC 1300 17TH ST N STE 1100 ARLINGTON VA 222093873 LEGAL 218334 1 0 0 522171 522171 0 5843228 5843228 0 10179207 10310268 -131061 -131061 -131061 0 0 0 K-1 GIAP II FUND 900099 -23911 -23911 K-1 OWL VENTURES 900099 -10535 -10535 K-1 ROSE AFFORDABLE HOUSING 900099 400 400 -34046 6200292 6200292 2435000 2435000 0 0 0 402177 402177 0 664643 664643 0 0 302669 194023 108646 0 180794 2329 178465 21000 21000 0 0 133648 133648 492960 268970 223990 169066 152295 16771 63730 10603 53127 116520 41082 75438 0 0 111295 36891 74404 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROYALTY SHARING EXPENSE 72700 72700 0 5166202 3805836 1360366 0 969664 1115926 1276066 1320655 0 22711 0 0 0 0 0 22317 52295 0 23627102 27082965 0 4687741 5484912 1350234 1350234 150000 150000 32105835 36556987 238586 248301 431146 432008 669732 680309 X 31436103 35876678 31436103 35876678 32105835 36556987 X 1034090 3568710 -162225 X false true X false false 772500 772500 772500 true Part I-A, Line 1 - Direct and Indirect Political Campaign Activities THE ORGANIZATION MAKES GRANTS TO 501(C)(3) AND 501(C)(4) ORGANIZATIONS. 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