Nonprofit · EIN 16-1634095
TELECOMPIONEERS
Tax-exempt · GREENWOOD VLG, CO 80112
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $8,141,636 | $11,802,230 | -$3,660,594 | $21,298,925 | $571,585 | $20,727,340 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $3,313,270 | $3,271,659 | $41,611 | $14,512,065 | $816,406 | $13,695,659 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $2,510,069 | $3,642,508 | -$1,132,439 | $14,471,465 | $922,687 | $13,548,778 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $1,438,241 | $2,429,027 | -$990,786 | $15,462,221 | $975,111 | $14,487,110 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,245,056
- Membership dues
- $324,066
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $51,854
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $29,583
- Other revenue
- $5,844,726
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $70,100
- Other salaries and wages
- $274,340
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $274,340
- Professional fundraising fees
- $391,306
- Legal fees
- $2,810
- Accounting fees
- $35,065
- Occupancy
- $177,342
- Travel
- $389,226
- Program services (functional)
- $10,412,481
- Management and general (functional)
- $792,838
- Fundraising (functional)
- $596,911
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $14,512,065
- Total assets, end of year
- $21,298,925
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $571,585
- Net assets, end of year
- $20,727,340
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,612,736
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $20,477,300
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $250,040
- Gross receipts
- $8,142,257
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 23,000
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN STAGGS | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 38 | $100,000 |
| RITA COEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY CORSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDRA FRANKLIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTY MAYFIELD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GLORIA MORAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SALLY MUNROE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATTI PACE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL REDLINE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MISTY ROBERTSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORNELL SMITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TANYA SNAIR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIONE WALL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRIS WELLS | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIAN WILCOX | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOE WORLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RITA COEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY CORSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA EVANS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY FOSTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDRA FRANKLIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NOUVELLE HELMICK | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTY MAYFIELD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MERLINO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATTI PACE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL REDLINE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TANYA SNAIR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN STAGGS | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 38 | $0 |
| DIONE WALL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRIS WELLS | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIAN WILCOX | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA WHITLOCK | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 36 | $32,015 |
| RITA COEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA EVANS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY FOSTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NOUVELLE HELMICK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ELAINE HOUSLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTY MAYFIELD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MERLINO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATTI PACE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL REDLINE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TANYA SNAIR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN STAGGS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DIONE WALL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRIS WELLS | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARIAN WILCOX | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Whitlock | Executive Director Officer | 4 | $96,054 |
| Kris Wells | Chair and AT&T Pioneers Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| John Staggs | Vice Chair and AT&T Pioneers Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Holbert | AT&T Pioneers Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Merlino | AT&T Pioneers Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jay Foster | AT&T Pioneers Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rita Coen | AT&T Pioneers Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Allan Miller | Canadian Pioneers Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dione Wall | Canadian Pioneers Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patti Pace | Secretary and Legacy West Pioneers Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Marian Wilcox | Legacy West Pioneers Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Elaine Housley | New Outlook Pioneers Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Fred Salomon | New Outlook Pioneers Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Donna Evans | New Vision Pioneers Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nouvelle Helmick | Treasurer and New Vision Pioneers Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Redline | New Vision Pioneers Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8547 E ARAPAHOE RD UNIT J PMB 312, GREENWOOD VLG, CO 80112-1430
- In care of
- % LAURA WHITLOCK
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JOHN STAGGS, 8547 EAST ARAPAHOE VILLAGE ROAD, UNIT J312, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80112
- Signed the 990
- JOHN STAGGS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (800) 872-5995
- Return prepared by
- THE ADAMS GROUP LLC
Mission
PIONEERS IS A NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS WHO EFFECT IMMEDIATE, TANGIBLE CHANGE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- TELECOMPIONEERS PROVIDES TOOLS FOR RECRUITMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION OF MEMBERS. THIS INCLUDED MEMBER RECRUITMENT DRIVES, DATABASE (IMIS) TO TRACK MEMBERSHIP, APPLICATION (PALS) TO PLAN AND CONDUCT EVENTS, TRAINING, MEETINGS AND TO PLAN PROJECTS, PIONEERS ANNUAL MEETINGS, ETC.Expenses $10,342,381
- TELECOMPIONEERS PROVIDES VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS IN EDUCATION, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ENVIRONMENT, MILITARY, AND LIFE ENRICHMENT THROUGH THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS IN THE COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, TELECOMPIONEERS PROVIDES GRANTS TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION.Expenses $70,100 · grants $70,100
- ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES DELIVERING IMMEDIATE, TANGIBLE IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE LIVE.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 16-1634095
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $21,298,925
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,142,257
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,179,256 | $3,691,804 | $14,231,518 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,438,241 | $2,429,027 | $15,462,221 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about TELECOMPIONEERS
- What is the EIN of TELECOMPIONEERS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TELECOMPIONEERS is 16-1634095.
- Is TELECOMPIONEERS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to TELECOMPIONEERS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TELECOMPIONEERS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of TELECOMPIONEERS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TELECOMPIONEERS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TELECOMPIONEERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JOHN STAGGS.
- Who are the officers and directors of TELECOMPIONEERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $100,000 (JOHN STAGGS, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does TELECOMPIONEERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,141,636, expenses of $11,802,230 and total assets of $21,298,925 at year end.
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