Nonprofit · EIN 52-1293594
COMPTEL
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $5,540,373 | $5,302,399 | $237,974 | $4,136,221 | $3,209,171 | $927,050 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,566,608 | $5,217,098 | $349,510 | $3,138,188 | $2,363,642 | $774,546 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,158,312 | $4,726,870 | $431,442 | $2,803,609 | $2,378,573 | $425,036 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,181,000
- Program service revenue
- $4,314,235
- Investment income
- $45,138
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,206,726
- Other salaries and wages
- $500,765
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,849,500
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $4,774
- Accounting fees
- $213,463
- Occupancy
- $155,613
- Travel
- $27,480
- Depreciation
- $29,955
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,138,188
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,136,221
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,209,171
- Net assets, end of year
- $927,050
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $95,634
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $788,994
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $138,056
- Gross receipts
- $5,540,373
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1981
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Pickering | CEO Officer | 40 | $891,416 | $31,281 |
| Staci Pies | SVP Government Relations and Policy Key employee | 40 | $274,159 | $9,870 |
| Chris Shipley | Executive Director of Public Policy Highest-paid employee | 40 | $226,785 | $9,842 |
| Keith Matthews | Director of Communications Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,492 | $11,180 |
| Michael B Galvin | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kurt Van Wagenen | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Worthen | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ronald Mudry | Executive Committee - At Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sean Sullivan | Executive Committee - At Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Watts | Executive Committee - At Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Greg Rogers | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Garte | Director (through August 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Will Frederickson | Director (beginning September 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Champion | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Levendos | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
14 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Uphues | Director (through March 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Poole | Director (beginning April 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Blum | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Francisco Maella | Director (through November 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Leeolou | Director (beginning December 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Garner Duncan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jill Sandford | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Spackman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Edward E Hilliary Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Friesen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Paula Boyd | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jon Clopton | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Elise Brentnall | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gillian Leytham | Director (beginning June 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES PICKERING | CEO Officer | 36 | $884,083 | $29,018 |
| ANGELA KRONENBERG | PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $473,121 | $15,527 |
| CAROLINE OLSEN | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 36 | $156,168 | $16,620 |
| CHRIS SHIPLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,608 | $7,433 |
| LINDSAY STERN | ATTORNEY AND POLICY ADVISOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,555 | $16,384 |
| MICHAEL B GALVIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT VAN WAGENEN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN WORTHEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GILLIAN LEYTHAM | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 1/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD MUDRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN SULLIVAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY WATTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG ROGERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF GARTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CHAMPION | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS LEVENDOS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF BLUM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCISCO MAELLA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AL AYMAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL SANDFORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD E HILLIARY JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL FRIESEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM VARGHESE | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 8/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULA BOYD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA OO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN HART | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 6/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON CLOPTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OWEN MAYFIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA FREITAS | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 2/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF UPHUES | BOARD MEMBER (BEG 4/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARNER DUNCAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN BALL | BOARD MEMBER (BEG 8/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN DUNSON | BOARD MEMBER (6/24-7/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 36 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES PICKERING | CEO Officer | 40 | $894,464 | $27,915 |
| ANGELA KRONENBERG | PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $498,841 | $14,848 |
| CHRIS SHIPLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,676 | $7,296 |
| LINDSAY STERN | ATTORNEY AND POLICY ADVISOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,154 | $16,117 |
| MICHAEL B GALVIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT VAN WAGENEN | VICE CHAIR (THRU 5/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN WORTHEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GILLIAN LEYTHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD MUDRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN SULLIVAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY WATTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG ROGERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF GARTE | BOARD MEMBER (BEG 9/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CHAMPION | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG GUNDERSON | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 1/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS LEVENDOS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA FREITAS | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 2/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF BLUM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCISCO MAELLA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AL AYMAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL SANDFORD | BOARD MEMBER (BEG 6/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD E HILLIARY JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL FRIESEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRETT HANN | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 10/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN BALL | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 8/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM VARGHESE | BOARD MEMBER (BEG 9/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULA BOYD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA OO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN HART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON CLOPTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT VAN WAGENEN | BOARD MEMBER (BEG 9/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH HALKO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA BRODER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OWEN MAYFIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAY LACHANCE | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 6/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1100 G ST NW STE 800, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-7409
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Charles Pickering, 1100 G Street NW 800, Washington, DC 200057409
- Signed the 990
- Charles Pickering, CEO
- Phone
- (202) 296-6650
- Website
- www.incompas.org
- Return prepared by
- Rogers & Company PLLC
Mission
INCOMPAS is the leading national trade association for competitive network and technology companies. INCOMPAS advocates for laws and policies that promote competition, innovation, and economic development.
Program accomplishments
- Meetings and Conferences - We conduct annual trade shows; networking opportunities; education; and thought leadership seminars at our annual INCOMPAS Show and Policy Summit to provide forums for our members to interact and advance common interests.
- Policy and Legislative - We advocate in Congress, the Federal Communications Commission, and the Courts to ensure that competitive communications providers can continue to offer value pricing, better service, and greater innovation to consumers.
- Membership and Other - Through tailored membership categories we build coalitions to achieve members' policy goals, host regular meetings and conference calls, distribute weekly communications and timely updates on key issues, and raise the visibility of member companies.
- Public Relations - We disseminate information and updates to amplify our policy initiatives and positions, and our members information and news.
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
- 52-1293594
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1982
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,136,221
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,540,373
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $5,540,373 | $5,302,399 | $4,136,221 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,566,608 | $5,217,098 | $3,138,188 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,158,312 | $4,726,870 | $2,803,609 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,054,845 | $5,003,615 | $3,901,656 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 52-1293594).
Questions about COMPTEL
- What is the EIN of COMPTEL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMPTEL is 52-1293594.
- Is COMPTEL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1982.
- Are donations to COMPTEL tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does COMPTEL 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 COMPTEL 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 COMPTEL 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 COMPTEL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Charles Pickering.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMPTEL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 29 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $891,416 (Charles Pickering, CEO).
- How much revenue does COMPTEL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,540,373, expenses of $5,302,399 and total assets of $4,136,221 at year end.
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