Telecompioneers
Pioneers is a network of volunteers who effect immediate, tangible change in local communities.
Key facts about Telecompioneers
- EIN
- 16-1634095
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Total assets
- $21,298,925
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$21.3M
+46.8% YoY
Revenue
$8.1M
+145.7% YoY
Net Investment Income
$52K
-88.7% YoY
Expenses
$11.8M
+260.7% YoY
How Telecompioneers gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+12%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
About Telecompioneers
Based on IRS filings
Telecompioneers is a public charity, based in Greenwood Village, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $21.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $52K.
Focus Areas
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Telecompioneers
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $34K (2022) to $730K (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $126K.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 12 (75%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for 2025.
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $21,298,925 | $14,512,065 | $14,471,465 |
| Revenue | $8,141,636 | $3,313,270 | $2,510,069 |
| Expenses | $11,802,230 | $3,271,659 | $3,642,508 |
| Net Investment Income | $51,854 | $457,503 | $-40,010 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 4, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Telecompioneers is led by Patti Pace, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patti Pace
Chair
Secretary & Legacy West Pioneers Director → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Staggs
Executive Di
Vice Chair, At & T Pioneers Director → Chair, 2023
Chair → Executive Di, 2024
On filings since 2020
38 hrs/week
$100K (2025)
Kris Wells
Past Chair
Vice Chair, At & T Pioneers Director → Chair, At & T Pioneers Director, 2022
Chair, At & T Pioneers Director → Past Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Redline
Member
New Vision Pioneers Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dione Wall
Member
Canadian Pioneers Director → Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marian Wilcox
Member
Legacy West Pioneers Director → Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rita Coen
Treasurer
At & T Pioneers Director → Member, 2023
Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christy Mayfield
Vice Chair
Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tanya Snair
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Corson
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Franklin
Secretary
Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cornell Smith
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gloria Moran
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Worley
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Misty Robertson
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sally Munroe
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Donna Evans (2020–2024) — Member
- Former: John Merlino (2020–2024) — Member
- Former: Nouvelle Helmick (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Jay Foster (2021–2024) — Member
- Former: Elaine Housley (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Laura Whitlock (2021–2023) — Executive Di
- Former: Allan Miller (2020–2022) — Canadian Pioneers Director
- Former: Fred Salomon (2020–2022) — New Outlook Pioneers Director
- Former: Joe Holbert (2020–2022) — At & T Pioneers Director
- Former: Cary Parsons (2020–2021) — Director of Finance
- Former: Gloria Pazel (2020–2021) — Treasurer, At & T Pioneers Director
- Former: Sherry Daughtry (2020–2021) — Legacy West Pioneers Director
- Former: Shirley Sanz (2020–2021) — At & T Pioneers Director
- Former: Nouvelle Helmick Secretary (2021) — New Vision Pioneers Director
- Former: Charlene Hill (2020) — Executive Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $100K, to John Staggs (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Telecompioneers
How large is Telecompioneers?
Telecompioneers reported $21.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.1M.
Where does Telecompioneers operate?
Telecompioneers has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee.
What is Telecompioneers's EIN?
Telecompioneers's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-1634095. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
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