Telios Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Isle of Palms, SC EIN: 57-1112586

Telios Inc is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Isle of Palms, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $123K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $64K. Net investment income was $3K.

Telios Inc at a glance

In short: Telios Inc gave $64K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), top state California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$64,242
+33.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+28.6% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,138
+4.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,000
Total assets
$123,108
-28.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (6% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Telios Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

God's Love Foundation: $38KGod's Love Foundation$38KRongo Baptist Church: $10KRongo Baptist Church$10KChristian Action Forum for Youth (Caffy): $6KChristian Action Forum forYouth (Caffy)$6KUncharted Ministries: $4KUncharted Ministries$4KChosen People Ministries: $3KChosen People Ministries$3KPayra Intra Church Trust: $2KPayra Intra Church Trust$2KJesus Church Ministries: $738Jesus Church Ministries$738Fellowship International Mission: $250Fellowship InternationalMission$250Mwangaza Holy Spirit Church: $200Mwangaza Holy Spirit Church$200

The largest 2025 recipient was God's Love Foundation ($38K). Together the top 9 received $64K.

Grant Size Distribution

45 grants across all recorded years

45<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 45 grants of 45 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonNew YorkNorth WalesPlanoAllentownBooneCoronaDallasFranklinGilbertSeattle

How Telios Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K7 grants2019 7 grants2020 8 grants2021 12 grants2022 9 grants2023 7 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2019) to $71K (2023). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $64K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
God's Love Foundation Assist in Spreading the Gospel in Wakiso, Uganda$37,795
Rongo Baptist Church Promote evangelism, discipleship, and church planting among the young people by the young evangelists.$10,307
Christian Action Forum for Youth (Caffy) Assist in Spreading the Gospel in Uganda$5,698
Uncharted Ministries Corona, CAOperational Support$4,000
Chosen People Ministries New York, NYOperational Support$3,000
Payra Intra Church Trust The goal of this grant is to proclaim the gospel to muslim professionals in the barishal division of bangladesh, emphasizing the core truths of god's justice, love, and the path to eternal life through faith in jesus christ.$2,254
Jesus Church Ministries To arrange per-monthly bible study meet for believers as well as non-christians$738
Fellowship International Mission Allentown, PAOperational Support$250
Mwangaza Holy Spirit Church Operational Support$200
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$123,108$105,417$158,599$64,2429$158,599$2,887$5,456
2024$172,090$183,681$149,761$48,0487$149,761$1,118$5,369
2023$93,136$145,630$138,257$70,9419$138,257$526$2,521
2022$60,350$71,447$142,901$63,61012$142,901$101$3,568
2021$131,804$74,035$98,070$19,9748$98,070$2,735$5,722
2020$155,839$53,533$82,941$13,6707—$2,888$6,959
2019$185,132$16,094$75,249$12,8937—$5,094$10,421

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Telios Inc reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Telios Inc is led by Jeanette A. Stewart, President & Secretary on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jeanette A. Stewart

    President & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William C. Stewart

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    30 hrs/week

    $5K (2024) → $0 (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

William C Stewart — Vice-President: $5KWilliam C StewartVice-President$5K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $5K, to William C Stewart (Vice-President).

Frequently asked questions about Telios Inc

How much does Telios Inc give each year?

Telios Inc gave $64K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $48K across 7 grants.

What is Telios Inc's typical grant size?

Telios Inc's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $7,138, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Telios Inc give grants?

Telios Inc's top state is California, with 6% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Does Telios Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 44% of Telios Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Telios Inc's largest grantees?

Telios Inc's largest 2025 grantees include God's Love Foundation ($37,795), Rongo Baptist Church ($10,307) and Christian Action Forum for Youth (Caffy) ($5,698), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 84% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Telios Inc?

Telios Inc reported $123K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $159K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Telios Inc?

Telios Inc is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Isle of Palms, SC. It holds $123K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Telios Inc's EIN?

Telios Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-1112586. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 9, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 22, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 9, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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