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United States Telecom Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 52-1691824

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Nov 10, 2021

601 New Jersey Ave NW No 600Washington, DC 20001

(202) 326-7300

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

100th percentile

100%

Higher net margin than 100% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

44th percentile

0.0%

Faster asset growth than 44% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

33rd percentile

-33%

Faster revenue growth than 33% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Assets

Up

$6,110

Up $2 (+0.0%) from 2019

Net Assets

Up

$6,110

Up $2 (+0.0%) from 2019

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2019

Revenue

Down

$2

Down $1 (-33%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$0

Down $3 (-100%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

$2

Up $2 from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$8.0K$6.0K$4.0K$2.0K$0Assets 2010: $6,144Liabilities 2010: $02010Assets 2011: $6,147Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $6,150Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $6,153Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $6,1532013Assets 2014: $6,156Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $6,1562014Assets 2015: $6,159Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $6,162Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $6,1622016Assets 2017: $6,140Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $6,1402017Assets 2018: $6,108Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $6,1082018Assets 2019: $6,108Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $6,1082019Assets 2020: $6,110Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $6,1102020Assets 2021: $6,113Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $6,1132021Assets 2022: $6,116Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $6,1162022Assets 2023: $6,119Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $6,1192023Assets 2024: $6,122Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $6,1222024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$6,110
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$6,110

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$40$20$0-$20-$40Revenue 2010: $3Expenses 2010: $0Net Income 2010: $32010Revenue 2011: $3Expenses 2011: $0Net Income 2011: $32011Revenue 2012: $3Expenses 2012: $0Net Income 2012: $32012Revenue 2013: $3Expenses 2013: $0Net Income 2013: $32013Revenue 2014: $3Expenses 2014: $0Net Income 2014: $32014Revenue 2015: $3Expenses 2015: $0Net Income 2015: $32015Revenue 2016: $3Expenses 2016: $0Net Income 2016: $32016Revenue 2017: $3Expenses 2017: $25Net Income 2017: -$222017Revenue 2018: $3Expenses 2018: $35Net Income 2018: -$322018Revenue 2019: $3Expenses 2019: $3Net Income 2019: $02019Revenue 2020: $2Expenses 2020: $0Net Income 2020: $22020Revenue 2021: $3Expenses 2021: $0Net Income 2021: $32021Revenue 2022: $3Expenses 2022: $0Net Income 2022: $32022Revenue 2023: $3Expenses 2023: $0Net Income 2023: $32023Revenue 2024: $3Expenses 2024: $0Net Income 2024: $32024

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$2
Expenses$0
Net Income$2
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Nov 10, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.1
Gross Receipts
$2
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The purpose of the foundation is to develop educational programs for the public relating to telecommunications and related technology. It develops programs to explain and increase the public's access to technical and other material on telecommunications. It can also fund research, scholarships, grants and seminar programs that enhance the public's interest and educate them in telecommunications and related fields.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
NONE$0$0
NONE$0$0
NONE$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JONATHAN SPALTERPresident & Director-$0--
ALLISON REMSENVice President-$0--
PATRICK HALLEYSecretary-$0--
LORNA JOHNSONTreasurer-$0--
RUSTY MOOREChairman-$0--
JASON WILLIAMSDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
United States Telecom Foundation
EIN
52-1691824
Phone
2023267300
Address
601 NEW JERSEY AVE NW NO 600, WASHINGTON, DC 20001

Signing Officer

Name
Jonathan Spalter
Title
President & Director
Phone
2023267300
Signed
2021-11-10
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Rsm US Llp
Address
2021 L STREET NW SUITE 400, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Preparer
Frederick Longwood
Phone
2022932200
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income

Description: interest. Amount: 2.

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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