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Telecommunications History Group Incorporated

990 • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 84-1205096

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Sep 08, 2017

P O Box 8719Denver, CO 80201-8719

(303) 296-1221

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

31st percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 31% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

48th percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 48% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

5th percentile

-63%

Higher net margin than 5% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

49th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 49% of similar nonprofits.

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

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

25th percentile

-5.2%

Faster asset growth than 25% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

56th percentile

5.7%

Faster revenue growth than 56% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Assets

Down

$762,398

Down $41,587 (-5.2%) from 2015

Net Assets

Down

$760,238

Down $41,394 (-5.2%) from 2015

Liabilities

Down

$2,160

Down $194 (-8.2%) from 2015

Revenue

Up

$64,188

Up $3,450 (+5.7%) from 2015

Expenses

Up

$104,595

Up $2,054 (+2.0%) from 2015

Net Income

Up

-$40,407

Up $1,396 (+3.3%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2011: $701,783Liabilities 2011: $304Net Assets 2011: $701,4792011Assets 2012: $782,506Liabilities 2012: $1,405Net Assets 2012: $781,1012012Assets 2013: $851,073Liabilities 2013: $352Net Assets 2013: $850,7212013Assets 2014: $845,162Liabilities 2014: $1,727Net Assets 2014: $843,4352014Assets 2015: $803,985Liabilities 2015: $2,354Net Assets 2015: $801,6322015Assets 2016: $762,398Liabilities 2016: $2,160Net Assets 2016: $760,2382016Assets 2017: $699,068Liabilities 2017: $2,292Net Assets 2017: $696,7762017Assets 2018: $43,994Liabilities 2018: $4,215Net Assets 2018: $39,7792018Assets 2019: $45,411Liabilities 2019: $552Net Assets 2019: $44,8592019Assets 2020: $66,698Liabilities 2020: $507Net Assets 2020: $66,1912020Assets 2021: $118,601Liabilities 2021: $1,614Net Assets 2021: $116,9872021Assets 2022: $145,077Liabilities 2022: $892Net Assets 2022: $144,1852022Assets 2023: $139,523Liabilities 2023: $792Net Assets 2023: $138,7312023Assets 2024: $158,691Liabilities 2024: $893Net Assets 2024: $157,7982024

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$762,398
Liabilities$2,160
Net Assets$760,238

Operations Trend

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2011: $288,454Expenses 2011: $58,959Net Income 2011: $229,4952011Revenue 2012: $131,573Expenses 2012: $51,948Net Income 2012: $79,6252012Revenue 2013: $130,410Expenses 2013: $60,792Net Income 2013: $69,6182013Revenue 2014: $74,411Expenses 2014: $81,697Net Income 2014: -$7,2862014Revenue 2015: $60,738Expenses 2015: $102,541Net Income 2015: -$41,8032015Revenue 2016: $64,188Expenses 2016: $104,595Net Income 2016: -$40,4072016Revenue 2017: $61,961Expenses 2017: $125,422Net Income 2017: -$63,4612017Revenue 2018: $105,406Expenses 2018: $140,567Net Income 2018: -$35,1612018Revenue 2019: $89,669Expenses 2019: $84,589Net Income 2019: $5,0802019Revenue 2020: $110,511Expenses 2020: $89,179Net Income 2020: $21,3322020Revenue 2021: $164,814Expenses 2021: $114,018Net Income 2021: $50,7962021Revenue 2022: $145,345Expenses 2022: $118,147Net Income 2022: $27,1982022Revenue 2023: $120,882Expenses 2023: $126,336Net Income 2023: -$5,4542023Revenue 2024: $148,543Expenses 2024: $129,476Net Income 2024: $19,0672024

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$64,188
Expenses$104,595
Net Income-$40,407
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Sep 8, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$64,297
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Educating and demonstrating how communications changes lives and our world.To Preserve, Protect and display telecommunication artifacts and documents

Educating and demonstrating how communications changes lives and our world To preserve protect and display telecommunication artifacts

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$700,719$664,698▼ $36,021
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$66,859$59,218▼ $7,641
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$36,408$38,482▲ $2,074
Total Assets$803,986$762,398▼ $41,588
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$2,354$2,160▼ $194
Total Liabilities$2,354$2,160▼ $194
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$700,719$664,698▼ $36,021
Unrestricted Net Assets$100,913$95,540▼ $5,373
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$801,632$760,238▼ $41,394
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$803,986$762,398▼ $41,588

Endowment Activity

PeriodBeginningContrib.Gain/LossOther UsesEnd
2016$710,719-▲ $34,827$65,000$664,698
2015$766,705$10,000▲ $20,914$72,000$710,719
2014$766,014$19,810▲ $26,954$32,500$766,705
2013$715,765$75,000▲ $16,794$31,000$766,014
2012$612,128$127,842▲ $13,481$26,551$715,765
Compensation and Service Providers

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Jack SheaPresident
John C DarrowVice President
Michael W NearingVice President
Cliff SticeDirector
David DintenfassDirector
Edwin W MattsonDirector
John J HerbolichDirector
Laurence W Demuth JrDirector
Lisa H EckertDirector
Mary RetkaDirector
Pamela W LairdDirector
Peter AmsteinDirector
Phil GrateDirector
Phillip LinseDirector
Robert MckennaDirector
Scott McclellanDirector
Jody GeorgesonSecretary
Rodger ChristensenTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$23,992
Program Service Revenue
$3,526
Investment Income
$34,894
Other Revenue
$1,776
All Other Contributions
$12,014
Change in Net Assets
$-40,407
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$63,583
Other Expenses$41,012
Total Fundraising Expense$18,564
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$29,487$14,744$14,744$58,975
Fees for Service Investment Mgmnt Fees-$15,848-$15,848
Office Expenses$2,073$4,146$2,073$8,292
Travel$2,485$2,485-$4,970
Payroll Taxes$2,304$1,152$1,152$4,608
Fees for Services Accounting-$3,303-$3,303
Insurance-$692-$692
Information Technology$87$174$87$348
Other Expenses$154-$508$154
Total Functional Expenses$43,487$42,544$18,564$104,595
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
No
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

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The form 990 is reviewed by the president, Treasurer and Executive director

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before being signed

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upon demand at the corporate headquarters

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Telecommunications History Group Inc
EIN
84-1205096
In Care Of
% Lisa Berquist
Phone
3032961221
Address
P O BOX 8719, DENVER, CO 80201-8719

Signing Officer

Name
Lisa Berquist
Title
Executive Director
Phone
3032961221
Signed
2017-09-08

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Jack Shea
Formed
1992
Legal Domicile
Co
Voting Board Members
18
Independent Board Members
18
Employees
2
Volunteers
45
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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Expenses: $4349.00 including grants of: $0.00 Revenue: $70.00

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Tours, presentation, K-12 progoram

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The Telecommunication History Group (THG) is an independent, nonprofit

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educational institution dedicated to the understanding and appreciation of

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the telecommunications industry. We promote a broad humanstic

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understanding of telecommunications science and its roll in society

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our primary audiences are children, students, teachers, scholars

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researchers and the general public

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THG is a center for educatin and learning that furthers the

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understanding of the legacy, cultural context and applications of

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telecommuinications, and of its benefits to contemporary life and its`

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potential for the future. Our primary goal is to demontstate to our

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constituency how communications changes our lives and our world.

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The Museum of Communtcatins in Seattle features one of the nation's

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finest collections of working communications equipment,including telegraph

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sets, switchboards, teletype machines, central office switches, toll

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transmission gear and subscriber telephone sets.

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The Archives facility in Denver holds a reasearch treasure of

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telephone directories (dating from 1879 through the present},Photographs

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businesss documentation and manuscripts relating to the roll of

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telecommunications in our world. We also have displays of artifacts in the

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archives and in a small museum in downtown Denver.

Financial Statement Notes

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ARTIFACTS * $2,981,000 * This is a estimated value of the collection of

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artifacts of the history group. It is not included as part of the balance

P3, Ln 1A

sheet assets.

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The Telecommunications History group maintaines two museums of working

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communications equipment. telephone directories, photographs, business

P3, Ln 4

documents and manuscripts relating to the roll of telecommunications in our

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world.

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The income from the endowment fund is to be used to maintain the

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organization's present mission and facilities for the foreseeble future

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IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0ARTIFACTS * $2,981,000 * This is a estimated value of the collection of
IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1artifacts of the history group. It is not included as part of the balance
IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2sheet assets.
IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3The Telecommunications History group maintaines two museums of working
IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4communications equipment. telephone directories, photographs, business
IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5documents and manuscripts relating to the roll of telecommunications in our
IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt6world.
IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt7The income from the endowment fund is to be used to maintain the
IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt8organization's present mission and facilities for the foreseeble future
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Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.59$0.01$1.58$1.49$1.29$0.19
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.40$0.01$1.39$1.21$1.26$0.05
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.45$0.01$1.44$1.45$1.18$0.27
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.19$0.02$1.17$1.65$1.14$0.51
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.67$0.01$0.66$1.11$0.89$0.21
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.45$0.01$0.45$0.90$0.85$0.05
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.44$0.04$0.40$1.05$1.41$0.35
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.99$0.02$6.97$0.62$1.25$0.63
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7.62$0.02$7.60$0.64$1.05$0.40
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$8.04$0.02$8.02$0.61$1.03$0.42
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$8.45$0.02$8.43$0.74$0.82$0.07
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$8.51$0.00$8.51$1.30$0.61$0.70
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$7.83$0.01$7.81$1.32$0.52$0.80
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$7.02$0.00$7.01$2.88$0.59$2.29