United States Telecom Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521691824
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2023267300
Rating
33
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Limited

Reported finances

Revenue
$3
Expenses
$0
Assets
$6,122
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JONATHAN SPALTER (PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR)
  • ALLISON REMSEN (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JONATHAN SPALTER (PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR)
  • ALLISON REMSEN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • NIRALI PATEL (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

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

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.