TELESCOPE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
TELESCOPE FOUNDATION (EIN 92-2791899)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202523219349310492
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-17T12:30:43-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN922791899EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TELESCOPE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTELEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2026700060PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11700 CONNECTICUT AVE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJACOB ZIONCEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & COOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2026700060PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRICHARD J LOCASTRO CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00288314PTIN
Phone3019519090PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJACOB ZIONCEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11700 CONNECTICUT AVE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,012,397GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.TELESCOPEGP.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2023FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE PART III, LINE 1.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers2TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$16,651PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$100,817CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$70PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$19,186CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,526,721PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,012,397CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$250,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$163,792PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Expenses$2,019,904CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,484,636PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$6,992,493CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$9,016,273TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$147,363TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$505,222TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,486,801NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,511,051NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTELESCOPE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE SCIENCE AND SOCIETY THROUGH INNOVATION AND COLLECTIVE ACTION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$503,551ExpenseAmt
Grant$100,000GrantAmt
DescTELESCOPE TRUSTED TALENT INITIATIVE - AIMS TO BUILD PIPELINES OF TALENT, AT SCALE, THAT CAN SERVE AS TRUSTED PARTNERS TO BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN ENSURING THAT THE NEXT WAVE OF INVENTION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MAKES SOCIETY MORE SECURE AND PROSPEROUS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$503,551ExpenseAmt
Grant$100,000GrantAmt
DescTELESCOPE TECHNOLOGY OFFSET PROGRAM - AIMS TO CREATE A MARKET FOR FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS TO MITIGATE THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH DEEP TECH INNOVATIONS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$251,775ExpenseAmt
Grant$50,000GrantAmt
Revenue$44,669RevenueAmt
DescTELESCOPE LEADERSHIP SERVICES - AIMS TO SCALE THE WORK OF PARTNERS WHO SHARE OUR GOALS OF MAKING SOCIETY MORE SAFE, SECURE, AND PROSPEROUS BY AIDING IN STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$1,258,877TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstYes (1)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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IRP Document5IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee3EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJACOB ZIONCEPersonNm
Phone2026700060PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11700 CONNECTICUT AVE NW UNIT 300AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd
JACOB ZIONCE
PRESIDENT & COO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$300,000$0$6,285
ERIC BRAVERMAN
CHAIR & TREASURER40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL LUSTBADER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANA SKURKA
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$300,000$0$7,197Yes (X)
CHRISTINA LISI
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER40.00$300,000$0$2,986Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$900,000TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$16,468TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN LYMANPersonNm

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1975 GROSVENOR PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94610ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesINVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$116,887CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$8,847,725AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$22,975NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,847,725TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONSULTING INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$44,669TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$44,669RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$44,669TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$100,817TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$100,817ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREIMBURSEMENTSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Exclusion$19,186ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$19,186OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,012,397TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$44,669RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$120,003ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250,000TotalAmt
Program Services$250,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$916,468TotalAmt
Program Services$610,660ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$305,808ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$1,267TotalAmt
Program Services-$526ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$741ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,913TotalAmt
Program Services$33,942ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,971ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$178,335TotalAmt
Program Services$53,501ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$124,834ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,047TotalAmt
Management And General$36,047ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,600TotalAmt
Fundraising$8,600FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$116,887TotalAmt
Program Services$116,887ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,407TotalAmt
Program Services$46,308ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,099ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,024TotalAmt
Management And General$40,024ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,829TotalAmt
Management And General$3,829ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,629TotalAmt
Program Services$85,423ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,206ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,010TotalAmt
Program Services$50,673ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,337ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,253TotalAmt
Management And General$19,253ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,449TotalAmt
Program Services$8,299ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,150ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$6,282$6,282
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PAYROLL FEES$2,346$782$1,564

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,167TotalAmt
Management And General$2,167ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,019,904TotalAmt
Program Services$1,258,877ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$679,595ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$81,432FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$289,829BOYAmt
EOY$1,514,906EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,293,817BOYAmt
EOY$5,660,324EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$17,777EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,200BOYAmt
EOY$24,054EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$115,620LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$19,575LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,318BOYAmt
EOY$96,045EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$30,000EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,193,186EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$479,981EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,634,164BOYAmt
EOY$9,016,273EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$147,363BOYAmt
EOY$34,607EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$470,615EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$147,363BOYAmt
EOY$505,222EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,486,801BOYAmt
EOY$8,511,051EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,486,801BOYAmt
EOY$8,511,051EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,634,164BOYAmt
EOY$9,016,273EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$6,992,493ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$67,554NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$35,797PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,510,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,847,725CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,357,725TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,510,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,847,725CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,357,725TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$11,357,725PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,651CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$100,817CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$117,468TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$70CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,186CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,256TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,494,449TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$44,669GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION BEGAN OPERATIONS MARCH 8, 2023. THEREFORE, THE 2023 COLUMN IS REPORTING SHORT-YEAR ACTIVITY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$24,386OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,017DepreciationAmt
Book Value$19,369BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,839OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$539DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,300BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$86,395OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,019DepreciationAmt
Book Value$72,376BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$96,045TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENT IN TGP FUNDSDesc
Book Value$1,193,186BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$1,193,186TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET$454,981
SECURITY DEPOSITS$25,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$479,981TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$470,615Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$470,615TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,079,951TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$67,554NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$67,554RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,012,397RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,012,397TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,019,904TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,019,904ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,019,904TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1M51 PARTNERS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11108 T ST NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN923924764RecipientEIN
IRC SectionN/AIRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$250,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantCREATION OF MISSION-ALIGNED PROJECTSPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DIANA SKURKA
MANAGING DIRECTOR$300,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$7,197$0$307,197$0$0$0
JACOB ZIONCE
PRESIDENT & COO$300,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$6,285$0$306,285$0$0$0
CHRISTINA LISI
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER$300,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$2,986$0$302,986$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTELESCOPE FOUNDATION ALLOWS FOR BUSINESS CLASS TRAVEL ON LONG-HAUL FLIGHTS IN LINE WITH ITS TRAVEL POLICY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
TELESCOPE GLOBAL PARTNERS LLC (TGP)
JACOB ZIONCE PRESIDENT OF TELESCOPE FOUNDATION AND PART OWNER OF TGP$1,193,186TELESCOPE FOUNDATION HAS INVESTED IN FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY TELESCOPE GLOBAL PARTNERS LLC0
TELESCOPE GLOBAL PARTNERS LLC (TGP)
ERIC BRAVERMAN BOARD MEMBER OF TELESCOPE FOUNDATION AND PART OWNER OF TGP$1,193,186TELESCOPE FOUNDATION HAS INVESTED IN FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY TELESCOPE GLOBAL PARTNERS LLC0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2JACOB ZIONCE AND ERIC BRAVERMAN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE MEMBERS ELECT THE DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE MEMBERS MUST APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES (COVERED PERSONS) ARE SUBJECT TO THE POLICY. THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, AND KEY EMPLOYEE ANNUALLY TO (1) REVIEW THE CORPORATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; (2) DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE PERSONAL, FAMILIAL, OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP THAT REASONABLY COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST; AND (3) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HE OR SHE IS ACTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE POLICY. WHEN A COVERED PERSON BECOMES AWARE OF A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, HE OR SHE HAS A DUTY TO IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE AND MATERIAL FACTS CONCERNING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO THE BOARD. THE COVERED PERSON REFRAINS FROM USING HIS OR HER PERSONAL INFLUENCE TO AFFECT THE CORPORATION'S DECISION TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE DELIBERATIONS OR VOTING ON THE TRANSACTION; AND PHYSICALLY EXCUSES HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM PARTICIPATION IN ANY DISCUSSIONS, DELIBERATIONS, VOTING, OR DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION WITH DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATION, EXCEPT TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSACTION. THE BOARD, OR AN AUTHORIZED BOARD COMMITTEE, CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTS THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING(S) AT WHICH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS CONSIDERED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT & COO AND KEY EMPLOYEES WAS 1) REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS, 2) COMPARABILITY DATA WAS PRESENTED TO INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS, AND 3) CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION OCCURRED AMONGST THE INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE DECEMBER 2023.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
TELESCOPE GLOBAL
1700 CONNECTICUT AVE SUITE 300WASHINGTONDC20009932291342MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR TELESCOPE FOUNDATIONDE$46,197$152,183TELESCOPE FOUNDATION
TELESCOPE GLOBAL INVESTMENT FUND
1700 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 300WASHINGTONDC20009331797772INVESTMENT SERVICES FOR TELESCOPE FOUNDATIONDE$0$30,000TELESCOPE GLOBAL

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