Independent Telecommunications Pioneer Association Inc
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What it says it does
ITPA IS THE VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION CREATED BY AND FOR THE INDEPENDENT TELECOMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY. DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE, ITPA HAS BEEN SERVING THE PUBLIC ON BEHALF OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES SINCE 1920. ITPA REPRESENTS TELECOMMUNICATIONS EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES NATIONWIDE. TODAY PIONEERS CONTINUE TO OPEN EXCITING NEW LINES OF COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY SERIVCE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.
- Income
- $58,753
- Spending
- $93,311
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 3,000
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- AN ANNUAL ASSEMBLY IS HELD TO ELECT OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. AT THIS EVENT, AWARDS ARE PRESENTED TO CLUBS AND CHAPTERS FOR OUTSTANDING PROJECTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR. MEMBERS VISIT THE NATIONAL OFFICE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO WORK ON PROJECTS THAT NEED TO BE DONE IN THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM.
- QUARTERLY MAGAZINES THAT DESCRIBE ACTIVITES OF CLUBS, CHAPTERS, AND THE NATIONAL OFFICE, AS WELL AS ACTIVITIES OF THE 2 AFFILIATED FOUNDATIONS, ARE PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS. OCCASIONAL NEWSLETTERS ARE ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS.
- AT ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CLUBS AND CHAPTERS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND THE LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES. THE PERIODICAL NEWSLETTER KEEPS MEMBERS INFORMED OF THE CLUB AND CHAPTER ACTIVITIES. MEMBERS PERIODICALLY VISIT THE HINESVILLE NATIONAL OFFICE TO WORK ON THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM DISPLAYS. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS CONTRIBUTE ITEMS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE MUSEUM.
- AT ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CLUBS AND CHAPTERS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND THE LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES. THE PERIODICAL NEWSLETTER KEEPS MEMBERS INFORMED OF THE CLUB AND CHAPTER ACTIVITIES. MEMBERS PERIODICALLY VISIT THE HINESVILLE NATIONAL OFFICE TO WORK ON THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM DISPLAYS. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS CONTRIBUTE ITEMS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE MUSEUM.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(10) domestic fraternal society.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(10) domestic fraternal society as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2020.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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