Telescope Fund
1050 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 500, Washington, DC · IRS data through FY2024
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $5,536,429 | $10,788,449 | $27,562,175 |
| FY2023 | $69,446,551 | $37,206,092 | $32,814,195 |
| FY2022 | $30,475,057 | $30,044,973 | $573,736 |
| FY2021 | $150,000 | $6,348 | $143,652 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Telescope Fund (EIN 86-2577635), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $4,000,000 | 72% |
| Program service revenue | $0 | 0% |
| Other revenue | $1,536,429 | 28% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $10,373,259 | 96% |
| Management & general | $415,190 | 4% |
| Fundraising | $0 | 0% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 72% of total revenue in FY2024.
- Program services accounted for 96% of functional expenses, management & general 4%, and fundraising 0%.
- 96% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2024. That is higher than 79.9% of 1000 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations nationwide (too few in DC for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 30.7 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 47th percentile among 323 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in DC.
- Total revenue was higher than 88.4% of 329 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in DC.
- Total revenue rose from $150,000 in FY2021 to $5,536,429 in FY2024. Revenue increased in 2 and decreased in 1 of 3 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 1 of 4 reported years (FY2024).
- The highest revenue on record here is $69,446,551 in FY2023.
- Net assets grew from $143,652 to $27,562,175 between FY2021 and FY2024.
- Contributions and grants made up 100% of revenue in FY2021 and 72% in FY2024.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
PARTNERING WITH DONORS TO EXPAND PHILANTHROPIC GIVING.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 2023 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | T30 — Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (in DC) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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