A nonprofit corporation that began transmitting educational video programs to schools and continues to provide services to schools and nonprofits nationwide, engage in philanthropic programs centered on social equality, and participate in entrepreneurial endeavors.
Instructional Telecommunications Foundation Inc combines educational telecommunications roots with a broad national grantmaking portfolio. The organization began by transmitting educational video programs to schools and still supports schools and nonprofits, while also backing social equality work and entrepreneurial endeavors. In the recent grant record, its largest awards went to Public Communicators Inc in Denver and Chigaco Instructional Technol in Boulder, both in 2023, signaling sizable operating support alongside program-specific funding. The foundation’s support reaches a mix of civic infrastructure, public-interest media, and community organizations. It gave repeated core support to Public Communicators Inc, and it also funded Public Communicators Inc Fr for core support. Other large grants show an interest in organizations working on democracy, media, and public engagement, including Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, Free Press Action Fund, and New Venture Fund. The presence of pass-through support, core support, and named project funding suggests a flexible approach rather than a single narrow program. Its recent activity is entirely domestic, with all grants landing at U.S. recipients.
Education remains one visible thread in the foundation’s portfolio. It gave $100,000 to New Venture Fund for Communities for Just Schools, linking its educational giving to school justice work. A separate grant of $485,028 to Chigaco Instructional Technol for an EOP grant shows continued support tied to instructional technology. The foundation also funds democracy and civic engagement. It awarded $121,000 and $103,320 to Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, including support for Defend Direct Democracy. In media and communications, it provided $96,800 to Tides Advocacy for New Media Ventures/Core Support and $100,000 to Free Press Action Fund for Core Support. Justice-oriented organizing appears in grants such as $100,000 to Borealis Philanthropy for Communities Transforming Policing and $125,000 to Repower for Core Support.
Typical grants cluster at a $30,000 p25, $50,000 median, and $75,000 p75, but the recent record includes much larger operating awards as well. Several recipients appear more than once across 2023 and 2024, including Public Communicators Inc, Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, Proteus Action League, Repower, New Georgia Project Action Fund, and Free Press Action Fund, pointing to recurring support rather than one-time-only giving. The foundation is a public charity and a regular DAF funder, and it also makes program-related investments. Granting appears proactive in some programs, with invitation-only and unsolicited options varying by initiative.
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$38M
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Most grants fall between $30K and $75K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$75K
About 4% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Grantmaking is national, and the recipient list is entirely U.S.-based. California appears frequently, with grants to Walnut, Richmond, San Francisco, San Francisco-based Tides Advocacy, and Cloverdale; Minnesota also shows up repeatedly through Minneapolis-based recipients and the Twin Cities priority in some programs. Other repeated recipient cities include Washington, DC; Brooklyn, NY; Amherst, MA; and Atlanta, GA. Although the foundation is headquartered in Boulder, CO, only 4% of its grants go to Colorado recipients.
Its recent grants support education, telecommunications, nonprofit support, social equality, civic engagement, media, voting rights, criminal justice reform, and digital rights. Named grants include Communities for Just Schools, Defend Direct Democracy, New Media Ventures/Core Support, and Communities Transforming Policing.
No. The recipient country distribution shows 154 grants, all to U.S. recipients, for 100.0% domestic giving.
The typical grant size is $30,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants also include larger core-support awards, such as $550,500 and $485,028.
It depends on the program. Voqal Partners Fellowship and Mobile Citizen accept unsolicited requests, while Voqal Partners Community Grantmaking and Voqal Partners Grants are proactive or invitation-only rather than open application processes.
California has the highest grant count, and the foundation also prioritizes Chicago and the Twin Cities in some programs. Recent recipient cities include Denver, Washington, DC, Minneapolis, Brooklyn, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Richmond.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Instructional Telecommunications Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: U.S.-based non-governmental institutions (typically 501(c)(3) schools, libraries, community nonprofits, social welfare agencies) with T‑Mobile network coverage at key locations and the ability to provide IRS determination/tax-exemption documentation where applicable.
Deadline: Rolling enrollment (no fixed deadlines)
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGIA INVESTOR ACTION FUND | ATLANTA, GA | $225,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| PUBLIC COMMUNICATORS INC | DENVER, CO | $125,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CE | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | DEFEND DIRECT DEMOCRACY |
| TIDES ADVOCACY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE NATIVE POLITICAL LEAD - PCA |
| ORGANIZE ACTION INC | CLOVERDALE, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| CENTER FOR EMPOWERED POLITICS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| MAKE NORTH CAROLINA FIRST | RALEIGH, NC | $80,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| LOCAL PROGRESS POLICY ACTION | WASHINGTON, DC | $75,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| WOVEN ACTION INC | HONOLULU, HI | $75,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| SOUTHERN RURAL BLACK WOMENS I | JACKSON, MS | $75,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| OHIO ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN | YOUNGSTOWN, OH | $75,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| WE MUST VOTE INC | CLINTON, MS | $75,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| CHANGE THE GAME | RICHMOND, VA | $75,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| MS NAACP | JACKSON, MS | $75,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| CITIZEN ACTION OF NEW YORK IN | ALBANY, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | FAIR ELECTIONS FOR NY - PCA |
| VOTER FORMATION PROJECT | WASHINGTON, DC | $60,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| MISSISSIPPI COALITION FOR BLA | JACKSON, MS | $60,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| NEW VIRGINIA MAJORITY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE INC | BARRE, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| PUSHBLACK ACTION | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | NET NEUTRALITY |
| SiX ACTION | MADISON, WI | $50,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| FLORIDA RISING | MIAMI, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| BLACK VOTERS MATTER | EAST POINT, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| EQUIS LAB | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| STATE POWER ACTION FUND | YOUNGSTOWN, OH | $45,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| LIVING UNITED FOR CHANGE IN A | PHOENIX, AZ | $45,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| MS FUTURE POLITICAL ACTION CO | CLINTON, MS | $35,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| CAROLINA FEDERATION | DURHAM, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| LIVING UNITED FOR CHANGE IN A | PHOENIX, AZ | $30,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| MISSISSIPPI VOTES ACTION FUND | JACKSON, MS | $28,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| CULTURE ENGAGEMENT LAB | OAKLAND, CA | $27,500 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| MS NAACP | JACKSON, MS | $25,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| REPOWER | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| GEORGIA ALLIANCE EDUCATION FU | ATLANTA, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| NEW VENTURE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| STRAIGHT AHEAD ORGANIZATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT |
| STRAIGHT AHEAD ORGANIZATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| REPOWER | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| CULTURE ENGAGEMENT LAB | OAKLAND, CA | $22,500 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| MISSISSIPPI VOTES ACTION FUND | JACKSON, MS | $12,000 | 2025 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| PUBLIC COMMUNICATORS INC | DENVER, CO | $125,000 | 2024 | CORE SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR EMPOWERED POLITICS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| ORGANIZE ACTION INC | CLOVERDALE, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CE | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2024 | DEFEND DIRECT DEMOCRACY |
| FREE PRESS ACTION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2024 | CORE SUPPORT |
| WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $75,000 | 2024 | CORE SUPPORT - PCA |
| NEW MEDIA VENTURES | SACRAMENTO, CA | $75,000 | 2024 | CORE SUPPORT |
| CITIZEN ACTION OF NEW YORK IN | ALBANY, NY | $75,000 | 2024 | FAIR ELECTIONS FOR NY - PCA |
| LOCAL PROGRESS POLICY ACTION | WASHINGTON, DC | $75,000 | 2024 | CORE SUPPORT |
BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CE
$100,000DEFEND DIRECT DEMOCRACY
CORE SUPPORT - PCA
MAKE NORTH CAROLINA FIRST
$80,000CORE SUPPORT - PCA
WOVEN ACTION INC
$75,000CORE SUPPORT
WE MUST VOTE INC
$75,000CORE SUPPORT
CHANGE THE GAME
$75,000CORE SUPPORT
MS NAACP
$75,000CORE SUPPORT - PCA
FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE INC
$50,000CORE SUPPORT
BLACK VOTERS MATTER
$50,000CORE SUPPORT - PCA
EQUIS LAB
$50,000CORE SUPPORT - PCA
MS FUTURE POLITICAL ACTION CO
$35,000CORE SUPPORT - PCA
CAROLINA FEDERATION
$30,000CORE SUPPORT - PCA
MISSISSIPPI VOTES ACTION FUND
$28,000CORE SUPPORT
CULTURE ENGAGEMENT LAB
$27,500CORE SUPPORT
MS NAACP
$25,000CORE SUPPORT
STRAIGHT AHEAD ORGANIZATION
$25,000CORE SUPPORT
STRAIGHT AHEAD ORGANIZATION
$25,000CORE SUPPORT - PCA
CULTURE ENGAGEMENT LAB
$22,500CORE SUPPORT - PCA
MISSISSIPPI VOTES ACTION FUND
$12,000CORE SUPPORT - PCA
BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CE
$100,000DEFEND DIRECT DEMOCRACY
FREE PRESS ACTION FUND
$100,000CORE SUPPORT