TELESPOND SENIOR SERVICES INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

P81Z

Classification

1000

Street

1200 SAGINAW ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM, SERVING LUZERNE AND WYOMING COUNTIES, PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SENIOR VOLUNTEERS TO PLAY A SPECIAL ROLE IN THE LIVES OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN NEIGHBORING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND YOUTH CENTERS. FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH CHILDREN IDENTIFIED AS HIGH-RISK OR HAVING SPECIAL NEEDS, SUPPORTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS A FREE SERVICE AVAILABLE FOR AGES 0 TO 21. FOSTER GRANDPARENTS MEET WITH CHILDREN ON A WEEKLY BASIS IN PRE-K PROGRAMS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HEAD START PROGRAMS, AND OTHER YOUTH-BASED FACILITIES. OUR FOSTER GRANDPARENTS PROVIDE HELP WITH READING AND OTHER LEARNING TASKS, ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS, GUIDANCE, LOVE AND SUPPORT AT CRITICAL MOMENTS IN A CHILD'S LIFE. IN 2023, THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM PROVIDED SUPPORTS TO FORTY SCHOOLS AND OFFERED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SEVENTY VOLUNTEERS ACROSS LUZERNE COUNTY. CLASSROOM TEACHERS REPORTED TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT IN STUDENT BEHAVIOR AND SKILLS WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENTS.

  Expenses $534,775

• THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP LACKAWANNA COUNTY'S OLDER ADULTS REMAIN INDEPENDENT AND IN THEIR HOMES AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AND ENCOURAGE FRIENDSHIP AND CONNECTION WITH OTHER SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH DAILY TASKS, ENCOURAGEMENT TO REMAIN ACTIVE AND CONNECTED, AND WATCH FOR SIGNS THE CLIENT MAY NEED EXTRA CARE. THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM EMPLOYS 66 SENIOR VOLUNTEERS AND OFFERS 100 CLIENTS COMPANIONSHIP SERVICES.

  Expenses $465,999

• THE ADULT DAY CENTER PROVIDES REHABILITATIVE AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR OLDER ADULTS AGES 60 AND OLDER IN A CLEAN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT STAFFED BY CARE ATTENDANTS AND NURSES. ADULT DAY CENTER CLIENTS BENEFIT FROM SUPPORT WITH PERSONAL CARE AND NUTRITION, PHYSICAL EXERCISES, AND FUN ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMMING LED BY AN EXPERIENCED ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR. PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP OLDER ADULTS REMAIN ENGAGED AND CONNECTED TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, FEEL LESS ISOLATED, AND IMPROVE COGNITION AS WELL AS MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH. THE ADULT DAY CENTER PROVIDES SUPPORT TO CLIENTS LIVING IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

  Expenses $624,603

• TELESPOND BEGAN CONSTRUCTION OF THE OLDER ADULT ADVOCACY CENTER (OAAC), WHICH IS SLATED TO OPEN ITS DOORS IN 2025. THE OAAC WILL OFFER OLDER ADULTS EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSECURITY DUE TO ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT A TRANSITIONAL SAFE SPACE WHICH WILL ALLOW THEM TO HEAL, STABILIZE AND CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE PARTNERS. TELESPOND WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH LOCAL AREA AGENCIES ON AGING TO IDENTIFY AT RISK OLDER ADULTS WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM A STAY AT THE OAAC. THE IN-HOME PERSONAL CARE PROGRAM PROVIDES NON-MEDICAL IN-HOME CARE SERVICES TO HELP OLDER ADULTS MAINTAIN A SAFE AND CLEAN HOME-BASED ENVIRONMENT, AS WELL AS PROVIDE CAREGIVER SUPPORT AND RESPITE. OUR PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANTS PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH BATHING, DRESSING, TOILETING, AND WILL ALSO HANDLE HOMEMAKING DUTIES SUCH AS LAUNDRY AND/OR MEAL PREPARATION.

  Expenses $411,980

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $2,634,420

  Expenses

  $2,406,947

  Contributions

  $1,544,505

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $3,287,168

  Expenses

  $1,982,424

  Contributions

  $2,232,379

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $2,628,533

  Expenses

  $1,855,629

  Contributions

  $1,606,832

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,309,289

  Expenses

  $1,334,017

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,063,365

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,456,633

  Expenses

  $1,374,826

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,098,812

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,359,634

  Expenses

  $1,431,033

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,275,679

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,393,627

  Expenses

  $1,493,103

  Assets (EOY)

  $959,059

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,690,601

  Expenses

  $1,762,698

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,171,538

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,874,870

  Expenses

  $1,850,896

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,232,987

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,832,464

  Expenses

  $1,819,245

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,213,701

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,717,806

  Expenses

  $1,845,220

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,194,374

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,701,486

  Expenses

  $1,796,267

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,291,997

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• CENTER FOR HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES RESEARCH & ACTION

  $427,225

  2023 · SR ADVOCACY CENTER PROJECT

• CENTER FOR HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES RESEARCH & ACTION

  $417,200

  2022 · SENIOR ADVOCACY CTR PROJ

• WRIGHT CENTER MEDICAL GROUP

  $196,686

  2022 · SEE PART IV

• SCRANTON AREA FOUNDATION INC

  $18,537

  2024 · TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY KITCHEN REPAIRS

• ALLONE CHARITIES

  $17,375

  2024 · NON PROFIT PPE

• SCRANTON AREA FOUNDATION INC

  $5,600

  2022 · TO SUPPORT GENERAL PURPOSES

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