Powering
Change
Leaders
Future
Community
Diversity
Justice
Mission Telecom is a national catalyst for enabling people-powered movements that build an inclusive, equitable and just USA.
Who We Are
Mission Telecom (MT), formerly trading as Instructional Telecommunications Foundation (ITF) is a 501c4 non-profit foundation with a dual focus on grantmaking and venture philanthropy. Founded in 1983 on the principles of catalyzing systemic change in the United States, we use the revenue gained from the monetization of our telecommunications spectrum resources to pursue our mission.
What’s Our Mission?
To leverage our telecom services and impact investments as a driving force for transformative social change, prioritizing inclusiveness, empowerment, and sustainability.
With unwavering dedication, innovation, and empathy, coupled with substantial investments in impactful initiatives, we pledge to to be a beacon of change, a champion of equity, and a catalyst for positive progress.
Connect
Connect
with Purpose
Our commitment is to unite, inspire, and cultivate a nation where social good is a catalyst for positive change.
Empower
Empower
with Passion
We are resolute in delivering not just technology but the means for empowerment, guaranteeing that every community and institution can flourish in an interconnected landscape.
Transform
Transform with Telecom
With unwavering dedication, innovation, and empathy, coupled with substantial investments in impactful initiatives, we pledge to to be a beacon of change, a champion of equity, and a catalyst for positive progress.
Connect
Connect
with Purpose
Our commitment is to unite, inspire, and cultivate a nation where social good is a catalyst for positive change.
Empower
Empower
with Passion
We are resolute in delivering not just technology but the means for empowerment, guaranteeing that every community and institution can flourish in an interconnected landscape.
Connect
Connect
with Purpose
Our commitment is to unite, inspire, and cultivate a nation where social good is a catalyst for positive change.
Empower
Empower
with Passion
We are resolute in delivering not just technology but the means for empowerment, guaranteeing that every community and institution can flourish in an interconnected landscape.
Transform
Transform with Telecom
With unwavering dedication, innovation, and empathy, coupled with substantial investments in impactful initiatives, we pledge to to be a beacon of change, a champion of equity, and a catalyst for positive progress.
Why Us?
We're not bystanders
We're on a mission to deliver innovative solutions that break barriers and champion equitable connectivity for everyone!
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Impact Investing
through Grantmaking
The heart of our impact work is our grantmaking.
We aim to address societal divides by prioritizing root causes which are often systemic and political in nature. This support centers grassroots organizing, policy and advocacy work with the potential to be transformative and to advance the limits of what is considered possible.
We focus our funding efforts in three strategic pillars:
Multiracial Democracy
Core support for work that builds power for a more representative democracy.
Telecom Justice
Work that puts telecom access and power in the hands of all communities.
Movement Infrastructure:
Technology, Data, and Capacity – Innovation and tools in direct service of social and economic justice.
Operating as a unique ally, where technology and targeted grants collaboratively uplift communities, we foster a more inclusive and participatory society. *