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Telos Group

Website:

www.telosgroup.org
Location:

WASHINGTON, DC
Tax ID:

26-4269918
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2018):

Revenue: $1,555,683
Expenses: $1,494,063
Assets: $325,468

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The Telos Group is a left-of-center religious organization which focuses on achieving peace in the Middle East, and advocates strongly for Palestinian causes. The organization hosts trips to the Holy Land for religious leaders, particularly in Evangelical communities, which encourage “peacemaking” between Israel and Palestine and aim to change the “pro-Israel” attitude in the American Evangelical community. The Telos Group has received siginfigant contributions from the George Soros funded Open Society Foundations.1

Right-leaning figures have categorized the Telos Group as anti-Israel. According to David Brogg, of Christians United for Israel, “This is not your parents’ anti-Israel group… These guys are savvy, these guys are smart.”2

The organization has also expressed opposition to President Donald Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity Plan” for peace in the Middle East.3

References

  1. Wren, Adam, Jeremy B. White, Sam Sutton and Carly Sitrin, and Bill Mahoney and Josh Gerstein. “Meet the Group Trying to Change Evangelical Minds ABOUT Israel.” POLITICO Magazine, March 10, 2019. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/03/10/evangelicals-israel-palestinians-telos-225704/.
  2. Wren, Adam, Jeremy B. White, Sam Sutton and Carly Sitrin, and Bill Mahoney and Josh Gerstein. “Meet the Group Trying to Change Evangelical Minds ABOUT Israel.” POLITICO Magazine, March 10, 2019. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/03/10/evangelicals-israel-palestinians-telos-225704/.
  3. “Trump’s Middle East PLAN: Frequently Asked Questions.” The Telos Group, November 19, 2020. https://www.telosgroup.org/uncategorized/trumps-middle-east-plan-frequently-asked-questions/.
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: December - November
  • Tax Exemption Received: July 1, 2009

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2018 Dec Form 990 $1,555,683 $1,494,063 $325,468 $169,693 N $650,760 $904,897 $26 $395,491 PDF
    2017 Dec Form 990 $1,058,010 $1,212,368 $196,448 $102,293 N $678,668 $379,333 $9 $375,467 PDF
    2016 Dec Form 990 $1,411,072 $1,181,033 $303,489 $54,976 N $757,855 $653,191 $26 $446,509 PDF
    2015 Dec Form 990 $1,087,544 $1,312,413 $142,921 $124,447 N $527,872 $559,623 $49 $389,732 PDF
    2014 Dec Form 990 $780,383 $702,253 $268,346 $25,003 N $521,305 $259,076 $2 $289,225 PDF
    2013 Dec Form 990 $929,527 $1,165,969 $253,054 $87,841 N $617,351 $312,018 $158 $343,500 PDF
    2012 Dec Form 990 $1,419,546 $1,172,262 $456,240 $54,585 N $895,663 $523,449 $434 $350,001 PDF
    2011 Dec Form 990 $825,295 $794,899 $248,735 $94,364 N $594,464 $230,380 $451 $339,500 PDF
    2010 Dec Form 990 $692,124 $574,926 $202,049 $78,074 N $692,008 $0 $116 $280,000 PDF

    Additional Filings (PDFs)

    Telos Group

    PO BOX 70872
    WASHINGTON, DC 20024-0872