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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MISSOURI UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$596,615
Total expenses
$627,391
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$531,463
Program service revenue
$593,855
Investment income
$2,760
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$429,931
Total liabilities, end of year
$59,013
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$370,918
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$531,463
Management and general expenses
$95,928
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$531,463

Program services were 84.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICES

    total $591,087 · related or exempt $591,087

  • 2b · Program service revenue: LATE FEE PAYMENTS

    total $2,768 · related or exempt $2,768

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,760 · excluded $2,760

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $531,463 · program services $531,463

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $80,278 · management and general $80,278

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,650 · management and general $15,650

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $420,114 · end of year $385,600

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $55,130 · end of year $44,331

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $73,550 · end of year $59,013

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $401,694 · end of year $370,918

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSOURI UNIVERSAL SERVICE BOARD, INC. WAS ORGANIZED AS A NON-PROFIT, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION ON MAY 20, 1998 UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. THE ORGANIZATION WAS CREATED BY MISSOURI REVISED STATUTE 392.248 AND WAS CHARGED WITH ESTABLISHING A UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MISSOURI'S LOW-INCOME AND DISABLED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSUMERS. THE FUND IS GOVERNED BY THE MISSOURI UNIVERSAL SERVICE BOARD PURSUANT TO THE RULES OF THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT 4 CSR 240-31.

Activities or mission (Part I)

RECEIPT AND DISBURSEMENT OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING TELEPHONE SERVICE TO LOW INCOME AND MISSOURI RESIDENTS.

  • FUNDS FROM THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND SHALL ONLY BE USED (1) TO ENSURE THE PROVISION OF REASONABLY COMPARABLE ESSENTIAL LOCAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE AT JUST, REASONABLE, AND AFFORDABLE RATES; (2) TO ASSIST LOW INCOME AND DISABLED CUSTOMERS IN AFFORDABLE ESSENTIAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES; AND (3) TO PAY THE REASONABLE, AUDITED COSTS OF ADMINISTERING THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND. FUNDS COLLECTED FROM CONTRIBUTORS BY THE ADMINISTRATOR, THROUGH A CARRIER SURCHARGE OF NET JURISDICTIONAL REVENUES, ARE RESTRICTED AS TO THEIR INTENDED USE RELATED TO THE LOW INCOME SUPPORT MECHANISMS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO 4 CSR 240-31.

    Expenses $531,463 · Grants $531,463 · Revenue $593,855

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Maida J Coleman

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Glen Kolkmeyer

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kayla Hahn

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John P Mitchell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marc Poston

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Grants on this return

  • BRIGHTSPEED OF MISSOURI LLC CENTURYLINK

    $83,125

    PROVIDING TELE SERV.

  • SPECTRA TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC CENTURYLINK

    $56,951

    PROVIDING TELE SERV.

  • GRAND RIVER MUTUAL TEL CO

    $45,359

    PROVIDING TELE SERV.

  • WINDSTREAM MISSOURI INC

    $40,875

    PROVIDING TELE SERV.

  • STEELVILLE TELEPHONE CO

    $35,785

    PROVIDING TELE SERV.

  • EMBARQ MISSOURI CENTURYLINK

    $28,486

    PROVIDING TELE SERV.

  • NORTHWEST MO RURAL TELEPHONE CO

    $27,817

    PROVIDING TELE SERV.

  • MCDONALD CO TELEPHONE COMPANY

    $23,878

    PROVIDING TELE SERV.

  • MARK TWAIN RURAL TELEPHONE CO

    $23,332

    PROVIDING TELE SERV.

  • FIDELITY TELEPHONE LLC

    $18,383

    PROVIDING TELE SERV.

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
26 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202610509349300236

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