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← MINNESOTA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MINNESOTA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,150,907
Total expenses
$2,119,408
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,102,921
Investment income
$47,986
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,203,810
Total liabilities, end of year
$335,543
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$868,267
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

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: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $1,555,748 · related or exempt $1,555,748

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ANNUAL CONVENTION

    total $365,679 · related or exempt $365,679

  • 2c · Program service revenue: REGULATORY EVENTS, EDUCATION / TR

    total $110,696 · related or exempt $110,696

  • 2d · Program service revenue: MEMBER ACTIVITIES

    total $41,820 · related or exempt $41,820

  • 2e · Program service revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $28,978 · related or exempt $28,978

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $27,576 · excluded $27,576

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $20,410

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $20,410

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $20,410 · excluded $20,410

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $227,347

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $652,876

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $55,224

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $154,358

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $61,999

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,468

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $109,795

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $45,609

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $77,660

  • 17 · Travel

    total $70,923

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $323,207

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $44,733

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $33,041

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $72,437

  • 24b · Other expenses: PEER GROUP EXPENSE

    total $70,261

  • 24c · Other expenses: EDUCATION & TRAINING

    total $43,543

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBER ACTIVITIES EXPEN

    total $41,966

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $26,961

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $316,791 · end of year $141,008

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $368,511 · end of year $247,968

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,906 · end of year $16,951

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $312,423

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $159,623

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $157,981 · end of year $152,800

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $304,847 · end of year $645,083

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $65,207 · end of year $70,781

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $156,829 · end of year $203,538

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $110,671 · end of year $61,224

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $827,329 · end of year $868,267

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MTA IS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING THE SUCCESS AND VIABILITY OF ITS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY MEMBERS IN AN INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ENHANCE THE SUCCESS AND VIABILITY OF ITS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY MEMBERS IN AN INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT.

  • WITH OVER 180 MEMBERS, THE MTA ACTIVELY ADVOCATES AND REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF MINNESOTA'S TELECOM INDUSTRY, INCLUDING SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES THAT PROVIDE ADVANCED VOICE, DATA, HIGH-SPEED INTERNET AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES ITS MEMBERS BY INFORMING AND EDUCATING MEMBER COMPANIES ON SUBJECTS RELATING TO THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY; DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING UNIFORM STANDARDS OF COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES; SUPPORTING THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY, UNIVERSAL SERVICE FOR CONSUMERS; INFORMING AND EDUCATING CONSUMERS, LEGISLATORS AND REGULATORS ON THE NECESSITY, APPLICATIONS AND BENEFITS OF A RELIABLE, EFFICIENT AND MODERN TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE NEED FOR ADEQUATE COMPENSATION TO FUND THE INFRASTRUCTURE; AND BY REPRESENTING THE MEMBER COMPANIES' INTERESTS BEFORE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY BODIES. MTA HOSTS ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST STATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONVENTION AND TRADE SHOW. THE 2025 ANNUAL CONVENTION WAS HELD MARCH 10 THROUGH MARCH 12, 2025 AND INCLUDED GENERAL AND BREAKOUT SESSIONS, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AND EXHIBITS. MTA COMMUNICATES WITH ITS MEMBERS THROUGH ITS BI-WEEKLY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS. MTA HAS NUMEROUS MEMBER DRIVEN COMMITTEES AND PEER GROUPS THAT PROVIDE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS TO ENGAGE AND SHARE COMMON PRACTICES AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE. MTA CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL "DAY ON THE HILL" WHERE MEMBERS ENGAGE WITH THEIR LOCAL LEGISLATORS ON ISSUES RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS.MTA OFFERS TRAINING PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS. ITS SAFETY PROGRAM IS A TOTAL SAFETY, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL LOSS-CONTROL PROGRAM DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE COMPANIES.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Tim Brinkman

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Andy Schriner

    SECETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Terry Nelson

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Chad Bullock

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dave Bickett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kent Hedstrom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Angie Dickison

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Josh Netland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bruce Hanson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shelly Geerdes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jill Huffman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brent Christensen

    CEO/PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $237,447
    From this org
    $201,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,647
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,800
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,260
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,387
    Filer's total
    $237,447

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
28 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202640639349301859

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