Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by WESTERN TELECOMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,393,456
- Total expenses
- $2,113,861
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,304,777
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $981,594
- Investment income
- $107,085
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,899,756
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $925,055
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,974,701
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,786,843
- Management and general expenses
- $327,018
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,786,843
Program services were 84.5% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$1,286,500
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$18,277
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2a · Program service revenue: SPRING CONVENTION
total $529,766 · related or exempt $529,766
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2b · Program service revenue: FALL CONVENTION
total $451,828 · related or exempt $451,828
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3 · Investment income
total $107,085 · excluded $107,085
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $377,775 · program services $188,888 · management and general $188,887
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $735,916 · program services $735,916
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $55,392 · program services $55,392
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $83,213 · program services $83,213
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $47,811 · program services $47,811
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11b · Fees: legal
total $16,958 · program services $16,958
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $6,500 · management and general $6,500
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11g · Fees: other
total $17,926 · program services $17,926
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13 · Office expenses
total $24,055 · management and general $24,055
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14 · Information technology
total $10,494 · management and general $10,494
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16 · Occupancy
total $51,100 · management and general $51,100
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17 · Travel
total $59,316 · program services $59,316
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $523,365 · program services $523,365
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,848 · management and general $2,848
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23 · Insurance
total $17,712 · management and general $17,712
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24a · Other expenses: L&R EXPENSES
total $48,804 · program services $48,804
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24b · Other expenses: POSTAGE
total $10,914 · management and general $10,914
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24c · Other expenses: SEMINARS
total $7,200 · management and general $7,200
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24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $7,043 · program services $7,043
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24e · All other expenses
total $9,519 · program services $2,211 · management and general $7,308
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,015,247 · end of year $1,040,185
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,543,000 · end of year $1,743,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $135,000 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $82,665 · end of year $111,730
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$17,965
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$13,124
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $7,689 · end of year $4,841
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $1,088,495 · end of year $925,055
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,695,106 · end of year $1,974,701
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
WTA IS A MEMBER-DRIVEN ASSOCIATION STRENGTHENING THE ABILITY OF ITS MEMBERS TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE ADVANCED BROADBAND AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN RURAL AMERICA THROUGH ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE AFFORDABLE ADVANCED BROADBAND SERVICES IN RURAL AMERICA THROUGH ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION.
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WESTERN TELECOMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE (WTA) PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDUSTRY INTERACTION AT BI-ANNUAL EDUCATION FORUMS.
Expenses $523,365 · Revenue $981,594
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ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF ITS RURAL BROADBAND MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE BROADBAND SERVICES IN HIGH-COST, LOW DENSITY AREAS. WTA WORKS WITH MEMBERS AND OTHER TRAINED PROFESSIONALS TO PROACTIVELY REPRESENT ITS MEMBERS IN REGULATORY/LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS AND BEFORE FEDERAL AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES.
Expenses $1,263,478
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Matt JohnsonMATT JOHNSON
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kent SchimkeKENT SCHIMKE
VICE-PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jason WilliamsJASON WILLIAMS
SECRETARY-TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Pat McElroyPAT MCELROY
DIRECTOR (PAST PRESIDENT)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David AdamsDAVID ADAMS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lennie BlakesleeLENNIE BLAKESLEE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Janet BrittonJANET BRITTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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V ChornodolskyV CHORNODOLSKY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sara ColeSARA COLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dustin DurdenDUSTIN DURDEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Godfrey EnjadyGODFREY ENJADY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Larry FrazierLARRY FRAZIER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Chris HoppCHRIS HOPP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Larry JonesLARRY JONES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kristi LeeKRISTI LEE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Daniel MeszlerDANIEL MESZLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tom PrestonTOM PRESTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dave SchornackDAVE SCHORNACK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Barbara SessionsBARBARA SESSIONS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bruce ToddBRUCE TODD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rick VitzthumRICK VITZTHUM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Eric VotawERIC VOTAW
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jamey WigleyJAMEY WIGLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jimmy ToddJIMMY TODD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kelly WorthingtonKELLY WORTHINGTON
EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $360,213
- From this org
- $307,062
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $53,151
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $259,562
- Bonus
- $42,000
- Other
- $5,500
- Deferred
- $30,876
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,275
- Filer's total
- $360,213
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Derrick OwensDERRICK OWENS
VP - GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
- Total calculated
- $339,930
- From this org
- $288,242
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $51,688
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $256,242
- Bonus
- $32,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $29,444
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,244
- Filer's total
- $339,930
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Eric KeberERIC KEBER
DIRECTOR - GOVERNMENT AFFA
- Total calculated
- $237,194
- From this org
- $188,880
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $48,314
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $170,880
- Bonus
- $18,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $19,188
- Nontaxable benefits
- $29,126
- Filer's total
- $237,194
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Stephan GoodmanSTEPHAN GOODMAN
REGULATORY COUNSEL
- Total calculated
- $199,481
- From this org
- $181,406
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,075
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $169,406
- Bonus
- $12,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,075
- Filer's total
- $199,481
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 · 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.
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WESTERN TELECOMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE FOUNDATION
501(C)(3) · PROMOTE RURAL BROADBAND THROUGH EDUCATION AND PROVIDE HIGHER ED SCHOLARSHIPS · MT
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 1 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202620959349300702
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