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SOUTH DAKOTA TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION

EIN 46-0319642 PIERRE, SD

Largest nonprofits in South Dakota

Revenue 2023
$887,613
Expenses 2023
$743,743

As filed

Subsection
06
Classification
2000
Street
320 E CAPITOL AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THIS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED FOR PURPOSES OF AIDING SOUTH DAKOTA'S RURAL TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY. THE ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS, STRIVES TO: REPRESENT THE INTEREST OF ITS MEMBERSHIP BEFORE REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE BODIES; FURNISH ITS MEMBERSHIP WITH INFORMATION ON SUBJECTS RELATING TO LEGISLATION AND REGULATION AFFECTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES; PROVIDE TRAINING TO ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES IN MATTERS RELATED TO THE PROVISIONING OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRAINING RELATED TO WORKER SAFETY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE; MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE RELATIONS BETWEEN ITS MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC; AND TO AID IN EDUCATING THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE PROVISIONING OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

  • LEGAL REPRESENTATION AT THE SD PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, STATE COURTS, FCC AND FEDERAL COURTS REGARDING MATTERS IMPACTING RURAL COMMUNICATIONS (TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADBAND). RESULTS ARE INTANGIBLE AND CANNOT BE MEASURED. SDTA MUST REACT TO INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT ACTION AND CANNOT PREDICT WHEN SUCH LEGAL INTERVENTION IS NECESSARY.

  • REGULATORY AND POLICY ADVOCACY WITHIN THE STATE LEGISLATURE, GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER INDUSTRY GROUPS. RESULTS ARE INTANGIBLE AND CANNOT BE MEASURED.

  • TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO MEMBER COMPANY DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES REGARDING REGULATORY AND LEGAL CHANGES. THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SPECIALIZED EDUCATION EACH YEAR: (I) BOARD DIRECTORS (POLICY AND REGULATORY), (II) SUPERVISOR TRAINING, (III) OFFICE PROFESSIONALS TRAINING (ACCOUNTING, HR AND CUSTOMER SERVICE), (IV) MARKETING PROFESSIONALS TRAINING, (V) PLANT AND TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP (TECHNICIAN TRAINING). IN ADDITION, EVERY SECOND YEAR (IN ODD YEARS) THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS A PUC FORUM. THE FORUM IS INTENDED TO ADDRESS REGULATORY AND LEGAL CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHANGES WITH PUC COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF AS GUESTS.

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Chad Mutziger

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Steve Meyer

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Tracy Bandemer

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Denny Law

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Ross Petrick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Scott Bostrom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Heather Kranz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Debbie Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • James Groft

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ryan Thompson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mona Thompson

    DIRECTOR UNTIL 11/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Harley Overseth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeff Symens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Austin Hansen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Eric Kahler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Weston Hanson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Matt Collins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Charles Fischer

    DIRECTOR FROM 12/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Fay Jandreau

    DIRECTOR FROM 02/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kara Semmler

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $181,961
    From this org
    $136,247
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,714
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,247
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,578
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,591
    Filer's total
    $184,416

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $887,613
    Expenses
    $743,743
    Contributions
    $60,000
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $867,028
    Expenses
    $597,537
    Contributions
    $55,350
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $797,905
    Expenses
    $713,819
    Assets (EOY)
    $191,089
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $659,403
    Expenses
    $777,952
    Assets (EOY)
    $106,845
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $794,294
    Expenses
    $809,298
    Assets (EOY)
    $193,700
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $787,756
    Expenses
    $788,237
    Assets (EOY)
    $214,068
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $885,945
    Expenses
    $883,983
    Assets (EOY)
    $252,330
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $803,971
    Expenses
    $806,244
    Assets (EOY)
    $211,946
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $917,000
    Expenses
    $877,290
    Assets (EOY)
    $207,231
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $898,102
    Expenses
    $884,668
    Assets (EOY)
    $191,942
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $998,876
    Expenses
    $931,377
    Assets (EOY)
    $166,298
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $854,601
    Assets (EOY)
    $105,615

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

No itemized grant names this organization as a recipient. Only grants over $5,000 are itemized, and only by filers of the full Form 990.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Listed by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.