TETA is committed to promoting the effective use of technology in education to transform teaching and learning with the purpose of advancing student achievement, and improving business practices in school districts across Tennessee.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $20K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$865K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$814K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$522K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$865K
FY2024▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$252K
FY2021$410K
FY2022$787K
FY2023$675K
FY2024$865K
FY2025$881K
Expenses
$814K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$341K
FY2021$203K
FY2022$880K
FY2023$790K
FY2024$814K
FY2025$960K
Net assets
$522K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$449K
FY2021$673K
FY2022$587K
FY2023$479K
FY2024$522K
FY2025$446K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2011-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2012.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $599K Management & general 26% · $215K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$51,500Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$18,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jill Pierce’s $55K as Executive Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jill Pierce$54,625$51,500————
Terry Sue Fanning——$40,000$40,000$40,000$35,000
Melony Surrett$17,250$18,000$15,000$10,000$7,500$7,500
Joan Gray—————$10,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes technology integration in K-12 education through innovation, networking, and advocacy.

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3 programs · $599K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Each year TETA hosts a three day conference called the Tennessee Educational Technology Conference TETC. The purpose of this conference is to provide teachers across the state of Tennessee with information regarding current technology products available for the classroom.

$380Kprogram expense
02

Each year the organization provides a one week seminar called Summer Institute for educational technology employees across the State of Tennessee. This week is designed to provide information regarding current technology products available for the classroom. The last day of the conference is specifically designed for classroom teachers.

$219Kprogram expense
03

Each year TETA awards the Perry Brown Memorial Professional Development Scholarship, the Joan Gray Award, and the Howard Cisco Award to selected TETA members. The scholarship/awards allow the recipients to attend ISTE or CoSn, both of which are technology conferences.

$998program expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$865K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$825K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Money outPt IX
$814K
Ln 25
Programscol B$599K
Managementcol C$215K
Owns and owesPt X
$522K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$522K
Total assetsLn 16$522K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$825K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Total revenueLn 12$865K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$114K
SavingsLn 2$408K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$522K
Total assetsLn 16$522K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$522K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 62,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$477K$522K
Total assetsLn 16$479K$522K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$479K$522K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$94K$94K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$684K$599K$85K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$814K$599K$215K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $881K$960K−$79K$446K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $865K$814K$51K$522K 990 PDF
FY2023 $675K$790K−$115K$479K 990 PDF
FY2022 $787K$880K−$93K$587K 990 PDF
FY2021 $410K$203K$207K$673K 990 PDF
FY2020 $252K$341K−$89K$449K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $864,978 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,165$8,550
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $647,583$824,691
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $30$7,031
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,806$24,706
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $674,584$864,978
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $790,000$814,397
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $790,000$814,397
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$115,416$50,581
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $864,978 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$8,550
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,550
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$824,691
VIII-3 Investment income$7,031
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)$24,706
VIII-12 Total revenue$864,978
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $814,397 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesManagement $94,256$94,256
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,109$3,109
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $599,389 · Management $84,921$684,310
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,166$2,166
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,776$5,776
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $12,000$12,000
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $12,780$12,780
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $599,389 · Management $215,008 · Fundraising $0$814,397
Part X · Balance sheet $522,096 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $75,787$114,075
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $400,950$408,021
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $478,904$522,096
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $478,904$522,096
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $478,904$522,096
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $478,904$522,096
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $522,096 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$864,978
XI-2 Total expenses$814,397
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$50,581
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$478,904
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$7,389
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$522,096

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