Ohio Telecom Association

Not tax-deductible

Columbus, OH501(c)(6)EIN 31-4270390

Promote the common interests of telecom companies (members) operating in ohio.

Run by 14 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$167K
to officers and key staff · 45% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 45% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$117K
128% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 128% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$294K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$373K
Net assets
−$26K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$294K
FY2024▼ -30%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2021$319K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$422K
FY2024$294K
Expenses
$373K
FY2024-0.07%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$299K
FY2021$306K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$374K
FY2024$373K
Net assets
−$26K
FY2024▼ -148%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$8K
FY2021$5K
FY2022$6K
FY2023$54K
FY2024−$26K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1938.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $167K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director/Secretary
$167,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Charles R Moses$167,000$167,000$166,000$166,000$165,000

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Connects Ohio telecom companies to advance shared interests.

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2 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The association also enhances the environment in which ohio local exchange carriers operate through general advocacy to the public, the united states congress, the ohio general assembly, the federal communications commission, the public utilities commission of ohio, the media, and the state of ohio.

Pt IX · col B
02

The association was formed to enhance the environment in which ohio local exchange carriers operate as common carrier providers of tele-communications by providing educational forums, seminars, and mailings to its members.

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$294K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$293K
Other incomeLn 4–11$806
Investment incomeLn 3$417
Money outPt IX
$373K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
−$26K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$91K
Total assetsLn 16$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$117K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$293K
Investment incomeLn 3$417
Other incomeLn 4–11$806
Total revenueLn 12$294K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$82K
SavingsLn 2$9K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$91K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$117K
Net assetsLn 32−$26K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$61K$91K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$61K$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$117K
Net assetsLn 32$54K−$26K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$207K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$35K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$71K
Office expensesLn 13$5K
OccupancyLn 16$720
TravelLn 17$304
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$27K
InsuranceLn 23$500
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$250
Total functional expensesLn 25$373K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $294K$373K−$79K−$26K 990 PDF
FY2023 $422K$374K$48K$54K 990 PDF
FY2022 $329K$329K$580$6K 990 PDF
FY2021 $319K$306K$13K$5K 990 PDF
FY2020 $310K$299K$11K−$8K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $293,888 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $292,665$292,665
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $417$417
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $806$806
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $292,665 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,223$293,888
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $373,376 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$206,821
IX-10 Payroll taxes$12,899
IX-11b Legal fees$34,868
IX-11c Accounting fees$3,200
IX-11g Other fees for services$70,779
IX-13 Office expenses$5,160
IX-16 Occupancy$720
IX-17 Travel$304
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$27,192
IX-23 Insurance$500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$10,683
IX-24e All other expenses$250
IX-25 Total functional expenses$373,376
Part X · Balance sheet $91,257 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,278$81,827
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,013$9,430
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $61,291$91,257
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,500$116,954
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,500$116,954
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$33,678−$51,291
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $87,469$25,594
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $53,791−$25,697
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $61,291$91,257
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$25,697 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$293,888
XI-2 Total expenses$373,376
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$79,488
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$53,791
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$25,697

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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