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La Canada Wireless Association

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Santa Fe, NMMutual-benefit / member-servingMutual/MembershipEIN 47-0908327Revenue $599K in FY2024

On file with the IRSlcwireless.netPo Box 23320, 87502-3320 · Santa Fe, NMTax-exempt since Mar 2006

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The Association provides wireless internet service to its members who live and work in rural areas of Santa Fe County New Mexico through a nonprofit member owned and operated community cooperative

71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $79K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$9K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$599K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$404K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$605K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$599K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$438K
FY2021$493K
FY2022$513K
FY2023$546K
FY2024$599K
Expenses
$404K
FY2024▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$408K
FY2021$455K
FY2022$443K
FY2023$482K
FY2024$404K
Net assets
$605K
FY2024▲ +64%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$190K
FY2021$234K
FY2022$304K
FY2023$368K
FY2024$605K

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 Mar 2006.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $288K Management & general 28% · $111K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Joel Yelich
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Hausman
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eddie Lewis
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Julian Winter
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ken Perlow
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dana Simmons
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Boyer
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides rural wireless internet service through a member-owned cooperative.

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1 program · $288K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The purhcasing, installing, and maintaining the necessary equipment of the wireless network is performed by volunteers of the membership and two technical consultants. The association contracts with one bookkeeper.

$288Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$599K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$596K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Money outPt IX
$404K
Ln 25
Programscol B$288K
Managementcol C$111K
Owns and owesPt X
$605K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$435K
Total assetsLn 16$614K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$596K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$599K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
SavingsLn 2$368K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$435K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$166K
Total assetsLn 16$614K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$605K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$368K$435K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$166K
Total assetsLn 16$369K$614K
LiabilitiesLn 26$832$9K
Net assetsLn 32$368K$605K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$373K$288K$86K
Office expensesLn 13$565$565
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$404K$288K$111K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $599K$404K$195K$605K 990 PDF
FY2023 $546K$482K$64K$368K 990 PDF
FY2022 $513K$443K$70K$304K 990 PDF
FY2021 $493K$455K$38K$234K 990 PDF
FY2020 $438K$408K$30K$190K 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 $598,881 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,550$2,800
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $540,957$596,081
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,808$10,084
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,012−$10,084
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $546,303$598,881
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $482,217$403,681
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $482,217$403,681
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $64,086$195,200
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $598,881 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$10,084 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$2,800
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,800
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $596,081$596,081
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,084$10,084
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $585,997 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,084$598,881
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $403,681 across 5 lines filed
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $287,515 · Management $85,762$373,277
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $565$565
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $20,678$20,678
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$5,054
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,107$4,107
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $287,515 · Management $111,112 · Fundraising $0$403,681
Part X · Balance sheet $613,823 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $71,856$66,722
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $296,473$368,418
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $656$6,003
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$6,304
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$166,376
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $368,985$613,823
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $832$9,233
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $832$9,233
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $368,153$604,590
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $368,985$613,823
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $604,590 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$598,881
XI-2 Total expenses$403,681
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$195,200
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$368,153
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$41,237
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$604,590

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

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