Wireless Infrastructure Association FY2021 filing

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Arlington, VA501(c)(6)Since 1994Mutual / membership EIN 54-1739521Revenue $13.5M in FY2021

On file with the IRSwia.org2111 Wilson Blvd Ste 210, 22201-3089 · Arlington, VATax-exempt since Sep 1996

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501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$2.7M paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $419K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.7M
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $430K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.8M
66% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 66% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.5M
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$12.7M
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$13.5M
FY2021▲ +38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.8M
FY2021$13.5M
FY2022$15.6M
FY2023$17.0M
FY2024$16.1M
Expenses
$12.7M
FY2021▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.6M
FY2021$12.7M
FY2022$15.1M
FY2023$16.5M
FY2024$16.0M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2021▲ +76%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.0M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1996.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $2.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director/ President & CEO of Wia
$1,177,864Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$343,480Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Government Affairs
$254,512Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$201,162Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Workforce Development
$183,634Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Technology Officer
$183,294Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Partnerships & Development
$167,269Pt VII · Sec A
Dir & SR Counsel State Govt Affairs
$152,661Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jonathan Adelstein——$1,124,851$1,177,864$861,780
Patrick Halley$1,167,839$972,098$327,047——
Tim House$549,969$565,598$560,785$343,480$357,968
Michael Saperstein$408,187$308,085———
Marta Sokol$330,997$306,580$265,931$201,162$199,854
Matthew Mandel——$308,835$254,512$247,968
Amelia De Jesus$265,458$201,599———
Rikin Thakker—$203,606$259,317$183,294—

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

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Dol Contract

The U.S. Department of labor (dol) awarded wia with a multi-million-dollar contract as the national sponsor of the telecommunications industry registered apprenticeship program (tirap). The objective of the funding is to expand the industry's multi-employer apprenticeship model to meet employers' occupational and skills development…

Pt IX · col B
02

Government Affairs

Coordinates and executes the association's government relations activities with congress, the FCC and other federal agencies, state legislatures, and local governments.

Pt IX · col B
03

Meetings and Conventions

Annual connectivity expo and various events are provided for the benefit and interest of the members.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$430K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $37K · 2023–2024
Gsma Ltd LLCGA · FY2024$15,000
FcbaDC · FY2024$7,430
Wireless History FoundationTX · FY2023$9,000
FcbaDC · FY2023$5,250

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Money outPt IX
$12.7M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Gains on assetsLn 7$434
Total revenueLn 12$13.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$500
SavingsLn 2$2.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$336K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Other assetsLn 15$55K
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.8M
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 537
VolunteersI 655
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$167K$336K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M$3.8M
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.5M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$104K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M
Payroll taxesLn 10$312K
Legal feesLn 11b$259K
Accounting feesLn 11c$63K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$1.5M
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.5M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$68K
Office expensesLn 13$110K
Information technologyLn 14$218K
OccupancyLn 16$286K
TravelLn 17$136K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$596K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$154K
InsuranceLn 23$55K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$317K
All other expensesLn 24e$314K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.7M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $16.1M$16.0M$62K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $17.0M$16.5M$474K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $15.6M$15.1M$527K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $13.5M$12.7M$852K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.8M$9.6M$179K$1.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $13,503,985 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,864,693$3,990,276
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,855,893$9,442,311
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,474$9,661
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,961$61,737
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,759,021$13,503,985
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 $5,028,089$6,136,931
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,551,919$6,514,643
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,580,008$12,651,574
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $179,013$852,411
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,503,985 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $15,345 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$3,990,276
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,990,276
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,163,787 · Excluded from tax $2,263,179$9,426,966
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,227$9,227
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $58,900$58,900
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $434$434
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,837$2,837
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,179,132 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,334,577$13,503,985
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,651,574 across 20 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$1,487,153
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$3,029,701
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$103,733
IX-9 Other employee benefits$1,204,700
IX-10 Payroll taxes$311,644
IX-11b Legal fees$259,488
IX-11c Accounting fees$63,211
IX-11d Lobbying fees$1,474,605
IX-11f Investment management fees$2,801
IX-11g Other fees for services$2,461,548
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$68,255
IX-13 Office expenses$109,536
IX-14 Information technology$218,103
IX-16 Occupancy$285,579
IX-17 Travel$135,720
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$596,115
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$153,884
IX-23 Insurance$54,861
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$316,552
IX-24e All other expenses$314,385
IX-25 Total functional expenses$12,651,574
Part X · Balance sheet $5,735,220 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $500$500
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,917,597$2,514,167
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $861,636$1,200,585
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $798,143$600,971
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,070,259$1,028,402
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $167,323$335,566
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $26,913$55,029
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,842,371$5,735,220
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,319,362$2,088,271
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,383,616$929,007
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,027,275$764,984
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,730,253$3,782,262
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,112,118$1,952,958
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,112,118$1,952,958
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,842,371$5,735,220
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,952,958 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,503,985
XI-2 Total expenses$12,651,574
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$852,411
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,112,118
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$11,571
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,952,958

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