Nonprofit · EIN 58-0975140
GEORGIA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · ELLIJAY, GA 30540
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,845,665 | $2,922,202 | -$76,537 | $927,414 | $507,546 | $419,868 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,985,536 | $7,036,001 | -$50,465 | $939,613 | $443,208 | $496,405 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,032,907
- of which government grants
- $2,011,207
- Membership dues
- $21,700
- Program service revenue
- $794,380
- Investment income
- $18,378
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,949,989
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $190,124
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,931
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $226,130
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,221
- Accounting fees
- $20,400
- Occupancy
- $17,260
- Depreciation
- $1,763
- Program services (functional)
- $2,496,620
- Management and general (functional)
- $425,582
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $939,613
- Total assets, end of year
- $927,414
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $507,546
- Net assets, end of year
- $419,868
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,338
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $419,868
- Gross receipts
- $2,845,665
- Employees
- 2
- Year formed
- 1967
- State of legal domicile
- GA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHONDA CHATHAM | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $190,124 | $11,415 |
| RANDY DANIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DUSTIN DURDEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ROB BROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MILNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| TOM MCCABE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MARY LOU FORSYTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID STEPHENS | 1ST VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| ALI PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BOND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| JASON SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| RON CHAMBERS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| JEANNE MCCORMICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| CARLA J FRENCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM AUSTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JIM O'BRIEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TEDDY SOLOMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHAS STRICKLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JONATHAN MULLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN BROWNING | 2ND VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHONDA CHATHAM | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $164,781 | $8,987 |
| RANDY DANIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DUSTIN DURDEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ROB BROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MILNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| TOM MCCABE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MARY LOU FORSYTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID STEPHENS | 1ST VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| ALI PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BOND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| JASON SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| RON CHAMBERS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| JEANNE MCCORMICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| CARLA J FRENCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM AUSTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JIM O'BRIEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| TEDDY SOLOMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| CHAS STRICKLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN MULLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BROWNING | 2ND VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1613, ELLIJAY, GA 30540-0020
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RHONDA CHATHAM, PO BOX 1613, ELLIJAY, GA 30540
- Signed the 990
- RHONDA CHATHAM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (404) 321-5368
- Website
- WWW.GTBA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- D M VICKERS & ASSOC PC CPAS
Mission
DEVELOP TELEPHONE/BROADBAND INDUSTRY
Program accomplishments
- EACH YEAR THE ASSOCIATION HOLDS A CONVENTION, A VENDOR SHOWCASE, AND BOARD MEETINGS. THESE EVENTS PROVIDE A FORUM FOR ASSOCIATION MEMBERS TO EXCHANGE SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE TELEPHONE AND BROADBAND INDUSTRY.Expenses $492,147 · revenue $479,429
- TO SERVE AS THE NOT FOR PROFIT FACILITATOR FOR ARPA GRANTS AWARDED TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS. THESE AWARDS WERE GRANTED TO THE ASSOCIATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH VARIOUS ACTIVE MEMBERS. THE ASSOCIATION RECEIVES THE FUNDS FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF PLANNING AND BUDGET AND PASSES THEM TO THE RESPECTIVE ACTIVE MEMBER.Expenses $2,004,473 · grants $1,949,989 · revenue $314,951
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 58-0975140
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1968
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $927,414
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,845,665
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,845,665 | $2,922,202 | $927,414 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,985,536 | $7,036,001 | $939,613 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,506,276 | $1,571,873 | $954,871 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 58-0975140).
Questions about GEORGIA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of GEORGIA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GEORGIA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION is 58-0975140.
- Is GEORGIA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1968.
- Are donations to GEORGIA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does GEORGIA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GEORGIA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GEORGIA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of GEORGIA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names RHONDA CHATHAM.
- Who are the officers and directors of GEORGIA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 21 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $190,124 (RHONDA CHATHAM, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does GEORGIA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,845,665, expenses of $2,922,202 and total assets of $927,414 at year end.
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