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Nonprofit · EIN 20-2454735

INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PIONEER ASSOCIATION INC

Tax-exempt · HINESVILLE, GA 31313

Financials

$56K$106K2023$86K$99K2024$59K$93K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PIONEER ASSOCIATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$58,753$93,311-$34,558$497,771$2,826$494,945
December 31, 2024990$86,315$99,416-$13,101$498,244$1,618$496,626
December 31, 2023990$55,580$105,606-$50,026$507,677$1,317$506,360
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$27,205
Membership dues
$15,254
Program service revenue
$5,868
Investment income
$25,680
Net gain from sales of assets
$12,745
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Benefits paid to members
$580
Other salaries and wages
$41,600
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$44,828
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$6,100
Accounting fees
$3,901
Occupancy
$17,902
Travel
$1,421
Program services (functional)
$49,577
Management and general (functional)
$43,734

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$498,244
Total assets, end of year
$497,771
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,826
Net assets, end of year
$494,945
Publicly traded securities
$446,609
Net assets without donor restrictions
$494,945
Gross receipts
$113,586
Employees
1
Volunteers
3,000
Year formed
2004
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, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LEON YARDPRESIDENT
Officer
–$0
RONNIE CASHWELLVICE PRESIDE
Officer
–$0
DANIEL BARNHARDTTREASURER
Officer
–$0
JAMES WHITEASSISTANT TR
Officer
–$0
CINDY DOWNINGSECRETARY
Officer
–$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JAMES WHITEASSISTANT TR
Officer
–$0
DANIEL BARNHARDTTREASURER
Officer
–$0
JOANN ESPOSITOPAST PRESIDE
Officer
–$0
CINDY DOWNINGSECRETARY
Officer
–$0
LEON YARDPRESIDENT
Officer
–$0
KYLE ANDERSONVICE PRESIDE
Officer
–$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JAMES WHITEASSISTANT TR
Officer
–$0
DANIEL BARNHARDTTREASURER
Officer
–$0
JOANN ESPOSITOPRESIDENT
Officer
–$0
CINDY DOWNINGSECRETARY
Officer
–$0
LEON YARDVICE PRESIDE
Officer
–$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
438 W OGLETHORPE HWY, HINESVILLE, GA 31313-3622
In care of
% LARRY SANSON
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
DANIEL BARNHARDT, 2210 NEW GRAY ROCK RD, FORT MILL, SC 29708
Signed the 990
DANIEL BARNHARDT, TREASURER
Phone
(912) 408-4872
Return prepared by
MCGEE COLLINS PC

Mission

ITPA IS THE VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION CREATED BY AND FOR THE INDEPENDENT TELECOMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY. DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE, ITPA HAS BEEN SERVING THE PUBLIC ON BEHALF OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES SINCE 1920. ITPA REPRESENTS TELECOMMUNICATIONS EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES NATIONWIDE. TODAY PIONEERS CONTINUE TO OPEN EXCITING NEW LINES OF COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY SERIVCE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • AN ANNUAL ASSEMBLY IS HELD TO ELECT OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. AT THIS EVENT, AWARDS ARE PRESENTED TO CLUBS AND CHAPTERS FOR OUTSTANDING PROJECTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR. MEMBERS VISIT THE NATIONAL OFFICE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO WORK ON PROJECTS THAT NEED TO BE DONE IN THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM.
  • QUARTERLY MAGAZINES THAT DESCRIBE ACTIVITES OF CLUBS, CHAPTERS, AND THE NATIONAL OFFICE, AS WELL AS ACTIVITIES OF THE 2 AFFILIATED FOUNDATIONS, ARE PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS. OCCASIONAL NEWSLETTERS ARE ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS.
  • AT ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CLUBS AND CHAPTERS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND THE LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES. THE PERIODICAL NEWSLETTER KEEPS MEMBERS INFORMED OF THE CLUB AND CHAPTER ACTIVITIES. MEMBERS PERIODICALLY VISIT THE HINESVILLE NATIONAL OFFICE TO WORK ON THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM DISPLAYS. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS CONTRIBUTE ITEMS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE MUSEUM.

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

File the 2026 990-EZ for INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PIONEER ASSOCIATION INC

Due May 17, 2027 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
20-2454735
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(10): Domestic fraternal society
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
2020
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Group exemption
6444 (15 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$497,771
Income (IRS master file)
$113,586

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$58,753$93,311$497,771IRS
990December 2024$86,315$99,416$498,244IRS
990December 2023$55,580$105,606$507,677XML
990December 2022$67,107$115,708$509,399IRS
990December 2021$241,950$75,896$646,743IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 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 20-2454735).

Questions about INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PIONEER ASSOCIATION INC

What is the EIN of INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PIONEER ASSOCIATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PIONEER ASSOCIATION INC is 20-2454735.
Is INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PIONEER ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(10) since 2020.
Are donations to INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PIONEER ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PIONEER ASSOCIATION INC 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 INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PIONEER ASSOCIATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PIONEER ASSOCIATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PIONEER ASSOCIATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DANIEL BARNHARDT.
Who are the officers and directors of INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PIONEER ASSOCIATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PIONEER ASSOCIATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $58,753, expenses of $93,311 and total assets of $497,771 at year end.

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