Nonprofit · EIN 57-1085089
SOUTHERN STATES SIGN ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · TALLAHASSEE, FL 32303
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $164,505 | $157,379 | $7,126 | $103,090 | $28,799 | $74,291 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $156,710 | $183,080 | -$26,370 | $93,403 | $26,238 | $67,165 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $139,265 | $194,093 | -$54,828 | $120,292 | $26,755 | $93,537 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $60,996
- Membership dues
- $58,075
- Program service revenue
- $96,137
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- $7,372
- Other revenue
- $7,372
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $6,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $750
- Program services (functional)
- $142,466
- Management and general (functional)
- $14,913
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $93,403
- Total assets, end of year
- $103,090
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $28,799
- Net assets, end of year
- $74,291
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $79,962
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- -$5,671
- Gross receipts
- $165,580
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2000
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHLEY VALVERDE | FL DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE GACEK | FL DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHIE GRANTHAM | GA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY YORSTON | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TREY HERMAN | NC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY WRIGHT | NC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRACY KING | SC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRANDON ODACHOWSKI | SC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN DENDER | SCHOLARSHIP DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TREY SHAW | SUPPLIER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN HANSEN | PRODUCT MANF & MANF REP DI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAWEN GRAHAM | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT HASSLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SEIBERT | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LANE KEEN | GA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL GARDNER | VA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN YARRINGTON | VA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA WELTY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROLDAN ISERN | FL DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE GACEK | FL DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHIE GRANTHAM | GA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY YORSTON | GA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TREY HERMAN | NC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY WRIGHT | NC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRACY KING | SC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRANDON ODACHOWSKI | SC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN DENDER | SCHOLARSHIP DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN LITTLE | SUPPLIER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN HANSEN | PRODUCT MANF & MANF REP DI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAWEN GRAHAM | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT HASSLER | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SEIBERT | SECRETARY & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATT DISALVATORE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA WELTY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROLDAN ISERN | FL DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL QUIGLEY | FL DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY YORSTON | GA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SEIBERT | GA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CJ HINES | NC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY WRIGHT | NC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRACY KING | SC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRANDON ODACHOWSKI | SC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS MCGARY | SCHOLARSHIP DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN LITTLE | SUPPLIER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN HANSEN | PRODUCT MANF & MANF REP DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT DISALVATORE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GAWEN GRAHAM | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT HASSLER | SECRETARY & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TODD HAYES | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA WELTY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 325 JOHN KNOX ROAD BLDG SUITE L 10, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32303-4113
- In care of
- % MARIE QUEEN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CHRISTINA WELTY, 325 JOHN KNOX ROAD BLDG SUITE L 10, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32303
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTINA WELTY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (850) 224-0711
- Return prepared by
- LANIGAN & ASSOCIATES P C
Mission
-TO ESTABLISH SOUND, ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES TO REPRESENT OUR INDUSTRY WITH INTEGRITY AND HONOR.-TO ELEVATE INDUSTRY STANDARDS BY PROVIDING CONTINUING EDUCATION PROMOTING TECHNICAL COMPETENCY, SAFETY, AND SUSTAINABILITY.-TO EDUCATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND MONITOR LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY AS IT PERTAINS TO THE SIGN INDUSTRY.-TO ENHANCE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF MEMBERS AND THEIR COMPANIES THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND MEMBER BENEFITS.-TO SYNERGIZE OUR COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL MEMBERS FOR THE BENEFIT AND GROWTH OF OUR ORGANIZATION.-TO SHARE, TO LEARN, TO GROW.
Program accomplishments
- OUR CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. WE OFFERED EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AN EXPO AND TRADE SHOW AND A SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER.Expenses $47,130 · revenue $61,385
- OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL AWARDS TO MEMBER COMPANIES' EMPLOYEES/THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN. THE WINNERS ARE DETERMINED BY A THIRD PARTY. SIX $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED IN 2025.Expenses $6,000
- OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIESExpenses $89,336 · revenue $34,752
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 | 990 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
- 57-1085089
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $103,090
- Income (IRS master file)
- $165,580
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $164,505 | $157,379 | $103,090 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $156,710 | $183,080 | $93,403 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $139,265 | $194,093 | $120,292 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $138,626 | $153,101 | $148,303 | 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 57-1085089).
Questions about SOUTHERN STATES SIGN ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of SOUTHERN STATES SIGN ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTHERN STATES SIGN ASSOCIATION is 57-1085089.
- Is SOUTHERN STATES SIGN ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2000.
- Are donations to SOUTHERN STATES SIGN ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does SOUTHERN STATES SIGN 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 SOUTHERN STATES SIGN ASSOCIATION 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 SOUTHERN STATES SIGN ASSOCIATION 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 SOUTHERN STATES SIGN ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CHRISTINA WELTY.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTHERN STATES SIGN ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SOUTHERN STATES SIGN ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $164,505, expenses of $157,379 and total assets of $103,090 at year end.
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