Nonprofit · EIN 91-0582626
WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCITION
Tax-exempt · OLYMPIA, WA 98507
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $442,088 | $385,931 | $56,157 | $271,054 | $15,446 | $255,608 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $411,753 | $451,489 | -$39,736 | $213,022 | $13,571 | $199,451 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $487,214 | $459,084 | $28,130 | $244,378 | $5,191 | $239,187 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $24,520
- of which government grants
- $24,520
- Program service revenue
- $367,550
- Investment income
- $67
- Other revenue
- $49,951
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $178,293
- Other salaries and wages
- $41,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $234,645
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,719
- Accounting fees
- $10,213
- Travel
- $8,403
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $213,022
- Total assets, end of year
- $271,054
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,446
- Net assets, end of year
- $255,608
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $255,608
- Gross receipts
- $442,088
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 1915
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETTY BUCKLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $127,300 | $39,669 |
| STEVEN APPELO | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSS RAMSEY | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK VITZTHUM | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE OBLIZALO | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MARTELL | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE HENNY | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL LONG | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEEDEE KLUSER | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAY SUMMERS | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANAND VADAPALLI | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLE OLSEN | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES BROOKS | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN JOHNSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK BUECHEL | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AARON NELSON | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETTY BUCKLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $122,667 | $45,958 |
| DALLAS FILAN | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSS RAMSEY | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES BROOKS | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK VITZTHUM | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE OBLIZALO | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL LONG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN APPELO | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANAND VADAPALLI | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE HENNY | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MARTELL | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK BUECHEL | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEEDEE KLUSER | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLE OLSEN | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN JOHNSON | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON NELSON | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETTY BUCKLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $117,333 | $51,117 |
| DALLAS FILAN | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEEDEE KLUSER | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD F BUECHEL | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSS RAMSEY | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES BROOKS | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARNIE L SKIP HAYNES | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK VITZTHUM | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE OBLIZALO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL LONG | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN APPELO | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE HENNY | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MARTELL | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEE DEE KLUSER | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN KASTOR | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2473, OLYMPIA, WA 98507-2473
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RICK VITZTHUM, PO BOX 2473, OLYMPIA, WA 985072473
- Signed the 990
- RICK VITZTHUM, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (360) 264-2233
- Return prepared by
- JOHNSON STONE & PAGANO PS
Mission
THE WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION (WITA) WILL ADVANCE AND PROMOTE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENABLES ITS MEMBERS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS IN THIS EVOLVING TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETPLACE.
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTION OF GENERAL WELFARE OF INDIVIDUALS, FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS ENGAGED IN PROVIDING INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE SERVICE.
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 91-0582626
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1944
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $271,054
- Income (IRS master file)
- $442,088
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $442,088 | $385,931 | $271,054 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $411,753 | $451,489 | $213,022 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $487,214 | $459,084 | $244,378 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 91-0582626).
Questions about WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCITION
- What is the EIN of WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCITION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCITION is 91-0582626.
- Is WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCITION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1944.
- Are donations to WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCITION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCITION 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 WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCITION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCITION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCITION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names RICK VITZTHUM.
- Who are the officers and directors of WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCITION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $127,300 (BETTY BUCKLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCITION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $442,088, expenses of $385,931 and total assets of $271,054 at year end.
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