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TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (EIN 36-3032798)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202533219349314503
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-17T14:01:53-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1950 NORTH GLEBE ROAD SUITE 1200AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22203ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363032798EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTELEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7039077700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 WILSON BLVD FL 25AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22209ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID STEHLINPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7039077700PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHICHI MSANGIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01972113PTIN
Phone5712279500PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerDAVID STEHLINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 WILSON BLVD FL 25AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22209ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,506,823GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.TIAONLINE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1984FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (TIA) REPRESENTS THE ENTIRE SUPPLY CHAIN OF COMPANIES THAT BUILD AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES AND INFORMATION NETWORKS OF TODAY AND TOMORROW. TIA CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AS THE ICT INDUSTRY NAVIGATES COMPLEX TECHNOLOGY SHIFTS AND A CHANGING POLICY LANDSCAPE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent14VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee20TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers21TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$6,113,808PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$5,706,727CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$291,950PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$203,191CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,961,277PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,430,383CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,367,035PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,340,301CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,980,484PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,930,369CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,223,394PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,326,528CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,203,878PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,256,897CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$163,157PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$83,404CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$9,058,281TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$9,802,666TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,326,795TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,739,570TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,731,486NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,063,096NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTOUCH ALL ASPECTS OF THE DIGITALLY CONNECTED WORLD. THROUGH TIA'S TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS, STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT, QUEST FORUM AND GOVERNMENT ADVOCACY, TIA OFFERS A NEUTRAL GROUND FOR THE INDUSTRY TO COLLABORATE AND SOLVE COMMON CHALLENGES. (CONTINUE ON SCHEDULE O)OUR MEMBERS HAVE POWERED ADVANCEMENTS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR 90+ YEARS AND AS THE SINGULAR VOICE OF THE NETWORK EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS, TIA SERVES AS AN INCUBATOR, IDEA-GENERATOR, STRATEGIC PARTNER, SOLUTIONS PROVIDER AND BUSINESS DEVELOPER ON BEHALF OF THE ICT INDUSTRY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescGOVERNMENT ADVOCACY:TIA OFFERS U.S. AND GLOBAL POLICY ADVOCACY RESOURCES TO ITS FULL MEMBERS. THROUGH UNIQUE EVENTS AND MEETINGS AS WELL AS COLLABORATION WITH AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, POLICY COALITIONS, ADVISORY COMMITTEES, TASK FORCES, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, TIA'S GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TEAM BRINGS INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS AND POLICYMAKERS TOGETHER TO FIND MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT ENSURE INNOVATION, GROWTH AND TRUST IN THE ICT SECTOR.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTIA QUEST FORUM:TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES THAT COME WITH DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, NEW BUSINESS MODELS, INNOVATION, AND INCREASING GLOBAL COMPETITION, TIA QUEST FORUM BRINGS TOGETHER GLOBAL COMPANIES AND INDUSTRY LEADERS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, SERVICES, AND TOOLS THAT DRIVE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE, IMPROVE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, AND ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF QUALITY ACROSS THE ICT INDUSTRY.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSTANDARDS:TIA IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) AS A STANDARDS DEVELOPING ORGANIZATION (SDO). TIA'S ENGINEERING COMMITTEES CREATE STANDARDS AND TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS BASED ON GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE ANSI ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document19IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee20EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member14IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLIDA BERLEJUNGPersonNm
Phone7039077700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 WILSON BLVD FLOOR 25AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22209ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DAVID STEHLIN
CEO35.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$622,794$0$37,204
KANCHANA RAMAN
CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TREVOR SMITH
CHAIRMAN (UNTIL 01/24)4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF CAMPBELL
VICE CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE MCCLELLAND
TREASURER4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA BAFFER
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 08/24)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNIE BOGUE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON BOIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK EPSTEIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN HENDRICKS
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/24)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AJIT JILLAVENKATESA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRACE KOH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KOEN TER LINDE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF MARKS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANKARAN RAMANATHAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THAO TANG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLIE VOGT
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/24)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA NEWMAN
VP GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS35.00$344,207$0$19,736Yes (X)
ANDREW KURTZMAN
VP & GENERAL COUNSEL35.00$231,166$0$20,328Yes (X)
MICHAEL REGAN
VP BUSINESS PERFORMANCE35.00$210,465$0$30,803Yes (X)
GEORGE NICHOLSON
DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY35.00$216,387$0$6,710Yes (X)
THOMAS MCGARRY
VP STANDARDS35.00$180,576$0$30,277Yes (X)
COLIN ANDREWS
SR. DIRECTOR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS35.00$176,831$0$15,447Yes (X)
JOHN DERR
SR. DIRECTOR NUMBERING35.00$160,153$0$17,323Yes (X)
ELLEN SAVAGE
SR. DIRECTOR MEMBERSHIP35.00$157,275$0$30,454Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,299,854TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$208,282TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K14IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
GP3 PARTNERS LLC
1401 H ST NW STE 550WASHINGTONDC20005CONSULTING$150,000
WILKINSON BARKER KNAUER LLP
1800 M STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20036CONSULTING$147,165
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK LLP
410 17TH STREET SUITE 2200DENVERCO80202CONSULTING$135,000
SILVERLIGHT TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC
2020 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW SUITE 24WASHINGTONDC20006IT SERVICES$103,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TECHNOLOGY REVENUE517000$2,188,778$2,188,778
MEMBERSHIP DUES517000$2,079,841$2,079,841
MEETINGS AND SEMINARS517000$781,022$781,022
STANDARDS PART. FEES517000$657,086$657,086
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$5,706,727TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$339,314TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$339,314ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,377,601TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,377,601ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,030,399SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,164,704SecuritiesAmt
Other$1,818OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$134,305SecuritiesAmt
Other-$1,818OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$136,123TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$136,123ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHERDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$52,782TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$52,782ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$52,782OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,340,301TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,706,727RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,633,574ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,503,462TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,805,058TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,340TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$372,357TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$201,152TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,803TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,140TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$180,000TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,639TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$981,932TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$915TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,237TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,298,760TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,081TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,308TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$192,687TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,941TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,161TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$116,991
TAXES AND LICENSES$64,873
OTHER EXPENSES$5,060

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,256,897TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$773,775BOYAmt
EOY$1,706,308EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$353,700BOYAmt
EOY$581,088EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$508,859BOYAmt
EOY$598,001EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$139,428BOYAmt
EOY$137,285EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,401,770LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$5,388,372LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,420BOYAmt
EOY$13,398EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,125,397BOYAmt
EOY$6,766,586EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,702BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,058,281BOYAmt
EOY$9,802,666EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,514,015BOYAmt
EOY$1,301,529EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$703,563BOYAmt
EOY$1,438,041EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$109,217BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,326,795BOYAmt
EOY$2,739,570EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,731,486BOYAmt
EOY$7,063,096EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,731,486BOYAmt
EOY$7,063,096EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,058,281BOYAmt
EOY$9,802,666EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$83,404ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$248,206NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$0PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours0VolunteerHoursCnt
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$2,079,841DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$264,672NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$337,014NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$601,686NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$311,976AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over$289,710CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,300,115OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,300,115DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$790,922OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$777,524DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,398BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,310,733OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,310,733DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$13,398TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,566,868TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$248,206NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$248,206RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,318,662RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$21,639InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$21,639RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,340,301TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,235,258TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,235,258ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$21,639InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$21,639ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,256,897TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES ON INCOME UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. INCOME FROM NONEXEMPT FUNCTIONS IS SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX. THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ANALYZED ITS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT, AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss0WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DAVID STEHLIN
CEO$400,000$0$222,794$0$0$0$9,415$0$27,789$0$659,998$0$0$0
MELISSA NEWMAN
VP GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$294,344$0$49,863$0$0$0$9,106$0$10,630$0$363,943$0$0$0
ANDREW KURTZMAN
VP & GENERAL COUNSEL$194,881$0$36,285$0$0$0$5,871$0$14,457$0$251,494$0$0$0
MICHAEL REGAN
VP BUSINESS PERFORMANCE$204,498$0$5,967$0$0$0$5,878$0$24,925$0$241,268$0$0$0
GEORGE NICHOLSON
DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY$140,250$0$76,137$0$0$0$4,208$0$2,502$0$223,097$0$0$0
THOMAS MCGARRY
VP STANDARDS$159,656$0$20,920$0$0$0$4,269$0$26,008$0$210,853$0$0$0
COLIN ANDREWS
SR. DIRECTOR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$153,375$0$23,456$0$0$0$4,601$0$10,846$0$192,278$0$0$0
ELLEN SAVAGE
SR. DIRECTOR MEMBERSHIP$140,000$0$17,275$0$0$0$2,754$0$27,700$0$187,729$0$0$0
JOHN DERR
SR. DIRECTOR NUMBERING$137,023$0$23,130$0$0$0$4,450$0$12,873$0$177,476$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1BCEO HOUSING ALLOWANCE WAS APPROVED WHEN HIRED AND PAID THROUGH PAYROLL AS A TAXABLE FRINGE BENEFIT.
PART I, LINE 4BDURING THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR, TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION MAINTAINED A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN (THE 457(F) PLAN). DURING 2024, THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE BY TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION TO THE PLAN: - DAVID STEHLIN $158,000 - MELISSA NEWMAN $29,000 - ANDREW KURTZMAN $19,200 - GEORGE NICHOLSON $15,300 - THOMAS MCGARRY $14,500 - COLIN ANDREWS $14,000 - JOHN DERR $13,500

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF BOARD MEMBERS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD ON MOST MATTERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6TIA HAS CORPORATE MEMBERS. EACH CORPORATE MEMBER HAS ONE VOTE FOR ANY ISSUE THAT REQUIRES A MEMBERSHIP VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AEACH CORPORATE MEMBER RECEIVES ONE VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BMERGERS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS REQUIRE APPROVAL FROM THE MEMBERSHIP AT LARGE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD INCLUDING THE TREASURER. FORM 990 WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CA CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS WITH A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS TO PROMPT DISCLOSURE. THE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL MONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IF A DIRECTOR HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH REGARD TO A TRANSACTION OR CONTRACT, HE OR SHE MUST DISCLOSE THE FACT AND MUST REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSION OF AND VOTING ON THE MATTER. THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS THE MATTER TO DETERMINE IF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION, CONTRACT, OR POLICY IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. THE MINUTES RECORD APPROVALS. THE CEO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND APPROVING KEY EMPLOYEES' SALARY (COMPENSATION). COMPENSATION AT THIS LEVEL IS DISCUSSED WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE MINUTES RECORD APPROVALS. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2024.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19TIA COMPLIES WITH THE PUBLIC INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 6104 BY MAKING ITS FORM 1024, APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 501(A), ITS DETERMINATION LETTER FROM THE IRS, AND THE FORM 990 FOR THE THREE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED TAX YEARS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. HOWEVER, AS SECTION 6104 DOES NOT REQUIRE AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT UNDER 501(C)(6) TO DISCLOSE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTERST POLICIES OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TIA HAS DECIDED NOT TO MAKE SUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GDOMESTIC POLICY PROFESSIONAL FEES 149,586. PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 53,162. QUEST PROFESSIONAL FEES 88,804. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 690,380.