LOUISIANA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION

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2021 · Form 990 · revenue $283K · expenses $258K · assets $6.2M

EIN
72-0787893
Address
543 SPANISH TOWN RD, BATON ROUGE, LA 70802-5347
Website
WWW.LATELECOM.ORG
NTEE code
S41
Exempt type
501(c)(6): business league or chamber of commerce (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2026 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2025 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2025 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
No
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Mission

OUR MEMBERS ARE INVOLVED IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIELD WHICH IS CHANGING RAPIDLY. THROUGH OUR ASSOCIATION STRUCTURE WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND INFORMATION IN MEETINGS AND SEMINARS THAT ALLOW OUR MEMBERS TO REMAIN INFORMED OF ISSUES VITAL TO THEIR BUSINESS INTERESTS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 21 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

21 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Marty Meche PAST CHAIRMAN2017-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Matt Leblanc TREASURER2017-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Janet Britton SECRETARY2017-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Carl Turnley DIRECTOR2017-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Peter Louviere DIRECTOR2017-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Scott Small DIRECTOR2017-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Tim Weaver DIRECTOR2017-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Ted Hankins PRESIDENT2019-2021 40 $0 reported 1
Mike George DIRECTOR2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Erin Jarrell DIRECTOR2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Tom Edens DIRECTOR2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Stewart Carnline VICE-CHAIRMAN2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Bryan Fisher DIRECTOR2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Scott Stringer DIRECTOR2021 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Parrish DIRECTOR2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Melissa Mann (former) DIRECTOR2019-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Bruce Petry (former) DIRECTOR2017-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Larry Henning (former) PRESIDENT2017-2019 40 $0 reported 1
Richard Gill (former) DIRECTOR2017-2018 1 $0 reported 1
John Jones (former) CHAIRMAN2017-2018 2 $0 reported 1
Alvin Kimble (former) SECRETARY2017-2018 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2021 · 15 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARTY MECHE PAST CHAIRMAN2 $0$0$0 $01
MATT LEBLANC TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
JANET BRITTON SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
CARL TURNLEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PETER LOUVIERE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT SMALL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM WEAVER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TED HANKINS PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE GEORGE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ERIN JARRELL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TOM EDENS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEWART CARNLINE VICE-CHAIRMAN1 $0$0$0 $01
BRYAN FISHER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT STRINGER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL PARRISH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 15 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARTY MECHE CHAIRMAN2 $0$0$0 $01
MATT LEBLANC TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
JANET BRITTON SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
CARL TURNLEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PETER LOUVIERE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT SMALL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM WEAVER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TED HANKINS PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE GEORGE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MELISSA MANN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ERIN JARRELL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TOM EDENS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEWART CARNLINE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BRYAN FISHER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BRUCE PETRY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 15 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARTY MECHE CHAIRMAN2 $0$0$0 $01
MATT LEBLANC TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
JANET BRITTON SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
CARL TURNLEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PETER LOUVIERE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT SMALL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM WEAVER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LARRY HENNING PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
TED HANKINS VICE-CHAIRMAN2 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE GEORGE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MELISSA MANN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ERIN JARRELL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL PARRISH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEWART CARNLINE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BRYAN FISHER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD GILL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN JONES CHAIRMAN2 $0$0$0 $01
ALVIN KIMBLE SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
MARTY MECHE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MATT LEBLANC DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JANET BRITTON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CARL TURNLEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PETER LOUVIERE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT SMALL VICE CHAIRMAN1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM WEAVER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BRUCE PETRY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LARRY HENNING PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 12 people listed · none paid · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Gill Director1 $0$0$0 $01
John Jones Chairman2 $0$0$0 $01
Alvin Kimble Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Marty Meche Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Matt LeBlanc Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Janet Britton Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Carl Turnley Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Peter Louviere Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Scott Small Vice Chairman1 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Weaver Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Bruce Petry Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Larry Henning President40 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$282,595$257,762 $6,208,988-$183,710 $282,558$0 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$342,464$357,504 $6,189,295-$208,408 $281,838$60,579 $000
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$281,732$325,955 $6,043,839-$193,368 $213,416$68,164 $000
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$467,345$429,499 $5,840,681-$149,145 $366,473$100,178 $000
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$557,636$544,108 $278,998-$186,991 $492,695$64,645 $01-

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

Similar organizations

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

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PORTS ASSOCIATION OF LOUISIANALAS41 $297,063$249,385 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$104,982 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
CHILD CARE ASSOCIATION OF LOUISIANALAS41 $258,172$233,191 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$138,259 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
LOUISIANA RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INCLAS41 $316,012$256,513 DIRECTOR$45,947 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
SOUTHEAST LAND TITLE ASSOCIATIONLAS41 $247,722$267,992 President$0 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x, same state
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF STATE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURELAS41 $247,909$203,283 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x, same state
MEDICINELOUISIANA INCLAS41 $285,959$362,435 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$253,855 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x, same state
ST MARY CHAMBER OF COMMERCELAS41 $252,372$274,280 PRESIDENT$44,965 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x, same state
NORBCC INCLAS41 $309,148$336,447 Chair$0 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x, same state
SOUTHWEST ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS INCLAS41 $303,189$344,410 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x, same state
SHREVEPORT NEGRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCELAS41 $288,192$147,652 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x, same state
GULF SOUTH ANGELSLAS41 $249,583$213,759 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x, same state
RIVER PARISHES CHAMBER OF COMMERCELAS41 $298,582$321,959 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$50,000 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x, same state
NORTHSHORE BUSINESS COUNCILLAS41 $247,732$236,668 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (1/1 - 7/31)$34,335 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x, same state
HOME AND GARDEN SHOW OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS INCLAS41 $256,024$255,783 President$0 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x, same state
TOPEKA LODGING ASSOCIATIONKSS41 $317,854$291,947 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$15,400 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x
ESPORTS TRADE ASSOCIATIONILS41 $299,695$310,137 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x
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UTAH LEADS TECH ASSOCIATIONUTS41 $251,663$413,135 PRESIDENT & CEO$113,750 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x
TEXAS FIRE MARSHALS ASSOCIATIONTXS41 $293,439$245,506 President$0 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x
INDIANA EXCHANGE CARRIER ASSOCIATION INCINS41 $294,065$257,217 PRESIDENT$103,173 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x
SLAG CEMENT ASSOCIATIONMIS41 $289,770$284,016 Director of Finance$455 Same NTEE code S41, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY DAF sponsor$40,0004 12011–2024 TENNESSEE BIOTECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
BLUE RIVER FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$25,0593 12014–2020 INDIANA INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION
FAIR WAYS FOUNDATION Private foundation$25,0001 12021–2021 CACTUS & PINE GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2021 · Form 990 · $257,762 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: legal $141,748-$141,748- 55.0%
Fees: management $104,401-$104,401- 40.5%
Insurance $5,369-$5,369- 2.1%
Fees: accounting $4,715-$4,715- 1.8%
Information technology $1,200-$1,200- 0.5%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $300-$300- 0.1%
Office expenses $29-$29- 0.0%
Total$257,762100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $357,504 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $69,332
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: legal $157,203-$157,203- 44.0%
Fees: management $110,661-$110,661- 31.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $69,332$68,894$438- 19.4%
Fees: accounting $9,248-$9,248- 2.6%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $7,662-$7,662- 2.1%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $1,500-$1,500- 0.4%
Occupancy $968-$968- 0.3%
Interest $314-$314- 0.1%
Office expenses $292-$292- 0.1%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $280-$280- 0.1%
Insurance $44-$44- 0.0%
Total$357,504100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $325,955 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $64,813
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: legal $237,717-$237,717- 72.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $64,813$64,813-- 19.9%
Fees: accounting $10,380-$10,380- 3.2%
Insurance $4,444-$4,444- 1.4%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $2,947-$2,947- 0.9%
Office expenses $1,903-$1,903- 0.6%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $1,579-$1,579- 0.5%
Travel $718-$718- 0.2%
Interest $610-$610- 0.2%
Other (as described)MERCHANT DEPOSIT FEES $538-$538- 0.2%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $306-$306- 0.1%
Total$325,955100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $429,499 spent · pay $30,927 · grants $0 · events $46,112
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: legal $270,567-$270,567- 63.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $46,112$46,112-- 10.7%
Fees: management $31,646-$31,646- 7.4%
Other salaries and wages $18,440-$18,440- 4.3%
Insurance $16,194-$16,194- 3.8%
Office expenses $12,322-$12,322- 2.9%
Other employee benefits $10,685-$10,685- 2.5%
Travel $7,337-$7,337- 1.7%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $4,910-$4,910- 1.1%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $3,959-$3,959- 0.9%
Occupancy $2,100-$2,100- 0.5%
Payroll taxes $1,802-$1,802- 0.4%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $1,046-$1,046- 0.2%
Interest $881-$881- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $770-$770- 0.2%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $600-$600- 0.1%
All other expenses $128-$128- 0.0%
Total$429,499100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $544,108 spent · pay $56,301 · grants $0 · events $47,809
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: legal $244,138-$244,138- 44.9%
Fees: management $94,939-$94,939- 17.4%
Insurance $50,062-$50,062- 9.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $47,809$47,809-- 8.8%
Other salaries and wages $43,680-$43,680- 8.0%
Travel $13,152-$13,152- 2.4%
Office expenses $9,696-$9,696- 1.8%
Other employee benefits $9,230-$9,230- 1.7%
Occupancy $8,400-$8,400- 1.5%
Other (as described)Telephone $8,373-$8,373- 1.5%
Other (as described)Repairs and Maintenance $5,810-$5,810- 1.1%
Payroll taxes $3,391-$3,391- 0.6%
Other (as described)Dues & Subscriptions $1,978-$1,978- 0.4%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous $1,138-$1,138- 0.2%
Interest $1,105-$1,105- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $974-$974- 0.2%
All other expenses $233-$233- 0.0%
Total$544,108100%

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