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US nonprofit · EIN 270043671 · Johnson City, TNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 270043671) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Tennessee Educational Technology Association

Donations deductible
Revenue
$881k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$960k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$446k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$446k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
15
4.7y av
Staff
0
2,000 volunteers
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Mark Howell
Left since last filing
3
20% of the board
Exemption reinstated on 15 May 2012. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2011 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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Tennessee Educational Technology Association's network

15 people2 organisationsi15 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

15 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Mark Howell ChairChair2022
4 yrs
Beth LockhartBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Ben LewisBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Buster FlynnBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Chris RogersBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Chris SmallenBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Danny GoinsBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Jason WinklerVice-Chair2022
4 yrs
Justin HildenbrandtBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Melissa ChipmanCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Randy DamewoodBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Ryan WomackBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Sam BrooksBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Theresa NixonBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Wanda TerrellBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Melony SurrettTreasurersince 2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jill PierceExecutive Director25$55k
Melony SurrettChief Financial Officer10$17k
Jason WinklerChair10$0
Beth LockhartVice-Chair2$0
Melissa SimmermanSecretary$0
Sam BrooksBoard Member$0
Michele HowellBoard Member$0
Brandon CookBoard Member$0
Buster FlynnBoard Member$0
Mark HowellBoard Member$0
Darren McCrackenBoard Member$0
Dr Cody RaperBoard Member$0
Chris RogersBoard Member$0
Kathy RossBoard Member$0
Ashley RustBoard Member$0
Johnny SloanBoard Member$0
Dr Wanda TerralBoard Member$0

About

Legal name
Tennessee Educational Technology Association
EIN
270043671
Address
Po Box 261, Johnson City, TN, 37605-0261
State
Tennessee
Mission
TETA is committed to promoting the effective use of technology in education to transform teaching and learning with the purpose of advancing student achievement, and improving business practices in school districts across Tennessee. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B99 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2002
Principal officer
Jason Winkler (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 2012
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsBeth Lockhart
≥6years on the filingsChris Rogers
≥6years on the filingsChris Smallen
≥6years on the filingsRandy Damewood

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$446k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$446k
Contributions and grants received
$14k
Program service revenue
$841k
Employees
0
Volunteers
2,000