Fiber Network Owners Alliance Inc
Revenue
$470k
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$413k
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$400k
$215k liabilities
Net assets
$185k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
4.4 years on average
Staff
0
10 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Fiber Network Owners Alliance Inc's network
4 people1 organisationi4 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
4 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Hower | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Donna Unger | Director of Events and Conference | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Philip Foster | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Taanya French | Vice President (President-2025) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Penny Chubb | Accountant | 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taanya French | President (Start 1/25) | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| John Stanford | Vice President | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Philip Foster | Treasurer | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Michael Lamar | Secretary | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Harold Sparrow | Member at Large | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| David Hower | President (End 12/24) | 2.5 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Fiber Network Owners Alliance Inc
- EIN
- 473480508
- Address
- Po Box 869, Ringgold, GA, 30736-0869
- State
- Georgia
- Mission
- Our mission is to empower members through collaboration, innovation, and shared expertise to build resilient, affordable, and equitable fiber broadband infrastructure that drives local economic growth and digital inclusion. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S46 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2016
- Principal officer
- Philip Foster (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2016
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsDavid Hower
≥4years on the filingsDonna Unger
≥3years on the filingsPhilip Foster
≥2years on the filingsTaanya French
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $400k
- Total liabilities
- $215k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $185k
- Contributions and grants received
- $8k
- Program service revenue
- $462k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $200
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 10
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $357k | $330k | $27k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.