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US nonprofit · EIN 853811779 · Knoxville, TNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 853811779) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Nation Utility Contractors Association Inc's network

17 people12 organisationsi17 people and 12 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (12) 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

17 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 17 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Andy GravesDirector2021
5 yrs
Byron GobleDirector2021
5 yrs
Cory HincheyDirector2024
2 yrs
David HurstDirector2021
5 yrs
Jason RobertsonDirector2023
3 yrs
John FrittsDirector2021
5 yrs
Justin MorganDirector2023
3 yrs
Lohan KotzeTreasurer (F2023
3 yrs
Michael Adams (also filed as Mike Adams)Past Preside2024
2 yrs
Mike CunninghamDirector2021
5 yrs
Rance MerkelDirector2023
3 yrs
Scott ThompsonDirector2021
5 yrs
Terry FranklinDirector2021
5 yrs
Travis SmithCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Trey GoethalsVice Preside2021
5 yrs
Wade SextonPresident2023
3 yrs
WES CarpenterDirector2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 17 →

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Michael AdamsPresidentsince 2021
Rance MerkelTreasurersince 2021
Robert HansardVice Presidesince 2021
Travis SmithCompany secretarysince 2021

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Wade SextonPresident$0
Trey GoethalsVice Preside$0
Lohan KotzeTreasurer (F$0
Travis SmithSecretary$0
Mike AdamsPast Preside$0
Andy GravesDirector$0
Byron GobleDirector$0
Justin MorganDirector$0
David HurstDirector$0
Mike CunninghamDirector$0
Terry FranklinDirector$0
Cory HincheyDirector$0
Jason RobertsonDirector$0
Scott ThompsonDirector$0
John FrittsDirector$0
Rance MerkelDirector$0
Wes CarpenterDirector$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Nation Utility Contractors Association Inc
EIN
853811779
Address
Po Box 5830, Knoxville, TN, 37928-0830
State
Tennessee
Mission
The leading trade association working solely for the utility construction and excavation industry in east tennessee. The core purpose is to improve the operational proficiency and financial performance of our member companies by providing services that focus on shared industry issues. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S034 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)
Principal officer
Wade Sexton (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2010
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsAndy Graves
≥5years on the filingsByron Goble
≥5years on the filingsDavid Hurst
≥5years on the filingsJohn Fritts

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$135k
Total liabilities
$137k
Net assets or fund balances
Minus $2k
Contributions and grants received
$144k
Program service revenue
$6k
Grants and similar paid out
$15k
Employees
1

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$220k$236kDeficit $16k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.