Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc
The Missouri Universal Service Fund is a public charity based in Jefferson City, Missouri. Overseen by the Missouri Public Service Commission, it provides financial support to participating landline telephone companies so they can discount voice service for qualifying low-income and disabled consumers.
Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc at a glance
In short: Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc gave $485K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in Missouri. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $485,388
- -10.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- -4.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,114
- -6.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $14,084
- Total assets
- $429,931
- -9.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 21, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (56% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc
- Review Cycle
- Provider Applications for Support should be submitted as soon as practical after a reporting period, but no later than three months afterward.
- Deadline
- Provider Applications for Support should be submitted as soon as practical after a reporting period, but no later than…
- Contact
Mailing address: 200 Madison St Suite 900, Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: (573) 634-1137
Website: https://missouriusf.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Brightspeed of Missouri LLC Centurylink ($83K). Together the top 10 received $384K.
Grant Size Distribution
118 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 100 grants of 118 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The fund’s stated purpose is to assist Missouri consumers. In 2025, grant dollars went to recipients in Missouri (56%), Louisiana (35%), Arkansas (8%), and Kansas (1%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 21 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 21 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. How we count
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $355K (2019) to $738K (2021). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $485K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed of Missouri LLC Centurylink Monroe, LA | Providing Tele Serv. | $83,125 |
| Spectra Telecommunications LLC Centurylink Monroe, LA | Providing Tele Serv. | $56,951 |
| Grand River Mutual TEL CO Sullivan, MO | Providing Tele Serv. | $45,359 |
| Windstream Missouri Inc Little Rock, AR | Providing Tele Serv. | $40,875 |
| Steelville Telephone CO Steelville, MO | Providing Tele Serv. | $35,785 |
| Embarq Missouri Centurylink Monroe, LA | Providing Tele Serv. | $28,486 |
| Northwest Mo Rural Telephone CO Green City, MO | Providing Tele Serv. | $27,817 |
| McDonald Co Telephone Company Anderson, MO | Providing Tele Serv. | $23,878 |
| Mark Twain Rural Telephone CO Hurdland, MO | Providing Tele Serv. | $23,332 |
| Fidelity Telephone LLC Sullivan, MO | Providing Tele Serv. | $18,383 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $429,931 | $596,615 | $627,391 | $485,388 | 21 | $2,760 |
| 2024 | $475,244 | $677,864 | $688,509 | $542,142 | 22 | $3,722 |
| 2023 | $483,359 | $359,464 | $755,950 | $622,088 | 25 | $3,094 |
| 2022 | $882,014 | $360 | $823,891 | $702,334 | 25 | $154 |
| 2021 | $1,782,345 | $5,528 | $875,132 | $738,200 | 25 | $1,491 |
| 2020 | $2,646,659 | $392,576 | $628,685 | $489,903 | 21 | $36,220 |
| 2019 | $2,819,263 | $777,082 | $489,733 | $354,665 | 18 | $59,310 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to provide financial assistance to Missouri’s low-income and disabled telecommunications consumers. Its filing says fund resources are restricted to supporting reasonably comparable essential local telecommunications services at just, reasonable, and affordable rates; assisting low-income and disabled customers with affordable essential telecommunications services; and paying reasonable, audited administrative costs.
The fund’s website describes support through landline companies participating in its Lifeline and Disabled programs. It lists eligibility pathways including MO HealthNet, SNAP, Supplemental Security Income, certain veterans’ benefits, federal public housing assistance, and disability-related programs. It also says consumers may qualify for Lifeline discounts based on annual income at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Level.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the fund reported 21 grants totaling $485,388. Amounts ranged from $5,353 to $83,125, with a median of $14,084. The listed grant purposes were “providing tele serv.” The fund’s filing narrative explains that telephone companies submit information identifying qualifying low-income and disabled customers; after review, funds less administrative costs are allocated to companies, which credit customers’ accounts.
Largest listed 2025 grants included:
The fund’s website says telephone providers submit applications for support and information about qualifying customers. Its online materials identify an Application for Support Form. The website lists support amounts of $18.75 for qualifying Lifeline voice-only service or voice bundled with non-qualifying broadband, $14.75 for Lifeline voice bundled with qualifying broadband, and $24 for Disabled subscribers.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The fund’s 2025 filing lists Maida J Coleman as board chair; Glen Kolkmeyer as secretary; and Kayla Hahn, John P Mitchell, and Marc Poston as trustees.
Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc is led by Maida J. Coleman, Board Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Maida J. Coleman
Board Chair
Secretary → Chairman, 2021
Chairman → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marc Poston
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kayla Hahn
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John P. Mitchell
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Glen Kolkmeyer
Secretary
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Scott T. Rupp (2019–2024) — Former Trustee
- Former: Jason Holsman (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Ryan Silvey (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: William P. Kenney (2019–2021) — Former Trustee
- Former: Daniel Y. Hall (2019–2020) — Former Trustee
- Former: Hampton Williams (2019) — Former Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc
How much does Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc give each year?
Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc gave $485K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $542K across 22 grants.
What is Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc's typical grant size?
Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc's median grant in 2025 was $14,084, and its average grant was $23,114, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc give grants?
Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc gives mostly in Missouri: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Louisiana (35%) and Arkansas (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Monroe, LA (3 grants), Sullivan, MO (3 grants) and Seneca, MO (2 grants).
Does Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 21 grants with a stated purpose on Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Providing Tele Serv." (21 grants).
Who are Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc's largest grantees?
Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Brightspeed of Missouri LLC Centurylink ($83,125), Spectra Telecommunications LLC Centurylink ($56,951) and Grand River Mutual TEL CO ($45,359), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 38% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc?
Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc reported $430K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $597K.
What does Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to provide financial assistance to Missouri’s low-income and disabled telecommunications consumers. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc?
Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check missouriusf.com for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc's EIN?
Missouri Universal Service Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1818855. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 19, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 25, 2024)
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