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Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Lake Mills, IA EIN: 42-0700241 Website

Provide communications services to its members.

Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association at a glance

In short: Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$6,000
Median grant
$6,000
Total assets
$127,186,522
Primary geography
Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Lake Mills Scholarship Foundation: $6KLake Mills ScholarshipFoundation$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Lake Mills Scholarship Foundation ($6K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Lake Mills

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lake Mills Scholarship Foundation Lake Mills, IAProgram Support$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$127,186,522$22,875,590$21,075,013$6,0001$1,500,103

About Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association

Based on IRS filings

Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association is a public charity, based in Lake Mills, IA. IRS filing data is available for 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $127.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $1.5M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association is led by Mark Thoma, CEO on the 2025 filing; all 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mark Thoma

    CEO

    New on the 2025 filing

    60 hrs/week

    $342K (2025)

  • Mark Johnson

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $14K (2025)

  • Curt Helland

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $13K (2025)

  • James Scholbrock

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $14K (2025)

  • Larry Foley

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $13K (2025)

  • Nancy Moklestad

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $13K (2025)

  • Dale Meinders

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $13K (2025)

  • Jason Lucas

    Plant Designer

    New on the 2025 filing

    60 hrs/week

    $114K (2025)

  • Jayne Ringham

    CFO

    New on the 2025 filing

    45 hrs/week

    $122K (2025)

  • John Kroger

    Regulatory Manager

    New on the 2025 filing

    45 hrs/week

    $136K (2025)

  • Martin Pins

    Controller

    New on the 2025 filing

    60 hrs/week

    $174K (2025)

  • Paul Davis

    Network Manager

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $115K (2025)

  • Rob Renneker

    Operations Manager

    New on the 2025 filing

    45 hrs/week

    $116K (2025)

  • Shanan Redinger

    Scretary & Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $13K (2025)

  • Steven Savoy

    Network Administrator

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $116K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Mark Thoma — CEO: $342KMark ThomaCEO$342KMartin Pins — Controller: $174KMartin PinsController$174KJohn Kroger — Regulatory Manager: $136KJohn KrogerRegulatory Manager$136KJayne Ringham — CFO: $122KJayne RinghamCFO$122KRob Renneker — Operations Manager: $116KRob RennekerOperations Manager$116KSteven Savoy — Network Administrator: $116KSteven SavoyNetwork Administrator$116KPaul Davis — Network Manager: $115KPaul DavisNetwork Manager$115KJason Lucas — Plant Designer: $114KJason LucasPlant Designer$114KJames Scholbrock — Director: $14KJames ScholbrockDirector$14KMark Johnson — President: $14KMark JohnsonPresident$14KShanan Redinger — Scretary/Treasurer: $13KShanan RedingerScretary/Treasurer$13KDale Meinders — Vice President: $13KDale MeindersVice President$13KCurt Helland — Director: $13KCurt HellandDirector$13KLarry Foley — Director: $13KLarry FoleyDirector$13KNancy Moklestad — Director: $13KNancy MoklestadDirector$13K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $342K, to Mark Thoma (CEO). 15 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association

How much does Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association give each year?

Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association?

Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association reported $127.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $22.9M.

Where does Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association operate?

Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association has awarded grants in Iowa.

What is Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association's EIN?

Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-0700241. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 4, 2026)

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