NUCA OF EAST TENNESSEE
EIN 85-3811779 · Community Improvement & Capacity Building (S034)
What they do
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.
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Board and leadership roster (17)
MIKE ADAMSPAST PRESIDE
WES CARPENTERDIRECTOR
WADE SEXTONPRESIDENT
TREY GOETHALSVICE PRESIDE
TRAVIS SMITHSECRETARY
TERRY FRANKLINDIRECTOR
SCOTT THOMPSONDIRECTOR
RANCE MERKELDIRECTOR
MIKE CUNNINGHAMDIRECTOR
ANDY GRAVESDIRECTOR
LOHAN KOTZETREASURER (F
JUSTIN MORGANDIRECTOR
JOHN FRITTSDIRECTOR
JASON ROBERTSONDIRECTOR
DAVID HURSTDIRECTOR
CORY HINCHEYDIRECTOR
BYRON GOBLEDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2010
- Location
- PO BOX 5830, KNOXVILLE, TN 37928-0830
- County
- Knox
- In care of
- % WILLIAM HURST
- Primary officer
- MASON GUYMON, TREASURER (CURRENT)
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- RODEFER MOSS & CO PLLC
- NTEE classification
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building (S034)