Foundation for Rural Service
The philanthropic arm of the rural broadband industry, rural at heart, that turns telecom's resources into scholarships, youth trips and community grants for the small places its members serve.
146named by FRS
47named by peers
Financial profile
Foundation for Rural Service · EIN 52-1889647 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $909,624 | $683,368 | $3,094 | $1,113,969 | $4,353,990 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $1,001,460 | $590,267 | $8,969 | $1,007,282 | $4,170,647 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $1,221,350 | $678,299 | $15,199 | $794,606 | $4,954,214 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $862,199 | $844,458 | $5,351 | $706,215 | $4,567,810 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $999,273 | $733,973 | $153,486 | $883,561 | $4,032,757 | Dec 2019 |
| FY2018 | $1,010,801 | $625,143 | $165,539 | $804,280 | $3,398,438 | Dec 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
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Who backs FRS
Every company Foundation for Rural Service names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Baker Tilly | Meeting sponsor | AAA ACLI APA APPA A +3 |
| CoBank | Meeting sponsor | AAI ARA AREAC AFBF FRWA +3 |
| NISC | Meeting sponsor | BMCE NPPA VMDAE WSTA |
| Calix | Foundation donor | NRECA SCTE WSTA |
| Groom Law Group, Chartered | Foundation donor | CCA NASRA PLUS |
| Great Plains Communications LLC. | Foundation donor | KACC NCCI |
| JSI | Foundation donor | NRECA WSTA |
| PSC | Foundation donor | USPEA VBA |
| DUO Broadband | Foundation donor | KCC |
| LTC Connect | Foundation donor | KCC |
| Nex-Tech | Foundation donor | SACC |
| Pioneer Communications | Foundation donor | GCACC |
| Power & Telephone Supply Company | Foundation donor | GMC |
| SDN Communications | Foundation donor | GSFCC |
| 3 Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Adams Telephone Co-Operative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Alenco | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Alliance Communications Cooperative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Alpina Capital, LLC | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| BBT | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| BEK Communications Cooperative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Ben Lomand Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Benton Cooperative Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Bloomer Broadband | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Bloomingdale Telephone Company, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Blue Valley Tele-Communications, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Bulloch Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Butler Bremer Communications | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Cap Rock Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Cass Communications | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| CC Communications | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Chariton Valley Broadband | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Citizens Telephone Cooperative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Coleman County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| COLTONTEL | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Communications 1 Network | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Consolidated Telcom | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Consolidated Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Consortia Consulting | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Cook & Associates | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Cornerstone Connectivity | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Cornerstone Publishing Group, Inc | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Curtis Telephone Company, Inc. c/o Consolidated Companies | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Dell Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Dickey Rural Telephone Cooperative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| DirectLink | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| DTC Communications | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Dumont Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Emery Telcom | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Emily Cooperative Telephone Co. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| F&B Communications, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Farmers Mutual Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Federated Telephone Cooperative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Five Area Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| FOCUS Broadband | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Foothills Communications | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Garden Valley Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Glenwood Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Golden Belt Telephone Association, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Green Hills Telephone Corporation | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| GRM Networks | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Hamilton Telecommunications | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Hardy Telecommunications | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Harrisonville Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Heart of Iowa Communications Cooperative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Hemingford Cooperative Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Herman & Whiteaker, LLC | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Highland Telephone Cooperative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Hill Country Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Home Telephone Co. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Interstate Telcom Consulting, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| James Valley Cooperative Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Kanokla | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Kingdom Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Lakeland Communications Group, LLC | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| LightStream | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Lynxx Networks | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Marne & Elk Horn Telephone Co. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Mid Century Telephone Cooperative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Midstate Communications, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Modern Cooperative Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Monitor Cooperative Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Mosaic Technologies | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Mulberry Cooperative Telephone Company, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Nemont Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| NineStar Connect | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| North Central Telephone Cooperative, Inc | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| North Dakota Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Northeast Missouri Rural Telephone Company (NEMR) | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company (NNTC) | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Northwest Communications Cooperative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Norvado, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Panora Communications Cooperative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Park Region Telephone | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Pigeon Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Pineland Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Polar Communications Mutual Aid Corp. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Ponderosa Telephone | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Rainbow Communications LLC. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Randolph Communications | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| RC Technologies | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Red River Communications | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Reservation Telephone Cooperative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Riazzi Rhyne and Swaim Investment Group | Meeting sponsor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| RTC Communications | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Sandhill Telephone Cooperative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| SC Broadband | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Scott County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| SEI Communications | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Services Mgmt Corp | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Shawnee Communications | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| SkyLine Membership Corporation | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| South Central Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| SRT Communications, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Star Telephone Membership Corporation | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Stayton Cooperative Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Strata Networks | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Surry Telephone Membership Corporation | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| ToledoTel | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Tri-County Communications Cooperative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Triangle Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| TrioTel Communications, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative Corporation | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Utility Capital Solutions | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Wabash Communications CO-OP | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Wabash Mutual Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| West River Cooperative Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| West River Telecommunications Cooperative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| West Wisconsin Telcom Cooperative | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| WesTel Systems | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Wilson Communications | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association (WCTA) | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Wittenberg Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
| Woodhull Telephone Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundation for Rural Service, so far |
Sources: 2 published lists, read September 2026
2026 Donors (by region). Read September 28, 2026. Organizational donors listed under the six regional tabs for 2026; foundations, NTCA and a tribal utility omitted; individual donors not recorded. Many donors are rural telephone cooperatives.
2026 Event Sponsors. Read September 28, 2026. Event sponsors tab, 2026.
Who backs Foundation for Rural Service's peers, but not Foundation for Rural Service
Companies named publicly by at least one of Foundation for Rural Service's five peer societies, and not found in Foundation for Rural Service's reviewed public records.
| Company | IF | NAFBF | SF | AF | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agoro Carbon Alliance | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| AgriMarketing Magazine | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Avanos | COLLABORATION: Bronze Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Bank of America | IMAGINATION: Silver Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| BASF | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Bayer Crop Science | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Beck’s | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| BigIron | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Cargill | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| CASE IH | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| CGI | CHAMPION: Friend Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| CME Group | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| comcast nbc logo | INNOVATION: Diamond Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Corteva Agriscience | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| COUNTRY Financial | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Cox | COLLABORATION: Bronze Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| CROPLAN Seed | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Enbridge | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Firestone Ag | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| FMC | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Graymont Co-Op Association | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| GROWMARK | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Indigo Ag | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Intuitive | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| John Deere | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| logo_wday_CMYK | INSPIRATION: Gold Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Martin Hood LLC | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Nationwide Insurance | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Novonesis | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Nutrien | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Nutrien Ag Solutions | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Phospholutions | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Pivot Bio | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Poet | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Prairie Farms Dairy | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| PTx | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Seramount | COLLABORATION: Bronze Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Sloan Implement Company, Inc. | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| STERIS | Spotlight Partner | 1 of 4 | |||
| Stryker | Platinum Partner | 1 of 4 | |||
| Sumitomo Biorational Company | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Syngenta North America | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| usaa logo | INNOVATION: Diamond Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Vive Crop Protection | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| walmart logo | INNOVATION: Diamond Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Willory | CHAMPION: Friend Investor | 1 of 4 |
The outside view
The philanthropic arm of the rural broadband industry, rural at heart, that turns telecom's resources into scholarships, youth trips and community grants for the small places its members serve.
- Consensus
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Legacy
Faithful to what was handed down.
The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.
Also reads toward The Village and The Movement.
Strengths
→Unmatched continuity and a trusted name.
→Decisions honor a long arc, not a news cycle.
→Members feel part of something lasting.
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