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← DEKALB TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DEKALB TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$27,675,081
Total expenses
$26,481,130
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$26,080,020
Investment income
$306,582
Other revenue
$1,288,479
Total assets, end of year
$125,560,661
Total liabilities, end of year
$68,752,648
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$56,808,013
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TELECOMMUNICATION REVENUE

    total $25,950,345 · related or exempt $25,950,345

  • 2b · Program service revenue: POLE RENTAL INCOME

    total $129,675 · excluded $129,675

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $124,904 · excluded $124,904

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $217

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $217

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $217 · excluded $217

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $181,678

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $181,678

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $181,678 · excluded $181,678

  • 11a · Other revenue: AFFILIATE INCOME

    total $1,193,951 · excluded $1,193,951

  • 11b · Other revenue: DIRECTORY REVENUE

    total $88,822 · unrelated business $88,822

  • 11c · Other revenue: TECH TEAM REVENUE

    total $5,489 · unrelated business $5,489

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,288,262

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $1,947,405

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,088,852

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,616,350

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,773,964

  • 24a · Other expenses: PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIO

    total $5,322,351

  • 24b · Other expenses: CUSTOMER OPERATIONS

    total $2,614,409

  • 24c · Other expenses: NONREGULATED

    total $2,466,343

  • 24d · Other expenses: CORPORATE OPERATIONS

    total $2,413,264

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,238,192

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,179,352 · end of year $2,061,868

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,178,464 · end of year $5,222,876

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,202,821 · end of year $4,875,836

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $2,783,605 · end of year $2,552,922

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $590,708 · end of year $565,723

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $181,108,649

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $89,470,772

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $90,514,167 · end of year $91,637,877

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $17,056,102 · end of year $18,147,559

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $487,847 · end of year $487,847

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $31,978 · end of year $8,153

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,824,136 · end of year $4,377,363

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $52,323,966 · end of year $53,357,574

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $12,718,090 · end of year $11,017,711

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $52,158,852 · end of year $56,808,013

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE WORLD-CLASS BROADBAND AND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR MEMBERS AND THE REGIONS WE SERVE.

  • DEKALB TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. PROVIDED A VARIETY OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS THAT ARE PRIMARILY LOCATED IN ALEXANDRIA, AUBURNTOWN, GORDONSVILLE, LIBERTY, MILTON, NORENE, SMITHVILLE, TEMPERANCE HALL, WOODBURY, AND WOODLAND (TENNESSEE). THESE SERVICES INCLUDED WIRELESS SERVICE, INTERNET ACCESS, HIGH SPEED DATA SERVICES, SPECIAL CALLING FEATURES, VOICE MAIL, LONG DISTANCE AND DTC TV SERVICE.

  • DEKALB TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. CONTINUED BUILD OUT OF ITS FIBER NETWORK, WHICH PROVIDES HIGH SPEED BROADBAND SERVICES TO COOPERATIVE MEMBERS. THE COMPLETION OF THE FIBER NETWORK IS PROJECTED FOR ALL COOPERATIVE MEMBERS BY 2025.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Bennie Curtis

    DIRECTOR / PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $40,304
    From this org
    $25,954
    From related orgs
    $14,350
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Randy Campbell

    DIRECTOR / TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $36,845
    From this org
    $25,295
    From related orgs
    $11,550
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • James Vinson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $45,840
    From this org
    $32,190
    From related orgs
    $13,650
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kathy Pugh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $26,330
    From this org
    $12,680
    From related orgs
    $13,650
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Terry McPeak

    DIRECTOR / SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $20,174
    From this org
    $5,824
    From related orgs
    $14,350
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kurt Bass

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $32,209
    From this org
    $23,109
    From related orgs
    $9,100
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • James Dillard

    DIRECTOR / VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $22,330
    From this org
    $12,180
    From related orgs
    $10,150
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Ronnie Garrison

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $31,138
    From this org
    $22,388
    From related orgs
    $8,750
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • David Parker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $31,338
    From this org
    $22,588
    From related orgs
    $8,750
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Brian Alexander

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $17,352
    From this org
    $3,002
    From related orgs
    $14,350
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Christopher Townson

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $406,174
    From this org
    $363,472
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,702
    Hours/week
    65

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $313,472
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,499
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,203
    Filer's total
    $406,174

  • Steve Johnson

    PLANT MANAGER / INTERIM CEO

    Total calculated
    $215,418
    From this org
    $175,611
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,807
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,389
    Bonus
    $10,222
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,289
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,518
    Filer's total
    $215,418

  • Joe Mitchell

    DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $158,364
    From this org
    $128,990
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,374
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $118,065
    Bonus
    $10,925
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,860
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,514
    Filer's total
    $158,364

  • Ed Massey

    IT / CO MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $178,583
    From this org
    $149,798
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,785
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,498
    Bonus
    $13,300
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,084
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,701
    Filer's total
    $178,583

  • Jannie Mulaski

    MARKETING MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $149,885
    From this org
    $114,041
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,844
    Hours/week
    55

  • Anita Patrick

    HR MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $168,739
    From this org
    $139,042
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,697
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $118,282
    Bonus
    $20,760
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,878
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,819
    Filer's total
    $168,739

  • Brent Adcock

    ENGINEERING OPERATIONS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $157,925
    From this org
    $121,184
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,741
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $110,910
    Bonus
    $10,274
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,295
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,446
    Filer's total
    $157,925

  • Sabrina Caruthers

    CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $125,453
    From this org
    $105,638
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,815
    Hours/week
    55

  • Tim Cantrell

    OUTSIDE PLANT SUPERVISOR

    Total calculated
    $137,514
    From this org
    $102,857
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,657
    Hours/week
    55

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WERE INCLUDED IN EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION AS IT RELATES TO TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS: BRIAN ALEXANDER - $828 RANDY CAMPBELL - $291 BENNIE CURTIS - $566 TERRY MCPEAK - $692 JAMES VINSON - $835

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • ADVANTAGE CELLULAR SYSTEMS INC

    C · CELLULAR SERVICE · TN · 100% owned · share of income $5,186,535 · share of assets $20,855,297 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by DEKALB TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE

  • FIRST CHOICE SECURITY INC

    C · SECURITY SERVICES · TN · 100% owned · share of income $369,644 · share of assets $456,479 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by DEKALB TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202502889349300600

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