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← PIONEER TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PIONEER TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$19,597,646
Total expenses
$15,954,841
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$31,991
Program service revenue
$19,082,943
Investment income
$509,880
Other revenue
$4,823
Total assets, end of year
$52,989,700
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,090,908
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$44,898,792
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: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE

    total $19,082,943 · related or exempt $19,082,943

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $509,880 · excluded $509,880

  • 6a · Gross rents

    personal property $4,823

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    personal property $4,823

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $4,823 · excluded $4,823

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $11,091

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $20,900

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $88,604

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $212,292

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,067,783

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,828,843

  • 24a · Other expenses: PLANT SPECIFIC

    total $3,863,743

  • 24b · Other expenses: PLANT NON-SPECIFIC

    total $2,327,173

  • 24c · Other expenses: CORPORATE OPERATIONS

    total $1,860,017

  • 24d · Other expenses: CUSTOMER OPERATIONS

    total $1,711,268

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $963,127

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $92,740 · end of year $66,545

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $16,808,341 · end of year $14,521,134

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $382,743 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $788,272 · end of year $986,496

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $36,346 · end of year $12,799

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $349,660 · end of year $305,650

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

    $104,204,000

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

    $76,771,489

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $17,202,251 · end of year $27,432,511

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $3,285,214 · end of year $3,532,066

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $1,296,941 · end of year $1,173,518

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,356,565 · end of year $4,958,981

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,540,222 · end of year $8,030,908

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $60,000

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $8,242 · end of year $8,830

  • 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 $41,050,609 · end of year $44,889,962

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE TO ITS MEMBERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE COOPERATIVE PROVIDES TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS.

  • COOPERATIVE PROVIDES TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE TO ITS MEMBERS. AS OF 12-31-24 THERE WERE 7,371 ACCESS LINES IN SERVICE.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Carol Stueve

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $34,882
    From this org
    $4,550
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,332
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chris Mooney Jr

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $34,882
    From this org
    $4,550
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,332
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sterling Grant

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $37,632
    From this org
    $7,300
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,332
    Hours/week
    2

  • Frank Nusbaum

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $35,882
    From this org
    $5,550
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,332
    Hours/week
    2

  • Charla Koeppe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $34,882
    From this org
    $4,550
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,332
    Hours/week
    2

  • Raymond Hunter

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $34,132
    From this org
    $3,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,332
    Hours/week
    2

  • James Rennard

    GENERAL MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $371,844
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $299,900
    Other
    $71,944
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $267,318 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $32,582 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $71,944
    Filer's total
    $71,944 + $299,900 related

  • Kurtis Kontur

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $207,495
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $146,280
    Other
    $61,215
    Hours/week
    36 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $144,897 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $1,383 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $61,215
    Filer's total
    $61,215 + $146,280 related

  • Brad Madison

    DIRECTOR OF NETWORK OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $210,489
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $158,326
    Other
    $52,163
    Hours/week
    37 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $156,795 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $1,531 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $52,163
    Filer's total
    $52,163 + $158,326 related

  • David Placko

    NETWORK OPERATIONS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $188,916
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $129,341
    Other
    $59,575
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $128,102 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $1,239 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $59,575
    Filer's total
    $59,575 + $129,341 related

  • Vincent Emge

    NETWORK FACILITY MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $191,202
    From this org
    $126,901
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,301
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,663
    Bonus
    $1,238
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $64,301
    Filer's total
    $191,202

  • Tanya Howie

    DIRECTOR OF SALES AND MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $186,821
    From this org
    $124,235
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,586
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,025
    Bonus
    $1,210
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $62,586
    Filer's total
    $186,821

  • Brian Richardson

    ENGINEERING MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $184,479
    From this org
    $112,803
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $71,676
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $111,762
    Bonus
    $1,041
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $71,676
    Filer's total
    $184,479

  • Matthew Bales

    NETWORK ENGINEER

    Total calculated
    $160,663
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $105,082
    Other
    $55,581
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $104,093 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $989 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $55,581
    Filer's total
    $55,581 + $105,082 related

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

  • 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

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.

  • PIONEER CONSOLIDATED INC

    C · TELECOMMUNICATIONS INVESTMENTS · OR · 100% owned · share of income $558,736 · share of assets $4,160,623

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523109349304617

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