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← DEKALB TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by DEKALB TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$31,774,487
Total expenses
$28,094,601
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$27,801,681
Investment income
$151,489
Other revenue
$3,821,317
Total assets, end of year
$115,498,071
Total liabilities, end of year
$63,462,901
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$52,035,170
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 $27,675,900 · related or exempt $27,675,900

  • 2b · Program service revenue: POLE RENTAL INCOME

    total $125,781 · excluded $125,781

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $79,140 · excluded $79,140

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $2,604

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $2,604

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $2,604 · excluded $2,604

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $403,538

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

    other assets $331,189

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $72,349

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $72,349 · excluded $72,349

  • 11a · Other revenue: AFFILIATE INCOME

    total $3,679,886 · excluded $3,679,886

  • 11b · Other revenue: TECH TEAM REVENUE

    total $103,167 · unrelated business $103,167

  • 11c · Other revenue: DIRECTORY REVENUE

    total $35,660 · unrelated business $35,660

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,818,713

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $5,022,450

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,090,053

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,798,709

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,963,604

  • 24a · Other expenses: PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIO

    total $5,403,028

  • 24b · Other expenses: CUSTOMER OPERATIONS

    total $2,567,908

  • 24c · Other expenses: CORPORATE OPERATIONS

    total $2,124,202

  • 24d · Other expenses: NONREGULATED

    total $1,768,580

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,356,067

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,307,949 · end of year $9,663,338

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,029,509 · end of year $3,800,048

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,313,520 · end of year $4,423,335

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $461,566 · end of year $593,811

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

    $158,079,928

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

    $77,614,314

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $72,080,002 · end of year $80,465,614

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $12,281,781 · end of year $16,009,196

  • 14 · Intangible assets

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

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $54,882

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,593,019 · end of year $5,916,855

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $34,081,663 · end of year $45,299,294

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $11,633,954 · end of year $12,246,752

  • 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 $47,653,538 · end of year $52,035,170

Mission and programs · 2022

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 AND DTC TV SERVICE.

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Bennie Curtis

    DIRECTOR / PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $44,634
    From this org
    $28,048
    From related orgs
    $14,350
    Other
    $2,236
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 2.5 related
  • Brian Alexander

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $16,206
    From this org
    $1,924
    From related orgs
    $12,950
    Other
    $1,332
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 2.5 related
  • Terry McPeak

    DIRECTOR / SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $16,055
    From this org
    $2,679
    From related orgs
    $12,250
    Other
    $1,126
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 2.5 related
  • Kathy Pugh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $21,465
    From this org
    $10,965
    From related orgs
    $10,500
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 2.5 related
  • James Vinson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $38,480
    From this org
    $27,398
    From related orgs
    $9,800
    Other
    $1,282
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 2.5 related
  • Randy Campbell

    DIRECTOR / TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $37,056
    From this org
    $27,348
    From related orgs
    $9,450
    Other
    $258
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 2.5 related
  • Ronnie Garrison

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $29,657
    From this org
    $20,207
    From related orgs
    $9,450
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 2.5 related
  • Kurt Bass

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $28,878
    From this org
    $20,478
    From related orgs
    $8,400
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 2.5 related
  • David Parker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $26,857
    From this org
    $19,857
    From related orgs
    $7,000
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 2.5 related
  • James Dillard

    DIRECTOR / VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $16,265
    From this org
    $10,315
    From related orgs
    $5,950
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 2.5 related
  • Christopher Townson

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $404,485
    From this org
    $362,562
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,923
    Hours/week
    65

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $317,562
    Bonus
    $45,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,567
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,356
    Filer's total
    $404,485
  • Steve Johnson

    PLANT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $172,947
    From this org
    $136,620
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,327
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,166
    Bonus
    $10,454
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,078
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,249
    Filer's total
    $172,947
  • Ed Massey

    IT / CO MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $159,338
    From this org
    $132,237
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,101
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,783
    Bonus
    $10,454
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,572
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,529
    Filer's total
    $159,338
  • Joe Mitchell

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $143,055
    From this org
    $116,494
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,561
    Hours/week
    55
  • Anita Patrick

    HR MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $140,346
    From this org
    $112,328
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,018
    Hours/week
    55
  • Jannie Mulaski

    MARKETING MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $143,724
    From this org
    $111,477
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,247
    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 - $1,332 RANDY CAMPBELL - $258 BENNIE CURTIS - $2,236 RONNIE GARRISON - $258 TERRY MCPEAK - $1,126 JAMES VINSON - $1,281

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 $11,876,834 · share of assets $18,043,463 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by DEKALB TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE

  • FIRST CHOICE SECURITY INC

    C · SECURITY SERVICES · TN · 100% owned · share of income $365,923 · share of assets $284,630 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by DEKALB TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
30 August 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202332449349301458

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