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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by TRI-COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$21,782,811
Total expenses
$21,782,813
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$19,608,083
Investment income
$401,990
Other revenue
$1,772,738
Total assets, end of year
$70,353,666
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,149,583
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$61,204,083
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
$0

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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $0

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Cable TV Service

    total $6,077,625 · related or exempt $6,077,625 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Telephone Service

    total $4,912,778 · related or exempt $4,912,778 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Internet & Support Service

    total $8,457,585 · related or exempt $8,457,585 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Telephone Directory

    total $78,094 · related or exempt $42,121 · unrelated business $35,973 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue: Rental Service

    total $82,001 · related or exempt $82,001 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $401,990 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $401,990

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $75,120 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $18,718 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $56,402 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $56,402 · related or exempt $52,834 · unrelated business $3,568 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: BILLING & COLLECTION

    total $1,571,128 · related or exempt $1,543,539 · unrelated business $27,589 · excluded $0

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER NON-OPERATING INCOME

    total $88,579 · related or exempt $88,579 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11c · Other revenue: STATE USF

    total $49,141 · related or exempt $49,141 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $7,488 · related or exempt $6,470 · unrelated business $1,018 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,716,336

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $2,664,944

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,089,444

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,114,307

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $276,508

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $553,939

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $294,959

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $13,354

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $97,074

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $254,805

  • 20 · Interest

    total $85,350

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,104,212

  • 24a · Other expenses: COST OF VIDEO PROGRAMMING

    total $7,813,681

  • 24b · Other expenses: PLANT SPECIFIC EXPENSES

    total $1,987,163

  • 24c · Other expenses: CORPORATE OPERATIONS

    total $1,018,840

  • 24d · Other expenses: CUSTOMER OPERATIONS

    total $379,728

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $34,505

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,139,491 · end of year $2,266,991

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,867,168 · end of year $5,227,899

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,819,399 · end of year $655,550

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $841,935 · end of year $702,586

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $440,176 · end of year $332,863

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

    $74,858,846

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

    $47,365,137

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $22,968,816 · end of year $27,493,709

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $30,595,639 · end of year $32,618,892

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,168,864 · end of year $1,055,176

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,138,855 · end of year $0

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,429,231 · end of year $4,555,279

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,930,223 · end of year $4,594,304

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 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 $57,343,179 · end of year $61,204,083

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

IT SHALL BE THE MISSION OF THE TRI-COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE, INC. TO PROVIDE DEPENDABLE SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS AT THE LOWEST COST CONSISTENT WITH SOUND ECONOMY AND GOOD MANAGEMENT.

  • THE COOPERATIVE PROVIDES DEPENDABLE SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS AT THE LOWEST COST CONSISTENT WITH SOUND ECONOMY AND GOOD MANAGEMENT.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Robert Baecker

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $14,050
    From this org
    $14,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.7

  • Russell Carlisle

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $14,593
    From this org
    $14,593
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.8

  • Aaron Kidd

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $11,650
    From this org
    $11,650
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.2

  • Christine Howard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $5,500
    From this org
    $5,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.1

  • Kathy Sieg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $7,750
    From this org
    $7,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Lynn Nelson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $11,650
    From this org
    $11,650
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.2

  • Thomas Goller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,850
    From this org
    $12,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Cheryl Rue

    GENERAL MANAGER/CEO

    Total calculated
    $465,716
    From this org
    $375,130
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $90,586
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $340,130
    Bonus
    $35,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $61,018
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,568
    Filer's total
    $465,716

  • Gerald Webb

    Chief Operations Officer

    Total calculated
    $277,088
    From this org
    $207,914
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,174
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,914
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $37,580
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,594
    Filer's total
    $277,088

  • Kristen Carroll

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $268,597
    From this org
    $200,094
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,503
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,094
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $36,108
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,395
    Filer's total
    $268,597

  • Kevin Schroeder

    IT/NETWORK MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $168,930
    From this org
    $116,727
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,203
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $111,727
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,468
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,735
    Filer's total
    $168,930

  • Mathew Sluga

    Plant Manager

    Total calculated
    $152,395
    From this org
    $102,702
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,693
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $97,702
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,123
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,570
    Filer's total
    $152,395

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 · Written employment contract
  • 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.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • WESTERN WISCONSIN COMMUNICATIONS LLC

    VIDEO · WI · income $8,341,704 · assets $21,032,422

    Directly controlled by TCC

  • TRI-WEST COMMUNICATIONS LLC

    INTERNET · WI · income $6,884,294 · assets $3,219,362

    Directly controlled by TCC

Related corporations and trusts

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

  • TRI-COUNTY TELCOM INC

    C Corporation · COMMUNICATION · WI · 100% owned · share of income $4,721,864 · share of assets $32,383,978 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by TRI-COUNTY COOP

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202523219349306432

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