What the amendment changed
Compared with the return it replaced , filed 31 October 2023. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
- Total expenses
- $4,798,711 changed to $4,776,680
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,022,106 changed to $16,118,773
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $14,617,630 changed to $14,714,297
- Program services expenses
- not reported changed to $0
- Management and general expenses
- not reported changed to $0
- Fundraising expenses
- not reported changed to $0
Listed under a different title
- Connie CoppusCONNIE COPPUS: SECRETARY/TREASURER then Secretary/Treas
- David CoppusDAVID COPPUS: TRUSTEE then Treasurer
- Laura WiseLAURA WISE: ASST. TREASURER then Asst Treasurer
- Nathan BricknerNATHAN BRICKNER: KEY EMPLOYEE then General Manager
Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,067,961
- Total expenses
- $4,776,680
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $4,693,454
- Investment income
- $298,608
- Other revenue
- $75,899
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,118,773
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,404,476
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $14,714,297
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $0
- Management and general expenses
- $0
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- not reported
Program services were 0.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
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.
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2a · Program service revenue: Cable TV Services Revenue
total $1,228,146 · related or exempt $1,228,146
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2b · Program service revenue: High-Speed Internet Reven
total $1,458,572 · related or exempt $1,444,747 · unrelated business $13,825
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2c · Program service revenue: Miscellaneous Revenue
total $46,073 · related or exempt $2,893 · unrelated business $43,180
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2d · Program service revenue: Telecommunications Revenu
total $1,960,663 · related or exempt $1,947,617 · unrelated business $13,046
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3 · Investment income
total $298,608 · excluded $298,608
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6a · Gross rents
personal property $75,638
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6c · Rental income or loss
personal property $75,638
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $75,638 · unrelated business $75,638
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: Misc Revenue
total $261 · excluded $261
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11e · Other revenue, total
$261
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $180,076
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $181,766
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $0
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $8,216
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $88,161
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $103,711
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13 · Office expenses
total $6,896
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $1,500
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17 · Travel
total $0
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $805,289
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23 · Insurance
total $0
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24a · Other expenses: Programming Fees
total $1,259,613
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24b · Other expenses: Internet Expense
total $858,596
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24c · Other expenses: Customer Service Expense
total $243,159
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24d · Other expenses: Digital Switching Expense
total $221,755
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24e · All other expenses
total $817,942
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,306,251 · end of year $1,384,115
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,361,512 · end of year $2,639,375
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $179,123 · end of year $269,237
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $481,459 · end of year $395,266
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $69,503 · end of year $49,933
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$18,146,101
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$9,986,890
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $7,522,250 · end of year $8,159,211
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $2,409,267 · end of year $2,314,823
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $425,107 · end of year $906,813
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,326,337 · end of year $1,404,476
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $38,660 · end of year $41,900
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $14,389,475 · end of year $14,672,397
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
To provide, maintain and expand regulated local telephone, cable TV and high-speed internet services for the benefit of the members of the cooperative.
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To provide, maintain and expand regulated local telephone, cable tv, and high speed internet services for the benefit of the members of the cooperative.
As filed on the 2022 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Nathan Brickner
General Manager
- Total calculated
- $144,578
- From this org
- $108,156
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,422
- Hours/week
- 40
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Laura Wise
Asst Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $106,741
- From this org
- $73,610
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,131
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Thomas Daniel
President
- Total calculated
- $600
- From this org
- $600
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.9
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Tonya Breidenbach
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $600
- From this org
- $600
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.6
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Matthew Hoover
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $600
- From this org
- $600
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.6
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Connie Coppus
Secretary/Treas
- Total calculated
- $560
- From this org
- $560
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.8
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Joseph Smith
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $560
- From this org
- $560
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Jeffrey Oakleaf
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $520
- From this org
- $520
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
David Coppus
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $480
- From this org
- $480
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Brent Berrier
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $440
- From this org
- $440
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.4
-
Andrew Brickner
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $240
- From this org
- $240
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
-
Jerry Swander
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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.
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.
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BTC Multimedia LLC
Providing cable TV and high-speed internet services · OH · income $324,629 · assets $2,247,045
Directly controlled by Bascom Mutual Telephone Company
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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Bascom Advanced Services Inc
C Corp · Internet Access · OH · 100% owned · share of income $250,732 · share of assets $2,225,952 · controlled entity
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202543219349307899
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