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← DEKALB TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by DEKALB TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$27,171,280
Total expenses
$26,976,205
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$26,825,580
Investment income
$105,825
Other revenue
$239,875
Total assets, end of year
$125,108,855
Total liabilities, end of year
$67,354,893
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$57,753,962
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 $26,675,692 · related or exempt $26,675,692

  • 2b · Program service revenue: POLE RENTAL INCOME

    total $149,888 · excluded $149,888

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $108,451 · excluded $108,451

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

    other assets $2,626

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$2,626

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$2,626 · excluded -$2,626

  • 11a · Other revenue: AFFILIATE INCOME

    total $195,075 · excluded $195,075

  • 11b · Other revenue: DIRECTORY REVENUE

    total $25,943 · unrelated business $25,943

  • 11c · Other revenue: TECH TEAM REVENUE

    total $18,713 · unrelated business $18,713

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $144 · related or exempt $144

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $239,875

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $2,409,627

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,003,574

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,733,865

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,539,672

  • 24a · Other expenses: PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIO

    total $5,433,801

  • 24b · Other expenses: CORPORATE OPERATIONS

    total $2,346,494

  • 24c · Other expenses: CUSTOMER OPERATIONS

    total $2,264,463

  • 24d · Other expenses: NONREGULATED

    total $2,255,234

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $989,475

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,061,868 · end of year $2,050,519

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,222,876 · end of year $5,231,987

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,875,836 · end of year $6,132,658

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $2,552,922 · end of year $2,136,441

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $565,723 · end of year $612,369

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

    $184,915,123

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

    $95,055,298

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $91,637,877 · end of year $89,859,825

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $18,147,559 · end of year $18,501,213

  • 14 · Intangible assets

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

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,153 · end of year $95,996

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,377,363 · end of year $4,037,085

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $53,357,574 · end of year $50,681,470

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $11,017,711 · end of year $12,636,338

  • 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 $56,808,013 · end of year $57,753,962

Mission and programs · 2025

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.

  • IN 2025, DEKALB TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. COMPLETED BUILD OUT OF ITS FIBER NETWORK, WHICH PROVIDES HIGH SPEED BROADBAND SERVICES TO COOPERATIVE MEMBERS.

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Bennie Curtis

    DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $33,367
    From this org
    $16,917
    From related orgs
    $16,450
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kurt Bass

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $33,167
    From this org
    $22,317
    From related orgs
    $10,850
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • James Vinson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $32,628
    From this org
    $22,828
    From related orgs
    $9,800
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Randy Campbell

    DIRECTOR/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $29,875
    From this org
    $16,225
    From related orgs
    $13,650
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Ronnie Garrison

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $25,605
    From this org
    $16,155
    From related orgs
    $9,450
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • David Parker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $23,493
    From this org
    $14,043
    From related orgs
    $9,450
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kathy Pugh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $23,235
    From this org
    $9,235
    From related orgs
    $14,000
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Terry McPeak

    DIRECTOR/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $21,787
    From this org
    $5,337
    From related orgs
    $16,450
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • James Dillard

    DIRECTOR/VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $21,235
    From this org
    $8,985
    From related orgs
    $12,250
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Brian Alexander

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $18,477
    From this org
    $3,777
    From related orgs
    $14,700
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kasey Krueger

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $277,037
    From this org
    $238,620
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,417
    Hours/week
    65

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $228,620
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,603
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,814
    Filer's total
    $277,037

  • Steve Johnson Plant

    MANAGER/INTERIM CEO (THRU 06/25)

    Total calculated
    $199,452
    From this org
    $187,543
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,909
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,543
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,716
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,193
    Filer's total
    $199,452

  • Joe Mitchell

    DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $182,917
    From this org
    $159,102
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,815
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,914
    Bonus
    $15,188
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,231
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,584
    Filer's total
    $182,917

  • Christopher Townson

    CEO (THRU 01/25)

    Total calculated
    $135,554
    From this org
    $130,910
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,644
    Hours/week
    65

  • Anita Patrick

    DIRECTOR OF HR & ADMIN. SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $195,603
    From this org
    $169,736
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,867
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,486
    Bonus
    $20,250
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,283
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,584
    Filer's total
    $195,603

  • Ed Massey

    DIRECTOR OF TECH. & CYBERSECURITY

    Total calculated
    $191,126
    From this org
    $160,392
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,734
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,204
    Bonus
    $15,188
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,705
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,029
    Filer's total
    $191,126

  • Brent Adcock

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $170,768
    From this org
    $137,545
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,223
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,365
    Bonus
    $15,180
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,545
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,678
    Filer's total
    $170,768

  • Jannie Mulaski

    MKTG. & COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $149,659
    From this org
    $122,215
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,444
    Hours/week
    55

  • Sabrina Caruthers

    CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $140,927
    From this org
    $123,461
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,466
    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: BENNIE CURTIS = $1,874 JAMES VINSON = $661 RANDY CAMPBELL = $1,582 RONNIE GARRISON = $484 TERRY MCPEAK = $1,856 BRIAN ALEXANDER = $1,561

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 $9,002,349 · share of assets $22,415,065 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by DEKALB TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE

  • FIRST CHOICE SECURITY INC

    C · SECURITY SERVICES · TN · 100% owned · share of income $608,886 · share of assets $452,608 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by DEKALB TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
24 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202622679349300747

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