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← PALO COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PALO COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,685,077
Total expenses
$1,760,331
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,452,056
Investment income
$82,734
Other revenue
$150,287
Total assets, end of year
$6,155,489
Total liabilities, end of year
$60,083
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,095,406
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: Telecommunications Services

    total $1,452,056 · related or exempt $1,452,056

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

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

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $82,734 · excluded $82,734

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $2,521

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $2,521 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $2,521 · excluded $2,521

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    total $147,304 · excluded $147,304

  • 11b · Other revenue: DIRECTORY ADVERTISING

    total $462 · related or exempt $462

  • 11d · All other revenue

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

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $147,766

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $610,839

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $125,872

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $77,551

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $7,527

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,116

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $30,396

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,859

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $81,397

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $253,286

  • 24a · Other expenses: Cost of Services

    total $252,243

  • 24b · Other expenses: PLANT SPECIFIC

    total $146,089

  • 24c · Other expenses: CUSTOMER SERVICES

    total $98,771

  • 24d · Other expenses: EXECUTIVE EXPENSE

    total $41,212

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $29,173

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,390 · end of year $2,489

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,752,133 · end of year $2,491,924

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $73,501 · end of year $60,082

  • 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 $159,116 · end of year $149,941

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $40,040 · end of year $38,499

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

    $5,465,413

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

    $2,893,283

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,453,293 · end of year $2,572,130

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $858,760 · end of year $840,424

  • 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 $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $396,657 · end of year $56,609

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 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 $2,743 · end of year $3,474

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $628 · end of year $664

  • 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 $5,940,205 · end of year $6,094,742

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS

  • TO PROVIDE THE COOPERATIVE WITH QUALITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO ITS MEMBER SUBSCRIBERS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE, TOLL SERVICE, INTERNET SERVICE, VIDEO SERVICE, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CUSTOMER PREMISE WIRING AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES FOR QUALITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Danny Gardemann

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $980
    From this org
    $980
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Schmitz

    OFFICER OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $980
    From this org
    $980
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gordon Bull

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $980
    From this org
    $980
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeremy Miller

    BOARD VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $980
    From this org
    $980
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeremy Robertson

    BOARD-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $1,120
    From this org
    $1,120
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Harvey

    OFFICER/DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $377
    From this org
    $377
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erin Petersen

    GM/CEO/COO

    Total calculated
    $120,455
    From this org
    $107,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,301
    Hours/week
    60

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403189349309785

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