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DEKALB TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE

EIN 62-0513986 ALEXANDRIA, TN

Revenue 2025
$27,171,280
Expenses 2025
$26,976,205

As filed

Subsection
12
Classification
3000
Street
PO BOX 247

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

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.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $27,171,280
    Expenses
    $26,976,205
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $27,675,081
    Expenses
    $26,481,130
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $26,316,366
    Expenses
    $25,195,176
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $31,774,487
    Expenses
    $28,094,601
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $26,158,817
    Expenses
    $25,914,832
    Assets (EOY)
    $99,962,174
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $21,197,311
    Expenses
    $22,901,194
    Assets (EOY)
    $83,068,721
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $20,334,737
    Expenses
    $20,380,497
    Assets (EOY)
    $65,647,340
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $20,364,429
    Expenses
    $20,129,857
    Assets (EOY)
    $56,272,258
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $19,411,389
    Expenses
    $20,044,414
    Assets (EOY)
    $50,418,431
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $17,246,767
    Expenses
    $15,550,925
    Assets (EOY)
    $52,105,343
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $16,656,385
    Expenses
    $15,995,036
    Assets (EOY)
    $52,786,951
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $16,328,051
    Expenses
    $16,048,134
    Assets (EOY)
    $54,694,290
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $17,231,499
    Expenses
    $16,779,639
    Assets (EOY)
    $56,153,576
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $17,155,033
    Assets (EOY)
    $57,046,139

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

No itemized grant names this organization as a recipient. Only grants over $5,000 are itemized, and only by filers of the full Form 990.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related corporations and trusts on its 2025 return

  • ADVANTAGE CELLULAR SYSTEMS INC

    C · CELLULAR SERVICE · TN · 100% owned · share of income $9,002,349 · share of assets $22,415,065 · controlled entity

  • FIRST CHOICE SECURITY INC

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.