WELLMAN COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: WELLMAN COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION (EIN 42-0591540)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-10-07
IRS object ID: 202402819349302255
Schema version: 2023v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-10-07T16:14:45+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	440160260	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Forvis Mazars LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1401 50th Street Suite 350	AddressLine1Txt
City	West Des Moines	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	502665935	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	420591540	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WELLMAN COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WELL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3196466075	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	305 8TH AVENUE PO BOX 170	AddressLine1Txt
City	WELLMAN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	52356	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Dion Schminke	PersonNm
Person Title	General Manager	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3196466075	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-10-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Joe Lynn	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01270416	PTIN
Phone	5152230159	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-11-15	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DION SCHMINKE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	305 8TH AVENUE PO BOX 170	AddressLine1Txt
City	WELLMAN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	52356	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,088,554	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.WELLMANTELEPHONE.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1952	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, RELIABLE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	5	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$8,092	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$938	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,887,441	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,888,976	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$87,022	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$49,816	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$105,160	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$142,069	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,079,623	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,080,861	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$10,324	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$9,812	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$632,206	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$434,528	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$548,873	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$479,996	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,839,641	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,077,363	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,031,044	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,001,699	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$48,579	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$79,162	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$10,136,437	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$10,040,834	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$4,671,441	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,059,607	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$5,464,996	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$5,981,227	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, RELIABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS sERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE COOPERATIVE PROVIDES QUALITY SERVICES TO ITS MEMBER SUBSCRIBERS WE HAVE BUILT OUR ENTIRE SERVICE AREA WITH FIBER TO PROVIDE HIGH SPEED INTERNET, VIDEO, LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICES AND TOLL SERVICES. WE PROVIDE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE OR LEASE AND INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CUSTOMER PREMISE WIRING AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. WE ALSO PROVIDE TRANSPORT FROM OUR TOWERS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$0	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	26	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	5	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income	$2,061,896	MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income	$164,333	OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DION SCHMINKE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3196466075	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	305 8TH AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WELLMAN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	52356	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DIANE BRENNEMAN
PRESIDENT	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$2,700	$0	$0
JEREMY STATLER
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$2,805	$0	$0
JONATHAN CHALUPA
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$2,550	$0	$0
LEROY POWELL
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$3,060	$0	$0
NICOLE SLABAUGH
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$2,970	$0	$0
TERRA HUBER
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$2,040	$0	$0
TONY STUTZMAN
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$3,180	$0	$0
DION SCHMINKE
COO	45.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$135,109	$0	$42,380

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$154,414	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$42,380	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FORVIS MAZARS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1401 50TH ST STE 350	AddressLine1Txt
City	WEST DES MOINES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	502665935	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	CONSULTING	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$118,081	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions	$0	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Telecommunications Services	Desc
Business	517000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,888,976	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,888,976	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,888,976	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$49,816	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$49,816	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$117,168	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,180	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$115,988	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$115,988	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$100,035	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$15,953	ExclusionAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$3,890	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$6,513	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$2,623	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$2,623	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
DIRECTORY REVENUE	511140	$16,156	$8,092	$8,064
K-1 INCOME/LOSS	900099	-$3,869		-$3,869
ALL OTHER MISC REVENUE	900099	$16,417		$16,417

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$28,704	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,080,861	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,986,388	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$8,092	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$86,381	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,812	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$434,528	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$196,794	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$132,473	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,512	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$116,749	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,468	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,645	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$118,081	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,611	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$111,372	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$547,032	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS	$679,227
COST OF VIDEO SERVICES	$420,121
PLANT NON-SPECIFIC OPERATION	$83,067
CUSTOMER OPERATIONS	$74,946

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,261	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,001,699	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,358,602	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,211,493	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$304,456	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,011	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$89,830	BOYAmt
EOY	$721,790	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,790	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,007	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$65,900	BOYAmt
EOY	$88,464	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$12,660,430	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$6,332,036	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,690,359	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,328,394	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,088,927	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,114,527	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,000	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$496,573	BOYAmt
EOY	$517,148	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,136,437	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,040,834	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,830,650	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,282,685	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$383,106	BOYAmt
EOY	$780,551	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,381	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,403	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,941,768	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,526,250	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$500,536	BOYAmt
EOY	$461,718	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,671,441	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,059,607	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,464,996	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,981,227	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,464,996	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,981,227	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,136,437	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,040,834	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$79,162	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$437,069	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$55,350	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$55,350	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$941,870	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$557,748	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$384,122	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$11,663,210	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,774,288	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,888,922	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$6,328,394	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
Investment in WKIJ	$486,845	C
Investment in Aureon	$627,682	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$1,114,527	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
CASH SURRENDER -LIFE INSURANCE	$455,803
Right of use asset	$61,345

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$517,148	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION	$19,344
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$313,722
OTHER LIABILITIES	$1,196
DEFERRED REVENUE	$65,526
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY	$61,930

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$461,718	TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule D, Part X, Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THEIR INCOME TAX POSITIONS UNDER THE GUIDANCE INCLUDED IN ASC 740. BASED ON THEIR REVIEW, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECORDED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DION SCHMINKE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Title	COO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$135,109	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$6,054	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$36,326	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$177,489	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders	MEMBERSHIP IN THE COOPERATIVE IS RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIBERS TO MEMBERSHIP-ELIGIBLE VOICE, VIDEO OR DATA SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE COOPERATIVE WHO ARE OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP, PURSUANT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body	MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT AN ANNUAL MEETING.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders	MEMBER APPROVAL OF SIGNIFICANT BOARD DECISIONS THAT MAY ARISE, SUCH AS MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, AS NECESSARY.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM PREPARES AND REVIEWS THE 990. THE 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT MAY HAVE ARE ADDRESSED, AND ANY CORRECTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE ARE MADE. THE ENTIRE 990 WITH ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING THE 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISCLOSE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. THIS FORM IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IF A CONFLICT IS FOUND, THE PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE TRANSACTION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	THE COMPENSATION OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHER STAFF IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE BOARD INCORPORATES A SALARY STUDY PUBLISHED BY NCTA, WHICH INDICATES COMPENSATION STATISTICS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees	THE COMPENSATION OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHER STAFF IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE BOARD INCORPORATES A SALARY STUDY PUBLISHED BY NCTA, WHICH INDICATES COMPENSATION STATISTICS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND CERTAIN GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances	Patronage Capital Allocated - 434528; Income from Subsidiary - 28066; K-1 Adjustment - 1404; Patronage capital paid - Estates - -26929;

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WKIJ COMMUNICATIONS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	305 8TH AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WELLMAN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	52356	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	421244226	EIN
Primary Activities	INVESTMENT	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	IA	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WELLMAN COOP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	C Corporation	EntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	$29,719	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$489,852	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership	1.0000	OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization	Yes (true)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd