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GARDEN VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
GARDEN VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY (EIN 41-0271520)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-10-03
IRS object ID
202422779349301017
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-10-03T11:00:19-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN411360831PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OLSEN THIELEN & CO LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12675 LONG LAKE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55113ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN410271520EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GARDEN VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2DBA GARDEN VALLEY TECHNOLOGIESBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGARDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2186875251PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1206 VANCE AVE S PO BOX 259AddressLine1Txt
CityERSKINECityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP565350259ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLEE HOAASPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2186875251PhoneNum
Signature2024-09-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonALLISON L BOYD CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00535697PTIN
Phone6514834521PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTIMOTHY BRINKMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1206 VANCE AVE S PO BOX 259AddressLine1Txt
CityERSKINECityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP565350259ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$44,374,083GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.GVTEL.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1906FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROVIDE COMMUNICATION SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS ON A NON-PROFIT COOPERATIVE BASIS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee114TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$9,640TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$5,695NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$41,852,743PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$42,575,697CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$563,927PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,758,284CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$6,454PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$7,239CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$42,423,124PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$44,341,220CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$8,637,718PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$7,995,623CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$11,413,536PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$23,174,333CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$42,862,223CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$0PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,478,997CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$35,482,687TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$34,436,022TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$83,252,067NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$85,018,404NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionPROVIDE COMMUNICATION SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS ON A NON-PROFIT COOPERATIVE BASIS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescGARDEN VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY PROVIDES COMMUNICATION SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS ON A NON-PROFIT COOPERATIVE BASIS.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document1299IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee114EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$22,540,013MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$3,101,305OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn0AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or ProcedureYes (1)WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2186875251PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1206 VANCE AVE S PO BOX 259AddressLine1Txt
CityERSKINECityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP565350259ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ALLEN PAULSON
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$13,322$0$0
JAMES FERDEN
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$13,823$0$0
ARLENE NOVAK
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$13,369$0$0
JAMES DEVRIES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$12,742$0$0
LELAND HOAAS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$12,088$0$0
BYRON NESS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$11,912$0$0
RONALD KIESOW
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$11,183$0$0
LARRY DJERNES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$11,295$0$0
CASEY HOLLAND
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$8,800$0$0
TIMOTHY BRINKMAN
CEO/GENERAL MANAGER40.00Yes (X)$327,873$0$114,951
STEVE MUELLER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$169,716$0$54,312
JON SMITH
CHIEF FACILITIES OFFICER40.00$154,506$0$64,049Yes (X)
BRIAN GRUNHOVD
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER40.00$136,438$0$60,105Yes (X)
HEIDI HAAVEN
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40.00$138,089$0$53,025Yes (X)
SUE RASMUSSEN
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER40.00$139,440$0$54,433Yes (X)
LAURIE RAMSEY
SERVICE OFC. SUPERVISOR40.00$113,336$0$52,495Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K23IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
MP NEXLEVEL LLC
500 COUNTY RD 37 NWMAPLE LAKEMN55358BURIED FIBER OPTIC CABLE INSTALLATION$1,560,420
HANSON CONSTRUCTION
PO BOX 410THIEF RIVER FALLSMN56701STORE-REMODEL CONSTRUCTION$602,301
INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS
1000 HWY 71 NEWILLMARMN56201SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT$493,908
JCS INC
646 1ST ST ESHEVLINMN56676INTERNET/VIDEO INSTALLATIONS$196,926
STELLAR ASSOCIATION LLC
405 2ND STR E PO BOX 156CHOKIOMN56221INTERNET TRANSPORT$195,791
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
TELEPHONE SERVICES517000$42,370,415$42,370,415
PARTNERSHIP INCOME517000$202,881$202,881
ADVERTISING541800$2,401$2,401
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$42,575,697TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$284,642TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$284,642ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$15,395RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$8,156RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$7,239RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,239TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$7,239UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,498,349SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$24,707SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,473,642SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,473,642TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,473,642RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$44,341,220TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$44,046,938RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$9,640UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$284,642ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,995,623TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$775,386TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,525,698TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,391,183TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,766TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,973TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$638,878TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,721,419TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
PLANT, MAINTENANCE & CO$7,640,477
ACCESS, PROGRAMMING AND$4,791,449
CUSTOMER$1,979,647
CORPORATE$1,124,849

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$197,875TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,862,223TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,275,338BOYAmt
EOY$9,528,300EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$657,674BOYAmt
EOY$1,370,959EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,162,762BOYAmt
EOY$3,619,080EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,403,518BOYAmt
EOY$1,854,273EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$226,187BOYAmt
EOY$121,756EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$159,387,332LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$74,900,965LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,584,084BOYAmt
EOY$84,486,367EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,273,936BOYAmt
EOY$3,904,210EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,701,568BOYAmt
EOY$2,766,250EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,997BOYAmt
EOY$989EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,423,650BOYAmt
EOY$11,802,242EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$118,734,754BOYAmt
EOY$119,454,426EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,593,005BOYAmt
EOY$2,262,453EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,191,134BOYAmt
EOY$29,418,439EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,698,548BOYAmt
EOY$2,755,130EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,482,687BOYAmt
EOY$34,436,022EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,327,645BOYAmt
EOY$76,956,635EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,924,422BOYAmt
EOY$8,061,769EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,252,067BOYAmt
EOY$85,018,404EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$118,734,754BOYAmt
EOY$119,454,426EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,478,997ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$1,350,372NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1,637,712OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$337,264OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$337,264BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,756,420OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,359,744DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,396,676BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$35,446,728OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,360,369DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,086,359BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$113,846,920OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$45,180,852DepreciationAmt
Book Value$68,666,068BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$84,486,367TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES$3,493,748
PREFUNDED PENSION DEPOSIT$973,974
PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION$7,334,520
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$11,802,242TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
POST RETIREMENT BENEFITS$1,452,036
OTHER LIABILITIES$387,747
ADVANCED BILLINGS$915,347
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,755,130TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$42,999,004TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$1,350,372NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$8,156OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$1,342,216RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$44,341,220RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$44,341,220TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$34,874,756TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$8,156OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$8,156ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$34,866,600ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$7,995,623OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$7,995,623ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$42,862,223TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:ASC 740 DISCLOSURE FROM AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: THE COMPANY REVIEWS INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN INCOME TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. THIS INCLUDES POSITIONS THAT THE ENTITY IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES OR NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE COMPANY RECOGNIZES TAX BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITIONS. THE COMPANY HAS IDENTIFIED NO SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES: $8,156
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES: $8,156
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ALLOCATION OF 2023 MARGINS REPORTED ON PAGE 10, PART IX, LINE 4: $7,995,623

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
TIMOTHY BRINKMAN
CEO/GENERAL MANAGER$327,873$0$0$0$0$0$90,969$0$23,982$0$442,824$0$0$0
STEVE MUELLER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$169,716$0$0$0$0$0$45,821$0$8,491$0$224,028$0$0$0
JON SMITH
CHIEF FACILITIES OFFICER$154,506$0$0$0$0$0$43,419$0$20,630$0$218,555$0$0$0
BRIAN GRUNHOVD
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$136,438$0$0$0$0$0$39,475$0$20,630$0$196,543$0$0$0
SUE RASMUSSEN
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER$139,440$0$0$0$0$0$39,350$0$15,083$0$193,873$0$0$0
HEIDI HAAVEN
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$138,089$0$0$0$0$0$39,046$0$13,979$0$191,114$0$0$0
LAURIE RAMSEY
SERVICE OFC. SUPERVISOR$113,336$0$0$0$0$0$31,865$0$20,630$0$165,831$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4CHANGES MADE TO PROVIDE MORE OPTIONS/FLEXIBILITY REGARDING MANNER, METHOD, AND LOCATION OF ANNUAL MEETING INCLUDING DIRECTOR NOMINATION PROCESS AND VOTING METHODS. DISPOSITION OF FIXED ASSETS WILL NOW REQUIRE TWO THIRDS OF ALL ELIGIBLE MEMBERS ENTITLED TO VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE COOPERATIVE IS MEMBER-OWNED, AND EACH MEMBER HAS AN EQUAL VOTING RIGHT TO ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVE CHANGES TO THE COOPERATIVE'S BY-LAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE COOPERATIVE IS MEMBER-OWNED AND EACH MEMBER HAS AN EQUAL VOTING RIGHT TO ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVE CHANGES TO THE COOPERATIVE'S BY-LAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BANY CHANGES IN BY-LAWS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REVIEWS THE RETURN IN DETAIL BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE COMPANY'S BYLAWS REQUIRE DIRECTORS TO DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ANNUALLY, COMPENSATION LEVELS ARE REVIEWED, COMPARED WITH THE COMPENSATION LEVELS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, AND ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE GIVEN TO ALL MEMBERS ATTENDING THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL MEETING. ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:EXCISE TAX REFUND 20,024. RETIREMENT OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL -6,513,739. ALLOCATION OF 2023 MARGINS REPORTED ON PAGE 10, PART IX, LINE 4 7,995,623. NET UNREALIZED GAIN ON PREFUNDED PENSION DEPOSIT 135,804.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE BOARD HAS ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS AND OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GARDEN VALLEY INNOVATIONS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1201 ROSS AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityERSKINECityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56535ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN814324437EIN
Primary ActivitiesPROVIDES IT SUPPORT AND RELATED SERVICESPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$0TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$299,305EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GARDEN VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GARDEN VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1201 ROSS AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityERSKINECityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56535ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN411682056EIN
Primary ActivitiesCOMMUNITY SUPPORT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY GRANTS TO AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusPFPublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALL AMOUNTS UNDER REPORTING THRESHOLDBusinessNameLine1Txt