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3 RIVERS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
3 RIVERS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 81-0243702)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-10-08
IRS object ID
202442829349301309
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)
Return2024-10-08T10:59:26-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN910189318PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MOSS ADAMS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 W RIVERSIDE AVENUE STE 1800AddressLine1Txt
CitySPOKANECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP99201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810243702EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line13 RIVERS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control3RIVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4064672535PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 429AddressLine1Txt
CityFAIRFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59436ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEMILY A GULICKPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4064672535PhoneNum
Signature2024-10-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHERI R BURNHAM CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00055324PTIN
Phone5097472600PhoneNum
Preparation2024-10-03PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line13 RIVERS COMMUNICATIONSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDAVID GIBSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1406 2ND AVE SAddressLine1Txt
CityFAIRFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59436ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$59,967,981GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.3RIVERS.NETWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1953FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF OUR MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES' LIVES WHILE IMPROVING THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee133TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$271,628TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$56,713,205PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$57,938,086CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$575,702PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$121,790CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$397,431PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$256,886CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$57,686,338PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$58,316,762CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$8,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$50,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$6,444,328PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$3,183,592CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,355,693PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,432,586CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$48,878,317PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$52,650,584CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$57,686,338PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$58,316,762CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$0PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$0CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$184,621,071TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$178,760,111TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$69,160,867TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$57,844,922TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$115,460,204NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$120,915,189NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROVIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF OUR MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES' LIVES WHILE IMPROVING THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Desc3 RIVERS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE MAKES TELEPHONE, INTERNET SERVICES AND FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO THE WIDEST PRACTICAL NUMBER OF USERS 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 Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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 Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document704IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee133EmployeeCnt
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
Members And Shr Gross Income$20,809,268MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$2,484,610OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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 Members8GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member8IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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 Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EMILY A GULICKBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8007964567PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1406 2ND AVE SAddressLine1Txt
CityFAIRFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59436ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MARY E HILL
PRESIDENT8.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$40,539$0$0
LOGAN P GOOD
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$34,647$0$0
KIRK R DIGE
VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$19,843$0$0
HOWARD W GOLTZ
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$16,534$0$0
KELLY M MCINERNEY
SECRETARY/TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$32,425$0$0
KYLE J BURGMAIER
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$34,147$0$0
DIANE M GOLLEHON
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$32,734$0$0
DALE E GIEM
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$40,766$0$0
DAVID GIBSON
CEO/GM40.00Yes (X)$377,346$0$73,873
EMILY GULICK
CFO40.00Yes (X)$197,819$0$50,846
ERNEST PETERSON
DIRECTOR OF FACILITY OPERATIONS40.00$191,442$0$127,661Yes (X)
TIMOTHY HODGES
DIRECTOR OF NETWORK OPERATIONS40.00$176,190$0$395,259Yes (X)
PEGGY POOR
DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER OPERATIONS40.00$161,542$0$80,353Yes (X)
BONNIE MAYER
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES40.00$152,820$0-$15,618Yes (X)
TYLER LURA
DISTRICT SUPERVISOR40.00$151,854$0$20,649Yes (X)
STEVEN KROGUE
IP NETWORK TECHNICIAN40.00$144,605$0$25,895Yes (X)
DANIEL KIMMET
OSP ENGINEER40.00$142,296$0$26,284Yes (X)
DONALD SERIDO JR
DIRECTOR MARKETING/SALES40.00$138,275$0$51,760Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,085,824TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$836,962TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K40IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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VICTORY EQUITY CONSTRUCTION
12100 PULP MILL ROADMISSOULAMT59808CONSTRUCTION$10,105,452
MASTEC INC
152 PARK AVENUESHEVLINMN56676CONSTRUCTION$4,998,209
OPTICAL XPERTS LLC
50 16TH ST SUITE BWINDOMMN56101CONSTRUCTION$2,057,265
MID-STATE CONSULTANTS INC
1475 NORTH 200 WESTNEPHIUT84648ENGINEERING$808,231
CROWN UTILITIES LLC
4457 E FRANKLIN ROADNAMPAID83687CONSTRUCTION$720,925
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K19CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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WIRELINE517000$37,847,748$37,847,748
INTERNET517000$18,887,733$18,887,733
MISCELLANEOUS517000$1,202,605$930,977$271,628
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$57,938,086TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$249,020TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$249,020ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,523,989SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,651,219SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$127,230SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$127,230TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$127,230ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
AFUDC517000$249,790$249,790
PASSTHROUGH INVESTMENT900099$7,096$7,096
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$256,886OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$58,316,762TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$57,673,554RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$271,628UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$371,580ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,000TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,183,592TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,702,736TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$729,850TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,394,614TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,308,241TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
NONREGULATED$11,703,459
PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIO$10,438,853
PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERA$3,779,790
CORPORATE OPERATIONS$2,106,588

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,919,039TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,316,762TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,255,242BOYAmt
EOY$11,201,609EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,276,610BOYAmt
EOY$4,463,396EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,674,370BOYAmt
EOY$5,884,381EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,772,176BOYAmt
EOY$5,135,852EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,142,539BOYAmt
EOY$1,402,718EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$327,919,179LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$190,309,784LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$119,513,558BOYAmt
EOY$137,609,395EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,327,964BOYAmt
EOY$6,571,526EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,658,612BOYAmt
EOY$6,491,234EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$184,621,071BOYAmt
EOY$178,760,111EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,176,717BOYAmt
EOY$5,866,872EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,799,208BOYAmt
EOY$45,402,211EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,184,942BOYAmt
EOY$6,575,839EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,160,867BOYAmt
EOY$57,844,922EOYAmt
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$11,333,347BOYAmt
EOY$11,992,318EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$104,126,857BOYAmt
EOY$108,922,871EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$115,460,204BOYAmt
EOY$120,915,189EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$184,621,071BOYAmt
EOY$178,760,111EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$0ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$5,454,985OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$1,399,727OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,399,727BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,468,648OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,558,468DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,910,180BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$314,050,804OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$182,751,316DepreciationAmt
Book Value$131,299,488BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$137,609,395TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ADVANCED BILLING AND CUSTOMER DEPOSITS$2,440,268
OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES$4,135,571
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,575,839TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$58,575,624TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$265,958OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$265,958RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$58,309,666RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$7,096OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$7,096RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$58,316,762TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$55,399,128TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$265,958OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$265,958ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$55,133,170ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$3,183,592OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$3,183,592ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$58,316,762TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:INCOME TAX STATUS IN 2023 AND 2022, THE COOPERATIVE QUALIFIED AS A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY BECAUSE MORE THAN 85% OF GROSS REVENUES WERE FROM COOPERATIVE MEMBERS. AS A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY, TAXES ARE COMPUTED ON INCOME UNRELATED TO THE COOPERATIVE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. DEFERRED TAXES ARE PROVIDED ON A LIABILITY METHOD WHEREBY DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES ARE RECOGNIZED FOR DEDUCTIBLE TEMPORARY DIFFERENCES AND DEFERRED TAX ASSETS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR TAXABLE TEMPORARY DIFFERENCES. TEMPORARY DIFFERENCES ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE REPORTED AMOUNTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AND THEIR TAX BASIS. DEFERRED TAX ASSETS ARE REDUCED BY A VALUATION ALLOWANCE WHEN, IN THE OPINION OF MANAGEMENT, IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT SOME PORTION OR ALL OF THE DEFERRED TAX WILL NOT BE REALIZED. THE COOPERATIVE RECORDS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IF THE LIKELIHOOD THE POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION IS LESS THAN 50%. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, THE COOPERATIVE HAD NO ACCRUED AMOUNTS RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, ARE RECORDED AS INTEREST EXPENSE AND OTHER EXPENSE, RESPECTIVELY.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON SALE OF SECURITIES 265,958.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:PASSTHROUGH INVESTMENT INCOME 7,096.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON SALE OF SECURITIES 265,958.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BENEFITS TO MEMBERS 3,183,592.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MONTANA HISTORICAL SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1225 N ROBERTS STAddressLine1Txt
CityHELENACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP596201201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN810302402RecipientEIN
IRC SectionMONTANAIRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$50,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantTO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR FIELD TRIPS FOR MONTANA STUDENTS TO THE MONTANA HERITAGE CENTER AND STATE CAPITOL, AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES THAT CONNECT CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES TO THEIR FIELD TRIP EXPERIENCE.PurposeOfGrantTxt
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Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

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Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I PART IIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION DONATES TO LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND THEREFORE ALL FUNDS ARE USED IN THE U.S.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss0WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 (9 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 HODGES
DIRECTOR OF NETWORK OPERATIONS$149,936$0$20,771$0$5,483$0$368,927$0$26,332$0$571,449$0$0$0
DAVID GIBSON
CEO/GM$297,928$0$53,895$0$25,523$0$51,416$0$22,457$0$451,219$0$0$0
ERNEST PETERSON
DIRECTOR OF FACILITY OPERATIONS$157,128$0$21,767$0$12,547$0$106,344$0$21,317$0$319,103$0$0$0
EMILY GULICK
CFO$165,000$0$24,001$0$8,818$0$24,430$0$26,416$0$248,665$0$0$0
PEGGY POOR
DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER OPERATIONS$137,945$0$18,241$0$5,356$0$69,147$0$11,206$0$241,895$0$0$0
DONALD SERIDO JR
DIRECTOR MARKETING/SALES$114,639$0$15,881$0$7,755$0$30,811$0$20,949$0$190,035$0$0$0
TYLER LURA
DISTRICT SUPERVISOR$139,608$0$8,326$0$3,920$0-$5,361$0$26,010$0$172,503$0$0$0
STEVEN KROGUE
IP NETWORK TECHNICIAN$142,592$0$2,421$0-$408$0-$96$0$25,991$0$170,500$0$0$0
DANIEL KIMMET
OSP ENGINEER$138,129$0$2,130$0$2,037$0$398$0$25,886$0$168,580$0$0$0

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Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSOME AIRFARE AND MEAL EXPENSES ARE PROVIDED FOR SPOUSES TO ACCOMPANY KEY EMPLOYEES ON BUSINESS TRAVEL. EMPLOYEES REIMBURSE THE COMPANY FOR THEIR SPOUSES' TRAVEL EXPENSES. THE BOARD HAS SPOUSAL TRAVEL PAID FOR BY THE COMPANY, FOR WHICH THEY ARE TAXED EACH YEAR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2A BOARD MEMBER IS AN EMPLOYEE OF ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AS A COOPERATIVE CONSISTING OF MEMBERS WHO ELECT THE GOVERNING BODY (BOARD OF TRUSTEES) AND SHARE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S PROFITS. SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS ARE LARGELY APPROVED INDIRECTLY BY THE MEMBERS THROUGH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. HOWEVER, THE MEMBERS DO APPROVE THE AUDIT / ANNUAL REPORT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHERE IS ONLY ONE CLASS OF COOPERATIVE MEMBERS. ALL MEMBERS HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS IN ELECTING THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE MEMBERSHIP MUST APPROVE BY-LAW CHANGES AND THE SALE, MORTGAGE, LEASE OR DISPOSAL OF OR ENCUMBERANCE OF ALL OR ANY SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE COOPERATIVE'S PROPERTY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE CEO, CFO, AND CONTROLLER REVIEW THE COMPLETED FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY PRIMARILY BY REVIEW DURING ANNUAL TRUSTEE ELECTIONS. THE POLICY IS MONITORED AND DISCUSSED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S ATTORNEY, THE BOARD AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT EVERY YEAR. IF THERE IS A CONFLICT, THE AFFECTED PEOPLE RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM RELATED CONVERSATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO IS DETERMINED USING A COMPENSATION SURVEY AND IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ALL OTHER COMPENSATION IS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE COOPERATIVE'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING THE MAIN OFFICE AND IS ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE COOPERATIVE'S DIRECTORY. THE COOPERATIVE'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING THE MAIN OFFICE. THE COOPERATIVE'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING THE MAIN OFFICE AND ARE DISTRIBUTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:PATRONAGE CAPITAL RETIRED - GENERAL -353,696. PATRONAGE CAPITAL RETIRED - ESTATES AND DISCONNECTED BUSINESSES -821,473. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 3,406,667. OTHER 19,563. BENEFITS PAID TO MEMBERS 3,183,592. SETTLEMENT FOR SOLD EXCHANGE 77,902. PATRONAGE CAPITAL RETIRED - OTHER -50,474. NTCA DEFERRED COMP PLAN -7,096.