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WELLMAN COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
WELLMAN COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION (EIN 42-0591540)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-07
IRS object ID
202313119349303086
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2023-11-07T13:40:10-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Address Line11401 50th Street Suite 350AddressLine1Txt
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Business Name Line1WELLMAN COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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In Care Of% DION SCHMINKEInCareOfNm
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Phone3196466075PhoneNum

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PersonDION SCHMINKEPersonNm
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Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$55,350OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$55,350BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$680,799OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$414,029DepreciationAmt
Book Value$266,770BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Leasehold ImprovementsLeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,668,845OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,300,606DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,368,239BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Land BuildingsOtherLandBuildingsGrp
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,690,359TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial DerivativesFinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity InterestsCloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Investment in WKIJ$458,779C
Investment in Iowa Video Group$2,466C
Investment in Aureon$627,682F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$1,088,927TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION$19,188
DEFERRED COMPENSATION$327,243
OTHER LIABILITIES$1,196
DEFERRED REVENUE$83,379
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$69,530
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$500,536TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMANAGEMENT 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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDION SCHMINKEPersonNm
TitleCOOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$123,465BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$3,435DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$27,473NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$154,373TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERSHIP 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, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT AN ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BMEMBER APPROVAL OF SIGNIFICANT BOARD DECISIONS THAT MAY ARISE, SUCH AS MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, AS NECESSARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BAN 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, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE 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, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE 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, SECTION B, LINE 15BTHE 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, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND CERTAIN GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9PATRONAGE CAPITAL PAID - ESTATES $ (151,344) UNCLAIMED PATRONAGE (700) K-1 ADJUSTMENT 870 PATRONAGE CAPITAL ALLOCATED 632,206 ------------- TOTAL $ 481,032

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WKIJ COMMUNICATIONSBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1305 8TH AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityWELLMANCityNm
State AbbreviationIAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP52356ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN421244226EIN
Primary ActivitiesINVESTMENTPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateIALegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WELLMAN COOPBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeC-CORPEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$34,388ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$461,689ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (true)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd