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CITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
CITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE (EIN 54-0169578)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-08
IRS object ID
201943129349301019
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-11-08T08:42:11-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN620647474PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLACKBURN CHILDERS & STEAGALL PLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1801B SUNSET DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityJOHNSON CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37604ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN540169578EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCITIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5407452111PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 WEBBS MILL ROAD P O BOX 137AddressLine1Txt
CityFLOYDCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP24091ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJ GREGORY SAPPPersonNm
Person TitleGENERAL MANAGERPersonTitleTxt
Phone5407452111PhoneNum
Signature2019-10-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHAD KISNERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00738241PTIN
Phone4232824511PhoneNum
Preparation2019-10-17PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address35.130.96.146IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-10-21IPDt
IP Tm08:54:20IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id1750FC1914C597E733DEC30FDF12843BD63AF31AAtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id8806B342B905B31EF8D073462C3302F33DB26D4EAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-04-17 16:48:07ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJ GREGORY SAPPPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 WEBBS MILL ROAD P O BOX 137AddressLine1Txt
CityFLOYDCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP24091ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$16,150,504GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.CITIZENS.COOPWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1953FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE PROVIDES TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, SUCH AS TELEPHONE, INTERNET, CABLE TELEVISION, TRANSPORT, HOME SECURITY, MEDICAL ALERT, AND WEB AND EMAIL HOSTING SERVICES, FOR MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee71TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$98,908TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$15,893NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,463,994PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,775,681CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$11,352,575PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$11,458,116CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$11,030PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$16,687CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$395,255PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,897,184CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$13,432,344PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$16,114,294CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$545,634PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$552,513CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$12,938,515PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$12,091,948CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$13,484,149PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$12,644,461CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$51,805PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,469,833CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$39,432,972TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$39,955,274TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$18,057,206TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$16,678,684TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$21,375,766NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$23,276,590NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionCITIZENS' MISSION: TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICE, EXCELLENT SUPPORT, AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO COMMUNICATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT IN OUR SERVICE TERRITORY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescCITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES PROVIDE TELEPHONE, INTERNET, CABLE TELEVISION, TRANSPORT, HOME SECURITY, MEDICAL ALERT, AND WEB AND EMAIL HOSTING SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE. ADDITIONALLY, THE COOPERATIVE PROVIDES, SELLS, AND LEASES COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document28IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee71EmployeeCnt
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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$10,923,591MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$273,502OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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 Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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 BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldVAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHRIS J BONDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5407452111PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 WEBBS MILL ROAD P O BOX 137AddressLine1Txt
CityFLOYDCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP24091ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
WESLEY GOFF
PRESIDENT1.000.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$6,733$0$0
LYNWOOD ALLEN
VICE-PRESIDENT1.000.14Yes (X)Yes (X)$6,425$0$0
SHELBY QUESENBERRY
SECRETARY1.000.14Yes (X)Yes (X)$16,909$0$0
DANIEL GRIM
DIRECTOR1.000.10Yes (X)$11,631$0$0
KEVIN HUBBARD
DIRECTOR1.000.10Yes (X)$10,090$0$0
RUSSELL STUMP 1118 - 1242018
DIRECTOR1.000.14Yes (X)$6,628$0$0
RHONDA TURPIN
DIRECTOR1.000.10Yes (X)$12,392$0$0
JONATHAN VEST
DIRECTOR1.000.10Yes (X)$8,649$0$0
JOE ITALIANO 12418 - 123118
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J GREGORY SAPP
CEO/GENERAL MANAGER45.000.10Yes (X)$160,286$0$41,492
DENNIS L REECE
COO/ASSISTANT GENERAL MGR45.00Yes (X)$124,171$0$31,386
CHRIS J BOND
CFO45.00Yes (X)$84,522$0$31,199
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$448,436TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$104,077TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
WHITING CONSTRUCTION INC
P O BOX 485TROUTMANNC28166LINE EXTENSION PROJECTS/ACAM PROJECT$641,151
CHR SOLUTIONS
P O BOX 1450MINNEAPOLISMN554855494ENGINEERING FOR ACAM FIBER PROJECT$535,481
UTIILTY SERVICE CONTRACTORS
777 OLD CLEMSON ROADCOLUMBIASC29229CONSTRUCTION FOR ACAM FIBER PROJECT$363,675
NICHOLAS CONSTRUCTION
P O BOX 932356ATLANTAGA311932356CONSTRUCTION FOR ACAM FIBER PROJECT$340,791
S & N LOCATING SERVICES LLC
P O BOX 603663CHARLOTTENC282603663UTILITY LOCATING SERVICES$151,063
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$2,775,681GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$2,775,681TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescGROSS PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUEDesc
Business517000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$11,458,116TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$11,372,158RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$85,958UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$11,458,116TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,225TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,225ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,298TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$9,298ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$36,210OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$36,210OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$36,210TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$36,210ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER GROSS NON-MEMBER INCOMEDesc
Business517000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,897,184TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,884,234RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$12,950UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,897,184OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,114,294TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$13,256,392RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$98,908UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$16,687ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$552,513TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$208,550TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,591,406TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
NON-REGULATED EXPENSES$4,285,479
PLANT SPECIFIC EXPENSES$2,043,123
PLANT NON-SPECIFIC EXPE$1,123,138
CORPORATE OPERATIONS$954,140

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$886,112TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,644,461TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$400,476BOYAmt
EOY$306,353EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,423,924BOYAmt
EOY$2,234,078EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,257,118BOYAmt
EOY$6,766,019EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$317,575BOYAmt
EOY$448,696EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,082,186BOYAmt
EOY$1,692,223EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$59,183,085LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$34,505,138LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,695,196BOYAmt
EOY$24,677,947EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,371,415BOYAmt
EOY$2,407,753EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,885,082BOYAmt
EOY$1,422,205EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,432,972BOYAmt
EOY$39,955,274EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$498,607BOYAmt
EOY$919,821EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,213,807BOYAmt
EOY$9,462,669EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,050,900BOYAmt
EOY$6,056,798EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$293,892BOYAmt
EOY$239,396EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,057,206BOYAmt
EOY$16,678,684EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,245BOYAmt
EOY$1,245EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,374,521BOYAmt
EOY$23,275,345EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,375,766BOYAmt
EOY$23,276,590EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,432,972BOYAmt
EOY$39,955,274EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,469,833ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$76,446NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,492,563OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$425,314OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$425,314BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,707,812OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,506,586DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,201,226BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,114,200OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,422,989DepreciationAmt
Book Value$691,211BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$51,935,759OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$29,575,563DepreciationAmt
Book Value$22,360,196BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$24,677,947TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$2,200,000BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
ASSOC NETWORK PARTNERS, INC.$4,700C
NECA SERVICES, INC.$3,000C
VA INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE ALLIANCE$137,172C
LIT NETWORK$62,881C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$2,407,753TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES$200,691
ACCRUED PAYROLL TAXES$20,791
ACCRUED INTEREST$17,914
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$239,396TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationUNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS: THE COOPERATIVE FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS ADDRESSED IN THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION(ASC). THE COOPERATIVE DID NOT HAVE UNRECOGNIZED TAX LIABILITIES AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018 AND DOES NOT EXPECT THIS TO CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. THE COOPERATIVE WILL RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCRUED ON ANY UNRECOGNIZED TAX LIABILITIES AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018, THE COOPERATIVE HAS NOT ACCRUED INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 (2 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
J GREGORY SAPP
CEO/GENERAL MANAGER$160,286$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$41,492$0$201,778$0$0$0
DENNIS L REECE
COO/ASSISTANT GENERAL MGR$124,171$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$31,386$0$155,557$0$0$0

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Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWHEN A BOARD MEMBER TRAVELS, THE ORGANIZATION PAYS FOR THEIR SPOUSE'S AIRFARE AND MEALS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6CITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE IS A MEMBER-OWNED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VOTING FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EACH YEAR AT THE COOPERATIVE'S ANNUAL MEETING. THE EIGHT BOARD MEMBERS EACH SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS, AND THEY ARE ON A ROTATING BASIS. THREE BOARD POSITIONS ARE UP FOR ELECTION ONE YEAR, THREE THE NEXT, AND THEN TWO, AND SO ON.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BEXCEPT AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY THE VIRGINIA TELEPHONE COOPERATIVES ACT OR OTHER APPLICABLE LAW, THE MEMBERS SHALL HAVE ONLY THE FOLLOWING VOTING RIGHTS: (1) ANY CORPORATE ACTION, EXCEPT THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, A MERGER, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE COOPERATIVE'S ASSETS OTHER THAN IN THE USUAL AND REGULAR COURSE OF BUSINESS OR DISSOLUTION, WHICH, UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, REQUIRES APPROVAL OF THE MEMBERS, SHALL BE APPROVED AT A MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM OF THE MEMBERS IS PRESENT IF THE VOTES CAST IN FAVOR OF THE ACTION EXCEED THE VOTES CAST AGAINST THE ACTION. (2) DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED BY A PLURALITY OF THE VOTES CAST BY THE MEMBERS ENTITLED TO VOTE IN THE ELECTIONS AT A MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT; AND (3) A MERGER, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE COOPERATIVE'S ASSETS OTHERWISE THAN IN THE USUAL AND REGULAR COURSE OF BUSINESS, OR DISSOLUTION SHALL BE APPROVED BY MAJORITY OF THE VOTES PRESENT AND ENTITLED TO VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION AT A MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM OF THE MEMBERS IS PRESENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COMPLETE COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 (INCLUDING ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES), AS ULTIMATELY FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, WAS PROVIDED TO EACH PERSON WHO WAS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY, WHETHER IN PAPER OR ELECTRONIC FORM, BEFORE ITS FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCURRENTLY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS NOT SIGNED OFF ON BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON A ANNUAL BASIS. IT IS IN THE COOPERATIVE'S BYLAWS, WHICH ARE PRINTED IN THE COOPERATIVE'S DIRECTORY EACH YEAR AND IN THE BOARD MANUAL, WHICH EACH BOARD MEMBER RECEIVES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15CITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE HAS AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF TOP MANAGEMENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DOES THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE GENERAL MANAGER, WHICH ENCOMPASSES COMPANY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WHICH ARE SET FORTH IN THE GENERAL MANAGER'S CONTRACT, WHICH RUNS FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR. THE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS ARE NOTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES. ELEVEN YEARS AGO, THE PREVIOUS GENERAL MANAGER RETIRED. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAD ADVANCE NOTICE THAT THE PRIOR GENERAL MANAGER WAS PLANNING TO RETIRE. THE CURRENT GENERAL MANGER WAS ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER AT THAT TIME, AND HE WAS GROOMED FOR THE POSITION OF GENERAL MANAGER BY THE PRIOR GENERAL MANAGER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:INCREASE (DECREASE) IN PATRONAGE CAPITAL ACCOUNTS -1,492,563.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE COOPERATIVE'S PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FOR SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO ACTS AS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. BOTH THE COOPERATIVE AND EACH OF ITS TWO SUBSIDIARIES' YEAR ENDS ARE DECEMBER 31, 2018. HOWEVER, CONSOLIDATED, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PARENT AND ITS TWO SUBSIDIARIES WILL BE PREPARED AS OF JUNE 30, 2019.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
CITIZENS CABLEVISION INC
220 WEBBS MILL ROADFLOYDVA24091050572816CABLE TELEVISION, INTERNET, AND TELEPHONE TO NON-MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVEVAN/AC1.000000
SELECTEC INC
220 WEBBS MILL ROADFLOYDVA24091541252852PROVISION, SALES, AND LEASING OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENTVAN/AC1.000000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (1)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
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 Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (8 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
CITIZENS CABLEVISION INC
Q$991,432A/P INVOICES PARENT PAID FOR SUB
CITIZENS CABLEVISION INC
O$240,000LABOR PARENT PAID FOR SUB
CITIZENS CABLEVISION INC
S-$3,619,810SUB'S REVENUE COLLECTED BY PARENT
CITIZENS CABLEVISION INC
R$2,409,000AMOUNT PARENT PAID TO SUB
SELECTEC INC
A$600RENT SUB OWES TO PARENT
SELECTEC INC
R-$3,847MISC CASH PARENT OWES SUB
SELECTEC INC
S-$9,298SUB'S REVENUE COLLECTED BY PARENT
SELECTEC INC
P-$858A/P SUB PAID FOR PARENT