BLEDSOE TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- BLEDSOE TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE (EIN 62-0526657)
- Tax period
- 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
- Filed
- 2013-09-25
- IRS object ID
- 201302689349300135
- Schema version
- 2012v2.1
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2013-09-25T15:28:41-05:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2012-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 631035228 | EIN |
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Jackson Thornton & Co PC | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | P O Box 96 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Montgomery | City |
| State | AL | State |
| ZIP Code | 361010096 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2012-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 620526657 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative Inc | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | BLED | NameControl |
| Phone | 4234472121 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | P O Box 609 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Pikeville | City |
| State | TN | State |
| ZIP Code | 37367 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | John Lee Downey | Name |
| Title | President | Title |
| Phone | 4234472121 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2013-09-23 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | 1 | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | PATRICK COOPER | Name |
| PTIN | P00856177 | PTIN |
| Phone | 3348347660 | Phone |
| Date Prepared | 2013-09-23 | DatePrepared |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | Gregory Anderson | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | P O Box 609 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Pikeville | City |
| State | TN | State |
| ZIP Code | 37367 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 24412190 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | 0 | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| Organization501c | X | Organization501c |
| Web Site | www.bledsoe.net | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 1953 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | TN | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | To provide dependable, state of the art telecommunication service on the cooperative plan. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 7 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 7 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 53 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 0 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income | 0 | NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 0 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 0 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue Prior Year | 14553426 | ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 14919383 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 206308 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 148478 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Prior Year | 515350 | OtherRevenuePriorYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 686126 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 15275084 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 15753987 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 325198 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 497648 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 522622 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 0 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 14830257 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 13929335 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 15327905 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 14777155 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | -52821 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 976832 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 40603722 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 40456143 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 11833177 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 10704542 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 28770545 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 29751601 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part III | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIII |
| Mission Description | It is the aim of the Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative to provide dependable, state of the art telecommunication service on the cooperative plan and at the lowest cost consistent with sound economy and good management.In order to achieve this aim, Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative is committed to developing a courteous and dedicated staff of employees by providing quality training, opportunity for advancement, adequate compensation and a safe working environment. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | 0 | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | 0 | SignificantChange |
| Description | Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative provided a variety of dependable telecommunication services to its cooperative members who were primarily located in Bledsoe, Sequatchie and Van Buren Counties. | Description |
| Described In501 C3 | 0 | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | 0 | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | 0 | PoliticalActivities |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Donor Advised Funds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | 0 | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | 0 | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | 0 | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | 0 | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | 1 | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | 0 | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | 1 | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | 0 | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | 1 | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | 1 | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | 1 | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | 0 | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | 0 | School |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | 0 | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | 0 | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | 0 | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | 0 | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | 0 | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | 0 | Gaming |
| Hospital | 0 | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | 0 | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | 0 | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | 1 | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | 0 | TaxExemptBonds |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | 0 | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | 0 | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | 0 | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | 0 | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | 1 | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | 0 | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | 0 | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | 0 | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | 0 | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | 0 | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | 0 | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | 0 | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | 1 | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | 1 | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 64 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Number Of Employees | 53 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | 1 | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | 0 | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | 0 | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | 0 | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Gross Income From Members | 9855668 | GrossIncomeFromMembers |
| Gross Income Other Sources | 1155804 | GrossIncomeOtherSources |
| Indoor Tanning Services | 0 | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 7 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 7 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | 0 | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | 0 | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | 0 | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | 0 | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | 1 | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | 1 | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | 1 | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | 1 | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | 0 | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | 0 | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | 0 | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | 1 | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | 1 | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | 1 | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | 1 | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | 1 | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | 1 | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | 1 | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | 1 | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | 1 | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| Written Policy Or Procedure | 0 | WrittenPolicyOrProcedure |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
Name Business NameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | James Condra | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 4234472121 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 338 Cumberland Avenue | AddressLine1 |
| City | Pikeville | City |
| State | TN | State |
| ZIP Code | 37367 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (9 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation | OfficerOfficer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lee Downey | ||||||
| Director-President | 5.00 | X | 16482 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rufus Johnson | ||||||
| Director-Vice President | 5.00 | X | 8220 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Condra | ||||||
| Director-Secretary | 5.00 | X | 20665 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randell Singleton | ||||||
| Director | 5.00 | X | 14786 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Wallace | ||||||
| Director | 5.00 | X | 16172 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sandy Burnett | ||||||
| Director | 5.00 | X | 19519 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richard Smith | ||||||
| Director | 5.00 | X | 21076 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gregory L Anderson | ||||||
| General Manager | 40.00 | 175374 | 0 | 54994 | X | |
| Janie R Rothwell | ||||||
| Controller/Business Manage | 40.00 | 134319 | 0 | 41015 | X | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 426613 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs | 0 | TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs |
| Total Other Compensation | 96009 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 2 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | 0 | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | 1 | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | 0 | CompensationFromOtherSources |
Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)
| Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City | StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode | Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices | CompensationCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Stag Contractors LLC | |||||
| 358 5th Ave South | Baxter | TN | 38544 | Outside Plant Contractors | 969471 |
| Calix Inc | |||||
| 1035 N McDowell Blvd | Petaluma | CA | 94954 | Central Office Contractors | 502644 |
| A&C Communications Corporation | |||||
| 1118 Garrett Creek Rd | Burkesville | KY | 42717 | Outside Plant Contractors | 393092 |
| GenBand US LLC | |||||
| PO Box 731188 | Dallas | TX | 75373 | Central Office Contractors | 353248 |
| Dell Marketing LP | |||||
| PO Box 534118 | Atlanta | GA | 30353 | Computers | 330456 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 7 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | Business CodeBusinessCode | Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn | Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telephone Service | 517000 | 9391400 | 9391400 |
| Cable/Internet/Video | 517000 | 5527983 | 5527983 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | 14919383 | TotalProgramServiceRevenue |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 105948 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $105,948 | ExclusionAmount |
Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 8696432 | Securities |
Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 8653902 | Securities |
Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 42530 | Securities |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 42530 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $42,530 | ExclusionAmount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | 6536 | GrossSalesOfInventory |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | 4301 | CostOfGoodsSold |
Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 2235 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 2235 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Partnership Income | Description |
| Business Code | 517000 | BusinessCode |
| Total Revenue Column | 683891 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 683891 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Other Revenue | 683891 | TotalOtherRevenue |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 15753987 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 15605509 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | 0 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
| Exclusion | $148,478 | ExclusionAmount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part IX | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIX |
Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 325198 | Total |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 522622 | Total |
Interest Interest
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 404974 | Total |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3650794 | Total |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal |
|---|---|
| Plant Operations | 3330243 |
| Internet Expense | 1892764 |
| Video Expense | 1624792 |
| Corporate Operations | 1136152 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1889616 | Total |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 14777155 | Total |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1733521 | BOY |
| EOY | 1596103 | EOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 300000 | BOY |
| EOY | 300000 | EOY |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 664980 | BOY |
| EOY | 790381 | EOY |
Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 734672 | BOY |
| EOY | 791261 | EOY |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 14522 | BOY |
| EOY | 19028 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Buildings Equipment Basis | 69718587 | LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis |
| Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec | 47848741 | LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 22212527 | BOY |
| EOY | 21869846 | EOY |
Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 11718783 | BOY |
| EOY | 11823045 | EOY |
Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 112641 | BOY |
| EOY | 118710 | EOY |
Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 3112076 | BOY |
| EOY | 3147769 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 40603722 | BOY |
| EOY | 40456143 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1633590 | BOY |
| EOY | 1950644 | EOY |
Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 9566800 | BOY |
| EOY | 8087136 | EOY |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 632787 | BOY |
| EOY | 666762 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 11833177 | BOY |
| EOY | 10704542 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Do Not Follow SFAS117 | X | DoNotFollowSFAS117 |
Cap Stck Trst Prin Current Funds CapStckTrstPrinCurrentFunds
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 167637 | BOY |
| EOY | 165544 | EOY |
Paid In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PaidInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFund
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 28602908 | BOY |
| EOY | 29586057 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 28770545 | BOY |
| EOY | 29751601 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 40603722 | BOY |
| EOY | 40456143 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part XI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartXI |
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | 976832 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Reconcilation Other Changes | 4224 | ReconcilationOtherChanges |
| Info In Schedule O Part XII | X | InfoInScheduleOPartXII |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | 0 | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | 1 | FSAudited |
FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Statement Separate | X | FinancialStatementSeparate |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | 1 | AuditCommittee |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | 1 | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
| Federal Grant Audit Performed | 1 | FederalGrantAuditPerformed |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Land Land
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 174218 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Book Value | 174218 | BookValue |
Buildings Buildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 3285890 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 1876646 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 1409244 | BookValue |
Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 222455 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 222455 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 0 | BookValue |
Equipment Equipment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 66036024 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 45749640 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 20286384 | BookValue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Land Buildings | 21869846 | TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings |
Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated (3 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | Book ValueBookValue | Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation |
|---|---|---|
| Cellular Radio of Chattanooga | 1904714 | C |
| NRTC Stock Certificates | 195404 | C |
| Investment in T.I.T.G. | 1047651 | C |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Program Related | 3147769 | TotalOfBookValueProgramRelated |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | AmountAmount |
|---|---|
| Deferred Compensation | $73,536 |
| Postretirement Benefits | $593,226 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Amounts | 666762 | TotalOfAmounts |
| Footnote In Part XIII | X | FootnoteInPartXIII |
| Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 15432141 | TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Revenue Not Rptd F990 | 0 | RevenueNotRptdF990 |
| Revenue Subtotal | 15432141 | RevenueSubtotal |
| Other Revenues Not Included | 321846 | OtherRevenuesNotIncluded |
| Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt | 321846 | RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | 15753987 | TotalRevenuePerForm990 |
| Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 0 | TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Expenses Not Rptd F990 | 0 | ExpensesNotRptdF990 |
| Expenses Subtotal | 0 | ExpensesSubtotal |
| Investment Expenses Not Included2 | 14130111 | InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2 |
| Other Expenses Not Included | 647044 | OtherExpensesNotIncluded |
| Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt | 14777155 | ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | 14777155 | TotalExpensesPerForm990 |
Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (3 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48: | Part X, Line 2: | Income taxes - The Cooperative is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code. Management has evaluated the Cooperative's tax positions and concluded that the Cooperative has taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustments to the financial statements. With few exceptions, the Cooperative is no longer subject to income tax examinations by the U.S. federal, state, or local tax authorities for years before 2009. |
| Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: | Reclassification of expense items included in revenues on F/S 321,846. | |
| Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: | Reclassification of expense items included in revenues on F/S 321,846. Allocation of margins to cooperative members 325,198. |
Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Travel For Companions | X | TravelForCompanions |
| Written Policy Re T And E Expenses | 1 | WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses |
| Substantiation Required | 1 | SubstantiationRequired |
| Independent Consultant | X | IndependentConsultant |
| Board Or Committee Approval | X | BoardOrCommitteeApproval |
| Severance Payment | 0 | SeverancePayment |
| Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan | 0 | SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan |
| Equity Based Comp Arrangement | 0 | EquityBasedCompArrangement |
Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)
| TitleTitle | Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg | Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs | Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg | Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs | Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg | Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs | Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg | Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs | Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg | Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs | Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg | Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs | Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg | Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory L Anderson | ||||||||||||||
| General Manager | 173760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1614 | 0 | 33190 | 0 | 21804 | 0 | 230368 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Janie R Rothwell | ||||||||||||||
| Controller/Business Manage | 134319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25537 | 0 | 15478 | 0 | 175334 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Reference | Part I, Line 1a | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | Travel for companions: John Lee Downey - $1,686 Randell Singleton - $590 James Condra - $1,609 Danny Wallace - $1,076 Sandy Burnett - $1,363 Richard Smith - $2,020 Greg Anderson - $2,155 Each amount above is reported as income on the Form W-2 or Form 1099 of the respective employee or director. | Explanation |
Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL
Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV
Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson
Name Business NameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | TITG LLC dba IRIS Networks | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Relationship | The GM of BTC serves on the governing body of the interested party. | Relationship |
| Amount Of Transaction | 225201 | AmountOfTransaction |
| Description Of Transaction | T.I.T.G., LLC is a wholesale telecommunications carrier of which Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative, Inc. owns approximately ten percent of the profits, losses, and capital. The General Manager of Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative, Inc. serves as its representative to the governing body of T.I.T.G., LLC.During the year Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative, Inc. leased telephone circuits from T.I.T.G., LLC and also leased some circuits to T.I.T.G., LLC.The following are those amounts:Telephone Circuit Lease Payments to T.I.T.G., LLC $93,109Telephone Circuit and Fiber Lease Payments from T.I.T.G., LLC $132,092 | DescriptionOfTransaction |
| Sharing Of Revenues | 0 | SharingOfRevenues |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (12 entries)
| Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation | IdentifierIdentifier |
|---|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members have identical voting rights and are assigned margins in accordance with the cooperative's bylaws. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | Each member shall be entitled to only one vote upon each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members. Members of the governing body are elected each year at the cooperative's annual meeting provided that a quorum is present. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | The membership must approve decisions that involve substantial transfers of cooperative assets, amendments to the cooperative's bylaws, as well as other decisions requiring approval of the membership by law, the charter of incorporation, and/or the cooperative's bylaws. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b | There are no other committees that have to authority to act on behalf of the governing body. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | Management reviewed the completed 2012 Form 990. A copy of the Form 990 was then provided to each of the members of the cooperative's governing body at a meeting prior to filing the form with the Internal Revenue Service by the tax preparer who assisted in the preparation of the form. Once the Form 990 was approved by the governing body, the President signed the E-file authorization form allowing the Form 990 to be transmitted to the Internal Revenue Service by the accounting firm who assisted in the preparation of the form. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The General Manager is responsible for monitoring and enforcing the conflict of interest policy. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative retains a third party expert, Mathis & Associates, to establish job descriptions, pay ranges, and to set matrices for job evaluations, which are then compared to similar industries in the nation. Mathis develops pay ranges based upon nationwide statistics. The Board of Directors determine compensation based on the data provided by Mathis & Associates. This process is reflected in the minutes of the board meetings. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative makes these documents available by distributing personally or via mail, printed copies of the bylaws to members of the cooperative. Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative provides copies of the audited financials to all members attending the annual meeting and upon request by an individual member. | |
| Form 990, Part IX, line 24e | Customer Operations: Total expenses 813,124. Long Distance Exp: Total expenses 391,584. Other Expenses: Total expenses 369,816. Operating Taxes: Total expenses 315,092. | All Other Functional Expenses |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 4 | The instructions to the 2012 Form 990 indicate that organizations exempt under Section 501(c)(12) should report patronage dividends paid to their members in Part IX, Line 4 of the Form 990. Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative, Inc. has interpreted the words "patronage dividends paid" in the instructions to mean margins that are assigned or assignable to the members. The amount listed in Part IX, Line 4 represents the margins that were assigned to the members for the calendar year ended December 31, 2012. | |
| Form 990, Part XI, line 9: | Change in memberships -2,093. Deceased capital credits -318,881. Allocation of margins to cooperative members 325,198. | Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances: |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c | The filing organization did not change its policies of oversight and selection for the year ended December 31, 2012. |
Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR
Form990 Schedule R Part VI Form990ScheduleRPartVI
Name Of Business NameOfBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Cellular Radio of Chattanooga | BusinessNameLine1 |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1025 Lenox Park Blvd NE Suite 310 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Atlanta | City |
| State | GA | State |
| ZIP Code | 303195309 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 620526657 | EIN |
| Primary Activity | Telecommunications | PrimaryActivity |
| Legal Domicile State | DE | LegalDomicileState |
| Predominate Income | Related | PredominateIncomeDesc |
| All Partners C3 S | 0 | AllPartnersC3S |
| Share Of Total Income | 666007 | ShareOfTotalIncome |
| Share Of EOY Assets | 2162434 | ShareOfEOYAssets |
| Disproportionate Allocations | 0 | DisproportionateAllocations |
| General Or Managing Partner | 1 | GeneralOrManagingPartner |
| Percentage Ownership | 0.25000 | PercentageOwnership |