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COLORADO VALLEY TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE

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2012 · Form 990 · revenue $9.6M · expenses $11.3M · assets $36.5M

Also known as
INC
EIN
74-1362636
Address
PO BOX 130, LA GRANGE, TX 78945
Website
www.coloradovalley.com
NTEE code
-
Subsection
-
Ruling year
-
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Mission

To provide complete, high quality, reasonably-priced, global communications equipment and services utilizing state of the industry technology.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

9 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Scott Martin General Manager2012 $245,008$245,008 1
Melissa Dockery Controller2012 $109,118$109,118 1
Gene Kruppa Director2012 $25,420$25,420 1
Leonard W Gabler Director2012 $24,520$24,520 1
Dan Mueller Director2012 $23,220$23,220 1
Prince Murphy II Secretary/Treas2012 $22,720$22,720 1
Danny Jurk Director2012 $20,620$20,620 1
Norman Schultz Vice President2012 $18,345$18,345 1
George Brandt III President2012 $16,345$16,345 1

People by year

2012 · 9 people listed · 9 paid, $505K · 53 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Scott Martin General Manager24 $207,514$0$37,494 $245,0081
Melissa Dockery Controller37 $86,018$0$23,100 $109,1181
Gene Kruppa Director0 $25,420$0$0 $25,4201
Leonard W Gabler Director0 $24,520$0$0 $24,5201
Dan Mueller Director0 $23,220$0$0 $23,2201
Prince Murphy II Secretary/Treas0 $22,720$0$0 $22,7201
Danny Jurk Director0 $20,620$0$0 $20,6201
Norman Schultz Vice President0 $18,345$0$0 $18,3451
George Brandt III President0 $16,345$0$0 $16,3451

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2012 · Form 990 period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$9,586,070$11,324,348 $36,517,612$34,707,720 $0$9,567,806 $505,31653-

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

Similar organizations

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
CITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVEVAY22 $19,096,173$17,644,494 CEO/GENERAL MANAGER$207,328 Similar name, revenue within 2x, similar mission
FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVEMNNot reported $11,447,684$8,234,022 GENERAL MANAGER/CEO$318,212 Similar name, revenue within 2x, similar mission
NEW HOPE TELEPHONE COOPERATIVEALNot reported $13,884,945$10,556,766 MANAGER$255,000 Similar name, revenue within 2x
La Valle Telephone Cooperative IncWINot reported $4,810,156$4,424,441 CEO$66,912 Similar name, revenue within 2x
OTZ TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INCAKNot reported $10,121,070$9,798,388 OSP/CO FOREMAN & SUPERVISOR$234,839 Similar name, revenue within 2x
COPPER VALLEY TELEPHONE COOPERATIVEAKNot reported $22,173,099$18,279,540 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$267,597 Similar name, revenue within 5x
DEKALB TELEPHONE COOPERATIVETNNot reported $27,675,081$26,481,130 CEO$406,174 Similar name, revenue within 5x
PIONEER TELEPHONE COOPERATIVEORNot reported $19,597,646$15,954,841 GENERAL MANAGER$371,844 Similar name, revenue within 5x
BLEDSOE TELEPHONE COOPERATIVETNNot reported $28,847,122$28,847,122 General Manager$480,196 Similar name, revenue within 5x
COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE COMPANYIANot reported $3,221,068$2,678,195 GENERAL MANAGER/COO$129,132 Similar name, revenue within 5x
NEW HOPE TELEPHONE COOPERATIVEVAW50 $2,337,681$2,244,521 GEN MGR & EXEC VP$115,556 Similar name, revenue within 5x
PALO COOPERATIVE TELEPHONEIANot reported $1,645,609$1,698,812 CO-GENERAL MANAGER$135,599 Similar name, revenue within 10x
VALLEY TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE FOUNDATIONAZNot reported $257,296$173,467 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
COLORADO COOPERATIVE COCONot reported $137,102$176,398 President$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x

Who funds organizations like this

Not reported: none of these organizations has foundation or DAF-sponsor grants in the filings we have.

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2012 · Form 990 · $11,324,348 spent · pay $3,091,516 · grants $15,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $3,782,989--- 33.4%
Benefits paid to members $2,468,024--- 21.8%
Other salaries and wages $1,192,545--- 10.5%
Other employee benefits $886,917--- 7.8%
Other (as described)Plant Specific $590,969--- 5.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $505,316--- 4.5%
Other (as described)Plant Non Specific $425,778--- 3.8%
Pension plan contributions $330,272--- 2.9%
Other (as described)Customer Operations $275,426--- 2.4%
Other (as described)Corporate Operations $226,936--- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $190,827--- 1.7%
Payroll taxes $176,466--- 1.6%
All other expenses $140,121--- 1.2%
Advertising and promotion $77,637--- 0.7%
Fees: legal $39,118--- 0.3%
Grants to US individuals $15,000--- 0.1%
Interest $7--- 0.0%
Total$11,324,348100%

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