INTERBEL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
INTERBEL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 81-6013157)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-30
IRS object ID
202523039349300932
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-10-30T09:13:04-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390859910PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LPBusinessNameLine1Txt

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 Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN816013157EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INTERBEL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlINTEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4068893311PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 648AddressLine1Txt
CityEUREKACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59917ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJASON MOOTHARTPersonNm
Person TitleGM / CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4068893311PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHERI R BURNHAMPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00055324PTIN
Phone5097472600PhoneNum
Preparation2025-10-21PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJASON MOOTHARTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 648AddressLine1Txt
CityEUREKACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59917ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$16,429,765GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.INTERBEL.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1962FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROVIDE TO OUR COMMUNITIES THE HIGHEST QUALITY, STATE-OF-THE-ART COMMUNICATIONS RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AT AFFORDABLE RATES; PROVIDE AN ENJOYABLE AND BENEFICIAL WORK ENVIRONMENT; AND OTHERWISE IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee36TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$39,813TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$8,752NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$15,700,641PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$16,138,171CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$253,265PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$291,594CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$15,953,906PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$16,429,765CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$15,600PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$17,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$2,242,552PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$2,217,835CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$559,442PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$648,772CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$13,136,312PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$13,546,158CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$15,953,906PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$16,429,765CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$0PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$0CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$51,117,240TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$50,225,535TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$27,096,011TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$24,729,520TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$24,021,229NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$25,496,015NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionPROVIDE TO OUR COMMUNITIES THE HIGHEST QUALITY, STATE-OF-THE-ART COMMUNICATIONS RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AT AFFORDABLE RATES; PROVIDE AN ENJOYABLE AND BENEFICIAL WORK ENVIRONMENT; AND OTHERWISE IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescINTERBEL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. CONTINUES TO PROVIDE BASIC PHONE SERVICE AND HIGH SPEED INTERNET ACCESS, SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON SUPPLYING FIBER OPTIC INTERNET SERVICES TO THE HOMES AND BUSINESSES, IN ADDITION TO SUPPLYING OTHER VARIOUS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES (UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS AS A SERVICE).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 Document96IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee36EmployeeCnt
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$5,340,252MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$557,606OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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 Members5GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KEVIN HODIKBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4068891076PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 648AddressLine1Txt
CityEUREKACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59917ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MICHALE HEDGES
BOARD PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$5,650$0$0
CRAIG EATON
BOARD VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$6,150$0$0
CRAIG SANDS
BOARD SECRETARY/TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$6,150$0$0
DOUG PURDY
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$6,450$0$0
AMY TRUMAN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$5,400$0$0
JASON MOOTHART
GM/CEO50.00Yes (X)$214,611$0$60,169
KEVIN HODIK
CFO50.00Yes (X)$183,226$0$54,137
BRETT DAMASKOS
DIRECTOR OF SALES & MARKETING50.00$124,740$0$43,437Yes (X)
JARED SHERWOOD
NETWORK OPERATIONS MANAGER50.00$118,584$0$67,207Yes (X)
THOMAS RASMUSSEN
IT & SECURITY MANAGER47.50$112,518$0$46,624Yes (X)
TROY UNREIN
OSP SUPERVISOR40.00$155,702$0$47,974Yes (X)
SHANAN TRUMAN
BUSINESS OFFICE SUPERVISOR45.00$100,291$0$49,363Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,039,472TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$368,911TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONTRACTORS INC
PO BOX 8688KALISPELLMT59904CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR$4,358,095
HEBERLY & ASSOCIATES INC
PO BOX 1311HAVREMT59901ENGINEERING CONTRACTOR$1,136,912
MOSS ADAMS LLP
PO BOX 101822PASEDENACA91189ACCOUNTING SERVICES$309,917
WIRELESS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC
PO BOX 630EUREKAMT59917CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR$262,092
VISION NET TRANSPORT SERVICES
PO BOX 3069GREAT FALLSMT59403TRANSPORT SERVICE$257,835
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K9CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
WIRELINE517000$11,914,022$11,914,022
INTERNET517000$4,043,012$4,043,012
MISCELLANEOUS513140$157,665$117,852$39,813
ALLOWANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION517000$23,472$23,472
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$16,138,171TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$291,594TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$291,594ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,429,765TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$16,098,358RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$39,813UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$291,594ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,000TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,217,835TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$648,772TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$627,077TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,979,744TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
NONREGULATED EXPENSES$3,829,831
PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIO$2,062,615
CORPORATE OPERATIONS$1,004,788
CUSTOMER OPERATIONS$974,556

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,067,547TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,429,765TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,111,122BOYAmt
EOY$2,227,229EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,883,454BOYAmt
EOY$2,056,841EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,399,143BOYAmt
EOY$1,988,235EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,028,219BOYAmt
EOY$944,450EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$250,251BOYAmt
EOY$309,847EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$78,747,163LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$36,688,032LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,821,550BOYAmt
EOY$42,059,131EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$623,501BOYAmt
EOY$639,802EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,117,240BOYAmt
EOY$50,225,535EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$788,668BOYAmt
EOY$1,056,251EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,464,568BOYAmt
EOY$22,782,916EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$842,775BOYAmt
EOY$890,353EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,096,011BOYAmt
EOY$24,729,520EOYAmt
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$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,021,229BOYAmt
EOY$25,496,015EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,021,229BOYAmt
EOY$25,496,015EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,117,240BOYAmt
EOY$50,225,535EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$0ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1,474,786OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$112,406OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$112,406BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,293,062OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,732,428DepreciationAmt
Book Value$560,634BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$72,942,783OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$34,849,457DepreciationAmt
Book Value$38,093,326BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,398,912OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$106,147DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,292,765BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$42,059,131TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ADVANCED BILLINGS AND CUSTOMER DEPOSITS$536,570
OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS$353,783
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$890,353TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,429,765TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$16,429,765RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$16,429,765TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,211,930TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$14,211,930ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$2,217,835OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$2,217,835ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,429,765TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:IN 2024 AND 2023, THE COOPERATIVE IS TAX-EXEMPT FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX PURPOSES BECAUSE MORE THAN 85% OF GROSS REVENUES WERE FROM MEMBERS. AS A TAX-EXEMPT COOPERATIVE, TAXABLE INCOME CONSISTS OF UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE PROVISION OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES CONDUCTED BY THE COOPERATIVE. THE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES DIFFERS FROM THE AMOUNT COMPUTED BY APPLYING THE CURRENT STATUTORY FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RATES TO EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES DUE TO THE TAX-EXEMPT NATURE OF THE COOPERATIVE. THE COOPERATIVE RECORDS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IF THE LIKELIHOOD THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION IS LESS THAN 50%. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023, 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 XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CAPITAL CREDITS ASSIGNED TO MEMBERS 2,217,835.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INTERBEL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE EDUCATION FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 DEWEY AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityEUREKACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59917ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN363684131RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$10,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantHIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPSPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION GRANTS FUNDS TO ONLY LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THEREFORE ALL FUNDS ARE USED IN THE U.S.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (6 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
JASON MOOTHART
GM/CEO$185,235$0$29,376$0$0$0$29,516$0$30,653$0$274,780$0$0$0
KEVIN HODIK
CFO$161,249$0$21,977$0$0$0$30,185$0$23,952$0$237,363$0$0$0
TROY UNREIN
OSP SUPERVISOR$142,725$0$12,977$0$0$0$17,924$0$30,050$0$203,676$0$0$0
JARED SHERWOOD
NETWORK OPERATIONS MANAGER$108,778$0$9,806$0$0$0$37,379$0$29,828$0$185,791$0$0$0
BRETT DAMASKOS
DIRECTOR OF SALES & MARKETING$111,763$0$12,977$0$0$0$13,886$0$29,551$0$168,177$0$0$0
THOMAS RASMUSSEN
IT & SECURITY MANAGER$105,291$0$7,227$0$0$0$16,993$0$29,631$0$159,142$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION HAS COOPERATIVE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AALL COOPERATIVES MEMBERS HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BGOVERNANCE DECISIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE RESERVED TO MEMBERS, STOCKHOLDERS, OR PERSONS OTHER THAN THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BINFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO EXTERNAL TAX PREPARER WHO THEN SENDS COMPLETED 990 TO THE GENERAL MANAGER/CEO AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE COOPERATIVE FOR REVIEW. MANAGEMENT SHARES THE FORM WITH THE BOARD AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND DISCUSSES ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS. IF A CONFLICT ARISES IT IS REVIEWED BY LEGAL COUNSEL, DEPENDING ON SEVERITY, RESULTS VARY. AT A MINIMUM, THE CONFLICT IS DISCLOSED IN AUDIT. TO DATE, NO KNOWN CONFLICTS EXIST. THE POLICY IS MONITORED BY THE CEO/GM, HR MANAGER, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE GM/CEO USED AN INDUSTRY STANDARD COMPILED BY NTCA - THE RURAL BROADBAND ASSOCIATION, OF A WAGE AND BENEFITS SURVEY WHICH COMPARES SIMILAR POSITION TO LIKE COMPANIES NATIONWIDE TO ESTABLISH SALARIES OF MANAGEMENT. HE THEN SHARES THIS INFORMATION WITH TOP MANAGEMENT AND ASSIGNS THE ANNUAL SALARY. THE SURVEY DATA FOR THE GM/CEO MANAGEMENT POSITION IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD WHO MAKES THE DETERMINATION OF THE SALARY FOR THE GM/CEO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19BYLAWS ARE AVAILABLE VIA THE COMPANY'S WEBSITE AND ITS PRINTER PHONE DIRECTORY. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND HELD ON INTRANET SITE (SHAREPOINT). THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PRESENTED TO MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ARE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS UPON REQUEST AT THE COOPERATIVE'S BUSINESS OFFICE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:RETIRED PATRONAGE CAPITAL DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS AS A GENERAL RETIREMENT -743,049. CAPITAL CREDITS ASSIGNED TO MEMBERS 2,217,835.

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