BLACKFOOT TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- BLACKFOOT TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 81-0251379)
- Tax period
- 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
- Filed
- 2013-11-15
- IRS object ID
- 201313199349309916
- 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 | 2013-11-15T16:17:15-06:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2012-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 910189318 | EIN |
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Moss Adams LLP | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 601 W Riverside Suite 1800 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Spokane | City |
| State | WA | State |
| ZIP Code | 992010629 | 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 | 810251379 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | BLAC | NameControl |
| Phone | 4065415000 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1221 N Russell | AddressLine1 |
| City | Missoula | City |
| State | MT | State |
| ZIP Code | 59808 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Ted Otis | Name |
| Title | Chief Financial Officer | Title |
| Phone | 4065415000 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2013-11-15 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | 1 | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Emina O Cresswell | Name |
| PTIN | P01217304 | PTIN |
| Phone | 5097472600 | Phone |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | Ted Otis | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1221 N Russell | AddressLine1 |
| City | Missoula | City |
| State | MT | State |
| ZIP Code | 59808 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 36398294 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | 0 | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| Organization501c | X | Organization501c |
| Web Site | www.Blackfoot.com | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 1953 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | MT | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | Named after the Blackfoot River, the Cooperative offers services to 22 rural exchanges within a 6,500-square mile, seven-county region in western Montana and Idaho. A non-profit corporation, Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc. is owned by its customers. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 9 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 9 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 149 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 0 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 518538 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income | 107071 | NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 0 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 0 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue Prior Year | 25352037 | ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 25030705 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 381903 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 1134456 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Prior Year | 823816 | OtherRevenuePriorYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 347057 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 26557756 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 26512218 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 50304 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 2300983 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 0 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 949939 | 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 | 20838842 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 20155326 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 20838842 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 23456552 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | 5718914 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 3055666 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 71246086 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 73107828 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 27784339 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 26596519 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 43461747 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 46511309 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Mission Description | Named after the Blackfoot River, the Cooperative offers services to 22 rural exchanges within a 6,500-square mile, seven-county region in western Montana and Idaho. A non-profit corporation, Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc. is owned by its customers. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | 0 | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | 0 | SignificantChange |
| Description | Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative makes telephone service and facilities available to the widest practical number of users on a non-profit, cooperative basis. | 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 | 1 | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | 0 | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | 0 | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | 1 | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | 1 | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | 0 | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | 1 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 1 | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | 1 | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction Related Entity | 1 | TransactionRelatedEntity |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | 0 | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | 1 | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 37 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Compliance With Backup Witholding | 1 | ComplianceWithBackupWitholding |
| Number Of Employees | 149 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | 0 | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | 1 | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Form990-T Filed | 1 | Form990-TFiled |
| 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 | 13103396 | GrossIncomeFromMembers |
| Gross Income Other Sources | 2165505 | GrossIncomeOtherSources |
| Indoor Tanning Services | 0 | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 9 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 9 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 0 | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | 1 | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | 1 | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | 0 | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | 1 | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| Written Policy Or Procedure | 0 | WrittenPolicyOrProcedure |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | MT | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | ID | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
Name Business NameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Ted Otis | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 4065415000 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1221 North Russell | AddressLine1 |
| City | Missoula | City |
| State | MT | State |
| ZIP Code | 59802 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (21 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | OfficerOfficer | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation | Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Eggensperger | ||||||||
| Trustee-Board President | 2.00 | 2.00 | X | X | 7238 | 4312 | 1662 | |
| John Teague | ||||||||
| Trustee | 2.00 | 2.00 | X | 10738 | 4662 | 1662 | ||
| Cynthia Lewis | ||||||||
| Trustee-Board Sec/Treas | 4.00 | X | X | 10150 | 0 | 1662 | ||
| Jim Blush | ||||||||
| Trustee-Board VP | 2.00 | 2.00 | X | 6538 | 4662 | 1662 | ||
| Ross Friede | ||||||||
| Trustee-Board Sec/Treas | 4.00 | X | 7700 | 0 | 1662 | |||
| Leslie Iverson | ||||||||
| Trustee | 4.00 | X | 9450 | 0 | 1662 | |||
| Stuart Morton | ||||||||
| Trustee | 2.00 | 2.00 | X | 8288 | 3962 | 1662 | ||
| James Newberg | ||||||||
| Trustee | 4.00 | X | 10500 | 0 | 1662 | |||
| Geoffrey Wilson | ||||||||
| Trustee/Vice President | 2.00 | 2.00 | X | X | 8988 | 4662 | 1662 | |
| Joan Mandeville | ||||||||
| Former CEO | 30.00 | 10.00 | X | 84483 | 28161 | 19861 | ||
| Bill Squires | ||||||||
| CEO | 30.00 | 10.00 | X | 205763 | 68588 | 59690 | ||
| Ted Otis | ||||||||
| CFO | 30.00 | 10.00 | X | 144706 | 48236 | 37773 | ||
| Frank Cresia | ||||||||
| VP-Network Operations | 31.00 | 9.00 | X | 137725 | 38845 | 45515 | ||
| Dave Martin | ||||||||
| CTO | 20.00 | 20.00 | X | 85692 | 85692 | 34183 | ||
| Jason Williams | ||||||||
| VP - General Counsel | 30.00 | 10.00 | X | 35625 | 11875 | 0 | ||
| Joel Block | ||||||||
| VP - Customer & Marketing | 20.00 | 20.00 | X | 74291 | 74291 | 39513 | ||
| Barak Longnecker | ||||||||
| Sales Acct. Mgr. | 12.80 | 27.20 | 39374 | 83669 | 37485 | X | ||
| S Ray Lynn | ||||||||
| Sales Acct. Mgr. | 12.80 | 27.20 | 37603 | 79907 | 25567 | X | ||
| Ryan Delaney | ||||||||
| Sales Manager | 16.00 | 24.00 | 57966 | 86949 | 29957 | X | ||
| James Steele | ||||||||
| Former - Sales Manager | 0.00 | 40.00 | 0 | 101189 | 31895 | X | ||
| Mike Suderman | ||||||||
| Engineering Manager | 35.20 | 6.80 | 102936 | 14037 | 31895 | X | ||
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 1085754 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs | 743699 | TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs |
| Total Other Compensation | 408292 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 22 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RML Inc | |||||
| 3505 Clark Fork Way | Missoula | MT | 89808 | Construction | 296953 |
| Dakota Supply Group | |||||
| PO Box 86 SDS 12-2439 | Minneapolis | MN | 55486 | Communications Product Distributor | 291237 |
| Hanson Directory Service Inc | |||||
| PO Box 786 | Newton | IA | 50208 | Directory Publishing | 286110 |
| United Locating Services of Montana | |||||
| 2704 Brooks Street Ste D | Missoula | MT | 59801 | Underground Utility Locating | 244016 |
| CDW LLC | |||||
| PO Box 75723 | Chicago | IL | 60675 | IT Product and Service | 227739 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 10 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | Business CodeBusinessCode | Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn | Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wireline - Interstate USF | 517000 | 6784415 | 6784415 |
| Wireline - Customer | 517000 | 5502881 | 5502881 |
| Internet - Customer | 517000 | 4977960 | 4977960 |
| Wireline - Interstate | 517000 | 3116213 | 3116213 |
| Wireline - Interstate - End User | 517000 | 1168057 | 1168057 |
Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 3481179 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 3008374 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | 472805 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | 25030705 | TotalProgramServiceRevenue |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 361821 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | 45733 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
| Exclusion | $316,088 | ExclusionAmount |
Gross Rents GrossRents
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Real | 312978 | Real |
Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Real | 312978 | Real |
Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Real | 0 | Real |
Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 10345733 | Securities |
Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 9573098 | Securities |
Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 772635 | Securities |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 772635 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $772,635 | ExclusionAmount |
Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | Business CodeBusinessCode | Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn | Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income from Subsidiary | 517000 | 339551 | 339551 |
| Other Nonoperating Income | 517000 | 7506 | 7506 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Other Revenue | 347057 | TotalOtherRevenue |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 26512218 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 24904957 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | 518538 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
| Exclusion | $1,088,723 | ExclusionAmount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part IX | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIX |
Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 50304 | Total |
Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 2300983 | Total |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 949939 | Total |
Interest Interest
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 796098 | Total |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 6151362 | Total |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal |
|---|---|
| UBI Income | 37600 |
| Plant Specific Operatio | 4612233 |
| Corporate Operations | 2525090 |
| Customer Operations | 2295872 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3737071 | Total |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 23456552 | Total |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 5141005 | BOY |
| EOY | 10867006 | EOY |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 3825888 | BOY |
| EOY | 2584255 | EOY |
Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 2080001 | EOY |
Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 445244 | BOY |
| EOY | 281528 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Buildings Equipment Basis | 113074819 | LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis |
| Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec | 70459706 | LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 44982495 | BOY |
| EOY | 42615113 | EOY |
Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 14718719 | BOY |
| EOY | 12677393 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2132735 | BOY |
| EOY | 2002532 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 71246086 | BOY |
| EOY | 73107828 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 3691970 | BOY |
| EOY | 4093386 | EOY |
Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 19825684 | BOY |
| EOY | 18217939 | EOY |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 4266685 | BOY |
| EOY | 4285194 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 27784339 | BOY |
| EOY | 26596519 | 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 | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | 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 | 43461747 | BOY |
| EOY | 46511309 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 43461747 | BOY |
| EOY | 46511309 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 71246086 | BOY |
| EOY | 73107828 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part XI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartXI |
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | 3055666 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Reconcilation Other Changes | -6104 | ReconcilationOtherChanges |
| 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 Consolidated | X | FinancialStatementConsolidated |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | 0 | AuditCommittee |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | 0 | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Land Land
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 879555 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Book Value | 879555 | BookValue |
Buildings Buildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 10652306 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 4535834 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 6116472 | BookValue |
Equipment Equipment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 101542958 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 65923872 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 35619086 | BookValue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Land Buildings | 42615113 | TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings |
Other Securities OtherSecurities (4 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | Book ValueBookValue | Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation |
|---|---|---|
| Investment in Affiliates | 4285743 | C |
| Investment in Nonaffiliates | 1609344 | C |
| Investment in Certificates of Deposit | 2050001 | C |
| Securities Available for Sale | 4732305 | F |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Securities | 12677393 | TotalOfBookValueSecurities |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | AmountAmount |
|---|---|
| Deferred Credits | $2,932,829 |
| Advanced Billings and Customer Deposits | $1,352,365 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Amounts | 4285194 | TotalOfAmounts |
| Footnote In Part XIII | X | FootnoteInPartXIII |
Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48: | Identifier |
| Return Reference | Part X, Line 2: | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | For December 31, 2012, the Cooperative has accounted for uncertain tax positions whereby the effect of the uncertainty would be recorded if the likelihood the position will be sustained upon examination is less than 50%. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Cooperative had no accrued amounts related to uncertain tax positions. | Explanation |
Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Records Maintained | 1 | RecordsMaintained |
Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Procedure for Monitoring Grants in the U.S.: | Identifier |
| Return Reference | Part I, Line 2: | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | Schedule I, Part I, Line 2: All requests for donations from the Cooperative are submitted via a Community Support Form that is available on our website at http://www.blackfoot.com/pdf/Blackfoot_Community_Support_Sponsorship_Form.p Organizations seeking donations must be a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, a civic organization, or a school/school group. Management screens applications for completeness and compatibility with Blackfoot's community support criteria. The requests are then presented to the Board of Trustees for action on a monthly basis. Recipients are notified in writing of any award, as are applicants that do not receive funding. Trustees from the various districts monitor events and activities in their respective communities, and are generally aware of the use of funds and adherence to Blackfoot policies. | Explanation |
Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation Survey | X | CompensationSurvey |
| 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 (7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Squires | ||||||||||||||
| CEO | 142124 | 47375 | 28545 | 9515 | 35094 | 11698 | 41739 | 0 | 17951 | 0 | 265453 | 68588 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Otis | ||||||||||||||
| CFO | 100607 | 33536 | 23100 | 7700 | 20999 | 7000 | 29894 | 0 | 7879 | 0 | 182479 | 48236 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Cresia | ||||||||||||||
| VP-Network Operations | 90945 | 25651 | 23355 | 6587 | 23425 | 6607 | 27857 | 0 | 17658 | 0 | 183240 | 38845 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Martin | ||||||||||||||
| CTO | 58110 | 58110 | 14080 | 14080 | 13502 | 13502 | 26428 | 0 | 7755 | 0 | 119875 | 85692 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Block | ||||||||||||||
| VP - Customer & Marketing | 55421 | 55421 | 11458 | 11458 | 7412 | 7412 | 21955 | 0 | 17558 | 0 | 113804 | 74291 | 0 | 0 |
| Barak Longnecker | ||||||||||||||
| Sales Acct. Mgr. | 12253 | 26038 | 0 | 0 | 27121 | 57631 | 20288 | 0 | 17197 | 0 | 76859 | 83669 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Delaney | ||||||||||||||
| Sales Manager | 30423 | 45634 | 2349 | 3523 | 25194 | 37792 | 22613 | 0 | 7344 | 0 | 87923 | 86949 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)
| Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation | IdentifierIdentifier |
|---|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | The Company has one class of members. Any person, firm, association, corporation or body politic or subdivision thereof may be a member upon receiving telecommunications and/or information services from the Company. No member may hold more than one membership interest. Each member is entitled to one vote upon each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members, including election of Trustees, approve significant decisions, or receive a share of the organizations profits or excess dues upon dissolution. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | The Company has one class of members. Any person, firm, association, corporation or body politic or subdivision thereof may be a member upon receiving telecommunications and/or information services from the Company. No member may hold more than one membership interest. Each member is entitled to one vote upon each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members, including election of Trustees, approve significant decisions, or receive a share of the organizations profits or excess dues upon dissolution. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | Decisions of the governing body that are subject to approval by the members include nomination, election, removal and compensation of trustees; sale, mortgage or encumbrance of cooperative property; alterations, amendments or cancellations of bylaws; and indemnification of board members, officers, employees or agents. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | A copy of the 990 is normally reviewed by the Board of Trustees prior to filing. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | Board policy requires disclosure of all conflicts of interest. All possible conflicts of interest must be discussed with the employee's supervisor/manager as they arise. Those conflicts are reviewed by the President and General Counsel when appropriate. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | The Board of Trustees reviews and approves the annual compensation of the Chief Executive Officer, who then determines the compensation of other officers and key employees based on an overall labor budget approved by the Board of Trustees. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | Tax return is filed with the IRS and available through site or by request. Additionally, a summary of the annual financial statements is mailed directly to each cooperative member with the annual report. | |
| Form 990, Part IX, line 24e | Plant Nonspecific Operations: Total expenses 1,558,260. Cost of Goods Sold: Total expenses 1,406,027. Property Taxes: Total expenses 772,784. | All Other Functional Expenses |
| Form 990, Part XI, line 9: | Patronage Capital Retired -1,493,892. Donated Equity -19,174. Educational Services and Software Donations -245,802. Changes in Accumulated OCI -530,420. Other -17,799. Capital Credit Allocation to Patrons 2,300,983. | Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances: |
Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR
Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV (3 entries)
| Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressUS/City | StateAddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode | EINEIN | Primary ActivityPrimaryActivity | Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState | Type Of EntityTypeOfEntity | Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncome | Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssets | Percentage OwnershipPercentageOwnership | Controlled OrgControlledOrg | Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC Holdings Inc and Subsidiaries | ||||||||||||
| 1221 North Russell | Missoula | MT | 59802 | 810484507 | Telecommunications | MT | C | -150 | 303 | 1.00000 | 1 | |
| Blackfoot Communications Inc | ||||||||||||
| 1221 North Russell | Missoula | MT | 59802 | 810499119 | Telecommunications | MT | C | 254469 | 8573341 | 1.00000 | 1 | BTC Holdings Inc |
| Telesphere Software Inc | ||||||||||||
| 1221 North Russell | Missoula | MT | 59802 | 810102705 | Telecommunications | MT | C | 428721 | 850431 | 1.00000 | 1 | BTC Holdings Inc |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties | 1 | ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties |
| Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org | 0 | GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg |
| Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org | 0 | GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg |
| Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org | 1 | LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg |
| Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org | 0 | LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg |
| Dividends Related Organization | 0 | DividendsRelatedOrganization |
| Sale Of Assets To Other Org | 1 | SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg |
| Purchase Of Assets From Other Org | 0 | PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg |
| Exchange Of Assets | 0 | ExchangeOfAssets |
| Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs | 0 | RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs |
| Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs | 1 | RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs |
| Perform Of Services For Other Orgs | 0 | PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs |
| Perform Of Services By Other Orgs | 0 | PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs |
| Sharing Of Facilities | 1 | SharingOfFacilities |
| Sharing Of Paid Employees | 1 | SharingOfPaidEmployees |
| Reimbursement Paid To Other Org | 1 | ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg |
| Reimbursement Paid By Other Org | 0 | ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg |
| Other Transfer To Other Org | 0 | OtherTransferToOtherOrg |
| Other Transfer From Other Org | 0 | OtherTransferFromOtherOrg |
Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (7 entries)
| Transaction TypeTransactionType | Amount InvolvedAmountInvolved | Method Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination |
|---|---|---|
| BTC Holdings Inc and Subsidiaries | ||
| A | 495107 | Book Cost |
| BTC Holdings Inc and Subsidiaries | ||
| D | 7200000 | Book Cost |
| BTC Holdings Inc and Subsidiaries | ||
| G | 98807 | Book Cost |
| BTC Holdings Inc and Subsidiaries | ||
| K | 1734525 | Book Cost |
| BTC Holdings Inc and Subsidiaries | ||
| N | 449374 | Book Cost |
| BTC Holdings Inc and Subsidiaries | ||
| O | 5617114 | Book Cost |
| BTC Holdings Inc and Subsidiaries | ||
| P | 1099311 | Book Cost |