2023-11-03T10:25:25-05:00 2022-12-31 FORVIS LLP 1401 50th Street Suite 350 West Des Moines IA 502665935 990 2022-01-01 420819332 SOUTH SLOPE COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE COMPANY % CARLA MINER SOUT 3196262211 980 NORTH FRONT STREET NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317 CHUCK DEISBECK CEO 3196262211 2023-11-15 true Carla Miner 999009999 Joe R Lynn P01270416 5152230159 2023-11-15 3 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CHUCK DEISBECK 980 NORTH FRONT STREET NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317 41875580 false X WWW.SOUTHSLOPE.COM X 1958 IA TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS 5 5 90 0 27346 14105 24247 65802 37832087 39539199 592918 1258025 808993 785018 39258245 41648044 16302 28188 6611777 8088332 6451157 5983280 0 0 0 26213369 27661259 39292605 41761059 -34360 -113015 103327478 110514408 34214541 32155014 69112937 78359394 TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS. false false THE COOPERATIVE PROVIDES QUALITY SERVICES TO ITS MEMBER SUBSCRIBERS THESE SERVICES INCLUDE LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICES, TOLL SERVICES, TERMINAL 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31988 NICOLE QUINN HR MANAGER 40.0 0.0 X 102705 0 16680 MICHAEL SCHANZ PRESIDENT 2.0 0.0 X X 10764 0 0 BRAD MESKIMEN DIRECTOR 2.0 0.0 X 9339 0 0 GARY GRABE DIRECTOR 2.0 0.0 X 9164 0 0 BRIAN BUTZ SECRETARY/TREASURER 2.0 0.0 X X 8325 0 0 DAVID ROBERTS VICE PRESIDENT 2.0 0.0 X X 7425 0 0 1011042 0 250165 6 false true false CENTRAL CABLE CONTRACTORS INC W7435 COUNTY AW WAUPUN WI 53963 FIBER CONSTRUCTION 9734294 ISPN 14303 WEST 95TH STREET LENEXA KS 66215 TECH SUPPORT 301744 MIDWEST UNDERGROUND CONTRACTORS 300 HWY 151E WALFORD IA 52351 FIBER CONSTRUCTION 1091421 VANTAGE POINT SOLUTIONS INC 2211 NORTH MINNESOTA STREET MITCHELL SD 57301 CONSULTING 1282876 PATRIOT COMMUNICATIONS LLC 1560 BRAMBLEWOOD DR NE SOLON IA 52333 FIBER CONSTRUCTION 180523 6 65802 65802 TELECOM SERVICE 517000 39539199 39539199 39539199 941705 941705 0 0 740870 26014 714856 0 714856 714856 502225 185905 316320 316320 316320 0 0 0 0 0 0 31681 15617 16064 16064 DIRECTORY ADVERTISING 511140 22121 22121 NONMEMBER INTERNET/INSTALLS 517000 5225 5225 All Other Misc Revenue 900099 26752 26752 26752 26752 54098 41648044 39555263 27346 1999633 28188 0 0 8088332 645349 0 3710181 427165 804631 395954 0 16256 680606 0 0 0 0 603483 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 696222 0 9483043 0 COST OF SERVICES 12535537 PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS 2446430 PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS 825728 CORPORATE OPERATIONS 188651 185303 41761059 14795980 12648318 935453 600000 0 0 789506 745739 0 0 0 0 0 0 845376 1583402 339562 374511 185797354 100574034 77893850 85223320 0 0 7710823 9302958 0 0 0 0 16928 36160 103327478 110514408 2275437 1631548 1119303 2692146 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30755477 27805666 0 0 64324 25654 34214541 32155014 X 0 0 5555124 5555124 63557813 72804270 69112937 78359394 103327478 110514408 X -113015 1343165 8016307 X false false false 2253691 2253691 15751374 1948251 13803123 151852903 98625783 53227120 15939386 15939386 85223320 I.N.S. 8195112 F PATRONAGE CAPITAL 140714 C PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP 102742 F MONARCH WIRELESS 394995 C CHERRY WIRELESS 469395 C 9302958 0 ACCRUED INCOME TAXES -18747 ADVANCED BILLINGS & PAYMENTS 13190 CUSTOMER DEPOSITS 24872 ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION 6339 25654 X true true X X false false false CARLA MINER CONTROLLER 123649 0 10350 0 5083 0 19832 0 22932 0 181846 0 0 0 JASON URELL PLANT SUPERINTENDENT 108891 0 7850 0 505 0 17115 0 22932 0 157293 0 0 0 CHARLES DEISBECK CEO 309730 0 30350 0 8860 0 42742 0 26804 0 418486 0 0 0 BRIAN HAMACHER DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 140415 0 10350 0 3770 0 22752 0 26388 0 203675 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a The organization paid for spousal travel expenses related to the NTCA Rural Telecom Expo for the following individuals in the following amounts: Gary Grabe $389 Michael Schanz $389 Brad Meskimen $564 FORM 990, BOX C THE ORGANIZATION HAS THE FOLLOWING DOING BUSINESS AS NAMES: SOUTH SLOPE WIRELESS SOUTH SLOPE COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY SOUTH SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 6 ANY CUSTOMER THAT HAS A LANDLINE, SPECIAL ACCESS, OR VIDEO SERVICES MUST HAVE A MEMBERSHIP WITH THE COOPERATIVE. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7A MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE ELECT THE GOVERNING BODY AT AN ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7B ANY CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS ARE SUBJECT TO MEMBER APPROVAL AT AN ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING PERSONNEL. ANY CORRECTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE ARE MADE. FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO THE FILING. THE RETURN IS THEN SIGNED BY THE SOUTH SLOPE COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE COMPANY'S CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EXISTS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION STATING THAT ANYONE WITH A CONFLICT IS INELIGIBLE TO BE ON THE GOVERNING BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A & 15B THE ORGANIZATION CONSULTED AN INDEPENDENT FIRM TO PREPARE A COMPENSATION DATA STUDY. THE BOARD TOOK THE INFORMATION FROM THE COMPENSATION STUDY AND USED IT TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO AND KEY EMPLOYEES FOR 2022. THE NTCA ANNUAL COMPENSATION SURVEY IS USED IN REVIEW OF COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND THE BOARD PRESIDENT IS NOTIFIED OF COMPENSATION CHANGES FOR OTHER OFFICERS. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 SOUTH SLOPE COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE COMPANY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED YEARLY TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COOEPRATIVE WITH THEIR INVITATION TO THE ANNUAL MEETING. BYLAWS ARE PROVIDED TO THE NEW MEMBER WHEN THEY ESTABLISH SERVICE WITH THE COOPERATIVE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PROVIDED DURING THE NOMINATION PROCESS. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 PATRONAGE ALLOCATED TO MEMBERS $ 8,088,332 PATRONAGE CAPITAL PAID (72,025) --------------- $ 8,016,307