COURTLAND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
EIN 82-3265503
What they do
COURTLAND, ALABAMA and THE SURROUNDING AREA SUFFERED FROM A LACK of BROADBAND AVAILIBILITY. COURTLAND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ("CDC"), WITH THE ASSISTANCE of THE LOCAL COUNCIL of GOVERNMENT, WAS ABLE to SECURE A GRANT IN THE ANOUNT of 165,158 FROM THE APPALACIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION. CDC ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH TRAVELLER MULTIMEDIA, LLC, of HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA to CONSTRUCT and INITIATE A BROADBAND NETWORK IN COURTLAND, ALABAMA. THE WORK BEGAN IN 2020 and WAS COMPLETED IN EARLY 2021. THE SYSTEM is UP and OPERATING SUCCESSFULLY for LOCAL RESIDENCES, BUSINESSES and GOVERNMENTS.
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BRETT DENNISPRESIDENT
JOHN L THORNTONTREASURER
PAM PARKERSECRETARY
About this charity
- Recognized since
- August 2018
- Location
- 560 TENNESSEE STREET, COURTLAND, AL 356183352
- County
- Lawrence
- In care of
- JOHN L THORNTON
- Primary officer
- JOHN L THORNTON, TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2020
- Tax period began
- October 1, 2020
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- TALLEY MAULDIN & PEETE PC
- Revocation date
- February 15, 2025