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BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION (EIN 56-0160075)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-09-18
IRS object ID
202402629349301250
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2024-09-18T10:40:21-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name ControlBLUEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8287582383PhoneNum

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State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonKatie M WoodlePersonNm
Person TitleSR VP & CFOPersonTitleTxt
Signature2024-09-18SignatureDt
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
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Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Grants And Similar Paid$29,321PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
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Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
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Douglas W Johnson
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Alan Merck
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JULIE O'DELL
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Brad Shields
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Katie M Woodle
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MICHAEL HIGH
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Mikeal Kincaid
Dir. of Operations42.500.00$205,416$0$157,835
Tanner Greer
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Jason Lingle
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Renee Walker
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Crystal Spencer
Dir. of Mktg.37.003.00$218,817$0$47,783
Jason Smith
SVP & CCO33.007.00Yes (X)$199,707$0$60,063
Jeffrey B Joines
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JAMES B LAWRENCE
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Kelly Melton
Sec. -Treasurer6.120.15Yes (X)$33,971$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID EGGERS
Director6.520.15$32,964$0$0Yes (X)
Johnny Wishon
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Cindy Price
Director9.490.15$30,897$0$0Yes (X)
Bryan Edwards
Director5.100.15$30,377$0$0Yes (X)
James Young
Director9.290.15$29,879$0$0Yes (X)
Mitch Franklin
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David Boone
Director5.360.15$28,907$0$0Yes (X)
Angie Miller
Director4.130.15$27,328$0$0Yes (X)
Tom Trexler
Director2.290.15$26,466$0$0Yes (X)
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James R Vannoy & Sons Construction
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Pike Electric LLC
PO Box 746308AtlantaGA30374Construction$2,786,705
John Lucas Tree Expert Co
PO Box 958PortlandME04104Tree Trimming$2,416,926
Xylem Tree Experts
208 E Plume StreetNorfolkVA23510Tree Trimming$1,300,761
CVO Enterprises Inc
14 Old Charlotte HighwayAshevilleNC28803Construction$2,200,798
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DescSale and dist. of elect.Desc
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Distribution Maintenance$11,182,597
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Taxes$1,963,722

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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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EOY$8,453,302EOYAmt

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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,136,212BOYAmt
EOY$19,472,678EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$313,951,414BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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BOY$196,473,687BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
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Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,977,088OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$621,549,716OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$222,563,599DepreciationAmt
Book Value$398,986,117BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$398,986,117TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$25,776,433BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$25,776,433TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Inv. in Assoc. Org. - Patronage Capital$13,379,015C
Inv. in Assoc. Org. - Capital Term Cert.$2,140,510C
Other$524,793C

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Consumer deposits$1,871,138
Deferred credits$7,131,427
Other$1,938,282
other postretirement benefits - medical$8,531,831
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$19,472,678TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Corporation follows the guidance for "uncertain tax positions" in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Corporation has determined that it is more likely than not that their tax positions will be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRE Members FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 112AddressLine1Txt
CityLenoirCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28645ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN561793740RecipientEIN
Cash Grant$0CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$30,217NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedCash Value & Fully Dist. CostsValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceOffice Space & Management SupportNonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantEnergy AssistancePurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Blue Ridge Electric Members Foundation, Inc. (The Foundation), administers two types of funds. Grants are issued to organizations whom apply for grant funds to accomplish strategic projects. There is an independent group that reviews the applications and recommends organizations; the board of directors approves / denies the recommendations. The other funds are used for both electric bill assistance and heating fuels assistance. The Foundation provides guidelines as to the amount of assistance eligible and how often a member can be given assistance. The local Department of Social Services does the qualifying and granting of these assistance dollars. The Foundation also has a financial audit done each year by an independent certified public accounting firm.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Alan Merck
SVP, COO$321,900$72,308$8,267$119,334$20,403$542,212
Brad Shields
SVP & EXEC CONS$241,800$89,373$6,963$78,464$10,326$426,926
Crystal Spencer
Dir. of Mktg.$197,700$29,342-$8,225$29,164$18,619$266,600
Douglas W Johnson
Exec. VP & CEO$464,900$225,198$13,162$81,025$18,714$802,999$72,400$170,670$1,392$125,000$369,462
Jason Lingle
Dir. Innovation ES$197,700$29,342$5,804$49,740$11,414$294,000
Jason Smith
SVP & CCO$199,615$11,943-$11,851$39,502$20,561$259,770
JULIE O'DELL
SVP, CAO$264,600$56,706-$2,180$131,639$11,287$462,052
Katie M Woodle
SVP, CFO$293,942$70,191-$5,116$36,330$16,258$411,605
MICHAEL HIGH
DIR. ENG. SERV.$227,200$16,864-$12,542$139,516$23,488$394,526
Mikeal Kincaid
Dir. of Operations$199,500$12,688-$6,772$139,659$18,176$363,251
Renee Walker
Dir. of Public Rel$167,750$12,453$352$85,725$10,459$276,739
Tanner Greer
SVP CTO$255,600$36,705-$8,438$49,240$20,411$353,518

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart III, Additional InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSchedule J Part II B (Columns i-iii) Represent information for calculating W2 Box 5 Earnings. Columns C and D represent non cash earnings related to corporation provided benefits. Column E is a total of all columns and represents total rewards provided to employees.Schedule J Part II Breakdown of W-2 Compensation Column iii Other Reportable Compensation:The negative amounts in this column are included as part of total compensation in column B(i) and B(ii) and represent pre-tax deductions (Section 125) to arrive at W-2 Box 5 wages.Schedule J Part II Base Compensation, Bonus and incentive compensation from related organizations are not included in the members' electric rates. The following amounts were included in base and bonus compensation from related organizations as part of Schedule J:The following amounts included in reportable compensation in Part VII Section A and Schedule J Part II B were allocated to BlueRidge Energy, LLC:Julie O'Dell $41,760 Katie Woodle $47,820Tanner Greer $16,387Jason Lingle $ 8,520Crystal Spencer $11,893Renee Walker $ 7,037 The following amounts included in reportable compensation in Part VII Section A and Schedule J Part II B(i) were allocated to RidgeLink LLC:Douglas W. Johnson $88,757 Brad Shields $192,169Katie Woodle $48,669Julie O'Dell $20,880Jason Smith $26,875ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (17 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6The members of the Corporation elect the members of the board of directors that govern the affairs of the Corporation. Each director shall have one vote in all Board matters, and decisions shall be based on the vote of a majority of the Board members present at any meeting having a quorum of the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aThe members of the Corporation elect the members of the board of directors that govern the affairs of the Corporation. The board of directors meet monthly with management in addition to other committee meetings. In addition, there is one annual membership meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7bCertain decisions of the governing body are subject to approval by the members as provided for in the by-laws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe CFO and management review a draft of the 990 with the board of directors prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe governing board of directors along with members of management complete annual conflict of interest statements.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15bThe cooperative utilizes an independent compensation professional to review market trends and conduct an analysis of compensation including the CEO. The compensation committee of the board conducts an annual performance review of the CEO and approves the compensation package associated with this position.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Governing documents and policies are available upon request. The annual report, bylaws and other governing documents are available on the corporation's web site. In addition, financial data is presented to the members at the annual meeting and also included in the 990 which is available on the website.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9AOCI Adjustment = -$709318
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Contributions in aid of construction not revenue per gaap = -$7001874
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9net change in memberships = -$3825
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9net retirement of capital credits = -$5947004
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9non-cash patronage allocations not revenue per irs = $784457
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Patronage div. paid to members' accts. not expense per GAAP = $10900476
990 Part IX Line 17 TravelPer IRS instructions the total travel costs reported on this line represent all transportation costs of the Corporation, including the expense of purchasing, leasing, operating, and repairing over 100 vehicles owned by the Corporation. This includes all the line and service trucks used in the daily operations of the Corporation. These trucks log in approximately 1,000,000 miles each year constructing and maintaining the electric plant of the Corporation.
990 Part IX, Line 24 e All Other ExpensesThe Corporation follows the uniform system of accounts (USOA) as set forth in 7 CFR Part 1767, Accounting Requirements for Rural Development Electric Borrowers. Based on the requirements of the USOA, certain expenses required to be reported on Form 990 Part IX have been allocated or capitalized as part of net utility plant. As a result of grossing up expenses to comply with the tax reporting requirements of this section, certain expenses that have been capitalized, are reported as part of line 24(e) "capitalized expenses and reflected as credit balance.
990 Part VII Section A Column FThe Corporation participates in the NRECA group defined pension plan. As part of this plan, participants are required to recognize the actuarial increase in the value of their account on the form 990. The contribution rate for participants in the plan are the same for all individuals in the plan. The change in actuarial value for each participant, however, varies with age.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 4 Benefits Paid To or For MembersPatronage dividends are paid to members' accounts in accordance with the pre-existing obligation in the Corporation's by-laws. The Corporation is obligated to pay by credits to a capital account for each patron all such amounts in excess of operating costs and expenses.IRS instructions for line 4 changed in 2011 to include patronage dividends paid by section 501(c)(12) organizations to their members. Accordingly, these amounts are now reported on line 4.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Blue Ridge Energy Members FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 112AddressLine1Txt
CityLenoirCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28645ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN561793740EIN
Primary ActivitiesAssistance to needy fam & nonoprofit orgPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501 (c) 3ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusCharityPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Blue Ridge EMCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (true)ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Ridgelink LLC
1216 Blowing Rock BlvdLenoirNC28645263648319Telecommunication ServicesNCBlue Ridge EMCC corp$444,780$16,676,3151.00000Yes (true)
Blue Ridge Energies LLC
1216 Blowing Rock BlvdLenoirNC28645562100909Fuel Propane / Dist. RetailNCBlue Ridge EMCC corp$2,568,870$32,347,0741.00000Yes (true)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (true)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (8 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
The Blue Ridge Energy Members Foundation
b$30,217FMV
Ridgelink LLC
a$431,728FMV = Cost
Ridgelink LLC
o$588,272Cost
Ridgelink LLC
q$469,143Cost
Blue Ridge Energies LLC
a$378,894FMV = Cost
Blue Ridge Energies LLC
o$788,337Cost
Blue Ridge Energies LLC
p$203,903Cost
Blue Ridge Energies LLC
q$601,193Cost