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MISSOULA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
MISSOULA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 81-0168065)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-13
IRS object ID
202403189349309900
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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Return2024-11-13T13:41:22-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Address Line17307 N DIVISION ST STE 222AddressLine1Txt
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN810168065EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlMISSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4065414433PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11700 W BroadwayAddressLine1Txt
CityMissoulaCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonMark HaydenPersonNm
Person TitleGeneral ManagerPersonTitleTxt
Signature2024-11-13SignatureDt
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Principal OfficerMark HaydenPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11700 W BroadwayAddressLine1Txt
CityMissoulaCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59808ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$26,016,673GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.missoulaelectric.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Formation1937FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMissoula Electric Cooperative, Inc. strives to uphold a commitment to service excellence, while delivering safe, affordable and reliable electriciy to its members.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee41TotalEmployeeCnt
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CY Other Revenue$1,168,151CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$26,435,058PYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$1,785,059PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$1,417,130CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
DescThe Cooperative provides electric service to approximately 13,600 members in Montana (six counties) and Idaho (one county).Desc
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
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Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKeelie MontalbanPersonNm
Phone4065414433PhoneNum

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Address Line11700 W BroadwayAddressLine1Txt
CityMissulaCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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Mark Hayden
General Manager40.000.00Yes (X)$300,105$0$121,033
Nicholas Labbe
Dir. of Operations40.000.00$152,156$0$66,423
Erik Langaunet
Engineering Manage40.000.00$142,707$0$65,752
Keelie Montalban
CFO40.000.00Yes (X)$127,031$0$79,444
Keven Kuhn
CTO40.000.00$155,373$0$42,896
Mitchell Dupree
Foreman40.000.00$141,569$0$49,885
Eric Nicoson
Area Foreman40.000.00$135,420$0$48,737
Roy Handley
Sec/Treas4.620.50Yes (X)$25,580$1,750$0Yes (X)
Dena Hooker
Vice President5.600.00Yes (X)$27,055$0$0Yes (X)
Candace Jerke
Trustee5.570.00$26,170$0$0Yes (X)
Pete Simonich
President4.770.00Yes (X)$23,515$0$0Yes (X)
Thomas Alsaker
Trustee2.620.50$20,695$1,500$0Yes (X)
Guy Hanson
Trustee2.920.00$21,580$0$0Yes (X)
Barrie Lewis
Trustee3.320.00$18,005$0$0Yes (X)
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Rocky Mountain Contractors Inc
PO Box 8688KalispellMT59904Line Contractor$427,913
Montana Electric Coop Association
PO Box 1306Great FallsMT59403Membership Association$200,464
One Call Locators LTD
PO Box 220BettendorfIA52722Underground Line Locators$148,826
RML Inc
12180 Pulp Mill RdMissoulaMT59808Line Contractor$329,423
Altec Industries Inc
PO Box 11407BirminghanAL35246Line Equipment$291,440
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions$0TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Member power sales$24,242,195$24,242,195
Other operating revenues$172,289$172,289
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$24,414,484TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Exclusion$58,179ExclusionAmt

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

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Real$63,040RealAmt

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Real$63,040RealAmt

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Equity in sub income454310$1,077,975$1,077,975
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,105,111OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$121,219ExclusionAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$1,417,130TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$790,213TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,173,558TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$444,009TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$433,636TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$249,609TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,510TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,000TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,652TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,027TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$269,401TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,282TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$300,023TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$18,542TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$193,068TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,283,993TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,591,102TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$306,805TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Cost of power$10,443,056
Distribution - operations$3,294,917
Distribution - maintenance$1,667,738
Administration and general$825,467

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$2,525,765TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,318,973TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,494,464BOYAmt
EOY$199,509EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$2,877,943BOYAmt
EOY$2,656,395EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$3,522,543BOYAmt
EOY$3,586,274EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$939,129BOYAmt
EOY$801,188EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$106,788,193LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$44,490,680LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,412,604BOYAmt
EOY$62,297,513EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,749,268BOYAmt
EOY$3,030,985EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,825,914BOYAmt
EOY$5,696,089EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,821,865BOYAmt
EOY$78,267,953EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,061,882BOYAmt
EOY$5,371,600EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,263,971BOYAmt
EOY$30,550,098EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$614,247EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,547,964BOYAmt
EOY$4,918,054EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,873,817BOYAmt
EOY$41,453,999EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,412,058BOYAmt
EOY$10,399,048EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,535,990BOYAmt
EOY$26,414,906EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,948,048BOYAmt
EOY$36,813,954EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,821,865BOYAmt
EOY$78,267,953EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,684,893ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$41,900NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$139,113OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,713,094OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,713,094BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,125,397OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,472,327DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,653,070BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,477,826OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,521,758DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,956,068BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$95,471,876OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$38,496,595DepreciationAmt
Book Value$56,975,281BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$62,297,513TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRDP fundsDesc
Book Value$2,654,611BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$5,696,089TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Consumer prepayments$338,226
Deferred credits$4,505,322
Operating lease liability$74,506
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,918,054TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$26,045,766TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$41,900NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$41,900RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$26,003,866RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$26,003,866TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$22,401,843TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$22,401,843ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,917,130OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,917,130ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$24,318,973TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteThe Cooperative is a tax-exempt organization under the provisions of Section 501(c)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes is recorded in the accompanying financial statements. However, the Cooperative is subject to tax on unrelated business income (see Note 4).The Cooperative has not identified any uncertain income tax positions that would jeopardize its tax-exempt status. The Cooperatives income tax returns are subject to review and examination by taxing authorities. With few possible exceptions, the tax returns essentially remain open for possible examination for a period of three years after the respective filing deadlines of those returns.
Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/SPatronage capital credits to be allocate $1917130

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Eric Nicoson
Area Foreman$135,420$29,736$19,001$184,157
Erik Langaunet
Engineering Manage$142,707$44,215$21,537$208,459
Keelie Montalban
CFO$127,031$50,612$28,832$206,475
Keven Kuhn
CTO$155,373$42,716$180$198,269
Mark Hayden
General Manager$300,105$100,283$20,750$421,138
Mitchell Dupree
Foreman$141,569$30,884$19,001$191,454
Nicholas Labbe
Dir. of Operations$152,156$37,591$28,832$218,579

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6The Cooperative has 13,593 eligible voting members at December 31, 2023. Members consist of individuals and businesses that receive electric service from the Cooperative.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aEach year at the Cooperative's annual meeting, that is typically held in March, the membership elects two or three Directors to serve on the Board of Directors for a three-year term.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7bChanges to the Cooperative's bylaws require approval by its members. Each member is entitled to one vote for making changes to the Cooperative's bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bAfter the Form 990 has been prepared by the independent accountants, management reviews the Form for accuracy and completeness. Once management believes the Form is complete and accurate, the Form is submitted to the Board for their review and approval. Upon receiving their approval, the Form is signed by the Secretary/Treasurer prior to its filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cAll trustees must disclose to the Board of Directors any situation or transaction on which the trustee is involved which violates, or could appear to violate the intent of the conflict of interest policy. The board will then determine what action, if any, should be taken. Each trustee is responsible for ensuring that his or her actions and behavior are in accordance with this policy. The Board President shall be responsible for ensuring that all trustees adhere of this policy; however, any trustee may bring to the attention of the Board any perceived violation of the conflict of interest policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aThe National Rural Electric Association (NRECA) and Montana statewide organization - Montana Electric Cooperative Association (MECA) performs an annual salary survey by job classification. The Board of Directors makes use of these salary surveys from NRECA and MECA to determine the salary guidelines for the general manager salary. The general manager uses these salary surveys to determine the range of salaries for the exempt, non-union positions. The Cooperative lineman salaries are established by a signed collectively bargained union contract.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19All governing documents, policies, and financial reports - RUS Form 7 and Form 990 - are available upon request at the Cooperatives headquarter office. Also, bylaws and handbooks are given to every new member. Also, the Cooperatives statement of financial condition is disclosed annually to its membership with the annual meeting notice.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Patronage capital credits to be allocate = $1417130
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Retirements of patronage capital = -$1278017
Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of organization missionBasis by providing electrical power to its members located in the western portion of Montana in accordance with IRS Section 501(c)(12)

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Energy Partners LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12500 W BroadwayAddressLine1Txt
CityMissoulaCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59808ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810535898EIN
Primary ActivitiesSale of Propane and Propane ServicesPrimaryActivitiesTxt
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Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEC owns 50BusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Share Of Total Income$1,330,277ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$9,116,938ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate AllocationsfalseDisproportionateAllocationsInd
General Or Managing PartnerYes (true)GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership0.50000OwnershipPct

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Missoula Electric Coop Education TrustBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11700 W BroadwayAddressLine1Txt
CityMissoulaCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59808ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN276088993EIN
Primary ActivitiesDistribute funds for educational purposePrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Entity TypeTRUSTEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$2,848ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$257,014ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationYes (true)DivRelatedOrganizationInd
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 SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Energy Partners LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypefTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$1,384,352InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCostMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart III, Identificationof Related Organizations Taxable as PartnershipsFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationName of Related Organization:Energy Partners, LLCDirect Controlling Entity: Missoula Electric Cooperative, Inc. owns 50%ExplanationTxt