HIGH PLAINS POWER INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: HIGH PLAINS POWER INC (EIN 84-1414521)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-11-13
IRS object ID: 202413199349315026
Schema version: 2023v5.1
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
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-11-13T15:27:07-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	481290482	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LARSON PA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1029	AddressLine1Txt
City	AFTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	83110	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	841414521	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HIGH PLAINS POWER INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	HIGH	BusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1775 E MONROE AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	RIVERTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	82501	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DARICK EISENBRAUN	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3078569426	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DAVID LARSON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00283073	PTIN
Phone	3078854272	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-11-13	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DARICK EISENBRAUN	PrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts	$80,968,340	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.HIGHPLAINSPOWER.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1998	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SERVE THE MEMBER/OWNERS UNDER THE COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	58	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$79,949,093	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$79,681,862	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$407,262	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,053,557	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$5,852	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$232,921	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$80,362,207	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$80,968,340	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$1,598,478	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$2,109,814	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,223,359	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,565,485	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$74,445,688	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$74,080,942	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$80,267,525	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$80,756,241	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$94,682	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$212,099	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$152,103,280	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$154,310,400	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$52,348,638	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$53,900,821	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$99,754,642	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$100,409,579	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	SERVE THE MEMBER/OWNERS UNDER THE COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE ORGANIZATIONS PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO ITS MEMBERS WITHIN ITS SERVICE TERRITORY IN RURAL NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	Yes (true)	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	17	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	58	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income	$79,681,862	MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income	$1,058,353	OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JON S MAYES	PersonNm
Phone	3078569426	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1775 E MONROE AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	RIVERTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	82501	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
CLINTON J CARESS
LINE SUPERINTENDENT	37.69	0.00	Yes (X)	$213,367	$0	$55,416
DARICK EISENBRAUN
CEO	45.21	0.00		$182,881	$0	$68,038	Yes (X)
JON S MAYES
CFO	39.87	0.00		$127,645	$0	$55,285	Yes (X)
GARY D STARKEY
LINE FOREMAN	48.41	0.00	Yes (X)	$117,265	$0	$37,970
ERIC MCDONALD
METER FOREMAN	49.65	0.00	Yes (X)	$116,805	$0	$38,028
GABRIEL BOUSE
LINE FOREMAN	45.81	0.00	Yes (X)	$116,356	$0	$37,225
ANDREW M ERICKSON
JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN	47.06	0.00	Yes (X)	$115,369	$0	$18,978
MICHAEL HARMON
COOJANUARY	4.31	0.00		$14,536	$0	$5,921	Yes (X)
JIM MILLER
PRESIDENT	2.19	0.00		$8,638	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
BRET GARDNER
VICE PRESIDENT	5.44	0.00		$7,879	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
JEFF MILTON
SECRETARY	4.25	0.00		$5,836	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
LEE SHAFFER
DIRECTOR	0.31	0.00		$5,430	$0	$0		Yes (X)
JOHN P STOLL JR
DIRECTOR	2.38	0.00		$5,388	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ANDREA DOCKERY
DIRJAN-JULASSIST SECJUL	2.23	0.00		$5,187	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
JESSE B HANKINS
DIRECTOR	1.38	0.00		$5,051	$0	$0		Yes (X)
MATT BROWN
TREASURER	1.60	0.00		$4,270	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
TODD G HEWARD
ASSIST SECJAN-JULDIRJUL	0.88	0.00		$3,283	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,055,186	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$316,861	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	23	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
FRONT RANGE POWERLINE SERVICES INC
PO BOX 460	GLENROCK	WY	82637	UTILITY SERVICES	$233,743
WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC
PO BOX 1718	DES MOINES	IA	50306	TREE TRIMMING	$509,034
ADVANCED LINE SYSTEMS LLC
1140 US HWY 287 SUITE 400-275	BROOMFIELD	CO	80020	UTILITY SERVICES	$298,030
DRONEBASE INC
8726 S SEPULVEDA BLVD	LOS ANGELES	CA	90045	INSPECTION	$162,429
ELECTRICAL CONSULTANTS INC
3521 GABEL ROAD	BILLINGS	MT	59102	ENGINEERING	$332,299

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	8	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SALE OF ELECTRICITY	221000	$79,036,543	$79,036,543
OTHER REVENUE	221000	$645,319	$645,319

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$79,681,862	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$985,026	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$708,775	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$276,251	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Personal	$228,125	PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Personal	$228,125	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$228,125	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$228,125	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$68,531	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$68,531	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$68,531	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$68,531	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	NON-OPERATING MARGINS	Desc
Business	221000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$4,796	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,796	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$4,796	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$80,968,340	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$80,692,089	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$276,251	ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,109,814	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$505,268	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,852,245	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$460,220	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$505,914	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$241,838	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$177,404	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,931	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$359,709	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,674,319	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,295,154	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
COST OF POWER	$63,699,823	$63,699,823
DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS	$1,227,829	$1,227,829
DISTRIBUTION MAINTENANCE	$1,451,565	$1,451,565
ADMINSTRATIVE AND GENERAL	$703,626	$703,626

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$477,582	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,756,241	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	Yes (X)	JointCostsInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,399,807	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,107,741	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,238,221	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,433,839	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,238,914	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,296,343	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$565,325	BOYAmt
EOY	$719,793	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$138,833,299	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$65,064,886	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$71,450,027	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,768,413	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$70,210,986	BOYAmt
EOY	$67,984,271	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$152,103,280	BOYAmt
EOY	$154,310,400	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,307,114	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,438,528	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,041,524	BOYAmt
EOY	$35,462,293	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,000,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,000,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,348,638	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,900,821	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,302,495	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,866,523	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$87,452,147	BOYAmt
EOY	$87,543,056	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$99,754,642	BOYAmt
EOY	$100,409,579	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$152,103,280	BOYAmt
EOY	$154,310,400	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$212,099	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$442,838	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,157,520	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,157,520	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,164,429	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,404,278	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,760,151	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$10,599,407	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$6,961,921	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,637,486	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$119,911,943	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$55,698,687	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$64,213,256	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$73,768,413	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
TRI-STATE PATRONAGE CAPITAL	$64,237,864	C
CFC PATRONAGE CAPITAL	$691,576	C
CFC COMMERCIAL PAPER	$1,084,020	C
CAPITAL TERM CERTIFICATES	$1,399,833	C
OTHER INVESTMENTS	$570,978	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd	$67,984,271	TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED CREDITS	Desc
Amt	$9,000,000	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$9,000,000	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
JON S MAYES
CFO	$127,645	$23,402	$31,883	$182,930
CLINTON J CARESS
LINE SUPERINTENDENT	$213,367	$26,170	$29,246	$268,783
ERIC MCDONALD
METER FOREMAN	$116,805	$21,790	$16,238	$154,833
GABRIEL BOUSE
LINE FOREMAN	$116,356	$20,993	$16,232	$153,581
DARICK EISENBRAUN
CEO	$182,881	$35,793	$32,245	$250,919
GARY D STARKEY
LINE FOREMAN	$117,265	$21,732	$16,238	$155,235

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
TRI-STATE GT ASSOCIATION
DIRECTOR	$63,699,823	PURCHASED POWER	false
TRI-STATE GT ASSOCIATION
MEMBER	$755,658	PATRONAGE	false

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6	THE COOPERATIVE IS MEMBER OWNED WITH EACH MEMBER HAVING VOTING RIGHTS.
Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a	EACH MEMBER OF THE COOPERATIVE IS ENTITLED TO VOTE IN THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REPRESENTATION.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11	MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE PREPARER. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW ANNUAL TAX FILINGS AT BOARD MEETINGS.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c	THE BOARD AND OFFICERS WILL MEET TOGETHER ANNUALLY AT ONE OF THE BOARD MEETINGS TO DISCUSS ANY CONFLICT OF INTERESTS AND NOTE THEM.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND APPROVES MANAGEMENTS COMPENSATION.
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND APPROVES MANAGEMENTS COMPENSATION.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE COOPERATIVES OFFICE UPON REQUEST.
Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9	OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCE TOTALED $442,838, WHICH CONSISTED OF OTHER RETIREMENTS, NET OF DISCOUNTS OF $(1,666,976) AND PATRONAGE CAPITAL CREDITS ALLOCATED OF $2,109,814.