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FREESTATE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
FREESTATE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 81-4078510)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-13
IRS object ID
202343179349303509
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-11-13T09:59:44-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN450250958PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EIDE BAILLY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1345 N REID PL STE 400AddressLine1Txt
CitySIOUX FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationSDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP571037034ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN814078510EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FREESTATE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFREEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7854783444PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11100 SW AUBURN ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityTOPEKACityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP666151426ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER S PARRPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7854783444PhoneNum
Signature2023-11-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstCHRISTOPHERPersonFirstNm
Person LastPARRPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLAURIE HANSON CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00851848PTIN
Phone6053391999PhoneNum
Preparation2023-11-06PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER S PARRPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11100 SW AUBURN ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityTOPEKACityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP666151426ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$47,202,536GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.FREESTATE.COOPWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2017FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateKSLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROVIDE ELECTRIC POWER AND RELATED SERVICES TO MEMBERSActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee94TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$43,420,893PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$46,683,659CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$84,777PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$296,704CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$298PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$37,690CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$43,505,372PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$47,018,053CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,541PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$7,197CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$627,830PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$1,119,427CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$931,445PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$764,316CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$41,942,556PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$45,127,113CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$43,505,372PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$47,018,053CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$0PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$0CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$115,006,207TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$121,824,539TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$70,235,961TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$76,193,031TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$44,770,246NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$45,631,508NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROVIDE RELIABLE ELECTRIC POWER AND RELATED SERVICES TO OUR MEMBERS AT THE MOST AFFORDABLE COST.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescPROVIDED ELECTRIC SERVICE TO APPROXIMATELY 15,576 MEMBERS.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstYes (1)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document29IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee94EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$47,319,862MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$698,798OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHELLE KIPPES-MEYERPersonNm
Phone7854783444PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11100 SW AUBURN ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityTOPEKACityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP666151426ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
RALPH PHILLIPS
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$12,661$0$0
ROBERT SAGE
TRUSTEE2.90Yes (X)$9,866$0$0
DON MONTGOMERY
SECRETARY2.20Yes (X)$13,116$0$0Yes (X)
LARRY BUTEL
TREASURER2.80Yes (X)$10,416$0$0Yes (X)
MARK WULFKUHLE
VICE PRESIDENT2.30Yes (X)$8,441$0$0Yes (X)
HARLAN HUNT
TRUSTEE UNTIL 04/20222.00Yes (X)$2,402$0$0
BILL CONLEY
TRUSTEE1.90Yes (X)$8,716$0$0
JEANINE MURPHY
PRESIDENT2.70Yes (X)$9,716$0$0Yes (X)
MATT TURECEK
TRUSTEE2.10Yes (X)$7,616$0$0
KAROL LOHMAN
TRUSTEE FROM 04/20222.50Yes (X)$6,909$0$0
CHRISTOPHER PARR
CEO44.40$221,420$0$79,983Yes (X)
JILL TAGGART
FINANCE MANAGER42.30$125,512$0$61,718Yes (X)
STEVEN FOSS
CEO UNTIL 02/202241.00$154,175$0$113,080Yes (X)
ZACHARY STERLING
OPERATIONS MANAGER44.80$132,273$0$98,900Yes (X)
MICHELLE KIPPES-MEYER
ACCOUNTING MANAGER40.30$124,938$0$76,461Yes (X)
KYLE HALLGREN
JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN52.90$134,570$0$49,163Yes (X)
BRENT EDGECOMB
IT & ENGINEERING MANAGER42.80$120,893$0$44,967Yes (X)
RYAN COATES
PROCUREMENT & INVENTORY MANAGER40.90$123,247$0$35,664Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,226,887TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$559,936TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K28IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
ELECTRICOMM INC
PO BOX 8324TOPEKAKS66608REPAIRS, SUBSTATION MAINT., ENGINEERING,$623,896
KENDALL CONSTRUCTION INC
2551 NW BUTTON RDTOPEKAKS66618TOPEKA OFFICE ROOF & WAREHOUSE ROOF, LAB$329,496
NAT'L INFORMATION SOLUTIONS COOPERATIVE
PO BOX 1147MANDANND58554SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT$299,631
KANSAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
7332 SW 21ST STTOPEKAKS66604STATE WIDE ASSOC., APPARATUS TESTING, MO$271,976
KANSAS FENCING INC
620 NW GORDONTOPEKAKS66608NEW FENCING AT TWO SOLAR SITES$254,756
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SALE OF ELECTRICITY221000$44,045,213$44,045,213
CONTRACT REVENUES221000$2,279,982$2,279,982
OTHER COOPERATIVE CAPITAL CREDITS221000$358,464$358,464
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$46,683,659TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$78,831TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$78,831ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$385,442OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$167,569OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$217,873OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$217,873TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$217,873ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$18,479GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$16,914CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,565TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,565RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNONOPERATING REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$36,125TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$36,125RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$36,125OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$47,018,053TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$46,721,349RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$296,704ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,197TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,119,427TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$764,316TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,027,881TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,986,893TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
COST OF POWER$26,288,126
ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENE$4,085,204
DISTRIBUTION - OPERATIO$3,207,945
DISTRIBUTION - MAINTENA$3,041,224

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,489,840TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,018,053TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,957BOYAmt
EOY$188,392EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,938,364BOYAmt
EOY$5,848,226EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,867,888BOYAmt
EOY$5,920,913EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,940BOYAmt
EOY$20,475EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,014,642BOYAmt
EOY$3,803,310EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,173BOYAmt
EOY$210,652EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$141,344,653LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$48,096,953LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,566,604BOYAmt
EOY$93,247,700EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,001,872BOYAmt
EOY$974,154EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,445,697BOYAmt
EOY$7,638,913EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,002,070BOYAmt
EOY$3,971,804EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$115,006,207BOYAmt
EOY$121,824,539EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,293,158BOYAmt
EOY$4,630,948EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,457BOYAmt
EOY$17,765EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,825,119BOYAmt
EOY$58,115,413EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,104,227BOYAmt
EOY$13,428,905EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,235,961BOYAmt
EOY$76,193,031EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,770,246BOYAmt
EOY$45,631,508EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,770,246BOYAmt
EOY$45,631,508EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$115,006,207BOYAmt
EOY$121,824,539EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$0ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$861,262OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$527,928OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$527,928BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,239,151OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,884,490DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,354,661BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$129,060,966OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$42,212,463DepreciationAmt
Book Value$86,848,503BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,516,608OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,516,608BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$93,247,700TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (7 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
KANSAS ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE$5,943,250C
KANSAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE$130,464C
FEDERATED INSURANCE$226,267C
COBANK$633,873C
CFC$520,456C
NISC$174,976C
OTHER INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS$9,627C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$7,638,913TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED CREDITS$10,865,310
FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY$298,454
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$2,265,141
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$13,428,905TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$47,018,053TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$47,018,053RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$47,018,053TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$45,898,626TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$45,898,626ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,119,427OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,119,427ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$47,018,053TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:THE COOPERATIVE HOLDS FUNDS THAT ARE COLLECTED FROM MEMBERS FOR FREESTATE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. THE FUNDS ARE DISBURSED TO THE FOUNDATION AS REQUESTED BY THE FOUNDATION.
PART X, LINE 2:IN CONFORMITY WITH ITS BY-LAWS, THE COOPERATIVE CONDUCTS ITS OPERATIONS ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS. ANNUAL REVENUE, IN EXCESS OF THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICE, IS ALLOCATED IN THE FORM OF CAPITAL CREDITS TO THE MEMBERS' CAPITAL ACCOUNTS ON THE BASIS OF PATRONAGE. THE COOPERATIVE HAS A LETTER OF EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX, ISSUED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND FILES IRS FORM 990 ANNUALLY. AN EVALUATION OF WHETHER IT HAS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IS DETERMINED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE COOPERATIVE. WHILE THE COOPERATIVE BELIEVES IT HAS ADEQUATELY PROVIDED FOR ALL TAX POSITIONS, AMOUNTS ASSERTED BY TAXING AUTHORITIES COULD BE DIFFERENT THAN THE POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE COOPERATIVE. THE COOPERATIVE RECOGNIZES ANY INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSESSED BY TAXING AUTHORITIES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE AND, WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2019.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ALLOCATION OF 2022 MARGINS TO MEMBERS IN 2023 1,119,427.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CHRISTOPHER PARR
CEO$221,420$0$0$0$0$0$50,488$0$31,557$0$303,465$0$0$0
STEVEN FOSS
CEO UNTIL 02/2022$0$0$0$0$154,175$0$89,405$0$23,956$0$267,536$0$0$0
ZACHARY STERLING
OPERATIONS MANAGER$130,273$0$2,000$0$0$0$70,155$0$30,215$0$232,643$0$0$0
MICHELLE KIPPES-MEYER
ACCOUNTING MANAGER$122,938$0$2,000$0$0$0$46,337$0$31,533$0$202,808$0$0$0
JILL TAGGART
FINANCE MANAGER$123,512$0$2,000$0$0$0$32,974$0$30,150$0$188,636$0$0$0
KYLE HALLGREN
JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN$134,570$0$0$0$0$0$19,788$0$30,401$0$184,759$0$0$0
BRENT EDGECOMB
IT & ENGINEERING MANAGER$118,893$0$2,000$0$0$0$24,009$0$22,232$0$167,134$0$0$0
RYAN COATES
PROCUREMENT & INVENTORY MANAGER$116,747$0$6,500$0$0$0$9,606$0$27,334$0$160,187$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN CFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINCLUDED IN COLUMN C IS THE CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN FOR EACH PARTICIPANT RATHER THAN THE ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION PAID TO THE PLAN. CHRISTOPHER PARR CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE: 44,145 CONTRIBUTION TO THE PLAN BY THE COOPERATIVE: $42,522 ZACHARY STERLING CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE: $66,411 CONTRIBUTION TO THE PLAN BY THE COOPERATIVE: $30,237 MICHELLE KIPPES-MEYER CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE: $42,743 CONTRIBUTION TO THE PLAN BY THE COOPERATIVE: $29,052 STEVEN FOSS CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE: $88,900 CONTRIBUTION TO THE PLAN BY THE COOPERATIVE: $5,820 KYLE HALLGREN CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE: $17,120 CONTRIBUTION TO THE PLAN BY THE COOPERATIVE: 21,087 RYAN COATES CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE: 8,237 CONTRIBUTION TO THE PLAN BY THE COOPERATIVE: 10,973 BRENT EDGECOMB CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE: $20,603 CONTRIBUTION TO THE PLAN BY THE COOPERATIVE: $26,260 JILL TAGART CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE: $29,396 CONTRIBUTION TO THE PLAN BY THE COOPERATIVE: $28,917ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6FREESTATE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WHOSE MEMBERS HAVE IDENTICAL VOTING RIGHTS AND ARE ASSIGNED MARGINS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COOPERATIVE'S BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED AND VOTED ON BY THE MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BCHANGES TO THE BYLAWS AND APPROVAL OF THE BYLAWS ARE VOTED ON BY THE MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE COOPERATIVE REVIEWS THE CURRENT YEAR FORM 990 AND THEN EMAILS THE FORM TO THE BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHERE IS A BOARD POLICY FOR TRUSTEES AND AN EMPLOYEE POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES. EACH ARE COVERED RESPECTIVELY IN THOSE SEPARATE POLICIES. TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEES HAVE A DUTY TO NOTIFY EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF ONE DOES NOT NOTIFY AND IT IS DISCOVERED, DISCIPLINARY ACTION CAN BE TAKEN. CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED AT THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT (CEO) LEVEL, AND RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD FOR A TRUSTEE AND BY EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT FOR AN EMPLOYEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE MANAGER'S COMPENSATION, AS WELL AS THE OTHER OFFICERS' SALARIES, THROUGH THIRD PARTY SURVEYS AND COMPARISONS TO LIKE UTILITY COMPANIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19BYLAWS ARE OFFERED TO ALL NEW MEMBERS. ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT ANY TIME UPON REQUEST AT THE COOPERATIVE OFFICE AND ON THE COOPERATIVE'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART VII, COLUMN F, OTHER COMPENSATIONINCLUDED IN OTHER COMPENSATION IS THE ESTIMATED CURRENT YEAR INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN FOR THE CEO/GENERAL MANAGER, MANAGERS, AND HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES. THE CURRENT YEAR INCREASE OR DECREASE DOES NOT REPRESENT CURRENT YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLAN. RATHER, IT IS AN ESTIMATE OF THE INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE PLAN AS CALCULATED BY THE PLAN ADMINISTRATOR.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 4, BENEFITS PAID TO OR FOR MEMBERSTHE COOPERATIVE HAS INTERPRETED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO PART IX, LINE 4, TO MEAN PATRONAGE CAPITAL ALLOCATED FOR THE YEAR, RATHER THAN PATRONAGE CAPITAL RETIRED. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE BY-LAWS OF THE COOPERATIVE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:ALLOCATION OF 2022 MARGINS TO MEMBERS IN 2023 1,119,427. RETIREMENT OF CAPITAL CREDITS -258,165.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FREESTATE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 309AddressLine1Txt
CityMCLOUTHCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP66054ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN320535922EIN
Primary ActivitiesDISTRIBUTE MONEY COLLECTED TO WORTHWHILE CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSESPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateKSLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusPFPublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd