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JOE WHEELER ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
JOE WHEELER ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION (EIN 63-0224987)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2023-11-27
IRS object ID
202333319349300523
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)
Return2023-11-27T11:14:32-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN631035228PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Jackson Thornton & Co PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 96AddressLine1Txt
CityMontgomeryCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP361010096ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN630224987EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Joe Wheeler Electric MembershipBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2CorporationBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlJOEWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2565522300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 460AddressLine1Txt
CityTrinityCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP356730460ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPatrick HolmesPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2565522300PhoneNum
Signature2023-11-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstPatrickPersonFirstNm
Person LastHolmesPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPatrick CooperPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00856177PTIN
Phone3348347660PhoneNum
Preparation2023-11-16PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
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 OfficerGene KanikovskyPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 460AddressLine1Txt
CityTrinityCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP356730460ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$182,521,630GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.jwemc.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1937FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateALLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide electric utility service to the cooperative's members.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee130TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$644,973TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$4,048NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$165,977,877PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$178,576,150CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$116,816PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$232,504CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,076,911PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$3,712,976CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$168,171,604PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$182,521,630CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$31,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$27,500CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$7,440,134PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$868,500PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$786,611CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$158,884,974PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$181,293,229CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$167,224,608PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$182,107,340CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$946,996PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$414,290CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$301,712,454TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$378,408,818TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$186,800,017TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$257,309,143TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$114,912,437NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$121,099,675NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionJoe Wheeler EMC is committed to providing efficient, reliable utility services that enhance the lives and businesses and exceed the expectations of members and customers in Lawrence and Morgan Counties and surrounding communities.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescUtilizing approximately 4,394 miles of distribution lines, Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation provided 1,653,734,777 kilowatt-hours of electric energy to its cooperative members located in North Alabama.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 Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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 EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document30IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee130EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$178,933,728MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$2,013,043OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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 Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member10IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Patrick HolmesBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2565522345PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125700 Alabama Hwy 24AddressLine1Txt
CityTrinityCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35673ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Linda Owens
Director/Sec/Treas3.00Yes (X)$11,463$0$0
Charles Teague
Director6.00Yes (X)$10,623$0$0
Shirley Livingston
Director7.00Yes (X)$10,687$0$0
Ray Long
Director/President6.00Yes (X)$10,754$0$0Yes (X)
Andrew McCay
Director8.00Yes (X)$10,823$0$0
Jimmie Halbrooks
Director8.00Yes (X)$11,535$0$0
Ricky Knouff
Director8.00Yes (X)$11,454$0$0
Milton Taylor
Director6.00Yes (X)$11,154$0$0Yes (X)
Joseph Dutton
Director5.00Yes (X)$10,754$0$0
Sandy Fields
Director/Vice President5.00Yes (X)$11,354$0$0Yes (X)
George B Kitchens
CEO/General Manager55.00$292,960$0$33,947Yes (X)
Patrick D Holmes
Chief Financial Officer50.00$187,780$0$161,323Yes (X)
Jeffery S Britnell
Manager of Engineering55.00$226,978$0$31,985Yes (X)
Avery A McElroy
Staking Technician56.00$181,754$0$18,573Yes (X)
Donald J Pace II
Journeyman Lineman65.00$190,530$0$48,577Yes (X)
Jeremiah W Engle
Equipment Serviceman64.00$189,176$0$54,876Yes (X)
Anthony Smith
Journeyman Lineman59.00$171,630$0$37,255Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,551,409TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$386,536TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K55IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
Power Grid Services
2350 Hwy 31 NorthwestHartselleAL35640Line Construction$17,452,603
SDT Solutions LLC
PO Box 554BrookhavenMS39602Fiber Line Construction$16,494,413
Asplundh Tree Expert Company
PO Box 532729AtlantaGA30353Right of Way Clearing$3,100,320
Broadband Technical Resc Inc
152 Molly Walton DrHendersonvilleTN37075Fiber Line Construction$3,029,941
Meridian Cooperativee Inc
100 Ashford Center North Suite 500AtlantaGA30338Computer Service Provider$1,088,107
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K19CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Sales of Electricity221000$177,286,889$177,286,889
Patronage Dividends221000$1,289,261$1,289,261
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$178,576,150TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$232,504TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$174,042UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$58,462ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$1,631,080PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$1,631,080PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,631,080TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$15,523UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,615,557ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Miscellaneous Revenue221000$1,626,488$1,626,488
Billing and Collection561000$455,408$455,408
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,081,896OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$182,521,630TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$178,576,150RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$644,973UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$3,300,507ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,500TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$786,611TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,442,360TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,823,448TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Cost of Power$131,470,740
Distribution-Maintenanc$13,193,855
Consumer Accounts Exp$4,970,406
Taxes$4,558,905

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,833,515TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$182,107,340TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,439,131BOYAmt
EOY$16,796,445EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,066,781BOYAmt
EOY$21,609,272EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,554,587BOYAmt
EOY$1,934,056EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,732,178BOYAmt
EOY$19,851,190EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$424,129BOYAmt
EOY$124,972EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$412,714,642LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$119,001,645LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$232,001,406BOYAmt
EOY$293,712,997EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,571,748BOYAmt
EOY$15,046,004EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,922,494BOYAmt
EOY$9,333,882EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$301,712,454BOYAmt
EOY$378,408,818EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,894,141BOYAmt
EOY$44,703,174EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$127,664,644BOYAmt
EOY$195,721,225EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,241,232BOYAmt
EOY$16,884,744EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$186,800,017BOYAmt
EOY$257,309,143EOYAmt
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$114,912,437BOYAmt
EOY$121,099,675EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,912,437BOYAmt
EOY$121,099,675EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$301,712,454BOYAmt
EOY$378,408,818EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$414,290ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$5,772,948OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,479,391OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,479,391BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,079,677OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,126,547DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,953,130BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$405,155,574OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$115,875,098DepreciationAmt
Book Value$289,280,476BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$293,712,997TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Customer Deposits$4,552,127
TVA Advances$1,960,461
Postretirement Benefit Liability$10,372,156
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$16,884,744TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationManagement evaluated the Corporation's tax positions and concluded that the Corporation had taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
J. R. Knouff Scholarships - Ten students receive a $2,000 scholarship to be used at the school of their choice. This scholarship is for high school seniors or first-year college students.10$20,000
Youth Tour - This is an all expense paid, three day trip to Montgomery for high school juniors. Following an application process, if chosen, he/she will also receive a $500 scholarship.15$7,500

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe scholarship awards are transferred directly to the student's educational institution where the student must meet certain grade qualifications in order to receive the amounts that were awarded to him or her.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 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
Patrick D Holmes
Chief Financial Officer$186,383$0$0$0$1,397$0$143,359$0$17,964$0$349,103$0$0$0
George B Kitchens
CEO/General Manager$285,940$0$0$0$7,020$0$14,250$0$19,697$0$326,907$0$0$0
Jeffery S Britnell
Manager of Engineering$226,176$0$0$0$802$0$11,349$0$20,636$0$258,963$0$0$0
Jeremiah W Engle
Equipment Serviceman$189,017$0$0$0$159$0$35,972$0$18,904$0$244,052$0$0$0
Donald J Pace II
Journeyman Lineman$190,375$0$0$0$155$0$25,521$0$23,056$0$239,107$0$0$0
Anthony Smith
Journeyman Lineman$171,537$0$0$0$93$0$14,729$0$22,526$0$208,885$0$0$0
Avery A McElroy
Staking Technician$179,461$0$0$0$2,293$0$3,280$0$15,293$0$200,327$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members have identical voting rights and are assigned margins in accordance with the corporation's bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aJoe Wheeler EMC's Board of Directors is comprised of ten directors that are elected by the membership of the cooperative at a scheduled annual meeting each year. Each board member serves a three year term. Nine of the board members represent a certain district within the territory served by the cooperative. One board member is elected at large. The terms are staggered in order for the cooperative to only have three or four directors up for election in any one year.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bThe membership must approve decisions that involve substantial transfers of cooperative assets, amendments to the cooperative's bylaws, as well as other decisions requiring approval of the membership by law, the articles of incorporation, and/or the cooperative's bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is reviewed extensively by the CFO and the CEO/General Manager before the return is filed. A member of the accounting firm who assisted in the preparation of the Form 990 attended a board meeting and presented the Form 990 to the directors before it was filed. Each director was given a copy of the return to review as it was being discussed by the tax preparer.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cEach board member and key employee is required to fill out a conflict of interest certificate each year at the reorganization meeting stating his/her compliance. It is the General Manager's responsibility to provide assistance to the board to assure compliance with the conflict of interest policy. It is the responsibility of the board to review compliance with this policy and to counsel with any board member or employee, as the situation may require.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Joe Wheeler EMC has a salary administration policy for management employees that clearly establishes the yearly procedures that must be followed in order to establish compensation for the cooperative's employees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19We will issue a copy of our bylaws upon request. We will allow our policies to be viewed upon request. We mail to each member of the cooperative a copy of our annual report each year which includes a full copy of our entire audit report for that current fiscal year.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 4The instructions to the Form 990 indicate that organizations exempt under Section 501(c)(12) should report "patronage dividends paid" to their members in Part IX, Line 4 of the Form 990. Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation has interpreted the words "patronage dividends paid" in the instructions to mean margins that are assigned or assignable to the members. Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation assigns the net margins to its members each year. Therefore, the amount listed in Part IX, Line 4 represents the net margins assigned to the members for the fiscal year.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Utility tax refund assigned directly to members 179,555. Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss 352,338. Loss of Subsidiaries - Equity method -1,348,095. Net Gain arising during the year 6,589,150.

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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
Wheeler Basin Natural Gas Company Inc
24738 AL Hwy 24TrinityAL35673631161116Natural Gas DistributorALJoe Wheeler Electric Membership CorporationC$2,185,858$13,047,0341.00000Yes (1)
JWEMC Communications LLC
PO Box 460TrinityAL35673364964955Broadband Data Service ProviderALJoe Wheeler Electric Membership CorporationC$3,648,250$2,948,7751.00000Yes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (1)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
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 Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (12 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Wheeler Basin Natural Gas Company Inc
A$1,123Rent
Wheeler Basin Natural Gas Company Inc
N$53,380Joint Cost Study
Wheeler Basin Natural Gas Company Inc
O$77,364Joint Cost Study
Wheeler Basin Natural Gas Company Inc
Q$322,863Joint Cost Study
Wheeler Basin Natural Gas Company Inc
R$3,848,028Revenue Collected and Remitted
JWEMC Communications
A$188,439Interest/Rent
JWEMC Communications
D$3,020,238Intercompany Loan
JWEMC Communications
Q$1,223,737Expenses Paid on their behalf
JWEMC Communications
J$1,471,247Leasing of Fiber Capacity
JWEMC Communications
O$131,236Joint Cost Study
JWEMC Communications
D$800,000Fund Bank Accts
Wheeler Basin Natural Gas Company Inc
F$1,025,000Return of Capital