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VIGILANTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
VIGILANTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 81-0152585)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-05-16
IRS object ID
202241369349302989
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2022-05-16T09:40:48-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN810386935PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SUMMERS MCNEA & CO PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115 AVANTA WAY SUITE 1AddressLine1Txt
CityBILLINGSCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810152585EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VIGILANTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVIGIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4066832327PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1049AddressLine1Txt
CityDILLONCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP597251049ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTOM MITCHELLPersonNm
Person TitleSECRETARY /TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4066832327PhoneNum
Signature2022-05-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstTOMPersonFirstNm
Person LastMITCHELLPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRIAN F VAN STEELANDPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00481262PTIN
Phone4066522320PhoneNum
Preparation2022-05-09PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerROLLIE MILLERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1225 E BANNACKAddressLine1Txt
CityDILLONCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59725ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$15,835,191GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.VEC.COOPWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1937FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL SERVICES AND UTILITIES TO APPROXIMATELY 6,084 MEMBERS AND PATRONS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF MONTANA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee24TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$668,002TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$346,334NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$14,726,701PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$14,785,233CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$252,942PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$85,239CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,438,520PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$964,719CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$16,418,163PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$15,835,191CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$855,101PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$787,379CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$842,077PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$805,039CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$13,756,973PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$13,380,649CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$15,454,151PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$14,973,067CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$964,012PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$862,124CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$45,650,437TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$51,763,273TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$24,142,711TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$29,393,423TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$21,507,726NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$22,369,850NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionRURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL POWER AND SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF MONTANA.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescTHE COOPERATIVE ACTIVITES ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICAL SERVICES AND UTILITIES TO APPROXIMATELY 6,348 MEMBERS AND PATRONS LOCATED IN SOUTHWESTERN MONTANADesc
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 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 EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document129IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee24EmployeeCnt
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
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$16,663,570MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$1,293,010OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RAQUEL RENO-MORASTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4066832327PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1225 E BANNACKAddressLine1Txt
CityDILLONCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59725ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ALLEN MARTINELL
DIRECTOR2.961.25Yes (X)$31,994$0$0
ANDY JOHNSON
VICE PRESIDENT2.170.83Yes (X)$30,970$0$0Yes (X)
COLT HIGH
DIRECTOR1.520.08Yes (X)$13,706$0$0
TOM HELM
DIRECTOR4.350.04Yes (X)$29,745$0$0
SHARON LASICH
DIRECTOR0.920.06Yes (X)$5,643$0$0
NORMAN E TEBAY
DIRECTOR2.922.27Yes (X)$31,946$0$0
DEAN HANSON
DIRECTOR2.460.75Yes (X)$30,495$0$0
DEAN PETERSON
DIRECTOR3.902.44Yes (X)$32,138$0$0
CHEYENNE GARRISON
PRESIDENT3.101.15Yes (X)$30,938$0$0Yes (X)
TOM MITCHELL
SECRETARY-TREASURER2.470.12Yes (X)$30,245$0$0Yes (X)
ROLLIE MILLER
GENERAL MANAGER40.00$200,787$0$75,304Yes (X)
RAQUEL RENO-MORAST
OFFICE MANAGER40.00$107,693$0$54,941Yes (X)
GARY FERRIS
MANAGER OF ENGINEERING40.00$122,313$0$51,563Yes (X)
CHARLES ROMERIO
LINEMAN40.00$116,533$0$39,167Yes (X)
JOHN J MOOS
LINEMAN40.00$125,940$0$32,885Yes (X)
CHARLES D WHARTON
LINEMAN40.00$115,574$0$38,276Yes (X)
JUSTIN H BAIR
LINE SUPERINTENDENT40.00$122,871$0$60,529Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,179,531TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$352,665TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K15IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
WESTERN LINE BUILDERS
525 WESTERN STREETWELLSNV89835CONSTRUCTION PLANT$1,366,011
NATIONAL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS COOPERATI
PO BOX 1147MANDANND58554COMPUTER INFORMATION SERVICES$144,764
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescELECTRICAL REVENUESDesc
Business221000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$14,785,233TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$14,785,233RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$14,785,233TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$85,239TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$85,239RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$16,467PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$16,467PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,467TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$16,467ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EQUITY INCOME - LLC453000$668,002$668,002
JOBBING INCOME221000$142,544$142,544
PATRONAGE CAPITAL INCOME221000$85,323$85,323

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$52,383TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$52,383ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$948,252OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$15,835,191TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$15,098,339RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$668,002UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$68,850ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$787,379TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$706,545TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$83,115TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,379TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,466TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,500TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,474TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,978TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,330TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,225TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,134TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,622TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$663,247TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,644,271TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,180TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
INCOME TAXES- MONTANA E$99,235
PURCHASED POWER$7,035,028
DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS$1,522,325
DISTRIBUTION MAINTENANC$1,197,418

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,050,216TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,973,067TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$199,123BOYAmt
EOY$218,939EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,392,536BOYAmt
EOY$14,793,907EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,203,432BOYAmt
EOY$783,487EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,409,380BOYAmt
EOY$2,083,663EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,666BOYAmt
EOY$1,025EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$60,053,040LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$28,805,394LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,593,337BOYAmt
EOY$31,247,646EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,361,048BOYAmt
EOY$1,361,048EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$962,703BOYAmt
EOY$986,838EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$393,212BOYAmt
EOY$286,720EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,650,437BOYAmt
EOY$51,763,273EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,310,184BOYAmt
EOY$1,127,425EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,738,093BOYAmt
EOY$25,580,497EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,094,434BOYAmt
EOY$2,685,501EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,142,711BOYAmt
EOY$29,393,423EOYAmt
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$10,633,955BOYAmt
EOY$10,737,530EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,873,771BOYAmt
EOY$11,632,320EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,507,726BOYAmt
EOY$22,369,850EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,650,437BOYAmt
EOY$51,763,273EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$862,124ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$469,587OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$469,587BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,176,518OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$697,705DepreciationAmt
Book Value$478,813BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,386,427OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,632,574DepreciationAmt
Book Value$753,853BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$55,020,508OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,475,115DepreciationAmt
Book Value$29,545,393BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$31,247,646TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED CREDITS- CAPITAL CREDITS & ADVANCES$478,038
CUSTOMER DEPOSITS$661,795
ACCRUED EXPENSES$947,509
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES$262,260
CUSTOMERS ENERGY PREPAYMENTS$335,899
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,685,501TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,920,664TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$2,085,473OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,085,473RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$15,835,191RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$15,835,191TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,185,688TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$14,185,688ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$787,379OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$787,379ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$14,973,067TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXISTING AT DECEMBER 31, 2021.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CONTRIBUTION IN AID OF CONSTRUCTION RECEIVED FROM MEMBERS FOR PLANT CONSTRUC
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CAPITAL CREDITS PAID TO MEMBERS- MEMBERS BENEFITS
PART VI LINE 1E OTHER PROPERTYPART VI- LINE 1E-OTHER PROPERTY- INCLUDES $5,839,846 OF TRANSMISSION POLES, WIRE AND STATION EQUIPMENT; $48,531,540 OF DISTRIBUTION STATION EQUIPMENT, POLES, WIRE, TRANSFORMERS AND METERS; $0 OF CONSTRUCTION WORK IN PROCESS AND INTANGIBLE PLANT OF $649,122.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
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
ROLLIE MILLER
GENERAL MANAGER$200,787$0$0$0$0$0$51,540$0$23,764$0$276,091$0$0$0
JUSTIN H BAIR
LINE SUPERINTENDENT$122,871$0$0$0$0$0$34,397$0$26,132$0$183,400$0$0$0
GARY FERRIS
MANAGER OF ENGINEERING$122,313$0$0$0$0$0$30,171$0$21,392$0$173,876$0$0$0
RAQUEL RENO-MORAST
OFFICE MANAGER$107,693$0$0$0$0$0$31,177$0$23,764$0$162,634$0$0$0
JOHN J MOOS
LINEMAN$125,940$0$0$0$0$0$18,219$0$14,666$0$158,825$0$0$0
CHARLES ROMERIO
LINEMAN$116,533$0$0$0$0$0$24,501$0$14,666$0$155,700$0$0$0
CHARLES D WHARTON
LINEMAN$115,574$0$0$0$0$0$23,610$0$14,666$0$153,850$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE COOPERATIVE HAS 6,348 ELIGIBLE VOTING MEMBERS AT DECEMBER 31, 2021.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE MEMBERSHIP ELECTS THREE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM AT THE COOPERATIVE ANNUAL MEETING HELD IN MARCH OF EACH YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BALL BYLAW CHANGES RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERSHIP AT THE COOPERATIVE ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY/TREASURER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY, EACH BOARD MEMBER CERTIFIES ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND NECESSARY DISCLOSURES WHICH IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MONTHLY BOARD MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS WAGES USING MONTANA STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION-MONTANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOICATION (MECA) ANNUAL SALARY SURVEY WHICH LISTS THE SALARY RANGE FOR ALL COOPERATIVE JOB BY CLASSIFICATION. THE COOPERATIVE LINEMEN 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 - ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE COOPERATIVE HEADQUARTER OFFICE. ALSO BYLAWS AND HANDBOOKS ARE GIVEN TO EVERY NEW MEMBER.
PART XII, LINE 2CTHIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MONTANA ENERGY ALLIANCE LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 CLEVERLEY DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityDILLONCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59725ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810541628EIN
Primary ActivitiesSALE OF PROPANE AND PROPANE SERVICESPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VIGILANTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC OWNS 50BusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Predominant Income TypePROPANE SALESPredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Disproportionate Allocations0DisproportionateAllocationsInd
General Or Managing PartnerYes (1)GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership0.50000OwnershipPct
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 Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
MONTANA ENERGY ALLIANCE PAID VIGILANTE ELECTRIC FOR PROPANE TANK STORAGE
Q$5,400COST
MONTANA ENERGY ALLIANCE PAID PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS OF PROFITS
S$668,002DISTRIBUTION- CASH