STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (EIN 38-1109570)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-10-17
IRS object ID
202222909349300302
Schema version
2021v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2022-10-17T05:32:53-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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In Care Of% Christopher ONeillInCareOfNm
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Phone5176477554PhoneNum

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Address Line17973 E GRAND RIVER AVEAddressLine1Txt
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State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Jeremy Zuke
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Christopher Reed
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,677,504BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$180,041,367LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$117,508,200BOYAmt
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Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$11,114,704BOYAmt
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Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,035,031BOYAmt
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Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,166,519BOYAmt
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Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,741,592BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,014,294BOYAmt
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Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,755,886BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$168,577,443BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,291,252ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtcInd
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Additions During Year$0AdditionsDuringYearAmt
Distributions During Year$0DistributionsDuringYearAmt
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Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$3,300InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
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Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,159,463OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,433,304DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,726,159BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Leasehold ImprovementsLeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$164,111,074OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$35,188,970DepreciationAmt
Book Value$128,922,104BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,169,164OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$7,169,164BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$141,419,094TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Wolverine Power Supply Co-Op Capital Credits$27,450,809C
Tri-Co Services Inc.$6,599,938C
CFC Subordinate Certificates$1,785,529C
CFC - Patronage Capital$1,351,471C
Memberships and Other Investments$796,696C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$37,984,443TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt
Total Liability$0TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$61,650,602TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$218,173OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$218,173RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$61,432,429RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$61,432,429TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$56,893,065TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$56,893,065ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$5,830,616OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$5,830,616ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$62,723,681TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part IV, line 2bThe Cooperative collects and remits voluntary contributions to the Tri-County Electric People Fund Inc. the fund a 501c3 nonprofit organization for charitable giving to individuals and organizations primarily in the Cooperative's service area. Amounts owed to the fund on December 31 2021 and 2020 amounted to $5,323 and $5,303 respectively.
Part XI, line 2dEquity Earnings from Subsidiary $221,809 Non-Operating Expense -$3,636
Part XII, line 4bPatronage Capital Credits allocated during the year $5,826,980 and Non-Operating Expenses $3,636.
Part X, line 2The Cooperative is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501c12. The Cooperative is annually required to file a Return of Origination Exempt from Income Tax Form 990 with the IRS. The Cooperative files an Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return Form 990-T with the IRS to report its unrelated business taxable income. The Cooperative evaluates its tax positions that have been taken or are expected to be taken on income tax returns to determine if an accrual is necessary for uncertain tax positions. As of December 31 2021 and 2020 the unrecognized tax benefit accrual was zero. The Cooperative will recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense if incurred. The Company no longer subject to Federal tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2017 and state examinations for years before 2017. The Cooperative undergoes an annual analysis of its various tax positions assessing the likelihood of those positions being upheld upon examination with relevant tax authorities.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 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 O Neill
President CEO$157,033$0$150$0$500$0$75,670$0$25,693$0$259,046$0$0$0
Patrick Simmer
CFO COO$142,895$0$8,700$0$2,675$0$86,785$0$8,474$0$249,529$0$0$0
Cody Teegardin
Lineman$148,252$0$0$0$250$0$17,883$0$23,000$0$189,385$0$0$0
Jeremy Zuke
Lineman$146,084$0$0$0$296$0$0$0$18,651$0$165,031$0$0$0
Christopher Reed
Electric Operations Manager$130,588$0$6,200$0$2,444$0$82,881$0$21,724$0$243,837$0$0$0
Richard Warchuck
Lineman$138,494$0$0$0$460$0$32,136$0$22,299$0$193,389$0$0$0
Jeremy Smith
Lineman$134,888$0$0$0$291$0$24,213$0$22,407$0$181,799$0$0$0
Christian Jensen
Engineering Manager$127,475$0$5,450$0$999$0$68,892$0$24,905$0$227,721$0$0$0
Thomas Manting
CIO$128,303$0$2,400$0$1,825$0$79,388$0$24,474$0$236,390$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II Line 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation| Name :, Title:, Item Selected:, Description:| All Employees Listed, Included in column "C" deferred comp is the estimated current year increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan for all employees except Jeremy Zuke who is not eligible for the plan due to being being employed with the Cooperative for less than one year. These amounts do not represent any current year contribution to the plan. They are estimates of the increase in actuarial value of the plan received from the NRECA. The current year expense and increase in actuarial value for each employee are reflected in the statement on the Schedule O for Form 990 Part VII Column F.|ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$0TotalBalanceDueAmt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonChristia MantingPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionSpouse of CIORelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$82,285TransactionAmt
TransactionWages and BenefitsTransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (13 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part VI, Line 2All board members and the CEO have business relationships due to their positions with Tri-CO Services Inc. a wholly owned corporation.
Part VI, Line 6There is one class of members. Each member is entitled to one vote.
Part VI, Line 7aEach member is entitled to one vote to elect their district board member at their annual district meeting.
Part VI, Line 7bThe bylaws may be altered amended or repealed by a vote of two-thirds of the Delegates of the Cooperative.
Part VI, Line 8aThere is no committee with the authority to act on behalf of the full board.
Part VI, Line 11bThe CEO and CFO reviewed the Form 990 prior to it being filed. The Form 990 was also reviewed by a third party audit firm. Form 990 is distributed to the Board to review and approved by Board Resolution prior to being filed with the IRS.
Part VI, Line 12cA board policy exists describing the situations creating a conflict of interest and requires each of the directors and key employees to disclose and report any potential conflicts to the proper authority. The CFO CIO and other employees must report to the CEO. The CEO must report to the Board Chairman. The CEO CFO and CIO and the directors are required to review and sign an annual statement pertaining to conflicts of interest. Directors found in violation of this policy will be dealt with pursuant to the bylaws of the Cooperative. A Board member abstains from voting on any items with potential conflicts.
Part VI, Line 15Job descriptions are maintained for each position providing a basis for responsibility for each position. Annual goals and objectives tied to the strategic plan of the Organization are set for each position. Once each fiscal year the performance of these positions are evaluated. For the CEO the Board of Directors as a whole evaluates the performance against the job responsibilities goals and objectives. Also guidelines are provided by the national organization called the CEO Competency Profile which provides a list of the competencies and characteristics for success. For the CFO and CIO the position is evaluated in a similar manner as the CEO. Annual compensation surveys are obtained for the above positions in similar organization and similar responsibilities which provide compensation ranges. Education background and work experience is also taken into consideration. Annual evaluations are brought to the Board in September of each year. This annual process was last completed in September 2021.
Part VI, Line 19The organization makes its governing documents conflict of interest policy and financial statements available upon request.
Part XI, Line 9| Description:, Explanation:, Amount:| Donated Capital $275,924 Capital Credits Retired -$34,740 Equity Earnings By Subsidiary $221,809 Patronage Capital Allocated during the year $5,826,980 Total of $6,289,973., Other Changes in Net Assets, $6289973|
Part VII, Line Section A, Lina 1a| Explanation:| Included in column "f" is the estimated amount of other compensation which includes the estimated annual increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan for all employees except for Jeremy Zuke who was not eligible due to being employed with Cooperative for less than one year. The estimated increase for Christopher O'Neill is $67,551 Patrick Simmer $79,533 Christopher Reed $76,221 Thomas Manting $72,705 Christian Jensen $62,251 Richard Warchuck $27,173 Cody Teegardin $12,891 and Jeremy Smith $19,524. These amounts are an estimate of the increase in value of the plan and is not the current year expense of the Cooperative. The current year expense of the defined benefit plan is $33,927 $27,013 $27,826 $27,923 $27,772 $18,409 $18,409 and $17,383 respectively.
Part IX, Line 4| Explanation:| The Cooperative has interpreted the instructions to part IX line 4 to mean patronage allocated for the year rather than capital credits retired. This is consistent with the bylaws of the Cooperative.
Part VIII, Line 1e| Explanation:| Received PPP Loan Forgiveness in 2021 of $500,000. Received $11,778 in CAF II funding in 2021.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tri-County Electric People Fund IncorporatedBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17973 E Grand River AveAddressLine1Txt
CityPortlandCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48875ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN383083659EIN
Primary ActivitiesOperation Round UpPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status7PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tri-County ElectricBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (true)ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tri-Co Services IncorpoatedBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17973 East Grand River AveAddressLine1Txt
CityPortlandCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48875ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN382803942EIN
Primary ActivitiesSales Service InternetPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tri-County ElectricBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeC-CorporationEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$2,339,281ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$8,160,918ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership0.01OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (true)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (true)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationYes (true)DivRelatedOrganizationInd
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Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
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Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (true)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (true)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (8 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Tri-Co Services Incorporated
A$40,382Actual Cost
Tri-Co Services Incorporated
E$4,225,000Actual Cost
Tri-Co Services Incorporated
F$1,000,000Actual Cost
Tri-Co Services Incorporated
N$70,383Actual Cost
Tri-Co Services Incorporated
O$1,220,511Actual Cost
Tri-Co Services Incorporated
Q$205,335Actual Cost
Tri-Co Services Incorporated
R$8,466,400Actual Cost
Tri-County Electric People Fund Incorporated
R$63,308Actual Cost