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MONTANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
MONTANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 81-0229220)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-07-12
IRS object ID
202101939349301105
Schema version
2020v4.1
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)
Return2021-07-12T10:02:40-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN463026104PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THOMAS A KOPP CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12501 CENTRAL AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityGREAT FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810229220EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MONTANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES'BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMONTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4067618333PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 BAY DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityGREAT FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP594043208ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGARY A WIENSPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4067618333PhoneNum
Signature2021-07-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstGARYPersonFirstNm
Person LastWIENSPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTHOMAS A KOPPPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00493716PTIN
Phone4067885757PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGARY A WIENSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 BAY DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityGREAT FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59403ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,615,452GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.MTCO-OPS.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation1940FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROMOTE UTILITY COOPERATIVES' SAFETY AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATIONActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body25VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent25VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee11TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$26,508TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,176,880PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$2,252,345CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$14,612PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$10,357CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$692,952PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$352,750CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,884,444PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,615,452CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,085,461PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,184,291CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,674,429PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,203,877CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,759,890PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,388,168CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$124,554PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$227,284CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,520,647TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,687,485TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$261,707TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$201,261TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,258,940NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,486,224NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROVIDE GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS, SAFETY TRAINING TO UTILITY COOPERATIVES, AND TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO COOPERATIVE MEMBERS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$561,847ExpenseAmt
Revenue$648,260RevenueAmt
DescSAFETY LOSS CONTROL AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR MEMBER EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORSDesc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$763,657ExpenseAmt
Revenue$779,645RevenueAmt
DescRURAL MONTANA MAGAZINE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, INCLUDING BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONSDesc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,967ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,252RevenueAmt
DescYOUTH TOUR TO WASHINGTON DC FOR MONTANA COOPERATIVES' MEMBERS' HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$1,329,471TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document7IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee11EmployeeCnt
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
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 Members25GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member25IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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 Line1GARY A WIENSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4067618333PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 BAY DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityGREAT FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59403ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd
ROGER SOLBERG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG SCHMIER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY FROST
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM TAYLOR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT MAKELKY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LESLIE SMITH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIANNE ROOSE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS NELSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE SISK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY KAUFMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVAN KIMBALL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAY CEBULSKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL VANDEGRIFT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STACEY SCHNEBEL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PERRY ANDERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY TREXLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT RUST
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE HAYDEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON REDDIG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD NOLAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLEN MARTINELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAMONT HERMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEONARD SIVUMAKI
SECRETARY/TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
BRENT MCRAE
BOARD PRESIDENT3.00Yes (X)$24,000$0$0Yes (X)
DEEDEE ISAACS
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
GARY A WIENS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00$200,959$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$224,959TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBER AND AFFILIATE D900099$1,056,866$1,056,866
RURAL MT SUBSCRIPTIONS900099$602,607$602,607
SAFETY LOSS DUES900099$508,332$508,332
NORTHERN BROADCAST DUE900099$84,540$84,540
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,252,345TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,107TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$9,107ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$6,100RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$6,100RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,100TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$6,100UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$1,250OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$1,250OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,250TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,250RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
TRAINING FEES900099$158,345$158,345
REIMBURSED EXPENSES900099$69,286$69,286
ADVERTISING541800$20,408$20,408

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$98,611TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$98,611RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$346,650OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,615,452TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,579,837RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$26,508UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$9,107ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$224,959TotalAmt
Program Services$9,215ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$215,744ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$557,544TotalAmt
Program Services$321,989ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$235,555ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,420TotalAmt
Program Services$85,180ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,240ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,963TotalAmt
Program Services$70,914ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$103,049ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,405TotalAmt
Program Services$25,852ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,553ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,812TotalAmt
Program Services$1,842ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,970ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,250TotalAmt
Program Services$12,623ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,627ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$953TotalAmt
Program Services$953ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,921TotalAmt
Program Services$6,192ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,729ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,046TotalAmt
Program Services$38,266ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,780ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,088TotalAmt
Program Services$1,610ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,350TotalAmt
Program Services$44,589ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,761ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PRINTING$275,682$266,359$9,323
POSTAGE$220,781$216,237$4,544
BROADCAST COMMUNICATION$83,220$83,220$0
SPEAKER FEES$69,395$53,645$15,750

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$288,379TotalAmt
Program Services$90,785ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$197,594ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,388,168TotalAmt
Program Services$1,329,471ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,058,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$174,127BOYAmt
EOY$516,168EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$516,271BOYAmt
EOY$518,676EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$278,083BOYAmt
EOY$118,119EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,837BOYAmt
EOY$38,680EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,113,243LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$743,796LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$308,891BOYAmt
EOY$369,447EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$141,310BOYAmt
EOY$98,917EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,128BOYAmt
EOY$27,478EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,520,647BOYAmt
EOY$1,687,485EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,567BOYAmt
EOY$50,293EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,400BOYAmt
EOY$32,780EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,997BOYAmt
EOY$67,789EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,743BOYAmt
EOY$50,399EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$261,707BOYAmt
EOY$201,261EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,254,780BOYAmt
EOY$1,485,564EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,160BOYAmt
EOY$660EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,258,940BOYAmt
EOY$1,486,224EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,520,647BOYAmt
EOY$1,687,485EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$227,284ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$68,880OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$68,880BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$560,629OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$455,016DepreciationAmt
Book Value$105,613BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$483,734OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$288,780DepreciationAmt
Book Value$194,954BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$369,447TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
PAYROLL LIABILITIES$671
DUE TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS$3,500
CURRENT PORTION LONG TERM DEBT$46,228
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$50,399TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,615,452TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,615,452RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,615,452TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,388,168TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,388,168ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,388,168TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGARY A WIENSPersonNm
TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$200,959BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
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Total Compensation Filing Org$200,959TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS ARE MADE UP OF THE RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MONTANA
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AEACH ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE WHO IS A MEMBER OF MONTANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES' ASSOCIATION ELECTS ONE DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR MONTANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES' ASSOCIATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION (PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY/TREASURER) FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CAS PER ADOPTED BOARD POLICY, THE CEO AND ACCOUNTANT REGULARLY MONITOR TRANSACTIONS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ANY CONFLICTS FOUND ARE REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE PRESIDENT THEN DETERMINES IF NO ACTION IS NEEDED, FULL DISCLOSURE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS IS NEEDED, ASKS THE PERSON INVOLVED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM PARTICIPATION IN RELATED DISCUSSIONS, OR ASKS THE PERSON TO RESIGN FROM THEIR POSITION WITH THE COMPANY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELIBERATES ON COMPENSATION. COMPARATIVE DATA FROM NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES' ASSOCIATION INFORMATION IS USED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24EMEALS FOR PROGRAMS AND TRAINING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 24620. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 27963. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 52583. SUPPLIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 12506. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 16474. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 28980. OFFICE BUILDING MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5118. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 22658. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 27776. JANITORIAL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4139. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 17870. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 22009. DIRECTOR'S LIABILITY & BLDG INS.: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2913. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 17868. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 20781. TELEPHONE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6445. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12165. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 18610. DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5785. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12056. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 17841. PROPERTY TAXES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2896. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12609. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 15505. UTILITIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2461. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 10650. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 13111. DIRECTOR TRAVEL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2360. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7946. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 10306. EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4562. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5576. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 10138. LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8851. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 8851. CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 403. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5837. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6240. MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1193. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3708. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4901. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4500. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4500. VEHICLE REPAIRS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2196. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1920. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4116. WORKERS COMPENSATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1525. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1824. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3349. SMALL EQUIPMENT PURCHASES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2144. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 783. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2927. INTERNET: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1250. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1558. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2808. FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 455. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1969. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2424. LICENSES AND PERMITS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 942. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1410. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2352. POETRY AND RECIPE PRIZES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2300. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2300. TRAINING EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1895. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 279. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2174. MEETINGS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1217. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 835. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2052. BAD DEBT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 180. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1180. HEARING TRAILER EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 458. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 458. DONATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 103. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 103. ROUNDING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4.