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BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION (EIN 56-0160075)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-10-20
IRS object ID
202102939349300335
Schema version
2020v4.0
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)
Return2021-10-20T11:12:12-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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EIN560160075EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Business Name Line2MEMBERSHIP CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBLUEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8287582383PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityLENOIRCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKatie M WoodlePersonNm
Person TitleSR VP & CFOPersonTitleTxt
Signature2021-10-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

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Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonTHE CORPORATIONPersonNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

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Douglas W Johnson
Exec. VP & CEO49.006.00Yes (X)$722,547$346,632$82,253
Alan Merck
SVP, COO50.000.00Yes (X)$383,747$0$118,046
JULIE O'DELL
SVP, CAO42.008.00Yes (X)$310,315$0$114,078
Katie M Woodle
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Brad Shields
SVP, CTO25.0030.00Yes (X)$286,905$0$64,318
MICHAEL HIGH
DIR. ENG. SERV.45.000.00$215,287$0$135,224
Robert Kent III
Dir. of Operations40.000.00$199,898$0$125,279
Jason Lingle
Dir. Innovation ES45.000.00$203,194$0$60,329
Amy Crowder
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Tanner Greer
Dir. Inf. Tech.38.002.00$172,274$0$44,988
Jeffrey B Joines
President5.290.15Yes (X)$29,992$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID EGGERS
Vice President5.220.15Yes (X)$29,093$0$0Yes (X)
Cindy Price
Director6.740.15$27,860$0$0Yes (X)
Joy B Coffey
SEC.-TREASURER7.400.15Yes (X)$27,118$0$0Yes (X)
Kelly Melton
director3.530.15$16,848$0$9,600Yes (X)
James Young
Director3.580.15$26,294$0$0Yes (X)
David Boone
Director3.960.15$25,393$0$0Yes (X)
JAMES B LAWRENCE
Director2.800.15$25,172$0$0Yes (X)
Johnny Wishon
Asst. Sec-Treas2.940.15Yes (X)$25,106$0$0Yes (X)
Mitch Franklin
Director3.130.15$24,666$0$0Yes (X)
Tom Trexler
Director2.180.15$24,108$0$0Yes (X)
Bryan Edwards
Director2.190.15$23,147$0$0Yes (X)
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James R Vannoy & Sons Construction
PO Box 635JeffersonNC28640Building Contractor$2,439,517
Pike Electric LLC
PO Box 746308AtlantaGA30374Construction$3,422,217
Asplundh Tree Expert Co
PO Box 532729AtlantaGA30353Tree Trimming$2,396,791
Carter Utility Tree Service
213 Apollo DriveMt AiryNC27030Tree Trimming$2,547,573
SEDC
100 Ashford Center N STE 500AtlantaGA30338Software Support$980,566
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DescSale and dist. of elect.Desc
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Real$580,647RealAmt
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income from equity invest221000$859,602$859,602
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Total$26,967TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$17,147,384TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$2,577,511TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,774,551TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Distribution Maintenance$8,357,844
General and Admin$4,554,649
Taxes$1,864,111

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$14,383,493EOYAmt

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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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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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EOY$18,885,010EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,924,014BOYAmt
EOY$22,497,630EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$263,012,425BOYAmt
EOY$275,219,189EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$178,473,207BOYAmt
EOY$183,300,194EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$178,473,207BOYAmt
EOY$183,300,194EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$458,519,383EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$372,671ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$4,454,316OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$571,833,962OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$194,543,111DepreciationAmt
Book Value$377,290,851BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$377,290,851TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Inv. in Assoc. Org. - Patronage Capital$11,497,338C
Inv. in Assoc. Org. - Capital Term Cert.$2,140,510C
Other$520,380C

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Consumer deposits$1,496,890
Deferred credits$9,174,869
Other$1,517,496
other postretirement benefits - medical$10,308,375
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$22,497,630TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Corporation follows the guidance for "uncertain tax positions" in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Corporation has determined that it is more likely than not that their tax positions will be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRE Members FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 112AddressLine1Txt
CityLenoirCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28645ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN561793740RecipientEIN
Cash Grant$0CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$26,967NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedCash Value & Fully Dist. CostsValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceOffice Space & Management SupportNonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantEnergy AssistancePurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Blue Ridge Electric Members Foundation, Inc. (The Foundation), administers two types of funds. Grants are issued to organizations whom apply for grant funds to accomplish strategic projects. There is an independent group that reviews the applications and recommends organizations; the board of directors approves / denies the recommendations. The other funds are used for both electric bill assistance and heating fuels assistance. The Foundation provides guidelines as to the amount of assistance eligible and how often a member can be given assistance. The local Department of Social Services does the qualifying and granting of these assistance dollars. The Foundation also has a financial audit done each year by an independent certified public accounting firm.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Alan Merck
SVP, COO$295,754$81,250$6,743$99,365$18,681$501,793
Amy Crowder
Dir. Financial Str$161,481$20,451-$10,187$49,509$18,764$240,018
Brad Shields
SVP, CTO$222,023$68,468-$3,586$53,569$10,749$351,223
Douglas W Johnson
Exec. VP & CEO$439,581$268,360$14,606$65,254$16,999$804,800$68,435$153,197$125,000$346,632
Jason Lingle
Dir. Innovation ES$172,635$27,635$2,924$49,896$10,433$263,523
JULIE O'DELL
SVP, CAO$250,062$57,761$2,492$103,773$10,305$424,393
Katie M Woodle
SVP, CFO$273,635$66,629-$2,476$40,705$14,602$393,095
MICHAEL HIGH
DIR. ENG. SERV.$212,885$16,936-$14,534$114,073$21,151$350,511
Robert Kent III
Dir. of Operations$186,923$14,771-$1,796$114,946$10,333$325,177
Tanner Greer
Dir. Inf. Tech.$161,481$15,107-$4,314$32,849$12,139$217,262

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart III, Additional InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSchedule J Part II B (Columns i-iii) Represent information for calculating W2 Box 5 Earnings. Columns C and D represent non cash earnings related to corporation provided benefits. Column E is a total of all columns and represents total rewards provided to employees.Schedule J Part II Breakdown of W-2 Compensation Column iii Other Reportable Compensation:The negative amounts in this column are included as part of total compensation in column B(i) and B(ii) and represent pre-tax deductions (Section 125) to arrive at W-2 Box 5 wages.Schedule J Part II Base Compensation, Bonus and incentive compensation from related organizations are not included in the members' electric rates. The following amounts were included in base and bonus compensation from related organizations as part of Schedule J:The following amounts included in reportable compensation in Part VII Section A and Schedule J Part II B were allocated to Blue Ridge Energies, LLC:Julie O'Dell $38,102 Brad Shields $10,690 Katie Woodle $42,310 Amy Crowder $12,064 Tanner Greer $6,590 The following amounts included in reportable compensation in Part VII Section A and Schedule J Part II B(i) were allocated to RidgeLink LLC:Douglas W. Johnson $66,868 Brad Shields $155,611 Katie Woodle $37,330 Julie O'Dell $16,864ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (18 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or ShareholderThe members of the Corporation elect the members of the board of directors that govern the affairs of the Corporation. Each director shall have one vote in all Board matters, and decisions shall be based on the vote of a majority of the Board members present at any meeting having a quorum of the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing BodyThe members of the Corporation elect the members of the board of directors that govern the affairs of the Corporation. The board of directors meet monthly with management in addition to other committee meetings. In addition, there is one annual membership meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or ShareholdersCertain decisions of the governing body are subject to approval by the members as provided for in the by-laws.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessThe CFO and management review a draft of the 990 with the board of directors prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsThe governing board of directors along with members of management complete annual conflict of interest statements.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesThe cooperative utilizes an independent compensation professional to review market trends and conduct an analysis of compensation including the CEO. The compensation committee of the board conducts an annual performance review of the CEO and approves the compensation package associated with this position.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableGoverning documents and policies are available upon request. The annual report, bylaws and other governing documents are available on the corporation's web site. In addition, financial data is presented to the members at the annual meeting and also included in the 990 which is available on the website.
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other DecreasesAOCI Adjustment = -$736488
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other DecreasesContributions in aid of construction not revenue per gaap = -$772004
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreasesnet change in memberships = -$4841
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreasesnet retirement of capital credits = -$5316874
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increasesnon-cash patronage allocations not revenue per irs = $399333
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesPatronage div. paid to members' accts. not expense per GAAP = $10885190
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other DecreasesRounding = -$0
990 Part IX Line 17 TravelPer IRS instructions the total travel costs reported on this line represent all transportation costs of the Corporation, including the expense of purchasing, leasing, operating, and repairing over 100 vehicles owned by the Corporation. This includes all the line and service trucks used in the daily operations of the Corporation. These trucks log in approximately 1,000,000 miles each year constructing and maintaining the electric plant of the Corporation.
990 Part IX, Line 24 e All Other ExpensesThe Corporation follows the uniform system of accounts (USOA) as set forth in 7 CFR Part 1767, Accounting Requirements for Rural Development Electric Borrowers. Based on the requirements of the USOA, certain expenses required to be reported on Form 990 Part IX have been allocated or capitalized as part of net utility plant. As a result of grossing up expenses to comply with the tax reporting requirements of this section, certain expenses that have been capitalized, are reported as part of line 24(e) "capitalized expensesX and reflected as credit balance.
990 Part VII Section A Column FThe Corporation participates in the NRECA group defined pension plan. As part of this plan, participants are required to recognize the actuarial increase in the value of their account on the form 990. The contribution rate for participants in the plan are the same for all individuals in the plan. The change in actuarial value for each participant, however, varies with age.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 4 Benefits Paid To or For MembersPatronage dividends are paid to members' accounts in accordance with the pre-existing obligation in the Corporation's by-laws. The Corporation is obligated to pay by credits to a capital account for each patron all such amounts in excess of operating costs and expenses.IRS instructions for line 4 changed in 2011 to include patronage dividends paid by section 501(c)(12) organizations to their members. Accordingly, these amounts are now reported on line 4.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Blue Ridge Energy Members FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 112AddressLine1Txt
CityLenoirCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28645ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN561793740EIN
Primary ActivitiesAssistance to needy fam & nonoprofit orgPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501 (c) 3ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusCharityPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Blue Ridge EMCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (true)ControlledOrganizationInd

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
Ridgelink LLC
1216 Blowing Rock BLVDLenoirNC28645263648319Telecommunication ServicesNCBlue Ridge EMCC corp$183,917$15,661,9131.00000Yes (true)
Blue Ridge Energies LLC
1216 Blowing Rock BlvdLenoirNC28645562100909Fuel Propane / Dist. RetailNCBlue Ridge EMCC corp$675,685$25,047,3321.00000Yes (true)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (true)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (9 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
The Blue Ridge Energy Members Foundation
b$26,967FMV
Ridgelink LLC
a$209,911FMV = COST
Ridgelink LLC
o$530,256COST
Ridgelink LLC
p$2,901COST
Ridgelink LLC
q$1,131,664COST
Blue Ridge Energies LLC
a$370,736FMV = COST
Blue Ridge Energies LLC
o$743,867COST
Blue Ridge Energies LLC
p$162,103COST
Blue Ridge Energies LLC
q$397,029COST