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SOUTH ALABAMA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
SOUTH ALABAMA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (EIN 63-0193841)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-07-22
IRS object ID
202112039349301806
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)
Return2021-07-22T16:28:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN631035228PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 96AddressLine1Txt
CityMontgomeryCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP361010096ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN630193841EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1South Alabama Electric CooperativeBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSOUTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3345662060PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 449AddressLine1Txt
CityTroyCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP36081ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDavid BaileyPersonNm
Person TitleGeneral ManagerPersonTitleTxt
Phone3345662060PhoneNum
Signature2021-07-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstDavidPersonFirstNm
Person LastBaileyPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPatrick CooperPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00856177PTIN
Phone3348347660PhoneNum
Preparation2021-07-16PreparationDt

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 OfficerDavid BaileyPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 449AddressLine1Txt
CityTroyCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP36081ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$46,204,221GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.southaec.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1937FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateALLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide electric utility service to cooperative members.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee58TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$43,626,592PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$44,560,124CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$916,195PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$976,162CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$390,299PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$624,672CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$44,933,086PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$46,160,958CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$4,678,182PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$5,928,970CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$493,086PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$39,761,818PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$39,543,422CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$44,933,086PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$45,926,437CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$0PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$234,521CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$144,187,679TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$154,415,013TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$81,419,368TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$85,885,413TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$62,768,311NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$68,529,600NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionThe aim of South Alabama Electric Cooperative is to provide reliable, quality, electric energy and related services to meet the needs of our diverse consumer base at the lowest possible cost consistent with sound economy and good management.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescUtilizing approximately 2,793 miles of distribution lines, South Alabama Electric Cooperative provided 368,287,819 Kilowatt-Hours of electric energy to its members located in the southern region of Alabama.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstYes (1)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Document27IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee58EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$43,824,347MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$1,967,626OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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 Members8GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member8IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Line1David BaileyBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3345662060PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line113192 Hwy 231 SouthAddressLine1Txt
CityTroyCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP36081ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CGR
Trustee9.00Yes (X)$13,965$0$0
CRT
Trustee8.00Yes (X)$25,560$0$0
DK
Trustee7.00Yes (X)$24,225$0$0Yes (X)
JG
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$3,370$0$0
JHM
Trustee8.00Yes (X)$25,115$0$0
JRS
Trustee10.00Yes (X)$26,895$0$0Yes (X)
NDG
Trustee8.00Yes (X)$16,165$0$0Yes (X)
WOH
Trustee6.00Yes (X)$5,685$0$0
LRI
General Manager40.00$236,880$0$76,185Yes (X)
FSC
Employee40.00$120,506$0$45,653Yes (X)
HMR
Employee40.00$117,412$0$49,056Yes (X)
MDC
Employee47.00$125,508$0$41,140Yes (X)
OHN
Employee52.00$149,051$0$40,757Yes (X)
WWW
Employee40.00$163,863$0$56,285Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$309,076TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K20IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Bailey Harris Construction
PO Box 490AuburnAL36831Construction of Headquarters$6,773,086
Jackson Line Clearing Inc
PO Box 769BowdonGA30108Right of Way Clearing$1,956,677
MasTec North America Inc
2441 Wall StreetMillbrookAL36054Construction$738,219
Diamond - R - Electric
718 North Main StreetEnterpriseAL36330Fort Rucker Lighting$652,848
Lee Electrical Construction
PO Box 55AberdeenNC28315Storm Restoration$419,661
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Sales of Electricity221000$43,824,347$43,824,347
Patronage Capital221000$735,777$735,777
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$44,560,124TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$965,562TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$965,562ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$358,386PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$358,386PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$358,386TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$358,386ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$53,863OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$43,263OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$10,600OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,600TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,600ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Contract Revenue221000$236,934$236,934
Non-operating Income221000$29,352$29,352
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$266,286OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$46,160,958TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$44,826,410RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,334,548ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,928,970TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$454,045TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,173,590TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,461,034TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Cost of Power$25,449,994
Dist Exp - Maintenance$3,022,619
Dist Exp - Operation$2,059,538
Admin & Gen Expense$1,871,056

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,505,591TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,926,437TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$706,797BOYAmt
EOY$903,197EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$145,419BOYAmt
EOY$947,267EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,127,646BOYAmt
EOY$5,007,992EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$283,795BOYAmt
EOY$659,817EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$121,012BOYAmt
EOY$195,056EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$125,783,651LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$17,486,229LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$94,224,422BOYAmt
EOY$108,297,422EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,508,405BOYAmt
EOY$14,598,308EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,635,748BOYAmt
EOY$22,701,664EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,434,435BOYAmt
EOY$1,104,290EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$144,187,679BOYAmt
EOY$154,415,013EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,477,590BOYAmt
EOY$6,588,006EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$211,809BOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,060,663BOYAmt
EOY$75,381,713EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,669,306BOYAmt
EOY$3,915,694EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,419,368BOYAmt
EOY$85,885,413EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,052BOYAmt
EOY$87,032EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,684,259BOYAmt
EOY$68,442,568EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,768,311BOYAmt
EOY$68,529,600EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$144,187,679BOYAmt
EOY$154,415,013EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$234,521ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$5,526,768OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$527,158OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$527,158BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,256,261OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,153,909DepreciationAmt
Book Value$102,352BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$124,000,232OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$16,332,320DepreciationAmt
Book Value$107,667,912BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$108,297,422TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (10 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Patronage Capital - PowerSouth Energy Cooperative$15,540,385C
Patronage Capital - United Utility$3,585C
Patronage Capital - NRUCFC$310,601C
Patronage Capital - Gresco Utility Supply$266,508C
Investment in CoBank$246,817C
Capital Term Certificates - CFC$632,149C
Other Investments in Associated Organizations$476,248C
Investments in Economic Development Projects$4,369,702C
ERC Loan$379,762C
Fort Rucker ECM$475,907C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$22,701,664TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Consumer Deposits$853,569
Accumulated Provision for Pensions$988,491
Rural Development Grants$2,073,634
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,915,694TotalLiabilityAmt

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 (6 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
LRI
General Manager$227,704$0$0$0$9,176$0$55,041$0$21,144$0$313,065$0$0$0
WWW
Employee$161,253$0$0$0$2,610$0$37,219$0$19,066$0$220,148$0$0$0
OHN
Employee$146,193$0$0$0$2,858$0$22,481$0$18,276$0$189,808$0$0$0
MDC
Employee$124,909$0$0$0$599$0$23,762$0$17,378$0$166,648$0$0$0
HMR
Employee$115,890$0$0$0$1,522$0$28,434$0$20,622$0$166,468$0$0$0
FSC
Employee$119,733$0$0$0$773$0$27,134$0$18,519$0$166,159$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6South Alabama Electric Cooperative operates on the cooperative basis having members with equal voting rights and who are assigned margins in accordance with the cooperative's bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe members of South Alabama Electric Cooperative may elect the members of its governing body at its annual meeting provided that a quorum is present.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bThe membership must approve decisions that involve substantial transfers of cooperative assets, amendments to the cooperative's bylaws, as well as other decisions requiring approval of the membership by law, the articles of incorporation, and/or the cooperative's bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 was reviewed by management before it was presented to the board. The external accountant who assisted management in the preparation of the Form 990 conducted a formal review of the Form 990 with the Trustees at the monthly board meeting before the Form 990 was filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cOfficers and Trustees are required to disclose annually any conflicts of interest on a questionnaire.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The General Manager reviews the complete wage and salary for all employees, which the board approves. Then, the board reviews the General Manager's compensation package and approves or makes changes to the plan.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The cooperative's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request at its main office in Troy, Alabama.
Form 990, Part VIISouth Alabama Electric Cooperative is concerned with the privacy issues of its employees and trustees. With this concern, the cooperative has chosen to use initials to protect the identity of its employees and trustees. The actual names will be made available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 4The instructions to the Form 990 indicate that organizations exempt under Section 501(c)(12) should report patronage dividends paid to their members in Part IX, Line 4 of the Form 990. South Alabama Electric Cooperative has interpreted the words "patronage dividends paid" in the instructions to mean margins that are assigned or assignable to the members. South Alabama Electric Cooperative assigns the net margins to its members. Therefore, the amount listed in Part IX, Line 4 represents the current year net margins assigned to the members.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Increase in memberships 2,980. Retirement of capital credits -1,275,009. Net margins assigned to members - reported in Part IX, Line 4 5,928,970. Gain on retirements 698,082. Other Margins 249,769. Accumulated Comprehensive Income -78,024.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2South Alabama Electric Cooperative's financial statement year end differs from its tax year end. The cooperative receives audited financial statements on an annual basis for the year ended March 31st.