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COBB ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
COBB ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION (EIN 58-0198155)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-09-07
IRS object ID
202142509349300004
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)
Return2021-09-07T07:08:56-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN581094351PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MCNAIR MCLEMORE MIDDLEBROOKS & CO LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1POST OFFICE BOX ONEAddressLine1Txt
CityMACONCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP312020001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN580198155EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COBB ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOBBBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7704292100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 369AddressLine1Txt
CityMARIETTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP300610369ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRETT STOVERNPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6783553005PhoneNum
Signature2021-09-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstBRETTPersonFirstNm
Person LastSTOVERNPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWILLIAM R ROUNTREEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01231836PTIN
Phone4787466277PhoneNum
Preparation2021-09-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ATTN BRETT STOVERNBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKEVAN ESPYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 EMC PARKWAYAddressLine1Txt
CityMARIETTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30060ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$440,537,932GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressHTTPS://WWW.COBBEMC.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1938FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionOUR MISSION: RELIABLE ELECTRIC SERVICES, SAFE OPERATIONS, RATE COMPETITIVE, ROBUST GOVERNANCE, ENERGY ADVISOR TO MEMBERS, RECOGNIZED EMPLOYERActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Gross UBI$16,000TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$15,000NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$434,412,271PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$438,966,601CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,515,339PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,473,180CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$100,629PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$98,151CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$436,028,239PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$440,537,932CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$26,297,358PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$11,370,466CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,958,310PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,083,113CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$410,325,783PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$419,332,065CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$438,581,451PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$432,785,644CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,553,212PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$7,752,288CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$999,587,945TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,094,519,856TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$584,737,319TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$647,037,646TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$414,850,626NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$447,482,210NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
DescN/ADesc
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstYes (true)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (true)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntfalseBusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (true)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (true)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (true)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document155IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee417EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$427,244,401MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$6,439,071OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtYes (true)SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (true)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (true)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRETT STOVERN CFOPersonNm
Phone7704292100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 EMC PARKWAYAddressLine1Txt
CityMARIETTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30060ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
WILLIAM C SHARP III
CHAIRMAN10.005.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$51,234$10,846$0
ERIC BROADWELL
VICE-CHAIRMA10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$54,652$0$0
KELLY P BODNER
SECRETARY/TR7.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$41,713$0$0
RUDY R UNDERWOOD
DIRECTOR7.00Yes (X)$37,186$0$0
DAVID MCCLELLAN
DIRECTOR7.00Yes (X)$37,186$0$0
EDWARD CROWELL
DIRECTOR7.005.00Yes (X)$61,913$10,821$0
BRYAN BOYD
DIRECTOR7.005.00Yes (X)$62,401$10,823$0
CHARLES M SWANSON
DIRECTOR7.00Yes (X)$42,289$0$0
DAVID V TENNANT
DIRECTOR7.005.00Yes (X)$58,178$10,830$0
KEVAN ESPY
CEO-EFF. 6/150.00Yes (X)$357,899$0$140,172
BRETT STOVERN
CFO50.00$498,588$0$51,175Yes (X)
TIM SOSEBEE
SR VP-BUSINE50.00$319,874$0$138,159Yes (X)
TIMOTHY HARSHBARGER
VP HUMAN RES50.00$259,773$0$39,791Yes (X)
TIM JARRELL
VP-POWER SUP50.00$267,403$0$111,671Yes (X)
PAUL GIES
VP FIBER SOU50.00$242,622$0$44,345Yes (X)
PETER HEINTZELMAN
CEO-THRU 11/50.00Yes (X)$1,088,859$0$49,431
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,481,770TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$43,320TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$574,744TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K182IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
PIKE ELECTRIC INC
100 PIKE WAYMT AIRYNC27030CONTRACTOR$12,726,766
LEWIS TREE SERVICE INC
300 LUCIUS GORDON DRWEST HENRIETTANY145869686ROW CLEARING$5,043,613
W A KENDALL AND COMPANY INC
PO BOX 831LAWRENCEVILLEGA30046ROW CLEARING$3,198,205
J ADAMS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
1240 OLD BELLS FERRY RDMARIETTAGA30066CONTRACTOR$1,926,987
ONE VISION UTILITY SVCS LLC
1119 GRASSDALE RD NWCARTERSVILLEGA30121UTIL. LOC. CONT$1,563,738
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K35CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
ELECTRIC REVENUE221000$427,238,241$427,238,241
PATRONAGE CAPITAL CREDITS221000$8,258,778$8,258,778
POLE AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS$3,469,582$3,469,582
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$438,966,601TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,473,180TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,473,180RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$75,991RealAmt
Personal$16,000PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$75,991RealAmt
Personal$16,000PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$91,991TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$16,000UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$75,991ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER REVENUEDesc
Total Revenue Column$6,160TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,160RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$6,160OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$440,537,932TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$436,976,359RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$16,000UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$3,545,573ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,370,466TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,083,113TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,568,143TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,458,867TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
PURCHASED POWER$290,665,832
DISTRIBUTION MAINTENANCE$23,971,038
ADMIN. & GENERAL EXP.$23,204,247
CONSUMER ACCOUNTS$15,113,755

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,350,183TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$432,785,644TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$976,245BOYAmt
EOY$2,386,286EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,065,226BOYAmt
EOY$61,032,263EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,660,331BOYAmt
EOY$4,224,897EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,260,005BOYAmt
EOY$3,773,503EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,566,111BOYAmt
EOY$1,480,942EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$967,599,553LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$280,878,833LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$665,853,974BOYAmt
EOY$686,720,720EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$214,929,730BOYAmt
EOY$220,699,792EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,902,500BOYAmt
EOY$4,266,500EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,373,823BOYAmt
EOY$109,934,953EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$999,587,945BOYAmt
EOY$1,094,519,856EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,622,226BOYAmt
EOY$68,420,265EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$400,309,906BOYAmt
EOY$428,623,645EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$10,300,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$136,805,187BOYAmt
EOY$139,693,736EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$584,737,319BOYAmt
EOY$647,037,646EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$436,165BOYAmt
EOY$418,850EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$414,414,461BOYAmt
EOY$447,063,360EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$414,850,626BOYAmt
EOY$447,482,210EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$999,587,945BOYAmt
EOY$1,094,519,856EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$7,752,288ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$24,879,296OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,095,796OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$8,095,796BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$959,503,757OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$280,878,833DepreciationAmt
Book Value$678,624,924BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$686,720,720TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (14 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
INVESTMENT IN ASSOC. - OPC$127,017,380C
INVESTMENT IN ASSOC.- NRUCFC$46,470,604C
INVESTMENT IN ASSOC. - GTC$36,951,015C
INVESTMENTS IN ASSOC. - SEWELL CK$4,881,476C
INVESTMENTS IN ASSOC. - SMARR$2,417,992C
INVESTMENT IN ASSOC.- GRESCO$1,286,497C
INVESTMENTS IN ASSOC. - FEDERATED$864,707C
INVESTMENT IN ASSOC.- COBANK$393,867C
INVESTMENT IN ASSOC.- NISC$267,515C
INVESTMENT IN ASSOC.- SEDC$68,274C
INVESTMENT IN ASSOC. - NRTC$40,239C
INVESTMENTS IN ASSOC. - GSOC$32,199C
INVESTMENTS IN ASSOC. - CRC$7,667C
INVESTMENTS IN ASSOC. - OTHER$360C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$220,699,792TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
INVESTMENTS IN SUBS$106,506,748
OTHER$1,990,319
DEFERRED COMPENSATION$1,437,886
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$109,934,953TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCUM PROV FOR PENSION & BENEFITS$105,698,329
ASC-980 DEFERRED REVENUE$15,000,000
CONSUMER DEPOSITS$13,616,470
DEFERRED CREDITS$4,689,858
UNCLAIMED CAPITAL CREDITS$689,079
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$139,693,736TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$440,537,932TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$440,537,932RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$440,537,932TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$421,415,178TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$421,415,178ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$11,370,466OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$11,370,466ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$432,785,644TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAMOUNTS ASSIGNED TO MEMBER CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 11,370,466ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (true)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
KEVAN ESPY
CEO-EFF. 6/14/21$280,007$57,185$20,707$131,048$9,124$498,071
BRETT STOVERN
CFO$364,342$107,008$27,238$28,500$22,675$549,763
TIM SOSEBEE
SR VP-BUSINESS OPS$259,233$40,294$20,347$115,484$22,675$458,033
TIMOTHY HARSHBARGER
VP HUMAN RESOURCES$218,694$22,588$18,491$22,928$16,863$299,564
TIM JARRELL
VP-POWER SUPPLY$209,566$33,150$24,687$89,640$22,031$379,074
PAUL GIES
VP FIBER SOUTH$205,654$23,464$13,504$21,670$22,675$286,967
PETER HEINTZELMAN
CEO-THRU 11/20/20$520,401$158,580$409,878$28,500$20,931$1,138,290

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SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 1AATLANTA COUNTRY CLUB (1) PETER HEINTZELMAN (PRESIDENT & CEO) - 3,702 GEORGIAN CLUB (1) PETER HEINTZELMAN (PRESIDENT & CEO) - 182 (2) BRETT STOVERN (CFO) - 182 (3) KEVIN ESPY (VP OF ELEC. OPS) - 182 (4) MARK GODDARD (VP OF MKT/CORP. COMM.) - 182 (5) TRIPPER SHARP (DIRECTOR) - 182 (6) DAVID MCCLELLAN (DIRECTOR) - 182
SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 4KEVAN ESPY 0 1,228 0 BRETT STOVERN 0 3,917 0 TIM SOSEBEE 0 934 0 TIMOTHY HARSHBARGER 0 257 0 PETER HEINTZELMAN 267,225 8,753 0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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FORM 990THE CORPORATION'S RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS PRESCRIBED BY THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (18CFR.PART 101). THOSE PRACTICES UTILIZE ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN EXPENSES BASED ON LABOR CHARGES OR OTHER ALLOCATION BASES. AS A RESULT, IT WOULD REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO BREAK OUT EXPENSES IN THE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES PROVIDED FOR ON THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES. MANAGEMENT HAS OPTED TO CLASSIFY ITS EXPENSES ON THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES IN THE SAME MANNER IT REPORTS ITS FINANCIAL RESULTS TO LENDERS AND ITS MEMBER-OWNERS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6THE CORPORATION HAS MEMBERS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7ATHE CORPORATION'S MEMBERS DEMOCRATICALLY ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE CORPORATION'S BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7BCERTAIN DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE CORPORATION'S BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE CORPORATION REGULARY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING POLICIES, WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS RETURN: POLICY 602 - CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY 901 - EMPLOYEE CODE OF CONDUCT POLICY 911 - EMPLOYEES' OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15AAS OUTLINED IN BOARD POLICY 608, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS RETURN, THE ANNUAL CEO REVIEW IS CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD'S HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, WHICH MAKES A COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THEIR APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BKEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED AS PROVIDED FOR IN BOARD POLICY 908, A COPY OF WHICH IS INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE CORPORATION MAKES ITS BYLAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AS PART OF ITS FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AS REFLECTED IN PART VI SECTION C LINE 18. IN ADDITION, THE CORPORATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN THROUGH WEBSITES SUCH AS GUIDESTAR (WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG).
FORM 990, PART VIION NOVEMBER 20, 2020, PETER HEINTZELMAN RESIGNED AS CEO OF COBB EMC. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTED KEVAN ESPY AS INTERIM CEO IN CONJUNCTION WITH MR. HEINTZELMAN'S RESIGNATION. AFTER CONDUCTING A FORMAL SEARCH FOR THE CEO POSITION, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTED MR. ESPY FULL-TIME CEO EFFECTIVE JUNE 14, 2021.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY EARNINGS 30,195,027 BENEFITS PAID TO MEMBERS 11,370,466 CHANGE IN MEMBERSHIP FEES -17,315 CHANGE IN DONATED CAPITAL -25,698 OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME -16,643,184 TOTAL 24,879,296

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GAS SOUTH LLC
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Q$915,569COST
GAS SOUTH LLC
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ExplanationRELATED ORGANIZATIONS: COBB ENERGY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (COBB ENERGY): COBB ENERGY WAS INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1997 TO PROVIDE VARIOUS SERVICES TO COBB ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION (COBB EMC), ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND OTHER THIRD PARTIES. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 COBB ENERGY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION HAS NO OPERATING ACTIVITIES. GAS SOUTH, LLC (GAS SOUTH) AND SUBSIDIARIES: GAS SOUTH, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES (GAS SOUTH) IS A NATURAL GAS MARKETER THAT SERVES RESIDENTIAL, BUSINESS, GOVERNMENTAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL CUSTOMERS PRIMARILY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES IN AREAS WHERE CUSTOMERS HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE THEIR ENERGY PROVIDER. THE COMPANY ALSO SERVES LARGE CUSTOMERS THAT ARE CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO INTERSTATE PIPELINES AND WHOLESALES NATURAL GAS TO OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS. GAS SOUTH'S MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF COBB EMC EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND FOUR COBB EMC BOARD MEMBERS. COBB EMC BOARD MEMBERS SERVING ON THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ARE COMPENSATED DIRECTLY BY GAS SOUTH. THESE AMOUNTS ARE REPORTED ON COBB EMC'S FORM 990 AS "REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FROM RELATED ORGANIZATIONS". FIBER SOUTH BROADBAND, LLC (FORMERLY COBB R&D, LLC): FIBER SOUTH BROADBAND, LLC IS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF COBB EMC. FIBER SOUTH BROADBAND, LLC (FIBER SOUTH) IS A PROVIDER OF RETAIL BROADBAND SERVICES. FIBER SOUTH BECAME OPERATIONAL IN NOVEMBER 2020.ExplanationTxt