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SOUTHERN MARYLAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
SOUTHERN MARYLAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 52-0492367)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-10-20
IRS object ID
202142939349301319
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)
Return2021-10-20T11:13:21-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line2ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
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Business Name ControlSOUTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3012744328PhoneNum

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State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSonja M CoxPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

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Principal OfficerSonja M CoxPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Liabilities BOY$820,935,788TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$820,365,775TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
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Personthe corporationPersonNm
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Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

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Sonja M Cox
President & CEO50.000.20Yes (X)$411,868$0$87,051
Kenneth M Capps
SR VP & COO50.000.00Yes (X)$349,528$0$130,097
Mark A MacDougall
SR VP & COUNSEL50.000.10Yes (X)$355,669$0$86,740
Joseph Trentacosta
SR VP & CIO50.000.00Yes (X)$326,526$0$75,251
Austin J Slater Jr
President & CEO50.000.00Yes (X)$314,744$0$34,200
Eugene Bradford
VP Rates & Eng. Pr50.000.00$215,586$0$74,953
Arthur Kingsley
VP Trans & Subst50.000.00$206,771$0$80,843
Kenneth McKenzie
IT Infra. Dir.50.000.00$194,898$0$40,783
Christopher Norton
Elec Ops dir50.000.00$192,992$0$38,358
Beth A Kennedy
VP & CFO50.000.20Yes (X)$190,653$0$39,796
Jeffrey S Shaw
VP Dist Eng. Sust.50.000.00$193,477$0$27,107
Cindy M Rauner
VP HR50.000.00Yes (X)$174,941$0$24,681
Campbell B Hawkins
Senior VP CSIO50.000.00Yes (X)$174,798$0$14,086
Peter S White
Chairman4.000.00Yes (X)$41,500$0$0Yes (X)
Richard A Winkler
Director4.000.10$33,950$0$0Yes (X)
W Michael Phipps
Vice Chairman4.000.10Yes (X)$32,200$0$0Yes (X)
Nancy W Zinn
Director3.000.00$32,000$0$0Yes (X)
William L Purnell
Director4.000.10$31,750$0$0Yes (X)
William R Cullins III
Director2.000.00$31,050$0$0Yes (X)
Daniel W Dyer
Director3.000.00$30,600$0$0Yes (X)
W Rayner Blair III
Director3.000.10$30,550$0$0Yes (X)
Fern G Brown
Sec/Treas3.000.00Yes (X)$30,350$0$0Yes (X)
Joseph D Frederick
Director2.000.00$30,050$0$0Yes (X)
Gilbert O Bowling
Director2.000.00$29,950$0$0Yes (X)
Kenneth L Dyson
Asst. SEC/TREAS2.000.00Yes (X)$29,350$0$0Yes (X)
Joseph V Stone Jr
Director4.000.10$23,100$0$0Yes (X)
James A Richards
Director2.000.00$20,800$0$0Yes (X)
Susan Hance-Wells
director3.000.10$12,400$0$0Yes (X)
Samuel J Hammett
Director3.000.10$10,950$0$0Yes (X)
Joseph Gilbert Murphy
Director3.000.10$7,200$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Penn Line Service Inc
300 Scottdale AveScottdalePA15683ROW maintenance$8,079,819
ICF Resources INC
9300 Lee HighwayFairfaxVA22031Mgr EmPower MD EEP$7,343,285
Scheibel Construction
115 Prospect DriveHuntingtownMD20639Construction Cont.$17,051,321
Pro Tech Utilities Inc
4623 Belvieu AveBaltimoreMD21207UG Cable Installer$3,870,958
Itron Inc
PO Box 200209DallasTX753200209Emp MD. Verification$4,396,763
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CONTRIB. IN AID OF CONST.221000$4,448,626$4,448,626
PATRONAGE ALLOC. RECEIVED221000$2,560,695$2,560,695
SALE AND DIST. OF ELECT.221000$408,988,632$408,988,632
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Real$311,862RealAmt
Personal$2,098,987PersonalAmt

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

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DSM Recovery221000$2,060,754$2,060,754
K-1 Earnings from ACES221000$95,377$95,377
Power solutions & other221000$155,519$155,519

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,333,736OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$27,109,541TotalAmt

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Total$3,248,379TotalAmt

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Total$8,479,962TotalAmt

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Total$1,840,328TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$2,695,919TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$469,801TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$295,618TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,024,967TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$238,812TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,753,849TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,313,957TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
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Customer service and informati$24,312,395
Taxes$13,550,940
Admin & General$12,557,471

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,911,362TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$3,414,243EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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EOY$55,793EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$12,738,450EOYAmt

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EOY$65,278,683EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$806,053,630EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,960,330BOYAmt
EOY$5,222,491EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,776,022BOYAmt
EOY$27,494,159EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,493,229BOYAmt
EOY$101,312,361EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,049,770,342BOYAmt
EOY$1,077,937,193EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,169,278BOYAmt
EOY$28,587,420EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$688,501,876BOYAmt
EOY$681,821,934EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$8,560,877EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$104,264,634BOYAmt
EOY$101,395,544EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$820,935,788BOYAmt
EOY$820,365,775EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$228,834,554BOYAmt
EOY$257,571,418EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$228,834,554BOYAmt
EOY$257,571,418EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,049,770,342BOYAmt
EOY$1,077,937,193EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,944,908ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$24,791,956OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$1,245,042,042OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$438,988,412DepreciationAmt
Book Value$806,053,630BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$806,053,630TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (7 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Capital Term Certificates$4,114,244C
NRUCFC$3,767,996C
Federated Rural Electric Insurance Corp.$1,357,856C
CoBank$9,981,752C
Other$358,700C
Alliance for COOP Energy Svcs. Power Mkt$1,293,390C
OTHER - NYMEX$6,620,221F

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
AR Assoc. Company$44,587
Other accounts receivable & accr. int.$6,417,374
Other Accrued Utility Revenue$13,878,778
RECS$3,718,884
Regulatory Assets - AMI and Other$43,752,291
Regulatory assets - DR and Empower prog,$33,500,447
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$101,312,361TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (13 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED INTEREST$3,070,899
Accrued Payroll$4,231,287
Accrued Pension and post-retirement ben.$56,362,043
Accrued Taxes$5,470,333
Accrued vacation$5,746,881
Advance billing$6,621,751
Capital Lease Obligation$1,775,695
Customer Deposits$7,549,430
Deferred Credits$3,403,670
Derivative Liabilities$3,864,742
Due to Retail Choice Suppliers$911,892
OTHER$398,278
PPCA Overage$1,988,643
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$101,395,544TotalLiabilityAmt

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
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Arthur Kingsley
VP Trans & Subst$194,847$13,404-$1,480$73,085$7,758$287,614
Austin J Slater Jr
President & CEO$115,385$100,000$99,359$31,000$3,200$348,944
Beth A Kennedy
VP & CFO$181,698$9,585-$630$32,733$7,063$230,449
Campbell B Hawkins
Senior VP CSIO$98,654$50$76,094$5,643$8,443$188,884
Christopher Norton
Elec Ops dir$184,863$14,753-$6,624$17,644$20,714$231,350
Cindy M Rauner
VP HR$162,905$11,613$423$22,834$1,847$199,622
Eugene Bradford
VP Rates & Eng. Pr$201,811$13,459$316$56,749$18,204$290,539
Jeffrey S Shaw
VP Dist Eng. Sust.$178,604$11,949$2,924$25,764$1,343$220,584
Joseph Trentacosta
SR VP & CIO$301,617$21,682$3,227$54,091$21,160$401,777
Kenneth M Capps
SR VP & COO$322,071$22,889$4,568$106,629$23,468$479,625
Kenneth McKenzie
IT Infra. Dir.$187,220$14,282-$6,604$27,275$13,508$235,681
Mark A MacDougall
SR VP & COUNSEL$316,462$22,497$16,710$79,721$7,019$442,409
Sonja M Cox
President & CEO$350,114$63,018-$1,264$63,471$23,580$498,919

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSouthern Maryland Electric Cooperative has a Corporate Wellness policy available to all full-time employees of the Cooperative. Gym memberships are eligible for up to a $20 reimbursement monthly. The following individuals listed on this schedule participated in this program:Joseph TrentacostaExplanationTxt

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 ShareholderSouthern Maryland Electric Cooperative is an Electric Membership Corporation that delivers electricity to the members of the Cooperative.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing BodyMembers of the governing board are elected by the membership of the Cooperative. Each member receives one vote. The board has monthly meetings and an annual meeting that is open to the entire membership.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or ShareholdersThe Cooperatives by-laws are voted on by the members of the Cooperative.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessA draft copy of the Form 990 is provided to the Board of Directors the week prior to the board meeting. The day of the board meeting, the 990 is presented to the Policy, Audit and Budget Committee by the independent CPA Firm. The Committee then makes a recommendation for approval at the full board meeting that follows. The President & CEO and Senior Vice President & CFO are present at the Board meeting to answer any additional questions the Board members may have regarding the Form. Once approved, the Form 990 is then filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsA questionnaire is completed by the directors, officers and key employees of the Cooperative.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementA salary structure and comparison study is obtained from an independent consultant. The Board of Directors completes an appraisal and discusses with the CEO.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesA salary structure and comparison study is obtained from an independent consultant.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableGOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL DATA IS ALSO INCLUDED ON THE 990 WHICH IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL DATA IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE COOPERATIVE'S WEBSITE.
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other DecreasesContributions in aid of construction not revenue per gaap = -$4448626
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other DecreasesDistribution of capital credits to members = -$697918
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreasesequity investment adjustment to match k-1 = -$68967
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesNet change in donated capital = $5269
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesNet OCI Adjustment = $1542248
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesNon cash patronage capital allocations not revenue per IRS = $1350409
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesPatronage Div. paid to members' accts not expense per gaap = $27109541
990 Part IX Line 17 TravelTravel costs include the expenses of purchasing, leasing, operating, and repairing any vehicles owned by the organization and used for the organization's activities.
990 Part IX Line 4 Benefits paid to or for membersPatronage dividends are paid / allocated to members' accounts in accordance with pre-existing obligation in Cooperative's by-laws. The Corporation is obligated to pay by credits (allocate) 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.
990 Part VII CompensationThe following officers and directors retired during 2020:Samuel J. Hammett 3/20/2020Joseph V. Stone 8/27/2020Austin J. Slater, JR. 3/12/2020

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
SMECO WORKERS COMPENSATION PLAN
15035 BURNT STORE RD PO BOX 1937HUGHESVILLEMD206371937521309853PROVIDES WORKERS COMP. BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEES & BENEFICIARIESMD501 (c) 4SOUTHERN MARYLAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVEfalse
SMECO Charitable Foundation Inc
PO Box 74HughesvilleMD20637813611883Charitable ActivitiesMD501 (c) 3SOUTHERN MARYLAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVEfalse

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SMECO Solar LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115035 Burnt Store RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityHughesvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20637ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN453047686EIN
Primary ActivitiesSolar EnergyPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SMECOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeC corpEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$22,086ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$11,687,910ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (true)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (true)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
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 OrgYes (true)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (6 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
SMECO WORKERS COMPENSATION PLAN
r$792,599Cost
SMECO Charitable Foundation Inc
q$1,620Cost
SMECO Solar LLC
a$78,526FMV
SMECO Solar LLC
o$20,011Fully Dist Cost
SMECO Solar LLC
p$1,650,465FMV
SMECO Solar LLC
q$47,240Fully Dist Cost