STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

COAST ELECTRIC POWER ASSN: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
COAST ELECTRIC POWER ASSN (EIN 64-0169075)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-08-26
IRS object ID
202002399349301360
Schema version
2019v5.1
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)
Return2020-08-26T16:18:52-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN640169075EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Coast Electric Power AssociationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOASBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2283637000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 2430AddressLine1Txt
CityBay St LouisCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39521ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRon BarnesPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2283637000PhoneNum
Signature2020-08-26SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPatrick CooperPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00856177PTIN
Phone3348347660PhoneNum
Preparation2020-08-26PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address142.154.130.164IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-08-26IPDt
IP Tm14:30:15IPTm
IP TimezoneCDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdDA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2020-11-19 02:30:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRon BarnesPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 2430AddressLine1Txt
CityBay St LouisCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39521ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$205,411,980GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.coastepa.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1937FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMSLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide electricity to rural areas of Hancock, Harrison, and Pearl River counties.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee319TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$202,480,180PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$202,080,924CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$571,782PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$450,977CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$3,106,831PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,880,079CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$206,158,793PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$205,411,980CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$9,641,230PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$10,392,850CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,862,159PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,944,367CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$193,655,404PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$193,074,763CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$206,158,793PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$205,411,980CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$0PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$0CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$377,402,573TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$389,213,215TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$183,036,023TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$191,974,216TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$194,366,550NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$197,238,999NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionWe exist to safely provide our member/owners superior service and dependable electricity at the lowest possible price, and to improve the economy and quality of life in our community.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescUtilizing 6,989 miles of electric distribution lines, Coast Electric Power Association provided electric energy to approximately 83,924 residential, commercial and industrial meters located in Harrison, Hancock and Pearl River counties (Mississippi).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 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document70IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee319EmployeeCnt
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$198,555,614MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$3,976,321OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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 Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Line1Ron BarnesBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2283637338PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line118020 Hwy 603AddressLine1Txt
CityKilnCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39556ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Gilbert Arceneaux
Director10.00Yes (X)$40,300$0$0
James Baldree
Director10.00Yes (X)$38,800$0$0
Richard Dossett
Director/Chairman10.00Yes (X)$39,550$0$0
Teri Eaton
Director10.00Yes (X)$38,350$0$0
James Ginn
Director8.00Yes (X)$31,600$0$0
Charles Lopez
Director9.00Yes (X)$36,800$0$0
Frank McClinton
Director/Secretary Treasur9.00Yes (X)$37,700$0$0
William Mooney
Director/Vice Chairman9.00Yes (X)$36,700$0$0
Gordon Redd Jr
Director10.00Yes (X)$38,150$0$0
John Holston
CFO42.00$291,237$0$101,371Yes (X)
Marilyn Sefton
Chief Human Resources Offi45.00$233,612$0$59,674Yes (X)
Ron Barnes
CEO60.00$391,117$0$225,753Yes (X)
Charles S Brown
VP Engineering50.00$220,830$0$82,823Yes (X)
Steve Pitzer
VP Harrison County Operati40.00$203,990$0$77,466Yes (X)
Louis Lee Jr
VP Special Projects45.00$211,320$0$77,746Yes (X)
Guy Johnson
VP HAN & PIC OP50.00$215,792$0$75,535Yes (X)
Archie Dickens
VP Sfty & Comp45.00$165,474$0$93,864Yes (X)
Melissa Russo
Comp, PR, MBR SVC45.00$165,865$0$166,783Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,437,187TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$961,015TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K19IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
S&S Line Services
PO Box 485LaurelMS39441Right of Way Contractor$2,236,749
Southeastern Data Coop
100 Ashfor Center North Suite 500AtlantaGA30338Software Provider$1,787,739
Asplundh Tree Expert Co
1700 Solutions CenterChicagoIL606771007Right of Way Contractor$1,189,699
Looks Great Services of MS
1501 HWY 13 NColumbiaMS39429Right of Way Contractor$955,354
DCL Construction LLC
26071 HWY 603KilnMS39556Right of Way Contractor$862,846
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Sales of Electricity221000$198,555,614$198,555,614
Patronage Capital221000$3,525,310$3,525,310
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$202,080,924TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$375,396TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$375,396ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$2,880,044PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$2,880,044PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,880,044TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,880,044ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$75,581OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$75,581OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$75,581TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$75,581ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$35GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$35TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$35RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$205,411,980TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$202,080,959RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$3,331,021ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,392,850TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,944,367TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,214,723TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,295,032TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Cost of Power$134,856,288
Dist Exp - Maintenance$15,530,776
Admin & Gen Expenses$8,598,835
Dist Exp - Operations$7,849,464

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,729,645TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$205,411,980TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,752,202BOYAmt
EOY$2,861,466EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,791,949BOYAmt
EOY$21,618,999EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,653,970BOYAmt
EOY$2,527,175EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,799,864BOYAmt
EOY$362,272EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$368,810,496LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$104,494,256LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$255,994,455BOYAmt
EOY$264,316,240EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,376,195BOYAmt
EOY$80,482,823EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,033,938BOYAmt
EOY$17,044,240EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$377,402,573BOYAmt
EOY$389,213,215EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,976,405BOYAmt
EOY$30,263,430EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$5,067,684EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,826,918BOYAmt
EOY$108,897,666EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,232,700BOYAmt
EOY$47,745,436EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$183,036,023BOYAmt
EOY$191,974,216EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$476,760BOYAmt
EOY$480,835EOYAmt

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$193,889,790BOYAmt
EOY$196,758,164EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$194,366,550BOYAmt
EOY$197,238,999EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$377,402,573BOYAmt
EOY$389,213,215EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$0ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$3,534,637PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$6,407,086OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,870,164OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$4,870,164BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$31,558,995OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,289,377DepreciationAmt
Book Value$23,269,618BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$332,381,337OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$96,204,879DepreciationAmt
Book Value$236,176,458BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$264,316,240TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (11 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Patronage Capital - SMEPA$74,367,431C
Patronage Capital - NRUCFC$1,145,561C
Patronage Capital - EPA's of Mississippi$660,823C
Patronage Capital - Arkansas Electric$26,313C
Patronage Capital - NRTC$4,178C
Patronage Capital - SEDC$343,012C
Captial Term Certificates$1,759,316C
Patronage Capital - CoBank$1,014,243C
Patronage Capital - Federated Rural Electric Insurance$837,898C
Investments in Economic Development Projects$322,037C
Other Investments in Associated Organizations$2,011C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$80,482,823TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation$20,030,436
Go Zone Bonds Payable$27,715,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$47,745,436TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$205,402,419TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$205,402,419RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$9,561OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$9,561RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$205,411,980TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$195,009,569TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$195,009,569ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$10,402,411OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$10,402,411ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$205,411,980TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:The Association is exempt from income taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(12). Management has evaluated the Association's tax positions and concluded that the Association has taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Reclassification of expense items included as income on financial statements 9,561.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Assignment of Current Year Margins to Members 10,392,850. Reclassification of expense items included as income on financial statements 9,561.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 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
John Holston
CFO$237,803$0$48,862$0$4,572$0$68,586$0$32,785$0$392,608$0$0$0
Marilyn Sefton
Chief Human Resources Offi$188,685$0$37,280$0$7,647$0$52,804$0$6,870$0$293,286$0$0$0
Ron Barnes
CEO$319,704$0$63,779$0$7,634$0$184,861$0$40,892$0$616,870$0$0$0
Charles S Brown
VP Engineering$181,862$0$36,760$0$2,208$0$59,957$0$22,866$0$303,653$0$0$0
Steve Pitzer
VP Harrison County Operati$166,362$0$34,396$0$3,232$0$55,314$0$22,152$0$281,456$0$0$0
Louis Lee Jr
VP Special Projects$174,558$0$33,611$0$3,151$0$70,021$0$7,725$0$289,066$0$0$0
Guy Johnson
VP HAN & PIC OP$177,782$0$34,842$0$3,168$0$53,373$0$22,162$0$291,327$0$0$0
Archie Dickens
VP Sfty & Comp$136,941$0$26,912$0$1,621$0$71,911$0$21,953$0$259,338$0$0$0
Melissa Russo
Comp, PR, MBR SVC$137,764$0$26,862$0$1,239$0$165,865$0$918$0$332,648$0$0$0

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Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Because Coast Electric Power Association is chartered and incorporated under Mississippi law as a not-for-profit cooperative, the charter requires that each person receiving electric service from the association be a member.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aAt each annual meeting of the members, one-third (1/3) of the total number of directors shall be elected by the members to serve for a term of three (3) years as provided by law. If the election of directors shall not be held at the annual meeting, or if such annual meeting is not held, each director shall hold office until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bThe business and affairs of the Association are managed by the Board of Directors which exercises all of the powers of the Association except such as are by law, or by the Certificate of Consolidation of the Association, or by the bylaws, conferred upon or reserved to the members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bOnce the Form 990 is completed, the VP of Financial & Administrative Services and the accounting department supervisor reviews the Form 990. After the Form 990 has been reviewed by these individuals, each member of the board of directors receives a copy of the form for his/her review. The VP of Financial & Administrative Services and the accounting department supervisor present a general overview of the forms' questions and answers. Once the presentation is complete, the board members are given an opportunity to ask questions. Once all questions have been satisfactorily answered, the President/CEO will sign the e-file authorization form allowing the Form 990 to be transmitted to the Internal Revenue Service.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cNew vendors are reviewed for possible conflicts with directors/officers. Directors/officers are required to report any new affiliations they may enter into.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15An executive compensation review was presented to the Board of Directors. The following components were included in the review: (1) Compensation Strategy; (2) Total Executive Compensation Philosophy Statement; (3) Elements of a Compensation Program; (4) Detailed Market Data; (5) Form 990 Explanation; (6) Discussion of Goal Sharing Programs; (7) Review of Current Benefits and Incentives. Comparability data for the CEO and other key employees was obtained from the following sources: 1. Economic Research Institute 2. NRECA National Compensation Survey 3. EPAM Statewide Compensation Survey 4. WorldAtWork Positions are surveyed yearly to ensure they remain competitive with the market. Raises are based on performance and position within the salary grade. A recommendation was made to the Board concerning the range movement for the CEO pay grade based on information from the detailed market survey. The CEO and top management pay is based on a pay for performance system where the performance evaluation "grade" is entered into a comprehensive spreadsheet. The spreadsheet is designed to compute a pay raise based on a matrix of four performance levels (average, good, excellent and outstanding) divided into the lower third, middle third and upper third of the pay range.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Coast Electric Power Association's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request at the main office in Kiln, Mississippi.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Change in memberships 4,075. Retirement of capital credits -5,458,015. Actuarial gain (loss) -90,498. Gain on retirement of capital credits 1,558,671. Assignment of Current Year Margins to Members 10,392,853.