2020-11-14T15:37:32-08:00 2019-12-31 743040374 Kevin S Kelso CPA PC PA 6700 Squibb Road Suite 215 Mission KS 66202 990 2019-01-01 840313075 Sangre de Cristo Electric Assoc Inc SANG 7193952412 29780 US Highway 24 Buena Vista CO 81211 Paul A Erickson CEO 2020-11-14 true George Lynch P00187596 9138311150 2019 2021-04-22 16:20:28Z Paul A Erickson 29780 US Highway 24 Buena Vista CO 812112013 21925776 false X www.myelectric.coop X 1940 CO To provide reliable electric power and related services to our members at the most affordable cost. 7 7 46 0 0 20042321 21373884 477583 508237 24928 43655 20544832 21925776 0 943701 1783358 1045999 1208343 0 0 18297608 18934075 20287308 21925776 257524 0 61662593 61620890 39441685 38787950 22220908 22832940 We provide reliable electric energy to power the lives of our members. false false Sangre de Cristo Electric Association is an electric distribution cooperative that provided approximately 13,300 services to its members located in Colorado. false false true false false false false false false true false true false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true 23 0 true 46 true false false false false false 22730852 1272112 false false false X 7 7 false false false false true true false true true false false true false false false true true false X X Paul A Erickson 7193952412 29780 US Highway 24 Buena Vista CO 812112013 Paul A Erickson CEO 40.00 0.00 X 249703 0 119518 Patrick R Bernhardt COO 40.00 0.00 X 183558 0 72976 Donald M Schell Jr CFO 40.00 0.00 X 142244 0 57632 Sarah McMahon CAO 40.00 0.00 X 135966 0 50542 William A Ortiz Staff Engineer 40.00 0.00 120959 0 58837 Ryan Doke Line Super 40.00 0.00 108591 0 51756 Bryon Stilley COO 40.00 0.00 X 56749 0 40355 Joseph Redetzke Chair Director 11.63 0.00 X 20000 0 0 Dan Daly Vice Chair Director 7.64 0.00 X 14850 0 0 Geoff Gerk Director 5.76 0.00 X 14100 0 0 Suzanne Kelly Secretary 7.79 0.00 X 13600 0 0 Charles A Abel Treasurer 3.77 0.00 X 11700 0 0 Tommy Flower Director 7.89 0.00 X 7750 0 0 Donald L Kaufman Director 8.69 0.00 X 6650 0 0 David Volpe Director 3.81 0.00 X 5650 0 0 Dennis Dlugokinski Director 4.01 0.00 X 4800 0 0 1096870 451616 6 false true false WARD ELECTRIC COMPANY INC 3690 Stagecoach Road Longmont CO 80504 Work Plan Contracting 738516 ASPLUNDH PO Box 827464 Philaedelphia PA 19182 Tree Trimming 277580 NISC PO Box 1147 Mandan ND 58554 Accounting Software 270535 Lowry Contracting 7693 Highway 285 Salida CO 81201 Contracting 252877 4 0 Capital Credits 221000 574901 574901 Deferred Revenue 221000 450000 450000 Miscellaneous Electric 221000 131194 131194 Sale of Electricity 221000 20217789 20217789 21373884 508237 508237 0 0 25488 25488 25488 25488 0 0 0 0 Other Non-Operating 221000 18167 18167 18167 21925776 21392051 533725 0 0 0 1783358 1208343 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1607381 0 1922151 0 Cost of Power 10173741 Distribution Expense 2721681 Admin & General 1296979 Member Services 1212142 0 21925776 0 0 0 707823 710091 990000 340000 0 2192975 2262177 0 0 0 798411 896415 920149 696916 67427075 22009624 44919373 45417451 0 0 11133862 11297840 0 0 61662593 61620890 2554546 2612413 35053034 33810866 1834105 2364671 39441685 38787950 X 356192 360535 21864716 22472405 22220908 22832940 61662593 61620890 X 0 612032 X false true X true false 2500 2500 2500 true CARE Membership Organization 5400 Washington St Denver CO 80216 743106451 2500 Part I-A, Line 1 - Direct and Indirect Political Campaign Activities Contributions to CARE Membership Organization 269184 269184 5061769 1709518 3352251 62096122 20300106 41796016 45417451 11297840 Deferred Credits 2364671 2364671 X 22375776 450000 450000 21925776 21925776 20142418 20142418 1783358 1783358 21925776 Part X : FIN48 Footnote An evaluation of whether or not it has any uncertain tax positions is determined on an annual basis by the Cooperative. While the Cooperative believes it has adequately provided for all tax positions, amounts asserted by taxing authorities could be different than the positions taken by the Cooperative. The Coooperative recognizes any interest and penalties in income tax expense and, with few exceptions, is no longer subject to federal, state or local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2016. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Deferred Revenue $450000 Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S Current Year Margins Assigned to Members $1057952 CY Margins Not Assigned to Members $725406 X X false false false Donald M Schell Jr CFO 142244 37273 20359 199876 Patrick R Bernhardt COO 183558 59304 13672 256534 Paul A Erickson CEO 249703 97600 21918 369221 Ryan Doke Line Super 108591 31983 19773 160347 Sarah McMahon CAO 135966 30405 20137 186508 William A Ortiz Staff Engineer 120959 38797 20040 179796 Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder Sangre de Cristo is a member owned electric cooperative. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The board and management review annual fillings at monthly meetings when avaiable. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The board uses the Employer's Counsil pay data survey, the Colorado Rural Electric Association Pay Data Survey, the NRECA market survey, and performance evaluations to determine key employee compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Bylaws are offered to all new members; all other documents are available at any time upon request. Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases Current Year Margins Assigned to Members = $1057952 Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases Current Year Margins Not Asigned to Members = $725406 Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases Deferred Revenue = -$450000 Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases Other Changes = $4344 Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases Retirement of Capital Credits = -$725670 Form 990, Part IX, LIne 4 The instructions to the 2019 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. The Cooperative has interpreted the words 'patronage dividends paid' in the instructions to mean margins that are assigned or assignable to the members. The Cooperative assigns the net margins to its members each year. Therefore, the amount listed in Part IX, Line 4 represents the net margins assignable to the members for the calendar year ended December 31, 2019. Sangre De Cristo Elect Oper RU 29780 US Hwy 24 n Buena Vista CO 81211 201498404 Better quality of life citizens in area CO 501(c)(3) Line 7 Sangre De Cristo Electric Association false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false