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MISSOULA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
MISSOULA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 81-0168065)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-14
IRS object ID
201913189349313821
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2019-11-14T15:34:36-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Filer Filer

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EIN810168065EIN

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Form 990 IRS990

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Formation1937FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMissoula Electric Cooperative, Inc. strives to uphold a commitment to service excellence, while delivering safe, affordable and reliable electriciy to its members.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$19,653,967ExpenseAmt
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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Susan Thraen
President7.790.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$29,710$0$0
Raymond Cebulski
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Peter Simonich
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Terry Hoke
Trustee5.540.00Yes (X)$25,580$0$0
Tom Alsaker
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Chuck Drinville
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Dena Hooker
Trustee5.310.00Yes (X)$27,071$0$0
Mark Hayden
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Debbie Gaffney
CFO40.000.00Yes (X)$133,603$0$44,156
Mitchell Dupree
Line Foreman47.000.00$127,555$0$40,253Yes (X)
Neal Fugere
Area Foreman45.000.00$123,842$0$41,352Yes (X)
Erik Langaunet
Mgr of Engineering40.000.00$122,870$0$54,299Yes (X)
Barton Peterson
Operations Mgr40.000.00$120,928$0$33,300Yes (X)
Nicholas Labbe
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Rocky Mountain Contractors Inc
PO Box 8688KalispellMT59904Line Contractor$1,115,095
Western Interstate Inc
7590 DeSmet RoadMissoulaMT59808Building Contractor$346,895
Asplundh Tree Expert Co
1700 Solutions CenterChicagoIL60677Right of Way Tree Cl$344,331
RML Inc
12100 Pulpmill RdMissoulaMT59808Line Contractor$114,769
Aspen Forestry Inc
745 Capistrano DriveKalispellMT59901Right of Way Tree Cl$110,847
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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Member power sales$22,195,594$22,195,594
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$115,960TotalAmt
Management And General$115,960ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Distribution - operations$2,655,665$2,655,665
Distribution - maintenance$2,252,830$2,252,830
Administration and general$2,165,831$2,165,831

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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$176,737EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$1,438,787BOYAmt
EOY$1,273,818EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$52,784,480BOYAmt
EOY$53,684,015EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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EOY$402,009EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,591,550BOYAmt
EOY$4,680,769EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$64,482,166EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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EOY$1,304,047EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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EOY$28,022,498EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,285,169BOYAmt
EOY$4,117,396EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,004,676BOYAmt
EOY$33,443,941EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

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BOY$4,930,428BOYAmt
EOY$5,709,164EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,501,384BOYAmt
EOY$25,329,061EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,431,812BOYAmt
EOY$31,038,225EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$64,482,166EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$735,013ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$871,400OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$1,713,094OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,713,094BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,869,584OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,022,223DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,847,361BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,840,232OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,300,410DepreciationAmt
Book Value$539,822BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$81,627,405OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$32,043,667DepreciationAmt
Book Value$49,583,738BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$53,684,015TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Book Value Other Assets$4,680,769TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Accrued expenses$2,219,519
Consumer prepayments$270,683
Deferred credits$1,410,768
Line of credit$216,426
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,117,396TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$23,529,055TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$23,529,055RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$23,529,055TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,819,798TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$21,819,798ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$974,244OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$974,244ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$22,794,042TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteThe Cooperative is a tax-exempt organization under the provisions of Section 501(c)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes is recorded in the accompanying financial statements. However, the Cooperative is subject to tax on unrelated business income (see Note 4).The Cooperative has not identified any uncertain income tax positions that would jeopardize its tax-exempt status. The Cooperatives income tax returns are subject to review and examination by taxing authorities. With few possible exceptions, the tax returns essentially remain open for possible examination for a period of three years after the respective filing deadlines of those returns.
Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/SRetirements of patronage capital credits $974244

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Barton Peterson
Operations Mgr$120,928$31,139$2,161$154,228
Debbie Gaffney
CFO$133,603$35,450$8,706$177,759
Erik Langaunet
Mgr of Engineering$122,870$33,728$20,571$177,169
Mark Hayden
General Manager$231,155$64,093$17,629$312,877
Mitchell Dupree
Line Foreman$127,555$22,892$17,361$167,808
Neal Fugere
Area Foreman$123,842$23,930$17,422$165,194
Nicholas Labbe
Line Foreman$119,654$22,895$17,361$159,910

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or ShareholderThe Cooperative has 12,194 eligible voting members at December 31, 2018. Members consist of individuals and businesses that receive electric service from the Cooperative.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing BodyEach year at the Cooperative's annual meeting that is held in March, the membership elects two or three Directors to serve on the Board of Directors for a three-year term.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or ShareholdersChanges to the Cooperative's bylaws require approval by its members. Each member is entitled to one vote for making changes to the Cooperative's bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessAfter the Form 990 has been prepared by the independent accountants, management reviews the Form for accuracy and completeness. Once management believes the Form is complete and accurate, the Form is submitted to the Board for their review and approval. Upon receiving their approval, the Form is signed by the Secretary/Treasurer prior to its filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsAll trustees must disclose to the board of trustees any situations or transactions on which the trustee is involved which violates, or could appear to violate, the intent of the conflict of interest policy. The board will then determine what action, if any, should be taken. Each trustee is responsible for ensuring that his or her actions and behaviors are in accordance with this policy. The board president shall be responsible for ensuring that all trustees adhere to this policy; however, any trustee may bring to the attention of the board any preceived violation of the conflict of interest policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementThe National Rural Electric Association (NRECA) and Montana Electric Cooperative Association (MECA) perform an annual salary survey by job classification. The board of directors makes use of these salary surveys to determine the salary guideline for the general managers salary. The general manager uses the salary surveys to determine the range of salaries for the exempt, non-union positions. Lineman salaries are established through collective bargining agreements.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableAll govering documents, policies, and financial reports (RUS 7 and Form 990) are available upon request at the cooperatives office. Bylaws and the handbook are provided to new members upon entry into the cooperative. The Statement of Financial Position is presented to members at the annual meeting and provided in the notice.
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesCumulative effect of unbilled revenue = $871400
Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of organization missionBasis by providing electrical power to its members located in the western portion of Montana in accordance with IRS Section 501(c)(12)

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Energy Partners LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12500 W BroadwayAddressLine1Txt
CityMissoulaCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59808ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810535898EIN
Primary ActivitiesPropane sales and servicePrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEC owns 50BusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Predominant Income TypePropane SalesPredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$630,559ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$3,362,355ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate AllocationsfalseDisproportionateAllocationsInd
General Or Managing PartnerYes (true)GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership0.50000OwnershipPct

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Missoula Electric Coop Education TrustBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11700 W BroadwayAddressLine1Txt
CityMissoulaCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59808ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN276088993EIN
Primary ActivitiesDistribute funds for educational purposePrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Entity TypeTRUSTEntityTypeTxt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
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 SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Energy Partners LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeaTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$6,024InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationLease AgreementMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III, IDENTIFICATION OF RELATED ORGANIZATIONS TAXABLE AS PARTNERSHIP:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNAME OF RELATED ORGANIZATION:ENERGY PARTNERS, LLCDIRECT CONTROLLING ENTITY: MISSOULA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. OWNS 50%ExplanationTxt