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MONTANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
MONTANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 81-0229220)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-05
IRS object ID
201933099349301508
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-11-05T09:53:35-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN463026104PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THOMAS A KOPP CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12501 CENTRAL AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityGREAT FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810229220EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MONTANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES'BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMONTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4067618333PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 BAY DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityGREAT FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP594043208ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGARY A WIENSPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4067618333PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTHOMAS A KOPPPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00493716PTIN
Phone4067885757PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address70.33.56.74IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-11-04IPDt
IP Tm10:25:16IPTm
IP TimezoneMSIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdCB1AA15E5835984197C9EB04200895463C127474AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id116CC71E4278A46AD400C29B32B5A4C831AF385DAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-01-14 16:20:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGARY A WIENSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 BAY DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityGREAT FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59403ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,703,461GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.MTCO-OPS.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation1940FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROMOTE UTILITY COOPERATIVES' SAFETY AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATIONActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body25VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent25VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee10TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$20,712TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,119,079PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$2,108,805CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$9,589PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$14,657CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$589,155PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$579,999CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,717,823PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,703,461CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,206,026PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,266,898CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,485,252PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,477,780CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,691,278PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,744,678CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$26,545PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$41,217CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,515,158TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,382,462TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$339,555TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$248,076TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,175,603NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,134,386NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROVIDE GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS, SAFETY TRAINING TO UTILITY COOPERATIVES, AND TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO COOPERATIVE MEMBERS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$704,206ExpenseAmt
Revenue$632,655RevenueAmt
DescSAFETY LOSS CONTROL AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR MEMBER EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORSDesc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$759,264ExpenseAmt
Revenue$730,021RevenueAmt
DescRURAL MONTANA MAGAZINE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, INCLUDING BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONSDesc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$152,284ExpenseAmt
Revenue$145,778RevenueAmt
DescYOUTH TOUR TO WASHINGTON DC FOR MONTANA COOPERATIVES' MEMBERS' HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$1,615,754TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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 Document7IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee10EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
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 Members25GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member25IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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 Line1GARY A WIENSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4067618333PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 BAY DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityGREAT FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59403ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd
ROGER SOLBERG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG SCHMIER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY FROST
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE BRADLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT MAKELKY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERALD RUTLEDGE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE WORKMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS NELSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE SISK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY KAUFMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVAN KIMBALL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAY CEBULSKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDITH SIMONSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STACEY SCHNEBEL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PERRY ANDERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY TREXLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT RUST
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE HAYDEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON REDDIG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD NOLAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLEN MARTINELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAMONT HERMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEONARD SIVUMAKI
SECRETARY/TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
BRENT MCRAE
BOARD PRESIDENT3.00Yes (X)$12,000$0$0Yes (X)
DEEDEE ISAACS
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID M WHEELIHAN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 201840.00$206,000$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$218,000TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBER AND AFFILIATE D900099$1,007,667$1,007,667
RURAL MT SUBSCRIPTIONS900099$560,600$560,600
SAFETY LOSS DUES900099$463,018$463,018
NORTHERN BROADCAST DUE900099$77,520$77,520
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,108,805TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,507TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$14,507ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$7,275RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$7,275RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,275TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$7,275RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$150OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$150OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$150TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$150RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
REIMBURSED EXPENSES900099$270,337$270,337
TRAINING FEES900099$162,808$162,808
ADVERTISING541800$20,712$20,712

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$118,867TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$118,867RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$572,724OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,703,461TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,668,242RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$20,712UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$14,507ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$218,000TotalAmt
Program Services$2,400ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$215,600ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$568,171TotalAmt
Program Services$393,807ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$174,364ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$202,874TotalAmt
Program Services$75,870ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$127,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$220,111TotalAmt
Program Services$95,680ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$124,431ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,742TotalAmt
Program Services$26,874ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,868ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126TotalAmt
Program Services$98ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,080TotalAmt
Program Services$13,342ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,738ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,922TotalAmt
Program Services$5,372ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$550ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,003TotalAmt
Program Services$6,548ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,455ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$223,268TotalAmt
Program Services$175,547ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,721ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,593TotalAmt
Program Services$2,596ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,997ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,117TotalAmt
Program Services$38,230ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,887ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PRINTING$258,476$252,506$5,970
POSTAGE$218,792$213,622$5,170
TRAINING AND TRAVEL MEA$169,862$74,355$95,507
BROADCAST COMMUNICATION$77,465$77,465$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$332,076TotalAmt
Program Services$161,442ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$170,634ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,744,678TotalAmt
Program Services$1,615,754ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,128,924ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$275,201BOYAmt
EOY$241,257EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$510,484BOYAmt
EOY$513,605EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$171,535BOYAmt
EOY$107,134EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,177BOYAmt
EOY$48,262EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$940,976LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$678,232LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$270,373BOYAmt
EOY$262,744EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$226,097BOYAmt
EOY$183,703EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,291BOYAmt
EOY$25,757EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,515,158BOYAmt
EOY$1,382,462EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,067BOYAmt
EOY$12,342EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,450BOYAmt
EOY$31,764EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$202,557BOYAmt
EOY$158,910EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,481BOYAmt
EOY$45,060EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$339,555BOYAmt
EOY$248,076EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,175,603BOYAmt
EOY$1,134,386EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,175,603BOYAmt
EOY$1,134,386EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,515,158BOYAmt
EOY$1,382,462EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$41,217ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$68,880OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$68,880BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$500,060OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$423,142DepreciationAmt
Book Value$76,918BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$372,036OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$255,090DepreciationAmt
Book Value$116,946BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$262,744TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
PAYROLL LIABILITIES$404
DUE TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS$1,000
CURRENT PORTION LONG TERM DEBT$43,656
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$45,060TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,703,461TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,703,461RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,703,461TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,744,678TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,744,678ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,744,678TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

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TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2018TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$206,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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Total Compensation Filing Org$206,000TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS ARE MADE UP OF THE RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MONTANA
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AEACH ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE WHO IS A MEMBER ELECTS ONE DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR MONTANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES' ASSOCIATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE CEO AND THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CAS PER ADOPTED BOARD POLICY, THE CEO AND ACCOUNTANT REGULARLY MONITOR TRANSACTIONS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ANY CONFLICTS FOUND ARE REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE PRESIDENT THEN DETERMINES IF NO ACTION IS NEEDED, FULL DISCLOSURE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS IS NEEDED, ASKS THE PERSON INVOLVED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM PARTICIPATION IN RELATED DISCUSSIONS, OR ASKS THE PERSON TO RESIGN FROM THEIR POSITION WITH THE COMPANY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELIBERATES ON COMPENSATION. COMPARATIVE DATA FROM NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES' ASSOCIATION INFORMATION IS USED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24ESPEAKER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 66297. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6500. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 72797. SUPPLIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 20316. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 18724. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 39040. DIRECTOR'S LIABILITY & BLDG INS.: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2688. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 16446. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 19134. DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3772. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 13061. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 16833. UTILITIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3047. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 13185. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 16232. REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2817. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12191. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 15008. JANITORIAL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2775. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12010. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 14785. EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6005. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8594. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 14599. TELEPHONE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5248. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8953. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 14201. DIRECTOR TRAVEL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2840. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11358. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 14198. PROPERTY TAXES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2641. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11546. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 14187. YOUTH TOUR AND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 13472. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 13472. VEHICLE MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7986. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4818. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 12804. LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9700. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 9700. CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3367. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4574. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7941. SMALL EQUIPMENT PURCHASES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4357. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3262. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7619. MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 670. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5072. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5742. TRAINING EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3186. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1218. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4404. POETRY AND RECIPE PRIZES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3675. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3675. MEETINGS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2400. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1225. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3625. WORKERS COMPENSATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1535. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2052. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3587. FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 673. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2210. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2883. LICENSES AND PERMITS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 890. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1412. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2302. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1500. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1500. INTERNET: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 368. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1023. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1391. HEARING TRAILER EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 417. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 417.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON WHETHER TO ACCEPT OR NOT ACCEPT ANNUAL AUDIT.