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3 RIVERS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
3 RIVERS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 81-0243702)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-12
IRS object ID
201843169349304834
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-11-12T17:46:45-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN910189318PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MOSS ADAMS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 W RIVERSIDE AVENUE STE 1800AddressLine1Txt
CitySPOKANECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP99201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810243702EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line13 RIVERS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control3RIVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4064672535PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 429AddressLine1Txt
CityFAIRFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59436ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID MASSEYPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTOR OF FINANCE/CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4064672535PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHERI R BURNHAM CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00055324PTIN
Phone5097472600PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address12.129.7.100IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-02IPDt
IP Tm17:48:04IPTm
IP TimezonePDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line13 RIVERS COMMUNICATIONSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDAVID M MASSEYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1205 5TH STREET SOUTHAddressLine1Txt
CityFAIRFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59436ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$51,748,252GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.3RIVERS.NETWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1953FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF OUR MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES' LIVES WHILE IMPROVING THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee152TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$934,021TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$60,701NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$50,481,024CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$47,562PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$48,756CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$600,899PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,218,472CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$48,997,758PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$51,748,252CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$3,562,672PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$5,106,630CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$43,621,917PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$44,633,616CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$48,997,758PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$51,748,252CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$0PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$0CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$138,243,672TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$73,044,593TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$75,614,349TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$58,834,695NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$62,629,323NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROVIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF OUR MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES' LIVES WHILE IMPROVING THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Desc3 RIVERS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE MAKES TELEPHONE, INTERNET AND VIDEO SERVICES AND FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO THE WIDEST PRACTICAL NUMBER OF USERS ON A NON-PROFIT, COOPERATIVE BASIS.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document246IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee152EmployeeCnt
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
Members And Shr Gross Income$23,167,845MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$2,705,554OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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 Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn0AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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 Line1DAVID M MASSEYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8007964567PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1202 5TH STREET SOUTHAddressLine1Txt
CityFAIRFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59436ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MARY E HILL
PRESIDENT8.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$32,826$0$0
LOGAN P GOOD
SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$26,763$0$0
KIRK R DIGE
VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$20,029$0$0
TYLER P COBB
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$31,642$0$0
HARRY R BARNES
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$23,897$0$0
HOWARD W GOLTZ
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$16,252$0$0
KELLY M MCINERNEY
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$29,913$0$0
KYLE J BURGMAIER
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$28,113$0$0
DIANE M GOLLEHON
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$29,643$0$0
DAVID GIBSON
GENERAL MANAGER / CEO40.00Yes (X)$307,524$0$110,831
BRAD VEIS
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/CFO - FORMER40.00Yes (X)$283,934$0$142,217
DAVID MASSEY
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/CFO - CURRENT40.00Yes (X)$130,192$0$38,402
RON WARNICK
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40.00$171,880$0$111,753Yes (X)
SANDI OVESON
DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER OPERA40.00$144,031$0$98,649Yes (X)
BONNIE MAYER
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE40.00$126,925$0$52,675Yes (X)
ERNEST PETERSON
DIRECTOR OF FACILITY OPERATIONS40.00$121,499$0$80,960Yes (X)
JUSTIN CLEVELAND
DISTRICT MANAGER40.00$106,176$0$127,346Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,631,239TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$762,833TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
MASTEC INC
PO BOX 70SHEVLINMT56676CONSTRUCTION$3,660,646
JKL ASSOCIATES INC
PO BOX 80046BILLINGSMT59108CONSTRUCTION$2,668,099
TRACK UTILITIES LLC
441 W CORPORATE DRIVEMERIDIANID83642CONSTRUCTION$1,913,717
MP NEXLEVEL LLC
500 C RD 37 EMAPLE LAKEMN55358CONSTRUCTION$1,273,929
MID-STATE CONSULTANTS INC
1475 N 200 W PO BOX 311NEPHIUT84648ENGINEERING$1,023,027
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K12CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
WIRELINE517000$34,251,513$34,251,513
INTERNET517000$12,067,276$12,067,276
MISCELLANEOUS511140$2,112,794$1,178,773$934,021
VIDEO517000$2,049,441$2,049,441
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$50,481,024TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$48,756TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$48,756ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
OTHER INCOME517000$667,110$667,110
GAIN FROM AFFILIATE517000$453,806$453,806
AFUDC517000$97,556$97,556
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,218,472OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$51,748,252TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$49,547,003RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$934,021UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,267,228ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,106,630TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,509,374TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$498,632TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,404,589TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,788,821TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
NONREGULATED$11,459,704
PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIO$7,287,595
PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERA$4,832,245
CORPORATE OPERATIONS$2,444,167

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,416,495TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,748,252TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,769,861BOYAmt
EOY$18,227,578EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,935,022BOYAmt
EOY$2,643,705EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$400,000BOYAmt
EOY$400,000EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,465,757BOYAmt
EOY$3,034,734EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$592,935BOYAmt
EOY$877,951EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$250,186,248LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$153,995,605LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,157,543BOYAmt
EOY$96,190,643EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,622,910BOYAmt
EOY$10,945,513EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$236,999BOYAmt
EOY$234,000EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,698,261BOYAmt
EOY$5,689,548EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$131,879,288BOYAmt
EOY$138,243,672EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,643,253BOYAmt
EOY$5,122,706EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,549,394BOYAmt
EOY$56,535,065EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,851,946BOYAmt
EOY$13,956,578EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,044,593BOYAmt
EOY$75,614,349EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,392,531BOYAmt
EOY$9,627,697EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,442,164BOYAmt
EOY$53,001,626EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,834,695BOYAmt
EOY$62,629,323EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$131,879,288BOYAmt
EOY$138,243,672EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$0ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$3,794,627OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
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$1,452,586OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,452,586BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,435,666OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,435,942DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,999,724BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$239,297,996OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$146,559,663DepreciationAmt
Book Value$92,738,333BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$96,190,643TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATES$5,494,666C
INVESTMENT IN NONAFFILIATES$5,450,847C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$10,945,513TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ADVANCED BILLING AND CUSTOMER DEPOSITS$1,848,583
ACCRUED INTEREST$56,878
OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES$3,030,039
OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES$8,174,956
OTHER ACCRUED TAXES$846,122
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$13,956,578TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE COOPERATIVE RECORDS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IF THE LIKELIHOOD THE POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION IS LESS THAN 50%. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016, THE COOPERATIVE HAD NO ACCRUED AMOUNTS RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss0WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 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
DAVID GIBSON
GENERAL MANAGER / CEO$230,010$0$73,202$0$4,312$0$89,100$0$21,731$0$418,355$0$0$0
BRAD VEIS
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/CFO - FORMER$159,871$0$97,282$0$26,781$0$126,318$0$15,899$0$426,151$0$0$0
DAVID MASSEY
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/CFO - CURRENT$121,667$0$8,525$0$0$0$17,220$0$21,182$0$168,594$0$0$0
RON WARNICK
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS$138,190$0$24,874$0$8,816$0$94,128$0$17,625$0$283,633$0$0$0
SANDI OVESON
DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER OPERA$115,343$0$20,762$0$7,926$0$97,750$0$899$0$242,680$0$0$0
BONNIE MAYER
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE$104,262$0$18,767$0$3,896$0$51,846$0$829$0$179,600$0$0$0
ERNEST PETERSON
DIRECTOR OF FACILITY OPERATIONS$108,378$0$13,121$0$0$0$59,727$0$21,233$0$202,459$0$0$0
JUSTIN CLEVELAND
DISTRICT MANAGER$90,201$0$12,989$0$2,986$0$110,405$0$16,941$0$233,522$0$0$0

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ExplanationSOME AIRFARE AND MEAL EXPENSES ARE PROVIDED FOR SPOUSES TO ACCOMPANY KEY EMPLOYEES ON BUSINESS TRAVEL. THERE IS NO WRITTEN POLICY SPECIFIC TO THESE EXPENSES.ExplanationTxt

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2A BOARD MEMBER IS AN EMPLOYEE OF ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AS A COOPERATIVE CONSISTING OF MEMBERS WHO ELECT THE GOVERNING BODY (BOARD OF TRUSTEES) AND SHARE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S PROFITS. SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS ARE LARGELY APPROVED INDIRECTLY BY THE MEMBERS THROUGH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. HOWEVER, THE MEMBERS DO APPROVE THE AUDIT / ANNUAL REPORT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHERE IS ONLY ONE CLASS OF COOPERATIVE MEMBERS. ALL MEMBERS HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS IN ELECTING THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE MEMBERS APPROVE THE AUDIT/ANNUAL REPORT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE CEO, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/CFO AND SENIOR ACCOUNTANT REVIEW THE COMPLETED FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY PRIMARILY BY REVIEW DURING ANNUAL TRUSTEE ELECTIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO IS DETERMINED USING A COMPENSATION SURVEY AND IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ALL OTHER COMPENSATION IS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18FORMS 990 AND 990-T ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING THE MAIN OFFICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE COOPERATIVE'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING THE MAIN OFFICE AND IS ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE COOPERATIVE'S DIRECTORY. THE COOPERATIVE'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING THE MAIN OFFICE. THE COOPERATIVE'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING THE MAIN OFFICE AND ARE DISTRIBUTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:PATRONAGE CAPITAL RETIRED - GENERAL -1,128,554. PATRONAGE CAPITAL RETIRED - ESTATES AND DISCONNECTED BUSINESSES -201,068. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 9,761. OTHER 7,858. BENEFITS PAID 5,106,630.

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