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BIG BEND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
BIG BEND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 91-0145523)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-04-02
IRS object ID
201800929349300630
Schema version
2017v2.2
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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Return2018-04-02T12:15:46-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1DECORIA MAICHEL AND TEAGUE PSBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Filer Filer

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EIN910145523EIN

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Form 990 IRS990

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Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Dennis Swinger Sr
Trustee6.000.00Yes (X)$13,812$0$0
Robert Clinesmith
Trustee6.000.00Yes (X)$12,212$0$0
Daniel Hille
President6.000.00Yes (X)$14,162$0$0Yes (X)
Curtis Dahl
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Rhody Hayes
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John Harder
Secretary6.000.00Yes (X)$12,712$0$0Yes (X)
Ken Story
Vice President6.000.00Yes (X)$12,212$0$0Yes (X)
Lyle Holt
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Stacy Kniveton
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Yvette Armstrong
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Duane Johnson
50.000.00$147,596$0$73,421Yes (X)
Shannon Phillips
50.000.00$135,009$0$70,519Yes (X)
Christina Wyatt
50.000.00$127,925$0$69,078Yes (X)
Rob Yager
50.000.00$131,682$0$51,595Yes (X)
Nicholas Cooper
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Wilson Construction
PO Box 1190CanbyOR97013Line Construction$1,103,315
Basin Tree Service
1302 Hwy 28EphrataWA98823Trimming and Removal$403,405
Michels Power
PO Box 95BrownsvilleWI53006Line Construction$150,478
Teton West of Washington LLC
5802 N Industrial Way STE APascoWA99301Construct Sheds$456,515
TK Contractors
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$133,600TotalAmt

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Admin and general$4,045,159
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferencePart I-A, Line 1 - Direct and Indirect Political Campaign ActivitiesFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationContribution to the Washington Electric Cooperative PAC.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

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Book Value$273,810BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

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Equipment EquipmentGrp

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Depreciation$3,859,307DepreciationAmt
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Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$42,161,525TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
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Investments in associated organizations$1,168,205
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$3,990,867TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred credits$365,205
Postretirement benefits$6,783,013
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$7,148,218TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$34,472,647TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$34,472,647RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$34,472,647TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
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Expenses Subtotal$32,621,969ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,581,475OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,581,475ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$34,203,444TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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ExplanationPatronage capital to be allocated $1581475ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (6 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTitleTitleTxt
Christina Wyatt
$127,925$42,224$26,854$197,003
Duane Johnson
$147,596$47,523$25,898$221,017
Nicholas Cooper
$128,959$27,955$23,608$180,522
Rob Yager
$131,682$27,987$23,608$183,277
Shannon Phillips
$135,009$43,585$26,934$205,528
Yvette Armstrong
$236,659$68,633$13,634$318,926Gen. Mgr./CEO

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDennis Swinger SrPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionTrusteeRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$306,649TransactionAmt
TransactionPurchase of electricTransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or ShareholderIndividuals and businesses who receive electric service from the cooperative.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing BodyEach year, the Board of Trustees appoints a nominating committee. The nominating committee meets and nominates a slate of candidates to run for election to the Board. Nominations by petition are also accepted for candidates to run for election to the Board. The candidates are placed on a ballot and members of the organization vote at an annual meeting to elect members of the Board. Voting is allowed in person at the meeting or by mail-in ballot.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or ShareholdersChanges to the Cooperative's by-laws require approval by its members. Each member is entitled to one vote for making changes to the Cooperative's by-laws.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessAfter the Form 990 has been prepared by the independent accountants, the General Manager/CEO reviews the form with accounting staff for accuracy and completeness. Once the General Manager/CEO believes the form is complete and accurate, she submits the form to the Board for their review and approval. Upon receiving their approval, the General Manager/CEO signs the Form 990 and files it.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsThere are two conflict of interest policies - one for employees and one for the Board of Trustees. The General Manager/CEO ensures the enforcement of the employee conflict of interest policy, and the Board President ensures the enforcement of the Board of Trustees conflict of interest policy. The General Manager/CEO or President reviews any potential conflicts of interest, at least annually, and discusses them with the Board in order to determine the appropriate course of action, if necessary, in accordance with the policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementThe Board of Trustees reviews the General Manager/CEO's current compensation and, to the extent possible, compares it to the compensation of General Managers of other comparably-sized electric cooperatives within the region. Additionally, the Board reviews the General Manager/CEO's compensation relative to the compensation of other executive-level positions within the geographical area as a measure of reasonableness. After consideration of these factors, along with the performance of the individual under review, the Board approves the General Manager/CEO's compensation package.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableThe organization responds to member inquiries for information, but generally does not provide printed policies or financial information, in accordance with Board policy. Some documents are available on the organization's website. For those documents not on the organization's website, the public can utilize the "Contact Us" option on the website to request information.
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesEducation fund = $54794
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesOther comprehensive income = $705011
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesPatronage capital to be allocated = $1581475
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other DecreasesRetirement of capital credits = -$2185290
Form 990, Part IX, Line 4 - Explanation of Benefits Paid to MembersThe Cooperative has interpreted the instructions for Part IX, Line 4 of the 2017 Form 990, regarding patronage dividends paid, to include the total amount of capital credits to be allocated for the tax year.