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MIDWEST ENERGY INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
MIDWEST ENERGY INC (EIN 48-0163970)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-07-09
IRS object ID
201841909349301329
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-07-09T15:46:41-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Gabel Tax & AccountingBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityHaysCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN480163970EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Midwest Energy IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMIDWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8002223121PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 898AddressLine1Txt
CityHaysCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67601ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHOMAS S MEISPersonNm
Person TitleVP FINANCE, CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8002223121PhoneNum
Signature2018-07-09SignatureDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTHOMAS S MEISPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 898AddressLine1Txt
CityHaysCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$210,567,860GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addressmwenergy.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1978FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateKSLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMIDWEST ENERGY'S MISSION IS TO: -PROVIDE SAFE, RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT ENERGY SERVICES -DELIVER INNOVATIVE, AFFORDABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND SOLUTIONSActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee310TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$210,340,373CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$254,929PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$227,487CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$211,184,322PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$210,567,860CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$228,615PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$220,672CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$12,870,697PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$15,027,873CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$23,569,417PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$175,264,190PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$170,005,428CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$211,932,919PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$210,567,860CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$748,597PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$0CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$599,098,493TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$369,109,033TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$384,845,890TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$204,111,642NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$214,252,603NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (true)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document212IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee310EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$208,268,724MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$8,627,222OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (true)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (true)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonTHOMAS S MEISPersonNm
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Address Line11330 CanterburyAddressLine1Txt
CityHaysCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67601ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
LOUISE BERNING
Director7.00Yes (X)$11,200$0$0
JOHN BLACKWELL
Director9.00Yes (X)$26,950$0$0
LON FRAHM
Director7.00Yes (X)$12,650$0$0
KEITH MILLER
Director7.00Yes (X)$26,050$0$0
CHUCK MOORE
Director6.00Yes (X)$12,850$0$0
GARY MOSS
Director7.00Yes (X)$13,750$0$0
ED PRATT
Director7.00Yes (X)$17,800$0$0
JUANITA STECKLEIN
Director7.00Yes (X)$17,600$0$0
DALE UNRUH
Director7.00Yes (X)$15,400$0$0
EARNEST A LEHMAN
President & GM58.00$389,782$0$0Yes (X)
THOMAS S MEIS
V.P. Finance, CFO40.00$174,766$0$0Yes (X)
SHARON DREHER
Secretary50.00$173,617$0$0Yes (X)
WILLIAM DOWLING
VP of Energy Management & Supply50.00$214,539$0$0Yes (X)
FREDRICK TAYLOR
VP Operations50.00$177,468$0$0Yes (X)
PATRICK PARKE
VP Customer Service50.00$206,507$0$0Yes (X)
ROBERT BIEKER
Maintenance Supervisor50.00$126,857$0$0Yes (X)
WANDA KUHN
Compensation & Benefits Mgr45.00$116,131$0$0Yes (X)
TIMOTHY FLAX
VP IT40.00$187,494$0$0Yes (X)
ROBERT MUIRHEAD
Director Economic Development50.00$131,707$0$0Yes (X)
ROBERT G HOFFMAN
Lead Substation Tech45.00$121,866$0$0Yes (X)
WILLIAM NOWLIN
Line Foreman50.00$115,379$0$0Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Par Electrical Contractors Inc
3687 US Highway 24GrantvilleKS66429Line Construction$4,910,655
Ward Electric Co Inc
3690 StagecoachLongmontCO80504Line Construction$1,547,197
Wireless Data Systems of KS
1713 230th AveHaysKS67601Tower Construction$3,269,558
North American Energy Services
1180 NW Maple St Suite 200IssaquahWA98027Power Plant Management & Staffing$1,559,905
Solida Tree Service
2555 95 E Santa Fe RdPhillipsburgKS67661Line Clearance$924,335
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
Electric Revenues221000$164,606,087
Gas Revenues221000$43,515,101
Joint Pole Rental221000$236,854$236,854
Patronage Dividends221000$1,930,576$1,930,576

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Total Revenue Column$51,755TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$210,340,373TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$227,487TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$220,672TotalAmt
Program Services$220,672ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$15,027,873TotalAmt
Program Services$15,027,873ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,290,363TotalAmt
Program Services$2,290,363ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,389,683TotalAmt
Program Services$15,389,683ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,292,177TotalAmt
Program Services$3,292,177ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,048,368TotalAmt
Program Services$3,048,368ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$1,293,296TotalAmt
Program Services$1,293,296ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$209,341TotalAmt
Program Services$209,341ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,999TotalAmt
Program Services$64,999ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$262,948TotalAmt
Program Services$262,948ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$14,686,872TotalAmt
Program Services$14,686,872ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,011,562TotalAmt
Program Services$22,011,562ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
Purchased Power$94,349,644$94,349,644
Purchased Gas$22,550,415$22,550,415
Operating Expenses$8,024,436$8,024,436
Property Taxes$7,845,211$7,845,211

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$210,567,860TotalAmt
Program Services$210,567,860ProgramServicesAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$590,368BOYAmt
EOY$484,484EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$27,408,178BOYAmt
EOY$31,819,569EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,213,879BOYAmt
EOY$7,435,486EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,315,915BOYAmt
EOY$6,721,786EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,214,211BOYAmt
EOY$21,923,199EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$772,888,278LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$265,772,201LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$485,338,718BOYAmt
EOY$507,116,077EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,667,109BOYAmt
EOY$21,967,830EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,472,297BOYAmt
EOY$1,630,062EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$573,220,675BOYAmt
EOY$599,098,493EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,937,139BOYAmt
EOY$70,220,129EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$788,463BOYAmt
EOY$501,617EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$294,383,431BOYAmt
EOY$314,124,144EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$369,109,033BOYAmt
EOY$384,845,890EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$204,111,642BOYAmt
EOY$214,252,603EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$204,111,642BOYAmt
EOY$214,252,603EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$573,220,675BOYAmt
EOY$599,098,493EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$0ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$10,140,961OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$772,888,278OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$265,772,201DepreciationAmt
Book Value$507,116,077BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$507,116,077TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$211,628,067TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$211,628,067RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld-$1,060,207InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$1,060,207RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$210,567,860TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$196,592,205TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$196,592,205ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$15,035,862OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$15,035,862ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$211,628,067TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt XII, Line 4bFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCapital credits allocated.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedfalseGrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Ellis County United WayBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 367AddressLine1Txt
CityHaysCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN480876865RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)3IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$19,058CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantFund local non-profit agencies.PurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
EARNEST A LEHMAN
$245,607$144,175$70,318$20,966$481,066
THOMAS S MEIS
$154,735$20,031$27,894$25,729$228,389
SHARON DREHER
$152,047$21,570$64,906$11,380$249,903
WILLIAM DOWLING
$182,690$31,849$100,479$21,963$336,981
FREDRICK TAYLOR
$152,918$24,550$32,912$26,701$237,081
PATRICK PARKE
$181,468$25,039$69,566$11,596$287,669
TIMOTHY FLAX
$167,140$20,354$14,420$24,356$226,270

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt I Line 4bEarnest A. Lehman received deferred compensation of $18,000 that is included in Box 5 of the W-2.
Pt I Line 4bSharon Dreher received deferred compensation of $11,700 that is included in Box 5 of the W-2.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 2Directors have a business relationship where one is employed by the other.
Pt VI, Line 19The 990 is made available,upon request, in paper form or can be emailed to requestors.
Pt VI, Line 11bThe 990 was presented to the Board of Directors for their review before it was filed with the IRS.
Pt VI, Line 12cThe Board of Directors, Officers, Key Employees and Highly Compensated Employees fill out a questionnaire each year detailing any potential conflicts of interest.
Pt VI, Line 15aEvery three years a wage study is completed to compare market data with Midwest Energy's salary plan. Base compensation and bonus amounts for the General Manager are determined by the Board of Directors' Compensation Committee. Base compensation and bonuses for the other key employees are determined by the General Manager in accordance with the company's Salary Plan and Annual Business Plan.
Pt VI, Line 6The organization is made up of members who are currently receiving service or have received service in the past and still have a balance in their capital credit account.
Pt VI, Line 7aThe Board of Directors is elected by the members.
Pt XIOther Changes to Net Assets is for capital credits paid out and capital credits allocated.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Midwest DevelopmentBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 898AddressLine1Txt
CityHaysCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN481101824EIN
Primary ActivitiesECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateKSLegalDomicileStateCd
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
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 OrgYes (true)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
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 OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Midwest Development Inc
ecost
Midwest Development Inc
ocost