STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

ILLINOIS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2017

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
ILLINOIS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (EIN 37-0345145)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-06
IRS object ID
201803109349301300
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-11-06T10:26:19-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 217AddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55912ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN370345145EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ILLINOIS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlILLIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2172438700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12 SOUTH MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWINCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62694ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRONALD MYERSPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2172438700PhoneNum
Signature2018-10-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCRAIG POPENHAGENPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00625086PTIN
Phone5074347000PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address67.137.57.251IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-10-02IPDt
IP Tm09:56:51IPTm
IP TimezoneCDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id3EEEC8B090C07D7EECF61F1A8A191FC1967D2E7AAtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id0FD4EF385CD5022A6BCA3F6D48F1B56E012374BFAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRONALD MYERSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12 SOUTH MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWINCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62694ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$33,106,948GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.E-CO-OP.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1936FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionIN THE COOPERATIVE TRADITION, ILLINOIS ELECTRIC IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR MEMBERS THROUGH DEPENDABILITY AND INNOVATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee64TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$30,423,479PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$31,715,530CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$200,822PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$92,466CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,129,765PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,292,535CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$31,754,066PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$33,100,531CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$2,077,610PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$1,883,499CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$619,382PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$256,006CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$29,017,067PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$30,567,433CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$31,714,059PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$32,706,938CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$40,007PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$393,593CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$110,656,833TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$113,056,846TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$73,907,577TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$74,727,324TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$36,749,256NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$38,329,522NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionIN THE COOPERATIVE TRADITION, ILLINOIS ELECTRIC IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR MEMBERS THROUGH DEPENDABILITY AND INNOVATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescWE PROVIDED 173,998,028 KILOWATT HOURS OF ELECTRICITY TO APPROXIMATELY 10,325 RURAL ACCOUNTS IN ALL OR PART OF TEN COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND WILL CONTINUE THIS IN THE FUTURE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWE PROVIDED INTERNET SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 4,500 CONSUMERS IN ALL OR PART OF TEN COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescIN 2015 WE BEGAN OFFERING TV AND PHONE ALONG WITH INTERNET THROUGH OUR NEWLY CONSTRUCTED FIBER INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE TOWNS OF WINCHESTER AND BLUFFS. WE PROVIDED THIS SERVICE TO 490 CUSTOMERS. WE EXPECT THIS PROGRAM TO CONTINUE GROWING IN THE FUTURE.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstYes (1)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
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 MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document34IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee64EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$32,424,923MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$280,434OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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 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 Line1ILLINOIS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2172438700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12 SOUTH MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWINCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62694ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
THOMAS D MEEHAN III
PRESIDENT7.000.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$11,000$0$0
JULIA EBERLIN
VICE-PRESIDENT4.000.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$7,800$0$0
KEVIN BRANNAN
SECRETARY5.000.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$8,200$0$0
RONALD K MYERS
TREASURER4.000.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$7,200$0$0
JIM FREEMAN
ASSISTANT TREASURER3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$6,000$0$0
JULIE RHOADS
ASSISTANT SECRETARY3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$5,100$0$0
JENNA MORROW
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$5,800$0$0
JENIFFER SELLARS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$4,600$0$0
PAT STENDBACK
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$6,800$0$0
KEVIN KLEIN
DIRECTOR13.00Yes (X)$5,600$0$0
LUKE FRALEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$3,900$0$0
BRUCE GIFFIN
GENERAL MANAGER - PART YEAR/DIRECTOR50.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SETH BUSHNELL
MANAGER OF FINANCE40.00Yes (X)$127,703$0$56,303
SEAN MIDDLETON
MANAGER OF ENGINEERING40.00$141,481$0$50,915Yes (X)
RANDY LONG
MANAGER OF OPERATIONS40.00$138,547$0$41,887Yes (X)
JOSEPH KILLDAY
SERVICEMAN LINEMAN46.00$110,592$0$56,986Yes (X)
DARREN HAYN
SERVICEMAN LINEMAN45.00$102,428$0$37,386Yes (X)
BRADLEY KEMPER
FOREMAN LINEMAN43.00$105,303$0$32,091Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$798,054TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$275,568TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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
WIRELESS DATA SYSTEMS INC
824 ROBERT E LEE DRWILMINGTONNC28412INTERNET CONTRACTOR$716,778
CROFT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC
266 HWY KKTROYMO63379LINE REBUILDING$630,206
POOR BOY TREE SERVICE
273 E 410TH RDFAIR PLAYMO65649ROW TRIMMING$459,209
SANDS ROAD CONSULTING
PO BOX 86WINCHESTERIL62694MANAGEMENT SERVICES$386,000
GROUND TREE SERVICE
464 E WHITE HALL RDWHITE HALLIL62092ROW TRIMMING$168,087
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SALE OF POWER221000$29,375,886$29,375,886
INTERNET REVENUES517000$2,127,046$2,127,046
OTHER ELECTRIC REVENUE221000$212,598$212,598
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$31,715,530TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$84,083TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$84,083ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$14,800OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$6,417OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$8,383OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,383TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,383ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CAPITAL CREDITS900099$1,131,749$1,131,749
MERCHANDISING900099$155,796$155,796
MISCELLANEOUS900009$4,990$4,990
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,292,535OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$33,100,531TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$33,008,065RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$92,466ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,883,499TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$256,006TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,738,663TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,981,883TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
COST OF POWER$15,670,413
DIST EXP - MAINTENANCE$3,175,425
INTERNET COST OF SALES$2,272,887
ADMIN & GENERAL EXP$1,734,147

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,994,015TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,706,938TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$423,946BOYAmt
EOY$902,813EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,210,947BOYAmt
EOY$1,836,578EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,732,460BOYAmt
EOY$1,913,590EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$683BOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,162,339BOYAmt
EOY$3,373,526EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$612,605BOYAmt
EOY$783,989EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$143,820BOYAmt
EOY$188,681EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$109,231,515LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$21,775,133LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,003,508BOYAmt
EOY$87,456,382EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,249,783BOYAmt
EOY$953,129EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$617,023BOYAmt
EOY$663,251EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,740,713BOYAmt
EOY$11,358,389EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,169BOYAmt
EOY$9,169EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,749,837BOYAmt
EOY$3,617,349EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$110,656,833BOYAmt
EOY$113,056,846EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,518,677BOYAmt
EOY$2,572,480EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,904,321BOYAmt
EOY$66,945,805EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,085,631BOYAmt
EOY$2,016,629EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,398,948BOYAmt
EOY$3,192,410EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,907,577BOYAmt
EOY$74,727,324EOYAmt
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$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,749,256BOYAmt
EOY$38,329,522EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,749,256BOYAmt
EOY$38,329,522EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$110,656,833BOYAmt
EOY$113,056,846EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$393,593ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1,186,673OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
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$526,944OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$526,944BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,304,747OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$995,187DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,309,560BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,229,051OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,559,403DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,669,648BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$87,170,773OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,220,543DepreciationAmt
Book Value$74,950,230BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$87,456,382TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
PRAIRIE STATE PROJECT$3,388,200C
PAT CAP IN ASSOC. ORGS.$6,935,136C
NRUCFC CAPITAL TERM CERTS$787,637C
OTHER INVESTMENTS$171,799C
DEFERRED COMP. FUND$75,617C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$11,358,389TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CONSUMER DEPOSITS$368,140
ACCUM PROV FOR PENSION & BENEFITS$2,630,317
DEFERRED CREDITS$193,953
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,192,410TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE COOPERATIVE HAS BEEN GRANTED TAX EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(12) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC). IRTC UTILIZES AN ASSET AND LIABILITY APPROACH TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING FOR INCOME TAXES. DEFERRED INCOME TAXES ARE COMPUTED ANNUALLY FOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND TAX BASIS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES THAT WILL RESULT IN TAXABLE OR DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNTS IN THE FUTURE BASED ON ENACTED TAX LAWS AND RATES APPLICABLE TO THE PERIODS IN WHICH THE DIFFERENCES ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT TAXABLE INCOME. SUCH DIFFERENCES RELATE PRIMARILY TO THE USE OF ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION METHODS FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES AS COMPARED TO THE STRAIGHT-LINE METHOD FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING AND AMORTIZATION OF GOODWILL FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES. VALUATION ALLOWANCES ARE ESTABLISHED WHEN NECESSARY TO REDUCE DEFERRED TAX ASSETS TO THE AMOUNT EXPECTED TO BE REALIZED. THE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS THE TAX PAYABLE OR REFUNDABLE FOR THE PERIOD PLUS OR MINUS THE CHANGE DURING THE PERIOD IN DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. IRTC FILES A CONSOLIDATED TAX RETURN, WHICH INCLUDES ITS SUBSIDIARIES. THE CONSOLIDATED INCOME TAX PROVISION (BENEFIT) IS RECORDED BY IRTC AND IS NOT ALLOCATED TO ITS SUBSIDIARIES. THE COOPERATIVE EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THAT IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016.ExplanationTxt

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 PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 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
SETH BUSHNELL
MANAGER OF FINANCE$127,703$0$0$0$0$0$30,707$0$25,596$0$184,006$0$0$0
SEAN MIDDLETON
MANAGER OF ENGINEERING$141,481$0$0$0$0$0$24,628$0$26,287$0$192,396$0$0$0
RANDY LONG
MANAGER OF OPERATIONS$138,547$0$0$0$0$0$15,600$0$26,287$0$180,434$0$0$0
JOSEPH KILLDAY
SERVICEMAN LINEMAN$110,592$0$0$0$0$0$31,432$0$25,554$0$167,578$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBRUCE GIFFIN WAS PAID $3,887 OUT OF HIS 457 PLAN DURING 2017.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRUCE GIFFIN - SANDS ROAD CONSULTINGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionGENERAL MANAGERRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$386,000TransactionAmt
TransactionBRUCE GIFFIN STARTED SANDS ROAD CONSULTING DURING 2016. ILLINOS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE WAS ENGAGED TO SANDS ROAD CONSULTING TO PROVIDE CONSULTING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS WITH SANDS ROAD CONSULTING CO. FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. ITS PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, BRUCE GIFFIN, PROVIDES THOSE SERVICES. THAT INDIVIDUAL HAS FORTY-FOUR YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF INVESTOR OWNED UTILITIES AND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES. ILLINOIS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE PAID SANDS ROAD CONSULTING $386,000 FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN 2017.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE COOPERATIVE HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS. CLASS A MEMBERS, ELECTRIC MEMBERS, HAVE VOTING RIGHTS, CLASS B MEMBERS INTERNET MEMBERS, DO NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AEACH CUSTOMER WHO RECEIVES ELECTRIC SERVICE IS A CLASS A MEMBER. THESE MEMBERS ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVE SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS OF THE COOPERATIVE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE COOPERATIVE HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP THAT MUST VOTE ON CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AND SALE OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE COOPERATIVE'S ASSETS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BEACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE PROVIDED AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE RETURN PRIOR TO ITS FILING. THE BOARD'S MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT CONDUCTED A REVIEW OF THE RETURN, INCLUDING VERIFYING FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION AGAINST INTERNAL INFORMATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCOUNSEL REVIEWS POLICY ANNUALLY WITH THE BOARD AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE BOARD'S MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT REVIEWS IT ANNUALLY WITH THE EMPLOYEES. DETERMINATIONS FOR THE BOARD ARE AT THE BOARD LEVEL, THE BOARD'S MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT AT THE BOARD LEVEL AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES AT THE BOARD'S MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT LEVEL. RESTRICTIONS ON THE BOARD IN THE INSTANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOES NOT ALLOW THEM TO VOTE ON THE MATTER AND EMPLOYEES ARE PROHIBITED FROM HAVING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS A CONTRACT WITH SANDS ROAD CONSULTING CO., INC., (SRC) FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. THE FEE SCHEDULE IN THE CONTRACT PAYS SRC AN AMOUNT COMPARABLE WITH THE TOTAL COSTS OF COMPENSATION FOR A COOPERATIVE MANAGER AS REPORTED IN BENCHMARK DATA FROM THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AND THE ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES. THE PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD'S MEETINGS. THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES IS CARRIED OUT BY THE BOARD'S MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, USING THE SAME DATA SETS AS NOTED ABOVE. THE PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF BOARD MEETINGS AND OF BOARD COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE COOPERATIVE'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ON OUR WEBSITE WWW.E-CO-OP.COM
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:EQUITY IN EARNINGS IN SUBSIDIARY 46,228. PATRONAGE RETIRED -1,040,954. CHANGE IN OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 297,900. PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS ALLOCATED 1,883,499.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR HAS NOT CHANGED IN 2017.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 4THE IRS INSTRUCTIONS STATE THAT PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS PAID BY SECTION 501(C)(12) ORGANIZATIONS TO THEIR MEMBERS SHOULD BE REPORTED ON LINE 4. THE ORGANIZATION HAS INTERPRETED PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS PAID TO MEAN PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS ALLOCATED OR TO BE ALLOCATED FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. SINCE THIS ALLOCATION IS NOT AN EXPENSE UNDER GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP), THIS HAS RESULTED IN A RECONCILING ITEM TO NET ASSETS IN PART XI, ON PAGE 12 OF THE FORM 990.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
ILLINOIS RURAL TELECOMMUNICATION CO
2 SOUTH MAIN STREETWINCHESTERIL62694371306087TELECOMMUNICATIONSILILLINOIS ELECTRIC COOPC$46,228$3,294,4361.00000Yes (1)
PRATHER OIL CO
PO BOX 113MEDORAIL62063371112402SALE OF PROPANEILILLINOIS RURAL TELECOMMUNICATION COC1.000000
ILLINOIS PROPANE CO
2 SOUTH MAIN STREETWINCHESTERIL62694202239550SALE OF PROPANEILILLINOIS RURAL TELECOMMUNICATION COC1.000000
MIDSTATE PROPANE LLC
2402 SOUTH MAIN STREETJACKSONVILLEIL62650371413502SALE OF PROPANEILILLINOIS RURAL TELECOMMUNICATION COC$288,4561.000000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ILLINOIS RURAL TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeKTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$144,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationACTUALMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt