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ASSOCIATION OF LOUISIANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
ASSOCIATION OF LOUISIANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES INC (EIN 72-0400467)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-07-21
IRS object ID
201742029349300119
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-07-21T10:31:34-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN720636725PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HANNIS T BOURGEOIS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12322 TREMONT DRAddressLine1Txt
CityBATON ROUGECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70809ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN720400467EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASSOCIATION OF LA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVESBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlASSOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2252933450PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110725 AIRLINE HWYAddressLine1Txt
CityBATON ROUGECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70816ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRANDALL C PIERCEPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2252933450PhoneNum
Signature2017-07-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCELESTE D VIATORPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00148444PTIN
Phone2259284770PhoneNum
Preparation2017-07-14PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address68.110.133.82IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-07-14IPDt
IP Tm10:18:16IPTm
IP TimezoneCDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRANDALL C PIERCEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110725 AIRLINE HWYAddressLine1Txt
CityBATON ROUGECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70816ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,525,824GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.ALEC.COOP/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1942FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO FOSTER, DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE THE PROGRAM OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; AND TO FURTHER THE GENERAL WELFARE AND GENERALLY TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION; TO FURTHER THE SAFETY, STABILITY, SECURITY AND PROSPERITY OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES; TO AID IN SOLVING THE PROBLEMS COMMON TO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION RELATING TO THE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM; TO COOPERATE WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND CIVIC AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PROMOTION OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND NATIONAL, STATE, COMMUNITY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT; TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND INFORMATION PROGRAMS THAT WILL STIMULATE LOCAL GROWTH, STABILITY AND SECURITY, AND STRENGHTEN THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE PROGRAM IN LOUISIANA; AND TO OTHERWISE ASSIST THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC ENERGY TO INHABITANTS OF MEMBER SERVICE AREAS AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST CONSISTENT WITH SOUND ECONOMY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent16VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee8TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$987,998PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,599,898CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$934,135PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$916,697CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$969PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$3CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$10,880PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$9,226CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,933,982PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,525,824CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$612,953CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$877,603CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,120,849PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,075,811CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,899,452PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,566,367CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$34,530PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$40,543CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$1,067,779TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$862,099TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$791,863TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$316,459NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$275,916NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO FOSTER, DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE THE PROGRAM OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; AND TO FURTHER THE GENERAL WELFARE AND GENERALLY TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATIONMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescTHE ASSOCIATION OF LOUISIANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, INC. IS A STATEWIDE TRADE ASSOCIATION WHOSE MAJOR PROGRAMS INCLUDE LEGISLATIVE AND GOVERNMENTAL REPRESENTATION, PUBLICATION OF THE LOUISIANA COUNTRY NEWSPAPER, AND SAFETY TRAINING.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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 AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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 Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document22IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee8EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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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 Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRANDALL C PIERCEPersonNm
Phone2252933450PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110725 AIRLINE HWYAddressLine1Txt
CityBATON ROUGECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70816ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
LESLIE FALKS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD NOLES
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JEFF CHURCHWELL
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JR HICKMAN
SECRETARY / TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
TEDDY WELCH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK BROWN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANNY BERTHELOT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE HEINEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIRK WELDON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD STRONG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MYRON LAMBERT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALTON SMITH JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRACY DUVAL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN RIVET
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAREY BATEMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS GLASS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDALL C PIERCE
CEO40.00$175,078$0$4,650Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$175,078TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$4,650TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$871,660MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$728,238AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,599,898TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
NEWSPAPER SALES813910$742,627$742,627
ADVERTISING SALES813910$94,359$94,359
ANNUAL MEETING813910$52,786$52,786
DIRECTORY SALES813910$26,925$26,925
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$916,697TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business813910BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$9,226TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,226RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$9,226OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,525,824TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$925,923RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$3ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$612,953TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$175,078TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$393,467TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$272,197TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,861TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$94,999TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,125TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,930TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,700TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,278TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,736TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,988TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,216TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,700TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
MAILING COSTS-NEWSPAPER$247,065
PRINTING$184,148
MEETINGS$58,810
GENERAL LEGISLATION$53,644

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$203,472TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,566,367TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$259,133BOYAmt
EOY$151,109EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,814BOYAmt
EOY$18,598EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,865BOYAmt
EOY$35,038EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,608BOYAmt
EOY$16,139EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,072,506LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$692,880LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$367,250BOYAmt
EOY$379,626EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$449,888BOYAmt
EOY$467,269EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,178,558BOYAmt
EOY$1,067,779EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,178BOYAmt
EOY$26,382EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,152BOYAmt
EOY$103,300EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$516,887BOYAmt
EOY$482,473EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$163,882BOYAmt
EOY$179,708EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$862,099BOYAmt
EOY$791,863EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$316,459BOYAmt
EOY$227,318EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$48,598EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$316,459BOYAmt
EOY$275,916EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,178,558BOYAmt
EOY$1,067,779EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$40,543ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

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)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$41,757InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$41,757BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$680,772InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$462,361DepreciationAmt
Book Value$218,411BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$292,965InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$176,293DepreciationAmt
Book Value$116,672BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$57,012InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$54,226DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,786BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$379,626TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
NRECA RETIREMENT SECURITY PLAN PREPAYMENT$415,281
PROMISES RECEIVABLE$30,000
OTHER RECEIVABLES$21,988
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$467,269TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED COMPENSATED ABSENCES$125,884
ACCRUED BENEFIT OBLIGATION$38,120
DEFERRED INCOME$12,000
ACCRUED EXPENSES$3,704
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$179,708TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,525,824TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,525,824RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,525,824TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,566,367TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,566,367ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,566,367TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ASSOCIATION IS A QUALIFIED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(6). THE ASSOCIATION FILES AN INCOME TAX RETURN IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE ASSOCIATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2012. ANY INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSESSED BY INCOME TAXING AUTHORITIES ARE NOT SIGNIFICANT AND ARE INCLUDED IN GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS APPLICABLE. THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. TEHRE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeFLOOD RELIEF (2016 LOUISIANA FLOODS)GrantTypeTxt
Recipient115RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$612,953CashGrantAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRANDALL C PIERCEPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$175,078BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$4,650NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$179,728TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6EACH COOPERATIVE IS AN EQUAL MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF LA COOPERATIVES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AEACH MEMBER COOPERATIVE IS ALLOWED REPRESENTATION BY BEING ALLOWED TO CHOOSE TWO BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION HAS NO COMMITTEES THAT ARE GRANTED THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY; THEREFORE THERE ARE NO MEETINGS TO DOCUMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO THEN PRESENTS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CNO RELATED TRANSACTIONS ARE PERMITTED. NEW MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE DISCLOSURE OF ANY RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE ASSOCIATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE ALEC BOARD OF DIRECTORS USES THREE COMPENSATION STUDIES CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE ALEC CEO. THE FIRST IS AN ANNUAL SURVEY OF ALL STATEWIDE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS LIKE ALEC WHICH GIVES ALL COMPENSATION INFORMATION FOR EVERY STATEWIDE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO IN THE NATION. THE SECOND IS A SURVEY OF NRECA REGION 8 ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES WHICH ALSO COLLECTS CEO COMPENSATION INFORMATION FOR ALL COOPERATIVES (DISTRIBUTION AND G&T) IN THE STATES OF LA, AR, OK, AND MO. THIRDLY, THE BOARD USES A SIMILAR COMPENSATION STUDY WHICH COLLECTS ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IN LOUISIANA. THE BOARD SETS CEO COMPENSATION BASED ON WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS FAIR BASED ON THIS INFORMATION ALONG WITH THE COST OF LIVING IN LOUISIANA COMPARED WITH OTHER MARKETS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:NO CHANGE IN PROCESS FROM PRIOR YEAR.