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SOUTHERN PINE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
SOUTHERN PINE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (EIN 63-0196775)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-10-17
IRS object ID
201742909349300049
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)
Return2017-10-17T14:19:45-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN631035228PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Jackson Thornton & Co PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 96AddressLine1Txt
CityMontgomeryCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP361010096ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN630196775EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Southern Pine Electric Cooperative IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlSOUTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2518675415PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 528AddressLine1Txt
CityBrewtonCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP36427ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJason JacksonPersonNm
Person TitleChief Financial OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone2518675415PhoneNum
Signature2017-08-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPatrick CooperPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00856177PTIN
Phone3348347660PhoneNum
Preparation2017-08-11PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address97.65.8.162IPv4AddressTxt
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IP2017-08-16IPDt
IP Tm07:43:05IPTm
IP TimezoneCDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

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Business Name Line1NABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerVince JohnsonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 528AddressLine1Txt
CityBrewtonCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP36427ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$49,510,839GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.southernpine.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1938FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateALLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide electric utility service to cooperative members.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee75TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$51,977,512PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$49,181,932CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$71,473PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$78,272CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$176,136PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$250,635CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$52,225,121PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$49,510,839CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$30,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$30,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$3,215,695PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$2,200,245CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$620,071PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$595,345CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$48,359,355PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$46,685,249CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$52,225,121PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$49,510,839CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$0PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$0CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$82,340,473TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$84,328,631TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$20,907,902TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$19,374,539TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$61,432,571NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$64,954,092NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionSouthern Pine Electric Cooperative is a nonprofit organization that exists to provide reliable electric service to its members at the lowest possible cost.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescUtilizing 3,341 miles of electric distribution lines, Southern Pine Electric Cooperative, Inc. provided 471,032,454 Kilowatt-Hours of electric energy to approximately 15,800 residential, commercial, and industrial members located in South Alabama.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other 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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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 Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document30IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee75EmployeeCnt
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$48,347,466MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$912,739OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 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 Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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 Line1Jason JacksonBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2518675415PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12143 South BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityBrewtonCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP36426ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Allen Lang
Trustee/Chairman4.00Yes (X)$26,399$0$0
Dwight Maloy
Trustee/Vice Chairman4.30Yes (X)$25,118$0$0
Aaron White
Trustee/Secretary/Treasurer5.70Yes (X)$25,627$0$0
Vernon Baggett
Trustee6.50Yes (X)$27,399$0$0
David Cook Jr
Trustee9.90Yes (X)$24,644$0$0
Bobby Ballard
Trustee3.50Yes (X)$13,163$0$0
Hilbert Hall
Trustee3.20Yes (X)$23,626$0$0
Keith Pugh
Trustee2.60Yes (X)$23,846$0$0
Scotty White
Trustee3.70Yes (X)$10,310$0$0
Vince Johnson
Chief Executive Officer47.00$194,064$0$56,864Yes (X)
Jason Jackson
Chief Financial Officer43.00$105,458$0$38,827Yes (X)
Robert Cotton
Superintendent of Operatio50.00$130,679$0$43,928Yes (X)
Dan Weaver
System Engineer45.00$121,168$0$42,419Yes (X)
Gary Harrison
District Foreman44.00$104,149$0$36,971Yes (X)
Johnny Jordan
Crew Foreman49.00$107,112$0$33,781Yes (X)
Brian Richburg
Const Foreman47.00$110,063$0$35,381Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,072,825TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$288,171TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
Harper Electric Construction
PO Box 698AndalusiaAL36420Powerline Construction$725,996
Asplundh Tree Expert Company
PO Box 532729AtlantaGA30348Right of Way Maintenance$701,582
Southeastern Data Cooperative Inc
100 Ashford Ctr N Ste 500AtlantaGA30338Software Support$311,701
Altec Industries
PO Box 11407BirminghamAL35246Truck Construction & Repair$299,683
Terex Services
62831 Collections Center DriveChicagoIL60693Truck Construction & Repair$158,506
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Sales of Electricity221000$48,347,466$48,347,466
Patronage Capital221000$834,466$834,466
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$49,181,932TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$78,272TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$78,272ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$250,635PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$250,635PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$250,635TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$250,635ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$49,510,839TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$49,181,932RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$328,907ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,000TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,200,245TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$595,345TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,687TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,253,973TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Cost of Power$34,130,723
Dist Exp - Maintenance$3,338,782
Dist Exp - Operations$2,589,199
Administrative & Genera$2,327,410

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,873,475TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,510,839TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,952,050BOYAmt
EOY$1,643,984EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,636,055BOYAmt
EOY$4,979,658EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$632,632BOYAmt
EOY$608,814EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,248,280BOYAmt
EOY$941,224EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$80,966,918LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$25,851,733LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,558,090BOYAmt
EOY$55,115,185EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,000EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,312,366BOYAmt
EOY$21,038,766EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,340,473BOYAmt
EOY$84,328,631EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,670,721BOYAmt
EOY$5,063,418EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,751,655BOYAmt
EOY$2,605,359EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,485,526BOYAmt
EOY$11,705,762EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,907,902BOYAmt
EOY$19,374,539EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$108,214BOYAmt
EOY$108,339EOYAmt

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$61,324,357BOYAmt
EOY$64,845,753EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,432,571BOYAmt
EOY$64,954,092EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,340,473BOYAmt
EOY$84,328,631EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$0ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$3,521,521OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$176,200OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$176,200BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$80,790,718OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,851,733DepreciationAmt
Book Value$54,938,985BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$55,115,185TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (11 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Economic Development Loans Receivable$36,568C
Patronage Capital - Cooperative Finance Corporation$12,441C
Patronage Capital - PowerSouth Energy Cooperative$19,859,552C
Patronage Capital - United Utility Services$194,193C
Patronage Capital - Southeastern Data Cooperative$129,759C
Patronage Capital - Gresco Utility Supply, Inc.$133,003C
Patronage Capital - Federated Insurance$91,134C
Patronage Capital - CoBank$13,944C
Patronage Capital - NRTC$53C
Capital Term Certificates - CFC$562,061C
Other Investments in associated organizations$6,058C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$21,038,766TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Customer deposits$1,252,024
Accumulated provision for pension and benefits$10,453,738
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$11,705,762TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIncome taxes - SPEC is exempt from income taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(12). SPS is subject to federal and state income taxes. Management evaluated the Cooperative's tax positions and concluded that the Cooperative had taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Coastal Gateway Regional Economic Development Alliance
24300 Highway 41BrewtonAL36426272954915501(c)(3)$20,000Economic Development Activities
Town of Flomaton
PO Box 632FlomatonAL36441636001258Town of Flomaton$10,000Resurface parking lot at Community Center
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAn application is submitted stating the purpose of the grant, timetable of implementation, names of individuals responsible for the project and total cost of the project and/or costs of ongoing operations.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (3 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
Vince Johnson
Chief Executive Officer$194,064$0$0$0$0$0$40,047$0$16,817$0$250,928$0$0$0
Robert Cotton
Superintendent of Operatio$130,679$0$0$0$0$0$27,111$0$16,817$0$174,607$0$0$0
Dan Weaver
System Engineer$121,168$0$0$0$0$0$25,602$0$16,817$0$163,587$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Southern Pine Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members have identical voting rights and are assigned margins in accordance with the cooperative's bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe entire general membership re-elects or fills vacancies of the governing body by vote at the annual membership meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bThe membership must approve decisions that involve substantial transfers of cooperative assets, amendments to the cooperative's bylaws, as well as other decisions requiring approval of the membership by law, the articles of incorporation, and/or the cooperative's bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 was reviewed by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer before it was presented to the board. The tax consultant hired to assist in the preparation of the Form 990 attended a board meeting prior to filing the Form 990 with the IRS and conducted a formal review of the Form 990 with the trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cWhen feasible, all purchases are made at the lowest cost available, large items are open to bid, all checks issued require two signatures, checks issued over $25,000 require at least one trustee signature. These procedures ensure that two or more staff and/or trustees review each check so that no favoritism or conflicts of interest exist in purchasing materials, paying for goods or services or issuing payroll.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Compensation of the President/CEO is set and approved by the Board of Trustees. It and all other compensation is based on salaries of comparable organizations, experience, length of service and job performance. Compensation for other employees are set by the President/CEO and at least one Staff member using the same guidelines.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Financial statements, by-laws and policies are available for inspection at the Brewton Office, 2134 S Blvd, Brewton, Al, 36426.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 4The instructions to the 2016 Form 990 indicate that organizations exempt under Section 501(c)(12) should report "patronage dividends paid" to their members in Part IX, Line 4 of the Form 990. Southern Pine Electric Cooperative has interpreted the words "patronage dividends paid" in the instructions to mean margins that are assigned or assignable to the members. Southern Pine Electric Cooperative assigns the net margins to its members each year. Therefore, the amount listed in Part IX, Line 4 represents the net margins assignable to the members for the calendar year ended December 31, 2016.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Increase in Memberships 125. Retirement of Capital Credits -1,157,566. Gain on Retirement of Capital Credits 247,791. Net Margins Assigned to Members 2,200,245. Post-retirement benefit obligations - net gain arising during the year 2,230,926.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cThe filing organization did not change its processes of oversight or selection for the year ending 12/31/2016.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN412040142EIN
Primary ActivitiesProvides Financial AssistancePrimaryActivitiesTxt
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Public Charity StatusA community trustPublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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 Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
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 Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
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 OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeRTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$112,346InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCash-Operation Round UpMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt