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ILLINOIS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
ILLINOIS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (EIN 37-0345145)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-10-12
IRS object ID
201622869349300007
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-10-12T08:27:26-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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)
PersonBRUCE GIFFINPersonNm
Person TitleGENERAL MANAGERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2172438700PhoneNum
Signature2016-10-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCRAIG POPENHAGENPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00625086PTIN
Phone5074347000PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRUCE GIFFINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12 SOUTH MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWINCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62694ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$30,690,685GrossReceiptsAmt
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 MissionTO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR MEMBERS THROUGH DEPENDABILITY AND INNOVATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee70TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$677,324TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$227,876NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$29,407,543CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$199,711PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$220,562CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$775,691PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$989,046CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$30,024,945PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$30,617,151CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$1,205,601PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$849,840CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$552,381PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$581,191CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$27,087,858PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$28,286,880CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$28,845,840PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$29,717,911CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,179,105PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$899,240CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$106,973,139TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$60,092,165TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$71,512,713TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$34,968,788NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$35,460,426NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR MEMBERS THROUGH DEPENDABILITY AND INNOVATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcYes (1)SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescWE PROVIDED 163,273,499 KILOWATT HOURS OF ELECTRICITY TO APPROXIMATELY 10,387 RURAL MEMBERS IN ALL OR PART OF TEN COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND WILL CONTINUE THIS IN THE FUTURE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWE PROVIDED INTERNET SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 3,851 CUSTOMERS IN ALL OR PART OF TEN COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN GROWING AND WE EXPECT CONTINUED GROWTH IN THE FUTURE.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 154 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
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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 OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
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 EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
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 Document31IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee70EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$29,013,102MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$1,011,233OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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 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 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 RURAL 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 (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ROBERT BROWN
PRESIDENT9.000.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$6,100$0$0
JAMES GAY
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$2,700$0$0
RONALD K MYERS
TREASURER4.500.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$6,900$0$0
GARY K CLARK
DIRECTOR5.000.50Yes (X)$4,400$0$0
KEVIN BRANNAN
SECRETARY9.000.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$9,300$0$0
JULIA EBERLIN
ASSISTANT SECRETARY4.000.50Yes (X)$7,500$0$0
JIM FREEMAN
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$5,300$0$0
THOMAS D MEEHAN III
VICE PRESIDENT7.000.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$8,300$0$0
JULIE RHOADS
ASSISTANT TREASURER6.00Yes (X)$5,300$0$0
ERIC LAKIN
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$4,500$0$0
BRUCE N GIFFIN
GENERAL MANAGER40.00Yes (X)$282,862$0$83,131
SETH BUSHNELL
MANAGER OF FINANCE40.00Yes (X)$102,207$0$52,691
SEAN MIDDLETON
MANAGER OF ENGINEERING40.00$127,233$0$53,601Yes (X)
RANDY LONG
OPERATIONS MANAGER40.00$120,715$0$34,481Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$693,317TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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VANTAGE POINT
2211 NORTH MINNESOTAMITCHELLSD57301FIBER CONSULTING$613,935
BIGELOW ELECTRIC
1395 OLD RT 36JACKSONVILLEIL62650TOWER & ELECTRICAL SERVICES$506,844
FUNK TREE SERVICE
RR1BATCHTOWNIL62006TREE TRIMMING$180,685
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
SALE OF POWER221000$27,395,907$27,395,907
INTERNET REVENUES517000$1,784,330$1,107,006$677,324
OTHER ELECTRIC REVENUE221000$227,306$227,306
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$29,407,543TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$92,195TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$92,195ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$201,901OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$73,534OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$128,367OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$128,367TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$128,367ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CAPITAL CREDITS900099$983,969$983,969
MISCELLANEOUS900099$3,118$3,118
MERCHANDISING900099$1,959$1,959
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$989,046OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$30,617,151TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$29,719,265RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$677,324UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$220,562ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$849,840TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$581,191TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,440,825TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,898,293TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
COST OF POWER$15,274,093
DIST EXP - MAINTENANCE$3,258,891
INTERNET COST OF SALES$2,094,698
ADMIN & GENERAL EXP$1,584,072

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,736,008TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,717,911TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$431,230BOYAmt
EOY$2,422,520EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,364,716BOYAmt
EOY$1,170,580EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,831,797BOYAmt
EOY$1,649,256EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$5,204EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$508,510BOYAmt
EOY$2,249,239EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$866,169BOYAmt
EOY$1,096,996EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,263BOYAmt
EOY$110,083EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$98,967,734LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$17,165,320LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,284,030BOYAmt
EOY$81,802,414EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,724,566BOYAmt
EOY$1,907,956EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$497,130BOYAmt
EOY$523,802EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,989,369BOYAmt
EOY$10,358,648EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,527,004BOYAmt
EOY$3,667,272EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,060,953BOYAmt
EOY$106,973,139EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,104,506BOYAmt
EOY$2,403,596EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,822,491BOYAmt
EOY$59,319,895EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,222,164BOYAmt
EOY$6,671,802EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,943,004BOYAmt
EOY$3,117,420EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,092,165BOYAmt
EOY$71,512,713EOYAmt
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$34,968,788BOYAmt
EOY$35,460,426EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,968,788BOYAmt
EOY$35,460,426EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,060,953BOYAmt
EOY$106,973,139EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$899,240ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$407,602OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$526,394OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$526,394BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,304,747OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$830,683DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,474,064BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,311,327OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,532,380DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,778,947BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$78,825,266OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,802,257DepreciationAmt
Book Value$69,023,009BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$81,802,414TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
PRAIRIE STATE PROJECT$4,517,600C
PAT CAP IN ASSOC. ORGS.$4,964,423C
NRUCFC CAPITAL TERM CERTS$789,147C
OTHER INVESTMENTS$27,700C
DEFERRED COMP. FUND$59,778C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$10,358,648TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CONSUMER DEPOSITS$304,318
ACCUM PROV FOR PENSION & BENEFITS$2,588,578
DEFERRED CREDITS$224,524
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,117,420TotalLiabilityAmt
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. 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, 2015 AND 2014.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
BRUCE N GIFFIN
GENERAL MANAGER$265,442$0$0$0$17,420$0$56,742$0$26,389$0$365,993$0$0$0
SETH BUSHNELL
MANAGER OF FINANCE$102,207$0$0$0$0$0$24,218$0$28,473$0$154,898$0$0$0
SEAN MIDDLETON
MANAGER OF ENGINEERING$127,233$0$0$0$0$0$28,486$0$25,115$0$180,834$0$0$0
RANDY LONG
OPERATIONS MANAGER$120,715$0$0$0$0$0$8,093$0$26,388$0$155,196$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBRUCE GIFFIN, GENERAL MANAGER, PARTICIPATED IN A 457 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN CONTRIBUTING $17,420 IN 2015.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKEVIN BRANNANPersonNm
Relationship With OrgBOARD OF DIRECTORS - SECRETARYRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeHOME IMPROVEMENTLoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$29,816OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$5,204BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$5,204TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2IN 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 154 CUSTOMERS. WE EXPECT THIS PROGRAM TO CONTINUE GROWING IN THE FUTURE.
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 MEMBER. THE 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 11EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS PROVIDED AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE RETURN PRIOR TO ITS FILING. THE GENERAL MANAGER 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 GENERAL MANAGER REVIEWS IT ANNUALLY WITH THE EMPLOYEES. DETERMINATIONS FOR THE BOARD ARE AT THE BOARD LEVEL, GENERAL MANAGER AT THE BOARD LEVEL AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES AT GENERAL MANAGER 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 REVIEWS COMPARATIVE SALARY INFORMATION FOR THE GENERAL MANAGER. THE GENERAL MANAGER REVIEWS COMPARATIVE SALARY INFORMATION FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES. THE GENERAL MANAGER HAS A WRITTEN CONTRACT THAT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST PERFORMED DURING 2015.
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 EARNINGS IN SUBSIDIARY 26,670. PATRONAGE RETIRED -1,315,912. CHANGES IN OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 31,800. PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS ALLOCATED 849,840.
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 2015.
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 Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MIDSTATE PROPANE LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12402 SOUTH MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityJACKSONVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62650ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN371413502EIN
Primary ActivitiesSALE OF PROPANEPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
End Of Year Assets$306,346EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ILLINOIS RURAL TELECOMMUNICATION COBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (3 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 RURAL ELECTRIC COOPC$26,670$4,466,4761.00000Yes (1)
PRATHER OIL CO
PO BOX 113MEDORAIL62063371112402SALE OF PROPANEILILLINOIS RURAL TELECOMMUNICATION COC$26,338$17,8511.000000
ILLINOIS PROPANE CO
2 SOUTH MAIN STREETWINCHESTERIL62694202239550SALE OF PROPANEILILLINOIS RURAL TELECOMMUNICATION COC1.000000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
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 OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
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 TypeCTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$488,702InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationACTUALMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt