STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

PEOPLES COOPERATIVE SERVICES: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
PEOPLES COOPERATIVE SERVICES (EIN 41-0473341)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-10-27
IRS object ID
201623019349300737
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-10-27T11:18:35-05:00ReturnTs
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)
EIN410473341EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PEOPLE'S COOPERATIVE SERVICESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPEOPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5073677000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11775 LAKE SHADY AVENUE SOUTHAddressLine1Txt
CityORONOCOCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55960ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELAINE J GARRYPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5073677000PhoneNum
Signature2016-10-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCRAIG POPENHAGENPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01587689PTIN
Phone5074347000PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PEOPLE'S ENERGY COOPERATIVEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerELAINE J GARRYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11775 LAKE SHADY AVENUE SOUTHAddressLine1Txt
CityORONOCOCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55960ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$39,562,329GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.PEOPLESREC.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1936FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO DISTRIBUTE ELECTRICITY TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVEActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee53TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$142,752TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$297,349PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$327,535CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,453,514PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,646,088CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$35,087,877PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$39,537,895CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$2,222,932PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$1,549,830CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$534,595PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$579,243CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$31,408,288PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$36,323,359CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$34,165,815PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$38,452,432CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$922,062PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,085,463CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$117,478,808TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$138,283,175TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$73,643,884TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$92,558,942TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$43,834,924NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$45,724,233NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO DISTRIBUTE ELECTRICITY TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescTHE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE COOPERATIVE IS TO BUY ELECTRIC ENERGY AND SELL ELECTRIC ENERGY TO ITS MEMBERS.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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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 EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document21IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee53EmployeeCnt
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
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Other Sources Gross Income$1,888,944OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or ProcedureYes (1)WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELAINE J GARRYPersonNm
Phone5073677000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11775 LAKE SHADY AVENUE SOUTHAddressLine1Txt
CityORONOCOCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55960ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JEROME WOONER
BOARD CHAIR12.40Yes (X)Yes (X)$19,084$0$0
ROBERT J HOEFS
VICE CHAIR9.80Yes (X)Yes (X)$17,063$0$0
JEFFERY ORTH
DIRECTOR8.90Yes (X)$16,149$0$0
EUGENE MILLER
DIRECTOR12.90Yes (X)$17,956$0$0
KENNETH WOHLERS
SECT/TREAS11.40Yes (X)Yes (X)$18,923$0$0
ART FRIEDERICH
DIRECTOR11.60Yes (X)$19,075$0$0
JOE BOOK
DIRECTOR12.10Yes (X)$19,041$0$0
ELAINE J GARRY
CEO/PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)$195,666$0$82,814
MICHAEL J HENKE
CFO50.00Yes (X)$114,692$0$58,780
GARY FITTERER
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AN50.00$112,945$0$31,129Yes (X)
GARY KOEHNE
LINEWORKER49.00$113,641$0$44,931Yes (X)
TROY SWANCUTT
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS50.00$108,101$0$21,818Yes (X)
MICHELLE OLSON
DIRECTOR OF MEMBER SERVICRES50.00$100,603$0$28,264Yes (X)
MARK HALLUM
LINEWORKER46.80$105,182$0$21,879Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$978,121TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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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)

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CARR'S TREE SERVICE
PO BOX 250OTTERTAILMN56571TREE CLEARING$1,356,836
MICHELS POWER
PO BOX 95BROWNSVILLEWI53006LINE CONSTRUCTION$988,334
MASTEC NORTH AMERICA
PO BOX 277181ATLANTAGA30384LINE CONSTRUCTION$761,398
STAR ENERGY SERVICES
6875 CO RD 28 SW SUITE 2ALEXANDRIAMN56308ENGINEERING SERVICES$252,849
USIC LOCATING SERVICES INC
PO BOX 713359CINCINNATIOH45271LOCATING SERVICES$175,057
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSALE OF POWERDesc
Business221000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$37,564,272TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$37,564,272RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$37,564,272TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$327,535TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$327,535ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$350RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$350RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$350TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$350ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$38,846GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$24,434CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,412TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$14,412RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CAPITAL CREDITS900099$1,063,561$1,063,561
RPU SETTLEMENT900099$229,385$229,385
RPU NET REVENUE900099$195,563$195,563

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$142,817TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$142,752UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$65ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,631,326OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$39,537,895TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$39,067,193RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$142,752UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$327,950ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,549,830TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$579,243TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,646,649TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,567,126TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
COST OF POWER$21,987,184
DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE -$2,872,742
DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE -$2,190,965
CONSUMER ACCOUNT EXPENS$1,489,912

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,568,781TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,452,432TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,692,669BOYAmt
EOY$2,686,985EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,607,714BOYAmt
EOY$15,176EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,401,359BOYAmt
EOY$6,140,099EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$548,326BOYAmt
EOY$719,570EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,844,862BOYAmt
EOY$2,399,728EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$135,630,285LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$27,506,990LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,609,868BOYAmt
EOY$108,123,295EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$728,444BOYAmt
EOY$728,444EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,036,011BOYAmt
EOY$17,460,323EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,555BOYAmt
EOY$9,555EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$117,478,808BOYAmt
EOY$138,283,175EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,774,398BOYAmt
EOY$5,357,347EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$866,286BOYAmt
EOY$905,619EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,186,995BOYAmt
EOY$85,436,539EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$816,205BOYAmt
EOY$859,437EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,643,884BOYAmt
EOY$92,558,942EOYAmt
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$43,834,924BOYAmt
EOY$45,724,233EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,834,924BOYAmt
EOY$45,724,233EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$117,478,808BOYAmt
EOY$138,283,175EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,085,463ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$803,846OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$429,928OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$429,928BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$25,449,903OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$596,209DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,853,694BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,432,066OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,331,799DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,100,267BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$101,318,388OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$22,578,982DepreciationAmt
Book Value$78,739,406BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$108,123,295TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (8 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
NRUCFC-CAPITAL TERM CERTIFICATES$811,332C
DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE$11,638,425C
NRUCFC-PATRONAGE CAPITAL CREDITS$250,099C
NRTC-PATRONAGE CAPITAL CREDITS$441,082C
INVESTMENT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS$117,644C
MEMBERSHIPS AND OTHER INVESTMENTS$4,013,747C
SMEC PATRONAGE$27,494C
COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECT$160,500C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$17,460,323TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CONSUMER DEPOSITS$275,137
ACCUMULATED PROVISION FOR PENSION$584,300
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$859,437TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE COOPERATIVE IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(12) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THUS THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES AT DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014. THE COOPERATIVE HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THAT IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015.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
ELAINE J GARRY
CEO/PRESIDENT$187,419$0$152$0$8,095$0$14,647$0$68,167$0$278,480$0$0$0
MICHAEL J HENKE
CFO$114,050$0$162$0$480$0$8,752$0$50,028$0$173,472$0$0$0
GARY KOEHNE
LINEWORKER$113,175$0$162$0$304$0$6,179$0$38,752$0$158,572$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6EACH CUSTOMER IS A MEMBER OF THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE AND HAS VOTING RIGHTS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AEACH CUSTOMER IS A MEMBER OF THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE AND MAY ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. EACH MEMBER IS ALLOWED ONE VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BBYLAW CHANGES MUST BE ALSO APPROVED BY A VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE MANAGER WILL REVIEW THE 990 AND CONDUCT A REVIEW WITH THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CDIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANSWER A QUESTIONNAIRE REGARDING BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND INDEPENDENCE. DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES WITH A CONFLICT MAY FACE APPROPRIATE SANCTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARDS PROCESS FOR DETERMINING CEO COMPENSATION IS BASED ON RESULTS OF A WRITTEN PERFORMANCE EVALUATION COMPLETED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS, THEN SUMMARIZED. COMPENSATION IS THEN DETERMINED BY COMPARING REGIONAL SALARY LEVELS FOR CEO'S BASED ON COMPANY SIZE WITH CURRENT CEO'S SALARY AND PERFORMANCE. COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE BASED UPON AN APPROVED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION POLICY AND A COMPENSATION PLAN, BOTH APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE DATA USED IN THE COMPENSATION PLAN IS COLLECTED FROM THE NRECA NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS ALLOCATED 1,549,830. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 61,200. PATRONAGE CAPITAL RETIRED -902,291. OTHER EQUITIES 60,519. BOOK TO TAX DIFFERENCE IN SUBSIDIARY EARNINGS 34,588.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE COOPERATIVE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF ITS INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.
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.

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