MOUNTAIN VIEW ELECTRIC ASSOC INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: MOUNTAIN VIEW ELECTRIC ASSOC INC (EIN 84-0275175)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-10-24
IRS object ID: 201622989349300617
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
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-10-24T09:13:27-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410746749	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 217	AddressLine1Txt
City	AUSTIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55912	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	840275175	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MOUNTAIN VIEW ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MOUN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7197752861	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1600	AddressLine1Txt
City	LIMON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80828	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOSEPH MARTIN	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7197752861	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-10-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CRAIG POPENHAGEN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01587689	PTIN
Phone	5074347000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-10-10	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JOSEPH MARTIN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1600	AddressLine1Txt
City	LIMON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80828	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$102,509,389	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.MVEA.COOP	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1941	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SALE OF ELECTRICITY TO MEMBERS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	146	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$94,167,212	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$98,715,337	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$183,115	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$205,063	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$4,349,283	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$3,496,117	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$98,699,610	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$102,416,517	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$7,075,946	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$9,101,456	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$566,786	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$617,416	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$91,056,878	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$92,697,645	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$98,699,610	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$102,416,517	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$0	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$0	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$294,544,827	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$296,123,043	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$186,992,357	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$183,940,145	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$107,552,470	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$112,182,898	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	SALE OF ELECTRICITY TO MEMBERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	SOLD ELECTRICITY TO MEMBERS.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	Yes (1)	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	22	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	146	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income	$97,948,435	MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income	$4,468,082	OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHEINETTE VAN WYK	PersonNm
Phone	7197752861	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1600	AddressLine1Txt
City	LIMON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80828	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOSEPH MARTIN
PRESIDENT	8.40	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$21,150	$0	$0
BARRY SPRINGER
VICE PRESIDENT	14.20	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$25,200	$0	$0
MILT MATHIS
SECRETARY/TREASURER	8.80	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$16,900	$0	$0
DONNA ANDERSEN-VAN NESS
ASST SECRETARY	7.60	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$27,000	$0	$0
ERROL HERTNEKY
DIRECTOR	6.70	Yes (X)		$14,850	$0	$0
RICK GORDON
DIRECTOR	4.90	Yes (X)		$7,200	$0	$0
B D PADDOCK
DIRECTOR	8.70	Yes (X)		$18,900	$0	$0
CHEINETTE VAN WYK
ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER	52.20		Yes (X)	$123,607	$0	$26,696
JIM HERRON
CEO	52.30		Yes (X)	$200,607	$0	$135,305
CLAUD HUGLEY
OPERATIONS MANAGER	42.80			$133,542	$0	$91,962	Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER STEPHENSON
MAINTENANCE FOREMAN	53.30			$122,379	$0	$25,796	Yes (X)
DAVID WALDNER
ENGINEERING MANAGER	43.20			$122,346	$0	$53,659	Yes (X)
VERNON UNRUH
OPERATIONS SUPERINTENDENT	46.70			$132,871	$0	$8,252	Yes (X)
DAVID WILLIAMS
OPERATIONS SUPERINTENDENT	48.70			$119,931	$0	$49,351	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,086,483	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$391,021	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	16	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
FOOTHILLS ENERGY SERVICES
3613 N HWY 85	CASTLE ROCK	CO	80109	LINE CONSTRUCTION	$4,770,668
NOVINIUM
1221 29TH STREET NW	AUBURN	WA	98001	CABLE INJECTION	$651,596
ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO
1700 SOLUTIONS CT	CHICAGO	IL	60677	TREE TRIMMING	$464,812
WRB
13710 STRUTHERS RD STE 100	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	80921	ENGINEERING SERVICES	$323,125
BRINK CONSTRUCTORS INC
PO BOX 1186	RAPID CITY	SD	57709	SUBSTRATION CONTRACTOR	$243,714

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	11	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SALE OF POWER	Desc
Business	221000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$98,715,337	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$98,715,337	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$98,715,337	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$107,157	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$107,157	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$107,498	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$9,592	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$97,906	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$97,906	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$97,906	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$81,375	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$83,280	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$1,905	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$1,905	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CAPITAL CREDITS	900099	$3,497,602	$3,497,602
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	900099	$420	$420

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,498,022	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$102,416,517	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$102,211,454	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$205,063	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,101,456	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$617,416	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,770,516	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,087,382	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
COST OF POWER	$60,370,970
DIST EXP - OPERATIONS	$5,394,573
DIST EXP - MAINTENANCE	$5,338,549
CONSUMER ACCT EXPENSE	$4,944,798

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,790,857	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$102,416,517	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,473,752	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,113,500	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,143,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$945,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,912,183	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,672,216	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,211,662	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,525,400	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$682,397	BOYAmt
EOY	$260,676	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$277,006,136	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$68,021,847	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$208,570,527	BOYAmt
EOY	$208,984,289	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,783,356	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,423,106	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,767,950	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,198,856	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$294,544,827	BOYAmt
EOY	$296,123,043	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,061,575	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,757,273	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,597,095	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,692,859	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$166,768,396	BOYAmt
EOY	$161,878,718	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,565,291	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,611,295	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$186,992,357	BOYAmt
EOY	$183,940,145	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,306,922	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,186,776	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$104,245,548	BOYAmt
EOY	$108,996,122	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$107,552,470	BOYAmt
EOY	$112,182,898	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$294,544,827	BOYAmt
EOY	$296,123,043	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$0	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$167,480	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$4,797,908	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,713,792	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,713,792	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$17,530,321	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,308,363	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$14,221,958	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$13,539,305	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,085,183	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,454,122	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$244,222,718	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$54,628,301	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$189,594,417	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$208,984,289	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
PATRONAGE CAPITAL IN ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS	$61,835,455	C
OTHER PROGRAM RELATED INVESTMENTS	$296,376	C
COOPERATIVE RESPONSE CENTER INVESTMENT	$17,167	C
CAPITAL TERM CERTIFICATES	$1,274,108	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd	$63,423,106	TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ACCUMULATED PROVISION FOR PENSION &	Desc
Amt	$1,611,295	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,611,295	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CHEINETTE VAN WYK
ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER	$123,607	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,885	$0	$11,811	$0	$150,303	$0	$0	$0
JIM HERRON
CEO	$200,607	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$114,449	$0	$20,856	$0	$335,912	$0	$0	$0
CLAUD HUGLEY
OPERATIONS MANAGER	$133,542	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$72,722	$0	$19,240	$0	$225,504	$0	$0	$0
DAVID WALDNER
ENGINEERING MANAGER	$122,346	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$34,409	$0	$19,250	$0	$176,005	$0	$0	$0
DAVID WILLIAMS
OPERATIONS SUPERINTENDENT	$119,931	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$30,612	$0	$18,739	$0	$169,282	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBER OWNED COOPERATIVE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	AT THE ANNUAL MEETINGS THE MEMBERS VOTE ON ANY CHANGES TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ANNUAL REVIEW OF A WRITTEN STATEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	SALARY DATA IS GATHERED AND REVIEWED FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKE THE FINAL SALARY DECISIONS. THIS WAS LAST DONE IN 2015. WAGE INFORMATION FROM A THIRD PARTY IS USED TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THIS WAS LAST DONE IN 2015.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE MEMBERS AND PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990. PART IX, LINE 4	THE 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.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS ALLOCATED 9,101,456. CAPITAL CREDITS RETIRED -3,998,296. ESTATE RETIREMENTS -283,723. RETIREMENTS -21,529.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINES 2B AND 2C	THE AUDIT FOR MOUNTAIN VIEW ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION IS DONE AS OF JULY 31. THE REPORTING PERIOD FOR THE AUDIT, THEREFORE, DOES NOT MATCH THE REPORTING PERIOD OF THE 990.