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TENNESSEE VALLEY PUBLIC POWER ASSOCATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
TENNESSEE VALLEY PUBLIC POWER ASSOCATION INC (EIN 62-0468356)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-01
IRS object ID
201643069349300204
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)
Return2016-11-01T07:47:48-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN621646291PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NEAL SCOUTEN & MCCONNELL PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1SUITE 1440 REPUBLIC CENTREAddressLine1Txt
CityCHATTANOOGACityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP374501440ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN620468356EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TENNESSEE VALLEY PUBLIC POWER ASSOC INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTENNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4237566511PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O BOX 6189AddressLine1Txt
CityCHATTANOOGACityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP374016189ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJACKIE W SIMMONSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4237566511PhoneNum
Signature2016-10-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGLORIA S MCCONNELLPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00109539PTIN
Phone4232674400PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJACKIE W SIMMONSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O BOX 6189AddressLine1Txt
CityCHATTANOOGACityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP374016189ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,916,892GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressTVPPA.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1950FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionREPRESENT MEMBER INTERESTS, PROMOTE EFFICIENCY AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EMPLOYEESActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body20VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee20TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$1,789,345TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$249,876NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$5,999,522PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$6,662,001CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$10,813PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$52,624CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,999,785PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,081,013CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,010,120PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,795,638CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,652,195PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,692,004CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,480,238PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,868,431CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,132,433PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,560,435CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,877,687PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,235,203CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$22,443,951TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$24,585,210TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$858,855TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,047,126TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$21,585,096NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$23,538,084NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE PURPOSE OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO REPRESENT THE COMMON INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS TO TVA, TO PROMOTE THE COMMON INTERESTS AND EFFICIENCIES OF ITS MEMBERS AND TO PROMOTE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MEMBERS' EMPLOYEES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescTHE NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETING SYSTEMS DO NOT CLEARLY REFLECT OR DELINEATE, BY EXPENSE, THE ASSOCIATION'S PROGRAM SERVICES. VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MANAGEMENT AND STAFF HAVE MULTIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ARE DIVIDED AMONG VARIOUS PROGRAM SERVICES FOR WHICH NO DETAILED ACCOUNTING IS MAINTAINED NOR ALLOCATIONS ESTABLISHED. THE EXCEPTION IS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO MANAGE RELATED ENTITIES IN THE ALLOCATION OF THEIR SEPARATE COSTS AND EXPENSES. WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING THE PRINCIPAL, OR PRIMARY, PROGRAM SERVICE IS TO PROVIDE, THROUGH BOTH TVPPA PERSONNEL AND VOLUNTEER EFFORTS OF MUNICIPAL AND COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC SYSTEM MANAGERS WITH TVPPA STAFF SUPPORT, THE FOLLOWING: CONSULTATION, ADVICE, AND REPRESENTATION THROUGH EXPERT PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE TO THE ASSOCIATION'S MEMBERS IN THEIR ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS WITH TVA WITH REPECT TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONTRACTS, RATES, CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, AND OTHER MATTERS TO AID AND FACILITATE THE MUNICIPAL AND COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC MEMBER UTILITIES IN ACHIEVING THEIR OBJECTIVE TO SELL ELECTRIC ENERGY AND POWER TO THE ULTIMATE CONSUMER RATEPAYER AT THE LOWEST FEASIBLE RATE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescA SECOND MAJOR ORGANIZATION MEMBER PROGRAM IS THE OFFERING OF EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION TO ADVANCE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MEMBERS AND OTHERS IN THE INDUSTRY WHOSE OCCUPATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES ARE IN DISCIPLINES SUCH AS ENGINEERING, OPERATIONS, FINANCE, ACCOUNTING, HUMAN RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescA THIRD AREA OF THE ASSOCIATION'S PRIMARY ACTIVITIES IS COMMUNICATION, IN BOTH WRITTEN AND ELECTRONIC FORM, AS WELL AS IN THE MEDIA, WITH ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR KEY STAFF, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, POLICYMAKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO THE ACTIVITIES OF MUNICIPAL COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC SYSTEMS IN THE TVA REGION, DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL INTEREST AFFECTING THE OPERATIONS OF MUNICIPAL AND COOPERATIVE NONPROFIT ELECTRIC SYSTEMS, TECHNICAL ADVANCES, AND PUBLIC POLICY DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING THE ELECTRIC ENERGY INDUSTRY, PARTICULARLY IN THE TVA REGION.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To 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 EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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 EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document54IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee20EmployeeCnt
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
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members20GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To 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 Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JUDY HUGHESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4237566511PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11206 BROAD STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHATTANOOGACityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37402ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
RODY BLEVINS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
R MICHAEL BROWDER
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE CROSS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES B SANDLIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG GRISSOM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD MORRISSEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE SIMPSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WAYNE HENSON
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES B COODE
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE ALLMAND
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN MILLS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN MURPHY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK IVERSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WES KELLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY STOWE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHRYN WEST
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT WHITE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY COLLINS
SECRETARY/TREASURER3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
GREGORY D WILLIAMS
CHAIRMAN6.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JACKIE W SIMMONS
PRESIDENT/CEO50.00$340,889$0$45,302Yes (X)
JOHN I COOKE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00$149,163$0$47,342Yes (X)
JAMES S ADAMS JR
VICE PRESIDENT40.00$131,745$0$33,999Yes (X)
TERRY KEMP
VICE-CHAIRMAN3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DANETTE G SCUDDER
VICE PRESIDENT40.00$88,792$0$52,374Yes (X)
DOUGLAS J PETERS
TECHNICAL SERVICES DIRECTO40.00$165,027$0$46,402Yes (X)
JAMES P BURGESS
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR40.00$132,432$0$47,137Yes (X)
JAMES L SHEFFIELD
MANAGER, PRICING40.00$125,786$0$52,742Yes (X)
CLINT WILSON
TECHNICAL SERVICES MANAGER40.00$131,500$0$52,503Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,265,334TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$377,801TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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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MILLER & MARTIN PLLC
832 GEORGIA AVENUECHATTANOOGATN37402LEGAL SERVICES$214,716
DJJMK INC
436 LAURA ANN DRIVECOLLIERVILLETN38017SAFETY TRAINING AND CONSULTANT SERVICES$127,577
MORGAN MEGUIRE LLC
1225 I STREET NW SUITE 1150WASHINGTONDC20005FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE SERVICES$115,208
UTILITY TRAINING SERVICES INC
PO BOX 85FORT GAINESGA39851TRAINING SERVICES$112,856
SP SAFETY SPECS LLC
3209 EDGEWORTH LANEMEMPHISTN38119SAFETY CONSULTANT SERVICES$111,675
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
EDUCATION & TRAINING541900$3,328,282$3,328,282
MEMBER DUES/ASSESSMENT900099$1,378,920$1,378,920
ANNUAL/SECTIONAL CONF541900$987,700$987,700
CONSULTING FEES541610$455,463$455,463
FEES - GOVT AGENCIES900099$269,987$269,987

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$241,649TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$82,469RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$159,180UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,662,001TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$59,413TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$59,413ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$39,980RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$8,824RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$31,156RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$31,156TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$31,156UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$105,641SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$112,430SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$6,789SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$6,789TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$6,789RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MANAGEMENT FEES541610$1,055,080$1,055,080
NET INCOME-SUBSIDIARY900099$906,311$906,311
ADVERTISING541800$88,466$88,466
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,049,857OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,795,638TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,689,193RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,789,345UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,317,100ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$904,532TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,156,128TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$270,202TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$235,378TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,764TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$201,630TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,715TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,895TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$402,282TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,391TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,046TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,663TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,269TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$450,978TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$175,569TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$158,108TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
TRAINING AND EDUCATION$1,465,208
PROGRAM ADMIN ALLOWANCE$159,180
OTHER$146,042
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT$109,249

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,206TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,560,435TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,227BOYAmt
EOY$210,496EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,662,811BOYAmt
EOY$3,217,457EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$325,814BOYAmt
EOY$749,552EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,539BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,002BOYAmt
EOY$51,964EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,469,664LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,717,933LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,838,958BOYAmt
EOY$1,751,731EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,463,104BOYAmt
EOY$1,836,882EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,078,496BOYAmt
EOY$16,767,128EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,443,951BOYAmt
EOY$24,585,210EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,278BOYAmt
EOY$279,945EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$569,172BOYAmt
EOY$538,451EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$209,405BOYAmt
EOY$228,730EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$858,855BOYAmt
EOY$1,047,126EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,585,096BOYAmt
EOY$23,538,084EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,585,096BOYAmt
EOY$23,538,084EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,443,951BOYAmt
EOY$24,585,210EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,235,203ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$282,215NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE C, PART III-A, LINE 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NON-DEDUCTIBILITY OR DEDUCTIBILITY IS NOT MATERIAL BECAUSE MEMBERS OF TVPPA ARE MUNICIPALITIES AND RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES THAT ARE NOT TAXABLE ENTITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$200,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$200,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,896,709OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$632,677DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,264,032BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,372,955OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,085,256DepreciationAmt
Book Value$287,699BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,751,731TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARYDesc
Book Value$16,767,128BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$16,767,128TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMPENSATIONDesc
Amt$228,730Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$228,730TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,824,791TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$64,536NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$64,536RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,889,327RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$906,311OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$906,311RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,795,638TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,560,435TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,560,435ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,560,435TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNET INCOME OF SUBSIDIARY 906,311.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (7 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
JACKIE W SIMMONS
PRESIDENT/CEO$315,486$0$0$0$25,403$0$19,083$0$26,219$0$386,191$0$0$0
JOHN I COOKE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$141,699$0$0$0$7,464$0$19,083$0$28,259$0$196,505$0$0$0
JAMES S ADAMS JR
VICE PRESIDENT$129,245$0$2,500$0$0$0$19,083$0$14,916$0$165,744$0$0$0
DOUGLAS J PETERS
TECHNICAL SERVICES DIRECTO$156,196$0$2,000$0$6,831$0$19,083$0$27,319$0$211,429$0$0$0
JAMES P BURGESS
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR$124,700$0$2,000$0$5,732$0$19,083$0$28,054$0$179,569$0$0$0
JAMES L SHEFFIELD
MANAGER, PRICING$123,286$0$2,500$0$0$0$19,083$0$33,659$0$178,528$0$0$0
CLINT WILSON
TECHNICAL SERVICES MANAGER$129,000$0$2,500$0$0$0$19,083$0$33,420$0$184,003$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
JACKIE W SIMMONS
SERVES AS THE CEO OF TVPPA AND DISTRIBUTORS INSURANCE CORPORATION$255,000MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT - AMOUNTS FROM THE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT ARE RECEIVED BY TVPPA AND ARE NOT REMITTED TO JACKIE W. SIMMONS IN ANY FORM.0
JACKIE W SIMMONS
SERVES AS THE CEO OF TVPPA AND SEVEN STATES POWER CORPORATION$800,080MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT - AMOUNTS FROM THE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT ARE RECEIVED BY TVPPA AND ARE NOT REMITTED TO JACKIE W. SIMMONS IN ANY FORM.0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6TVPPA IS ORGANIZED AS A NONPROFIT MUTUAL BENEFIT CORPORATION WITH MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE MEMBERS OF TVPPA ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BACCORDING TO THE TVPPA BYLAWS, APPROVAL IS REQUIRED BY THE MEMBERS FOR CERTAIN DECISIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT FOR REVIEW. AFTER MANAGEMENT REVIEW AND APPROVAL FOR FILING, A COPY OF THE FINALIZED FORM 990 WAS MAILED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD BEFORE THE RETURN WAS FILED WITH THE IRS. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WERE INVITED TO CONTACT TVPPA MANAGEMENT WITH COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE FORM 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTVPPA'S ETHICS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AT LEAST ANNUALLY WITH MEMBERS OF THE TVPPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY PERSONS, ALL OF WHOM ARE REQUIRED TO UPDATE NO LESS THAN ANNUALLY THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS. TVPPA'S GENERAL COUNSEL REVIEWS THE POLICY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ANNUALLY WITH DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY PERSONS. THERE IS A PROCESS FOR CONSULTATION AND DECISIONS FOR INTERPRETING APPLICATION OF THE POLICY TO SPECIFIC OR HYPOTHETICAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PROCESS USED WAS THAT COMPARABLE DATA WAS PRESENTED BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH REVIEWS AND ESTABLISHES THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. ALSO, WITHIN THE KNOWLEDGE OF TVPPA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WAS INFORMATION OF WHICH THEY WERE ALREADY AWARE REGARDING COMPENSATION PAID TO THE CEOS OF MUNICIPAL OR COOPERATIVE STATE-WIDE ORGANIZATIONS IN WHICH THEIR SYSTEMS WERE MEMBERS AND ON WHOSE GOVERNING BOARDS OR COMMITTEES THEY SERVE WHICH MAKES AVAILABLE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS WITH THEIR CEO. THE COMPENSATION OF ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES OF TVPPA IS ESTABLISHED BY THE CEO BASED UPON ASSOCIATION INDUSTRY PREVAILING SALARIES AND BENEFITS, PREVAILING AREA AND REGIONAL MARKET SALARIES, AND OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED RELEVANT BY THE CEO, AND SUBJECT TO OVERALL BUDGET APPROVAL BY THE TVPPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD HAS PLACED A WRITTEN COMPENSATION PLAN IN EFFECT FOR ANNUAL INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18FORM 990 IS OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST AND CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ON ANOTHER'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19TVPPA'S CHARTER AND CERTAIN REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE OFFICE OF THE TENESSEE SECRETARY OF STATE. THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE FEDERAL TAX LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE SUCH DOCUMENTS TO BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.
SEC 1.263(A)-1(F) DE MINIMIS SAFE HARBOR ELECTIONTENNESSEE VALLEY PUBLIC POWER ASSOC. INC P.O. BOX 6189 CHATTANOOGA, TN 37401-6189 EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 62-0468356 FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2015 TENNESSEE VALLEY PUBLIC POWER ASSOC. INC IS MAKING THE DE MINIMIS SAFE HARBOR ELECTION UNDER REG. SEC. 1.263(A)-1(F).
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SEVEN STATES SOUTHAVEN LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11206 BROAD STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHATTANOOGACityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37402ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN260618114EIN
Primary ActivitiesPOWER GENERATION - SEE STATEMENT ON PART VIIPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SEE STATEMENT ON PART VIIBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACd
DISTRIBUTORS INSURANCE COMPANY
1206 BROAD STREETCHATTANOOGATN37402621167206PROVIDES VARIOUS INSURANCE COVERAGES TO TVPPA MEMBERSTNC$906,311$34,868,1981.000000
SEVEN STATES POWER CORPORATION
1206 BROAD STREETCHATTANOOGATN37402260618114ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION AND TRANSMISSIONTNC0N/A
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 OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
DISTRIBUTORS INSURANCE COMPANY
Q$255,000ACTUAL VALUE OF RECORDED REVENUE
SEVEN STATES POWER CORPORATION
Q$800,080ACTUAL VALUE OF RECORDED REVENUE

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE R, PART IFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTVPPA DOES NOT HAVE A DIRECT CONTROLLING INTEREST, SHARE OF INCOME OR SHARE OF END-OF-YEAR ASSETS IN SEVEN STATES SOUTHAVEN, LLC. THE MEMBERS OF SEVEN STATES SOUTHAVEN, LLC ARE MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF TVPPA. IN THE INTEREST OF FULL DISCLOSURE, SEVEN STATES SOUTHAVEN, LLC IS LISTED ON SCHEDULE R.ExplanationTxt