STRATEGY STUDIO / NONPROFIT PEOPLE SEARCH

PLATEAU ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2015

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
PLATEAU ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (EIN 62-0326835)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2016-11-14
IRS object ID
201643199349302269
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)
Return2016-11-14T08:37:52-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN621170651PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BROWN JAKE & MCDANIEL PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12607 KINGSTON PIKE SUITE 110AddressLine1Txt
CityKNOXVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP379193336ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN620326835EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLATEAU ELECTRIC COOPERATIVEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPLATBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4235698591PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 4669AddressLine1Txt
CityONEIDACityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP378414669ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonW DAVE CROSSPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4235698591PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFRANK D MCDANIEL CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00286555PTIN
Phone8656378600PhoneNum
Preparation2016-11-14PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerW DAVE CROSSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 4669AddressLine1Txt
CityONEIDACityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP378414669ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$35,441,780GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.PLATEAUELECTRIC.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1939FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPLATEAU ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE EXISTS TODAY TO DISTRIBUTE QUALITY ELECTRICITY AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST, PROMOTE AND FACILITATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ITS MEMBERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee51TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$35,908,597PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$35,233,101CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$206,546PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$208,679CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$36,115,143PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$35,441,780CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,735,677PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,742,214CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$31,234,006PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$30,302,654CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$34,969,683PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$34,044,868CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,145,460PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,396,912CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$58,154,176TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$58,286,849TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$24,152,739TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$22,888,541TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$34,001,437NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$35,398,308NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionPLATEAU ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE EXISTS TODAY TO DISTRIBUTE QUALITY ELECTRICITY AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST, PROMOTE AND FACILITATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ITS MEMBERS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
DescPLATEAU ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE WAS FORMED IN 1939 AS A MEMBER-OWNED COOPERATIVE. PEC SERVES APPROXIMATELY 1,758 LINE MILES AND IS HEADQUARTERED IN ONEIDA, TENNESSEE, WITH A DISTRICT OFFICE IN WARTBURG, TENNESSEE. PEC EXISTS TODAY TO DISTRIBUTE QUALITY ELECTRICITY AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST, PROMOTE AND FACILITATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ITS MEMBERS. THE COOPERATIVE PURCHASES POWER FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY AT WHOLESALE AND SUPPLIES ABOUT 16,945 MEMBERS.Desc
Described In Section501c3falseDescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (true)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document39IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee51EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$33,815,422MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$1,626,358OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (true)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (true)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRYAN KEETONPersonNm
Phone4235698591PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 4669AddressLine1Txt
CityONEIDACityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP378414669ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JIM LITTON
PRESIDENT13.70Yes (X)Yes (X)$26,250$0$0
TIM FREELS
VICE PRESIDE8.30Yes (X)Yes (X)$19,250$0$0
BILL HALL
SECRETARY8.30Yes (X)Yes (X)$18,200$0$0
MARK KLINE
TREASURER4.70Yes (X)Yes (X)$10,850$0$0
LEE ARMSTRONG
DIRECTOR9.60Yes (X)$18,550$0$0
BRIAN BOYATT
DIRECTOR8.40Yes (X)$18,550$0$0
VIC DAVIS
DIRECTOR11.50Yes (X)$23,800$0$0
HARRY GOSNELL
DIRECTOR8.10Yes (X)$17,150$0$0
STEVE LAMBERT
DIRECTOR7.30Yes (X)$14,700$0$0
W DAVE CROSS
CEO40.00Yes (X)$136,450$0$56,583
JOEL K MCCARTT
ASST MGR/DIR40.00Yes (X)$114,150$0$44,102
RYAN KEETON
CFO40.00Yes (X)$83,937$0$20,403
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$501,837TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$121,088TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
GALLOWAY CONSTRUCTION LLC
PO BOX 69SUNBRIGHTTN37872CUT/CLEARING$598,159
STUART C IRBY CO
PO BOX 741001ATLANTAGA30384SUPPLIES$397,949
ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC
210 INVERNESS CENTER DRIVEBIRMINGHAMAL35242EQUIPMENT/SVC$283,763
TEREX SERVICES
62831 COLLECTIONS CENTER DRIVECHICAGOIL60693VEHICLES/SVCE$266,255
ANIXTER INC
2301 PATRIOT BLVDGLENVIEWIL60026SUPPLIES$226,273
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K8CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SALES OF ELECTRIC ENERGY221000$33,815,422$33,815,422
RENT FROM ELECTRIC PROPERTY221000$1,051,205$1,051,205
SERVICE CHARGES AND FEES221000$366,474$366,474
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$35,233,101TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$208,679TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$208,679ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$35,441,780TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$35,233,101RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$208,679ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$558,576TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,928,206TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$353,639TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$714,937TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$186,856TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,529TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,888TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,354TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,320TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$229,375TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$247,444TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$744,402TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,384,943TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$284,295TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
POWER PURCHASED$23,802,320
MAINTENANCE EXPENSE$838,120
DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE$702,972
STATION EXPENSE$463,782

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$414,910TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,044,868TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$557,041BOYAmt
EOY$633,642EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,477,386BOYAmt
EOY$4,182,790EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,985,464BOYAmt
EOY$4,020,653EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$629,597BOYAmt
EOY$609,459EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$749,091BOYAmt
EOY$754,893EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$520,036BOYAmt
EOY$493,226EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$75,928,587LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$28,910,964LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,381,427BOYAmt
EOY$47,017,623EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$854,134BOYAmt
EOY$574,563EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,154,176BOYAmt
EOY$58,286,849EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,909,263BOYAmt
EOY$5,768,263EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,062,905BOYAmt
EOY$12,950,323EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,180,571BOYAmt
EOY$4,169,955EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,152,739BOYAmt
EOY$22,888,541EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,001,437BOYAmt
EOY$35,398,308EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,001,437BOYAmt
EOY$35,398,308EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,154,176BOYAmt
EOY$58,286,849EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,396,912ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$41OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$422,701InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$422,701BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$4,420,137InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,658,598DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,761,539BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$71,085,749InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$26,252,366DepreciationAmt
Book Value$44,833,383BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$47,017,623TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CUSTOMER DEPOSITS$1,818,755
ACCRUED POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS$982,684
DEFERRED CREDITS$759,057
TVA LOAN PROGRAM ADVANCES$609,459
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,169,955TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$35,441,780TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$35,441,780RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$35,441,780TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$34,044,868TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$34,044,868ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$34,044,868TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XTHE COOPERATIVE FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES USING THE PROVISIONS OF ASC TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES. THE COOPERATIVE HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING DISCLOSURE, AND THERE ARE NO MATERIAL AMOUNTS OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. THE COOPERATIVE'S EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED FOR TAX YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2013 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2016, THE YEARS THAT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY MAJOR TAX JURISDICTIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2016.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4BBOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 2,373,738

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
W DAVE CROSS
CEO$136,450$54,135$2,448$193,033
JOEL K MCCARTT
ASST MGR/DIR ENGINEE$114,150$42,049$2,053$158,252

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6PLATEAU ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE IS MEMBER OWNED BY THE CUSTOMERS IT SERVES IN SCOTT AND MORGAN COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7AEACH INDIVIDUAL ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS FOR A THREE YEAR TERM, WITH THREE DIRECTORS UP FOR RE-ELECTION EVERY YEAR. THE MEMBERS ELECT THE DIRECTORS AT AN ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING, WHERE EACH MEMBER GETS ONE VOTE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7BMEMBERS ANNUALLY ELECT DIRECTORS TO FILL EXPIRING TERMS OF A PORTION OF THE COOPERATIVE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ELECTION RESULTS ARE RATIFIED BY THE COOPERATIVE'S MEMBERSHIP AT AN ANNUAL MEETING. MEMBERS MUST ALSO VOTE TO APPROVE THE DISSOLUTION, MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION, OR SALE OF A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE ASSETS OF THE COOPERATIVE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BA FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE COOPERATIVE FOR REVIEW BEFORE THE FORM IS FILED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS ARE HANDLED BY THE BOARD AND DISCUSSED DURING THE BOARD MEETINGS IF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARISE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE BOARD REVIEWS COMPARATIVE ORGANIZATION'S SALARY AMOUNTS AND REVIEWS SALARY SURVEYS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BTHE BOARD REVIEWS COMPARATIVE ORGANIZATION'S SALARY AMOUNTS AND REVIEWS SALARY SURVEYS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9CHANGE IN CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS 174 CHANGE IN MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATES -215 TOTAL -41