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FLATHEAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
FLATHEAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 81-0135783)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-04-29
IRS object ID
201631209349301263
Schema version
2015v2.0
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)
Return2016-04-29T13:52:13-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1DECORIA MAICHEL AND TEAGUE PSBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line17307 N DIVISION ST Ste 222AddressLine1Txt
CitySPOKANECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN810135783EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Flathead Electric Cooperative IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFLATBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4067514483PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12510 US Highway 2 EastAddressLine1Txt
CityKalispellCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59901ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEmery SmithPersonNm
Person TitleSecretary/TreasPersonTitleTxt
Signature2016-04-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMicheal A DeCoriaPreparerPersonNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMark JohnsonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12510 US Highway 2 EastAddressLine1Txt
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State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59901ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$109,316,004GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates IncludedfalseAllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.flatheadelectric.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1937FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide rural electrical power distribution to members in our service area.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
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Tax Exempt BondsYes (true)TaxExemptBondsInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributionsInd
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Licensed More Than One StatefalseLicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
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Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (true)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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Chris Byrd
Trustee27.000.00Yes (X)$19,335$0-$1,311
Doug Grob
Vice President22.000.00Yes (X)$33,923$0$0Yes (X)
Duane Braaten
Trustee9.000.00Yes (X)$25,248$0$0
Jay Downen
Trustee10.000.00Yes (X)$22,271$0$0
Bruce Measure
President20.000.00Yes (X)$25,988$0$116Yes (X)
Paul Holland
Trustee25.000.00Yes (X)$29,776$0$0
Earl Messick
Trustee12.000.00Yes (X)$31,677$0$0
Alan Ruby
Trustee19.000.00Yes (X)$40,047$0$0
Emery Smith
Secretary/Treas23.000.00Yes (X)$30,476$0$0Yes (X)
Mark Johnson
General Manager51.000.00$219,050$0$147,071Yes (X)
Tod Young
Dir. of Finance47.000.00$122,512$0$98,849Yes (X)
Ron Durbin
Serviceman Lineman50.000.00$131,746$0$71,367Yes (X)
Mikel Parrish
Director of IT45.000.00$138,620$0$81,654Yes (X)
Mike Piper
Lineman49.000.00$126,367$0$25,035Yes (X)
Jason Williams
Director of Engine45.000.00$130,355$0$90,724Yes (X)
John Goroski
Dir of Regulatory45.000.00$142,961$0$82,250Yes (X)
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Rocky Mountain Contractors
2214 US Hwy 2 EastKalispellMT59901Plant construction$384,067
SCS Energy
3900 Kilroy Airport Way Suite 100Long BeachCA90806Energy Facility Cont$385,294
NISC
One Innovation CircleLake St LouisMO63367CIS/ABS System$805,097
Badger Excavating Inc
400 Egan RdKalispellMT59901System Upgrades$323,712
Aspen Urban Forestry Inc
745 Capistrano DrKalispellMT59901Right of way clearin$547,878
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K16CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions$0TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSale of electricityDesc
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Exclusion$54,279ExclusionAmt

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Exclusion$576,294ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Other$41,823OtherAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$14,245OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$27,578OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Other Revenue Total$490,757OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$630,573ExclusionAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,766,477TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$845,028TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,633,296TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,705,135TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,725,918TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$888,082TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,673TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,968TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,857TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,003,902TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,678,187TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,887,251TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$443,226TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Cost of power$59,648,232
Distribution expense$9,809,489
Member accounts and services$5,520,885
Taxes$5,434,929

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$15,602,074TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,615,461TotalAmt
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Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$1,915,905BOYAmt
EOY$3,438,341EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,513,923BOYAmt
EOY$14,517,611EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$456,239BOYAmt
EOY$621,061EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,019,686BOYAmt
EOY$866,914EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,484,190BOYAmt
EOY$7,640,455EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$353,503,500LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$114,326,558LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$238,455,984BOYAmt
EOY$239,176,942EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$513,924BOYAmt
EOY$390,637EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,841,940BOYAmt
EOY$10,336,945EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$874BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$274,202,665BOYAmt
EOY$276,988,906EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,771,879BOYAmt
EOY$14,801,909EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,750,000EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,149,608BOYAmt
EOY$178,696,740EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,340,986BOYAmt
EOY$16,206,356EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$210,262,473BOYAmt
EOY$211,455,005EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,741,525BOYAmt
EOY$2,965,180EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,198,667BOYAmt
EOY$62,568,721EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,940,192BOYAmt
EOY$65,533,901EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$274,202,665BOYAmt
EOY$276,988,906EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,686,298ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$92,589OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,981,811OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$5,981,811BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,504,383OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,246,916DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,257,467BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$237,113OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$85,755DepreciationAmt
Book Value$151,358BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,075,176OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,869,986DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,205,190BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$313,705,017OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$98,123,901DepreciationAmt
Book Value$215,581,116BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$239,176,942TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDeferred creditsDesc
Amt$16,206,356Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$16,206,356TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$109,301,759TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$109,301,759RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$109,301,759TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$104,848,984TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$104,848,984ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$2,766,477OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$2,766,477ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$107,615,461TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteThe Cooperative has not identified any uncertain income tax positions that would jeopardize its tax-exempt status. The Cooperative's income tax returns are subject to review and examination by federal authorities. The tax years that remain open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service are 2012 through 2014.
Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/SPatronage capital to be allocated $2766477

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Jason Williams
Director of Engine$129,828$271$256$66,631$24,093$221,079
John Goroski
Dir of Regulatory$142,136$271$554$80,205$2,045$225,211
Mark Johnson
General Manager$217,211$271$1,568$122,264$24,807$366,121
Mike Piper
Lineman$125,959$271$137$1,467$23,568$151,402
Mikel Parrish
Director of IT$137,468$271$881$79,756$1,898$220,274
Ron Durbin
Serviceman Lineman$131,118$271$357$47,798$23,569$203,113
Tod Young
Dir. of Finance$120,941$271$1,300$74,794$24,055$221,361

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Flathead Electric CooperaBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN810135783BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2009-04-28BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$3,500,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeFlathead County Landfill Gas ProjectPurposeDesc
DefeasedfalseDefeasedInd
On Behalf Of IssuerfalseOnBehalfOfIssuerInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Total Proceeds$3,500,000TotalProceedsAmt
Capital Expenditures$3,500,000CapitalExpendituresAmt
Current RefundingfalseCurrentRefundingInd
Advance RefundingfalseAdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (true)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (true)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed PropertyfalseOwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease ArrangementsfalseAnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropfalseMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research AgreementsfalseAnyResearchAgreementsInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (true)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T FiledYes (true)Form8038TFiledInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And RecfalseHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GICfalseGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds InvestedfalseGrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (true)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or ShareholderMembers consist of individuals and businesses that receive electric service from the Cooperative. Members receive a share of the Cooperative's margins through an allocation and approved retirement of patronage capital.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing BodyTrustee NominationsA. In any year in which a vacancy in the office of trustee shall occur in any district, there shall be nominated from the vacant district at least one candidate for the office of trustee.B. A candidate for each vacancy shall notice his or her interest in the vacant or expiring position by submitting a nominating petition to the nominating committee of the Board at least five (5) business days before the annual meeting. Each petition shall consist of the printed name, address, telephone number, and original and dated signature of not less than twenty-five (25) members from the candidate's district.C. The nominating committee shall review the petitions to determine that all signers are members and reside in said district, and that the nominee is qualified to serve.D. A written profile of each nominee shall be required.Trustee ElectionsA. The election of trustees shall take place in conjunction with the annual meeting of the members at which time members shall elect the number of trustees necessary to fill the position or positions of those whose terms have expired or been vacated.B. Elections of trustees shall be determined by a plurality vote. If, after a recount, there is a tie for a trustee position, the winner shall be determined by a coin toss.C. If, because of redistricting, two (2) Board members whose terms have not expiredrepresent the same district, an election shall be held between these two current Board members.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or ShareholdersChanges to the Cooperative's by-laws require approval by its members. Each member is entitled to one vote for making changes to the Cooperative's by-laws.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessAfter the Form 990 has been prepared by the independent accountants, management reviews the Form for accuracy and completeness. Once management believes the Form is complete and accurate, the Form is submitted to the Board for their review and approval. Upon receiving their approval, the Form is signed and filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsManagement ensures the enforcement of the policy. Management and the Board review any potential conflicts of interest, at least annually. Any potential conflicts are discussed with legal counsel in order to determine the appropriate form of action, if necessary, in accordance with the policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementThe Board of Trustees reviews the General Manager's compensation and, to the extent possible, compares it to the compensation of General Managers of other comparably-sized electric cooperatives within the region using an independent consultant and survey information obtained from NRECA and Milliman. Additionally, the Board reviews the General Manager's compensation relative to the compensation of other executive-level positions within the geographical area as a measure of reasonableness. After consideration of these factors, along with the performance of the individual under review, the Board approves the General Manager's compensation package.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesCompensation of other officers or key employees, if any, are determined annually by the General Manager and Human Resources Director utilizing data prepared by an independent consultant along with a salary matrix and written performance evaluations.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableSome documents and information are available on the organization's website. Other information is available upon request, in accordance with Board policy.
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesAdditions to other equities = $223655
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesPatronage capital to be allocated = $2766477
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other DecreasesRetirement of capital credits = -$3082721
Form 990, Part IX, Line 4 - Explanation of Benefits Paid to MembersThe Cooperative has interpreted the instructions for Part IX, Line 4 of the 2015 Form 990, regarding patronage dividends paid, to include the total amount of capital credits to be allocated for the tax year.