STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

BARRON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
BARRON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (EIN 39-0150875)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-06
IRS object ID
201641279349300989
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)
Return2016-05-06T14:35:54-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAUMAN ASSOCIATES LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityEAU CLAIRECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN390150875EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBARRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7155373171PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 40AddressLine1Txt
CityBARRONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP54812ZIPCd

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PersonDALLAS SLOANPersonNm
Person TitleGENERAL MANAGERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7155373171PhoneNum
Signature2016-04-25SignatureDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRIAN R SCHILLING CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00004971PTIN
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Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDALLAS SLOANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 40AddressLine1Txt
CityBARRONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP54812ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$37,408,312GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.BARRONELECTRIC.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
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Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$37,329,403CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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PY Other Revenue$1,601PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,349CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$37,257,835PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$37,378,435CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$2,549,044CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$42,338,113TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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DescPROVIDED ELECTRICITY TO ITS MEMBERS.Desc
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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
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Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
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Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee50EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$35,920,398MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$34,836OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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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
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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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
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7155373171PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 40AddressLine1Txt
CityBARRONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP54812ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
SELMER E NELSON
PRESIDENT6.10Yes (X)$11,318$0$0
SCOTT WARWICK
DIRECTOR3.10Yes (X)$9,202$0$0
LARRY KUHL
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$8,539$0$0
MICHAEL BAKER
DIRECTOR3.90Yes (X)$8,433$0$0
ARLYN HELM
TREASURER3.80Yes (X)$7,799$0$0
RICHARD BOL
DIRECTOR2.70Yes (X)$7,776$0$0
RANDY COOK
DIRECTOR2.50Yes (X)$7,500$0$0
BARBARA HOLMAN
SECRETARY2.80Yes (X)$7,242$0$0
LYNN PETERSON
VICE PRESIDE2.90Yes (X)$7,200$0$0
DALLAS SLOAN
GENERAL MANA40.00$169,444$0$33,263Yes (X)
ALLEN GRAVESEN
DIR OF OPERA40.00$103,303$0$41,033Yes (X)
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Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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ZIELIE'S TREE SERVICE INC
PO BOX 307LADYSMITHWI54848TREE CLEARING$593,879
PUSH INC
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R & J ENTERPRISES
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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OTHER REVENUES221000$1,409,005$1,409,005
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$37,329,403TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$40,573TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$40,573ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$9,610OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$3,500OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$6,110OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,110TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,110RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$28,726GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$26,377CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,349TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$1,449,578ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,549,044TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$309,274TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$134,458TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,784,063TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,627,414TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
COST OF POWER$24,245,065
DISTRIBUTION - MAINTENANC$1,921,859
ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERA$1,287,394
DISTRIBUTION - OPERATIONS$903,658

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,616,206TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,378,435TotalAmt
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Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$139,456BOYAmt
EOY$308,698EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$532BOYAmt
EOY$666EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$3,110,087EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$294,676BOYAmt
EOY$296,540EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$169,126BOYAmt
EOY$157,828EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$81,002,398LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$29,186,573LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,089,473BOYAmt
EOY$51,815,825EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,013,803BOYAmt
EOY$16,922,139EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,298,921BOYAmt
EOY$1,612,961EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,037,298BOYAmt
EOY$74,224,744EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,382,260BOYAmt
EOY$2,359,368EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,748,169BOYAmt
EOY$36,559,430EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,441,833BOYAmt
EOY$3,419,315EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,572,262BOYAmt
EOY$42,338,113EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,465,036BOYAmt
EOY$31,886,631EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,465,036BOYAmt
EOY$31,886,631EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,037,298BOYAmt
EOY$74,224,744EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$0ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1,421,595OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$853,988OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$853,988BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$80,148,410OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$29,186,573DepreciationAmt
Book Value$50,961,837BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$51,815,825TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
PAT CAP ASSOCIATED COOP$14,868,384C
INV CAP TERM CERT CFC$1,276,937C
OTHER INVESTMENTS$743,270C
OTHER INV ASSOC ORG$17,535C
OTHER INV NON-GENERAL$16,013C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$16,922,139TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED LIABILITIES$2,055,784
OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES$711,019
CUSTOMER DEPOSITS$278,057
ACCRUED INTEREST$259,765
PATRONAGE CAPITAL PAYABLE$114,690
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,419,315TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDALLAS SLOANPersonNm
TitleGENERAL MANAGERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$169,444BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$8,728DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$24,535NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$202,707TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6EXPLANATION: THE COOPERATIVE IS ORGANIZED WITHOUT CAPITAL STOCK AND THERE IS ONLY ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS WITH RESPECT TO VOTING RIGHTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7AEXPLANATION: MEMBERS NOMINATE ONE OR MORE CANDIDATES FOR A DIRECTOR POSITION FOR EACH DISTRICT OF THE COOPERATIVE. MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE MEETING OF THE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7BEXPLANATION: EACH MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE AND NO MORE UPON EACH MATTER SUBMITTED TO A VOTE AT A MEETING OF THE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BEXPLANATION: THE GENERAL MANAGER AND SUPERVISOR OF FINANCE AND CONSUMER ACCOUNTING REVIEWS A DRAFT OF FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS SIGNED AND FILED. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DID NOT REVIEW FORM 990 BEFORE IT WAS FILED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CA COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS GIVEN TO EACH CURRENT EMPLOYEE AND DIRECTOR AS WELL AS EACH NEW EMPLOYEE AND DIRECTOR. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS A SELF-POLICING POLICY IN WHICH IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH EMPLOYEE/DIRECTOR TO COME FORWARD WITH ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WHENEVER THEY OCCUR. THE WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY SUPPORTS THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY ENCOURAGING ALL EMPLOYEES/DIRECTORS TO REPORT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND OTHER QUESTIONABLE BEHAVIOR.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15AEXPLANATION: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS USES COMPARABILITY DATA PROVIDED BY NRECA TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE GENERAL MANAGER. THE GENERAL MANAGER APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BSEE 15A
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19DOCUMENTATION IS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ATTENTION OF THE GENERAL MANAGER.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9GAIN ON RETIREMENTS 1,367,815 CURRENT YEAR MARGINS ALLOCATED 2,549,044 RETIREMENT OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL -2,495,264 TOTAL 1,421,595
FORM 990, PART XIITHE COOPERATIVE PROVIDES ANNUAL EXTERNAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM) USING A FISCAL YEAR END OF 11/30