STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (EIN 38-1109570)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-06-29
IRS object ID
201501809349300915
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2015-06-29T09:24:18-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
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PersonMark KapplerPersonNm
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Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
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Cara Evans
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Dean Floria
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Kimber Hansen
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Jeremy Zbytowski
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Ryan Smith
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Robert Brennan
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PO Box 1147MandanND58554Software Support$410,154
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Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,288,917OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$3,300InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$460,933OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$464,233BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,424,100OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$727,060DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,697,040BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$92,076,931OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$28,551,296DepreciationAmt
Book Value$63,525,635BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$189,505OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$189,505BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$66,876,413TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
CFC-Patronage Capital$826,562C
CFC-Subordinate Certificates$1,894,625C
Memberships and Other Investments$397,634C
Wolverine Power Supply Co-op Capital Credits$26,420,592C
Tri-Co Services, Inc.$7,038,755C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$36,578,168TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt
Total Liability$0TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$47,944,782TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$0NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$210,616OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$210,616RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$47,734,166RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$47,734,166TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$44,466,236TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included-$4,957OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$4,957ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$44,471,193ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$3,462,973OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$3,462,973ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$47,934,166TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part IV, Line 2bThe Cooperative collects and remits voluntary contributions to the Tri-County Electric People Fund, Inc (the fund) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization organized for charitable giving to individuals and organizations primarily in the Cooperative's service area. Amounts owed to the fund at December 31, 2014 and 2013 amounted to $5,396 and $5,579, respectively.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2The Cooperative is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(12) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, therefore no provision for federal income tax is recorded. However, income from unrelated business activity is subject to income tax at normal corporate rates. The Cooperative has adopted the provision of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic ASC 740-10 effective January a, 2009. Implementation resulted in no cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the date of adoption. The Cooperative has no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2014 and 2013. The Cooperative will recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense if such penalties and interest are incurred. Under normal circumstances, the Cooperative is no longer subject to Federal and State tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2011. The Cooperative undergoes an annual analysis of its various tax positions, assessing the liklihood of those positions being upheld upon examination with relavent tax authorities, as defined by ASC 740-10.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2dEquity Earnings of Subsidiary $215,573, Non-Operating Expense -$4,957
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2dNon-Operating Expense -$4,957
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4bPatronage Capital Credits Allocated During Current Year $3,462,973

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 (5 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 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Mark Kappler
President/CEO$181,922$0$10,000$0$7,212$0$56,009$0$18,673$0$273,816$0$0
Matthew Miller
Operations Manager$114,622$0$9,000$0$3,055$0$69,555$0$13,336$0$209,568$0
Thomas Manting
CIO$103,882$0$1,500$0$757$0$29,623$0$19,682$0$155,444$0$0
Richard Warchuck
Lineman$115,692$0$0$0$239$0$20,508$0$18,682$0$155,121$0$0
Robert Brennan
Lineman$113,986$0$0$0$528$0$18,854$0$17,764$0$151,132$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule J, Part IIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIncluded in column "c", deferred compensation, is the estimated annual increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan. The estimated increase for Mark Kappler is $50,466, Matthew Miller is $66,095, Thomas Manting is $26,430, Richard Warchuck is $5,664 and Robert Brennan is $16,500. These amounts are an estimate in the increase in value of the plan and is not a current year expense of the Cooperative. The current year expense of the defined benefit plan is $35,402, $22,068, $20,352, $12,621 and $13,365 respectively.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonChristia MantingPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionSpouse of CIORelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$56,027TransactionAmt
TransactionWages and BenefitsTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2All board members and the CEO have business relationships due to their positions with Tri-Co Services, Inc., a wholly owned corporation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6There is one class of members. Each member is entitled to one vote.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aEach member is entitled to one vote to elect their district board member at their annual district meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7bThe altering or amending of the bylaws requires the majority vote of the members. Each member has one vote on such a decision.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8bThere is no committee with the authority to act on behalf of the full board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe CEO and CFO reviewed the Form 990 prior to it being distributed and reviewed at the June 2015 board meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cA board policy exists describing the situations creating a conflict of interest and requires each of the directors and key employees to disclose and report any potential conflicts to the proper authority. The CFO, CIO and other employees must report to the CEO. The CEO must report to the Board Chairman. The CFO, CIO, CEO, and directors are all required to review and sign an annual statement pertaining to conflicts of interest. Employees, including the CFO, CIO and CEO, found in violation of this policy will be dealt with pursuant to the bylaws of the cooperative.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15Job descriptions are maintained for each position, providing a basis for the responsibilities for each position. Annual goals and objectives tied to the strategic plan of the Organization are set for each position. Once each fiscal year the performance of these positions are evaluated. For the CEO, the board of directors as a whole evaluates the performance against the job responsibilities and the goals and objectives. Also, provided as a guide, are the guidelines provided by the national organization called the CEO Complementary Profile which provides a list of competencies and characteristics for success. For the CFO and CIO, the position is evaluated in a similar manner as the CEO. Annual compensation surveys are obtained for the above positions in similar organizations with similar responsibilities which provide compensation ranges. Educational background and work experience is also taken into consideration. Annual evaluations are brought to the board in September of each year. This process was last completed annually in September.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available upon request.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1aIncluded in column "d", reportable compensation from the organization, for Carl Morton is $70,000 in prior year deferred income, $15,318 in director income and $2,938 in former director income. Included in column "f", estimated amount of other compensation, is the estimated annual increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan. The estimated increase for Mark Kappler is $50,466, Thomas Manting is $26,430, Patrick Simmer is $20,003, Matthew Miller is $66,095, Richard Warchuck is $5,664, Jeremy Zbytowski is $4,169, Ryan Smith is $6,541 and Robert Brennan is $16,500. These amounts are an estimate in the increase in value of the plan and is not a current year expense of the Cooperative. The current year expense of the defined benefit plan is $35,402, $20,352, $17,100, $22,068, $12,621, $12,621, $12,621 and $13,365 respectively.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 4The Cooperative has interpreted the instructions to Part IX, Line 4, to mean patronage allocated for the year, rather than patronage capital retired. This is consistent with the bylaws of the Cooperative.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Donated Capital $91,467, Capital Credits Retired $-1,481,102, Equity Earnings by Subsidiary $215,576, Patronage Capital Credits allocated during Current Year $3,462,976, Total to Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 $2,288,917

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tri-County Electric People Fund IncorporatedBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17973 East Grand River AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityPortlandCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48875ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN383083659EIN
Primary ActivitiesOperation Round UpPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 7PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tri-County Electric CooperativeBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tri-Co Services IncorporatedBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17973 East Grand River AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityPortlandCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48875ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN382803942EIN
Primary ActivitiesSales, Service, InternetPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tri-County Electric CooperativeBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$215,573ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$8,382,756ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (1)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
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 OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationYes (1)DivRelatedOrganizationInd
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 FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (9 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Tri-Co Services Incorporated
a-iv$22,657Actual Cost
Tri-Co Services Incorporated
e$700,000Actual Cost
Tri-Co Services Incorporated
f$200,000Actual Cost
Tri-Co Services Incorporated
n$71,190Actual Cost
Tri-Co Services Incorporated
o$841,627Actual Cost
Tri-Co Services Incorporated
p$0Actual Cost
Tri-Co Services Incorporated
q$191,711Actual Cost
Tri-Co Services Incorporated
r$7,026,212Actual Cost
Tri-County Electric People Fund Incorporated
r$67,103Actual Cost