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FLATHEAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
FLATHEAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 81-0135783)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-06-01
IRS object ID
201511529349300426
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-06-01T09:27:38-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DECORIA MAICHEL AND TEAGUE PSBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17307 N DIVISION ST Ste 222AddressLine1Txt
CitySPOKANECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2015-06-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMicheal A DeCoriaPreparerPersonNm
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Phone5095353503PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

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$106,182,896GrossReceiptsAmt
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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Escrow AccountfalseEscrowAccountInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonorInd
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Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041falseOrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One StatefalseLicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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Chris Byrd
Trustee28.000.00Yes (X)$14,960$0$2,755
Doug Grob
Vice President24.000.00Yes (X)$34,230$0$0Yes (X)
Duane Braaten
Trustee15.000.00Yes (X)$25,942$0$0
Jay Downen
Trustee11.000.00Yes (X)$20,606$0$0
Bruce Measure
Trustee20.000.00Yes (X)$8,017$0$6,452
Paul Holland
Trustee25.000.00Yes (X)$28,099$0$0
Earl Messick
President10.000.00Yes (X)$34,307$0$0Yes (X)
Alan Ruby
Trustee19.000.00Yes (X)$36,411$0$0
Emery Smith
Secretary/Treas23.000.00Yes (X)$31,448$0$0Yes (X)
Mark Johnson
General Manager50.000.00$193,122$0$134,879Yes (X)
Tod Young
Dir. of Finance45.000.00$112,275$0$86,861Yes (X)
Dave Biggar
Operations Superin50.000.00$153,708$0$92,415Yes (X)
Frank Kauzlarich
Director of Operat48.000.00$121,039$0$69,440Yes (X)
Kim Bender
Journeyman Lineman56.000.00$138,178$0$59,897Yes (X)
Jason Williams
Director of Engine45.000.00$118,456$0$75,372Yes (X)
John Goroski
Dir of Regulatory45.000.00$130,926$0$73,175Yes (X)
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Rocky Mountain Contractors
2214 US Hwy 2 EastKalispellMT59901Plant construction$874,107
SCS Energy
3900 Kilroy Airport Way Suite 100Long BeachCA90806Energy Facility Cont$371,744
NISC
One Innovation CircleLake St LouisMO63367CIS/ABS System$738,124
Corporate Technology Group
910 Brooks StreetMissoulaMT59801Fiber Installation$346,037
Aspen Urban Forestry Inc
745 Capistrano DrKalispellMT59901Right of way clearin$678,433
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K14CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$145,669GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$145,669TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSale of electricityDesc
Business221000BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$83,170ExclusionAmt

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

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Personal$486,186PersonalAmt

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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Other$35,480OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$35,480OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$35,480TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$35,480ExclusionAmt

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Other Revenue Total$516,464OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$702,535ExclusionAmt

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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

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Total$776,485TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$770,364TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,977,051TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,660,013TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,220,018TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$809,782TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,647TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,750TotalAmt

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

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,302TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$945,018TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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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$8,706,003TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,614,332TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$411,052TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Cost of power$59,760,962
Distribution expense$8,774,205
Member accounts and services$6,375,802
Administrative and general$5,260,836

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$14,817,720TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$1,888,763BOYAmt
EOY$1,915,905EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,983,742BOYAmt
EOY$13,513,923EOYAmt

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$2,136,221BOYAmt
EOY$456,239EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$849,142BOYAmt
EOY$1,019,686EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,115,515BOYAmt
EOY$8,484,190EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$107,474,329LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$237,276,578BOYAmt
EOY$238,455,984EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$515,085BOYAmt
EOY$513,924EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,361,241BOYAmt
EOY$9,841,940EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,358BOYAmt
EOY$874EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$275,139,645BOYAmt
EOY$274,202,665EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,774,541BOYAmt
EOY$14,771,879EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,250,000BOYAmt
EOY$2,000,000EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,425,146BOYAmt
EOY$177,149,608EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,020,809BOYAmt
EOY$16,340,986EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$213,470,496BOYAmt
EOY$210,262,473EOYAmt
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$2,523,471BOYAmt
EOY$2,741,525EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,145,678BOYAmt
EOY$61,198,667EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,669,149BOYAmt
EOY$63,940,192EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$275,139,645BOYAmt
EOY$274,202,665EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,681,994ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$589,049OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$4,811,201DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,693,182BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$237,113OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$79,495DepreciationAmt
Book Value$157,618BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,235,388OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,489,466DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,745,922BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$305,971,618OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$92,094,167DepreciationAmt
Book Value$213,877,451BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$238,455,984TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDeferred creditsDesc
Amt$16,340,986Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$16,340,986TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$108,782,896TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$2,600,000OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,600,000RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$106,182,896RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$106,182,896TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$103,724,417TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$103,724,417ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$776,485OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$776,485ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$104,500,902TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 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 2011 through 2013.
Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990Previously deferred revenue $2600000
Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/SPatronage capital to be allocated $776485

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (true)SeverancePaymentInd
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
Dave Biggar
Operations Superin$152,321$271$1,116$90,157$2,258$246,123
Frank Kauzlarich
Director of Operat$120,122$271$646$47,493$21,947$190,479
Jason Williams
Director of Engine$117,966$271$219$53,157$22,215$193,828
John Goroski
Dir of Regulatory$130,156$271$499$71,123$2,052$204,101
Kim Bender
Journeyman Lineman$107,453$165$30,560$50,929$8,968$198,075
Mark Johnson
General Manager$191,910$271$941$111,752$23,127$328,001
Tod Young
Dir. of Finance$110,401$271$1,603$64,582$22,279$199,136

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFlathead serves a small area on the Montana/Wyoming border. It is impractical to provide service to this area from our headquarters in Kalispell. Due to the location of the service area and the local housing and rental market, as well as the challenge in recruiting a qualified individual, the Cooperative purchased a home and provides the home to the employee free of charge. The employee is needed for emergency response. His residing in the Cooperative-provided housing is considered necessary from both a member service perspective and an employee retention perspective.ExplanationTxt

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 (14 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. 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 = $218054
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other DecreasesOther adjustments = -$0
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesPatronage capital to be allocated = $776485
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesReclass deferred revenue = $2600000
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other DecreasesRetirement of capital credits = -$3005490
Form 990, Part IX, Line 4 - Explanation of Benefits Paid to MembersThe Cooperative has interpreted the instructions for Part IX, Line 4 of the 2014 Form 990, regarding patronage dividends paid, to include the total amount of capital credits to be allocated for the tax year.