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MIDWEST ENERGY INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
MIDWEST ENERGY INC (EIN 48-0163970)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-06-21
IRS object ID
201521729349300102
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)
Return2015-06-21T19:50:34-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Gabel Tax & AccountingBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12522 Marjorie DrAddressLine1Txt
CityHaysCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN480163970EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Midwest Energy IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMIDWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8002223121PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 898AddressLine1Txt
CityHaysCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67601ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHOMAS S MEISPersonNm
Person TitleVP FINANCE, CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8002223121PhoneNum
Signature2015-05-06SignatureDt

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Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTHOMAS S MEISPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 898AddressLine1Txt
CityHaysCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$219,357,550GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addressmwenergy.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1978FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateKSLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMidwest Energy's mission is to: -provide safe, reliable and efficient energy services -deliver innovative, affordable and environmentally sound solutions -foster leadership and growth throughout our regionActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$204,125,132PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$219,049,096CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$385,599PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$308,454CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$204,510,731PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$219,357,550CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$14,371,161PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$15,230,111CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$25,096,760PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$24,887,828CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$165,659,535PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$179,941,168CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$205,127,456PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$220,059,107CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$616,725PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$701,557CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$489,465,964TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$505,819,142TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$317,040,644TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$321,245,204TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$172,425,320NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$184,573,938NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
DescSERVE APPROXIMATELY 49,000 ELECTRIC AND 42,000 NATURAL GAS CUSTOMERS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN KANSAS.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
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 LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
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More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
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Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document224IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee303EmployeeCnt
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$217,079,081MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$14,489,977OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member49683IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (true)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (true)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonTHOMAS S MEISPersonNm
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Address Line11330 CanterburyAddressLine1Txt
CityHaysCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67601ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
LOUISE BERNING
Director7.00Yes (X)$7,900$0$0
JOHN BLACKWELL
Director14.00Yes (X)$25,850$0$0
LON FRAHM
Director5.00Yes (X)$8,250$0$0
KEITH MILLER
Director5.00Yes (X)$11,550$0$0
CHUCK MOORE
Director6.00Yes (X)$8,450$0$0
GARY MOSS
Director5.00Yes (X)$12,300$0$0
ED PRATT
Director8.00Yes (X)$14,500$0$0
JUANITA STECKLEIN
Director5.00Yes (X)$12,650$0$0
DALE UNRUH
Director5.00Yes (X)$9,350$0$0
EARNEST A LEHMAN
President & GM58.00$356,655$0$0Yes (X)
THOMAS S MEIS
V.P. Finance, CFO40.00$159,665$0$0Yes (X)
SHARON DREHER
Secretary50.00$149,642$0$0Yes (X)
WILLIAM DOWLING
VP of Energy Management & Supply55.00$194,325$0$0Yes (X)
FREDRICK TAYLOR
VP Operations50.00$156,463$0$0Yes (X)
PATRICK PARKE
VP Customer Service50$174,830Yes (X)
ROBERT BIEKER
Maintenance Supervisor45$111,947Yes (X)
JERRY BRINKMAN
Distribution Engineer48$109,535Yes (X)
ROBERT HOFFMAN
Lead Substation Technician50$108,827Yes (X)
DAVID GORMAN
Distribution Engineer45$107,196Yes (X)
ROBERT MUIRHEAD
Director Economic Development45$106,559Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,846,444TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K11IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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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
Par Electrical Contractors Inc
3687 US Highway 24GrantvilleKS66429Line Construction$5,609,987
Ward Electric Co Inc
3690 StagecoachLongmontCO80504Line Construction$2,666,973
Schweitzer Engineering Inc
2350 NE Hopkins CtPullmanWA99163Engineering Services$1,046,280
North American Energy Services
1180 NW Maple St Suite 200IssaquahWA98027Power Plant Management & Staffing$1,415,588
Solida Tree Service
PO Box 421PhillipsburgKS67661Line clearance$850,665
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K22CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
Electric Revenues221000$161,744,709
Gas Revenues221000$54,515,360
Joint Pole Rental221000$239,002$239,002
Patronage Dividends221000$1,721,396$1,721,396

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$828,629TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$219,049,096TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$308,454TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$219,357,550TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$217,397,152RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$1,960,398ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,230,111TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,455,884TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,326,092TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,413,281TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,824,929TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,867,642TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,042,532TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,075,571TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Purchased Power$97,056,715
Purchased Gas$32,738,611
Operating Expenses$8,660,421
Property Taxes$8,367,318

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$220,059,107TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$838,290BOYAmt
EOY$1,156,711EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,751,992BOYAmt
EOY$26,853,186EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$5,059,732BOYAmt
EOY$5,928,151EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$7,209,188BOYAmt
EOY$6,878,871EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,635,575BOYAmt
EOY$29,111,652EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$641,432,140LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$228,642,952LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$397,893,705BOYAmt
EOY$412,789,188EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,645,361BOYAmt
EOY$21,600,790EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,432,121BOYAmt
EOY$1,500,593EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$489,465,964BOYAmt
EOY$505,819,142EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,652,398BOYAmt
EOY$58,445,439EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,274,105BOYAmt
EOY$1,507,050EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$267,114,141BOYAmt
EOY$261,292,715EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$317,040,644BOYAmt
EOY$321,245,204EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$172,425,320BOYAmt
EOY$184,573,938EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$172,425,320BOYAmt
EOY$184,573,938EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$489,465,964BOYAmt
EOY$505,819,142EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$701,557ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$12,850,175OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$3,900PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours0VolunteerHoursCnt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (true)Form1120POLFiledInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$641,432,140OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$228,642,952DepreciationAmt
Book Value$412,789,188BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$412,789,188TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$220,059,106TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$220,059,106RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld-$701,556InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$701,556RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$219,357,550TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$204,828,996TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$204,828,996ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$15,230,111OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$15,230,111ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$220,059,107TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt XII, Line 4bFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCapital credits allocated.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
EARNEST A LEHMAN
$224,483$132,172$63,587$19,063$439,305
THOMAS S MEIS
$142,713$16,952$21,836$21,339$202,840
WILLIAM DOWLING
$169,285$25,040$74,934$21,475$290,734
FREDRICK TAYLOR
$138,847$17,616$35,634$21,293$213,390
PATRICK PARKE
$157,109$17,721$55,173$13,195$243,198
TIMOTHY FLAX
$153,504$10,210$18,890$182,604

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt I Line 4bEarnest A. Lehman received deferred compensation of $17,499 that is included in Box 5 of the W-2.
Pt I Line 4bSharon Dreher received deferred compensation of $11,700 that is included in Box 5 of the W-2.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 2Directors have a business relationship where one is employed by the other.
Pt VI, Line 19The 990 is made available,upon request, in paper form or can be emailed to requestors.
Pt VI, Line 11bThe 990 was presented to the Board of Directors for their review before it was filed.
Pt VI, Line 12cThe Board of Directors, Officers, Key Employees and Highly Compensated Employees fill out a questionnaire each year detailing any potential conflicts of interest.
Pt VI, Line 15aEvery three years a wage study is completed to compare market data with Midwest Energy's salary plan. Base compensation and bonus amounts for the General Manager are determined by the Board of Directors' Compensation Committee. Base compensation and bonuses for the other key employees are determined by the General Manager in accordance with the company's Salary Plan and Annual Business Plan.
Pt VI, Line 6The organization is amde up of members who are currently receiving service or have received service in the past and still have a balance in their capital credit account.
Pt VI, Line 7aThe Board of Directors is elected by the members.
Pt XIOther Changes to Net Assets is for capital credits paid out and capital credits allocated.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24fOTHER

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Midwest DevelopmentBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 898AddressLine1Txt
CityHaysCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN481101824EIN
Primary ActivitiesECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateKSLegalDomicileStateCd
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (true)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Midwest Development Inc
ecost
Midwest Development Inc
ocost