2015-09-22T05:59:39-07:00 2014-12-31 ADAMS JENKINS CHEATHAM PC 231 WYLDEROSE DR MIDLOTHIAN VA 231136845 990 2014-01-01 560160075 BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION BLUE 8287582383 PO BOX 112 LENOIR NC 28645 Katie M Woodle SR VP & CFO 2015-09-22 true G STEVEN GILLIAM CPA P00348264 8043231313 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z Katie M Woodle PO Box 112 Lenoir NC 28645 149191249 false false X blueridgeemc.com X 1936 NC Safe and Effective Distribution of electricity to the members of Blue Ridge EMC 12 12 188 266896 224370 0 143045411 141301695 1739458 2011499 5870187 4952376 150655056 148265570 44500 119500 9263048 11186419 19044416 18682453 0 0 120421517 117983903 148773481 147972275 1881575 293295 365316786 379181171 217624672 226814518 147692114 152366653 Safe and Effective Distribution of electricity to the members of Blue Ridge EMC false false Safe and effective delivery of electricity to the members of Blue Ridge EMC. The three largest program services, as measured by expenses are as follows:Cost of power $81,355,815Depreciation $13,946,985Other salaries and wages $12,436,461 false false false false false false false false false false true true false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false true 142 0 true 188 true true true false false false false false false false 141462351 5566145 false false false X 12 12 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true true false NC X THE CORPORATION 8287582383 PO Box 112 LENOIR NC 28645 Kenneth R Greene President 8.10 0.00 X X 35865 0 0 Charity Gambill-Gwyn Asst. Sec. Trea 5.74 0.00 X X 25027 0 0 Joy B Coffey SEC.-TREASURER 9.90 0.00 X X 29226 0 0 Jeffrey B Joines Vice President 7.56 0.00 X X 33629 0 0 Bradley McNeill Director 5.41 0.00 X 13253 0 10081 Jimmy D Hemphill Director 4.38 0.00 X 23434 0 0 Bryan Edwards Director 4.81 0.00 X 23489 0 0 JAMES B LAWRENCE Director 4.54 0.00 X 23219 0 0 DAVID EGGERS Director 9.02 0.00 X 28844 0 0 DAVID BOONE Director 5.45 0.00 X 22659 0 0 Tom Trexler Director 4.25 0.00 X 14734 0 9240 Johnny Wishon Director 5.89 0.00 X 22517 0 0 Douglas W Johnson Exec. VP & CEO 50.00 10.00 X 643856 0 255694 Brad Shields SVP & CTO 38.00 17.00 X 183759 0 80065 LEE LAYTON SVP, COO 40.00 2.00 X 318566 0 157594 JULIE O'DELL-MICHIE SVP, CAO 45.00 5.00 X 237881 0 74338 Katie M Woodle SR VP & CFO 45.00 5.00 X 233490 0 21562 Amy Crowder Dir. of FS & C Atg 45.00 0.00 X 123086 0 28963 MICHAEL HIGH DIR. ENG. SERV. 45.00 0.00 X 151032 0 64261 Glenn Grubb Dir. Pur. & Fac. 45.00 0.00 X 139978 0 15982 Robert Kent III DIR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 0.00 X 136977 0 59704 Alan Merck Dir. of Key Accts. 47.00 0.00 X 137442 0 35770 2601963 813254 17 false true false James R Vannoy & Sons PO Box 635 Jefferson NC 28640 CONSTRUCTION 1593189 Utility Lines Construction Services PO Box 827464 Philadelphia PA 19182 Construction 759467 Asplundh Tree Expert Co PO Box 532729 Atlanta GA 30353 R/W Clearing 962005 Sumpter Utilities Inc 1151 N Pike W Sumter SC 29151 CONSTRUCTION 1230025 Carter Utility Tree Service 213 Apollo Drive Mt Airy NC 27030 R/W Clearing 2691889 32 0 Sale and dist. of elect. 221000 141301695 141301695 141301695 1884620 1884620 0 0 353194 2422634 217837 135357 2422634 2557991 135357 259881 2162753 750000 623121 126879 126879 126879 0 0 86736 84721 2015 2015 Cont. in aid of const. 221000 607070 607070 income from equity invest 221000 1275671 1275671 Patronage allocations rec 221000 479330 479330 30299 25299 5000 2392370 148265570 143824422 266896 4174252 119500 0 0 11186419 2522022 0 12436461 1982195 617454 1124321 0 371888 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2653122 0 232817 9316108 0 13946985 0 Cost of power 81355815 Distribution Maintenance 6637158 General and Admin 2700380 Distribution Operation 2453977 -1684347 147972275 0 0 0 3628951 3286982 7235136 6339483 0 18763169 18880127 0 0 1426663 1550279 4211710 4664386 11383592 10123612 434694644 134699059 292807865 299995585 0 16057169 24332841 9648921 9962696 0 153610 45180 365316786 379181171 14441981 14434057 179331702 184491348 23850989 27889113 217624672 226814518 X 147692114 152366653 147692114 152366653 365316786 379181171 X 293295 4381244 X false true X true false 434694644 134699059 299995585 299995585 14332841 C 24332841 Inv. in Assoc. Org. - Patronage Capital 7210394 C Inv. in Assoc. Org. - Capital Term Cert. 2224010 C Other 528292 C Consumer deposits 1656277 Deferred credits 12489545 Due to related party 3500000 Other 646919 other postretirement benefits - medical 9596372 27889113 X Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Corporation follows the guidance for "uncertain tax positions" in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Corporation has determined that it is more likely than not that their tax positions will be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. true BRE Members Foundation PO Box 112 Lenoir NC 28645 561793740 100000 19500 Cash Value & Fully Dist. Costs Office Space & Management Support Energy Assistance 1 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The Blue Ridge Electric Members Foundation, Inc. (The Foundation), administers two types of funds. Grants are issued to organizations whom apply for grant funds to accomplish strategic projects. There is an independent group that reviews the applications and recommends organizations; the board of directors approves / denies the recommendations. The other funds are used for both electric bill assistance and heating fuels assistance. The Foundation provides guidelines as to the amount of assistance eligible and how often a member can be given assistance. The local Department of Social Services does the qualifying and granting of these assistance dollars. The Foundation also has a financial audit done each year by an independent certified public accounting firm. X X X X X X false true false Alan Merck Dir. of Key Accts. 129900 18151 -10609 21916 13854 173212 Amy Crowder Dir. of FS & C Atg 123191 7305 -7410 16042 12921 152049 Brad Shields SVP & CTO 159400 34821 -10462 68157 11908 263824 Douglas W Johnson Exec. VP & CEO 412847 243407 -12398 238579 17115 899550 Glenn Grubb Dir. Pur. & Fac. 131602 12345 -3969 7640 8342 155960 JULIE O'DELL-MICHIE SVP, CAO 201298 39681 -3098 64833 9505 312219 Katie M Woodle SR VP & CFO 199594 36826 -2930 12162 9400 255052 LEE LAYTON SVP, COO 252700 76301 -10435 144073 13521 476160 MICHAEL HIGH DIR. ENG. SERV. 148900 13976 -11844 50117 14144 215293 Robert Kent III DIR OF OPERATIONS 129900 12263 -5186 51153 8551 196681 Part III, Additional Information Schedule J Part II Breakdown of W-2 Compensation Column iii Other Reportable Compensation:The negative amounts in this column are included as part of total compensation in column B(i) and B(ii) and represent pre-tax deductions (Section 125) to arrive at W-2 Box 5 wages.Schedule J Part II Base Compensation, Bonus and incentive compensation from related organizations are not included in the members' electric rates. The following amounts were included in base and bonus compensation from related organizations as part of Schedule J:The following amounts included in reportable compensation in Part VII Section A and Schedule J Part II B(i) were allocated to Blue Ridge Energies, LLC:Douglas W. Johnson $54,639 (base) and $44,205 (bonus and incentive)Julie O'Dell-Michie $17,865 (base)Brad Shields $13,548 (base)Katie Woodle $8,929 (base)The following amounts included in reportable compensation in Part VII Section A and Schedule J Part II B(i) were allocated to RidgeLink LLC:Douglas W. Johnson $18,213 (base) $7,262 (bonus and incentive)Lee Layton $26,578 (base) Brad Shields $40,645 (base) $11,436 (bonus and incentive)Katie Woodle $8,929 (base) Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder The members of the Corporation elect the members of the board of directors that govern the affairs of the Corporation. Each director shall have one vote in all Board matters, and decisions shall be based on the vote of a majority of the Board members present at any meeting having a quorum of the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body The members of the Corporation elect the members of the board of directors that govern the affairs of the Corporation. The board of directors meet monthly with management in addition to other committee meetings. In addition, there is one annual membership meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders Certain decisions of the governing body are subject to approval by the members as provided for in the by-laws. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The CFO and management review a draft of the 990 with the board of directors prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The governing board of directors along with members of management complete annual conflict of interest statements. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The cooperative utilizes an independent compensation professional to review market trends and conduct an analysis of compensation including the CEO. The compensation committee of the board conducts an annual performance review of the CEO and approves the compensation package associated with this position. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Governing documents and policies are available upon request. The annual report, bylaws and other governing documents are available on the coop's web site. In addition, financial data is presented to the members at the annual meeting and also included in the 990 which is available upon request. Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases Contributions in aid of construction not revenue per gaap = -$607070 Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases net change in memberships = -$5965 Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases net retirement of capital credits = -$4484480 Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases non-cash patronage allocations not revenue per irs = $313775 Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases Other Comprehensive loss = -$2021435 Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases Patronage Div. paid to members' Accts. not expense per gaap = $11186419 990 Part IX Line 17 Travel Per IRS instructions the total travel costs reported on this line represent all transportation costs of the Corporation, including the expense of purchasing, leasing, operating, and repairing over 100 vehicles owned by the Corporation. This includes all the line and service trucks used in the daily operations of the Corporation. These trucks log in approximately 1,000,000 miles each year constructing and maintaining the electric plant of the Corporation. 990 Part VII Section A Column F The Corporation participates in the NRECA group defined pension plan. As part of this plan, participants are required to recognize the actuarial increase in the value of their account on the form 990. The contribution rate for participants in the plan are the same for all individuals in the plan. The change in actuarial value for each participant, however, varies with age. In other words, the older a participant is, the greater the increase in that individual's change in actuarial value with all other things being equal. Form 990, Part IX, Line 4 Benefits Paid To or For Members Patronage dividends are paid to members' accounts in accordance with the pre-existing obligation in the Corporation's by-laws. The Corporation is obligated to pay by credits to a capital account for each patron all such amounts in excess of operating costs and expenses.IRS instructions for line 4 changed in 2011 to include patronage dividends paid by section 501(c)(12) organizations to their members. Accordingly, these amounts are now reported on line 4. Blue Ridge Electric Members Found Inc PO Box 112 Lenoir NC 28645 561793740 Provides assistance to needy families & nonprofit com. org. NC 501 (c) 3 Charity Blue Ridge EMC true Ridgelink LLC 1216 Blowing Rock Blvd Lenoir NC 28645 263648319 Telecommunication Services NC Blue Ridge EMC C corp 296004 9474078 1.00000 true Blue Ridge Energies LLC 110 Nuway Circle NE Lenoir NC 28645 562100909 Fuel Propane / Dist. 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