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CENTRAL ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
CENTRAL ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION (EIN 64-0132702)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2015-11-05
IRS object ID
201523099349301302
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)
Return2015-11-05T10:59:51-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN640295411PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1REA SHAW GIFFIN & STUART LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1322 BYRD AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP393502518ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN640132702EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CENTRAL ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCENTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6012675671PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 477AddressLine1Txt
CityCARTHAGECityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP390510477ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAUL D LONGPersonNm
Person TitleMANAGERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6012675671PhoneNum
Signature2015-10-27SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonA T WILLIAMSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00128829PTIN
Phone6016562742PhoneNum
Preparation2015-11-03PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$92,415,775GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.CENTRALEPA.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation1937FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMSLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO OVER 35,000 MEMBERS IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee120TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants$770PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,365CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$330,580PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$184,005CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$24,901,054PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$23,041,527CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$25,232,404PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$23,229,897CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$18,880,893PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$19,168,029CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$18,880,893PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$19,168,029CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$6,351,511PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,061,868CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$134,326,026TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$130,639,296TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$56,857,346TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$54,780,993TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$77,468,680NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$75,858,303NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionPROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO OVER 35,000 MEMBERS IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$19,168,029ExpenseAmt
DescPROVIDE ELECTRICITY IN RURAL CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$19,168,029TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3falseDescribedInSection501c3Ind
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
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document23IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee120EmployeeCnt
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$90,983,332MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$1,428,078OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member10IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (true)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMSStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonFATIE HORNPersonNm
Phone6012675671PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1104 SOUTH VAN BURENAddressLine1Txt
CityCARTHAGECityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39051ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
TIM COOK
DIRECTOR6.00Yes (X)$5,600$0$0
MAX LOPER
DIRECTOR6.00Yes (X)$5,600$0$0
JOE SANDERS
DIRECTOR6.00Yes (X)$5,600$0$0
PETTEY LEACH
DIRECTOR6.00Yes (X)$5,600$0$0
DANNY THORNTON
DIRECTOR6.00Yes (X)$5,600$0$0
RAY BRITT
DIRECTOR6.00Yes (X)$5,600$0$0
DAVID BOYD
DIRECTOR6.00Yes (X)$5,600$0$0
PHILLIP CROSBY
DIRECTOR6.00Yes (X)$5,600$0$0
DON HOWINGTON
DIRECTOR6.00Yes (X)$5,600$0$0
HANNA WATSON
DIRECTOR6.00Yes (X)$5,600$0$0
PAUL D LONG
MANAGER40.00$232,665$0$0Yes (X)
BRIAN LONG
DIRECTOR OF40.00$129,470$0$0Yes (X)
MIKE STEWART
DIRECTOR OF40.00$126,439$0$0Yes (X)
AMY SHEPARD
DIRECTOR OF40.00$124,625$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$669,199TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
PROGRESSIVE SOLUTIONS LLC
PO BOX 825124PHILADELPHIAPA191825124ROW CONTRACTOR$1,663,122
LARRY CHANDLER
1339 NORTHWOOD CIRCLECARTHAGEMS39051METER READER$138,280
RANDALL PUGH
14171 HIGHWAY 21 SPHILADELPHIAMS39350METER READER$100,562
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$4,365MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions$4,365TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$184,005TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$184,005ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$90,983,332GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$69,185,878CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$21,797,454TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$21,797,454RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescJOINT POLE RENTALSDesc
Total Revenue Column$1,244,073TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,244,073ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,244,073OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$23,229,897TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$21,797,454RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$1,428,078ExclusionAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,967,090TotalAmt
Program Services$1,967,090ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,009,584TotalAmt
Program Services$1,009,584ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,293,824TotalAmt
Program Services$5,293,824ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
MAINTENANCE$4,325,680$4,325,680
CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS$3,273,691$3,273,691
DISTRIBUTION$2,776,113$2,776,113
CUSTOMER SERVICES & INFOR$277,798$277,798

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$244,249TotalAmt
Program Services$244,249ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,168,029TotalAmt
Program Services$19,168,029ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,683,493BOYAmt
EOY$32,101,517EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,093,759BOYAmt
EOY$5,891,926EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,640,366BOYAmt
EOY$1,572,363EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,426,155BOYAmt
EOY$1,433,909EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$157,133,768LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$69,948,643LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,786,655BOYAmt
EOY$87,185,125EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,695,598BOYAmt
EOY$2,454,456EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,326,026BOYAmt
EOY$130,639,296EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,267,138BOYAmt
EOY$15,275,937EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,307,676BOYAmt
EOY$33,337,851EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,282,532BOYAmt
EOY$6,167,205EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,857,346BOYAmt
EOY$54,780,993EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$753,275BOYAmt
EOY$757,640EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,715,405BOYAmt
EOY$75,100,663EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,468,680BOYAmt
EOY$75,858,303EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,326,026BOYAmt
EOY$130,639,296EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,061,868ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$5,672,245OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$861,475OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$861,475BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$149,489,994OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$67,082,520DepreciationAmt
Book Value$82,407,474BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,782,299OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,866,123DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,916,176BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$87,185,125TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT BENEFIT PAYABLE$5,445,904
ADVANCES FROM TVA$717,764
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS$3,537
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,167,205TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$23,229,897TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$23,229,897RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$23,229,897TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,168,029TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$19,168,029ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$19,168,029TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAUL D LONGPersonNm
TitleMANAGERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$232,665BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$232,665TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7AYES
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7BYES
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BFORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AT A BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CYES
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15AYES
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BYES
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE IN CARTHAGE, MISSISSIPPI.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9PENSION LIABILITY ADJUSTMENT 5,672,245