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ASSOCIATION OF LOUISIANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
ASSOCIATION OF LOUISIANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES INC (EIN 72-0400467)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-11
IRS object ID
201533159349303653
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)
Return2015-11-11T15:03:54-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN720636725PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HANNIS T BOURGEOIS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12322 TREMONT DRAddressLine1Txt
CityBATON ROUGECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70809ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN720400467EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASSOCIATION OF LA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlASSOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2252933450PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110725 AIRLINE HWYAddressLine1Txt
CityBATON ROUGECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70816ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRANDALL C PIERCEPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2252933450PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCELESTE D VIATORPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00148444PTIN
Phone2259284770PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRANDALL C PIERCEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110725 AIRLINE HWYAddressLine1Txt
CityBATON ROUGECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70816ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,992,042GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.ALEC.COOP/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1942FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO FOSTER, DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE THE PROGRAM OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; AND TO FURTHER THE GENERAL WELFARE AND GENERALLY TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION; TO FURTHER THE SAFETY, STABILITY, SECURITY AND PROSPERITY OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES; TO AID IN SOLVING THE PROBLEMS COMMON TO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION RELATING TO THE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM; TO COOPERATE WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND CIVIC AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PROMOTION OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND NATIONAL, STATE, COMMUNITY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT; TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND INFORMATION PROGRAMS THAT WILL STIMULATE LOCAL GROWTH, STABILITY AND SECURITY, AND STRENGHTEN THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE PROGRAM IN LOUISIANA; AND TO OTHERWISE ASSIST THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC ENERGY TO INHABITANTS OF MEMBER SERVICE AREAS AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST CONSISTENT WITH SOUND ECONOMY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body16VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent16VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee9TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$996,201PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$968,085CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$974,528PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$959,117CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$12,059PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,041CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$10,690PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$10,872CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,993,478PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,940,115CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$858,316PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$800,979CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,032,162PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,122,049CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,890,478PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,923,028CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$103,000PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$17,087CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,330,026TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,204,964TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,065,184TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$923,035TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$264,842NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$281,929NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO FOSTER, DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE THE PROGRAM OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; AND TO FURTHER THE GENERAL WELFARE AND GENERALLY TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATIONMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescTHE ASSOCIATION OF LOUISIANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, INC. IS A STATEWIDE TRADE ASSOCIATION WHOSE MAJOR PROGRAMS INCLUDE LEGISLATIVE AND GOVERNMENTAL REPRESENTATION, PUBLICATION OF THE LOUISIANA COUNTRY NEWSPAPER, AND SAFETY TRAINING.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document14IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee9EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members16GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member16IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRANDALL C PIERCEPersonNm
Phone2252933450PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110725 AIRLINE HWYAddressLine1Txt
CityBATON ROUGECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70816ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JR HICKMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TEDDY WELCH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK BROWN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANNY BERTHELOT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE HEINEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIRK WELDON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD STRONG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER RUMFOLA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALTON SMITH JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRACY DUVAL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN RIVET
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAREY BATEMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COTTON JOURDAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LESLIE FALKS
PRESIDENT1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
RICHARD NOLES
VICE PRESIDENT1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JEFF CHURCHWELL
SECRETARY/TREASURER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
RANDALL C PIERCE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$162,036$0$11,995Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$162,036TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$11,995TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$968,085AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$968,085TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
NEWSPAPER SALES813910$765,417$765,417
ADVERTISING SALES813910$93,967$93,967
ANNUAL MEETING813910$68,820$68,820
DIRECTORY SALES813910$30,913$30,913
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$959,117TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$53,962OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$51,927OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$2,035OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,035TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,035RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business813910BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$10,872TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,872RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$10,872OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,940,115TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$972,024RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$6ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$509,617TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$258,957TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,405TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,648TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,650TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,287TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,585TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,291TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,928TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,493TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,522TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,919TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
MAILING COSTS-NEWSPAPER$247,159
PRINTING$199,048
MEETINGS$60,884
GENERAL LEGISLATION$53,712

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$222,923TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,923,028TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$302,780BOYAmt
EOY$291,111EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,803BOYAmt
EOY$58,809EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,614BOYAmt
EOY$35,659EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,850BOYAmt
EOY$4,930EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$885,392LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$555,431LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$371,878BOYAmt
EOY$329,961EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$534,101BOYAmt
EOY$484,494EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,330,026BOYAmt
EOY$1,204,964EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,053BOYAmt
EOY$20,799EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$824,222BOYAmt
EOY$724,310EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$200,909BOYAmt
EOY$177,926EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,065,184BOYAmt
EOY$923,035EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$234,842BOYAmt
EOY$266,929EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,000BOYAmt
EOY$15,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$264,842BOYAmt
EOY$281,929EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,330,026BOYAmt
EOY$1,204,964EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$17,087ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$41,757InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$41,757BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$539,253InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$414,296DepreciationAmt
Book Value$124,957BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$250,616InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$110,136DepreciationAmt
Book Value$140,480BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$53,766InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$30,999DepreciationAmt
Book Value$22,767BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$329,961TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNRECA RETIREMENT SECURITY PLAN PREPAYMENTDesc
Book Value$484,494BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$484,494TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED COMPENSATED ABSENCES$120,641
ACCRUED BENEFIT OBLIGATION$38,120
DEFERRED INCOME$12,000
ACCRUED EXPENSES$7,165
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$177,926TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,938,080TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,938,080RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$2,035OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$2,035RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,940,115TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,920,993TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included-$2,035OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$2,035ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,923,028ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,923,028TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE ASSOCIATION IS A QUALIFIED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(6). THE ASSOCIATION FILES AN INCOME TAX RETURN IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE ASSOCIATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2011. ANY INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSESSED BY INCOME TAXING AUTHORITIES ARE NOT SIGNIFICANT AND ARE INCLUDED IN GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS APPLICABLE. THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. TEHRE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:REALIZED GAIN/LOSS ON INVESTMENTS 2035.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:REALIZED GAIN/LOSS ON INVESTMENTS -2035.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRANDALL C PIERCEPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$162,036BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$11,995NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$174,031TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6EACH COOPERATIVE IS AN EQUAL MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF LA COOPERATIVES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AEACH MEMBER COOPERATIVE IS ALLOWED REPRESENTATION BY BEING ALLOWED TO CHOOSE ONE BOARD MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION HAS NO COMMITTEES THAT ARE GRANTED THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY; THEREFORE THERE ARE NO MEETINGS TO DOCUMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO THEN PRESENTS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CNO RELATED TRANSACTIONS ARE PERMITTED. NEW MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE DISCLOSURE OF ANY RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE ASSOCIATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE ALEC BOARD OF DIRECTORS USES THREE COMPENSATION STUDIES CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE ALEC CEO. THE FIRST IS AN ANNUAL SURVEY OF ALL STATEWIDE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS LIKE ALEC WHICH GIVES ALL COMPENSATION INFORMATION FOR EVERY STATEWIDE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO IN THE NATION. THE SECOND IS A SURVEY OF NRECA REGION 8 ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES WHICH ALSO COLLECTS CEO COMPENSATION INFORMATION FOR ALL COOPERATIVES (DISTRIBUTION AND G&T) IN THE STATES OF LA, AR, OK, AND MO. THIRDLY, THE BOARD USES A SIMILAR COMPENSATION STUDY WHICH COLLECTS ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IN LOUISIANA. THE BOARD SETS CEO COMPENSATION BASED ON WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS FAIR BASED ON THIS INFORMATION ALONG WITH THE COST OF LIVING IN LOUISIANA COMPARED WITH OTHER MARKETS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24ESTATEWIDE & NRECA MEETING 43008. AMORTIZATION OF PREPAID PENSION BENEFITS 34607. AUTO EXPENSES 31827. PUBLIC RELATIONS 31687. REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 26592. TELEPHONE & ANSWERING SERVICE 18134. DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 9702. TRAINING FILMS & PROGRAMS 9114. POSTAGE 7333. OTHER TAXES 5084. MISCELLANEOUS 2789. HURRICANE RELIEF DISTRIBUTIONS 2158. DONATIONS 450. BAD DEBT 438.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:NO CHANGE IN PROCESS FROM PRIOR YEAR.