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OREGON TRAIL ELECTRIC CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
OREGON TRAIL ELECTRIC CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 93-0958642)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-04
IRS object ID
202523089349302927
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2025-11-04T13:14:09-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN930958642EIN

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Business Name ControlOREGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5415233616PhoneNum

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State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonLES M PENNINGPersonNm
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Gross Receipts$59,737,394GrossReceiptsAmt
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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PY Other Revenue$46,702PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Grants And Similar Paid$293,674PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$3,587,889CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$60,059,410TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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LES M PENNING
CEO60.000.00Yes (X)$375,586$0$194,319
BLAKE ECKSTEIN
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TOM HIGGINS
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TIM SHEEHY
DIRECTOR OF IT45.000.00$166,965$0$123,786
TADD MCCRAE
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CHARLES TRACY
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TRAVIS SMART
SERVICEMAN53.000.00$215,989$0$58,463
NICK SIMONS
JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN54.000.00$221,711$0$49,066
ERIC WIRFS
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS45.000.00$198,174$0$70,188
MICHELLE LONG
CFO55.000.00Yes (X)$165,471$0$65,939
ALETHA BONEBRAKE
President8.000.00Yes (X)$30,000$0$0Yes (X)
CORY MILLER
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CHARLENE CHASE
Director8.000.00$25,250$0$0Yes (X)
JEFF CLARK
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ROBERT CARGILL
DIRECTOR8.000.00$23,700$0$0Yes (X)
GARY MILLER
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DAVID BAUM
Director8.000.00$23,400$0$0Yes (X)
WAYNE OVERTON
Director6.000.00$23,250$0$0Yes (X)
AUSTIN BINGAMAN
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PO BOX 17BURNSOR97720TREE TRIMMING$2,125,154
MERIDIAN COOPERATIVE INC
100 ASHFORD DRIVE SUITE 500ATLANTAGA30338SOFTWARE & BILLING$574,553
CACHE VALLEY ELECTRIC CO
875 NORTH 1000 WESTLOGANUT84321LINEMAN CREW$344,499
TOTH AND ASSOCIATES
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NATIONAL WOOD TREATING
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GAIN ON SALE OF FIXED ASSET$3,923$3,923
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Other Revenue Total$139,648OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE$8,527,960
ADM.& GEN. EXPENSE$8,400,594
CUST. ACCTS, INFO EXP.& SALES$2,396,205

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BOY$1,171,275BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$10,148,576EOYAmt

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BOY$44,788,658BOYAmt
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EOY$1,663,614EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$56,454,565BOYAmt
EOY$60,059,410EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$82,112,387BOYAmt
EOY$82,669,512EOYAmt

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BOY$85,956,475BOYAmt
EOY$86,661,193EOYAmt

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EOY$146,720,603EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$0ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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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

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$727,336OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$727,336BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

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Depreciation$5,093,223DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,857,151BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,657,182OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,455,881DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,201,301BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$161,320,713OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$61,298,975DepreciationAmt
Book Value$100,021,738BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$114,807,526TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Book Value Securities$9,550,678TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Contrib. In Aid Const.$1,308,247
Deferred Scholarship Fund$55,367
REDLG Grant Liability$300,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,663,614TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$59,737,394TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$59,737,394RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$59,737,394TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$56,149,505TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$56,149,505ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$3,587,889OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$3,587,889ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$59,737,394TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferencePart XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/SFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBENEFITS FOR MEMBERS (ALLOCATED MARGINS) $3587889ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
2802 ADAMS AVELA GRANDEOR97850$28,248$0LOW INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE
OTEC MEMBER FOUNDATION
4005 23RD STREETBAKER CITYOR97814$263,400$0COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS & DONATIONS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount
BLAKE ECKSTEIN
GENERAL FOREMAN$259,714$3,988$16,852$39,491$320,045
CHARLES TRACY
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING$180,339$11,505$50,114$39,472$281,430
ERIC WIRFS
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS$174,540$23,634$35,180$35,008$268,362
LES M PENNING
CEO$333,638$7,548$153,222$41,097$569,905$34,400
MICHELLE LONG
CFO$163,934$1,537$28,029$37,910$231,410
NICK SIMONS
JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN$217,739$3,972$14,529$34,537$270,777
TADD MCCRAE
WORKING FOREMAN$225,333$3,971$15,870$39,458$284,632
TIM SHEEHY
DIRECTOR OF IT$159,291$7,674$85,681$38,105$290,751
TOM HIGGINS
WORKING FOREMAN$229,549$3,890$39,806$39,458$312,703
TRAVIS SMART
SERVICEMAN$211,988$4,001$20,826$37,637$274,452

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (17 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6There is only one class of membership for all cooperative members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aThe cooperative is governed by a nine member board of directors. The Board of Directors appoints a nominating committee in each operating district of the cooperative. The names of the members of the nominating committee are published in local media in each district in a press release that includes the general qualifications to become a board member. In addition to those nominated by the committtee, members can be placed on the ballot if a petition is presented to the Board of Directors that contains 50 signatures of members (subject to time limitations as outlined in the bylaws of the cooperative).The directors serve three year terms. Ballots are mailed to all members prior to the annual meeting and are counted at the meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7bThe Board of Directors are elected by the members of the cooperative. All changes in bylaws or a sale of the cooperative requires a vote of the membership.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Form 990 is reconciled to the audited financial statements for the year. The answers to the governance, management policies, gross revenue test and compensation sections are reviewed in detail.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe cooperative has a board policy whereby each board member is required annually to complete a detailed disclosure statement and certification of compliance with the Conflict of Interest Policy. If any board member has a conflict with an issue, before the item is discussed, the board member leaves the meeting.Officers and Key Employees complete a detailed checklist annually documenting potential conflicts of interest, if any.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15bOTEC has had a compensation study completed by industry consultants that is updated annually. The consultant works with the Human Resourses Department to update job descriptions and job duties prior to the consultant updating the study.The Board of Directors has a compensation committee that is responsible for making a recommendation to the entire Board of Directors for adjustments to the CEO's compensation. As a part of the process, the Board of Directors set annual goals for the CEO. Based on those goals, the compensation committee prepares a performance review on which any pay adjustment is based.All employees have annual performance reviews prepared during the annual compensation adjustment process. The performance appraisals and compensation study are utilized in determining annual adjustments to Officers and Key Employees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The Form 990 is available on Guidestar.org. Condensed financial statements are published in Ruralite Magazine prior to OTEC'S annual meeting every spring. Selected policies are available on the cooperative's website at OTEC.coop, additionally, policies may be obtained by coming into the Headquarters office.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Current Year net Operating Margins Allocated = $3587889
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Decedent Retirement Discounts = $169682
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Decrease in Memberships and Other Capital = -$22088
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Increase in Memberships and Other Capital = $0
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Retirement of Patronage Capital = -$3030765
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Unclaimed Capital Credits Escheated = $0
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 14 - BENEFITS PAID TO MEMBERSTHE AMOUNT INCLUDED ON THIS LINE, REPRESENTS CAPITAL CREDITS ALLOCATED TO MEMBERS FOR THE CURRENT TAX YEAR (ALLOCATED AFTER THE END OF THE YEAR THE MARGINS WERE EARNED). THIS AMOUNT ALSO APPEARS IN FORM 990 PART IX, LINE 4; FORM 990 PAGE 12, LINE 9 TO RECONCILE CHANGES IN NET ASSETS; AND FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, SECTION XII, LINE 4B AS A RECONCILING ITEM TO ARRIVE AT EXPENSES PER AUDIT. CURRENT YEAR MARGINS $3,587,889. CAPITAL CREDITS RETIRED DURING 2024 WERE $3,030,765.
Statement Note 1OREGON TRAIL ELECTRIC CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE, INC.TAX YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024FORM 990, PAGE 5, PART V, LINE 11b 93-0958642GROSS INCOME RECEIVED FROM OTHER SOURCES:INTEREST INCOME $ 551,307OTHER RENTS 20,898CAPITAL CREDITS REC'D - CFC 63,028CAPITAL CREDITS - OTHER 74,602OTHER NON OPERATING INCOME 134,483CONTRIBUTION IN AID OF CONSTRUCTION 692,422C&R DISCOUNT 360,119GAIN ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS 3,923 TOTAL GROSS INCOME RECEIVED FROM OTHER SOURCES $1,900,782
Statement Note 2ANALYSIS OF PLANT AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATIONTOTAL ELECTRIC PLANT AS OF 12/31/2024 DATE COST ORPROPERTY ELECTRIC PLANT ACQUIRED OTHER BASISPRODUCTION 88-23 $ 53,169TRANSMISSION 88-24 $ 15,151,808DISTRIBUTION 88-24 $124,495,527GENERAL PLANT 88-23 $ 27,771,137INTANGIBLE PLANT 88-89 $ 370,520CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 11-23 $ 4,122,250 ACQUISTION ADJUSTMENT 88-89 $ 10,107,659COMPLETED CONSTR/LEASED PLANT 91-23 $ 7,593,535TOTAL PLANT $189,655,605ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATIONAS OF 12/31/2024ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION TOTAL 1. BALANCE BEGINNING OF YEAR $72,174,358 2. ADDITIONS - DEPRECIATION ACCRUALS CHARGED TO: A. DEPRECIATION EXPENSE $ 5,104,982 B. CLEARING ACCOUNTS AND OTHERS $ 389,200 C. SUBTOTAL (A+B) $ 5,494,182 3. LESS - PLANT RETIREMENTS: A. PLANT RETIRED $ 2,730,976 B. REMOVAL COSTS $ 709,534 C. SUBTOTAL (A+B) $ 3,440,510 4. PLUS SALVAGED MATERIALS $ 531,108 5. TOTAL (2c-3c+4) $ 2,584,780 6. LESS SOLAR SHARE AMORTIZATION $ 16,915 7. BALANCE END OF YEAR (1+5-6) $74,742,223 8. PLUS RETIREMENT WORK IN PROGRESS $ 105,856 9. TOTAL ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION $74,848,079
Statement Note 3OTHER SELECTED DISCLOSURES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024BECAUSE A UTILITY'S BOOKS AND RECORDS ARE NOT MAINTAINED ON A METHOD TO PROVIDE THE DISCLOSURES REQUESTED IN PART IX OF FORM 990, THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURES ARE INCLUDED AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. AMOUNTS CAPITALIZED REPRESENT COSTS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC PLANT, RATHER THAN BEING EXPENSED DURING THE CURRENT PERIOD. SOME AMOUNTS MAY BE ESTIMATED.TOTAL SALARIES AND WAGES $10,091,417 CAPITALIZED PAYROLL INCLUDED ABOVE 2,338,142AMOUNTS LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BOTH EXPENSED AND CAPITALIZED AMOUNTS:PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS 1,728,833OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 2,211,595PAYROLL TAXES 854,016 LEGAL FEES 229,063AUDITING FEES 30,800OTHER CONSULTANTS 517,876ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 122,043

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OTEC MEMBER FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14005 23RD STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBAKER CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP97814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN861266015EIN
Primary ActivitiesCHARITABLE ARM OF OREGON TRAIL ELECTRICPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateORLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusPRIVATE FOUNDATIONPublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
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 FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
OTEC MEMBER FOUNDATION
b$263,400COST
OTEC MEMBER FOUNDATION
n$337COST
OTEC MEMBER FOUNDATION
o$4,822COST