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BLUEBONNET ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
BLUEBONNET ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 74-0754103)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-11-14
IRS object ID
201423189349308787
Schema version
2013v3.0
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)
Return2014-11-14T16:26:37-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN750882037PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BOLINGER SEGARS GILBERT AND MOSS LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18215 NASHVILLE AVENUEAddressLine1
CityLUBBOCKCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code79423ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN740754103EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLUEBONNET ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBLUEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8886222583PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 729AddressLine1
CityBASTROPCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code786020729ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELIZABETH KANAPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8886222583PhoneNum
Signature2014-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWilliam M MillerPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00439459PTIN
Phone8067473806PhoneNum
Preparation2014-11-13PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARK ROSEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 729AddressLine1
CityBASTROPCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code786020729ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$204,102,918GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.BLUEBONNETELECTRIC.COOPWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1939FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE QUALITY AND RELIABLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee313TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$65,534TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$188,633,530PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$202,267,448CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$177,277PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$270,907CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,261,142PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$860,230CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$189,717,395PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$203,398,585CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$176,140PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$278,413CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$4,701,734PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$6,114,686CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$22,688,188PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$22,353,855CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$161,534,321PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$174,142,939CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$189,100,383PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$202,889,893CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$617,012PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$508,692CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$423,391,637TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$447,848,834TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$275,010,815TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$295,988,324TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$148,380,822NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$151,860,510NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionCOMMITMENT TO OUR MEMBERS TO BE THE BEST WE CAN BE AT DELIVERING RELIABLE ELECTRIC POWER AND RELATED SERVICES AT A COMPETITIVE PRICE. TO FACILIATE THIS COMMITMENT, WE WILL CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THE LATEST PROVEN TECHNOLOGIES, GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF OUR ENVIRONMENT AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, AS WELL AS IN THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC, OUR MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES - THE TRUE SOURCE OF ENERGY OF BLUEBONNET.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescPROVIDING ELECTRIC ENERGY TO OUR MEMBERS - 84,613 ACTIVE SERVICES AT YEAR END WERE PROVIDED ELECTRICITY ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS THROUGH THE ALLOCATION OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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 MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document128IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee313EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$199,166,579MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$4,707,408OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ELIZABETH KANABusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8886222583PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1155 ELECTRIC AVENUEAddressLine1
CityBASTROPCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code78602ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
RICHARD SCHMIDT
CHAIRMAN6.401.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$42,439$0$0
E BENNIE FLENCHER
VICE-CHAIRMAN4.701.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$36,802$0$0
KENNETH MUTSCHER
SECRETARY-TREASURER9.601.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$30,015$0$0
BYRON BALKE
ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURER7.501.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$28,581$0$0
JAMES KERSHAW
DIRECTOR5.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$26,605$0$0
LYLE WOLZ
DIRECTOR (JAN - MAY 2013)4.601.00Yes (X)$7,907$0$0
ROBERT MIKESKA
DIRECTOR5.201.00Yes (X)$37,516$0$0
MILTON SHAW
DIRECTOR6.301.00Yes (X)$23,629$0$0
RODERICK EMANUEL
DIRECTOR7.501.00Yes (X)$26,153$0$0
RUSSELL JURK
DIRECTOR5.201.00Yes (X)$23,353$0$0
SUANNA TUMLINSON
DIRECTOR9.001.00Yes (X)$29,043$0$0
KATHLEEN HANDY
DIRECTOR (MAY - DEC 2013)5.701.00Yes (X)$24,751$0$0
MARK ROSE
GENERAL MANAGER & CEO50.00Yes (X)$919,829$0$156,274
ELIZABETH KANA
CFO50.00Yes (X)$251,532$0$107,918
MATT BENTKE
COO55.00Yes (X)$290,500$0$112,922
SARAH NEWMAN-ALTAMIRANO
GENERAL COUNSEL50.00Yes (X)$242,621$0$46,875
GRANT GUTIERREZ
CIO/CONTROLLER50.00Yes (X)$177,798$0$68,589
RACHEL ELLIS
CHIEF ADMIN. OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$175,290$0$108,298
ERIC KOCIAN
MGR OF ELECTRICAL OP.50.00$199,171$0$62,712Yes (X)
JOHN A SANDERS
MGR OF GOV AFFAIRS/ECON DE50.00$171,541$0$93,568Yes (X)
LESLIE BARRIOS
MGR OF TECHNOLOGY/EMP SUPP50.00$141,608$0$18,904Yes (X)
THOMAS ELLIS
MGR OF ENGINEERING50.00$134,408$0$38,304Yes (X)
PATRICIA ALLEN
COMPLIANCE OFFICER50.00$108,895$0$17,122Yes (X)
JANET NAUMANN
MGR OF MARKETING/COMMUNICATION50.00$106,709$0$10,426Yes (X)
JANICE SMITH
IT MANAGER, FUNCTIONAL AND TECHNICAL50.00$104,177$0$58,582Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,360,873TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$900,494TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K15IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
NIROW INC
PO BOX 450CORRIGANTX75939RIGHT OF WAY$3,539,102
LINE TECH
402 TECHNOLOGY DRIVEBASTROPTX78602OVERHEAD LINE CONSTRUCTION$2,810,278
T&D SOLUTIONS LLC
PO BOX 11948ALEXANDRIALA71315OVERHEAD LINE CONSTRUCTION$1,934,415
ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO
1700 SOLUTIONS CENTERCHICAGOIL60677RIGHT OF WAY$1,725,683
CLAY RICARDSON CONSTRUCTION INC
PO BOX 1810BASTROPTX78602OVERHEAD LINE CONSTRUCTION$1,194,437
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K29CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ELECTRICITY SALES221000$198,318,914$198,318,914
PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS221000$2,015,322$2,015,322
TRANS.LINE LEASE221000$1,933,212$1,933,212
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$202,267,448TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$168,816TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$65,534UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$103,282ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,216TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,216ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$4,100RealAmt
Personal$552,586PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$373RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$3,727RealAmt
Personal$552,586PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$556,313TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$556,313ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$229,612OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$127,521OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$102,091OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$102,091TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$102,091ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$835,460GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$576,439CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$259,021TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$259,021RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDesc
Business221000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$40,680TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$40,680RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$40,680OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$203,398,585TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$202,567,149RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$65,534UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$765,902ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$278,413TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,114,686TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,522,232TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,126,279TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,348,082TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,286,793TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,070,469TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,516,645TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,123,826TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
PURCHASED POWER$123,610,941
DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE$10,964,516
ADMIN & GENERAL EXP$5,536,511
CUSTOMER SERVICE$3,207,360

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$183,140TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$202,889,893TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,326,093BOYAmt
EOY$4,418,523EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,599,482BOYAmt
EOY$4,023,306EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,251,727BOYAmt
EOY$19,284,944EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,229,661BOYAmt
EOY$1,123,994EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,300,410BOYAmt
EOY$3,928,888EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,415,335BOYAmt
EOY$14,885,325EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$482,720,625LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$102,489,693LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$366,334,738BOYAmt
EOY$380,230,932EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,067,638BOYAmt
EOY$11,560,430EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,866,553BOYAmt
EOY$8,392,492EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$423,391,637BOYAmt
EOY$447,848,834EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,049,378BOYAmt
EOY$19,494,441EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$464,753BOYAmt
EOY$303,813EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$235,362,518BOYAmt
EOY$255,947,131EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,134,166BOYAmt
EOY$20,242,939EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$275,010,815BOYAmt
EOY$295,988,324EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,121,125BOYAmt
EOY$1,064,750EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$147,259,697BOYAmt
EOY$150,795,760EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$148,380,822BOYAmt
EOY$151,860,510EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$423,391,637BOYAmt
EOY$447,848,834EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$508,692ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,970,996OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,648,807OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$4,648,807BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$30,836,779OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,897,155DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,939,624BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$435,261,126OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$96,592,538DepreciationAmt
Book Value$338,668,588BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,973,913OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$11,973,913BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$380,230,932TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (7 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED CREDITS$303,813
ACCRUED PROPERTY & OTHER OPERATING TAXES$829,394
ACCRUED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATED ABSENCES$1,509,763
ACCRUED INTEREST$985,581
CONSUMER DEPOSITS$3,622,374
UNCLAIMED CAPITAL CREDIT RETIREMENTS$2,883,210
ACCUMULATED PROVISION FOR PENSION AND BENEFITS$10,108,804
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$20,242,939TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

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Part IV, Line 2b:PURSUANT TO SECTION 74.3013 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY CODE, THE COOPERATIVE HAS ESTABLISHED A RURAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND WITH RETIREMENTS OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL, WHICH HAVE REMAINED UNCLAIMED FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. THE AMOUNTS DEPOSITED INTO THE RURAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND ARE APPROVED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS AND CAN ONLY BE USED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENABLE STUDENTS FROM RURAL AREAS TO ATTEND COLLEGE, TECHNICAL SCHOOL OR OTHER POST SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTION. ANY AMOUNTS SO DEPOSITED INTO THE RURAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND ARE STILL PAYABLE TO THE PERSON TO WHOM THE ORIGINAL PAYMENT WAS MADE BUT UNCLAIMED. ALSO PURSUANT TO SECTION 74.3013 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY CODE, THE COOPERATIVE HAS ESTABLISHED AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND WITH RETIREMENTS OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL, WHICH HAVE REMAINED UNCLAIMED FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. THE AMOUNTS DEPOSITED INTO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND ARE APPROVED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS AND CAN ONLY BE USED FOR THE STIMULATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. ANY AMOUNTS SO DEPOSITED INTO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND ARE STILL PAYABLE TO THE PERSON TO WHOM THE ORIGINAL PAYMENT WAS MADE BUT UNCLAIMED. ALSO PURSUANT TO SECTION 74.3013 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY CODE, THE COOPERATIVE HAS ESTABLISHED AN ENERGY EFFICIENCY ASSISTANCE FUND WITH RETIREMENTS OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL, WHICH HAVE REMAINED UNCLAIMED FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. THE AMOUNTS DEPOSITED INTO THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ASSISTANCE FUND ARE APPROVED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS AND CAN ONLY BE USED TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF AN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE IN REDUCING THEIR ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND ELECTRICITY BILLS. ANY AMOUNTS SO DEPOSITED INTO THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ASSISTANCE FUND ARE STILL PAYABLE TO THE PERSON TO WHOM THE ORIGINAL PAYMENT WAS MADE BUT UNCLAIMED.
Part X, Line 2:THE COOPERATIVE FOLLOWS THE "UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS" PROVISIONS OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THE PRIMARY TAX POSITION OF THE COOPERATIVE IS ITS FILING STATUS AS A TAX EXEMPT ENTITY. THE COOPERATIVE DETERMINED THAT IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THEIR TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, OR STATE TAXING AUTHORITY, AND THAT ALL TAX BENEFITS ARE LIKELY TO BE REALIZED UPON SETTLEMENT WITH TAXING AUTHORITIES.
FORM 990, PAGE 11, PART X, LINE 15Part VIII THE AMOUNT OF INVESTMENTS - PROGRAM RELATED ON FORM 990, PAGE 11, PART X, LINE 13 DOES NOT EQUAL OR EXCEED 5 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ASSETS ON FORM 990, PAGE 11, PART X, LINE 16, COLUMN B. CONSEQUENTLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS INSTRUCTIONS SCHEDULE D, PART VIII HAS BEEN LEFT BLANK. Part IX THE AMOUNT OF OTHER ASSETS ON FORM 990, PAGE 11, PART X, LINE 15 DOES NOT EQUAL OR EXCEED 5 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ASSETS ON FORM 990, PAGE 11, PART X, LINE 16, COLUMN B. CONSEQUENTLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS INSTRUCTIONS SCHEDULE D, PART IX HAS BEEN LEFT BLANK.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
BASTROP COUNTY LONG TERM RECOVERY TEAM
PO BOX 1975BASTROPTX78602454463754501(C)(3)$102,000TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPT WASHINGTON-ON-THE-BRAZOS SHS BARRINGTON FARM
PO BOX 305WASHINGTONTX77880741680572501(C)(3)$7,173TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZAION.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

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Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PART IVFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL GRANTS, SPONSORSHIPS AND DONATIONS ARE MADE TO NON-PROFIT AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE COOPERATIVE'S SERVICE AREA. ALL DONATIONS ARE INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH OUR MEMBERS RESIDE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MARK ROSE
GENERAL MANAGER & CEO$392,986$0$105,000$0$421,843$0$145,091$0$11,183$0$1,076,103$0$416,707$0
ELIZABETH KANA
CFO$223,117$0$25,000$0$3,415$0$87,841$0$20,077$0$359,450$0$0$0
MATT BENTKE
COO$244,560$0$45,000$0$940$0$91,405$0$21,517$0$403,422$0$0$0
SARAH NEWMAN-ALTAMIRANO
GENERAL COUNSEL$203,297$0$35,000$0$4,324$0$19,087$0$27,788$0$289,496$0$0$0
GRANT GUTIERREZ
CIO/CONTROLLER$162,142$0$14,848$0$808$0$40,055$0$28,534$0$246,387$0$0$0
RACHEL ELLIS
CHIEF ADMIN. OFFICER$133,008$0$41,408$0$874$0$88,703$0$19,595$0$283,588$0$0$0
ERIC KOCIAN
MGR OF ELECTRICAL OP.$179,671$0$18,560$0$940$0$39,098$0$23,614$0$261,883$0$0$0
JOHN A SANDERS
MGR OF GOV AFFAIRS/ECON DE$144,633$0$22,272$0$4,636$0$71,773$0$21,795$0$265,109$0$0$0
LESLIE BARRIOS
MGR OF TECHNOLOGY/EMP SUPP$133,244$0$7,424$0$940$0$11,193$0$7,711$0$160,512$0$0$0
THOMAS ELLIS
MGR OF ENGINEERING$123,161$0$9,977$0$1,270$0$30,132$0$8,172$0$172,712$0$0$0
JANICE SMITH
IT MANAGER, FUNCTIONAL AND TECHNICAL$98,503$0$4,126$0$1,548$0$37,316$0$21,266$0$162,759$0$0$0

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Part I, Line 4bMARK ROSE $41,594 (CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLAN FOR THE CURRENT YEAR); BENEFITS OF THE NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN WERE FULLY VESTED AND PAID DURING 2013. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN F FOR AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN REPORTABLE COMPENSATION OF THE PLAN PARTICIPANT AND ALSO REPORTED AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION BENEFITS ON FORM 990 IN PRIOR YEARS.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN CINCLUDED IN THIS AMOUNT IS THE INCREASE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE OF BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER A DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLAN. THE CONTRIBUTION RATE FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE NRECA R&S DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN ARE THE SAME FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS IN THIS MULTI-EMPLOYER PLAN. THE CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE FOR EACH PARTICIPANT, HOWEVER, VARIES WITH AGE. IN OTHER WORDS, THE OLDER A PLAN PARTICIPANT IS, THE GREATER THE INCREASE IN THAT INDIVIDUAL'S CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE, ALL OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL. BECAUSE THIS RELATES TO A MULTI-EMPLOYER PLAN, CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLAN IN LIEU OF THE ACTUARIAL INCREASE ARE EXPENSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MARK ROSE ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $137,441 401(K) EMPLOYER MATCH 7,650 TOTAL COLUMN C: $145,091 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: (137,441) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: 75,760 ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO PENSION RESTORATION PLAN 41,594 TOTAL COOPERATIVE CASH CONTRIBUTION $125,004 ELIZABETH KANA ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $80,191 401(K) EMPLOYER MATCH 7,650 TOTAL COLUMN C: $87,841 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: (80,191) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: 68,333 TOTAL COOPERATIVE CASH CONTRIBUTION $75,983 MATT BENTKE ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $83,755 401(K) EMPLOYER MATCH 7,650 TOTAL COLUMN C: $91,405 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: (83,755) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 74,275 TOTAL COOPERATIVE CASH CONTRIBUTION $81,925 SARAH NEWMAN-ALTAMIRANO ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ -0- 401(K) EMPLOYER MATCH 19,087 TOTAL COLUMN C: 19,087 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: (-0-) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: -0- TOTAL COOPERATIVE CASH CONTRIBUTION $19,087 GRANT GUTIERREZ ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $34,363 401(K) EMPLOYER MATCH 5,692 TOTAL COLUMN C: $40,055 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: (34,363) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: 49,022 TOTAL COOPERATIVE CASH CONTRIBUTION $54,714 RACHEL ELLIS ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $83,264 401(K) EMPLOYER MATCH 5,439 TOTAL COLUMN C: $88,703 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: (83,264) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: 38,623 TOTAL COOPERATIVE CASH CONTRIBUTION $44,062 ERIC KOCIAN ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $32,951 401(K) EMPLOYER MATCH 6,147 TOTAL COLUMN C: $39,098 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: (32,951) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: 53,478 TOTAL COOPERATIVE CASH CONTRIBUTION $59,625 JOHN A SANDERS ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $66,596 401(K) EMPLOYER MATCH 5,177 TOTAL COLUMN C: $71,773 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: (66,596) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: 44,565 TOTAL COOPERATIVE CASH CONTRIBUTION $49,742 LESLIE BARRIOS ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ -0- 401(K) EMPLOYER MATCH 11,193 TOTAL COLUMN C: $11,193 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: (-0-) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: -0- TOTAL COOPERATIVE CASH CONTRIBUTION $11,193 THOMAS ELLIS ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $26,074 401(K) EMPLOYER MATCH 4,058 TOTAL COLUMN C: $30,132 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: (26,074) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: 37,138 TOTAL COOPERATIVE CASH CONTRIBUTION $41,196 JANICE SMITH ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $34,067 401(K) EMPLOYER MATCH 3,249 TOTAL COLUMN C: $37,316 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: (34,067) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN: 30,090 TOTAL COOPERATIVE CASH CONTRIBUTION $33,339

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (4 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
GARY GUTIERREZ
GARY GUTIERREZ IS EMPLOYED BY THE COOPERATIVE.$60,643GARY GUTIERREZ IS RELATED TO GRANT GUTIERREZ, WHO IS AN OFFICER OF THE COOPERATIVE.0
PHILLIP ELLIS
PHILLIP ELLIS IS EMPLOYED BY THE COOPERATIVE.$95,134PHILLIP ELLIS IS RELATED TO RACHEL ELLIS, WHO IS AN OFFICER OF THE COOPERATIVE.0
DAVID TOBOLA
DAVID TOBOLA IS EMPLOYED BY THE COOPERATIVE.$91,405DAVID TOBOLA IS RELATED TO RACHEL ELLIS, WHO IS AN OFFICER OF THE COOPERATIVE.0
JOEY TOBOLA
JOEY TOBOLA IS EMPLOYED BY THE COOPERATIVE.$97,209JOEY TOBOLA IS RELATED TO RACHEL ELLIS, WHO IS AN OFFICER OF THE COOPERATIVE.0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4ARTICLE II OF THE COOPERATIVE'S BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO ALLOW NOTICES OF MEMBERS' MEETINGS TO BE DELIVERED EITHER BY MAIL, ELECTRONICALLY, WITH MEMBER SERVICE BILLINGS, PUBLISHED IN THE COOPERATIVE'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OR POSTED ON THE COOPERATIVE'S WEBSITE. ARTICLE II, SECTION 5B OF THE COOPERATIVE'S BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO ALLOW UNCONTESTED DIRECTOR CANDIDATES TO BE ELECTED BY GENERAL CONSENT OF THE MEMBERS THROUGH A DEEMED ELECTION. ARTICLE III, SECTION 3C OF THE COOPERATIVE'S BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO REQUIRE THAT MAILINGS WITH THE NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING TO INCLUDE A STATEMENT DESCRIBING WHETHER ANY OF THE CANDIDATES WERE ELECTED BY GENERAL CONSENT. ARTICLE III, SECTION 4B OF THE COOPERATIVE'S BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO ALLOW THE TWO OR MORE DIRECTOR CANDIDATES RECEIVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES TO BE ELECTED WITHOUT RUNOFF IN THE CASE WHERE THERE ARE TWO OR MORE VACANCIES TO BE FILLED IN A PARTICULAR DISTRICT.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6THE COOPERATIVE WAS FORMED BY THE MEMBERS TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC SERVICE AT COST ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aTHE MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE VOTE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ELECTIONS ARE DONE ON A ONE MEMBER ONE VOTE BASIS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bTHE FOLLOWING ACTS REQUIRE APPROVAL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE. 1. DISSOLUTION/LIQUIDATION OF THE COOPERATIVE; 2. MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF THE COOPERATIVE WITH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION; 3. THE DISPOSAL OF A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE COOPERATIVE'S ASSETS AND 4. AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11MANAGEMENT PRESENTED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION AND REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cBOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE COOPERATIVE ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND BE FAMILIAR WITH THE POLICIES OUTLINED IN THE COOPERATIVE'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTION OR SITUATION THAT MIGHT VIOLATE THE POLICY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY ACTION OR SITUATION TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY ACTION OR SITUATION TO MANAGEMENT.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS USE A COMPENSATION SURVEY AND COMPARE COMPENSATION REPORTED ON OTHER COOPERATIVE IRS FORM 990S WHEN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE GENERAL MANAGER. THE SURVEY SHOWS COMPARATIVE SALARIES FOR GENERAL MANAGERS FROM COOPERATIVES LOCATED IN TEXAS AND THE NATION. INTERNAL AND /OR EXTERNAL RESOURCES ARE ALSO USED TO COMPARE ANNUAL COMPENSATION WITHIN THE INDUSTRY. WHEN DETERMINING SALARIES FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES MEETING THE DEFINITION OF OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE, THE COOPERATIVE USES A WEB-BASED SOFTWARE THAT COLLECTS INFORMATION FROM VARIOUS INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING THE UTILITY INDUSTRY, IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. THE AVAILABLE DATA FOR UTILITIES OF SIMILAR SIZE TO AND IN THE REGION OF THE COOPERATIVE, ALONG WITH COMPENSATION DATA OBTAINED FROM FORMS 990 OF OTHER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, IS USED TO SET APPROPRIATE MARKET BASED SALARIES. THIS PROCESS IS ADMINISTERED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER AND THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19THE COOPERATIVE PROVIDES A SUMMARIZED COPY OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. THE COOPERATIVE WILL PROVIDE A COMPLETE COPY OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS TO ANY MEMBER WHO REQUESTS A COPY.
Form 990, Part VII, Column DDETAIL REGARDING DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION: THE COMPENSATION REPORTED FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INCLUDE HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS PAID BY THE COOPERATIVE ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Form 990, Part VII, Column FDETAIL REGARDING OFFICER'S OTHER COMPENSATION: IN ORDER TO PROVIDE RETIREMENT BENEFITS TO ITS EMPLOYEES, THE COOPERATIVE HAS ESTABLISHED A DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN UNDER SECTION 401(K) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. AS PART OF THE PLAN DOCUMENT, THE COOPERATIVE PROVIDES A MATCHING CONTRIBUTION UP TO 3% OF A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEE'S BASE SALARY. ADDITIONALLY, THE COOPERATIVE PARTICIPATES IN A MULTI-EMPLOYER DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS PLAN ARE BASED ON THE FULL FUNDING LIMITATION OF SUCH PLAN. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR BOTH PLANS ARE AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING OFFICERS, KEY AND HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES, MEETING THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH PLANS. THE COOPERATIVE ALSO PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE TO ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING OFFICERS, KEY AND HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES, THROUGH A QUALIFIED PLAN. THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON PART VII, COLUMN (F) IS COMPRISED OF THE ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN FOR THE OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE, THE TOTAL AMOUNT CONTRIBUTED TO THE 401(K) PENSION PLAN AND THE INSURANCE PREMIUMS PAID FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE OFFICER, KEY OR HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE PENSION PLANS, THE COOPERATIVE ALSO PROVIDES POST-RETIREMENT HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS THROUGH AN UNFUNDED WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN. THE VALUE OF THESE BENEFITS HAS NOT BEEN ESTIMATED.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 2PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS: PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS RESULT FROM THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST FROM COOPERATIVE BANKS AND THE PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES FROM OTHER COOPERATIVE ORGANIZATIONS. THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH PURCHASES FROM AND PAYMENTS TO SUCH COOPERATIVE ORGANIZATIONS ARE A DIRECT COMPONENT OF COST OF THE ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE COOPERATIVE TO ITS MEMBERS.
Form 990, Part IXACCOUNTING SYSTEM: THE ACCOUNTING RECORDS OF THE COOPERATIVE ARE MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS AS PRESCRIBED BY THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR CLASS A AND B ELECTRIC UTILITIES. THE UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTING DOES NOT RECORD EXPENSES IN THE GENERAL EXPENSE CATEGORIES PROVIDED ON PART IX LINES 1 - 23. THE COOPERATIVE WILL BREAK OUT SALARIES AND WAGES, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND PAYROLL TAXES THAT ARE ALLOCATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, BUT OTHER EXPENSES THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN LINES 1 - 23 WILL BE REPORTED ON LINE 24 UNDER THE EXPENSE CATEGORIES REQUIRED BY THE UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS.
Form 990, Part IX, Lines 5-7RECONCILIATION OF WAGES PER RETURN TO TOTAL WAGES ACCRUED AND/OR PAID: RECONCILIATION OF WAGES PER RETURN TO TOTAL WAGES ACCRUED AND/OR PAID SALARIES AND WAGES ARE ALLOCATED TO ASSET, LIABILITY, AND EXPENSE ACCOUNTS BASED ON THE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM DESCRIBED ABOVE. IN AN EFFORT TO EXPLAIN WHY THE AMOUNTS REPORTED ON LINES 5-7 DO NOT AGREE TO THE TOTAL WAGES ACCRUED AND/OR PAID THE FOLLOWING RECONCILIATION IS PROVIDED. TOTAL PER LINES 5-7 $15,648,511 LESS DIRECTORS FEES REPORTED ON 1099-MISC (336,794) LESS EMPLOYEE OFFICER & KEY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS INCLUDED IN LINE 5 (757,157) PLUS SALARIES AND WAGES ALLOCATED TO NONOPERATING MARGIN 215,411 PLUS SALARIES AND WAGES ALLOCATED TO ASSET ACCOUNTS 4,848,574 TOTAL WAGES ACCRUED AND/OR PAID $19,618,545
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24BREAKDOWN OF EXPENSES INCLUDED IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL: THE FOLLOWING IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE EXPENSES REPORTED AS ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL EXPENSE ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24. OUTSIDE SERVICES EMPLOYED $1,080,668 OUTSIDE SERVICES EMPLOYED - IT 1,111,951 TECHNOLOGY 1,591,553 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 169,318 GENERAL MAINTENANCE 297,754 INSURANCE 338,046 DIRECTOR EXPENSE 77,121 PROPERTY TAX 260,900 OTHER TAX EXPENSE 319,988 TRAVEL & TRANSPORTATION 22,937 OFFICE SUPPLIES 19,778 OTHER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE 246,497 TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL EXPENSE PER 990 $5,536,511
Form 990, Part IX, Line 4BENEFITS PAID TO MEMBERS: THE FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS SPECIFICALLY STATE THAT THE AMOUNT OF PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS PAID TO THE MEMBERS SHOULD BE REPORTED ON PART IX, LINE 4. THE PHRASE "PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS PAID" REFERS TO THE PROCESS, SUBSEQUENT TO YEAR-END, BY WHICH THE COOPERATIVE ALLOCATES PATRONAGE CAPITAL TO AND, THEREFORE, OPERATES AT COST WITH ITS MEMBERS. THE COOPERATIVE'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO ITS MEMBERS AND TO DO SO ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS. TAX LAW DEFINES "OPERATING ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS" AS SUBORDINATION OF CAPITAL, DEMOCRATIC CONTROL, AND OPERATION AT COST. THE COOPERATIVE OPERATES AT COST THROUGH THE ALLOCATION OF TRUE PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS (ALSO REFERRED TO AS ALLOCATIONS OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL) TO ITS MEMBERS. PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS ARE CONSIDERED PAID IF THE ALLOCATION IS MADE (1) PURSUANT TO A PRE-EXISTING OBLIGATION, (2) FROM THE MARGINS PRODUCED FROM THE TRANSACTIONS DONE WITH OR FOR MEMBERS, AND (3) IN A FAIR AND EQUITABLE MANNER ON THE BASIS OF PATRONAGE (I.E. PURCHASES). ADDITIONALLY, THE ALLOCATION OF PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME PERIOD AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE COOPERATIVE'S YEAR-END OF DECEMBER 31. EACH ONE OF THESE REQUIREMENTS FOR A TRUE PATRONAGE DIVIDEND IS PROVIDED FOR IN THE NON-PROFIT OPERATION ARTICLE OF THE COOPERATIVE'S BYLAWS AND IS SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS: (A) IN ORDER TO INDUCE PATRONAGE AND TO ASSURE THAT THE COOPERATIVE WILL OPERATE ON A NONPROFIT BASIS, THE COOPERATIVE IS OBLIGATED TO ACCOUNT ON A PATRONAGE BASIS TO ALL ITS MEMBERS FOR ALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED AND RECEIVABLE FROM THE FURNISHING OF ELECTRIC ENERGY IN EXCESS OF OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES PROPERLY CHARGEABLE AGAINST SUCH SERVICES (I.E. MARGINS FROM THE PROVISION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY). (B) THE MARGINS FROM THE PROVISION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY ARE RECEIVED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY ARE FURNISHED BY THE MEMBERS AS CAPITAL. (C) THE COOPERATIVE IS OBLIGATED TO PAY BY CREDITS TO A CAPITAL ACCOUNT FOR EACH MEMBER FOR ALL SUCH MARGINS. AND (D) ALL SUCH AMOUNTS CREDITED TO THE CAPITAL ACCOUNT OF ANY MEMBER SHALL HAVE THE SAME STATUS AS THOUGH THEY HAD BEEN PAID TO THE MEMBER IN CASH IN PURSUANCE OF A LEGAL OBLIGATION TO DO SO AND THE MEMBER HAD THEN FURNISHED TO THE COOPERATIVE CORRESPONDING AMOUNTS OF CAPITAL. THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON PART IX, LINE 4 REPRESENTS THE AMOUNT OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL THAT IS EITHER ALLOCATED OR TO BE ALLOCATED TO THE MEMBERS RESULTING FROM THEIR PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY FROM THE COOPERATIVE FOR THE 2013 CALENDAR YEAR. AS NOTED ABOVE, SUCH AMOUNTS ARE ALLOCATED SUBSEQUENT TO YEAR-END IN A FAIR AND EQUITABLE MANNER ON THE BASIS OF PATRONAGE (I.E. PURCHASES). THE AMOUNTS ALLOCATED ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MARGINS FROM THE PROVISION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO THE MEMBERS AND ARE DONE PURSUANT TO THE OBLIGATION THAT EXISTED IN THE BYLAWS PRIOR TO THE COOPERATIVE PROVIDING ELECTRICITY TO ITS MEMBERS. THEREFORE, THESE AMOUNTS MEET THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS PAID". PLEASE NOTE, HOWEVER, THAT BECAUSE PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE COOPERATIVE OPERATES AT COST WITH ITS MEMBERS AND THEREBY A KEY COMPONENT TO ACCOMPLISHING ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE, THE COOPERATIVE HAS REPORTED THE AMOUNT OF ITS 2013 MARGIN THAT HAS BEEN OR IS TO BE ALLOCATED TO THE MEMBERS SUBSEQUENT TO YEAR-END. SUCH AMOUNTS ARE AN EXPENSE FOR FORM 990 REPORTING AND IS NOT AN EXPENSE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. AS A RESULT, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COOPERATIVE'S GAAP BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE REVENUE LESS EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART I, LINE 19 IS THE AMOUNT OF PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS REPORTED AS BENEFITS PAID TO MEMBERS.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:NET DECREASE IN MEMBERSHIPS -56,375. EQUITY METHOD INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARY 29,074. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME(LOSS) PROVISION FOR PENSIONS AND BENEFITS 1,287,078. RETIREMENT OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL -4,403,467. PATRONAGE CAPITAL ASSIGNED 6,114,686.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cAUDIT COMMITTEE: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE ASSIGNED MEMBERS TO AN AUDIT COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND SELECT THE INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDITOR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLUEBONNET RURAL WATER CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 729AddressLine1
CityBASTROPCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code78602ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN742532344EIN
Primary ActivitiesWATER DISTRIBUTIONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLUEBONNET ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$800,151ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$1,333,332ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (1)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
BLUEBONNET RURAL WATER CORPORATION - (I) INTEREST
A$65,534CASH
BLUEBONNET RURAL WATER CORPORATION NA LESS THAN 50000
QCASH
BLUEBONNET RURAL WATER CORPORATION
S$105,667CASH