STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION (EIN 56-0160075)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-08-14
IRS object ID
201432269349304123
Schema version
2013v3.1
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)
Return2014-08-14T14:04:30-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ADAMS JENKINS CHEATHAM PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1231 WYLDEROSE DRAddressLine1
CityMIDLOTHIANCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code231136845ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN560160075EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLUE RIDGE ELECTRICBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2MEMBERSHIP CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBLUEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8287582383PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 112AddressLine1
CityLENOIRCity
StateNCState
ZIP Code28645ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKatie M WoodlePersonNm
Person TitleSR VP & CFOPersonTitleTxt
Signature2014-08-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonG STEVEN GILLIAM CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00348264PTIN
Phone8043231313PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKatie M WoodlePrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 112AddressLine1
CityLenoirCity
StateNCState
ZIP Code28645ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$150,962,568GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates IncludedfalseAllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addressblueridgeemc.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1936FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Other Revenue$5,176,455PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$5,870,187CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$142,868,018PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$150,655,056CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$44,500PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$44,500CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$12,035,518PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$9,263,048CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,077,040PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
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Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (true)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt BondsfalseInvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow AccountfalseEscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of IssuerfalseOnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (true)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (true)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document106IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee203EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
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Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonorInd
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Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041falseOrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One StatefalseLicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (true)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (true)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHE CORPORATIONPersonNm
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Address Line1PO Box 112AddressLine1
CityLENOIRCity
StateNCState
ZIP Code28645ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

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Kenneth R Greene
President8.100.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$34,344$0$0
Charity Gambill-Gwyn
Asst. Sec. Trea5.740.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$26,028$0$0
Joy B Coffey
SEC.-TREASURER9.900.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$27,214$0$0
Jeffrey B Joines
Vice President7.560.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$32,659$0$0
Bradley McNeill
Director5.410.00Yes (X)$14,531$0$10,920
Jimmy D Hemphill
Director4.380.00Yes (X)$22,112$0$0
Bryan Edwards
Director4.810.00Yes (X)$22,734$0$0
JAMES B LAWRENCE
Director4.540.00Yes (X)$24,463$0$0
DAVID EGGERS
Director9.020.00Yes (X)$30,673$0$0
DAVID BOONE
Director5.450.00Yes (X)$23,687$0$0
Tom Trexler
Director4.250.00Yes (X)$14,868$0$10,080
Johnny Wishon
Director5.890.00Yes (X)$25,975$0$0
Douglas W Johnson
Exec. VP & CEO50.0010.00Yes (X)$573,801$0$263,032
Brad Shields
SVP & CTO38.0017.00Yes (X)$186,596$0$83,693
CLAIRE L CHASE
Senior VP43.005.00Yes (X)$215,160$0$4,462
LEE LAYTON
SVP, COO40.002.00Yes (X)$286,503$0$172,130
JULIE O'DELL-MICHIE
SVP, CAO45.005.00Yes (X)$238,683$0$73,199
Katie M Woodle
SR VP & CFO45.005.00Yes (X)$196,071$0$11,906
Renee Whitener
Dir. of Public Rel45.001.00$117,654$0$41,609Yes (X)
MICHAEL HIGH
DIR. ENG. SERV.45.000.00$146,665$0$68,865Yes (X)
SANDRA HICKS
DIR. MEMB. SERV.45.000.00$115,962$0$66,623Yes (X)
Robert Kent III
DIR OF OPERATIONS40.000.00$131,298$0$51,809Yes (X)
Alan Merck
Dir. of Key Accts.47.000.00$131,618$0$10,758Yes (X)
Brian Crutchfield
Former Dir. Sust. Dev.0.000.00$118,024$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (true)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Utilipath Power LLC
136 Corporate Park Dr Suite GMooresvilleNC28117CONSTRUCTION$497,609
Mountain Crest LLC
1264 Taylorsville RoadLenoirNC28645Landscaping$751,426
Asplundh Tree Expert Co
PO Box 532729AtlantaGA30353R/W Clearing$823,479
Sumpter Utilities Inc
1151 N Pike WSumterSC29151CONSTRUCTION$799,091
Carter Utility Tree Service
213 Apollo DriveMt AiryNC27030R/W Clearing$3,052,467
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K9CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSale and dist. of elect.Desc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$143,045,411TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$200,204RealAmt
Personal$2,387,809PersonalAmt

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Real$200,204RealAmt
Personal$19,087PersonalAmt

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Personal$2,368,722PersonalAmt

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Exclusion$2,135,876ExclusionAmt

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$100,150GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$85,721CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Unrelated Business Revenue$14,429UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

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income from equity invest221000$843,676$843,676
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$552RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,487,036OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$3,875,334ExclusionAmt

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Total$44,500TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,263,048TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,625,524TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,676,351TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,578,671TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,094,017TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$1,069,853TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$604,782TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,292,610TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,805TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,103,171TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,390,334TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
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Distribution Maintenance$7,314,083
Taxes$4,264,067
General and Admin$2,765,424

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$1,932,233TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$3,628,951EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$627,844BOYAmt
EOY$7,235,136EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$231,667BOYAmt
EOY$1,426,663EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,618,710BOYAmt
EOY$4,211,710EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,185,443BOYAmt
EOY$11,383,592EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$285,795,927BOYAmt
EOY$292,807,865EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,213,493BOYAmt
EOY$16,057,169EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,342,270BOYAmt
EOY$9,648,921EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$199,560BOYAmt
EOY$153,610EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$337,349,891BOYAmt
EOY$365,316,786EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,054,390BOYAmt
EOY$14,441,981EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$166,123,032BOYAmt
EOY$179,331,702EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,349,275BOYAmt
EOY$23,850,989EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$197,526,697BOYAmt
EOY$217,624,672EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$139,823,194BOYAmt
EOY$147,692,114EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$139,823,194BOYAmt
EOY$147,692,114EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$337,349,891BOYAmt
EOY$365,316,786EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,881,575ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$418,450,317OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$125,642,452DepreciationAmt
Book Value$292,807,865BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$292,807,865TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Inv. in Assoc. Org. - Patronage Capital$6,897,278C
Inv. in Assoc. Org. - Capital Term Cert.$2,224,010C
Other$527,633C

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Consumer deposits$1,604,887
Deferred credits$9,558,415
Due to related party$4,000,000
Other$583,969
other postretirement benefits - medical$8,103,718
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$23,850,989TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedfalseGrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRE Members FoundationBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 112AddressLine1
CityLenoirCity
StateNCState
ZIP Code28645ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN561793740RecipientEIN
Cash Grant$25,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$19,500NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedCash Value & Fully Dist. CostsValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceOffice Space & Management SupportNonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantEnergy AssistancePurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 PaymentYes (true)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Brad Shields
SVP & CTO$156,219$40,626-$10,249$74,501$9,192$270,289
Brian Crutchfield
Former Dir. Sust. Dev.$12,058$105,966$118,024
CLAIRE L CHASE
Senior VP$87,431$129,420-$1,691$1,769$2,693$219,622
Douglas W Johnson
Exec. VP & CEO$400,984$184,306-$11,489$250,153$12,879$836,833
JULIE O'DELL-MICHIE
SVP, CAO$195,438$46,303-$3,058$66,756$6,443$311,882
Katie M Woodle
SR VP & CFO$193,209$5,820-$2,958$5,478$6,428$207,977
LEE LAYTON
SVP, COO$249,519$46,666-$9,682$162,672$9,458$458,633
MICHAEL HIGH
DIR. ENG. SERV.$146,062$12,306-$11,703$57,222$11,643$215,530
Renee Whitener
Dir. of Public Rel$114,069$9,569-$5,984$29,465$12,144$159,263
Robert Kent III
DIR OF OPERATIONS$126,751$9,569-$5,022$45,366$6,443$183,107
SANDRA HICKS
DIR. MEMB. SERV.$113,336$9,569-$6,943$57,526$9,097$182,585

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart III, Additional InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSchedule J Part II Breakdown of W-2 Compensation Column iii Other Reportable Compensation:The negative amounts in this column are included as part of total compensation in column B(i) and B(ii) and represent pre-tax deductions (Section 125) to arrive at W-2 Box 5 wages.Schedule J Part II Base Compensation, Bonus and incentive compensation from related organizations are not included in the members' electric rates. The following amounts were included in base and bonus compensation from related organizations as part of Schedule J:The following amounts included in reportable compensation in Part VII Section A and Schedule J Part II B(i) were allocated to Blue Ridge Energies, LLC:Douglas W. Johnson $53,048 (base) and $35,380 (bonus and incentive)Claire L. Chase $2,007 (base) and $16,396 (bonus and incentive)Julie O'Dell-Michie $17,192 (base)Brad Shields $13,321 (base)Renee Whitener $2,834 (base)Katie Woodle $7,257 (base)Sandra Hicks $444 (base)The following amounts included in reportable compensation in Part VII Section A and Schedule J Part II B(i) were allocated to RidgeLink LLC:Douglas W. Johnson $17,683 (base)Claire L. Chase $1,004 (base) Lee Layton $26,325 (base) Brad Shields $41,526 (base) $23,205 (bonus and incentive)Katie Woodle $7,257 (base)ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (16 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or ShareholderThe members of the Corporation elect the members of the board of directors that govern the affairs of the Corporation. Each director shall have one vote in all Board matters, and decisions shall be based on the vote of a majority of the Board members present at any meeting having a quorum of the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing BodyThe members of the Corporation elect the members of the board of directors that govern the affairs of the Corporation. The board of directors meet monthly with management in addition to other committee meetings. In addition, there is one annual membership meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or ShareholdersCertain decisions of the governing body are subject to approval by the members as provided for in the by-laws.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessThe CFO and management review a draft of the 990 with the board of directors prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsThe governing board of directors along with members of management complete annual conflict of interest statements.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesThe cooperative utilizes an independent compensation professional to review market trends and conduct an analysis of compensation including the CEO. The compensation committee of the board conducts an annual performance review of the CEO and approves the compensation package associated with this position.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableGoverning documents and policies are available upon request. The annual report, bylaws and other governing documents are available on the coop's web site. In addition, financial data is presented to the members at the annual meeting and also included in the 990 which is available upon request.
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other DecreasesContributions in aid of construction not revenue per gaap = -$2163407
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreasesnet change in memberships = -$5805
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreasesnet retirement of capital credits = -$4169927
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increasesnon-cash patronage allocations not revenue per irs = $281832
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesOther comprehensive income = $2781604
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesPatronage Div. paid to members' Accts. not expense per gaap = $9263048
990 Part IX Line 17 TravelPer IRS instructions the total travel costs reported on this line represent all transportation costs of the Corporation, including the expense of purchasing, leasing, operating, and repairing over 100 vehicles owned by the Corporation. This includes all the line and service trucks used in the daily operations of the Corporation. These trucks log in approximately 1,000,000 miles each year constructing and maintaining the electric plant of the Corporation.
990 Part VII Section A Column FThe Corporation participates in the NRECA group defined pension plan. As part of this plan, participants are required to recognize the actuarial increase in the value of their account on the form 990. The contribution rate for participants in the plan are the same for all individuals in the plan. The change in actuarial value for each participant, however, varies with age. In other words, the older a participant is, the greater the increase in that individual's change in actuarial value with all other things being equal.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 4 Benefits Paid To or For MembersPatronage dividends are paid to members' accounts in accordance with the pre-existing obligation in the Corporation's by-laws. The Corporation is obligated to pay by credits to a capital account for each patron all such amounts in excess of operating costs and expenses.IRS instructions for line 4 changed in 2011 to include patronage dividends paid by section 501(c)(12) organizations to their members. Accordingly, these amounts are now reported on line 4.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Blue Ridge Electric Members Found IncBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 112AddressLine1
CityLenoirCity
StateNCState
ZIP Code28645ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN561793740EIN
Primary ActivitiesProvides assistance to needy families & nonprofit com. org.PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501 (c) 3ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusCharityPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Blue Ridge EMCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (true)ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Entity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Ridgelink LLC
PO Box 112LenoirNC28645263648319Telecommunication ServicesNCBlue Ridge EMCC corp$119,542$8,394,5371.00000Yes (true)
Blue Ridge Energies LLC
PO Box 112LenoirNC28645562100909Fuel Propane / Dist. RetailNCBlue Ridge EMCC corp$724,134$16,458,7381.00000Yes (true)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (true)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
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 OrgYes (true)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgYes (true)AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgYes (true)AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
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 FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (true)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (14 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Blue Ridge Electric Members Found Inc
b$44,500FMV
Blue Ridge Electric Members Found Inc
q$105,481Cost
Ridgelink LLC
a$105,934FMV = Cost
Ridgelink LLC
e$2,034,000FMV
Ridgelink LLC
o$191,408Cost
Ridgelink LLC
p$34,247cost
Ridgelink LLC
q$54,240cost
Ridgelink LLC
r$299,824cost
Blue Ridge Energies LLC
a$200,203FMV = Cost
Blue Ridge Energies LLC
g$146,805FMV
Blue Ridge Energies LLC
h$674,677FMV
Blue Ridge Energies LLC
o$533,920Cost
Blue Ridge Energies LLC
p$71,427Cost
Blue Ridge Energies LLC
q$456,832Cost