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JOE WHEELER ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
JOE WHEELER ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION (EIN 63-0224987)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2014-11-03
IRS object ID
201433079349301278
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)
Return2014-11-03T13:06:21-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN631035228PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Jackson Thornton & Co PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O Box 96AddressLine1
CityMontgomeryCity
StateALState
ZIP Code361010096ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN630224987EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Joe Wheeler Electric Membership CorporationBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlJOEWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2565522300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 460AddressLine1
CityTrinityCity
StateALState
ZIP Code35673ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGeorge B KitchensPersonNm
Person TitleCEO/General ManagerPersonTitleTxt
Phone2565522300PhoneNum
Signature2014-10-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPATRICK COOPERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00856177PTIN
Phone3348347660PhoneNum
Preparation2014-10-22PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGeorge B KitchensPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 460AddressLine1
CityTrinityCity
StateALState
ZIP Code35673ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$148,684,815GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.jwemc.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1937FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateALLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide electric utility service to the cooperative's members.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee104TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$351,838TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$23,321NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$141,364,711PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$146,916,118CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$76,593PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$71,819CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,683,962PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,696,878CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$143,125,266PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$148,684,815CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$32,500PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$32,500CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$5,035,616PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$2,981,295CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$606,969PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$655,994CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$137,544,573PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$145,273,877CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$143,219,658PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$148,943,666CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$94,392PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$258,851CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$193,199,361TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$197,851,939TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$113,799,881TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$115,071,989TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$79,399,480NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$82,779,950NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionJoe Wheeler EMC is committed to providing efficient, reliable utility services that enhance the lives and businesses and exceed the expectations of members and customers in Lawrence and Morgan Counties and surrounding communities.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescUtilizing approximately 4,208 miles of distribution lines, Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation provided 1,652,046,764 kilowatt-hours of electric energy to its cooperative members located in North Alabama.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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 Document36IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee104EmployeeCnt
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$146,143,968MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$1,195,807OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member10IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To 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 Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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 Line1Patrick HolmesBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2565522345PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125700 Alabama Hwy 24AddressLine1
CityTrinityCity
StateALState
ZIP Code35673ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Ray Long
Director/President5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$11,041$0$0
Milton Taylor
Director/Vice President6.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$10,441$0$0
Ricky Knouff
Director/Secretary/Treasurer6.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$11,341$0$0
Jimmie Halbrooks
Director6.00Yes (X)$11,041$0$0
Wayne Anderton
Director6.00Yes (X)$11,817$0$0
Andrew McCay
Director5.00Yes (X)$11,844$0$0
Charles Segars
Director5.00Yes (X)$10,310$0$0
Charles Teague
Director5.00Yes (X)$11,033$0$0
Shirley Livingston
Director7.00Yes (X)$10,741$0$0
Linda Owens
Director7.00Yes (X)$6,105$0$0
George B Kitchens
CEO/General Manager55.00Yes (X)$217,346$0$118,286
Patrick D Holmes
Chief Financial Officer50.00Yes (X)$134,990$0$62,500
Jeffery S Britnell
Manager of Engineering55.00$144,536$0$96,497Yes (X)
Jeffrey B Holt
Operations Manager55.00$120,901$0$101,204Yes (X)
Johnny Kirby
Lead Lineman53.00$114,286$0$45,505Yes (X)
Kenneth W Hanvy
Lead Lineman52.00$110,057$0$51,122Yes (X)
Benjamin T Gregg
Journeyman Lineman55.00$109,100$0$32,351Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,056,930TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$507,465TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K11IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
Diversified Services Inc
2910 Highway 31 NorthHartselleAL35640Line Construction$935,112
Goss Electric Co Inc
137 Woodall RoadDecaturAL35601Engineering/Construction$695,462
Jackson Line Clearing
PO Box 769BowdonGA30108Right of Way Clearing$680,028
Southeastern Data Coop Inc
100 Ashford Center North Suite 500AtlantaGA30338Computer Service Provider$638,530
Asplundh Tree Expert Company
PO Box 532729AtlantaGA30353Right of Way Clearing$614,338
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Sales of Electricity221000$146,193,747$146,193,747
Patronage Dividends221000$722,371$722,371
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$146,916,118TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$71,819TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$71,819ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$3,534RealAmt
Personal$1,345,040PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$3,534RealAmt
Personal$1,345,040PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,348,574TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$3,534UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,345,040ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBilling and CollectionDesc
Business561000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$348,304TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$348,304UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$348,304OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$148,684,815TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$146,916,118RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$351,838UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,416,859ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,500TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,981,295TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$655,994TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,460,051TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,669,587TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Cost of Power$113,188,047
Distribution-Maintenanc$8,626,373
Consumer Accounts Exp$4,394,932
Taxes$3,693,790

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,241,097TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$148,943,666TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,541,961BOYAmt
EOY$2,915,206EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,500,000BOYAmt
EOY$14,300,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,988,021BOYAmt
EOY$15,988,358EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,014,791BOYAmt
EOY$6,093,939EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$888,806BOYAmt
EOY$980,830EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,032,427BOYAmt
EOY$8,054,316EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$200,442,332LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$71,733,037LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$126,900,867BOYAmt
EOY$128,709,295EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,658,521BOYAmt
EOY$14,891,572EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,673,967BOYAmt
EOY$5,918,423EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$193,199,361BOYAmt
EOY$197,851,939EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,996,720BOYAmt
EOY$25,142,979EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,444,139BOYAmt
EOY$74,739,349EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,359,022BOYAmt
EOY$15,189,661EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,799,881BOYAmt
EOY$115,071,989EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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

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$79,399,480BOYAmt
EOY$82,779,950EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,399,480BOYAmt
EOY$82,779,950EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$193,199,361BOYAmt
EOY$197,851,939EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$258,851ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$3,639,321OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,109,079OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,109,079BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,366,849OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,078,149DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,288,700BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$194,966,404OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$69,654,888DepreciationAmt
Book Value$125,311,516BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$128,709,295TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInvestment in Wheeler Basin Natural Gas Co., Inc.Desc
Book Value$14,891,572BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$14,891,572TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Customer Deposits$3,248,461
TVA Advances$5,159,894
Postretirement Benefit Liability$6,781,306
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$15,189,661TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIncome taxes - JWEMC is exempt from income taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(12). WBNG is subject to federal and state income taxes. Management evaluated the Corporation's tax positions and concluded that the Corporation had taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements to comply with the provisions of this guidance. With few exceptions, the Corporation is no longer subject to income tax examinations by the federal, state, or local tax authorities for years before 2010.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
J. R. Knouff Scholarships - Ten students receive a $2,000 scholarship to be used at the school of their choice. This scholarship is for high school seniors or first-year college students.10$20,000
Youth Tour - This is an all expense paid, three day trip to Montgomery for high school juniors. Following an application process, if chosen, he/she will also receive a $500 scholarship.25$12,500

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe scholarship awards are transferred directly to the student's educational institution where the student must meet certain grade qualifications in order to receive the amounts that were awarded to him or her.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 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
George B Kitchens
CEO/General Manager$214,574$0$0$0$2,772$0$96,026$0$22,260$0$335,632$0$0$0
Patrick D Holmes
Chief Financial Officer$134,648$0$0$0$342$0$53,284$0$9,216$0$197,490$0$0$0
Jeffery S Britnell
Manager of Engineering$143,962$0$0$0$574$0$75,424$0$21,073$0$241,033$0$0$0
Jeffrey B Holt
Operations Manager$120,060$0$0$0$841$0$80,503$0$20,701$0$222,105$0$0$0
Johnny Kirby
Lead Lineman$113,791$0$0$0$495$0$37,074$0$8,431$0$159,791$0$0$0
Kenneth W Hanvy
Lead Lineman$109,297$0$0$0$760$0$30,985$0$20,137$0$161,179$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members have identical voting rights and are assigned margins in accordance with the corporation's bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aJoe Wheeler EMC's Board of Directors is comprised of ten directors that are elected by the membership of the cooperative at a scheduled annual meeting each year. Each board member serves a three year term. Nine of the board members represent a certain district within the territory served by the cooperative. One board member is elected at large. The terms are staggered in order for the cooperative to only have three or four directors up for election in any one year.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bThe membership must approve decisions that involve substantial transfers of cooperative assets, amendments to the cooperative's bylaws, as well as other decisions requiring approval of the membership by law, the articles of incorporation, and/or the cooperative's bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The Form 990 is reviewed extensively by the CFO and the CEO/General Manager before the return is filed. A member of the accounting firm who assisted in the preparation of the Form 990 attended a board meeting and presented the Form 990 to the directors before it was filed. Each director was given a copy of the return to review as it was being discussed by the tax preparer.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cEach board member and key employee is required to fill out a conflict of interest certificate each year at the reorganization meeting stating his/her compliance. It is the General Manager's responsibility to provide assistance to the board to assure compliance with the conflict of interest policy. It is the responsibility of the board to review compliance with this policy and to counsel with any board member or employee, as the situation may require.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Joe Wheeler EMC has a salary administration policy for management employees that clearly establishes the yearly procedures that must be followed in order to establish compensation for the cooperative's employees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19We will issue a copy of our bylaws upon request. We will allow our policies to be viewed upon request. We mail to each member of the cooperative a copy of our annual report each year which includes a full copy of our entire audit report for that current fiscal year.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 4The instructions to the 2013 Form 990 indicate that organizations exempt under Section 501(c)(12) should report "patronage dividends paid" to their members in Part IX, Line 4 of the Form 990. Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation has interpreted the words "patronage dividends paid" in the instructions to mean margins that are assigned or assignable to the members. Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation assigns the net margins to its members each year. Therefore, the amount listed in Part IX, Line 4 represents the net margins assigned to the members for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Utility tax refund assigned directly to members 171,412. Amortization of unrecognized transition obligation 140,228. Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss 87,535. Patronage allocation - margins assigned/allocated to members 2,981,295. Income of subsidiary - equity method 258,851.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Wheeler Basin Natural Gas Company IncBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13960 County Road 434AddressLine1
CityMoultonCity
StateALState
ZIP Code35650ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN631161116EIN
Primary ActivitiesNatural Gas DistributorPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateALLegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$1,870,451ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$12,053,600ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
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 FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (7 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Wheeler Basin Natural Gas Company Inc
A$3,534Joint Cost Study
Wheeler Basin Natural Gas Company Inc
N$28,363Joint Cost Study
Wheeler Basin Natural Gas Company Inc
O$48,170Joint Cost Study
Wheeler Basin Natural Gas Company Inc
Q$282,408Actual Related Costs
Wheeler Basin Natural Gas Company Inc
R$3,089,662Revenue Collected and Remitted
Wheeler Basin Natural Gas Company Inc
S$258,851Cash Transfer
Wheeler Basin Natural Gas Company Inc
S$25,800Return of Capital