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HIGH PLAINS POWER INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
HIGH PLAINS POWER INC (EIN 84-1414521)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-10-29
IRS object ID
201443029349300029
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)
Return2014-10-29T12:26:24-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Schmidt & Company LLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1923 NE Woods Chapel Rd Suite 304AddressLine1
CityLees SummitCity
StateMOState
ZIP Code64064ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN841414521EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HIGH PLAINS POWER INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHIGHBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 713AddressLine1
CityRivertonCity
StateWYState
ZIP Code82501ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEFF HOHNPersonNm
Person TitleGMPersonTitleTxt
Phone3078569426PhoneNum
Signature2014-10-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMatthew D Sharp CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01780607PTIN
Phone8883910229PhoneNum
Preparation2014-10-29PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRobert Cardwell JrPrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts$95,865,127GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.highplainspower.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1998FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionRural Electric CooperativeActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee57TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$80,808,201PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$95,719,213CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$140,749PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$145,914CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$80,948,950PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$95,865,127CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$4,548,409PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$6,199,890CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$76,253,418PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$89,317,326CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$80,801,827PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$95,517,216CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$147,123PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$347,911CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$112,895,771TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$121,163,834TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$39,901,950TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$45,045,979TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$72,993,821NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$76,117,855NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionRural Electric CooperativeMissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$95,517,216ExpenseAmt
Revenue$95,865,127RevenueAmt
DescSale of electricity to rural membersDesc
Total Program Service Expenses$95,517,216TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3falseDescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstYes (true)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (true)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document47IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee57EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$90,256,957MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$5,479,214OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members12GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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 ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyfalseForm990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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)
PersonJeff HohnPersonNm
Phone3078569426PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 713AddressLine1
CityRivertonCity
StateWYState
ZIP Code82501ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Matt Brown
VP2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$2,736$0$0
Robert Cardwell Jr
PRES6.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$2,504$0$0
Hearley Dockham
SEC1.500.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$8,116$0$0
Brett Gardner
Director8.000.00Yes (X)$3,677$0$0
Gary Gordon
ASST SEC2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$3,400$0$0
Jesse Hankins
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$4,864$0$0
Richard Haun
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$5,200$0$0
Rebecca Darnell
Director5.000.00Yes (X)$4,036$0$0
Jim Miller
TREAS1.500.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$3,193$0$0
Jeff Milton
Director8.000.00Yes (X)$2,308$0$0
Lee Shaffer
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$5,544$0$0
Mark Park
Director8.000.00Yes (X)$3,763$0$0
Jeff Hohn
GM40.000.00Yes (X)$144,019$0$104,482
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$193,360TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$104,482TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
TITAN ELECTRIC
4933 SCENIC RTECasperWY82609NEW POWER LINE CON$641,806
TRACK UTILITIES LLC
441 W CORPORATE DRMeridianID83642NEW POWER LINE CON$656,119
INTERSTATE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
12421 W 49TH AVE UNIT 8Wheat RidgeCO80033CONST NEW SUBSTATI$886,682
SEHNERT SYSTEMS
2602 FREEDOM DRIVERivertonWY82501CONST NEW BLDG$204,854
WRIGHT TREE SERVICES
PO BOX 1718Des MoinesIA50301ROGHT-OF-WAY CLEAR$365,557
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
Electricity sales221000$89,863,532$89,863,532
Capital Credits221000$5,333,300$5,333,300
Joint pole rental221000$128,956$128,956
Misc service revenues221000$393,425$393,425
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$95,719,213TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$145,914TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$145,914ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$95,865,127TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$95,590,257RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$274,870ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,199,890TotalAmt
Program Services$6,199,890ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,654,139TotalAmt
Program Services$1,654,139ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,979,035TotalAmt
Program Services$2,979,035ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
PURCHASED POWER$77,192,016$77,192,016
MAINTENANCE EXPENSE$2,238,653$2,238,653
OPERATING EXPENSE$2,478,377$2,478,377
CUSTOMER SERVICE & A&G$2,565,106$2,565,106

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$210,000TotalAmt
Program Services$210,000ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,517,216TotalAmt
Program Services$95,517,216ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$858,732BOYAmt
EOY$1,329,149EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,056,552BOYAmt
EOY$1,906,834EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,049,401BOYAmt
EOY$2,541,818EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$379,216BOYAmt
EOY$2,029,676EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$102,985,898LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$46,843,022LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,043,670BOYAmt
EOY$56,142,876EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,508,200BOYAmt
EOY$57,213,481EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112,895,771BOYAmt
EOY$121,163,834EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,398,153BOYAmt
EOY$4,841,107EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,500,797BOYAmt
EOY$40,201,872EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,000BOYAmt
EOY$3,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,901,950BOYAmt
EOY$45,045,979EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,993,821BOYAmt
EOY$76,117,855EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,993,821BOYAmt
EOY$76,117,855EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112,895,771BOYAmt
EOY$121,163,834EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$347,911ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,776,123OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$102,985,898InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$46,843,022DepreciationAmt
Book Value$56,142,876BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$56,142,876TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEquities in other organizationsDesc
Book Value$57,213,481BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$57,213,481TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDeferred creditsDesc
Amt$3,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,000TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJeff HohnPersonNm
TitleGMTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$144,019BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$77,059DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$27,423NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$248,501TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTRI-STATE GT ASSOCIATION INCPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionSHARE A COMMON DIRECTORRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$78,788,324TransactionAmt
TransactionPURCHASED POWER EXPENSETransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6MEMBER OWNED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE WITH EACH MEMBER HAVING VOTING RIGHTS.
Member election for additional members Part VI line 7aMEMBER ELECTED BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REPRESENTATION.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11MANAGEMENT AND PAID PREPARER REVIEW FORM 990 PRIOR TO EFILING. BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW ANNUAL TAX FILINGS AT BOARD MEETINGS.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aBOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEW AND APPROVE MANAGEMENTS COMPENSATION.
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15bBOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEW AND APPROVE MANAGEMENTS COMPENSATION.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE COOPERATIVE'S OFFICE UPON REQUEST.
Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS INCLUDED CHANGES IN PATRONS' CAPITAL CREDITS AND CAPITAL CREDITS GAIN DURING THE YEAR.
General explanation attachmentPart IX, Line 4, Benefits paid to or for members- The Cooperative allocated patronage capital credits to its members in this amount.