EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ELECTRIC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ELECTRIC (EIN 73-0224017)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-11-14
IRS object ID: 201313189349301616
Schema version: 2012v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-11-14T08:41:31-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BRISCOE BURKE & GRIGSBY LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4120 EAST 51ST STREET SUITE 100	AddressLine1
City	TULSA	City
State	OK	State
ZIP Code	741353633	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	730224017	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ELECTRIC	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	COOPERATIVE INC	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	EAST	NameControl
Phone	9187560873	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1178	AddressLine1
City	OKMULGEE	City
State	OK	State
ZIP Code	744471178	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	TIM SMITH	Name
Title	GENERAL MANAGER	Title
Phone	9187560873	Phone
Date Signed	2013-10-30	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	SEAN B DUNAHAY CPA	Name
Phone	9187498337	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-10-30	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	52625648	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.ECOEC.COM	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1938	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	OK	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO MEMBERS ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	7	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	7	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	87	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	88836	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	-77856	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Current Year	0	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	51832544	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	51083250	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	495102	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	688035	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	521029	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	400004	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	52848675	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	52171289	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	3180791	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	3098703	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	997437	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	755834	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	50187224	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	49784863	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	54365452	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	53639400	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-1516777	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-1468111	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	138688479	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	141579914	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	81570690	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	82006373	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	57117789	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	59573541	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO MEMBERS ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Description	PROVIDED ELECTRICITY TO MEMBERS ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	TO PROVIDE INTERNET SERVICES	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In501 C3	false	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	true	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	true	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	true	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	true	TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	26	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	87	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	true	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	true	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Gross Income From Members	51083250	GrossIncomeFromMembers
Gross Income Other Sources	1088039	GrossIncomeOtherSources
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	7	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	7	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	true	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	THE COOPERATIVE	NamePerson
Telephone Number	9187560873	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 1178	AddressLine1
City	OKMULGEE	City
State	OK	State
ZIP Code	744471178	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (10 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
DWIGHT LUTHER
SEC-TREAS	7.40	X	28849	0	0
MAX SHOEMAKE
ASST SEC-TRE	7.79	X	28347	0	0
JERRY REMPE
TRUSTEE	6.62	X	27525	0	0
LARRY HARVEY
VICE PRESIDE	6.38	X	27179	0	0
LOWELL HOBBS
PRESIDENT	13.64	X	25542	0	0
JIMMY ELLER
TRUSTEE	5.08	X	24177	0	0
ED KLOECKLER
TRUSTEE	5.08	X	24099	0	0
TIM SMITH
GENERAL MANA	40.00		178157	0	77794	X
TERESA SPARKS
MGR OF ACCOU	40.00		78055	0	48794	X
DAVID SERMONS
DIRECTOR OF	40.00		122844	0	64472		X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	564774	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	191060	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	2	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
RIGGS TREE SERVICE
PO BOX 310	OOLOGAH	OK	740530310	ROW CLEARING	2257142
GREEN COUNTRY POWERLINE
7443 N 310 RD	OKMULGEE	OK	74447	LINE CONST.	993134
GORDON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
905 W MAIN ST	STIGLER	OK	74462	LINE CONST.	731186
DBA PULLING UNITS
PO BOX 267	OKMULGEE	OK	74447	UNDERGROUND CON	150332
WEST TREE SERVICE INC
PO BOX 1130	MARSHALL	OK	73056	HERB SPRAYING	132775

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	7	NumberOfContractorsGT100K

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	SALES OF ELECTRICITY	Description
Total Revenue Column	51083250	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	51083250	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	51083250	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	687535	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$687,535	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	261104	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	261104	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	261104	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$261,104	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	500	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	500	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	500	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	500	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	558059	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	454359	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	103700	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	88836	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$14,864	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	OTHER INCOME	Description
Total Revenue Column	35200	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$35,200	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	35200	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	52171289	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	51083750	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	88836	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$998,703	ExclusionAmount

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3098703	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	568518	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	187316	Total

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2464854	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4426194	Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal
COST OF POWER	30808937
DISTRIBUTION	6649876
GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE	2242763
CONSUMER EXPENSE	2024524

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1167715	Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	53639400	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1023690	BOY
EOY	1070058	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2664704	BOY
EOY	2415140	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6980113	BOY
EOY	5815215	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	544263	BOY
EOY	846996	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2066876	BOY
EOY	1786571	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	151505764	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	41782068	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	107085169	BOY
EOY	109723696	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	18320663	BOY
EOY	19922238	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3001	BOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	138688479	BOY
EOY	141579914	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5046416	BOY
EOY	5506516	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	62660395	BOY
EOY	61824529	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	13863879	BOY
EOY	14675328	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	81570690	BOY
EOY	82006373	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117	X	DoNotFollowSFAS117

Cap Stck Trst Prin Current Funds CapStckTrstPrinCurrentFunds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	163150	BOY
EOY	163865	EOY

Paid In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PaidInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFund

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3171309	BOY
EOY	3326047	EOY

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	53783330	BOY
EOY	56083629	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	57117789	BOY
EOY	59573541	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	138688479	BOY
EOY	141579914	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-1468111	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	3923863	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	327795	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	327795	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	151177969	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	41782068	Depreciation
Book Value	109395901	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	109723696	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
EAST CENTRAL - ASSCO. PART. CAPITAL	19648724	C
ECO SERVICES - NTRC PART. CAPITAL	273514	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities	19922238	TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATION	$11,881,108
CUSTOMER DEPOSITS	$2,491,165
DEFERRED CREDITS	$302,954
OTHER	$101

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	14675328	TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIII	X	FootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	53577244	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Revenues	1405955	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	1405955	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	52171289	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	52171289	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	50548858	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	8161	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	8161	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	50540697	ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included	3098703	OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	3098703	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	53639400	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
LIABILITY UNDER FIN 48 FOOTNOTE	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	THE COOPERATIVE IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(12) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT HAS CONSIDERED WHETHER THE COOPERATIVE HAS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, EMBEDDED OR OTHERWISE, THAT WOULD MATERIALLY IMPACT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES NO SUCH MATERIAL UNCERTAINTIES EXIST, THEREFORE, NO PROVISION IS PROVIDED. THE TAX YEARS PRIOR TO 2009 GENERALLY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE U.S. FEDERAL AND MOST STATE TAX AUTHORITIES.
REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D	ACCRUAL BASIS CAPITAL CREDITS - COOP ONLY 1,436,144 ACCRUAL BASIS CAPITAL CREDITS - SERVICES ONLY 5,916 EQUITY INCOME IN SUB. -36,105
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D	REVERSE CHANGE IN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS 319 FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 7,842
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON RETURN - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B	PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS - ALLOCATED 3,098,703

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	X	TravelForCompanions
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	true	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	true	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Independent Consultant	X	IndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)

TitleTitle	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg
TIM SMITH
GENERAL MANAGER	178157	58549	19245	255951
DAVID SERMONS
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIO	122844	45857	18615	187316

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (11 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	TO PROVIDE INTERNET SERVICES
CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	MEMBERS
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	YES
DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF MEMBERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	YES
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY TOP MANAGEMENT AND TOP FINANCIAL OFFICIAL PRIOR TO FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION PERIODICALLY REVIEWS ITS CONFLICT OF INTERESTS POLICY WITH EMPLOYEES AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES INDUSTRY INFORMATION, COMPENSATIONS STUDIES AND A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES INDUSTRY INFORMATION, COMPENSATIONS STUDIES AND A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	UPON REQUEST
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHER	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	ACCRUAL BASIS CAPITAL CREDITS - COOP ONLY 1,436,144 ACCRUAL BASIS CAPITAL CREDITS - SERVICES ONLY 5,916 EQUITY INCOME IN SUB. -36,105 REVERSE CHANGE IN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS -319 FEDERAL INCOME TAXES -7,842 PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS - ALLOCATED 3,098,703
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIPS 715 CHANGES IN OTHER EQUITIES 580,321 RETIREMENT OF PARTONAGE CAPTIAL 802,940 TO REMOVE INVESTMENT IN SUB. 350,730

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ECE FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1178	AddressLine1
City	OKMULGEE	City
State	OK	State
ZIP Code	74447	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	205754034	EIN
Primary Activities	DONATIONS	PrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile State	OK	LegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section	501C3	ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status	9	PublicCharityStatus

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ECOEC	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	EAST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Org	false	ControlledOrg

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	false	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	true	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization	false	DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	false	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	false	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	false	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	false	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	false	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ECE FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	B	TransactionType
Amount Involved	173882	AmountInvolved
Method Of Amt Determination	ACCRUAL	MethodOfAmtDetermination