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SINGING RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
SINGING RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (EIN 64-0239641)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-07-08
IRS object ID
201321899349300337
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2013-07-08T14:18:29-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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EIN631035228EIN

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Address Line111187 Old 63 South PO Box 767AddressLine1
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NameHarvey Lee HedegaardName
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DescriptionSinging River Electric Power Association is an electric distribution cooperative that provided 71,208 services to 54,288 members in southeast Mississippi and southwest Alabama in 2012. Singing River Electric maintained distribution lines in Jackson, George, Greene, Harrison, Perry, Stone and Wayne counties in Mississippi as well as Mobile and Washington counties in Alabama. Utilizing its 7,086 miles of electric distribution lines, Singing River Electric sold 1,368,920,674 kilowatt hours of electric energy to its members.Description
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (16 entries)

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Ronald Hall
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Kristal Sisson
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Travis Baxter
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Edward Thornton
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Roy Grafe
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GA Parnell
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Michael R Smith
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Horace J Necaise III
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James Chipley
Serviceman60.00101453038959X
Robert Fairley
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James D Miller
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Southern ROW & Line Clearance Inc
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Fletcher Construction Co Inc
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209 Cox StreetLucedaleMS39452Postal Services268821
Mark Maples Escrow
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Dist Exp-Maintenance6918657
Consumer Accounts Exp5755906
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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

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Other Cost Or Other Basis2420682OtherCostOrOtherBasis
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Equipment Equipment

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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValueMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
Patronage Capital - South Mississippi Electric Power Association43200492C
Capital Term Certificates2169204C
Other Investments in Associated Organizations2001379C
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Total Of Book Value Program Related47371075TotalOfBookValueProgramRelated

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
Accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation$25,907,162
Deferred compensation$752,255
Current portion of FAS 106 maturities$1,011,700
Customer deposits$3,916,824
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Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt161796038TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Not Rptd F9900RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal161796038RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990161796038TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt150352909TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal150352909ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included11443129OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt11443129ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990161796038TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48:Part X, Line 2:Income taxes - The Association is exempt from income taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(12). Management has evaluated the Association's tax positions and concluded that the Association has taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements. With few exceptions, the Association is no longer subject to income tax examinations by the federal, state, or local tax authorities for years before 2009.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Margins assigned/assignable to members 11,443,129.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

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IdentifierProcedure for Monitoring Grants in the U.S.:Identifier
Return ReferencePart I, Line 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationSchedule I, Part I, Line 2: Neighbors Helping Neighbors community grants help Singing River Electric merge efforts with the hard work of those within our communities. The program awards two grants for up to $2500 each, three times a year in January, May, and September. The grants are available to non-profit organizations helping communities within Singing River Electric's service territory in education, civic, community development and economic development.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (4 entries)

TitleTitleBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Harvey Lee Hedegaard
CEO & General Manager22743900077550769220181730330289000
Tammy Y Hultz
Manager of Accounting127324000673042077033190173393000
Michael R Smith
Assistant General Manager16575300056320644460171190252950000
Horace J Necaise III
Gautier District Manager11278900040490326570161990165694000

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (10 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Singing River Electric Power Association is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members have identical voting rights and are assigned margins in accordance with the organization's bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe members of Singing River Electric Power Association may elect one or more members of the governing body at the annual meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bThe business and affairs of the organization are managed by the Board of Directors which exercises all of the powers of the organization except such as are by law, or by the Certificate of Incorporation of the organization, or by the bylaws conferred upon or reserved to the members. Decisions to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of more than ten percent of the organization's property must be approved by the membership.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11Tammy Hultz, Manager of Accounting & Finance, and Lee Hedegaard, CEO and General Manager, reviewed a completed copy of the Form 990. The Form 990 was then presented to and reviewed with the board of directors at one of the board meetings prior to filing the form with the Internal Revenue Service. The presentation of the form to the directors is reflected in the board minutes. Lee Hedegaard then signed the IRS e-file authorization form allowing the Form 990 to be electronically filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cSinging River Electric Power Association has a board policy named the "Board of Directors and Officers Code of Ethics." The policy includes a certification of compliance, and each board member and officer signs the certificate annually to state they have read and fully understood the "Board of Directors and Officers Code of Ethics" and recognize that he/she is subject to the code.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Singing River Electric Power Association has a board policy that is named the "General Manager and CEO Evaluation and Compensation." A committee from the Board of Directors completes an evaluation regarding the General Manager & CEO's performance. The General Manager & CEO's compensation is compared to national, state, and regional compensation for other general managers of similar size to Singing River Electric Power Association. The General Manager & CEO uses comparable compensation data when reviewing and evaluating the compensation of the other employees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Singing River Electric Power Association allows members to inspect a copy of the by-laws, financial statements, and conflict of interest policy at the main office.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 4The instructions to the 2012 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. Singing River Electric Power Association has interpreted the words "patronage dividends paid" in the instructions to mean margins that are assigned or assignable to the members. Singing River Electric Power Association assigns the net margins to its members each year. Therefore, the amount listed in Part IX, Line 4 represents the net margins assignable to the members for the calendar year ended December 31, 2012.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Change in memberships 2,340. Actuarial loss -4,899,800. Amortization of unrecognized losses 182,100. Amortization of the transition obligation 270,000. Retirement of capital credits -1,213,074. Unclaimed capital credits 795,970. Net margins assigned/assignable to members 11,443,129.Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances:
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cThe filing organization did not change its processes of oversight and selection for the year ended December 31, 2012.