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PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 63-0033945)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-05-15
IRS object ID
201331359349306813
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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Timestamp2013-05-15T14:34:22-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN631035228EIN

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Business Name Line1Jackson Thornton & Co PCBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line1P O Box 96AddressLine1
CityMontgomeryCity
StateALState
ZIP Code361010096ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN630033945EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1Pioneer Electric Cooperative IncBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlPIONNameControl
Phone3343826636Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 468AddressLine1
CityGreenvilleCity
StateALState
ZIP Code36037ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameTerry MoseleyName
TitleGeneral ManagerTitle
Phone3343826636Phone
Date Signed2013-05-14DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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NamePATRICK COOPERName
PTINP00856177PTIN
Phone3348347660Phone
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Tax Year2012TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Name Of Principal Officer PersonTerry MoseleyNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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Total Gross UBI23086TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income6787NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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DescriptionPioneer Electric Cooperative, Inc. has grown to cover the rural areas of four South Central Alabama counties, serving over 13,000 members. The service area of Pioneer Electric Cooperative, Inc. primarily covered Butler, Lowndes, Dallas and Wilcox counties. Its service area also extended into five other counties which included parts of Autauga, Crenshaw, Covington, Conecuh and Monroe counties. Utilizing approximately 2,737 miles of electric distribution lines, Pioneer Electric Cooperative, Inc. sold 178,475,776 kilowatt hours of electric energy to its cooperative members in 2012.Description
Described In501 C30DescribedIn501C3
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Number Forms Transmitted With109625NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding1ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
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Employment Tax Returns Filed1EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income1UnrelatedBusinessIncome
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
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Nbr Voting Governing Body Members9NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members9NumberIndependentVotingMembers
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Address Line1300 Herbert StreetAddressLine1
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (13 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensationOfficerOfficer
Thomas Thompson
Trustee - President7.70X3275900
John Henry
Trustee - Vice President13.40X2198900
Melvia Carter
Trustee - Secretary4.40X1975900
David Lyon Jr
Trustee8.20X2448900
Thomas Duncan
Trustee6.30X2148900
George Thompson
Trustee6.90X2050900
Glenn E Branum
Trustee6.90X2223900
Melvin Dale
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Linda Arnold
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Joseph Watts
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Cleveland Poole
VP of Administration40.00119464060460X
Jason Settle
VP of Engineering and Oper40.00121582058254X
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (3 entries)

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John P Utsey Jr Contractor
PO Box 457ButlerAL36904Right of Way Clearing542436
Tru Check Inc
PO Box 1515SomersetKY42502Utility Meter Services166836
Osmose Utilities Services Inc
980 Ellicott StBuffaloNY14209Pole Treatment123543
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Number Of Contractors GT100 K3NumberOfContractorsGT100K

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

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Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

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Interest Interest

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Cost of power14269996
Distribution - Maintena2342202
Distribution - Operatio1207047

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Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited0FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

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Investment Cost Or Other Basis590290InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis260041OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value850331BookValue

Buildings Buildings

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Other Cost Or Other Basis4481690OtherCostOrOtherBasis
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Book Value3126612BookValue

Equipment Equipment

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Other Cost Or Other Basis59322312OtherCostOrOtherBasis
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Book Value40854876BookValue
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Total Of Book Value Land Buildings44831819TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated (13 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValueMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
Patronage Capital - CoBank229959C
Patronage Capital - Other15209C
Patronage Capital - PowerSouth Energy Cooperative7183388C
Patronage Capital - GRESCO100404C
Patronage Capital - NRUCFC1495832C
Patronage Capital - NISC38787C
Patronage Capital - Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange74845C
CFC Securities400000C
CFC Loan Retained2215516C
Patronage Capital - United Utility57650C
Investments in economic development projects571255C
Other investments in associated organizations8759C
ERC Loans Receivable17242C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Program Related12408846TotalOfBookValueProgramRelated

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
Consumer deposits$981,182
Pension benefit obligation$288,315
Unclaimed capital credits$121,408
Unclaimed rebates and deposits$3,570
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts1394475TotalOfAmounts

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (3 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
Joseph Watts
Chief Financial Officer14349700055470336650143840197093000
Cleveland Poole
VP of Administration11819300012710465540139060179924000
Jason Settle
VP of Engineering and Oper11966500019170444430138110179836000

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Name Business NameBusiness

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Business Name Line1Calvin PooleBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipFamily member of Cleveland Poole, VP of AdministrationRelationship
Amount Of Transaction14759AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionAttorney RetainerDescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (10 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Pioneer Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members have identical voting rights and are assigned margins in accordance with the cooperative's bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe members of Pioneer Electric Cooperative may elect one or more members of the governing body at the annual meeting.
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 was reviewed by the Chief Financial Officer, VP of Administration, and the Accounting Manager before it was presented to the Board of Trustees. The external accountant who assisted management in the preparation of the Form 990 conducted a formal review of the Form 990 with the Trustees at the monthly board meeting before the Form 990 was filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cOn an annual basis, Pioneer Electric Cooperative requires disclosure of potential conflicts of interests on a questionnaire. These are then reviewed by the accounting staff at the Cooperative. If conflicts are found, they are reported to the Board (in the case of conflicts of interest involving Board Members or the General Manager) or to the General Manager (in the case of conflicts of interest involving Key Employees).
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Information is gathered from state and national electric cooperative organizations to insure that levels of compensation are within statistical norms of the industry. For the General Manager's compensation, the Board of Trustees review the facts and figures and determine the rate of compensation. For the key staff, the general manager gives an overview of the salaries as they compare with state and national averages with the Board, though he makes the final determination.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request at Pioneer Electric Cooperative's main office in Greenville, Alabama. The Cooperative's By-Laws are also available on its Website.
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. Pioneer Electric Cooperative has interpreted the words "patronage dividends paid" in the instructions to mean margins that are assigned or assignable to the members. According to Pioneer Electric Cooperative's bylaws, the net margins of the cooperative are assigned and allocated to the members. Therefore, the amount listed in Part IX, Line 4 represents the entire net margins assignable to the members for the calendar year ended December 31, 2012.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Patronage Assignment of Current Year Margins to Members 3,200,055.Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances:
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2Pioneer Electric Cooperative's financial statement year end differs from its tax year end. The cooperative receives audited financial statements on an annual basis for the year ended June 30th.