EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ELECTRIC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ELECTRIC (EIN 73-0224017)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-11-15
IRS object ID: 201213209349309786
Schema version: 2011v1.2
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	2012-11-15T15:07:05-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	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	2011-01-01	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	2012-11-13	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	2012-11-13	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	53208654	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	92	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	195017	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	40873	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Current Year	0	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	49833633	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	51832544	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	567795	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	495102	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	255693	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	521029	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	50657121	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	52848675	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	3180791	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	980928	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	997437	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	47369629	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	50187224	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	48350557	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	54365452	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	2306564	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-1516777	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	134930368	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	138688479	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	80264905	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	81570690	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	54665463	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	57117789	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	27	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	92	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	51832544	GrossIncomeFromMembers
Gross Income Other Sources	1099915	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 (12 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	FormerFormer
LARRY HARVEY
VICE PRESIDE	6.92	X	28142	0	0
DWIGHT LUTHER
SEC-TREAS	6.16	X	27591	0	0
MAX SHOEMAKE
ASST SEC-TRE	5.50	X	25810	0	0
JIMMY ELLER
TRUSTEE	4.15	X	25638	0	0
JERRY REMPE
TRUSTEE	5.23	X	25238	0	0
ED KLOECKLER
TRUSTEE	5.21	X	23405	0	0
LOWELL HOBBS
PRESIDENT	10.48	X	22262	0	0
TIM SMITH
GENERAL MANA	40.00		165687	0	73497	X
TERESA SPARKS
MGR OF ACCOU	40.00		74756	0	46525	X
DAVID SERMONS
DIR OF OPERA	40.00		115835	0	61245		X
BRETT ORME
SUPERV. OF E	40.00		107988	0	55748		X
EDDIE HENNIGAN
DIR OF OFFIC			102394	0	71322			X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	744746	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	308337	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	4	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	true	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	74053	ROW CLEARING	2370779
GORDON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
905 W MAIN ST	STIGLER	OK	74462	LINE CONST.	1123386
GREEN COUNTRY POWERLINE
7443 N 310 RD	OKMULGEE	OK	74447	LINE CONST.	833348
CNCS INC
PO BOX 26706	OKLAHOMA CITY	OK	73126	BLDG CONTRACTOR	354122
PROGRESSIVE SOLUTIONS
PO BOX 1130	MARSHALL	AR	72650	HERBICIDE CONTR	173271

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	10	NumberOfContractorsGT100K

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	SALES OF ELECTRICITY	Description
Total Revenue Column	51832544	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	51832544	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	51832544	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	495102	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$495,102	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	259284	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	259284	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	259284	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$259,284	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	587294	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	359979	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	227315	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	195017	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$32,298	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	OTHER INCOME	Description
Total Revenue Column	34430	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$34,430	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	34430	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	52848675	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	51832544	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	195017	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$821,114	ExclusionAmount

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3180791	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	538551	Total

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	118070	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	340816	Total

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2579666	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4276319	Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal
COST OF POWER	31456590
DISTRIBUTION	6770443
CONSUMER EXPENSE	2014406
GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE	1937637

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1152163	Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	54365452	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	1545247	BOY
EOY	1023690	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3071752	BOY
EOY	2664704	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7418471	BOY
EOY	6980113	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	406574	BOY
EOY	544263	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2321008	BOY
EOY	2066876	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	146658524	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	39573355	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	103414780	BOY
EOY	107085169	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	16752536	BOY
EOY	18320663	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	3001	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	134930368	BOY
EOY	138688479	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5409019	BOY
EOY	5046416	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	61817529	BOY
EOY	62660395	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	13038357	BOY
EOY	13863879	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	80264905	BOY
EOY	81570690	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	161955	BOY
EOY	163150	EOY

Paid In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PaidInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFund

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2990472	BOY
EOY	3171309	EOY

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	51513036	BOY
EOY	53783330	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	54665463	BOY
EOY	57117789	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	134930368	BOY
EOY	138688479	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-1516777	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	3969103	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

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	146330729	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	39573355	Depreciation
Book Value	106757374	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	107085169	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
EAST CENTRAL - ASSCO. PART. CAPITAL	18041232	C
ECO SERVICES - NTRC PART. CAPITAL	279431	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities	18320663	TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATION	$11,086,543
CUSTOMER DEPOSITS	$2,560,453
DEFERRED CREDITS	$216,494
OTHER	$389

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	13863879	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	52848675	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	54365452	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-1516777	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Other	$4,774,125	OtherAmount
Total Adjustments	4774125	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	3257348	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	54463304	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Revenues	1614629	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	1614629	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	52848675	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	52848675	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	51205956	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	21295	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	21295	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	51184661	ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included	3180791	OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	3180791	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	54365452	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (5 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 COOPERATIVE HAS TAX RETURNS FOR TAX YEARS 2008-2010 IN VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS THAT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 8	ACCRUAL BASIS CAPITAL CREDITS - COOP ONLY 1,503,233 ACCRUAL BASIS CAPITAL CREDITS - SERVICES ONLY 39,184 EQUITY INCOME IN SUB. 72,212 FEDERAL INCOME TAXES -20,095 REVERSE CHANGE IN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS -1,200 PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS - ALLOCATED 3,180,791
REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D	ACCRUAL BASIS CAPITAL CREDITS - COOP ONLY 1,503,233 ACCRUAL BASIS CAPITAL CREDITS - SERVICES ONLY 39,184 EQUITY INCOME IN SUB. 72,212
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII, LINE 2D	FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 20,095 REVERSE CHANGE IN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS 1,200
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON RETURN - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII, LINE 4B	PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS - ALLOCATED 3,180,791

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 (4 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg
TIM SMITH
165687	55635	17862	239184
DAVID SERMONS
115835	43944	17301	177080
BRETT ORME
107988	38559	17189	163736
EDDIE HENNIGAN
102394	55645	15677	173716

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (10 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
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5	ORGANIZATION REPORTED 3,180,791 ON PAGE 10, PART IX, LINE 4 AS BENEFITS PAID TO OR FOR MEMBERS. THIS AMOUNT REPRESENTS PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS ALLOCATED FOR 2011. THE ORGANIZATION PAID 896,344 IN RETIREMENT OF PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS FOR 2011.

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
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	172331	AmountInvolved
Method Of Amt Determination	ACCRUAL	MethodOfAmtDetermination