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MCKENZIE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
MCKENZIE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 45-0217439)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-09-24
IRS object ID
201242689349300454
Schema version
2011v1.2
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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Timestamp2012-09-24T08:29:01-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN450250958EIN

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Business Name Line1EIDE BAILLY LLPBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line14310 17TH AVE S PO BOX 2545AddressLine1
CityFARGOCity
StateNDState
ZIP Code581082545ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN450217439EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1McKenzie Electric Cooperative IncBusinessNameLine1
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Phone7014449288Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 649AddressLine1
CityWatford CityCity
StateNDState
ZIP Code588540649ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameJohn SkurupeyName
TitleCEOTitle
Phone7014449288Phone
Date Signed2012-09-04DateSigned
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NameLISA CHAFFEE CPAName
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Tax Year2011TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Nbr Voting Members Governing Body9NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
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Mission DescriptionTo make available and to serve all consumers within its boundaries with electric energy.To ensure an adequate source of central station power and work to make that energy as reliable as possible at the lowest possible cost.MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services0SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change0SignificantChange
DescriptionThe Cooperative delivers electric energy to members. In 2011 the Cooperative served 2,847 members.Description
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Business Name Line1Tim MelbyBusinessNameLine1
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Info In Schedule O Part VIIXInfoInScheduleOPartVII

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (11 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
Ray Tescher
Chairperson5.70XX1602100
Donald Link
Vice Chairperson6.00XX1593300
Rondee Hanna
Secretary/Treasurer4.70XX1510800
Travis Thompson
Director At Large6.80X1468300
Glenn Aamodt
Director4.30X1505800
Glen Houghton
Director4.40X1493300
Dennis Johnson
Director4.10X1519600
Clayton Monsen
Director4.80X425700
Tim Wasem
Director5.20X1626700
John Skurupey
CEO48.20X132162027089
Tim Melby
Business Manager41.70X77244016554
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

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4 T Construction Inc
PO Box 250EmmetID83617Line Construction3325699
Highmark
PO Box 491BlackhawkSD57718Line Construction2941029
Badlands Electric Inc
PO Box 473BakerMT59313Line Construction1909745
HDR Inc
PO Box 3480OmahaNE68103Engineering Services1669762
Timberline Construction
PO Box 1156Rapid CitySD57709Line Construction1616538
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Number Of Contractors GT100 K15NumberOfContractorsGT100K

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

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Capital Credits22100012359611235961
NDSBIC K-1230000-85-85
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Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

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Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

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Interest Interest

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Total3406705Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotal
Cost of Power22703831
Distribution2832718
Admin & General1026049
Customer Accts & Servic394419

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

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Total-3265659Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY

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Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses376343ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
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Federal Grant Audit Required1FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed1FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS1IncludedOnFS

Land Land

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Other Cost Or Other Basis714348OtherCostOrOtherBasis
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Buildings Buildings

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Other Cost Or Other Basis1539735OtherCostOrOtherBasis
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Book Value460157BookValue

Equipment Equipment

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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValueMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
Patronage Capital Credits - Power Suppliers11364431C
Investment in ND Small Business Dev Ptshp3763C
CFC Investment68009C
Patronage Capital Credits - Other Assoc. Companies377748C
Special Funds - Reserved Cash1000000C
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Total Of Book Value Program Related12813951TotalOfBookValueProgramRelated

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
Deferred Credits$5,425,802
Post-Retirement Benefit Obligations$27,103
Power Cost Reserve$3,089,422
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts8542327TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue39607821TotalRevenue
Total Expenses39231478TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year376343ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Other$7,099,172OtherAmount
Total Adjustments7099172TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS7475515ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt39594642TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Revenues-13005OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990-13005RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal39607647RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included174OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt174RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99039607821TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt31591304TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal31591304ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included7640174OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt7640174ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99039231478TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (6 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Part IV, Line 2b:The members of the Cooperative can elect to round up their monthly electric bill to the next dollar. These funds collected from the membership are held in a Cooperative account until they are released to the McKenzie Electric Operation Roundup, Inc. These funds are transferred directly to the Operation Round Up on a monthly basis. Funds that exist at the end of year are a result of a timing difference in the receipt of the funds and the release of them to the Operation Round Up. For the year ended December 31, 2011 the account held $1,045.
Part X:The Cooperative is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Cooperative has adopted the provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic ASC 740-10. Implementation resulted in no cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the date of adoption. The Cooperative had no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2011 and 2010. The Cooperative will recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense if such penalties and interest are incurred. Under normal circumstances, the Cooperative is no longer subject to Federal and State tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2008. The Cooperative undergoes an annual analysis of its various tax positions, assessing the likelihood of those positions being upheld upon examination with relevant tax authorities, as defined by ASC 740-10.Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48:
Retired Capital -550,564. North Dakota Small Bus. Investment Co K-1 Income -174. Donated Capital Credits 1. Patronage Capital Credits Allocated During Current Year 7,627,169. Retired Capital Credits Gain 22,740. Total to Schedule D, Part XI, Line 8: 7,099,172.Part XI, Line 8 - Other Adjustments:
Expenses Included in Revenue on Financial Statements -13,005.Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:
North Dakota Small Bus. Investment Co K-1 Income 174.Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:
Patronage Capital Credits Allocated During Current Year 7,627,169. Expenses Included in Revenue on Financial Statements 13,005.Part XIII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Benefit Fund of the McKenzie County Healthcare SystemsBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line1709 4th Ave NEAddressLine1
CityWatford CityCity
StateNDState
ZIP Code58854ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN Of Recipient363431210EINOfRecipient
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSection
Amount Of Cash Grant10000AmountOfCashGrant
Purpose Of GrantWellness Center ProjectPurposeOfGrant
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants1TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations0TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierProcedure for Monitoring Grants in the U.S.:Identifier
Return ReferencePart I, Line 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationSchedule I, Part I, Line 2: The Board of Directors reviews community projects that are in need of financial assistance. They vote on the projects that are chosen each year and ensure they are for charitable purposes. In 2011, the Benefit Fund of the McKenzie County Healthcare Systems approached them for support for their building project of a community wellness center.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsXTravelForCompanions
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses1WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonJohn SkurupeyNamePerson
Base Compensation Filing Org131383BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org0BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org779OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org25557DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org1532NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs0NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org159251TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Part I, Line 1aThe spouse of Tim Wasem was provided airfare to attend a company function. This is a benefit of the Board of Directors.
Part IIIIncluded in column "C", Retirement and Other Deferred Compensation, is the estimated annual increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan. The estimated increase for John Skurupey is $22,897. This amount is an estimate in the increase of the value of the plan and is not a current year expense of the Cooperative. The current year expense for this defined benefit plan was $48,589.Supplemental Information

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (13 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Each Member has one vote.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aMembers elect the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bChanges to the By-Laws are subject to the approval of the Members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bThere are no committees with the authority to act on behalf of the full governing body.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The Form 990 was presented at the August 2012 board meeting. The CEO and Business Manager reviewed the Form 990 prior to it being presented to the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cPrior to becoming a Board Member, an individual must disclose any potential conflicts. A nominating committee determines if any of the disclosures by a prospective candidate represent a conflict. Board Members are required to disclose any conflicts that arise during their tenure. Annually there is a discussion when the Board is asked to complete the relationship letters which are completed for the Form 990. The CEO is subject to the same Conflict of Interest Policy as he is a Corporate Officer.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The process for determining the compensation for the CEO and Business Manager includes the review of state wide salary data through NDAREC and consulting, as needed, by the NRECA consulting service. Compensation for all management positions and union contracts are approved by the Board. The process for the CEO takes place annually in the month of May. The process for the Business Manager takes place annually in the month of August.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The financial statements are presented at the annual meeting held by McKenzie Electric Cooperative, and they are also in the Dakota Living Magazine. Copies of the governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Column (F)Included in column "F", Estimated Amount of Other Compensation, is the estimated annual increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan. The estimated increase for John Skurupey is $22,897 and for Tim Melby is $11,859. These amounts are estimates in the increase of the value of the plan and are not current year expenses of the Cooperative. The current year expense for this defined benefit plan was $48,589 and $18,107, respectively for these individuals.Compensation Of Officers
Form 990, Part VIIJohn Skurupey devotes less than three hours per year to the related organization and Tim Melby devotes less than one hour per year to the related organization. The board members collectively devote less than one hour per year to the related organization.
Form 990, Part IX, Allocated Costs, Line 24eThe labor, pension and payroll taxes reported on lines 5-10 are already included in distribution expense, administrative & general expense and customer expense. Therefore, these amounts are being subtracted out as an other deduction on line 24e in the amount of $(3,374,697).Allocated Costs
Form 990, Part IX, Line 4The Cooperative has interpreted the instructions to Part IX, Line 4, to mean patronage capital allocated for the year, rather than patronage capital retired. This is consistent with the Bylaws of the Cooperative.Benefits Paid to Members
Form 990, Part XI, line 5:Retired Capital -550,564. North Dakota Small Bus. Investment Co K-1 Income -174. Donated Capital Credits 1. Patronage Capital Credits Allocated During Current Year 7,627,169. Retired Capital Credits Gain 22,740. Total to Form 990, Part XI, Line 5: 7,099,172.Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances:

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