2023-11-15T19:28:24-08:00 2022-12-31 541320089 ADAMS JENKINS CHEATHAM PC 231 WYLDEROSE DR MIDLOTHIAN VA 23113 990 2022-01-01 560160075 BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION BLUE 8287582383 PO BOX 112 LENOIR NC 28645 Katie M Woodle SR VP & CFO 2023-11-15 true Katie M Woodle 999009999 true G STEVEN GILLIAM CPA P00348264 8043231313 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Katie M Woodle PO BOX 112 LENOIR NC 28645 149035051 false X www.blueridgeenergy.com X 1936 NC Safe and Effective Distribution of electricity to the members of Blue Ridge EMC 12 12 203 31675 301556 0 136839826 140072042 582267 208 5723143 7454152 143145236 147526402 27847 29321 10098562 12845476 25323482 27300705 0 0 107252676 105713518 142702567 145889020 442669 1637382 473740390 510425101 285716343 313951414 188024047 196473687 Safe and Effective Distribution of electricity to the members of Blue Ridge EMC false false Safe and effective delivery of electricity to the members of Blue Ridge EMC. The three largest program services, as measured by expenses are as follows:Cost of power $68,455,459Depreciation $19,090,912Other Salaries and Wages $18,045,188 false false false false false false false false false true false true false true true false true false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false true 198 0 true 203 true true true false false false false 140099515 5039506 false false false X 12 12 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true true false NC X X THE CORPORATION 8287582383 PO Box 112 LENOIR NC 28645 Douglas W Johnson Exec. VP & CEO 49.00 6.00 X 767569 226683 307626 Alan Merck SVP, COO 50.00 0.00 X 406437 0 159654 JULIE O'DELL SVP, CAO 42.00 8.00 X 316949 0 144818 Brad Shields SVP, CCO 25.00 30.00 X 355820 0 103188 MICHAEL HIGH DIR. ENG. SERV. 45.00 0.00 226651 0 195652 Katie M Woodle SVP, CFO 40.00 10.00 X 351161 0 70091 Tanner Greer SVP CTO 38.00 2.00 X 244939 0 92564 Jason Lingle Dir. Innovation ES 45.00 0.00 228918 0 93039 Renee Walker Dir. of Public Rel 40.00 0.00 173144 0 107143 Crystal Spencer Dir. of Mktg. 40.00 4.00 212734 0 56512 Amy Crowder Dir. Financial Str 41.00 4.00 179565 0 81054 JAMES B LAWRENCE Asst. Sec-Treas 6.88 0.15 X X 36911 0 0 Jeffrey B Joines President 6.36 0.15 X X 36084 0 0 Kelly Melton Sec. -Treasurer 7.08 0.15 X X 34754 0 0 DAVID EGGERS Director 7.01 0.15 X 34608 0 0 Johnny Wishon Vice President 4.72 0.15 X X 32125 0 0 Bryan Edwards Director 5.50 0.15 X 31759 0 0 David Boone Director 5.75 0.15 X 31606 0 0 Cindy Price Director 9.03 0.15 X 31597 0 0 James Young Director 10.39 0.15 X 31003 0 0 Mitch Franklin Director 4.06 0.15 X 30031 0 0 Tom Trexler Director 1.99 0.15 X 26358 0 0 Hope Caroselli Dir. Retired 22 1.18 0.00 X 9597 0 0 Joy B Coffey Dir. Retired 22 1.66 0.15 X 2846 0 0 3833166 226683 1411341 83 false true false James R Vannoy & Sons Construction 1608 US Hwy 221 North Jefferson NC 28640 Building Construction 2579039 Pike Electric LLC PO Box 746308 Atlanta GA 30374 Construction 2935614 Asplundh Tree Expert Co PO Box 532729 Atlanta GA 30353 Tree Trimming 1607313 Carter Utility Tree Service 213 Apollo Drive Mt Airy NC 27030 Tree Trimming 1314170 CVO Enterprises Inc 14 Old Charlotte Highway Asheville NC 28803 Construction 2866783 18 0 Sale and dist. of elect. 221000 140072042 140072042 140072042 336317 336317 0 0 671135 2156268 671135 242233 1914035 1914035 425975 24868 1463192 336109 -336109 -336109 -336109 0 0 260979 259172 1807 1807 Cont. in aid of const. 221000 2096307 2096307 income from equity invest 221000 2432838 2432838 Patronage allocations rec 221000 976692 976692 32473 27473 5000 5538310 147526402 146031327 31675 1463400 X 29321 0 0 12845476 3565095 0 18045188 3655005 396372 1639045 0 529203 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3414133 0 360768 7951364 0 19090912 0 Cost of power 68455459 Distribution Maintenance 8536896 General and Admin 3568785 Sales 2220957 -8414959 145889020 0 0 0 8872742 6340399 13881763 6982509 0 21641483 27241635 0 0 5067288 7427875 5191823 6067170 2172320 2400575 600747741 207837358 379750179 392910383 0 22329945 24762783 14800936 36259861 0 31911 31911 473740390 510425101 18713658 25842689 235610445 258972513 31392240 29136212 285716343 313951414 X 188024047 196473687 188024047 196473687 473740390 510425101 X 1637382 6812258 X false true X true false 600747741 207837358 392910383 392910383 36259861 Consumer deposits 1867465 Deferred credits 17317493 Other 1703860 other postretirement benefits - medical 8247394 29136212 X Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Corporation follows the guidance for "uncertain tax positions" in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Corporation has determined that it is more likely than not that their tax positions will be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. true BRE Members Foundation PO Box 112 Lenoir NC 28645 561793740 0 29321 Cash Value & Fully Dist. Costs Office Space & Management Support Energy Assistance 1 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The Blue Ridge Electric Members Foundation, Inc. (The Foundation), administers two types of funds. Grants are issued to organizations whom apply for grant funds to accomplish strategic projects. There is an independent group that reviews the applications and recommends organizations; the board of directors approves / denies the recommendations. The other funds are used for both electric bill assistance and heating fuels assistance. The Foundation provides guidelines as to the amount of assistance eligible and how often a member can be given assistance. The local Department of Social Services does the qualifying and granting of these assistance dollars. The Foundation also has a financial audit done each year by an independent certified public accounting firm. X X X X X X false true false Alan Merck SVP, COO 311000 82419 13018 132164 27490 566091 Amy Crowder Dir. Financial Str 171364 18430 -10229 61948 19106 260619 Brad Shields SVP, CCO 233600 88640 33580 92400 10788 459008 Crystal Spencer Dir. of Mktg. 189299 30862 -7427 39707 16805 269246 Douglas W Johnson Exec. VP & CEO 449100 70000 301426 155337 17043 1346 165727 125000 16899 950195 351683 Jason Lingle Dir. Innovation ES 189300 33433 6185 82413 10626 321957 JULIE O'DELL SVP, CAO 255600 60746 603 134299 10519 461767 Katie M Woodle SVP, CFO 279700 73072 -1611 54896 15195 421252 MICHAEL HIGH DIR. ENG. SERV. 217600 19219 -10168 174334 21318 422303 Renee Walker Dir. of Public Rel 160681 14196 -1733 97795 9348 280287 Tanner Greer SVP CTO 236806 16979 -8846 73508 19056 337503 Part III, Additional Information Schedule J Part II B (Columns i-iii) Represent information for calculating W2 Box 5 Earnings. Columns C and D represent non cash earnings related to corporation provided benefits. Column E is a total of all columns and represents total rewards provided to employees.Schedule J Part II Breakdown of W-2 Compensation Column iii Other Reportable Compensation:The negative amounts in this column are included as part of total compensation in column B(i) and B(ii) and represent pre-tax deductions (Section 125) to arrive at W-2 Box 5 wages.Schedule J Part II Base Compensation, Bonus and incentive compensation from related organizations are not included in the members' electric rates. The following amounts were included in base and bonus compensation from related organizations as part of Schedule J:The following amounts included in reportable compensation in Part VII Section A and Schedule J Part II B were allocated to Blue Ridge Energies, LLC:Julie O'Dell $25,560 Katie Woodle $27,970Amy Crowder $11,938 Tanner Greer $15,559 The following amounts included in reportable compensation in Part VII Section A and Schedule J Part II B(i) were allocated to RidgeLink LLC:Douglas W. Johnson $44,910 Brad Shields $116,800Katie Woodle $27,970Julie O'Dell $12,780 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 The members of the Corporation elect the members of the board of directors that govern the affairs of the Corporation. Each director shall have one vote in all Board matters, and decisions shall be based on the vote of a majority of the Board members present at any meeting having a quorum of the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a The members of the Corporation elect the members of the board of directors that govern the affairs of the Corporation. The board of directors meet monthly with management in addition to other committee meetings. In addition, there is one annual membership meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b Certain decisions of the governing body are subject to approval by the members as provided for in the by-laws. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The CFO and management review a draft of the 990 with the board of directors prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The governing board of directors along with members of management complete annual conflict of interest statements. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The cooperative utilizes an independent compensation professional to review market trends and conduct an analysis of compensation including the CEO. The compensation committee of the board conducts an annual performance review of the CEO and approves the compensation package associated with this position. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents and policies are available upon request. The annual report, bylaws and other governing documents are available on the corporation's web site. In addition, financial data is presented to the members at the annual meeting and also included in the 990 which is available on the website. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 AOCI Adjustment = $1322076 Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Contributions in aid of construction not revenue per gaap = -$2096307 Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 net change in memberships = -$4870 Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 net retirement of capital credits = -$5713042 Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 non-cash patronage allocations not revenue per irs = $458925 Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Patronage div. paid to members' accts. not expense per GAAP = $12845476 990 Part IX Line 17 Travel Per IRS instructions the total travel costs reported on this line represent all transportation costs of the Corporation, including the expense of purchasing, leasing, operating, and repairing over 100 vehicles owned by the Corporation. This includes all the line and service trucks used in the daily operations of the Corporation. These trucks log in approximately 1,000,000 miles each year constructing and maintaining the electric plant of the Corporation. 990 Part IX, Line 24 e All Other Expenses The Corporation follows the uniform system of accounts (USOA) as set forth in 7 CFR Part 1767, Accounting Requirements for Rural Development Electric Borrowers. Based on the requirements of the USOA, certain expenses required to be reported on Form 990 Part IX have been allocated or capitalized as part of net utility plant. As a result of grossing up expenses to comply with the tax reporting requirements of this section, certain expenses that have been capitalized, are reported as part of line 24(e) "capitalized expensesX and reflected as credit balance. 990 Part VII Section A Column F The Corporation participates in the NRECA group defined pension plan. As part of this plan, participants are required to recognize the actuarial increase in the value of their account on the form 990. The contribution rate for participants in the plan are the same for all individuals in the plan. The change in actuarial value for each participant, however, varies with age. Form 990, Part IX, Line 4 Benefits Paid To or For Members Patronage dividends are paid to members' accounts in accordance with the pre-existing obligation in the Corporation's by-laws. The Corporation is obligated to pay by credits to a capital account for each patron all such amounts in excess of operating costs and expenses.IRS instructions for line 4 changed in 2011 to include patronage dividends paid by section 501(c)(12) organizations to their members. Accordingly, these amounts are now reported on line 4. 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