LA PLATA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
LA PLATA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 84-0248168)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-09
IRS object ID
201621319349300137
Schema version
2015v2.1
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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Return2016-05-09T16:30:04-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN840248168EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1LA PLATA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlLAPLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9703823584PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 2750AddressLine1Txt
CityDurangoCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP813022750ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonMichael DreyspringPersonNm
Person TitleChief Executive OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone9703823584PhoneNum
Signature2016-04-27SignatureDt
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerMichael DreyspringPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 2750AddressLine1Txt
CityDurangoCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP813022750ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$109,097,908GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.lpea.coopWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1939FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide our members with safe, reliable electricity at the lowest reasonable cost while being environmentally responsible.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Program Service Revenue$106,340,198PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$104,755,377CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$591,240PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$494,754CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$4,849,284PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$3,847,777CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$111,780,722PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$109,097,908CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$243,442PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$189,243CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$101,332,337CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$104,297,410PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$101,521,580CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$7,483,312PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$7,576,328CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$320,248,798TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$189,501,226TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$182,883,926TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$133,844,026NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$137,364,872NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Grant$0GrantAmt
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document242IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee116EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$103,087,201MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$6,010,707OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members12GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonRachel GilmanPersonNm
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Michael Rendon
President50Yes (X)$16,325$0$0
Tom Compton
Vice President80Yes (X)$17,625$0$0
Karen Barger
Treasurer30Yes (X)$12,250$0$0
Jeffrey A Berman
Secretary123Yes (X)$25,025$0$0
Joseph Wheeling
Director53Yes (X)$16,325$37,384$0
Mark Garcia
Director50Yes (X)$17,225$0$0
Kohler McInnis
Director52Yes (X)$12,800$0$0
Bob Lynch
Director62Yes (X)$16,825$0$0
Robert Formwalt
Director70Yes (X)$17,600$0$0
Britt Bassett
Director70Yes (X)$15,125$0$0
Davin Montoya
Director40Yes (X)$16,000$0$0
Jack Turner
Director90Yes (X)$23,575$0$0
Michael Dreyspring
Chief Executive Officer600$224,712$0$2,550Yes (X)
Dennis Svanes
Chief Financial Officer400$172,763$0$2,306Yes (X)
Steve Gregg
Chief Operating Officer500$187,084$0$443Yes (X)
Ron Meier
Manager of Engineering500$152,501$0$2,500Yes (X)
Daniel Harms
Manager of Rates, Technology, and Energy500$140,229$0$436Yes (X)
Justin Talbot
Manager of Operations500$139,546$0$592Yes (X)
John L Hahn
Dispatch Personnel400$131,141$0$0Yes (X)
David Gebhardt
Major Projects Engineer400$125,527$0$0Yes (X)
Aaron Renner
Dispatch Personnel400$121,632$0$0Yes (X)
Mark Schwantes
Manager of Member Relations400$135,103$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Reliable Power Consultants
1001 A East Harmony Road 143Fort CollinsCO80525Consulting Services$587,964
Utility Partners of America
PO Box 644730PittsburghPA15264Network and Meter Installation Services$400,986
Richardson Construction
3940 County Rd 119HesperusCO81326Construction Services$304,428
Four Corners Locating Services
PO BOX 1171CortezCO81321Line Locating$264,031
Maynes Bradford Shipps and Sheftel LLP
PO Box 2717DurangoCO81302Legal$152,570
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K11CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Gain/Loss from Subsidiary900003$318,986$318,986$0$0
Nonoperating Margins - Other revenue221000$57,816$57,816$0$0

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Total$134,643TotalAmt

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Total$54,600TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Cost of power and goods sold$69,945,988
Transmission & Distribution$7,161,563
Maintenance of Distribution Plant$3,267,381
G&A and Other Customer Expenses$7,350,640

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

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EOY$9,192,362EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$81,786,956BOYAmt
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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$368,373BOYAmt
EOY$354,124EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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EOY$320,248,798EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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EOY$7,457,898EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

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EOY$137,364,872EOYAmt

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BOY$323,345,252BOYAmt
EOY$320,248,798EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$7,576,328ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,714,080BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

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Investment Cost Or Other Basis$7,676,461InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,038,653DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,637,808BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$16,687,737InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,613,874DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,073,863BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$267,149,818InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$97,957,511DepreciationAmt
Book Value$169,192,307BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$179,618,058TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Financial Derivatives FinancialDerivativesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Investment in Subsidiary Company$4,942,920C
Investment in Associated Organizations - Patronage Capital$77,102,435C
Investment in Associated Organizations - Other - Nongeneral Funds$1,938,949C
Other Investment - Pathnet$110,149C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$84,094,453TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Accrued Expenses$3,650,692
Accrued Taxes$1,149,555
Customer Deposits$1,108,042
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$5,908,289TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
LPEA Round Up Foundation
PO Box 2750DurangoCO81302841327921501(c)(3)$85,081$0Costn/aTo support the LPEA Round Up Foundation mission.
Justice Ministries of Pagosa Inc
PO Box 5262Pagosa SpringsCO81147111111111501(c)(3)$10,000$0Costn/aTo support the Justice Ministries of Pagosa Inc mission.
4Core
10 Town Plaza Unit 190DurangoCO81301222222222501(c)(3)$50,000$0Costn/aTo support the 4Core mission.
Education Literacy Health & Inspiration
PO Box 2084IgnacioCO81137333333333501(c)(3)$9,000$0Costn/aTo support the Education Literacy Health & Inspiration mission.
Breen Community Building Association
966 CR 127HesperusCO81326444444444501(c)(3)$11,026$0Costn/aTo support the Breen Community Building Association mission.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org5Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org28TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarshipGrantTypeTxt
Recipient11RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$54,600CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedCostValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash Assistancen/aNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDonations and grants are awarded through initial review of the LPEA Round Up Foundation Board. A second level of review and approval occurs at the LPEA Board level. Records are maintained through Board minutes and electronic accounting records.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Mark Schwantes
Manager of Member Relations$135,103$0$0$0$5,545$0$0$0$0$0$140,648$0$0$0
Michael Dreyspring
Chief Executive Officer$224,712$0$0$0$2,739$0$0$0$2,550$0$230,001$0$0$0
Dennis Svanes
Chief Financial Officer$172,763$0$1,000$0$4,159$0$0$0$2,306$0$180,228$0$0$0
Steve Gregg
Chief Operating Officer$187,084$0$1,500$0$2,647$0$0$0$443$0$191,674$0$0$0
Ron Meier
Manager of Engineering$152,501$0$3,000$0$3,221$0$0$0$2,500$0$161,222$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1aAs a benefit available to all employees, LPEA will pay a portion of health club dues.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3An independent third party provides salary compensation reports from data gathered from other similar cooperatives nationwide. All compensation changes are reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee; the Board of Directors give final approval. Annual contracts are signed, and documentation of the discussion is noted in the Board of Director minutes.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6LPEA is a member owned cooperative.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aAll directors on the Board are elected by a majority vote of the cooperative's member-owners.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Form 990 is reviewed by LPEA officers and key staff before being finalized and submitted.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cAll LPEA members of the Board of Directors, officers, and key staff discuss any conflicts of interest. All employees are told to notify their supervisor of any potential conflicts of interest.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15An independent third party provides salary compensation reports from data gathered from similar cooperatives. All compensation changes are reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee. The Board of Directors give final approval. Annual contracts are signed, and documentation of the discussion is noted in the Board of Director minutes. This process is performed for all non-bargaining unit employees. This process is performed annually. The most recent review occurred in April 2016.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Documents not found on the LPEA website, www.lpea.coop, are available in-office upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Adjustment due to audit reclassifications.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FastTrack CommunicationsBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1779 Tech Center DriveAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Unit 200AddressLine2Txt
CityDurangoCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP81301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN841610295EIN
Primary ActivitiesTelecommunications for BusinessPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$318,986ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$4,942,920ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership0.7625OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FastTrack CommunicationsBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeoTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$0InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationAmounts involved are less than $50,000 and do not need to be reported.MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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