CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 45-0115790)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-06-13
IRS object ID
201631659349300608
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-06-13T08:38:45-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN450250958PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EIDE BAILLY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14310 17TH AVE S PO BOX 2545AddressLine1Txt
CityFARGOCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP581082545ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN450115790EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Cass County Electric Cooperative IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCASSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7013564400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13312 42nd Street S No 200AddressLine1Txt
CityFargoCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58104ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonChad SapaPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7013564400PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-31SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLISA CHAFFEE CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00193453PTIN
Phone7012398500PhoneNum
Preparation2016-05-31PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerChad SapaPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13312 42nd Street S No 200AddressLine1Txt
CityFargoCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$117,199,072GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.kwh.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1937FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNDLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMeet our members' needs with excellent service consisting of reliable and affordable energy.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee110TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$112,680,942PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$116,087,943CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$565,459PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$625,128CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$200,958PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$249,766CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$113,447,359PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$116,962,837CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$76,793PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$85,872CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$8,738,484PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$5,523,922CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$9,791,654PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$10,552,086CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$96,838,922PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$99,139,064CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$115,445,853PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$115,300,944CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,998,494PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,661,893CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$223,358,316TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$229,710,726TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$138,470,517TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$138,579,648TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$84,887,799NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$91,131,078NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionThe mission of Cass County Electric Cooperative: To serve our members' energy needs with reliable electric service while delivering the values of cooperative membership in an ever-changing world.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescSale of electric energy to 45,353 accounts at year end 2015.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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 Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document145IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee110EmployeeCnt
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$117,937,964MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$1,149,164OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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 ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Chad SapaBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7013564400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13312 42nd St S Ste 200AddressLine1Txt
CityFargoCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58104ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Wendy Loucks
Chairman7.800.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$14,310$0$0
Russell Berg
Vice Chairman5.800.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$13,960$0$0
John Froelich
Secretary4.200.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$12,710$0$0
Sid Berg
Treasurer8.600.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$10,210$0$0
Douglas Anderson
Director5.100.10Yes (X)$13,710$0$0
Steve Swiontek
Director3.000.10Yes (X)$10,960$0$0
Glenn Mitzel
Director4.000.10Yes (X)$11,485$0$0
Jeffrey Triebold
Director3.800.10Yes (X)$12,460$0$0
Marcy Svenningsen
Director6.800.10Yes (X)$14,985$0$0
Scott Handy
CEO41.70Yes (X)$242,473$0$42,512
Chad Sapa
CFO44.20Yes (X)$218,185$0$127,689
Tim Sanden
CIO/VP Info Tech45.90$176,963$0$144,706Yes (X)
Marshal Albright
VP of Member & Energy Svcs42.00$160,911$0$188,243Yes (X)
Bradley Schmidt
VP Engineering & Operation42.30$190,597$0$37,272Yes (X)
Ronald Ness
Manager of System Operations43.70$110,321$0$78,344Yes (X)
Charles Ames
Construction Supervisor46.30$106,715$0$52,545Yes (X)
Linda Otterson
Manager of Human Resources41.30$104,132$0$29,785Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,425,087TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$701,096TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
MPM Construction
PO Box 202HoraceND58047Electrical Contractor$1,765,182
Jerry's Excavating
PO Box 809CasseltonND58012Electrical Contractor$954,356
Carr's Tree Service
PO Box 250OttertailMN56571Tree Clearing$466,321
Moritz Excavating
1114 10th St SWValley CityND58072Electrical Contractor$340,369
Dakota Hills Electric
520 Spruce StKindredND58051Electrical Contractor$318,704
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K9CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Sale of Electricity221000$115,783,792$115,783,792
Capital Credits221000$304,151$304,151
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$116,087,943TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$625,128TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$625,128ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$468,812RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$236,235RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$232,577RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$232,577TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$232,577ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$17,189GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$17,189TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$17,189RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$116,962,837TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$116,105,132RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$857,705ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,872TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,523,922TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$924,408TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,609,696TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,411,254TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$606,728TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,638,476TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,404,259TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Cost of Power$85,045,036
Distribution$6,560,400
Administrative and Gene$3,372,387
Customer Service & Sale$2,842,246

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$9,723,740TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,300,944TotalAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,447,151BOYAmt
EOY$9,415,360EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,232,996BOYAmt
EOY$11,866,620EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,512,151BOYAmt
EOY$2,491,733EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,217,432BOYAmt
EOY$2,698,815EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$245,847,785LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$58,761,385LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$174,759,060BOYAmt
EOY$187,086,400EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,328,147BOYAmt
EOY$2,910,467EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$195,616BOYAmt
EOY$194,320EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,577,455BOYAmt
EOY$7,673,979EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,088,308BOYAmt
EOY$5,373,032EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$223,358,316BOYAmt
EOY$229,710,726EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,286,540BOYAmt
EOY$11,236,217EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,208,429BOYAmt
EOY$5,752,915EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,428BOYAmt
EOY$15,286EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$115,940,797BOYAmt
EOY$116,169,343EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,020,323BOYAmt
EOY$5,405,887EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$138,470,517BOYAmt
EOY$138,579,648EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,731,308BOYAmt
EOY$15,055,298EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,156,491BOYAmt
EOY$76,075,780EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,887,799BOYAmt
EOY$91,131,078EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$223,358,316BOYAmt
EOY$229,710,726EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,661,893ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$51,436NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$4,632,822OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$610,710OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$610,710BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,988,444OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,428,254DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,560,190BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$219,080,655OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$53,333,131DepreciationAmt
Book Value$165,747,524BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,167,976OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$10,167,976BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$187,086,400TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Customer Deposits$1,560,666
Other Liabilities$599,647
Installation Costs of Equip$387,519
Postretirement Benefits$2,456,656
Pension Restoration Plan$401,399
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$5,405,887TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$116,961,542TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue-$1,295OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$1,295RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$116,962,837RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$116,962,837TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$109,777,022TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$109,777,022ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$5,523,922OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$5,523,922ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$115,300,944TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 SERVE Foundation. These funds are transferred directly to the SERVE Foundation 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 SERVE Foundation. For the year ended December 31, 2015 the account held $15,286.
Part X, Line 2:The Cooperative is exempt from income taxes under Section 501 (c)(12). The Cooperative is annually required to file a Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990) with the IRS. The Subsidiary is a taxable corporation and provides for income taxes based on income reported in the financial statements. The Cooperative evaluates its tax positions that have been taken or are expected to be taken on income tax returns to determine if an accrual is necessary for uncertain tax positions. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the unrecognized tax benefit accrual was zero. The Cooperative will recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense if incurred. The Cooperative and Subsidiary are no longer subject to Federal tax examination by tax authorities for years before 2012 and state examinations for years before 2012.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Equity Earnings from SERVE Co. on F/S -1,295.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Patronage Capital Credits Allocated During Current Year 5,523,922.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ND Chapter of Dollars for Scholars
PO Box 5509BismarckND58501371517987501(c)(3)$8,000Education
Greater Fargo-Moorhead Economic Development Corporation
51 Broadway Suite 500FargoND58102456011769501(c)(3)$50,000Local Economic Growth
(no name)
Heritage Center Expansion
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe organization receives notification from ND Dollars for Scholars of the scholarship recipients. The organization is a member in the Greater Fargo-Moorhead Economic Development Corporation. They receive reports as to how the grant money is spent by the GFMEDC.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (7 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
Scott Handy
CEO$231,142$0$2,400$0$8,931$0$19,320$0$23,192$0$284,985$0$0$0
Chad Sapa
CFO$172,549$0$26,625$0$19,011$0$104,809$0$22,880$0$345,874$0$0$0
Tim Sanden
CIO/VP Info Tech$140,694$0$21,390$0$14,879$0$123,076$0$21,630$0$321,669$0$0$0
Marshal Albright
VP of Member & Energy Svcs$130,346$0$19,456$0$11,109$0$168,913$0$19,330$0$349,154$0$0$0
Bradley Schmidt
VP Engineering & Operation$159,149$0$23,964$0$7,484$0$15,542$0$21,730$0$227,869$0$0$0
Ronald Ness
Manager of System Operations$107,634$0$1,031$0$1,656$0$71,548$0$6,796$0$188,665$0$0$0
Charles Ames
Construction Supervisor$104,527$0$919$0$1,269$0$44,908$0$7,636$0$159,259$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (13 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2All board members have a business relationship as they all serve on the board of a related organization which is taxable as a corporation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6CCEC has one class of members. A person is eligible to become a member of the cooperative effective the date the person initially uses or requests to use electric service and meets the requirements set forth in Article I of the Cooperative's Bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aOne member, one vote. CCEC members have the right and authority to elect the Board of Directors. Three directors stand for election each year at the annual business meeting. Members also have the right to request a special meeting of the membership when the request is based on valid member demand. Members may consider, vote or act upon other matters as provided by applicable laws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bCCEC membership has the right and authority to have the final decision role on the following matters: **The disposition of cooperative assets if the proposed sale is over 5% of total assets during a 12-month period. No less than two-thirds of the entire membership must approve the proposed transfer; **A proposed merger or consolidation; a majority of the members present and voting in person at the member meeting must approve the consolidation or merger.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bThe Board of Directors is the sole body with governing authority over the Cooperative. All committees serve in an advisory capacity. Appropriate records are maintained of proceedings at all governance meetings as well as its advisory standing committees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11Board policy 202 regarding Tax Status/Reporting establishes that following the initial preparation of the draft Form 990, the CFO and President/CEO must review the report and submit it to the Board of Directors for approval. The Board must approve the completed Form 990 before it is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cCCEC Policy 110 Conflict of Interest requires Directors and employees of the Cooperative to disclose annually: **The receipt of any gifts, fees, loans or favors with a value in excess of $100; **Any business transaction that may be considered in competition with the cooperative or deemed a conflict of interest; **The policy also prohibits the use of non-public corporate information for financial or business opportunity benefit. ***Action: Should a conflict be disclosed the board must provide the director an opportunity to comment orally and in writing regarding the information or fact before making a determination. If the board determines that a director is not in compliance with the policy the board will act appropriately including the possibility of sanction, disqualification and/or removal. Legal counsel reviews disclosures. Individuals with a conflict must abstain from voting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aAt the board reorganization meeting held annually, the board reviews director compensation and benefits. The next review of director compensation will be done in 2016. The most current NRECA Director Compensation Survey is provided for review. Note: this survey is done every other year (most current 2015) and was provided to the board in April 2016. A new survey will be conducted in 2017. A CEO evaluation of compensation is done annually by the Board of Directors during an executive session; the CEO is not present during the meeting. As established by Board Policy 105.4, the Board Compensation Committee collects, verifies and analyzes comparative data on compensation which is then provided and reviewed by the board (executive session minutes are kept by legal counsel). The board Chairman is responsible for discussing the outcome of the evaluation with the CEO. The last CEO evaluation occurred in November 2015. An annual performance appraisal is required for all employees; the appraisals on top management personnel are completed by the President/CEO in accordance with Board Policy 224. Local, regional and national wage and salary data is used to determine the wage scale, which is approved annually by the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Cooperative's Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation are posted on the website (www.kwh.com). A paper copy is made available to any member upon request. The financial statements are mailed to all members of the Cooperative in the annual report issue of Cooperative's official newsletter, The Highline Notes. The Conflict of Interest Policy is available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, Functional Expense, Line 24eOther Expenses- The salaries, 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 $(10,552,086).
Form 990, Part IX, Functional Expense, Line 4Benefits Paid to Members- The 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.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Retired Capital Credits to Patrons -889,805. Equity Earning From SERVE Co. -1,295. Patronage Capital Credits Allocated During Current Year 5,523,922.
Form 990, Part VII, Column FEstimated Amount of Other Compensation - Included in deferred compensation is the current year estimated increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan for the following employees: Chad Sapa $58,552, Tim Sanden $84,356, Marshal Albright $133,798, Charles Ames $21,616, and Ronald Ness $45,409. 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 are as follows: Chad Sapa $35,418, Tim Sanden $29,922, Marshal Albright $27,202, Charles Ames $17,638, and Ronald Ness $20,366. Because Part IX, line 5 captures only the current year expense of the defined benefit plan of the Cooperative, the compensation in Part IX, line 5 is less than that reported in Part VII.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Southeast Rural Vision Enterprises CoBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13312 42nd St S Ste 200AddressLine1Txt
CityFargoCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP581048608ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN450436356EIN
Primary ActivitiesMerchandise Sales, Generator LeasingPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNDLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Cass County Electric Cooperative IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of EOY Assets$65,436ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
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 Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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