CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 45-0115790)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-05-11
IRS object ID
201521319349301102
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-05-11T08:25:11-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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

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Address Line14310 17TH AVE S PO BOX 2545AddressLine1Txt
CityFARGOCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP581082545ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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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
Signature2015-05-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLISA CHAFFEE CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00193453PTIN
Phone7012398500PhoneNum
Preparation2015-05-01PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

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$113,723,702GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee119TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$47,624TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$106,837,329PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$112,680,942CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$523,409PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$565,459CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$180,129PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$200,958CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$107,540,867PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$113,447,359CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$80,369PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$76,793CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$8,986,514PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$8,738,484CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$9,854,532PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$9,791,654CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$90,798,643PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$96,838,922CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$109,720,058PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$115,445,853CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,179,191PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,998,494CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$216,592,517TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$223,358,316TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$137,415,247TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$138,470,517TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$79,177,270NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$84,887,799NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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 42,412 accounts at year end 2014.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 OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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 Document159IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee119EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$115,221,685MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$1,236,838OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member8IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
Chairman7.600.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$12,184$0$0
Russell Berg
Vice Chairman5.900.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$13,334$0$0
John Froelich
Secretary4.300.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$11,831$0$0
Sid Berg
Treasurer8.000.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$9,584$0$0
Douglas Anderson
Director3.400.10Yes (X)$10,084$0$0
Steve Swiontek
Director2.800.10Yes (X)$9,084$0$0
Glenn Mitzel
Director5.400.10Yes (X)$11,584$0$0
Jeffrey Triebold
Director4.400.10Yes (X)$11,584$0$0
Marcy Svenningsen
Director6.800.10Yes (X)$14,084$0$0
Scott Handy
CEO42.700.00Yes (X)$236,067$0$38,681
Chad Sapa
CFO47.500.00Yes (X)$211,215$0$78,626
Tim Sanden
CIO/VP Info Tech48.500.00$168,647$0$101,569Yes (X)
Marshal Albright
VP of Member & Energy Svcs44.400.00$152,992$0$127,412Yes (X)
Bradley Schmidt
VP Engineering & Operation43.100.00$181,722$0$32,625Yes (X)
Todd Bollinger
Customer Accounting40.800.00$103,380$0$18,699Yes (X)
Charles Ames
Construction Supervisor47.600.00$105,100$0$40,013Yes (X)
John Bush
Information System Manager47.400.00$103,733$0$46,774Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,366,209TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$484,399TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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$1,491,172
Jerry's Excavating
PO Box 809CasseltonND58012Electrical Contractor$893,752
Carr's Tree Service
PO Box 250OttertailMN56571Tree Clearing$374,068
Martin Engineering
20997 Co Hwy 20Pelican RapidsMN56572Electrical Contractor$335,652
Moritz Excavating
1114 10th St SWValley CityND58072Electrical Contractor$290,216
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Sale of Electricity221000$112,294,693$112,294,693
Capital Credits221000$386,249$386,249
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$112,680,942TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$491,451TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$491,451ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$462,757RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$275,554RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$187,203RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$187,203TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$47,624UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$139,579ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$74,008OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$74,008OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$74,008TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$74,008ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$14,544GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$789CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,755TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$13,755RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$113,447,359TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$112,694,697RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$47,624UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$705,038ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,793TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,738,484TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$880,818TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,347,614TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$976,255TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$586,967TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,563,159TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,076,285TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Cost of Power$82,567,648
Distribution$6,362,038
Administrative and Gene$3,226,020
Customer Service & Sale$2,846,620

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$8,802,848TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,445,853TotalAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,994,461BOYAmt
EOY$11,447,151EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,012,176BOYAmt
EOY$13,232,913EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,695BOYAmt
EOY$83EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,987,414BOYAmt
EOY$2,512,151EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,707,688BOYAmt
EOY$3,217,432EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$229,835,402LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$55,076,342LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$166,394,491BOYAmt
EOY$174,759,060EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,575,320BOYAmt
EOY$4,328,147EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$437,991BOYAmt
EOY$195,616EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,405,856BOYAmt
EOY$7,577,455EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,075,425BOYAmt
EOY$6,088,308EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$216,592,517BOYAmt
EOY$223,358,316EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,219,892BOYAmt
EOY$11,286,540EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,194,192BOYAmt
EOY$6,208,429EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,487BOYAmt
EOY$14,428EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$115,857,488BOYAmt
EOY$115,940,797EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,130,188BOYAmt
EOY$5,020,323EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,415,247BOYAmt
EOY$138,470,517EOYAmt
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$12,455,825BOYAmt
EOY$13,731,308EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,721,445BOYAmt
EOY$71,156,491EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,177,270BOYAmt
EOY$84,887,799EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$216,592,517BOYAmt
EOY$223,358,316EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,998,494ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$44,470NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$7,753,493OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$15,738,333OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,969,479DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,768,854BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,212,650OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$7,212,650BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$206,273,709OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$50,106,863DepreciationAmt
Book Value$156,166,846BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$174,759,060TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Customer Deposits$1,344,961
Other Liabilities$614,306
Installation Costs of Equip$265,133
Postretirement Benefits$2,394,524
Pension Restoration Plan$401,399
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$5,020,323TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$113,454,984TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$7,625OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$7,625RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$113,447,359RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$113,447,359TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$106,707,369TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$106,707,369ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$8,738,484OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$8,738,484ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$115,445,853TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2014 the account held $14,428.
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 Cooperative files an Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (Form 990-T) with the IRS to report its unrelated business taxable income. 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, 2014 and 2013, 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 is no longer subject to Federal tax examination by tax authorities for years before 2011 and state examinations for years before 2011.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Equity Earnings from SERVE Co. on F/S 7,625.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Patronage Capital Credits Allocated During Current Year 8,738,484.

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)$12,000Education
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 (6 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$223,752$0$2,304$0$10,011$0$18,545$0$20,135$0$274,747$0$0$0
Chad Sapa
CFO$166,060$0$24,964$0$20,191$0$57,612$0$21,014$0$289,841$0$0$0
Tim Sanden
CIO/VP Info Tech$135,356$0$20,568$0$12,723$0$81,585$0$19,984$0$270,216$0$0$0
Marshal Albright
VP of Member & Energy Svcs$121,929$0$18,102$0$12,961$0$108,489$0$18,924$0$280,405$0$0$0
Bradley Schmidt
VP Engineering & Operation$153,078$0$23,043$0$5,601$0$12,191$0$20,434$0$214,347$0$0$0
John Bush
Information System Manager$96,095$0$1,011$0$6,627$0$39,012$0$7,762$0$150,507$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule J, Part II, Column C, Deferred CompensationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIncluded in other compensation is the estimated current year increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan. These amounts do not represent any current year contributions to the plan. They are estimates of the increase in the actuarial value of the plans received from the NRECA. The current year expense and the increase in actuarial value for each employee are reflected in the statement for Form 990, Part VII, Column f.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTim SandenPersonNm
Relationship With OrgKey EmployeeRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeExercise Equipment LoanLoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$2,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$83BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$83TotalBalanceDueAmt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Southeast Rural Vision Enterprises Co
100% Board Overlap$250,000Annual Distribution0
North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives
Russell Berg is board member of NDAREC$241,431Membership Dues, Magazine Fee, Logo Cloths & Mtg Expense0

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 April 2015. The most current NRECA Director Compensation Survey is provided for review. Note: this survey is done every other year (most current 2013) and was provided to the board in April 2014. A new survey will be conducted in 2015. 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 2014. 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 $(9,791,654).
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 -992,616. Equity Earning From SERVE Co. 7,625. Patronage Capital Credits Allocated During Current Year 8,738,484.
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 $47,250, Tim Sanden $73,138, Marshal Albright $101,038, Charles Ames $14,516, John Bush $33,779, and Todd Bollinger $13,590. 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 $34,174, Tim Sanden $28,871, Marshal Albright $25,346, Charles Ames $16,777, John Bush $19,929, and Todd Bollinger $19,932. 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 Total Income$8,919ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$66,730ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
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 OrganizationYes (1)DivRelatedOrganizationInd
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

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Southeast Rural Vision Enterprises CoBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeFTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$250,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationActual DistributionMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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