LA PLATA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
LA PLATA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 84-0248168)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-05-15
IRS object ID
201531359349306633
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)
Return2015-05-15T13:40:05-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN840248168EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LA PLATA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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PersonDennis SvanesPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone9703823589PhoneNum
Signature2015-05-15SignatureDt
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Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerMichael DreyspringPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 2750AddressLine1Txt
CityDurangoCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP81302ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$111,780,722GrossReceiptsAmt
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
Total Employee120TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$198,538TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$104,424,991PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$106,340,198CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$992,192PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$591,240CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$5,190,477PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$4,849,284CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$110,607,660PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$111,780,722CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$243,442CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$1,767,312PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,097,012PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$100,358,451PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$104,053,968CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$103,222,775PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$104,297,410CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$7,384,885PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$7,483,312CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$318,594,843TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$323,345,252TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$190,019,255TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$189,501,226TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$128,575,588NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$133,844,026NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$104,053,968ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
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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
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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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 Document324IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee120EmployeeCnt
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$105,017,652MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$6,763,070OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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 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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or ProcedureYes (1)WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Michael Rendon
President5.000Yes (X)$17,775$0$0
Heather Erb
Vice President70Yes (X)$16,175$0$0
Mark Garcia
Treasurer70Yes (X)$18,975$0$0
Jeffrey A Berman
Secretary85Yes (X)$23,025$0$0
Joseph Wheeling
Director6.007Yes (X)$16,918$0$0
Tom Compton
Director60Yes (X)$15,050$0$0
Jerry McCaw
Director4.000Yes (X)$16,125$0$0
Robert Formwalt
Director9.000Yes (X)$18,250$0$0
Britt Bassett
Director110Yes (X)$17,575$0$0
Davin Montoya
Director6.000Yes (X)$17,850$0$0
Jack Turner
Director9.002Yes (X)$20,325$0$0
Michael Dreyspring
Chief Executive Officer600$69,839$0$0Yes (X)
Gregory Munro
Chief Executive Officer - until 8/1/2014500$284,580$0$0Yes (X)
Dennis Svanes
Chief Financial Officer500$167,987$0$2,306Yes (X)
Steve Gregg
Manager of Operations500$151,108$0$443Yes (X)
Ron Meier
Manager of Engineering500$150,006$0$1,000Yes (X)
Mark Schwantes
Manager of Corporate Services400$146,359$0$1,346Yes (X)
John L Hahn
Dispatch Personnel400$136,527$0$0Yes (X)
Jerry B McKonly
Dispatch Personnel400$128,580$0$1,606Yes (X)
Daniel Harms
Systems Engineer500$127,624$0$1,008Yes (X)
Justin Talbot
Manager of Operations500$124,832$0$1,342Yes (X)
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Forestry Specialists
4285 County Road 141DurangoCO81303Tree Trimming$869,847
Reliable Power Consultants
1001 A East Harmony Road 143Fort CollinsCO80525Consulting Services$629,353
Richardson Construction
3940 County Rd 119HesperusCO81326Construction Services$551,132
Utility Partners of America
PO Box 644730PittsburghPA15264Network and Meter Installation Services$391,150
Dak Drilling
732 County Road 233DurangoCO81301Drilling$324,758
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K8CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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DescOperating Revenue and Patronage CapitalDesc
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Gain/Loss from Subsidiaries900003$198,538$0$198,538$0

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Total$182,942TotalAmt

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Total$60,500TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$5,123,350TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$9,139,976TotalAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$89,790,642TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$12,948,752BOYAmt
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$406,762BOYAmt
EOY$485,484EOYAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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EOY$182,748,544EOYAmt

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Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$318,594,843BOYAmt
EOY$323,345,252EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$7,921,718BOYAmt
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Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$29,182,335EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$189,501,226EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

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Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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BOY$128,575,588BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,575,588BOYAmt
EOY$133,844,026EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$318,594,843BOYAmt
EOY$323,345,252EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$7,483,312ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$3,102,831PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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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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Investment Cost Or Other Basis$3,481,985InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,481,985BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

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Investment Cost Or Other Basis$7,513,689InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,945,700DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,567,989BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

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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$16,360,671InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,370,097DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,990,574BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$90,521,890DepreciationAmt
Book Value$172,707,996BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$182,748,544TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

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$4,623,935C
Investment in Associated Organization - Patronage Capital$74,859,679C
Investment in Associated Organizations - Other - Nongeneral Funds$2,172,096C
Other Investment - Pathnet$131,246F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$81,786,956TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Accrued expenses$3,488,507
Accrued taxes$1,349,054
Customer deposits$1,107,136
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$5,944,697TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (12 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
LPEA Round Up Foundation
PO Box 2750DurangoCO81302841327921501(c)(3)$85,877$0CostTo support the LPEA Round UP Foundation mission.
4Core
10 Town Plaza Unit 190DurangoCO81301111111111501(c)(3)$10,000$0CostTo support the 4Core mission.
Fort Lewis College Foundation
1000 Rim DriveDurangoCO81301237122114501(c)(3)$20,000$0CostTo support the FLC Foundation mission.
Upper San Juan Health Service District
95 S Pagosa BlvdPagosa SpringsCO81147333333333501(c)(3)$10,000$0CostTo support the Upper San Juan Health Service District mission.
Manna Soup Kitchen
1100 Avenida Del SolDurangoCO81301444444444501(c)(3)$10,000$0CostTo support the Manna Soup Kitchen mission.
Durango Adult Education Center (DAEC)
701 Camino Del Rio Unit 301DurangoCO81301555555555501(c)(3)$8,656$0CostTo support the DAEC mission.
Housing Solutions for the SW
295 Girard StDurangoCO81303840853925501(c)(3)$10,000$0CostTo support the Housing Solutions for the SW mission.
Colorado Lions Kidsight Program Inc
8200 S Quebec St Unit A3 704CentennialCO80112777777777501(c)(3)$7,385$0CostTo support the CO Lions Kidsight Program mission.
Regional Substance Abuse
1309 E 3rd AveDurangoCO81301888888888501(c)(3)$10,614$0CostTo support the Regional Substance Abuse mission.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of La Plata County
72 Suttle St Unit 1DurangoCO81303742333611501(c)(3)$8,000$0CostTo support the BBBS mission.
Pagosa Springs Elementary School
141 S 10th StPagosa SpringsCO81147111111112501(c)(3)$9,270$0CostTo support the Pagosa Springs Elementary School mission.
Ignacio School District 11JT
315 Ignacio StIgnacioCO81137111111113501(c)(3)$15,000$0CostTo support the Ignacio School District 11JT mission.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org15Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (5 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
Scholarship1$7,000$0Cost
Scholarship1$7,500$0Cost
Scholarship1$7,000$0Cost
Scholarship1$7,500$0
Scholarship1$7,000$0Cost

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLPEA maintains proper records regarding grants and assistance.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
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 (4 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
Gregory Munro
Chief Executive Officer - until 8/1/2014$256,132$0$0$0$2,068$0$0$0$0$0$258,200$0$0$0
Dennis Svanes
Chief Financial Officer$154,185$0$2,221$0$882$0$0$0$2,306$0$159,594$0$0$0
Steve Gregg
Manager of Operations$138,074$0$3,526$0$2,418$0$0$0$443$0$144,461$0$0$0
Ron Meier
Manager of Engineering$135,361$0$4,941$0$977$0$0$0$1,000$0$142,279$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1aThe spouse is allowed to travel with the CEO on business travel up to four trips per year for NRECA, CREA, and CFC functions. Also, LPEA will pay a portion of health club dues for all employees.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3An independent third party provides salary comparison reports from data gathered from other 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.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 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 all members of the governing body, officers, and key staff before being finalized and submitted.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cAnnually, officers, directors, and key employees discuss any 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 is performed annually. The most recent review occurred in April 2015.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Documents may be found on the LPEA website, www.lpea.coop. Any document not available on the website is provided upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eCost of power and goods sold, Transmission, Distribution, Maintenance of distribution plant, Accounting and collection expenses, Other customer expenses, and Administrative and general
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Allocation and retirement of Patronage Capital in 2014.

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
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$198,539ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$4,623,935ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
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 Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FastTrack CommunicationsBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeoTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$12,493InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCFO and Executive Assistant offer services to the subsidiary. Amounts are calculated based on salary.MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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