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SOUTHWEST POWER POOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
SOUTHWEST POWER POOL INC (EIN 71-0748158)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-08-13
IRS object ID
201432279349301423
Schema version
2013v3.0
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)
Return2014-08-13T18:36:50-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN710748158EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOUTHWEST POWER POOL INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSOUTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5016143200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1201 Worthen DriveAddressLine1
CityLittle RockCity
StateARState
ZIP Code72223ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonThomas DunnPersonNm
Person TitleVP Finance & CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5016143200PhoneNum
Signature2014-08-13SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTom DunnPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1201 Worthen DriveAddressLine1
CityLittle RockCity
StateARState
ZIP Code72223ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$144,133,352GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.spp.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateARLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionRegional transmission organization that provides the following services to its membership: tariff administration, electric reliability coordination, regional transmission scheduling, energy imbalance market operations, and regional transmission expansion planning.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee605TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$408,000PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$450,000CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$147,511,235PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$142,288,252CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$148,537PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$222,964CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$673,954PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,172,136CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$148,741,726PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$144,133,352CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$76,612,157PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$74,989,378CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$73,435,463PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$79,310,726CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$150,047,620PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$154,300,104CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,305,894PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$10,166,752CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$339,519,689TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$351,410,781TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$370,248,056TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$392,305,900TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$30,728,367NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$40,895,119NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionRegional transmission organization that provides the following services to its membership: tariff administration, electric reliability coordination, regional transmission scheduling, energy imbalance market operations, and regional transmission expansion planning.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$154,300,104ExpenseAmt
DescSee Statement 1Desc
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$0TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$0TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$154,300,104TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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 Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document57IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee605EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonThomas Dunn VP CFOPersonNm
Phone5016143200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1201 Worthen DriveAddressLine1
CityLittle RockCity
StateARState
ZIP Code72223ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

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Larry Altenbaumer
Board Member5Yes (X)$74,500$0$0
Phyllis Bernard
Board Member5Yes (X)$94,250$0$0
Jim Eckelberger
Chairman5Yes (X)$91,500$0$0
Julian Brix
Board Member5Yes (X)$87,500$0$0
Joshua Martin
Board Member5Yes (X)$66,750$0$0
Harry Skilton
Vice Chairman5Yes (X)$92,500$0$0
Gerry Burrows
RE Trustee5Yes (X)$41,500$0$0
David Christiano
RE Trustee5Yes (X)$37,500$0$0
John Meyer
RE Trustee5Yes (X)$40,500$0$0
Nicholas Brown
President and CEO40Yes (X)$634,237$0$243,698Yes (X)
Carl Monroe
Executive Vice President and COO40$494,221$0$165,802Yes (X)
Paul Suskie
Senior Vice President Regulatory Policy and General Counsel40$347,645$0$42,379Yes (X)
Bruce Rew
Vice President - Operations40$322,647$0$80,529Yes (X)
Lanny Nickell
Vice President - Engineering40$314,496$0$63,151Yes (X)
Barbara Sugg
Vice President - Information Technology40$319,825$0$91,405Yes (X)
Michael Desselle
Vice President - Process Integrity40$311,564$0$64,193Yes (X)
Thomas Dunn
Vice President and CFO40$315,728$0$47,864Yes (X)
Stacy Duckett
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer40$292,828$0$51,058Yes (X)
Michael Ross
Senior Vice President - Government Affairs and Public Relations40$156,752$0$8,223Yes (X)
Ronald Ciesiel
General Manager - Regional Entity40$321,068$0$102,313Yes (X)
Ralph Chapman Jr
Director - IT Enterprise Operations40$230,466$0$47,572Yes (X)
John Sam Ellis
Director - Markets Administration40$209,165$0$39,090Yes (X)
Frederick R Thornton
Director - IT Applications40$206,873$0$45,339Yes (X)
Don Shipley
Director - System Operations40$196,699$0$34,508Yes (X)
Charles Yeung
Executive Director - Interregional Affairs40$222,898$0$44,754Yes (X)
Leonard Pat Bourne
Director - Transmission Policy40$221,017$0$48,735Yes (X)
Richard Dillon
Director - Market Development40$207,488$0$62,226Yes (X)
Bert Bressers
Director - Operations Support40$207,690$0$66,410Yes (X)
William Hudson
Manager - Operations40$270,695$0$42,662Yes (X)
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Total Other Compensation$1,391,911TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K223IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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Accenture
PO Box 70629ChicagoIL606730629Consulting & Professional Services$15,948,693
Alstom Grid Inc
PO Box 88808ChicagoIL606951808Consulting & Professional Services$14,451,679
OATI Inc
3660 Technology Drive NEMinneapolisMN55418Consulting & Professional Services$3,747,657
Wright & Talisman PC
1200 G Street NWWashingtonDC20005Consulting and Professional Services$2,640,661Suite 600
Utilicast Corporation
PO Box 38KirklandWA98083Consulting & Professional Services$2,628,051
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K49CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$0FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues$450,000MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$0RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$0GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$0AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$0NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$450,000TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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Fees and Assessments900099$24,737,882$24,737,882$0$0
Contract Services Revenue900099$424,823$424,823$0$0

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

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Total Revenue Column$4,501,942TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,501,942RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$142,288,252TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$0SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$0ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,172,136RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
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Other Revenue Total$1,172,136OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,581,906TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,395,217TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,116,835TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,519,161TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,376,259TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,061,826TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,354TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$886,605TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,060,529TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,692,092TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,867,558TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$929,774TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,763,733TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,398,077TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,059,545TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Communications Expense$3,664,562
FERC fees$14,698,884
Consulting Services$11,917,791

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$200,396TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$154,300,104TotalAmt
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Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,594BOYAmt
EOY$105,647EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$139,329,908BOYAmt
EOY$111,481,368EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$17,922,754BOYAmt
EOY$24,134,293EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$5,411,711BOYAmt
EOY$6,966,491EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$323,325,406LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$119,065,392LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$173,751,790BOYAmt
EOY$204,260,014EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,996,932BOYAmt
EOY$4,462,968EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$339,519,689BOYAmt
EOY$351,410,781EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$38,570,358BOYAmt
EOY$44,990,910EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,286,085BOYAmt
EOY$5,918,643EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,914,595BOYAmt
EOY$76,713,308EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$270,957,800BOYAmt
EOY$258,258,266EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,519,218BOYAmt
EOY$6,424,773EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$370,248,056BOYAmt
EOY$392,305,900EOYAmt
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$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$30,728,367BOYAmt
EOY-$40,895,119EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$30,728,367BOYAmt
EOY-$40,895,119EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$339,519,689BOYAmt
EOY$351,410,781EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$10,166,752ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$0NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$450,000DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$0NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$0NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$0NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$0AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over$0CarriedOverAmt
Taxable$0TaxableAmt

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)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$4,811,902InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$4,811,902BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$67,954,831InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,744,560DepreciationAmt
Book Value$60,210,271BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$41,609,640InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$31,913,708DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,695,932BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$208,949,033InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$79,407,124DepreciationAmt
Book Value$129,541,909BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$204,260,014TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred Compensation Liability, 457(b)$1,304,810
Deferred Compensation Liability, 457(f)$1,252,542
Derivative Liability$934,450
Accrued Pension Cost Liability$2,932,971
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,424,773TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$144,133,352TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$0NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$144,133,352RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$144,133,352TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$154,300,104TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$0OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$154,300,104ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$154,300,104TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part IV, Line 2bCustomers may be required to make deposits prior to performance of various services. These amounts are typically held for the duration of the service and applied to the customer's final invoice. Funds are also held in escrow for any disputed invoices until the dispute is resolved.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 1Consists of liabilities associated with defined benefit retirement plan and supplemental non-qualified 457(b) and (f) plans in addition to a liability associated with the valuation of the outstanding interest rate swaps.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (20 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
Nicholas Brown
President and CEO$442,539$0$189,000$0$2,698$0$227,850$0$15,848$0$877,935$0$0$0
Carl Monroe
Executive Vice President and COO$338,292$0$153,000$0$2,930$0$151,742$0$14,060$0$660,024$0$0$0
Paul Suskie
Senior Vice President Regulatory Policy and General Counsel$246,271$0$100,000$0$1,374$0$25,225$0$17,154$0$390,024$0$0$0
Bruce Rew
Vice President - Operations$235,205$0$86,000$0$1,442$0$62,410$0$18,119$0$403,176$0$0$0
Lanny Nickell
Vice President - Engineering$235,105$0$78,000$0$1,391$0$44,932$0$18,219$0$377,647$0$0$0
Barbara Sugg
Vice President - Information Technology$234,433$0$84,000$0$1,392$0$74,514$0$16,891$0$411,230$0$0$0
Michael Desselle
Vice President - Process Integrity$232,873$0$77,000$0$1,691$0$48,351$0$15,842$0$375,757$0$0$0
Thomas Dunn
Vice President and CFO$234,319$0$80,000$0$1,409$0$42,000$0$5,864$0$363,592$0$0$0
Stacy Duckett
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer$223,467$0$68,000$0$1,360$0$44,519$0$6,540$0$343,886$0$0$0
Michael Ross
Senior Vice President - Government Affairs and Public Relations$149,971$0$0$0$6,780$0$2,116$0$6,107$0$164,974$0$0$0
Ronald Ciesiel
General Manager - Regional Entity$244,043$0$75,000$0$2,025$0$87,318$0$14,995$0$423,381$0$0$0
Ralph Chapman Jr
Director - IT Enterprise Operations$173,039$0$56,400$0$1,027$0$28,626$0$18,945$0$278,037$0$0$0
John Sam Ellis
Director - Markets Administration$169,571$0$38,800$0$794$0$31,903$0$7,187$0$248,255$0$0$0
Frederick R Thornton
Director - IT Applications$162,336$0$42,600$0$1,937$0$30,449$0$14,890$0$252,212$0$0$0
Don Shipley
Director - System Operations$156,073$0$39,700$0$926$0$28,556$0$5,953$0$231,208$0$0$0
Charles Yeung
Executive Director - Interregional Affairs$182,689$0$39,100$0$1,109$0$28,271$0$16,483$0$267,652$0$0$0
Leonard Pat Bourne
Director - Transmission Policy$180,574$0$38,400$0$2,042$0$34,626$0$14,110$0$269,752$0$0$0
Richard Dillon
Director - Market Development$174,354$0$32,100$0$1,034$0$43,352$0$18,873$0$269,713$0$0$0
Bert Bressers
Director - Operations Support$164,249$0$42,200$0$1,242$0$50,497$0$15,913$0$274,101$0$0$0
William Hudson
Manager - Operations$118,997$0$14,500$0$137,199$0$33,482$0$9,181$0$313,359$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1aNicholas Brown, CEO and President and Tom Dunn, CFO are co-owners of Off We Go LLC, a corporation holding ownership of 4-seat propeller driven private aircraft that is used for business purposes. Occasionally, Nicholas Brown is accompanied by his spouse when traveling for business purposes. The costs related to this travel are paid by Southwest Power Pool.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3The Human Resources committee is responsible for ensuring the critical job functions and goals of the SPP President are documented and communicated to the SPP President annually. Included in this annual review, the committee ensures the SPP President receives a documented review of performance against the stated critical functions and goals. The committee recommends compensation and benefit adjustments for the SPP President during their annual review. The Chair of the HR committee, in conjunction with the chair of the SPP Board of Directors, reviews the recommendations and documentation and approves any compensation adjustments for the SPP President. This annual review is conducted every January.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4A non-qualified 457(f) tax deferred compensation plan was established for select members (Nick Brown, President/CEO and Carl Monroe, Executive Vice President/COO) of executive management in 2009. The plan is intended to be exempt from the participation, vesting, funding and fiduciary requirements of Title I of ERISA and serves to further supplement benefits lost due to IRS limitations on compensation and benefits. The amounts deferred by the company in 2013 for such plan were $143,426 for Mr. Brown and $53,269 for Mr. Monroe. William D. Hudson is listed as one of the top five highly compensated employees in Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, and received a severance payment of $136,017.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Thomas Dunn
SVP Finance and CFO$13,340See Part V below0
Nicholas Brown
President and CEO$13,340See Part V below0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule L, Part IVFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNicholas Brown, CEO and President and Tom Dunn, CFO are co-owners of Off We Go LLC, a corporation holding ownership of 4-seat propeller driven private aircraft that is used for business purposes.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2Nicholas Brown, CEO and President and Tom Dunn, CFO are co-owners of Off We Go LLC, a corporation holding ownership of 4-seat propeller driven private aircraft that is used for business purposes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6The organization consist of members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aMembers are responsible for electing the independent positions of Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bData is accumulated from various sources and entered in the 990 forms by accounting staff. The form is then reviewed by the Accounting Manager and the Controller prior to submission to the CFO for final concurrence.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cAll employees are required to read the code of conduct, which contains the conflict of interest policy, on an annual basis. The employee signs the code of conduct electronically to confirm that the policy has been read. SPP monitors this process electronically.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The Human Resources committee is responsible for ensuring the critical job functions and goals of the SPP President are documented and communicated to the SPP President annually. Included in this annual review, the committee ensures the SPP President receives a documented review of performance against the stated critical functions and goals. The committee recommends compensation and benefit adjustments for the SPP President during their annual review. The Chair of the HR committee, in conjunction with the chair of the SPP Board of Directors, reviews the recommendations and documentation and approves any compensation adjustments for the SPP President. This annual review is conducted every January. The HR committee reviews compensation for SPP officers but does not make recommendations. All compensation decisions for the SPP officers are determined by the SPP President and CEO.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available on the spp.org website.