Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | The Cooperative is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members have identical voting rights in accordance with the cooperative's bylaws. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | All Board members are elected by the membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | Members must approve all changes to the bylaws, as well as the sale of a substantial amount of assets. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | The Form 990 is reviewed by the Financial and Administrative Manager and General Manager. It is then reviewed by the Board at the next Board meeting. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | No known conflicts of interest have been discovered. If there had been conflicts, the organization would have an appropriate review, and action would be taken if necessary. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | The Board, in executive session, determines all non-union management personnel's compensation. The Board then records the decision in the minutes and later approves the minutes. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | Bylaws are offered to all new members. All other documents are available at any time upon request, or can be found on the cooperative's website. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 4 | The instructions to the 2018 Form 990 indicate that organizations exempt under Section 501(c)(12) should report "patronage dividends paid" to their members in Part IX, Line 4 of the Form 990. The Cooperative has interpreted the words "patronage dividends paid" in the instructions to mean margins that are assigned or assignable to the members. The Cooperative assigns the net margins to its members each year. Therefore, the amount listed in Part IX, Line 4 represents the net margins assignable to the members for the calendar year ended December 31, 2018. |
| Form 990, Part XI, line 9: | Margins assigned to members 1,902,054. Retirement of capital credits -717,190. Other 40,671. |
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