Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | West Central Electric Cooperative is a member owned Cooperative. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | The Board is elected by the membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | Bylaws are voted on by the membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | Copies of the Form 990 are provided to the Board members, and the form is signed by the President of the Board. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | The salary/compensation committee is selected by the Board. Compensation recommendations are based on a comparative snalysis study. Recommendations are approved by the full Board. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Bylaws are offered to all new members. Form 990 is available to all members upon verbal or written request at the Cooperative's headquarters facility. |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Benefits Paid to Members = $2801868 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Other Changes = $466591 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Retirements of Capital Credits to Members = -$1787058 |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 4 | The instructions to the 2019 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, 2019. |
| Software ID: | 19009923 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |