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 | The Cooperative is a member owned Cooperative. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | Members of the Cooperative elect the Board of Trustees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | Members of the Cooperative ratify any changes in the bylaws. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | The informaiton is reviewed by the General Manager to verify that information submitted is correct. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | The Cooperative monitors known situations as they arise, and investigates any possibility of conflict of interest. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | The Board of Trustees uses the Kansas Electrical Association's statewide wage and salary survey and NRECA's National Compensation Survey to annually review wages. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Bylawss are given or mailed to all new members when they connect service. Others are available upon written request and reviewed by management and counsel, as necessary. |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Changes in Memberships = $5 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Current Year Margins Assigned to Members = $724302 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Other Changes = $578 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Retirement of Capital Credits = -$118894 |
| 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 Cecember 31, 2019. |
| Software ID: | 19009923 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |