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 not-for-profit membership organization whose members have identical voting rights. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | The Board members are elected by the membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | The membership must approve changes to the organization's bylaws. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | Each member of the Board receives a copy of the Form 990 electronically for review and approval prior to filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | Conflict of interest issues are discussed preiodically at monthly board meetings. All directors, officers, and employees of the Cooperative are expected to sign a conflict of interest policy and report any conflict of interest issues to the ethics officer, per the Cooperative's policy. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | On a yearly basis, the Board of Directors review and sets the CEO and key management employees' salaries. As a part of this process, they compare salaries for such employees in other Illinois electric cooperatives, the surrounding region, and the nation. The motions for the acceptance of the salaries are mentioned in the executive board meeting minutes. Specific salaries are kept by the CEO as part of the corporate records. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Members are provided with important Cooperative information upon joining the organization. The Cooperative bylaws are available on the company's website and hard copies are available upon request. The finanacial statements are included in the annual meeting notice mailed to each member prior to the annual meeting of members. These financial statements are presented to the members attending the annual meeting by the treasurer. Additional information is available to the members by request at the organization's headquarters. |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Change in OCI = $4988 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Gain on retirements = $106184 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Net margins assigned to members = $1452360 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Retirements = -$453422 |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2: Change of Oversight or Selection Process | M.J.M. Electric Cooperative, Inc. did not change its process of selection or oversight for the year ended December 31, 2019. |
| 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 |