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 | As a Cooperative we are owned by the members we serve. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | All board members of the cooperative are elected by the membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | Members of the cooperative approve all bylaw changes. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | The CEO, CFO, and Board of Directors reveiw a hard copy and discuss the Form 990 at a Board Meeting. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | The Organization questions officers, directors, and key employees on an annaul basis and stresses the need to report to the Cooperative any time something arises. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | The Board of Directors annually reviews the performance of the CEO/General Manger using a confidential written survey rating performance in defined key areas, followed by a discussion at the Board Meeting, where goals and key areas are set for the foloowing year. Salary is then determined using comperative data from the National Compensation Survey for Rural Electric Distribution Systems for the State of Kansas. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | In setting the salaries for key employees, the Board of Directors has established a policy that sets the market wage for each employee to be comparable to the average wage paid to employees with like duties from the state of Kansas for the pervious year. This wage is determined from the National Compensation Survey for Rural Electric Distribution Systems prepared by NRECA. The General Manager reviews the performance of the key employees and sets the salaries within the guildelines of the Board approved policy. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Bylaws are offered to all new members; all other documents are available at any time upon request. |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Changes in Membership = $230 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Current Year Margins Assigned to Members = $340567 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Other Changes = $14533 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Retirements of Capital Credits = -$28031 |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2: Change of Oversight or Selection Process | Twin Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. did not change its processes or selection or oversight for the year ended December 31, 2019. |
| Form 990, Part X, 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 reporesents the net margins assignable to the members for the calendar year ended December 31, 2019. |
| Software ID: | 19009923 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |