| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6 | All customers of the Cooperative are members. All members have the same rights to elect individuals to the board of directors. members receive patronage capital allocations based on their electric revenue contributed. |
| Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a | All board members are elected by the members of the Cooperative at the annual meeting. |
| Governing body decisions Part VI line 7b | All board members are elected by the members of the Cooperative at the annual meeting. In addition members of the Cooperative must approve all bylaw changes. |
| Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 | A copy of the preliminary draft of the 990 is presented at the monthly meeting to the board members to review and approve before filing. |
| Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c | An annual conflict of interest affidavit is disseminated and signed by all trustees, directors, officers, and key employees. |
| CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a | The CEO slary is based on comparability data coupled with annual review by the board of directors. Other officers and key employees salaries are based on comparability data to establish pay ranges compiled by human resources and applied to each job class in a formal interview with superivsors. |
| Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b | The CEO slary is based on comparability data coupled with annual review by the board of directors. Other officers and key employees salaries are based on comparability data to establish pay ranges compiled by human resources and applied to each job class in a formal interview with superivsors. |
| Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 | The organization makes the 990, conflict of interest policy and the financial statements available upon request. |
| Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 | Margins Assigned to Members $ 5,191,540Retirement of Capital Credits $-2,748,481Unallocated Patrons - Reassigned $ 352,020Other Changes $-3,187,709Total $ -392,630 |
| Part IX response or note to any line in Part IX | Form 990, Part IX, Line 4The instructions to the 2024 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, 2024. |
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