Liabilities / Assets
82nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.58x
Liabilities / Revenue
51st percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 51% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
38th percentile
Higher net margin than 38% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
88th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 88% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 2.4% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
79th percentile
Faster asset growth than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
31st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 31% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$21,475,672
Up $1,376,341 (+6.8%) from 2017
Net Assets
Up$8,923,900
Up $1,407,324 (+19%) from 2017
Liabilities
Down$12,551,772
Down $30,983 (-0.2%) from 2017
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$8,756,783
Down $38,737 (-0.4%) from 2017
Expenses
Down$8,461,527
Down $159,531 (-1.9%) from 2017
Net Income
Up$295,256
Up $120,794 (+69%) from 2017
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
- Signed
- Jun 19, 2019
- Return Version
- 2018v3.1
- Gross Receipts
- $8,756,783
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Rural electric cooperative established to provide electrical power and services to its members located in south central montana and northern wyoming.
Beartooth electric cooperative, inc. Operates as a rural electric utility on a non profit basis by providing electrical power and utility services to its members and patrons located in central portion of montana and northern wyoming. The cooperative is exempt under section 501 (c) (12).
Balance Sheet Detail
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $16,428,999 | $16,852,491 | ▲ $423,492 |
| Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Other Fnds | $7,362,145 | $8,739,866 | ▲ $1,377,721 |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $329,498 | $1,356,514 | ▲ $1,027,016 |
| Accounts Receivable | $947,009 | $925,909 | ▼ $21,100 |
| Investments Program Related | $718,586 | $727,570 | ▲ $8,984 |
| Inventories for Sale or Use | $462,712 | $423,987 | ▼ $38,725 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $395,238 | $363,357 | ▼ $31,881 |
| Pd in Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund | $154,431 | $184,034 | ▲ $29,603 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $7,254 | $120,021 | ▲ $112,767 |
| Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Total Assets | $20,099,331 | $21,475,672 | ▲ $1,376,341 |
| Other Assets Total | $810,035 | $705,823 | ▼ $104,212 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property | $10,547,303 | $11,372,532 | ▲ $825,229 |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $848,048 | $1,001,006 | ▲ $152,958 |
| Other Liabilities | $1,187,404 | $178,234 | ▼ $1,009,170 |
| Total Liabilities | $12,582,755 | $12,551,772 | ▼ $30,983 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $7,516,576 | $8,923,900 | ▲ $1,407,324 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $20,099,331 | $21,475,672 | ▲ $1,376,341 |
Asset Categories
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Land Buildings | $15,403,618 | $13,317,491 | $28,721,109 |
| Equipment | $590,874 | $2,299,450 | $2,890,324 |
| Buildings | $725,387 | $596,750 | $1,322,137 |
| Land | $132,612 | - | $132,612 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin P Owens | General Manager | FT | $163,742 | $45,954 | $209,696 |
| Brad Prophet | Accountant | FT | $64,776 | $45,322 | $110,098 |
| Eric Elton | Line Superintendent | FT | $107,374 | - | $107,374 |
| Arleen Boyd | Secretary Treasurer | PT | $8,500 | - | $8,500 |
| Roxie Melton | Director | PT | $8,500 | - | $8,500 |
| Richard Nolan | Director | - | $8,500 | - | $8,500 |
| Julie Lindgren | President | - | $8,250 | - | $8,250 |
| Daniel Dutton | Director | - | $6,750 | - | $6,750 |
| William Pascoe | Director | PT | $5,875 | - | $5,875 |
| David Peterson | Vice President | - | $5,625 | - | $5,625 |
Highest Paid Contractors
| Contractor | Services | Location | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asplundh Tree Expert Co | Tree Trimming | 1700 SOLUTIONS CTR, Chicago, IL 60677 | $214,344 |
Revenue and Support
Revenue Composition
- Contributions and Grants
- $0
- Program Service Revenue
- $8,565,227
- Investment Income
- $132,512
- Other Revenue
- $59,044
- Change in Net Assets
- $295,256
Audited Revenue Reconciliation
- Revenue per Audited Statements
- $8,756,783
- Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
- $0
- Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
- $0
- Total Revenue per Audited Statements
- $8,756,783
- Total Revenue per Form 990
- $8,756,783
Expenses and Functional Allocation
Major Expense Lines
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $7,513,055 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $541,758 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
Functional Expense Allocation
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation Depletion | $949,433 | $66,873 | - | $1,016,306 |
| Interest | $605,310 | $2,992 | - | $608,302 |
| All Other Expenses | $136,063 | $442,077 | - | $578,140 |
| Benefits to Members | $406,714 | - | - | $406,714 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | - | $371,794 | - | $371,794 |
| Other Expenses | $331,930 | - | - | $331,930 |
| Other Employee Benefits | - | $91,779 | - | $91,779 |
| Other Salaries and Wages | - | $78,185 | - | $78,185 |
| Fees for Services Legal | - | $62,459 | - | $62,459 |
| Office Expenses | - | $54,063 | - | $54,063 |
| Fees for Services Other | - | $53,612 | - | $53,612 |
| Conferences and Meetings | - | $28,140 | - | $28,140 |
| Insurance | - | $15,555 | - | $15,555 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $7,140 | - | $7,140 |
| Fees for Services Lobbying | - | $1,127 | - | $1,127 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $7,185,731 | $1,275,796 | $0 | $8,461,527 |
Audited Expense Reconciliation
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $8,461,527 |
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $8,054,813 |
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $8,054,813 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements | $406,714 |
| Other Expense Adjustments | $406,714 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Form 990 | $0 |
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
- Fundraising activities
- No
- Gaming activities
- No
- Professional fundraiser used
- No
Fundraising and Gaming Totals
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
Political and Lobbying Activity
- Political campaign activity
- No
- Subject to proxy tax
- No
Debt and Bond Financing
Other Reported Liabilities
| Liability | Amount |
|---|---|
| Consumer Deposits | $96,905 |
| Deferred Credits | $81,329 |
Governance and Compliance
Governance Checklist
- Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
- No
- Annual disclosure for covered persons
- Yes
- Audit committee
- Yes
- Backup withholding compliance
- Yes
- Business relationship with family members
- No
- Business relationship with organization members
- No
- Material changes to governing documents
- No
- Compensation from other sources disclosed
- No
- CEO compensation reviewed
- Yes
- Other officer compensation reviewed
- Yes
- Conflict-of-interest policy
- Yes
- Audited financial statements prepared
- No
- Key decisions subject to board approval
- Yes
- Management duties delegated
- No
Governance Explanations
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6
“The cooperative has 4,524 voting members at december 31, 2018.”
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7A
“The members elect two or three board of directors to serve a three year term at the cooperative annual meeting held in september of each year.”
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7B
“All bylaw changes recommended by the board of directors are approved and ratified by the majority of membership at the cooperative annual meeting.”
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B
“A copy of the prepared form 990 is provided to each member of the governing board of directors and general manager prior to its filing. The form 990 is prepared jointly with the cooperative's auditor. Management personnel presents the completed form 990 to the governing board at a regularly schedule board meeting.”
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C
“All board of directors annually disclose to the board any situation or transaction in which the director is involved which violates or could appear to violate the intent of the conflict of interest policy.”
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15
“Montana statewide organization- montana electric cooperative association (meca) and the national rural electric association (nreca) performs annual salary surveys by job classification. The board of directors makes use of these salary surveys from meca and nreca to determine the salary guideline for the general manager salary. The general manager uses this salary survey to determine the range of salaries for the administrative personnel. The cooperative linemen salaries are established by a signed collectively bargained ibew union contract.”
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19
“All governing documents, policies, financial reports - rus form 7 - and form 990 are available upon request at the cooperative headquarter office. In addition, each new member is provided with a copy of beartooth electric cooperative's bylaws. Also the statement of financial condition is sent out yearly to all members in the annual meeting notice prior to the annual meeting held in september of each year.”
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Beartooth Electric Cooperative Inc
- EIN
- 81-0109712
- Phone
- 4064462310
- Address
- PO BOX 1110, RED LODGE, MT 59068-1110
Signing Officer
- Name
- Julie Lindgren
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 4064462310
- Signed
- 2019-06-19
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Organization Details
- Principal Officer
- Julie Lindgren
- Formed
- 1941
- Legal Domicile
- Mt
- Voting Board Members
- 7
- Independent Board Members
- 7
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 0
Preparer
- Firm
- Summers Mcnea & Co Pc
- Address
- 80 25TH STREET WEST, BILLINGS, MT 59102-4662
- Preparer
- Brian F Van Steeland
- Phone
- 4066522320
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:
“Refund of prior year power costs allocated back to members 1,112,068.”
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:
“This process has not changed from the prior year.”
Financial Statement Notes
PART X, LINE 2:
“There are no uncertain tax positions existing at december 31, 2018.”
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:
“Benefits paid to members- capital credit retirement”
Part VI Line 1E - Other Property
“Part vi-line 1e-other property- includes transmission poles, wire and station equipment totalling $398,501; distribution plant of station equipment, poles, wire, meters and transformers totalling $27,784,000; and construction work in progress totalling $538,608.”
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXISTING AT DECEMBER 31, 2018. |
| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | BENEFITS PAID TO MEMBERS- CAPITAL CREDIT RETIREMENT |
| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | PART VI-LINE 1E-OTHER PROPERTY- INCLUDES TRANSMISSION POLES, WIRE AND STATION EQUIPMENT TOTALLING $398,501; DISTRIBUTION PLANT OF STATION EQUIPMENT, POLES, WIRE, METERS AND TRANSFORMERS TOTALLING $27,784,000; AND CONSTRUCTION WORK IN PROGRESS TOTALLING $538,608. |
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE COOPERATIVE HAS 4,524 VOTING MEMBERS AT DECEMBER 31, 2018. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | THE MEMBERS ELECT TWO OR THREE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM AT THE COOPERATIVE ANNUAL MEETING HELD IN SEPTEMBER OF EACH YEAR. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | ALL BYLAW CHANGES RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE APPROVED AND RATIFIED BY THE MAJORITY OF MEMBERSHIP AT THE COOPERATIVE ANNUAL MEETING. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | A COPY OF THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND GENERAL MANAGER PRIOR TO ITS FILING. THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED JOINTLY WITH THE COOPERATIVE'S AUDITOR. MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL PRESENTS THE COMPLETED FORM 990 TO THE GOVERNING BOARD AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULE BOARD MEETING. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD ANY SITUATION OR TRANSACTION IN WHICH THE DIRECTOR IS INVOLVED WHICH VIOLATES OR COULD APPEAR TO VIOLATE THE INTENT OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | MONTANA STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION- MONTANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (MECA) AND THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION (NRECA) PERFORMS ANNUAL SALARY SURVEYS BY JOB CLASSIFICATION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKES USE OF THESE SALARY SURVEYS FROM MECA AND NRECA TO DETERMINE THE SALARY GUIDELINE FOR THE GENERAL MANAGER SALARY. THE GENERAL MANAGER USES THIS SALARY SURVEY TO DETERMINE THE RANGE OF SALARIES FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL. THE COOPERATIVE LINEMEN SALARIES ARE ESTABLISHED BY A SIGNED COLLECTIVELY BARGAINED IBEW UNION CONTRACT. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, FINANCIAL REPORTS - RUS FORM 7 - AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE COOPERATIVE HEADQUARTER OFFICE. IN ADDITION, EACH NEW MEMBER IS PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF BEARTOOTH ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE'S BYLAWS. ALSO THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION IS SENT OUT YEARLY TO ALL MEMBERS IN THE ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING HELD IN SEPTEMBER OF EACH YEAR. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | REFUND OF PRIOR YEAR POWER COSTS ALLOCATED BACK TO MEMBERS 1,112,068. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 8 | THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 6 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 7 | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 8 | FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: |
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Displayed year
2018 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $21,475,672
- Liabilities
- $12,551,772
- Net assets
- $8,923,900
- Revenue
- $8,756,783
- Expenses
- $8,461,527
- Net income
- $295,256