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← MICHIGAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MICHIGAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,291,077
Total expenses
$3,071,496
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,281,362
Investment income
$9,715
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,134,456
Total liabilities, end of year
$672,177
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,462,279
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: General Membership Due

    total $1,373,670 · related or exempt $1,373,670

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Publications

    total $1,145,426 · related or exempt $1,058,426 · unrelated business $87,000

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Safety/Loss Services

    total $622,212 · related or exempt $622,212

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Energy Efficiency Prog

    total $122,990 · related or exempt $122,990

  • 2e · Program service revenue: Education Training Pro

    total $4,100 · related or exempt $4,100

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $12,964 · related or exempt $12,964

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9,715 · excluded $9,715

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $558,225

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $166,666

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $94,200

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $46,811

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $69,544

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,600

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $149,120

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $610,249

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,995

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $42,094

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $31,615

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $50,827

  • 17 · Travel

    total $123,682

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $21,392

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $19,717

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,525

  • 24a · Other expenses: Publication Office Expe

    total $968,656

  • 24b · Other expenses: Workshops

    total $40,573

  • 24c · Other expenses: Membership Dues

    total $34,280

  • 24d · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $11,475

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,250

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,181,998 · end of year $1,707,489

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,458 · end of year $393

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $78,716 · end of year $81,211

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $106,109

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $43,673

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $82,152 · end of year $62,436

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $10,034 · end of year $10,599

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $78,428 · end of year $272,328

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $862,080 · end of year $128,467

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $331,618 · end of year $323,668

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $390 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $220,042

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,242,698 · end of year $1,462,279

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

To promote and serve the needs of the member cooperatives.

  • GENERAL MEMBERSHIP DUES:Represent the legislative and regulatory interests of Michigan's electric cooperatives with a unified message that ensures their ability to provide safe, reliable and affordable electricity to member-consumers. Develop and implement strategic communications that advance cooperative priorities and member-consumer engagement.

  • PUBLICATIONS:Create and publish Michigan Country Lines magazine in partnership with Michigan's electric cooperatives to advance cooperative priorities and member-consumer engagement.

  • SAFETY/LOSS SERVICES:Empower the safety culture of Michigan's electric cooperatives and utility partners through a comprehensive safety program.

  • EDUCATION/TRAINING PROGRAMS:Coordinate education and training resources for Michigan's electric cooperative directors, managers, employees and future leaders.

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Bob Kran

    Chair (Jan-Apr)/Director(Apr-Dec)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tony Anderson

    Vice Chair (Jan-Apr)/Director(Apr-Dec)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Baker

    Sec/Treas(Jan-Apr)/Director(Apr-Dec)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike Furmanski

    Director (Apr-Dec)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Doug Bovin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry Lautner

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gabe Schneider

    Director(Jan-Apr)/Vice Chair(Apr-Dec)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bill Scott

    Director (Jan-Apr)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan DeCoeur

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris O'Neill

    Director(Jan-Apr)/Sec/Treas(Apr-Dec)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bob Hance

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Fred Turk

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Debbie Miles

    Director (Jan-Apr)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Calvin Koski

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Sobeck

    Director(Jan-Apr)/Chair(Apr-Dec)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sandy Borowicz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dallas Braun

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Randy Dhyse

    Director (Jan-Apr & Dec)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Larry Hermanson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike Heise

    Director (Jan-Apr)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Howard Bowersox

    Director (Apr-Dec)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shaun Lamp

    Director (Apr-Dec)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim Stebbins

    Director (Apr-Dec)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Hodges

    Director (Apr-Dec)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eugene Soumis

    Director (Dec)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kim Nunn

    Director (Apr-Dec)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Craig Borr

    President/CEO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jerrold McElroy

    Director of Safety & Loss

    Total calculated
    $252,793
    From this org
    $170,895
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $81,898
    Hours/week
    47.8

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,424
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,471
    Deferred
    $71,391
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,507
    Filer's total
    $252,793

  • Douglas Snitgen

    Executive Vice President (Jan-Nov)

    Total calculated
    $387,072
    From this org
    $179,703
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $207,369
    Hours/week
    40.9

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,857
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $27,846
    Deferred
    $201,475
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,894
    Filer's total
    $387,072

  • Arthur Thayer - Director

    of Energy Efficiency (Jan-Jun)

    Total calculated
    $138,999
    From this org
    $120,028
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,971
    Hours/week
    40

  • Thomas Ulatowski

    Safety & Loss Control Instructor

    Total calculated
    $151,798
    From this org
    $107,949
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,849
    Hours/week
    42.1

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $107,370
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $579
    Deferred
    $34,159
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,690
    Filer's total
    $151,798

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 1a
Written policy states as part of MECA's health and wellness cost sharing plan, MECA covers 75% of membership dues for an individual's health club fees, up to a maximum of $75.00 per month. Arthur Thayer had a gross up for a retirement gift certificate that he was presented.
Part I, Line 3
The services of the President/CEO are provided to the Association under a management services agreement with Wolverine Power Cooperative, one of its member cooperatives. The filing organization relies on Wolverine Power Cooperative to determine the compensation for the President/CEO. They use methods listed in Part I, line 3 to determine his compensation.
Schedule J, Part II, Column C, Deferred Compensation
The estimated current year increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan is included in other compensation for employees listed in Part II of Schedule J. These amounts do not represent any current year contributions to the plan. They are estimates of the increase in the actuarial value of the plans received from the NRECA. The current year expense and the increase in actuarial value for each employee are reflected in the statement on the Schedule O for Form 990, Part VII, Column F.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
6 June 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202341589349300619

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