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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Footnote for uncertain tax position under FIN 48 (Part X)</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>An evaluation of whether or not it has any uncertain tax positions is determined on an annual basis by the Cooperative. While the Cooperative believes it has adequately provided for all tax positions, amounts asserted by taxing authorities could be different than the positions taken by the Cooperative. The Cooperative recognizes any interest and penalties assessed by taxing authorities in income tax expense and, with few exceptions, is no longer subject to federal, state or local income tax examinations by taxing authorities for years before 2020.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <PersonNm>Robert Lamatsch</PersonNm>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The Cooperative is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members have identical voting rights and are assigned margins in accordance with the organizations bylaws.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Anyone connecting a first-time service becomes a voting member of Ninnescah. A nominating committee is appointed and meets once each year to place names into nomination for board positions. This committee has no authority to enact any other duties other than those mentioned.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Governing body decisions Part VI line 7b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Anyone connecting a first-time service becomes a voting member of Ninnescah. A nominating committee is appointed and meets once each year to place names into nomination for board positions. This committee has no authority to enact any other duties other than those mentioned.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Form 990 is presented to Board members for review following completion of the document.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Conflict of Interest policy is reviewed by Board annually at Dec meeting</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Compensation for the General Manager is determined by the Board following a review of a national compensation survey. Compensation in our geographic region as well as the state is also used for comparison.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Compensation for the General Manager is determined by the Board following a review of a national compensation survey. Compensation in our geographic region as well as the state is also used for comparison.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The public can ask to review Ninnescahs governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements by coming to the office during normal business hours.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Current Year Margins Assigned to Members $ 496,321Changes in Memberships $ -50Retirement of Capital Credits $ -193,124Other Changes $ 10,429 Total $ 313,576</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part IX response or note to any line in Part IX</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Form 990, Part IX, Line 4The instructions to the 2023 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 patrnage 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, 2023.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part XII Response or note to any line in Part XII</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Form 990, Part XII, Line 2Ninnescah Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc.s financial statement year-end differes from its tax year-end. The Cooperative receives audited financial statements on an annual basis for the year ended October 31st.</ExplanationTxt>
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