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Not for profit 501(c)(12) Cooperative

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Would a not for profit 501(c)(12) Electric Cooperative qualify for PSLF?  http://www.consolidated.coop

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A private not-for-profit employer that is not a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) may be a qualifying public service organization if it provides certain specified public services. These services include: emergency management, military service, public safety, law enforcement services; public health services; public education, public library services; school library and other school-based services; public interest law services, early childhood education; public service for individuals with disabilities and the elderly. The organization must not be a labor union or a partisan political organization.
Generally, the type or nature of employment with the organization does not matter for PSLF purposes. However, when determining full-time public service employment at a not-for-profit organization you may not include time spent participating in religious instruction, worship services, or any form of proselytizing.

I’m not sure whether an Electric Coop provides any of the listed services?

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Joined 2016-02-12

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I also work for a 501(c)(12) Electric Cooperative a member of NRECA and as a electric coop wouldn’t we qualify under the Emergency Management as well as public safety?

http://www.nreca.coop/nreca-on-the-issues/energy-operations/emergency-management-fema/
Emergency Management
Locally owned and operated electric cooperatives employ a unique and effective approach to emergency management and disaster recovery. As cooperatives, each subscribes to the sixth cooperative principle, “cooperation among cooperatives,” and all maintain a set of mutual assistance agreements that allow for the rapid deployment of support staff and equipment to emergency and recovery zones.

Because the national network of transmission and distribution infrastructure owned by cooperatives has been built to federal standards, line crews from any co-op in America can arrive on the scene ready to provide emergency support, secure in their knowledge of the system’s engineering.

Co-ops work closely with other first responders, state and local government and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to ensure an effective and coordinated response in the event of an emergency.


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With all the talk about possible power grid hacking and the emergency situations that could cause and with the fema, nerc and ferc regulations, I can’t see how we do not qualify under the emergency management.

http://www.nerc.com/
http://www.ferc.gov/

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I also work for a 501(c)(12) Electric Cooperative a member of NRECA and as a electric coop wouldn’t we qualify under the Emergency Management as well as public safety? How can we find out?