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SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 37-0525575)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-04-27
IRS object ID
202641179349301364
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-04-27T11:38:24-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12689 COMMERCE DRIVE NW SUITE 201AddressLine1Txt
CityROCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55901ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN370525575EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSOUTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8006378667PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1525 US ROUTE 40AddressLine1Txt
CityGREENVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62246ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBOBBY WILLIAMS JRPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8006378667PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKATHERINE LUTZKE CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01760889PTIN
Phone5072802300PhoneNum
Preparation2026-04-24PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBOBBY WILLIAMS JRPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1525 US ROUTE 40AddressLine1Txt
CityGREENVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62246ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$77,603,109GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.SWECI.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1939FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE THAT PROVIDES ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SERVICE TO ITS MEMBERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee95TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$68,470,871PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$74,383,782CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$268,734PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$282,188CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,043,753PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,937,139CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$69,783,358PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$77,603,109CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$41,279PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$49,620CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$5,087,789PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$2,796,135CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$966,852PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,193,875CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$62,746,839PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$70,736,827CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$68,842,759PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$74,776,457CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$940,599PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,826,652CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$194,968,118TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$198,708,339TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$124,340,656TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$122,514,193TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$70,627,462NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$76,194,146NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE CORPORATE PURPOSE AND GOAL IS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND THROUGH THE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND THE COOPERATIVE'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS, TO PROVIDE ENERGY AND OTHER SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS AT THE LOWEST COST CONSISTENT WITH PRUDENT UTILITY PRACTICES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescTHE COOPERATIVE PROVIDES ELECTRIC SERVICE TO APPROXIMATELY 25,000 ACCOUNTS IN BOND, MADISON, FAYETTE AND EFFINGHAM COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document41IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee95EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$77,300,615MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$2,633,660OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATHAN TAYLORBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8006378667PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1525 US ROUTE 40AddressLine1Txt
CityGREENVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62246ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JERRY GAFFNER
PRESIDENT10.940.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$25,951$0$0
JARED STINE
VICE PRESIDENT5.060.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$25,451$0$0
ANNETTE HARTLIEB
SECRETARY5.310.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$24,951$0$0
SANDRA GRAPPERHAUS
TREASURER4.040.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$25,051$0$0
MARVIN WARNER
DIRECTOR4.500.00Yes (X)$2,551$0$0
BRADLEY LURKINS
DIRECTOR5.750.00Yes (X)$25,051$0$0
THEODORE WILLMAN
DIRECTOR1.430.00Yes (X)$16,368$0$0
WILLIAM JENNINGS
DIRECTOR9.040.00Yes (X)$25,751$0$0
ANN SCHWARM
DIRECTOR4.600.00Yes (X)$25,751$0$0
AMY MARCOOT
DIRECTOR2.530.00Yes (X)$8,238$0$0
BOBBY WILLIAMS JR
CEO50.000.00Yes (X)$311,208$0$116,965
VICTOR BUEHLER II
COO50.000.00Yes (X)$215,875$0$83,807
NATHAN TAYLOR
CFO50.000.00Yes (X)$214,443$0$46,464
RICHARD MERSINGER
MAINTENANCE FOREMAN49.250.00$183,767$0$41,391Yes (X)
JOEL LAFRANCE
TROUBLEMAN FOREMAN49.230.00$180,966$0$36,546Yes (X)
SCOTT FITZGERALD
FOREMAN POLYPHASE METERMAN & TESTER48.540.00$178,809$0$72,762Yes (X)
ANDREW WESSEL
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN48.760.00$176,695$0$43,024Yes (X)
KYLE HAILS
MAINTENANCE FOREMAN47.700.00$176,361$0$77,994Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,843,238TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$518,953TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K42IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
JF ELECTRIC
PO BOX 570EDWARDSVILLEIL62025ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING$2,039,495
ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO
1700 SOLUTIONS CENTERCHICAGOIL60677RIGHT OF WAY CLEARANCE$1,964,333
GDS ASSOCIATES INC
1850 PARKWAY PLACE SUITE 800MARIETTAGA30067POWER SYSTEMS CONSULTING SERVICES$358,864
USIC HOLDINGS INC
PO BOX 715409CINCINNATIOH45271UTILITY LOCATING SERVICES$290,760
COOPERATIVE BUILDING SOLUTIONS
12755 OLIVE BLVD 200ST LOUISMO63141CONSTRUCTION WORK$214,027
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSALE OF POWERDesc
Business221000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$74,383,782TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$74,383,782RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$74,383,782TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$240,587TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$240,587ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$41,601OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$41,601OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$41,601TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$41,601ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME221000$1,340,597$1,340,597
CAPITAL CREDITS900099$1,203,869$1,203,869
FORFEITED DISCOUNTS & SERVICE REV900099$392,673$392,673
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,937,139OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$77,603,109TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$77,320,921RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$282,188ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,737TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,883TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,796,135TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,193,875TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,239,991TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,616,456TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
COST OF POWER$41,273,192
DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE -$8,681,256
ADMIN & GENERAL EXPENSE$4,803,507
DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE -$2,159,282

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,963,143TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,776,457TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,243,292BOYAmt
EOY$9,723,068EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,638,414BOYAmt
EOY$981,691EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,531,456BOYAmt
EOY$7,901,400EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$524,392BOYAmt
EOY$259,988EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,075,759BOYAmt
EOY$3,453,306EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$413,180BOYAmt
EOY$247,039EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$219,316,088LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$61,844,184LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$151,254,246BOYAmt
EOY$157,471,904EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$98,782BOYAmt
EOY$128,253EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,983,055BOYAmt
EOY$7,368,973EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,205,542BOYAmt
EOY$11,172,717EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$194,968,118BOYAmt
EOY$198,708,339EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,775,469BOYAmt
EOY$7,112,191EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,190,766BOYAmt
EOY$113,795,924EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,374,421BOYAmt
EOY$1,606,078EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,340,656BOYAmt
EOY$122,514,193EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,627,462BOYAmt
EOY$76,194,146EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,627,462BOYAmt
EOY$76,194,146EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$194,968,118BOYAmt
EOY$198,708,339EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,826,652ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,740,032OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$832,853OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$832,853BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,371,142OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,237,302DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,133,840BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$198,514,288OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$56,191,745DepreciationAmt
Book Value$142,322,543BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,597,805OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,415,137DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,182,668BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$157,471,904TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEFERRED CHARGES$11,159,421
ACCRUED INTEREST$13,296
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$11,172,717TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCUMULATED PROVISION FOR PENSION & BENEFITS$128,253
CONSUMER DEPOSITS$1,476,691
DEFERRED CREDITS$1,134
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,606,078TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$77,603,109TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$77,603,109RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$77,603,109TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$71,980,322TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included-$2,796,135OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$2,796,135ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$74,776,457ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$74,776,457TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE COOPERATIVE IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(12) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE). THE COOPERATIVE EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THAT IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:PATRONAGE DIVIDEND ALLOCATION -2,796,135.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ANDERSON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
6800 STATE ROUTE 162MARYVILLEIL62062274548522501(C)(3)$10,500$0THE COOPERATIVE SPONSORS A TABLE AT THE ANNUAL CHARITY AUCTION AND A TEAM AT THE ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT.
ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES
6460 S 6TH STREET FRONTAGE RD ESPRINGFIELDIL62712370259803501(C)(3)$6,100$0YOUTH TOUR WASHINGTON AND YOUTH DAY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE GIVEN TO QUALIFYING RECIPIENTS SELECTED THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE APPLICATION PROCESS CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE. ONCE SELECTED, THE FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THOSE THAT HAVE EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT IN THE USE OF THE ASSISTANCE GIVEN, USUALLY THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. ANY OTHER ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
BOBBY WILLIAMS JR
CEO$311,208$0$0$0$0$0$28,089$0$88,876$0$428,173$0$0$0
VICTOR BUEHLER II
COO$215,875$0$0$0$0$0$27,309$0$56,498$0$299,682$0$0$0
NATHAN TAYLOR
CFO$214,443$0$0$0$0$0$27,318$0$19,146$0$260,907$0$0$0
KYLE HAILS
MAINTENANCE FOREMAN$176,361$0$0$0$0$0$34,488$0$43,506$0$254,355$0$0$0
SCOTT FITZGERALD
FOREMAN POLYPHASE METERMAN & TESTER$178,809$0$0$0$0$0$34,680$0$38,082$0$251,571$0$0$0
RICHARD MERSINGER
MAINTENANCE FOREMAN$183,767$0$0$0$0$0$35,160$0$6,231$0$225,158$0$0$0
ANDREW WESSEL
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN$176,695$0$0$0$0$0$13,545$0$29,479$0$219,719$0$0$0
JOEL LAFRANCE
TROUBLEMAN FOREMAN$180,966$0$0$0$0$0$30,221$0$6,325$0$217,512$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE COOPERATIVE PARTICIPATES ANNUALLY IN A NATIONAL COMPENSATION STUDY CONDUCTED BY NRECA IN ORDER TO MONITOR AND COMPARE THE RATE OF COMPENSATION FOR ITS CEO. ANNUALLY, EACH DIRECTOR COMPLETES AN EXTENSIVE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION ON THE CEO FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION WITH THE COMPLETE BOARD. THE BOARD THEN DETERMINES THE RATE OF COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. THIS PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. ANY PERSON WHO MEETS THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP, AS OUTLINED IN SECTION 2 OF THE BYLAWS, HAS THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNANCE OR TO RECEIVE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME OR ASSETS FROM THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7APER SECTION 2(A)(2) OF THE BYLAWS "MEMBERS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE AT ANY MEETING OF THE COOPERATIVE AND SHALL BE ENTITLED TO BE ELECTED A DIRECTOR OF THE COOPERATIVE SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE QUALIFICATIONS STATED IN SECTION 5".
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BSECTION 4(C) OF THE BYLAWS COVERS VOTING ON ISSUES DULY PRESENTED TO THE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM WITH ASSISTANCE FROM SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC, REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CEO AND CFO, AND THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBY THE INHERENT INTIMATE NATURE AMONG ITS MEMBERS, THE BOARD REGULARLY MONITORS THIS POLICY THROUGH DISCUSSION AND INTERACTION WITH THE PUBLIC AND THE MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE. EACH BOARD MEMBER ALSO COMPLETES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COOPERATIVE PARTICIPATES ANNUALLY IN A NATIONAL COMPENSATION STUDY CONDUCTED BY NRECA IN ORDER TO MONITOR AND COMPARE THE RATE OF COMPENSATION FOR ITS CEO. ANNUALLY, EACH DIRECTOR COMPLETES AN EXTENSIVE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION ON THE CEO FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION WITH THE COMPLETE BOARD. THE BOARD THEN DETERMINES THE RATE OF COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. THIS PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. THE CEO SETS THE STAFF SALARIES USING DATA FROM THE NATIONAL COMPENSATION STUDY CONDUCTED BY NRECA AND EVALUATION OF JOB PERFORMANCE. THIS PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE PERSONNEL FILES OBTAINABLE FROM HUMAN RESOURCES. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2025.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE COOPERATIVE MAKES GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES AVAILABLE TO ITS MEMBERS UPON REQUEST AT THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS. THE COOPERATIVE ALSO PLACES BYLAWS/MEMBER GUIDES AND FINANCIALS ON ITS WEBSITE FOR INSPECTION.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CAPITAL CREDITS RETIRED -4,100,177. OTHER ADJUSTMENTS 4,044,074. PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS ALLOCATED 2,796,135.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1525 US ROUTE 40AddressLine1Txt
CityGREENVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62246ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN995081937EIN
Primary ActivitiesCHARITABLE FOUNDATIONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 7PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd