COVINGTON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization: COVINGTON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 63-0462077)
Tax period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed: 2026-06-12
IRS object ID: 202631639349301328
Schema version: 2025v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-06-12T13:17:46-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	934399227	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRUENLOH MATZ & ASSOCIATES PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 28	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROBERTSDALE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	36567	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2025-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	630462077	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COVINGTON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COVI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3342224121	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	18836 US HWY 84	AddressLine1Txt
City	ANDALUSIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	36421	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARK G PARKER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3344273515	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-05-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	COLLENA MATZ CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01417735	PTIN
Phone	2513896870	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-06-11	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2025	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MARK G PARKER	PrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts	$74,939,620	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.COVINGTON.COOP	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1944	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	AL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE COOPERATIVE OPERATES AS AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COOPERATIVE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	101	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$4,234,590	TotalGrossUBIAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$65,750,848	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$68,648,418	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,564,570	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,868,387	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$3,910,323	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$4,422,815	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$71,225,741	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$74,939,620	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$605,080	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$625,478	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,358,695	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,525,885	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$63,599,392	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$67,357,591	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$65,563,167	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$69,508,954	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$5,662,574	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$5,430,666	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$243,525,069	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$257,513,080	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$146,544,134	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$154,940,862	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$96,980,935	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$102,572,218	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE COOPERATIVE'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO ITS APPROXIMATELY 23,000 MEMBER-OWNERS IN SOUTHERN ALABAMA.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO COOPERATIVE MEMBERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SALARIES OF MANAGEMENT AND KEY PERSONNEL ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD USING COMPARABLE DATA FROM OTHERS IN THE INDUSTRY. PERIODICALLY, POSITIONS AND SALARIES ARE REVIEWED BY AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	Yes (true)	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	22	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	101	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income	$65,568,684	MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income	$5,307,741	OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KIM CARTER	PersonNm
Phone	3342224121	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	18836 US HWY 84	AddressLine1Txt
City	ANDALUSIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	36421	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt
MARK G PARKER
PRESIDENT &	55.00	Yes (X)	$300,863	$0	$142,851
KIMBERLY M CARTER
VP FINANCE	50.00	Yes (X)	$200,104	$0	$152,873
FRANCIS M CHIRICO
DIRECTOR EN	45.00		$195,174	$0	$137,852	Yes (X)
ANTHONY WILLIS
DIRECTOR TEL	50.00		$161,684	$0	$151,255		Yes (X)
RANDALL HELMS
OPERATIONS M	45.00		$145,824	$0	$86,829		Yes (X)
TRACY TURNER
NETWORK ENGI	55.00		$124,049	$0	$62,477		Yes (X)
RONNIE DIXON
CONST FOREMA	45.00		$114,863	$0	$63,142		Yes (X)
DUSTIN HINSON
CONST FOREMA	45.00		$114,712	$0	$34,835		Yes (X)
CHARLES GRACE
TRUSTEE	4.50		$31,627	$0	$0			Yes (X)
JAMES F MARTIN JR
ASST. SEC/TR	4.75	Yes (X)	$30,277	$0	$0			Yes (X)	1.00
WILLIE B SMITH JR
CHAIRMAN	3.50	Yes (X)	$28,927	$0	$0			Yes (X)
PATRICIA C JANASKY
VICE CHAIRMA	2.75	Yes (X)	$25,327	$0	$0			Yes (X)
WILLIAM G KING JR
SECRETARY/TR	3.00	Yes (X)	$23,977	$0	$0			Yes (X)
JENELLE SMITH
TRUSTEE	4.00		$22,820	$0	$0			Yes (X)
C HEFLIN SMITH
TRUSTEE	2.00		$5,657	$0	$0			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,525,885	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$832,114	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	8	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line2ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
HTC LLC
PO BOX 1007	ANDALUSIA	AL	36420	CONSTRUCTION	$1,438,000
SOUTHERN STATES UTILITY
710 WATER OAK LANE	TALLADEGA	AL	35160	CONTRACT CONST	$1,129,432
ON TRAC COMMUNICATIONS
800 S GAY STREET	KNOXVILLE	TN	37929	COMMUNICATIONS	$726,673	SUITE 2350
FIBERRISE COMMUNICATION
12060 COUNTY LINE RD	MADISON	AL	35756	BROADBAND CONST	$603,687	SUITE J-239
ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT
PO BOX 532729	ATLANTA	GA	303532729	ROW CLEARING	$442,997

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	9	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
SALES OF ELECTRICITY	$65,568,684	$65,568,684
POLE RENTALS	$2,630,675		$2,630,675
OTHER SALES TO MEMBERS	$449,059		$449,059

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$68,648,418	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,868,387	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,868,387	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$4,234,590	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$4,234,590	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,234,590	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$4,234,590	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	GAIN/LOSS ON ASSET DISPOSALS	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$188,225	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$188,225	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$188,225	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$74,939,620	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$65,568,684	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$4,234,590	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$5,136,346	ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$625,478	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$864,753	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$661,132	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,761,318	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,208,026	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
COST OF POWER	$39,165,127
DIST EXP - MAINTENANCE	$4,927,433
DIST EXP - OPERATIONS	$3,217,235
ADMIN & GENERAL EXP	$2,973,911

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,104,541	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,508,954	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,328,462	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,477,924	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$150,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,150,000	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,382,254	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,382,254	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,609,525	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,099,300	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,735,405	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,423,110	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,443,603	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,850,143	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,332,834	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,932,023	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$238,343,178	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$56,204,282	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$178,706,811	BOYAmt
EOY	$182,138,896	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,542,652	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,148,161	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,293,523	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,911,269	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$243,525,069	BOYAmt
EOY	$257,513,080	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,995,512	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,131,011	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$126,976,207	BOYAmt
EOY	$131,481,759	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,572,415	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,328,092	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$146,544,134	BOYAmt
EOY	$154,940,862	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$101,618	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,048	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$96,879,317	BOYAmt
EOY	$102,469,170	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$96,980,935	BOYAmt
EOY	$102,572,218	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$243,525,069	BOYAmt
EOY	$257,513,080	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$5,430,666	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$160,617	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$238,343,178	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$56,204,282	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$182,138,896	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$182,138,896	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATED ORG.	Desc
Book Value	$29,148,161	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	C	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd	$29,148,161	TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED CREDITS	$4,345,178
BENEFITS	$2,784,967
CUSTOMER DEPOSITS	$2,437,134
FINANCE LEASE	$760,813

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$10,328,092	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$74,939,620	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$74,939,620	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$74,939,620	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$69,508,954	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$69,508,954	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$69,508,954	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
MARK G PARKER
PRESIDENT & CEO	$299,250	$1,613	$116,696	$26,155	$443,714
KIMBERLY M CARTER
VP FINANCE	$199,035	$1,069	$140,180	$12,693	$352,977
FRANCIS M CHIRICO
DIRECTOR ENGINEER	$194,210	$964	$113,951	$23,901	$333,026
ANTHONY WILLIS
DIRECTOR TELECOM SER	$160,867	$817	$146,956	$4,299	$312,939
RANDALL HELMS
OPERATIONS MANAGER	$145,038	$786	$63,389	$23,440	$232,653
TRACY TURNER
NETWORK ENGINEER	$123,386	$663	$39,700	$22,777	$186,526
RONNIE DIXON
CONST FOREMAN	$113,422	$1,441	$39,238	$23,904	$178,005

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990	PART IX, LINE 4- RETIREMENT OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL CREDITS DISCLOSED REPRESENT THE RETIREMENT OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL ALLOCATED IN PRIOR YEARS WHICH WERE PAID TO MEMBERS IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	SALARIES OF MANAGEMENT AND KEY PERSONNEL ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD USING COMPARABLE DATA FROM OTHERS IN THE INDUSTRY. PERIODICALLY, POSITIONS AND SALARIES ARE REVIEWED BY AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6: COVINGTON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. IS AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COOPERATIVE CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 23,000 MEMBERS. EACH CUSTOMER OF THE COOPERATIVE RECEIVING ELECTRIC SERVICE IS A MEMBER.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A: THE COOPERATIVE IS DIVIDED INTO 6 DISTRICTS. THE MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF A DIRECTOR FOR EACH DISTRICT.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, 7B: MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE ON PROPOSED BY-LAW CHANGES DURING THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE COOPERATIVE'S INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. IT IS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS FILED. IF DISCREPANCIES ARE FOUND, CORRESPONDING CORRECTIONS ARE MADE PRIOR TO ITS FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: POLICY NO. 154, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY HAS BEEN ENACTED BY THE COOPERATIVE TO OUTLINE THE CONDUCT OF TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEES IN REGARDS TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. EACH TRUSTEE AND EMPLOYEE SIGNS AN AGREEMENT.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15: SALARIES OF MANAGEMENT AND KEY PERSONNEL ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD USING COMPARABLE DATA FROM OTHERS IN THE INDUSTRY. PERIODICALLY, POSITIONS AND SALARIES ARE REVIEWED BY AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: ALL NEW MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE BYLAWS. THE COOPERATIVE PROVIDES ALL ACTIVE MEMBERS CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS. POLICIES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	SUBSIDIARY EARNINGS 107,487 IN OTHER EQUITIES 51,700 CHANGE IN MEMBERSHIPS 1,430 IN OTHER EQUITIES 0 UNRECOGNIZED POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COST 0 TOTAL 160,617

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Direct Controlling NADirectControllingNACd	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmt	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
COVINGTON RURAL SERVICES CORP
18836 US HIGHWAY 84	ANDALUSIA	AL	36421	630966581	SERVICES	AL	N/A	false
BUZZ BROADBAND
18836 US HIGHWAY 84	ANDALUSIA	AL	36421	721347920	INTERNET	AL		false	COV RURAL	C CORP	$8,045,068	$6,092,183

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	Yes (true)	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
COVINGTON RURAL SERVICES CORP
L	-$1,879	ACCRUAL BASIS
BUZZ BROADBAND
D	$655,710	ACCRUAL BASIS

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE R	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE COOPERATIVE PROVIDES MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ITS COVINGTON RURAL SERVICES CORP, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY. THE COOPERATIVE PROVIDES FINANCING TO BUZZ BROADBAND, INC., ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING BROADBAND ACCESS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE.	ExplanationTxt