STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (EIN 37-0555013)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-10-24
IRS object ID
202442989349301704
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2024-10-24T13:54:12-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Kelso Lynch PC PABusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line16700 Squibb Rd Ste 215AddressLine1Txt
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Filer Filer

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EIN370555013EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Tri-County Electric Cooperative IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlTRI-BusinessNameControlTxt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13906 Broadway StAddressLine1Txt
CityMount VernonCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonLuke JohnsonPersonNm
Person TitleGeneral ManagerPersonTitleTxt
Phone6182445151PhoneNum
Signature2024-09-18SignatureDt
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerLuke JohnsonPrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts$51,742,312GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.tricountycoop.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1938FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo safely provide our member-owners with reliable electric service, superior customer service and practical energy solutions, all at reasonable prices.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee52TotalEmployeeCnt
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PY Other Revenue$55,337PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$73,151CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$49,138,057PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$51,742,312CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$2,405,773PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$3,643,999CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,000,573PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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Total Assets EOY$141,174,891TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$78,221,807TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$77,366,484TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$59,538,000NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$63,808,407NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
DescTri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc. is an electric distribution cooperative that provided service to approximately 16,500 members. With over 3,400 miles of electric distribution lines, Tri-County serves its members who are located primarily in the counties of Jefferson, Marion, and Washington in Illinois.Desc
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document168IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee52EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$50,598,084MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$2,262,633OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
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Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (true)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonChristine HarrisPersonNm
Phone6182445151PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13906 Broadway StAddressLine1Txt
CityMount VernonCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62864ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
Luke Johnson
General Manager45.000.00Yes (X)$203,807$0$129,257
Brad Ahlers
Foreman48.000.00$143,763$0$73,845Yes (X)
Jeffrey C Hope
Foreman49.000.00$152,127$0$54,491Yes (X)
Shannon Davis
Serviceman49.000.00$149,565$0$47,630Yes (X)
Brannon Dasch
Foreman49.000.00$151,865$0$34,737Yes (X)
Christian Kinder
Serviceman48.000.00$144,048$0$38,370Yes (X)
Christine Harris
Supervisor of Accounting43.000.00Yes (X)$105,530$0$45,848
Phil Carson
Director3.000.00$7,100$0$0Yes (X)
Michelle Barbee
Director4.000.00$5,200$0$0Yes (X)
Larry Manning
Director1.000.00$4,500$0$0Yes (X)
Sam Phillips
Director1.000.00$4,200$0$0Yes (X)
Tom Beyers
Director2.000.00$3,900$0$0Yes (X)
Kathy Withers
Director1.000.00$3,900$0$0Yes (X)
Donnie Laird
Director1.000.00$3,900$0$0Yes (X)
Jordan Brink
Director1.000.00$3,300$0$0Yes (X)
Doug Knolhoff
Director1.000.00$3,000$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Asplundh Tree Expert Co
708 Blair Mill RdWillow GrovePA19090Tree Trimming$1,339,430
Nussmeyer Tree Services LLC
3219 Greenbrier LnClay CityIL62824Tree Trimming$813,013
Henkels McCoy Inc
1620 N BroadwaySalemIL62881Electric Line$130,044
Osmose Utility Services Inc
PO Box 736729DallasTX753736729Inspect Poles$299,948
National Information Solutions
1 Innovation CircleLake Saint LouisMO63367Software Provider$321,646
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Sale of Electricity221000$49,516,082$49,516,082
Capital Credits221000$1,605,773$1,605,773
Miscellaneous221000$375,967$375,967
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$51,497,822TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$169,837TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$169,837ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$52,569PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Personal$52,569PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$52,569TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$52,569ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$1,502OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Other$1,502OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$1,502TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,502RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

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DescNon-OperatingDesc
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$20,582RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$20,582OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$51,742,312TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$51,519,906RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$222,406ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,643,999TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$523,443TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$990,440TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,115,338TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,484,836TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
Cost of Power$31,195,101$31,195,101
Distribution Expense$5,095,424$5,095,424
Admin & General$1,690,884$1,690,884
Member Services$851,451$851,451

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,396TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,742,312TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,971,910BOYAmt
EOY$4,927,391EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,405,521BOYAmt
EOY$4,261,344EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,167,695BOYAmt
EOY$1,100,620EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$491,158BOYAmt
EOY$535,637EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$157,908,480LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$50,623,720LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,050,709BOYAmt
EOY$107,284,760EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,672,814BOYAmt
EOY$23,065,139EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,759,807BOYAmt
EOY$141,174,891EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,806,013BOYAmt
EOY$7,045,039EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,391,730BOYAmt
EOY$4,406,302EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,717,064BOYAmt
EOY$65,608,330EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$307,000BOYAmt
EOY$306,813EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,221,807BOYAmt
EOY$77,366,484EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,182,994BOYAmt
EOY$3,148,901EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,355,006BOYAmt
EOY$60,659,506EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,538,000BOYAmt
EOY$63,808,407EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,759,807BOYAmt
EOY$141,174,891EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$0ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$4,270,407OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$367,369OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$367,369BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,631,517OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,879,280DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,752,237BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$151,909,594OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$47,744,440DepreciationAmt
Book Value$104,165,154BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$107,284,760TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Investment in Associated Organizati$21,502,705C
Subordinated Certificates$1,531,692C
Other Investments$30,742C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$23,065,139TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPostretirement Benefit ObligationDesc
Amt$306,813Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$306,813TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$51,742,312TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$51,742,312RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$51,742,312TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$48,098,313TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$48,098,313ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$3,643,999OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$3,643,999ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$51,742,312TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other expenses included on Form 990 (Part XII, line 4b)Margins Assigned to Members $3,643,999
Footnote for uncertain tax position under FIN 48 (Part X)An evaluation of whether or not it has any uncertain tax positions isdetermined on an annual basis by the Cooperative. While the Cooperativebelieves it has adequately provided for all tax positions, amounts assertedby taxing authorities could be different than the positions taken by theCooperative. The Cooperative recognizes any interest and penaltiesassessed by taxing authorities in income tax expense and, with fewexceptions, is no longer subject to federal, state or local income taxexaminations by taxing authorities for years before 2020.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Luke Johnson
General Manager$203,807$103,536$25,721$333,064
Christine Harris
Supervisor of Accounting$105,530$31,260$14,588$151,378
Shannon Davis
Serviceman$149,565$29,163$18,467$197,195
Brad Ahlers
Foreman$143,763$55,343$18,502$217,608
Brannon Dasch
Foreman$151,865$16,451$18,286$186,602
Jeffrey C Hope
Foreman$152,127$36,001$18,490$206,618
Christian Kinder
Serviceman$144,048$19,909$18,461$182,418

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6Tri-County is a member owned electric Cooperative.
Member election for additional members Part VI line 7aEach member shall be entitled to only one vote and all board members are elected by the membership.
Governing body decisions Part VI line 7bCooperative members ratify all bylaw changes.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11The Supervisor of Accounting reviews and verifies that figures agree to the Cooperatives records and the General Manager reviews for reasonableness before distributing to the Board of Directors. The Board is given the opportunity to review and ask questions before filing.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cConflict of interest forms ar completed by employees and board members annually.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aTri-County Electric Cooperative uses the NRECA compensation survey and Illinois Employer Association wage survey as a guide.
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15bTri-County Electric Cooperative uses the NRECA compensation survey and Illinois Employer Association wage survey as a guide.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19Bylaws are offered to all new members and all other documents are available upon request. Bylaws are also published on our website. Financial statements are published annually in our monthly newsletter that is mailed or emailed to members as well as published on our website.
Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9Margins Assigned to Member $ 3,643,999Other Changes $ 1,759,768Retirement of Capital Credits $ -1,133,360 Total $ 4,270,407
Part IX response or note to any line in Part IXForm 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 patronage 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.