STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

SOUTHERN PINE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
SOUTHERN PINE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (EIN 64-0243969)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-14
IRS object ID
202403199349309995
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-14T14:25:27-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN631035228PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Jackson Thornton & Co PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 96AddressLine1Txt
CityMontgomeryCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP361010096ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN640243969EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Southern Pine Electric CooperativeBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSOUTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6017856511PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 60AddressLine1Txt
CityTaylorsvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP391680060ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRyan R RobertsonPersonNm
Person TitleChief Financial OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone6017856511PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPatrick CooperPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00856177PTIN
Phone3348347660PhoneNum
Preparation2024-11-06PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Southern Pine ElectricBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerChris K RhodesPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 60AddressLine1Txt
CityTaylorsvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP391680060ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$230,719,379GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.southernpine.coopWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1938FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMSLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe mission of Southern Pine Electric's Board of Directors and employees is to enhance the quality of life of our members and community by safely providing reliable electric energy at an affordable price.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee270TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$220,168,482PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$228,372,951CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$1,541,445PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$642,092CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,614,812PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,704,336CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$220,241,849PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$230,719,379CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$7,270,194PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$14,341,736CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,815,750PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,597,820CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$211,155,905PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$214,779,823CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$220,241,849PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$230,719,379CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$0PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$0CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$497,414,310TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$533,169,918TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$187,177,129TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$214,623,717TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$310,237,181NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$318,546,201NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionThe mission of Southern Pine Electric's Board of Directors and employees is to enhance the quality of life of our members and community by safely providing reliable electric energy at an affordable price.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescSouthern Pine Electric Cooperative is an electric distribution cooperative that provided service to approximately 70,323 meters in south central Mississippi. Utilizing its 10,708 miles of electric distribution lines, Southern Pine Electric sold 1,868,775,905 kilowatt hours of electric energy to its members.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 InvstYes (1)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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 Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document142IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee270EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$223,868,527MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$5,180,971OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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 Members13GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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 PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Ryan RobertsonBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6017856511PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line113491 Hwy 28WAddressLine1Txt
CityTaylorsvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39168ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Billy M Berry
Chariman/Director25.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$51,281$0$0
Mims W Berry
Director20.00Yes (X)$41,989$0$0
Charles Lowe
Director19.60Yes (X)$54,442$0$0
Blaine H Eaton
Director21.20Yes (X)$40,609$0$0
Haskins Montgomery
Secretary/Director22.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$45,989$0$0
Billy Parish
Director19.90Yes (X)$41,364$0$0
Greg Sullivan
Director19.30Yes (X)$56,147$0$0
David Tadlock
Director11.60Yes (X)$24,634$0$0
Richard Thoms
Vice-Chairman/Director21.60Yes (X)Yes (X)$41,563$0$0
Fountaine McNair
Director18.90Yes (X)$36,240$0$0
Jeffery Sims
Director19.00Yes (X)$36,422$0$0
Dean Kirby
Director17.10Yes (X)$32,927$0$0
Staci L Rhodes
Director20.50Yes (X)$39,414$0$0
Chris K Rhodes
President / CEO50.00Yes (X)$369,246$0$146,576
Ryan R Robertson
Chief Financial Officer45.00Yes (X)$212,168$0$25,712
Jim Jordan
VP of Engineering50.00$217,996$0$83,103Yes (X)
John Joseph Hardin
Director of Plant and Faci45.00$165,021$0$64,493Yes (X)
Robert Chad Lewis
VP of Operations50.00$223,130$0$49,327Yes (X)
Ollen D McAlpin
VP of Administration45.00$206,633$0$29,243Yes (X)
Jennifer W Collins
VP of Communications & Gov50.00$183,085$0$55,053Yes (X)
James Keith King
Director of Supply Chain40.00$150,941$0$56,010Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,271,241TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$509,517TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K58IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
Asplundh Tree Expert Co
708 Blair Mill RdWillow GrovePA19090Right of Way Maintenance$1,975,368
WA Kendall and Company Inc
PO Box 831LawrencevilleGA30046Right of Way Maintenance$1,970,195
Bush Construction
PO Box 8337LaurelMS39441Right of Way Maintenance$1,432,274
Delta Tree Service
PO Box 587FloraMS39071Right of Way Maintenance$1,298,490
B&B Electrical and Utility
PO Box 1099CantonMS39046Overhead Power Line Construction$1,098,554
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K27CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Sale of Electricity221000$223,868,527$223,868,527
Capital Credits221000$4,504,424$4,504,424
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$228,372,951TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$415,714TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$415,714ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$1,669,881PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$1,669,881PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,669,881TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,669,881ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$226,378OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$226,378OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$226,378TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$226,378ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Rebates221000$19,783$19,783
Miscellaneous Revenue221000$14,672$14,672
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$34,455OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$230,719,379TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$228,407,406RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,311,973ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,341,736TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,597,820TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,181,520TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,062,796TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Cost of Power$151,625,884
Dist Exp - Maintenance$19,930,532
Administrative & Genera$10,503,828
Consumer Accounts Expen$5,319,955

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,155,308TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$230,719,379TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,923,786BOYAmt
EOY$10,265,508EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,009,000BOYAmt
EOY$15,009,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,761,010BOYAmt
EOY$28,743,091EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,673,010BOYAmt
EOY$2,286,678EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,829,440BOYAmt
EOY$9,044,092EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,103,885BOYAmt
EOY$1,199,632EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$539,023,272LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$173,592,323LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$348,708,184BOYAmt
EOY$365,430,949EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$101,405,995BOYAmt
EOY$101,190,968EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$497,414,310BOYAmt
EOY$533,169,918EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,224,847BOYAmt
EOY$28,088,063EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$3,500,000EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,046,800BOYAmt
EOY$176,347,262EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,905,482BOYAmt
EOY$6,688,392EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$187,177,129BOYAmt
EOY$214,623,717EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$356,217BOYAmt
EOY$359,752EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$736,158BOYAmt
EOY$736,158EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$309,144,806BOYAmt
EOY$317,450,291EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$310,237,181BOYAmt
EOY$318,546,201EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$497,414,310BOYAmt
EOY$533,169,918EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$0ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$8,309,020OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$2,464,143OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,464,143BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$536,559,129OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$173,592,323DepreciationAmt
Book Value$362,966,806BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$365,430,949TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Patronage Capital from Associated Cooperatives$98,852,019C
Capital Term Certificates$2,336,949C
Membership Fee - CFC$1,000C
CoBank Stock$1,000C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$101,190,968TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCustomer depositsDesc
Amt$6,688,392Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,688,392TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$230,559,246TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$230,559,246RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$160,133OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$160,133RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$230,719,379TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$216,217,510TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included-$160,133OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$160,133ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$216,377,643ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$14,341,736OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$14,341,736ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$230,719,379TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:Income taxes - The Cooperative is exempt from income taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(12). Management has evaluated the Cooperative's tax positions and concluded that the Cooperative has taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Reclassification of revenue/expense items from F/S 160,133.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Reclassification of revenue/expense items from F/S -160,133.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Margins Assigned to Members 14,341,736.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
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
Chris K Rhodes
President / CEO$362,356$0$0$0$6,890$0$127,492$0$19,084$0$515,822$0$0$0
Jim Jordan
VP of Engineering$213,044$0$0$0$4,952$0$66,963$0$16,140$0$301,099$0$0$0
Robert Chad Lewis
VP of Operations$216,838$0$0$0$6,292$0$36,215$0$13,112$0$272,457$0$0$0
Jennifer W Collins
VP of Communications & Gov$178,812$0$0$0$4,273$0$46,518$0$8,535$0$238,138$0$0$0
Ryan R Robertson
Chief Financial Officer$197,774$0$0$0$14,394$0$16,271$0$9,441$0$237,880$0$0$0
Ollen D McAlpin
VP of Administration$198,671$0$0$0$7,962$0$13,846$0$15,397$0$235,876$0$0$0
John Joseph Hardin
Director of Plant and Faci$164,027$0$0$0$994$0$49,923$0$14,570$0$229,514$0$0$0
James Keith King
Director of Supply Chain$147,569$0$0$0$3,372$0$45,723$0$10,287$0$206,951$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

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Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Southern Pine Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members have identical voting rights and are assigned margins in accordance with the organization's bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aEach member is entitled to cast one vote in the election of board members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bCooperative members must approve any disposition of assets in an amount greater than ten percent (10%) of the value of the cooperative and any other items described in the bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Chief Financial Officer and Senior Financial Reporting Accountant reviewed the completed copy of the Form 990. The Form 990 was then presented to and reviewed with the CEO and board of directors at a board meeting prior to filing the form with the Internal Revenue Service.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe President/CEO reviews the conflict of interest policy with the Board of Directors annually to ensure compliance.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The compensation of the President/CEO is determined annually by the Board of Directors using compensation studies prepared by independent consultants. The President/CEO determines the compensation of other employees utilizing the same studies as above.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Any and all documents, policies, and other records are made available to the public upon request during normal business hours at the headquarters office of the cooperative. The member bylaws and rate schedules are available online at southernpine.coop.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 4The instructions to the 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 members for the calendar year.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Changes in Memberships 3,535. Retirement of Capital Credits -6,948,512. Gain on Capital Credits 912,261. Margins Assigned/Assignable to Members 14,341,736.