RUTHERFORD ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: RUTHERFORD ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP (EIN 56-0386171)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-11-08
IRS object ID: 202423139349303272
Schema version: 2023v5.0
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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-11-08T14:28:41-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	581094351	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MCNAIR MCLEMORE MIDDLEBROOKS & CO LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	POST OFFICE BOX ONE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MACON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	312020001	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	560386171	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RUTHERFORD ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	RUTH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8282451621	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1569	AddressLine1Txt
City	FOREST CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	280431569	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	J DEAN CARPENTER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8282451621	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-11-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	false	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JASON A PEACOCK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00978537	PTIN
Phone	4787466277	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-11-08	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	S DIRK BURLESON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1569	AddressLine1Txt
City	FOREST CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	280431569	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$172,283,874	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1940	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO ALL WHO DESIRE IT WITHIN THE SYSTEM AREA AT A REASONABLE COST CONSISTENT WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	207	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$154,542,904	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$171,979,565	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$153,822	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$252,408	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$68,526	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$51,901	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$154,765,252	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$172,283,874	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$15,314,851	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$13,980,149	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$13,908,284	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$15,072,095	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$125,542,117	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$143,231,630	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$154,765,252	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$172,283,874	CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$0	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$344,224,971	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$368,355,438	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$203,258,255	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$218,664,893	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$140,966,716	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$149,690,545	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO ALL WHO DESIRE IT WITHIN THE SYSTEM AREA AT A REASONABLE COST CONSISTENT WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO ALL WHO DESIRE IT WITHIN THE SYSTEM AREA AT A REASONABLE COST CONSISTENT WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	N/A	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	false	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	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	85	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	207	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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	$171,241,468	MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income	$430,114	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	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	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	Yes (true)	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	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RUTHERFORD EMC	PersonNm
Phone	8282451621	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	186 HUDLOW RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	FOREST CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28043	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
S DIRK BURLESON
GENERAL MANA	50.00	Yes (X)	$325,350	$0	$29,611
RANDY C WARD
VP-DISTRICT	50.00		$223,394	$0	$29,120	Yes (X)
COLON L SAUNDERS
VP-OPERATION	50.00		$217,040	$0	$29,120	Yes (X)
JEFFREY C BRITTAIN
VP-ENGINEERI	50.00		$209,820	$0	$27,409	Yes (X)
THOMAS M HAIRE
SYSTEM ENGIN	50.00		$150,512	$0	$51,028	Yes (X)
TOMMY W CHAPMAN
DISTRICT MAN	50.00		$151,148	$0	$27,165	Yes (X)
JOSEPH N QUINN
DIRECTOR	2.01		$38,143	$0	$0		Yes (X)
J DEAN CARPENTER
PRESIDENT	2.09	Yes (X)	$36,916	$0	$0		Yes (X)
VAN SAMUEL BOYD
DIRECTOR	1.51		$35,517	$0	$0		Yes (X)
AMY P TORVINEN
DIRECTOR	2.63		$35,384	$0	$0		Yes (X)
MARCUS MULLEN
DIRECTOR	2.81		$35,172	$0	$0		Yes (X)
JILL P LOVELL
ASST. SECRET	2.07	Yes (X)	$34,952	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ROBYN HOUSER
TREASURER	1.92	Yes (X)	$26,486	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ROBBY R EUREY
SECRETARY	1.49	Yes (X)	$21,868	$0	$0		Yes (X)
JOEL Z WAKEFIELD
DIRECTOR	1.54		$18,933	$0	$0		Yes (X)
TIMOTHY E STOWE
VICE PRESIDE	2.38	Yes (X)	$13,792	$0	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,574,427	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$193,453	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	48	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
WILLIAMS ELECTRIC COMPANY
2119 E DIXON BLVD	SHELBY	NC	28150	CONSTRUCTION	$5,536,625
LEWIS TREE SERVICE INC
4070 HWY 17 N	NEW BERN	NC	28560	RECLEARING	$2,212,544
WA KENDALL AND COMPANY LLC
PO BOX 831	LAWRENCEVILE	GA	30046	RECLEARING	$2,006,492
WOLF TREE INC
PO BOX 74071	CLEVELAND	OH	44194	RECLEARING	$1,922,835
UTILITY TREE SERVICE
2119 E DIXON BLVD	SHELBY	NC	28150	RECLEARING	$1,026,084

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	14	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
ELECTRIC REVENUE	221000	$170,000,853	$170,000,853
POLE RENTAL	221000	$1,259,045		$1,259,045
PATRONAGE CAPITAL	221000	$719,667	$719,667

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$171,979,565	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$252,408	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$252,408	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$51,901	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$51,901	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$51,901	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$51,901	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$172,283,874	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$170,720,520	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$1,563,354	ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,980,149	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$652,124	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,957,630	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,701,279	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$761,062	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$179,115	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$201,711	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,377,545	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,155,245	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,211,630	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$202,617	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
PURCHASED POWER	$98,848,368
DISTRIBUTION MAINTENANCE	$11,126,163
DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS	$3,998,047
CUSTOMER SERVICE & INFORM	$1,544,910

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,386,279	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$172,283,874	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	$1,374,311	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,766,655	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,485,272	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,485,723	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,976,680	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,167,221	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$917,089	BOYAmt
EOY	$899,660	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$549,854,994	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$227,339,275	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$310,127,247	BOYAmt
EOY	$322,515,719	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,129,995	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,687,784	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,214,377	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,832,676	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$344,224,971	BOYAmt
EOY	$368,355,438	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,378,726	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,169,366	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$161,701,173	BOYAmt
EOY	$181,484,402	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,178,356	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,011,125	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$203,258,255	BOYAmt
EOY	$218,664,893	EOYAmt

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

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$662,390	BOYAmt
EOY	$668,835	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$140,304,326	BOYAmt
EOY	$149,021,710	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$140,966,716	BOYAmt
EOY	$149,690,545	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$344,224,971	BOYAmt
EOY	$368,355,438	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$0	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$8,723,829	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$16,776,881	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$16,776,881	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$533,078,113	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$227,339,275	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$305,738,838	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$322,515,719	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED CREDITS	$12,619,956
ACCUM. PROV. FOR PENSION AND BENEFIT	$5,393,656
CONSUMER DEPOSITS	$2,965,302
WPTA	$32,211

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$21,011,125	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$172,283,874	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$172,283,874	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$172,283,874	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$158,303,725	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$158,303,725	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$13,980,149	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$13,980,149	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$172,283,874	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	BENEFITS PAID TO MEMBERS (PAT CAP) 13,980,149	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
S DIRK BURLESON
GENERAL MANAGER	$324,318	$1,032	$29,611	$354,961
RANDY C WARD
VP-DISTRICT OPS	$209,531	$9,603	$29,120	$252,514	$4,260
COLON L SAUNDERS
VP-OPERATIONS	$209,163	$5,321	$29,120	$246,160	$2,556
JEFFREY C BRITTAIN
VP-ENGINEERING	$208,587	$1,233	$27,409	$237,229
THOMAS M HAIRE
SYSTEM ENGINEER	$146,123	$1,440	$13,141	$201,540	$2,949	$37,887
TOMMY W CHAPMAN
DISTRICT MANAGER	$141,496	$6,703	$27,165	$178,313	$2,949

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	N/A
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	THE COOPERATIVE HAS MEMBERS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	THE COOPERATIVE HAS MEMBERS WHO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	CERTAIN DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD WITH ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION MADE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE COOPERATIVE REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS POLICY WHICH IS INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	GENERAL MANAGER COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE COOPERATIVE'S POLICY WHICH IS INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE COOPERATIVE'S POLICY WHICH IS INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE COOPERATIVE MAKES ITS BYLAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AS PART OF ITS FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AS REFLECTED IN PART VI SECTION C LINE 18.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	MEMBERSHIP FEES 6,445 OTHER EQUITIES 770,302 OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 104,052 PATRONAGE CAPITAL CREDITS 13,980,149 PATRONAGE CAPITAL CREDITS RETIRED -6,137,119 TOTAL 8,723,829