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

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Organization: TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED (EIN 43-0556071)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-10-25
IRS object ID: 202432999349300908
Schema version: 2023v5.1
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 I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-10-25T08:19:41-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	821349697	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Dennis G Koch & Associates LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 1007	AddressLine1Txt
City	Quincy	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	62306	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	430556071	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Tri-County Electric Cooperative	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	TRI-	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6604573733	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 159	AddressLine1Txt
City	Lancaster	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	635480159	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Michael Scheib	PersonNm
Person Title	General Manager	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6604573733	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-10-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Dennis G Koch	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01210686	PTIN
Phone	2172248484	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-10-16	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

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	Michael Scheib	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 159	AddressLine1Txt
City	Lancaster	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	635480129	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$15,288,600	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	www.tricountyelectric.org/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1940	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	To enhance the quality of life of member-owners by promoting a positive economic, political, social and regulatory environment	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	27	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$14,982,331	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$15,259,139	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$23,826	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$29,461	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$34,179	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$15,040,336	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$15,288,600	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$19,100	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$17,825	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$604,214	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$620,256	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$388,049	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$469,705	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$13,072,134	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$13,971,516	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$14,083,497	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$15,079,302	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$956,839	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$209,298	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$44,385,430	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$44,814,405	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$25,119,725	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$25,339,182	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$19,265,705	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$19,475,223	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	To enhance the quality of life of member-owners by promoting a positive economic, political, social and regulatory environment	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$15,079,302	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$17,825	GrantAmt
Revenue	$15,288,600	RevenueAmt
Desc	Provide electric service to member-owners of the cooperative	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$15,079,302	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	Yes (1)	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	39	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	27	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income	$14,767,712	MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income	$520,888	OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Carla Mihalovich	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6604573733	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 159	AddressLine1Txt
City	Lancaster	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	635480159	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 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
Michael Scheib
General Manager	45.00	Yes (X)	$171,861	$0	$67,208
Larry Weaver
Line Superintendent	47.00		$109,348	$0	$59,881	Yes (X)
Bodie Western
Journeyman Lineman	45.00		$108,456	$0	$36,259	Yes (X)
Denton Jones
Journeyman Lineman	50.00		$105,158	$0	$15,170	Yes (X)
Ryan Bushnell
Lead Lineman	50.00		$105,012	$0	$23,408	Yes (X)
Doug Byrn
Lead Lineman	50.00		$104,984	$0	$54,678	Yes (X)
Carla Mihalovich
Mgr of Finance & Accountin	45.00	Yes (X)	$99,624	$0	$53,343
Joseph Sebolt
Director	3.00		$10,119	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Kelley Church
Secretary	5.00	Yes (X)	$8,729	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Mark VanDolah
Director	4.00		$8,460	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Kenny McNamar
Director	3.00		$7,729	$0	$0		Yes (X)
William Triplett
Treasurer	2.00	Yes (X)	$7,479	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Rusty Anders
Director	2.00		$6,979	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Doug Aylward
Director	2.00		$6,479	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Rex Winn
Vice-President	2.00	Yes (X)	$4,391	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Harley Harrelson
Vice-President	2.00	Yes (X)	$3,873	$0	$0		Yes (X)
David Pulliam
Director	2.00		$3,871	$0	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$872,552	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$309,947	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	12	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
T and T Tree Service
225 N Jones St	La Plata	MO	63549	ROW Clearing	$274,633
Toth & Associates
1550 E Republic Rd	Springfield	MO	65804	Engineering	$185,274
Progressive Solutions LLC
PO Box 1130	Marshall	AR	72650	ROW Clearing	$159,875

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Electric energy	221000	$14,258,834	$14,258,834
Capital Credits	221000	$711,468	$711,468
Other Non-Operating	221000	$189,091	$189,091
Other electric	221000	$99,746	$99,746

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$15,259,139	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$29,461	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$29,461	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$15,288,600	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$15,288,600	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,825	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,825	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$620,256	TotalAmt
Program Services	$620,256	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$469,705	TotalAmt
Program Services	$469,705	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,100,958	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,100,958	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,529,555	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,529,555	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
Purchased Power	$6,356,510	$6,356,510
Distribution	$1,456,865	$1,456,865
Administrative & Genera	$1,395,470	$1,395,470
Maintenance	$1,362,597	$1,362,597

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$769,561	TotalAmt
Program Services	$769,561	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,079,302	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,079,302	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$367,024	BOYAmt
EOY	$543,797	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,066	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,122	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,371,208	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,203,706	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,285,415	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,328,075	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,334,905	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,235,429	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$47,032,259	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$13,304,505	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,605,266	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,727,754	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,416,546	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,764,522	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,385,430	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,814,405	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,315,301	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,348,948	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$115,039	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,084	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,366,157	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,641,527	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$323,228	BOYAmt
EOY	$328,623	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,119,725	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,339,182	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	$24,730	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,950	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,240,975	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,450,273	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,265,705	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,475,223	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,385,430	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,814,405	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$209,298	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$220	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	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 (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$80,345	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$80,345	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,409,496	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,261,190	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,148,306	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$43,542,418	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$12,043,315	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$31,499,103	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$33,727,754	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (7 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
Northeast Missouri Electric Coop	$5,303,482	C
NRUCFC	$661,604	C
Other Cooperatives	$56,692	C
Federated Rural Electric Ins	$149,261	C
Arkansas Electric Cooperative	$158,578	C
CoBank	$385,672	C
Meridian	$49,233	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd	$6,764,522	TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Customer Deposits	Desc
Amt	$328,623	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$328,623	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$15,288,600	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$15,288,600	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$15,288,600	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$14,441,221	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$14,441,221	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$638,081	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$638,081	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$15,079,302	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Retirement of patronage capital credits reported as amounts paid to members Grants paid from donated capital credits	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Tri-County Electric Charity	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	16894 US Hwy 63	AddressLine1Txt
City	Lancaster	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63548	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	834592576	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(c)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$0	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$17,825	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	Matching grant awarded to provide assistance to the community	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Grants consist of unclaimed patronage capital in accordance with the bylaws of the organization. Records of the patronage capital are maintained to support the retirement.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Michael Scheib
General Manager	$171,498	$0	$0	$0	$363	$0	$43,974	$0	$23,234	$0	$239,069	$0	$0	$0
Larry Weaver
Line Superintendent	$106,795	$0	$0	$0	$2,553	$0	$36,487	$0	$23,394	$0	$169,229	$0	$0	$0
Doug Byrn
Lead Lineman	$104,287	$0	$0	$0	$697	$0	$31,818	$0	$22,860	$0	$159,662	$0	$0	$0
Carla Mihalovich
Mgr of Finance & Accountin	$99,211	$0	$0	$0	$413	$0	$30,530	$0	$22,813	$0	$152,967	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6	The organization is a member-owned electric cooperative
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a	The membership of the Cooperative meet annually to elect members of the Board of Directors and any proposed changes to the bylaws of the organization. Each member is entitled to a vote.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b	Any changes to the bylaws of the organization must be approved by the membership at the annual meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	Members of the Board of Directors are provided drafts of of Federal Form 990 for their review prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	Employees are made aware of the policiy in place and the Board reviews such policies on an annual basis.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	General manager and key staff compensation is reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors annually. General Manager receives a formal evaluation by the Board who are also provided with a report showing comparable salaries from the Missouri state cooperative salary survey. The Board receives recommendations from the General Manager on staff salaries and the Board ultimately sets those salaries.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18	The organization's bylaws are provided to all members. Federal Form 990 and the Cooperative's financial statements are available at www.guidestar.org or upon request of the general manager
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	Financial statements are provided to the membership at the annual meeting
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:	Change in memberships 220.