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CULLMAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
CULLMAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (EIN 63-0052772)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2023-10-18
IRS object ID
202332919349300413
Schema version
2022v5.0
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)
Return2023-10-18T09:39:51-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2022-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN630052772EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Cullman Electric CooperativeBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCULLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2567373200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 1168AddressLine1Txt
CityCullmanCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP350561168ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTim CulpepperPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2567373200PhoneNum
Signature2023-10-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstTimPersonFirstNm
Person LastCulpepperPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPatrick CooperPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00856177PTIN
Phone3348347660PhoneNum
Preparation2023-10-13PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTim CulpepperPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 1168AddressLine1Txt
CityCullmanCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP350561168ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$145,062,218GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.cullmanec.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1936FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateALLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCullman Electric Cooperative's mission is to provide electric service to its members.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee132TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$6,271,929TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$311,412NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$125,077,678PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$140,022,507CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$374,387PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$604,175CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$4,246,127PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$4,435,536CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$129,698,192PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$145,062,218CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$5,324,323PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$3,727,008CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$794,723PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$857,292CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$123,579,146PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$140,477,918CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$129,698,192PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$145,062,218CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$0PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$0CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$256,114,342TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$276,811,469TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$127,013,880TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$143,835,702TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$129,100,462NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$132,975,767NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionCullman Electric Cooperative's mission is to provide electric service to its members located in four North Alabama counties while adhering to the following values: commitment, accountability, reliability, and efficiency.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$134,900,792ExpenseAmt
DescTo provide electric service and related services to members.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$134,900,792TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document79IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee132EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$133,750,578MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$8,664,052OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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 Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Jerry WeathersbyBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2567373200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11749 Eva Road NEAddressLine1Txt
CityCullmanCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35055ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Robert Tidwell
Chairperson5.00Yes (X)$21,820$0$0
James Fields
Vice Chairperson3.00Yes (X)$20,680$0$0
Chad Alexander
Treasurer3.00Yes (X)$20,680$0$0
Lynda Carter
Secretary4.00Yes (X)$20,680$0$0
Sheila Sizemore
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$20,680$0$0
Daryl Calvert
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$20,680$0$0
Phillip Garrison
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$20,680$0$0
Lisa Weeks
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$20,680$0$0
David Hembree
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$20,680$0$0
Tim Culpepper
CEO45.00$292,216$0$103,857Yes (X)
Jerry Weathersby
CFO45.00$208,295$0$65,664Yes (X)
Justin Lee
Manager of Engineering and50.00$164,071$0$32,977Yes (X)
Daniel Stricklin
Manager of Information Ser45.00$154,422$0$66,665Yes (X)
Wade Yarbrough
Manager of Operations50.00$150,228$0$116,265Yes (X)
Terry Graham
Manager of Energy Services40.00$141,819$0$51,466Yes (X)
Mark Freeman
manager of Network Operations45.00$138,016$0$30,901Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,436,327TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$467,795TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K47IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
Corbitt Power & Light LLC
PO Box 2368AlbertvilleAL35950Overhead Utility Construction$1,987,620
Meridian Cooperative Inc
100 Ashford Center North Suite 500AtlantaGA30338License and Support Fees$993,151
Garnet Electric Co Inc
1615 State StreetSheffieldAL35660Overhead Utility Construction$677,859
Clyde Hooten & Sons Construction Inc
8920 AL Highway 69NCullmanAL35058Substation Site Preparation$451,298
Pittman's Tree & Landscaping Inc
PO Box 531Front RoyalVA22630Right of Way Clearing$449,276
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Service Revenue221000$133,750,578$133,750,578
Broadband517000$5,088,461$5,088,461
Billing Collection561000$1,183,468$1,183,468
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$140,022,507TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$604,175TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$261,299RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$342,876ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$2,623,651RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$2,623,651RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,623,651TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,623,651ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMiscellaneous RevenueDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,811,885TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,811,885RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,811,885OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$145,062,218TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$135,823,762RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$6,271,929UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,966,527ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,727,008TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$857,292TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,084,169TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,161,426TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Cost of Power$95,259,831
Distribution - Maintanc$8,964,932
Administrative General$8,371,509
Taxes$5,758,166

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,877,885TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,062,218TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,003,471BOYAmt
EOY$1,772,967EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,315,317BOYAmt
EOY$9,147,774EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,473,100BOYAmt
EOY$11,210,454EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,984,755BOYAmt
EOY$1,385,455EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,944,969BOYAmt
EOY$8,946,071EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,510,737BOYAmt
EOY$5,573,473EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$345,914,149LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$107,988,873LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$207,783,952BOYAmt
EOY$237,925,276EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,243BOYAmt
EOY$26,205EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$253,348BOYAmt
EOY$601,077EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$801,450BOYAmt
EOY$222,717EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$256,114,342BOYAmt
EOY$276,811,469EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,481,890BOYAmt
EOY$29,058,536EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$98,526,884BOYAmt
EOY$114,747,612EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,106BOYAmt
EOY$29,554EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$127,013,880BOYAmt
EOY$143,835,702EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$183,825BOYAmt
EOY$186,775EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$200,000BOYAmt
EOY$200,000EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,716,637BOYAmt
EOY$132,588,992EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$129,100,462BOYAmt
EOY$132,975,767EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$256,114,342BOYAmt
EOY$276,811,469EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$0ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$3,875,305OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
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$1,939,074OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,939,074BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$342,730,952OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$107,884,943DepreciationAmt
Book Value$234,846,009BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,244,123OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$103,930DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,140,193BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$237,925,276TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$22,926FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFranchise Fee PayableDesc
Amt$6,628Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$29,554TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIncome taxes - The Cooperative is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code, except on net income derived from unrelated business activities. Cooperative Connection, LLC is a single member LLC and is treated as a disregarded entity for income tax purposes on the Cooperative's Federal Exempt Organization Business Tax Return (Form 990). The Cooperative considers income derived from its broadband services to be an unrelated business activity. The Cooperative believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. The Cooperative's Form 990 for the years ended June 30, 2020 and thereafter remain open and subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 (7 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
Tim Culpepper
CEO$292,216$0$0$0$0$0$100,954$0$2,903$0$396,073$0$0$0
Jerry Weathersby
CFO$208,295$0$0$0$0$0$63,335$0$2,329$0$273,959$0$0$0
Wade Yarbrough
Manager of Operations$150,228$0$0$0$0$0$114,540$0$1,725$0$266,493$0$0$0
Daniel Stricklin
Manager of Information Ser$154,422$0$0$0$0$0$64,671$0$1,994$0$221,087$0$0$0
Justin Lee
Manager of Engineering and$164,071$0$0$0$0$0$31,174$0$1,803$0$197,048$0$0$0
Terry Graham
Manager of Energy Services$141,819$0$0$0$0$0$49,846$0$1,620$0$193,285$0$0$0
Mark Freeman
manager of Network Operations$138,016$0$0$0$0$0$29,015$0$1,886$0$168,917$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Cullman Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members have identical voting rights and are assigned margins in accordance with the corporation's bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aMembers have the right to elect the board of trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bThe membership must approve decisions that involve substantial transfers of cooperative assets, amendments to the cooperative's bylaws, as well as other decisions requiring approval of the membership by law, the articles of incorporation, and/or the cooperative's bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bOrganization's process is to review the form 990 after the form 990 is prepared. The chief financial officer and the controller then perform the initial review. The cooperative's CEO reviews the report. The cooperative's governing board is then provided a copy of the report and reviews the report at a regular board meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cA copy of the conflict of interest policy and a questionaire is provided annually to all trustees, applicable management team members and selected employees to be returned to the CEO or executive committee of the board of trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe board of trustees evaluates the performance of the CEO annually. During this time compensation is reviewed and the board, acting as the compensation committee, makes their recommendation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Bylaws are available for review at www.cullmanec.com/Rates, Fees and Regulations; all other documents are available upon request at 1749 Eva Road NE, Cullman, AL.
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. Cullman Electric Cooperative has interpreted the words "patronage dividends paid" in the instructions to mean margins that are assigned or assignable to the members. Cullman Electric 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.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Margins Allocated to Members 3,727,008. Change in Memberships 2,950. Other Comprehensive Income 145,347.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
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Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
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Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
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Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
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Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeRTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$228,238InvolvedAmt
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