2022-10-04T11:39:01-04:00 2021-12-31 743040374 KELSO LYNCH PC PA 6700 SQUIBB RD STE 215 MISSION KS 662023252 990 2021-01-01 370555013 TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC TRI- 6182445151 3906 BROADWAY ST MOUNT VERNON IL 62864 LUKE JOHNSON GENERAL MANAGER 6182445151 2022-09-30 true LUKE JOHNSON 999009999 THOMAS F HANCOCK CPA P00501575 9138311150 2022-10-04 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z LUKE JOHNSON 48522537 false X WWW.TRICOUNTYCOOP.COM X 1938 IL TO SAFELY PROVIDE OUR MEMBER-OWNERS WITH RELIABLE ELECTRIC SERVICE, SUPERIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PRACTICAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS, ALL AT REASONABLE PRICES. 9 9 50 0 1218100 48774864 47144130 84904 105278 51128 55029 48910896 48522537 0 4071917 3048771 1618868 1667457 0 0 43220111 43806309 48910896 48522537 0 132000357 133948921 75966209 75799467 56034148 58149454 TO SAFELY PROVIDE OUR MEMBER-OWNERS WITH RELIABLE ELECTRIC SERVICE, SUPERIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PRACTICAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS, ALL AT REASONABLE PRICES. false false TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. IS AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COOPERATIVE THAT PROVIDED SERVICE TO APPROXIMATELY 16,500 MEMBERS. WITH OVER 3,400 MILES OF ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION LINES, TRI-COUNTY SERVES ITS MEMBERS WHO ARE LOCATED PRIMARILY IN THE COUNTIES OF JEFFERSON, MARION, AND WASHINGTON IN ILLINOIS. false false false false false false false false false true false true false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 130 0 true 50 true false false false false false 47236499 1476678 false false false X 9 9 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true true false X CHRISTINE HARRIS 6182445151 PO BOX 309 MOUNT VERNON IL 62864 MARCIA SCOTT GENERAL MANA 45.00 X 250373 0 238516 BRADD GRUBB DIR OF OPERA 45.00 X 136030 0 98777 BRAD AHLERS FOREMAN 46.00 X 128772 0 83892 CHAD HOPE FOREMAN 46.00 X 126514 0 67747 BRANNON DASCH FOREMAN 45.00 X 125926 0 45035 JUSTIN TELLEFSEN JOURNEYMAN L 46.00 X 124300 0 45492 CHRISTINE HARRIS SUPERVISOR O 43.00 X 98471 0 52512 PHIL CARSON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 7400 0 0 TOM BEYERS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 5300 0 0 SAM PHILLIPS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 5200 0 0 KATHY WITHERS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 4600 0 0 DONNIE LAIRD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 4200 0 0 LARRY MANNING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 4000 0 0 DOUG KNOLHOFF DIRECTOR 2.00 X 3900 0 0 MICHELLE BARBEE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 3500 0 0 JORDAN BRINK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 3300 0 0 LUKE JOHNSON GENERAL MANA 0.00 X 0 0 0 1031786 631971 26 false true false COOPERATIVE BUILDING SOLUTIONS 77 WESTPORT PLAZA DR SUITE 250 ST LOUIS MO 63146 CONTRACTOR 1327918 HENKELS & MCCOY 2268 COLLECTION CENTER DR CHICAGO IL 60693 ELECTRIC LINE 814577 ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO 708 BLAIR MILL RD WILLOW GROVE PA 19090 TREE TRIMMING 680225 ENDRIZZI CONTRACTING INC 610 OLD RD 146 LOOP VIENNA IL 62995 TREE TRIMMING 649450 OIL FIELD TREE SERVICE PO BOX 247 WEST FRANKFORT IL 62896 TREE TRIMMING 252822 7 X 1218100 1218100 SALE OF ELECTRICITY 221000 45904854 45904854 CAPITAL CREDITS 221000 858354 858354 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRIC 221000 380922 380922 47144130 52595 52595 52281 52281 52281 52281 52683 52683 52683 52683 OTHER NON-OPERATING 900099 2748 2748 2748 48522537 47199561 104876 X 3048771 681272 3700 982485 3131352 4149939 COST OF POWER 29226058 DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE 4817334 ADMIN & GENERAL 1685793 MEMBER SERVICES 795833 48522537 0 0 0 5750107 3689890 4396206 3709220 739094 824551 1267056 875409 149034240 44472655 100220564 104561585 19627330 20288266 132000357 133948921 8486489 8144483 2136184 3091461 64894046 64170520 449490 393003 75966209 75799467 X 835693 1030112 55198455 57119342 56034148 58149454 132000357 133948921 X 0 2115306 X false true X true 367369 367369 5418399 1654628 3763771 143248472 42818027 100430445 104561585 INVESTMENT IN ASSOC ORGANIZATI 18676572 C SUBORDINATED CERTIFICATES 1564068 C OTHER INVESTMENTS 47626 C 20288266 POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATION 393003 393003 X 48522537 48522537 48522537 45473766 45473766 3048771 3048771 48522537 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X AN EVALUATION OF WHETHER OR NOT IT HAS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IS DETERMINED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE COOPERATIVE. WHILE THE COOPERATIVE BELIEVES IT HAS ADEQUATELY PROVIDED FOR ALL TAX POSITIONS, AMOUNTS ASSERTED BY TAXING AUTHORITIES COULD BE DIFFERENT THAN THE POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE COOPERATIVE. THE COOPERATIVE RECOGNIZES ANY INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSESSED BY TAXING AUTHORITIES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE AND, WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2018. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B MARGINS ASSIGNED TO MEMBERS 3,048,771 X X false false false MARCIA SCOTT GENERAL MANAGER 250373 211891 26625 488889 BRADD GRUBB DIR OF OPERATIONS 136030 74562 24215 234807 BRAD AHLERS FOREMAN 128772 64165 19727 212664 CHAD HOPE FOREMAN 126514 48042 19705 194261 BRANNON DASCH FOREMAN 125926 25338 19697 170961 JUSTIN TELLEFSEN JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN 124300 25829 19663 169792 CHRISTINE HARRIS SUPERVISOR OF ACCTG 98471 38651 13861 150983 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 TRI-COUNTY IS A MEMBER OWNED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONLY ONE VOTE AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B COOPERATIVE MEMBERS RATIFY ALL BYLAW CHANGES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE SUPERVISOR OF ACCOUNTING REVIEWS AND VERIFIES THAT FIGURES AGREE TO THE COOPERATIVE'S RECORDS AND THE GENERAL MANAGER REVIEWS FOR REASONABLENESS BEFORE DISTRIBUTING TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD IS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS AR COMPLETED BY EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE USES THE NRECA COMPENSATION SURVEY AND ILLINOIS EMPLOYER ASSOCIATION WAGE SURVEY AS A GUIDE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE USES THE NRECA COMPENSATION SURVEY AND ILLINOIS EMPLOYER ASSOCIATION WAGE SURVEY AS A GUIDE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 BYLAWS ARE OFFERED TO ALL NEW MEMBERS AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. BYLAWS ARE ALSO PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE. FINANCAIL STATEMENTS ARE PUBLISHED ANNUALLY IN OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER THAT IS MAILED OR EMAILED TO MEMBERS AS WELL AS PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART VIII LINE 1E - PPP LOAN FORGIVENESS FORM 990, PART X FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 4 THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE 2021 FORM 990 INDICATE THAT ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(12) SHOULD REPORT "PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS PAID" TO THEIR MEMBERS IN PART IX, LINE 4 OF THE FORM 990. THE COOPERATIVE HAS INTERPRETED THE WORDS "PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS PAID" IN THE INSTRUCTIONS TO MEAN MARGINS THAT ARE ASSIGNED OR ASSIGNABLE TO THE MEMBERS. THE COOPERATIVE ASSIGNS THE NET MARGINS TO ITS MEMBERS EACH YEAR. THEREFORE, THE AMOUNT LISTED IN PART IX, LINE 4 REPRESENTS THE NET MARGINS ASSIGNABLE TO THE MEMBERS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 MARGINS ASSIGNED TO MEMBERS 3,048,771 RETIREMENT OF CAPITAL CREDITS -932,045 OTHER CHANGES -1,420 TOTAL 2,115,306