2025-11-11T12:33:28-05:00 2024-12-31 743040374 Kelso Lynch PC PA 6700 Squibb Rd Ste 215 Mission KS 662023252 990 2024-01-01 480441812 Sumner-Cowley Electric Cooperative Inc % Coni Adams SUMN 6203263356 PO Box 220 Wellington KS 67152 CONI ADAMS CEO 6203263356 2025-11-05 true true GEORGE LYNCH P00187596 9138311150 2025-11-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Coni Adams PO Box 220 Wellington KS 67152 13049292 false X www.sucocoop.com X 1938 KS To provide reliable energy and related services to our members at the lowest cost. 7 7 14 0 0 0 12531675 12871403 62753 133319 65600 44570 12660028 13049292 0 689828 740707 662571 718549 0 0 11307629 11590036 12660028 13049292 0 37315478 37069687 13391133 13016663 23924345 24053024 X To provide reliable energy and related services to our members at the lowest cost. false false Sumner-Cowley Electric Cooperative, Inc. proudly serves 3,675 members with 1,876 miles of line in rural communities of Sumner, Cowley, Harper, Sedgwick, Butler and Kingman counties. 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 120 0 true 14 true false false false false false 13437187 339735 false false false X 7 7 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true false true true true false X Stacy Wiley 6203263356 PO Box 220 Wellington KS 67152 Coni Adams CEO 50.00 0.00 X 203733 0 123302 Stacy Wiley Director of Finance 50.00 0.00 X 121403 0 56669 Jordan Creed Director of Operations 50.00 0.00 X 125416 0 25931 Jim McMullin Director 5.00 0.00 X 12665 0 0 Keith Leddy Director 5.00 0.00 X 11514 0 0 John Schon Director 5.00 0.00 X 9114 0 0 Craig Knudsen Director 5.00 0.00 X 8316 0 0 Jeff Swanson Executive Dir 5.00 0.00 X 8269 0 0 Gabe Schlickau Director 5.00 0.00 X 6515 0 0 John Beard Director 5.00 0.00 X 5702 0 0 512647 0 205902 3 false true false J&J Powerlines Inc PO Box 861 Dodge City KS 67801 Contract Labor 1475302 Circle G Tree Service 13600 Prentice Road Newkirk OK 74647 Tree Service 397419 National Information Solutions PO Box 1147 Mandan ND 58554 Software Providor 110148 3 Sale of Electricity 221000 12651753 12651753 Capital Credits 221000 95641 95641 Other Operating 221000 124009 124009 12871403 95425 95425 14132 14132 14132 14132 37894 37894 37894 37894 0 Non-Operating 900099 30438 30438 30438 13049292 12901841 0 147451 X 740707 567202 151347 549521 1320330 Cost of Power 6353091 6353091 Distribution Expense 1896935 1896935 Admin & General 1088749 1088749 Member Services 362238 362238 19172 13049292 0 0 0 2774549 1941382 799310 945456 464862 423228 34388 39482 36614352 8034578 28068182 28579774 5174187 5140365 37315478 37069687 848598 956520 322545 569298 11585455 10819843 634535 671002 13391133 13016663 X 2762697 2955507 21161648 21097517 23924345 24053024 37315478 37069687 X 0 128679 X X false true X true false 227084 227084 1290270 849689 440581 35096998 7184889 27912109 28579774 Investment in Associated Organizati 4540786 C Other Investments 200000 C Subordinated Certificates 399579 C 5140365 Other Current Liabilities 671002 671002 X 13049292 13049292 13049292 12308585 12308585 740707 740707 13049292 Part XII, Line 4b-Other expenses not included on Sch D but on 990 Margins Assigned to Members $740,707 Part X, Line 2-Text in footnote regarding FIN 48 (ASC 740) The Association has a letter of exemption from federal income tax, issuedby the Internal Revenue Service and filed IRS Form 990 annually. Anevaluation of whether or not it has uncertain tax positions is determinedon an annual basis by the Association While the Association believes ithas adequately provided for all tax positions, amounts asserted by taxingauthorities could be different than the positions taken by the Association.The Association recognizes any interest and penalties assessed by taxingauthorities in income tax expense, and with few exceptions, is no longersubject to federal, state, or local tax examinations by tax authorities foryears prior to 2021. X X false false false Jordan Creed Director of Operations 125416 15875 10056 151347 Coni Adams CEO 203733 107179 16123 327035 Stacy Wiley Director of Finance 121403 36695 19974 178072 Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6 The Cooperative is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members have identical voting rights and are assigned margins in accordance with the organizations bylaws. Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a All board members are elected by the membership at the Cooperative. Governing body decisions Part VI line 7b The members of the Cooperative approve all bylaw changes. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The CEO and Director of Finance review the 990. Upon completion of their review the 990 is posted (password protected) on the Cooperative Directors App. The CEO notifies the Board members that the 990 is posted for their review and allows two weeks for their review. Approximately two weeks after posting the 990 is finalized and is authorized by the CEO to be e filed. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c Conflict of interest documents signed by all boared members after every annual meeting or at a board meeting. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a The Board reviews manager comparability data when giving final approval on the CEO salary. The Board looks at manager surveys of KEC and NRECA for comparison purposes prior to giving final approval on salaries. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b The Board looks at manager surveys of KEC and NRECA for comparison purposes prior to giving final approval on salaries. The CEO has access to data to use to evaluate salaries and benefits in comparison to other cooperativesin the state and nationally. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 Bylaws are offered to all new members; all other documents are available at any time upon request. Financial statements are published in the Kansas Country Living Magazine on an annual basis. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 Net Margins Assigned to Members $ 740,707Other Changes $ 18,130Retirement of Capital Credits $ -630,158Total $ 128,679 Part III response or note to any other line in Part III Part III, Line 1 - Organizations MissionSumner-Cowley Electric Cooperative, guided by cooperative principles, pledges to continue building on its heritage of providing reliable energy services with an eye on future technologies. Part IX response or note to any line in Part IX Form 990, Part IX, Line 4The instructions to the 2024 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, 2024. Part XII Response or note to any line in Part XII Part XII, Line 2c - Change in Financial Review ProcessSumner-Cowley Electric Cooperative, Inc. did not change its process of selection or oversight for the year ended December 31, 2024.