STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

COAST ELECTRIC POWER ASSN: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
COAST ELECTRIC POWER ASSN (EIN 64-0169075)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-14
IRS object ID
202533189349313838
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-11-14T16:59:14-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN640169075EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Coast Electric Power AssociationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOASBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6625286358PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 2430AddressLine1Txt
CityBay St LouisCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39521ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRon BarnesPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6625286358PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRichard B ComptonPreparerPersonNm
PTINP03317491PTIN
Phone3348347660PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-05PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRon BarnesPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 2430AddressLine1Txt
CityBay St LouisCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39521ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$254,891,831GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.coastelectric.coopWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1937FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMSLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide electricity to rural areas of Hancock, Harrison, and Pearl River counties.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee315TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$9,156,170TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$232,496,978PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$242,033,175CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$289,252PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$267,625CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$8,224,620PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$12,591,031CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$241,010,850PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$254,891,831CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$12,758,534PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$8,703,990CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,980,610PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,780,812CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$226,271,706PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$243,407,029CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$241,010,850PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$254,891,831CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$0PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$0CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$559,087,907TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$564,267,244TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$329,560,094TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$328,936,479TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$229,527,813NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$235,330,765NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionWe exist to safely provide our member/owners superior service and dependable electricity at the lowest possible price, and to improve the economy and quality of life in our community.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescUtilizing 7,045 miles of electric distribution lines, Coast Electric Power Association provided electric energy to approximately 90,672 residential, commercial and industrial meters located in Harrison, Hancock and Pearl River counties (Mississippi).Desc
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 InvstYes (1)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
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 Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document86IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee315EmployeeCnt
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$237,769,496MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$11,482,071OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Ron BarnesBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2283637338PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line118020 Hwy 603AddressLine1Txt
CityKilnCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39556ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Gilbert Arceneaux
Director9.900.00Yes (X)$41,400$0$0
James Baldree
Director / Vice Chairman10.000.00Yes (X)$46,800$0$0
Richard Dossett
Director9.001.00Yes (X)$41,800$0$0
Teri Eaton
Director5.000.00Yes (X)$38,500$0$0
Paul Guichet
Director10.007.00Yes (X)$49,100$0$0
Charles Lopez
Director / Treasurer7.507.00Yes (X)$47,300$0$0
Frank McClinton
Director8.504.50Yes (X)$37,200$0$0
William Mooney
Director/Chairman8.500.00Yes (X)$41,900$0$0
Gordon Redd Jr
Director10.206.50Yes (X)$43,200$0$0
John Holston
CFO39.001.00$374,863$0$123,191Yes (X)
Louis Lee Jr
COO55.000.00$285,370$0$68,793Yes (X)
Ron Barnes
CEO49.000.00$541,115$0$213,239Yes (X)
Wilson Eaton
VP of HR and Staff Attorn40.000.00$259,831$0$64,805Yes (X)
Charles S Brown
Sr. VP Engineering & Operations55.00$321,018$0$141,384Yes (X)
Guy Johnson
VP ECO45.00$270,153$0$85,710Yes (X)
Archie Dickens
VP Sfty & Comp40.00$245,752$0$123,141Yes (X)
Melissa Russo
VP COMM, PR, MBR SVC43.00$249,215$0$57,428Yes (X)
Steven Broussard
VP of Engineering55.000.00$216,150$0$137,566Yes (X)
Kendall Ladner
VP OPS50.000.00$206,444$0$97,061Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,357,111TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$1,112,318TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K92IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
Ervin Cable Construction LLC
PO Box 10SturgisKY42459Construction-Fiber$5,538,252
Davey Tree Expert Company
1500 N Mantua StKentOH44240Right of Way Contract$2,217,174
DCL Construction LLC
26071 Hwy 603KilnMS39556Line Locates$1,287,928
ITG Communications LLC
2400 E Commercial Blvd Ste 711Fort LauderdaleFL33308Construction-Fiber Drops$1,203,315
Corbitt Power & Light LLC
PO Box 2368AlbertvilleAL35950Construction - Power Lines$282,293
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Sales of Electricity221000$237,769,500$237,769,500
Patronage Capital221000$4,263,675$4,263,675
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$242,033,175TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$248,856TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$248,856ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$14,206,733PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$14,206,733PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,206,733TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$9,156,170UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$5,050,563ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$18,769OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$18,769OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$18,769TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$18,769ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLoss on investment inDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column-$1,615,702TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$1,615,702ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total-$1,615,702OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$254,891,831TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$242,033,175RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$9,156,170UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$3,702,486ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,703,990TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,780,812TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,890,980TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,415,967TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Cost of Power$158,308,184
Dist Exp - Maintenance$24,617,166
Dist Exp - Operations$10,584,232
Admin & Gen Expenses$9,049,049

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,541,451TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$254,891,831TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,052,750BOYAmt
EOY$4,159,159EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,973,551BOYAmt
EOY$26,300,947EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,856,566BOYAmt
EOY$5,957,551EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,347,100BOYAmt
EOY$2,869,305EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$586,630,301LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$150,069,483LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$422,732,023BOYAmt
EOY$436,560,818EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,772,530BOYAmt
EOY$81,531,772EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,353,387BOYAmt
EOY$6,887,692EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$559,087,907BOYAmt
EOY$564,267,244EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$154,348,037BOYAmt
EOY$151,030,430EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$121,495,666BOYAmt
EOY$132,487,919EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,716,391BOYAmt
EOY$45,418,130EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$329,560,094BOYAmt
EOY$328,936,479EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$509,140BOYAmt
EOY$508,245EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$229,018,673BOYAmt
EOY$234,822,520EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$229,527,813BOYAmt
EOY$235,330,765EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$559,087,907BOYAmt
EOY$564,267,244EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$0ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$5,802,952OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,679,249OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$5,679,249BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$43,891,579OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,022,700DepreciationAmt
Book Value$31,868,879BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$537,059,473OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$138,046,783DepreciationAmt
Book Value$399,012,690BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$436,560,818TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (11 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Patronage Capital - SMEPA$83,727,890C
Patronage Capital - NRUCFC$1,265,074C
Patronage Capital - EPA's of Mississippi$787,480C
Patronage Capital - Arkansas Electric$186,804C
Patronage Capital - NRTC$4,363C
Patronage Capital - SEDC$494,210C
Captial Term Certificates$1,681,704C
Patronage Capital - CoBank$1,338,524C
Investment in CoastConnect-$9,019,414C
Other Investments in Associated Organizations$2,011C
Investment in Federated$1,063,126C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$81,531,772TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation$16,649,215
Go Zone Bonds Payable$21,960,000
Power Costs Payable$6,808,915
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$45,418,130TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationManagement has evaluated the Association's tax positions and concluded that the Association has taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the consolidated financial statements to comply with the provisions of this guidance.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 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
Ron Barnes
CEO$434,646$0$101,534$0$4,935$0$166,073$0$47,166$0$754,354$0$0$0
John Holston
CFO$303,220$0$68,680$0$2,963$0$84,942$0$38,249$0$498,054$0$0$0
Charles S Brown
Sr. VP Engineering & Operations$263,736$0$59,882$0-$2,600$0$120,276$0$21,108$0$462,402$0$0$0
Archie Dickens
VP Sfty & Comp$203,953$0$46,224$0-$4,425$0$97,912$0$25,229$0$368,893$0$0$0
Guy Johnson
VP ECO$215,223$0$56,862$0-$1,932$0$60,377$0$25,333$0$355,863$0$0$0
Louis Lee Jr
COO$232,368$0$51,379$0$1,623$0$59,793$0$9,000$0$354,163$0$0$0
Steven Broussard
VP of Engineering$178,824$0$41,332$0-$4,006$0$111,819$0$25,747$0$353,716$0$0$0
Wilson Eaton
VP of HR and Staff Attorn$210,652$0$50,630$0-$1,451$0$47,823$0$16,982$0$324,636$0$0$0
Melissa Russo
VP COMM, PR, MBR SVC$201,966$0$46,224$0$1,025$0$56,228$0$1,200$0$306,643$0$0$0
Kendall Ladner
VP OPS$172,702$0$39,828$0-$6,086$0$70,756$0$26,305$0$303,505$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 4bFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEmployees listed on Schedule J participated in a 457b plan but didn't receive payments in 2024.ExplanationTxt

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Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Because Coast Electric Power Association is chartered and incorporated under Mississippi law as a not-for-profit cooperative, the charter requires that each person receiving electric service from the association be a member.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aAt each annual meeting of the members, one-third (1/3) of the total number of directors shall be elected by the members to serve for a term of three (3) years as provided by law. If the election of directors shall not be held at the annual meeting, or if such annual meeting is not held, each director shall hold office until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bThe business and affairs of the Association are managed by the Board of Directors which exercises all of the powers of the Association except such as are by law, or by the Certificate of Consolidation of the Association, or by the bylaws, conferred upon or reserved to the members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bOnce the Form 990 is completed, the VP of Financial & Administrative Services and the accounting department supervisor reviews the Form 990. After the Form 990 has been reviewed by these individuals, each member of the board of directors receives a copy of the form for his/her review. The VP of Financial & Administrative Services and the accounting department supervisor present a general overview of the forms' questions and answers. Once the presentation is complete, the board members are given an opportunity to ask questions. Once all questions have been satisfactorily answered, the President/CEO will sign the e-file authorization form allowing the Form 990 to be transmitted to the Internal Revenue Service.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cNew vendors are reviewed for possible conflicts with directors/officers. Directors/officers are required to report any new affiliations they may enter into.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15An executive compensation review was presented to the Board of Directors. The following components were included in the review: (1) Compensation Strategy; (2) Total Executive Compensation Philosophy Statement; (3) Elements of a Compensation Program; (4) Detailed Market Data; (5) Form 990 Explanation; (6) Discussion of Goal Sharing Programs; (7) Review of Current Benefits and Incentives. Comparability data for the CEO and other key employees was obtained from the following sources: 1. Economic Research Institute 2. NRECA National Compensation Survey 3. EPAM Statewide Compensation Survey 4. WorldAtWork 5. InTandem Consultants National and Local Compensation Survey Positions are surveyed yearly to ensure they remain competitive with the market. Raises are based on performance and position within the salary grade. A recommendation was made to the Board concerning the range movement for the CEO pay grade based on information from the detailed market survey. The CEO and top management pay is based on a pay for performance system where the performance evaluation "grade" is entered into a comprehensive spreadsheet. The spreadsheet is designed to compute a pay raise based on a matrix of four performance levels (average, good, excellent and outstanding) divided into the lower third, middle third and upper third of the pay range.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Coast Electric Power Association's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request at the main office in Kiln, Mississippi.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Change in memberships -895. Retirement of capital credits -6,070,417. Other comprehensive income 1,403,299. Gain on retirement of capital credits 1,766,975. Assignment of Current Year Margins to Members 8,703,990.

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CityKilnCityNm
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Share Of Total Income$19,637,127ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
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Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
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Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
CoastConnect LLC
A$9,156,170Cash
CoastConnect LLC
Q$575,426Cash
CoastConnect LLC
P$898,443Cash