STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

SOUTHERN PINE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
SOUTHERN PINE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (EIN 64-0243969)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-14
IRS object ID
202523189349314772
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)
Return2025-11-14T17:03:55-06:00ReturnTs
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)
EIN640243969EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Southern Pine Electric CooperativeBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSOUTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6017856511PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 60AddressLine1Txt
CityTaylorsvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP391680060ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRyan R RobertsonPersonNm
Person TitleChief Financial OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone6017856511PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-13SignatureDt
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
Preparation2025-11-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Southern Pine ElectricBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerChris K RhodesPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 60AddressLine1Txt
CityTaylorsvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP391680060ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$239,478,420GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.southernpine.coopWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1938FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMSLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe mission of Southern Pine Electric's Board of Directors and employees is to enhance the quality of life of our members and community by safely providing reliable electric energy at an affordable price.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee269TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$228,372,951PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$236,805,258CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$642,092PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$882,053CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,704,336PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,791,109CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$230,719,379PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$239,478,420CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$14,341,736PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$9,003,683CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,597,820PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,502,790CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$214,779,823PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$228,971,947CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$230,719,379PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$239,478,420CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$0PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$0CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$533,169,918TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$544,840,910TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$214,623,717TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$223,971,597TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$318,546,201NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$320,869,313NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionThe mission of Southern Pine Electric's Board of Directors and employees is to enhance the quality of life of our members and community by safely providing reliable electric energy at an affordable price.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescSouthern Pine Electric Cooperative is an electric distribution cooperative that provided service to approximately 70,771 meters in south central Mississippi. Utilizing its 10,751 miles of electric distribution lines, Southern Pine Electric sold 1,878,290,359 kilowatt hours of electric energy to its members.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 StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document170IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee269EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$232,429,328MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$5,291,733OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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 Members13GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Line1Ryan RobertsonBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6017856511PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line113491 Hwy 28WAddressLine1Txt
CityTaylorsvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39168ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Billy M Berry
Chariman/Director19.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$40,160$0$0
Mims W Berry
Director14.10Yes (X)$31,050$0$0
Charles Lowe
Director16.40Yes (X)$46,855$0$0
Blaine H Eaton
Director18.50Yes (X)$35,535$0$0
Haskins Montgomery
Secretary/Director17.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$36,138$0$0
Billy Parish
Director14.50Yes (X)$31,445$0$0
Greg Sullivan
Director16.70Yes (X)$44,470$0$0
David Tadlock
Director9.90Yes (X)$21,342$0$0
Richard Thoms
Vice-Chairman/Director16.90Yes (X)Yes (X)$32,393$0$0
Fountaine McNair
Director15.90Yes (X)$30,556$0$0
Jeffery Sims
Director14.60Yes (X)$27,965$0$0
Dean Kirby
Director10.00Yes (X)$19,150$0$0
Staci L Rhodes
Director16.80Yes (X)$32,278$0$0
Chris K Rhodes
President / CEO50.00Yes (X)$389,163$0$176,456
Ryan R Robertson
Chief Financial Officer45.00Yes (X)$245,554$0$29,649
Jim Jordan
VP of Engineering50.00$232,794$0$110,515Yes (X)
John Joseph Hardin
Director of Plant and Faci45.00$171,700$0$74,141Yes (X)
Robert Chad Lewis
VP of Operations50.00$237,254$0$59,512Yes (X)
Ollen D McAlpin
VP of Administration45.00$228,474$0$33,998Yes (X)
Jennifer W Collins
VP of Communications & Gov50.00$208,691$0$74,289Yes (X)
James Keith King
Director of Supply Chain40.00$154,869$0$61,633Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,297,836TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$620,193TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K69IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
Asplundh Tree Expert Co
708 Blair Mill RdWillow GrovePA19090Right of Way Maintenance$3,569,637
Integrity Energy Maintenance LLC
78 Simkins RoadDecaturMS39327Right of Way Maintenance$3,353,424
WA Kendall and Company Inc
PO Box 831LawrencevilleGA30046Right of Way Maintenance$2,350,443
Magnolia Utility Services LLC
PO Box 6717JacksonMS39282Right of Way Maintenance$2,112,003
Harris Construction Inc
PO Box 1022RidgelandMS39158Office Renovations/General Plant Additio$1,215,028
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K30CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Sale of Electricity221000$232,429,328$232,429,328
Capital Credits221000$4,375,930$4,375,930
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$236,805,258TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$747,041TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$747,041ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$1,757,359PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$1,757,359PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,757,359TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,757,359ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$135,012OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$135,012OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$135,012TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$135,012ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Rebates221000$18,733$18,733
Miscellaneous Revenue221000$15,017$15,017
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$33,750OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$239,478,420TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$236,839,008RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,639,412ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,003,683TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,502,790TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,995,595TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,222,260TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Cost of Power$156,132,217
Dist Exp - Maintenance$24,936,054
Administrative & Genera$11,813,537
Dist Exp - Operations$6,146,815

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,725,469TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$239,478,420TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,265,508BOYAmt
EOY$18,590,659EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,009,000BOYAmt
EOY$3,175,667EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,743,091BOYAmt
EOY$28,874,815EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,286,678BOYAmt
EOY$1,944,065EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,044,092BOYAmt
EOY$9,275,117EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,199,632BOYAmt
EOY$1,111,287EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$556,560,477LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$177,825,442LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$365,430,949BOYAmt
EOY$378,735,035EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$101,190,968BOYAmt
EOY$103,134,265EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$533,169,918BOYAmt
EOY$544,840,910EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,088,063BOYAmt
EOY$33,808,249EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,500,000BOYAmt
EOY$3,000,000EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$176,347,262BOYAmt
EOY$180,194,512EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,688,392BOYAmt
EOY$6,968,836EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$214,623,717BOYAmt
EOY$223,971,597EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$359,752BOYAmt
EOY$361,917EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$736,158BOYAmt
EOY$736,158EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$317,450,291BOYAmt
EOY$319,771,238EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$318,546,201BOYAmt
EOY$320,869,313EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$533,169,918BOYAmt
EOY$544,840,910EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$0ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,323,112OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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$2,464,143OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,464,143BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$554,096,334OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$177,825,442DepreciationAmt
Book Value$376,270,892BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$378,735,035TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Patronage Capital from Associated Cooperatives$100,797,352C
Capital Term Certificates$2,334,913C
Membership Fee - CFC$1,000C
CoBank Stock$1,000C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$103,134,265TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCustomer depositsDesc
Amt$6,968,836Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,968,836TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$239,373,282TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$239,373,282RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$105,138OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$105,138RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$239,478,420TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$230,369,599TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included-$105,138OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$105,138ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$230,474,737ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$9,003,683OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$9,003,683ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$239,478,420TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:Income taxes - The Cooperative is exempt from income taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(12). Management has evaluated the Cooperative's tax positions and concluded that the Cooperative has taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Reclassification of revenue/expense items from F/S 105,138.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Reclassification of revenue/expense items from F/S -105,138.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Margins Assigned to Members 9,003,683.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
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 (8 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
Chris K Rhodes
President / CEO$381,221$0$0$0$7,942$0$157,522$0$18,934$0$565,619$0$0$0
Jim Jordan
VP of Engineering$226,057$0$0$0$6,737$0$94,339$0$16,176$0$343,309$0$0$0
Robert Chad Lewis
VP of Operations$229,927$0$0$0$7,327$0$46,425$0$13,087$0$296,766$0$0$0
Jennifer W Collins
VP of Communications & Gov$202,866$0$0$0$5,825$0$65,701$0$8,588$0$282,980$0$0$0
Ryan R Robertson
Chief Financial Officer$232,525$0$0$0$13,029$0$19,871$0$9,778$0$275,203$0$0$0
Ollen D McAlpin
VP of Administration$220,448$0$0$0$8,026$0$18,553$0$15,445$0$262,472$0$0$0
John Joseph Hardin
Director of Plant and Faci$170,632$0$0$0$1,068$0$59,542$0$14,599$0$245,841$0$0$0
James Keith King
Director of Supply Chain$153,940$0$0$0$929$0$50,964$0$10,669$0$216,502$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

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Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Southern Pine Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members have identical voting rights and are assigned margins in accordance with the organization's bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aEach member is entitled to cast one vote in the election of board members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bCooperative members must approve any disposition of assets in an amount greater than ten percent (10%) of the value of the cooperative and any other items described in the bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Chief Financial Officer and Manager of Accounting reviewed the completed copy of the Form 990. The Form 990 was then presented to and reviewed with the CEO and board of directors at a board meeting prior to filing the form with the Internal Revenue Service.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe President/CEO reviews the conflict of interest policy with the Board of Directors annually to ensure compliance.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The compensation of the President/CEO is determined annually by the Board of Directors using compensation studies prepared by independent consultants. The President/CEO determines the compensation of other employees utilizing the same studies as above.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Any and all documents, policies, and other records are made available to the public upon request during normal business hours at the headquarters office of the cooperative. The member bylaws and rate schedules are available online at southernpine.coop.
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. 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 members for the calendar year.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Changes in Memberships 2,165. Retirement of Capital Credits -7,500,003. Gain on Capital Credits 817,267. Margins Assigned/Assignable to Members 9,003,683.