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LEWIS COUNTY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
LEWIS COUNTY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (EIN 43-0377360)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-04
IRS object ID
202523089349301822
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)
Return2025-11-04T12:02:06-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN743040374PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Kelso Lynch PC PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16700 Squibb Rd Ste 215AddressLine1Txt
CityMissionCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP662023252ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN430377360EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Lewis County Rural Electric Cooperative AssocBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% Staci MesmerInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlLEWIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5732154000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 68AddressLine1Txt
CityLewistownCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP63452ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTACI MESMERPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5732154000PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-31SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGEORGE LYNCHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00187596PTIN
Phone9138311150PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-04PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerStaci MesmerPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 68AddressLine1Txt
CityLewistownCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP63452ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$20,461,725GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.lewiscountyrec.coopWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1936FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide reliable energy and related services to our members at the lowest cost.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee29TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$18,857,184PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$20,231,737CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$98,675PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$114,835CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$25,274PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$115,153CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$18,981,133PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$20,461,725CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$2,872,780PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$2,894,100CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,360,770PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,376,876CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$14,747,583PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$16,190,749CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$18,981,133PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$20,461,725CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$0CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$59,467,013TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$66,114,279TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$36,798,613TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$40,582,684TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$22,668,400NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$25,531,595NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTo provide reliable energy and related services to our members at the lowest cost.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
DescThe Cooperatives service consists of 2,477 miles of energized line servicing approximately 7,350 meters. The service area covers part of 7 counties: Lewis, Clark, Knox, Adair, Shelby, Scotland, and Marion and the towns of Novelty, Arbela, Granger, Durham, Maywood, Monticello, and Medill.Desc
Described In Section501c3falseDescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (true)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstYes (true)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (true)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntfalseBusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document19IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee29EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$20,107,645MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$1,042,466OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (true)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (true)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTheresa SimmonsPersonNm
Phone5732154000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 68AddressLine1Txt
CityLewistownCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP63452ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
Staci Mesmer
CEO45.000.00Yes (X)$143,442$0$68,911
Rustyn Carter
Lead Lineman45.000.00$123,428$0$51,737Yes (X)
Kendall Hawkins
Operations Manager45.000.00$118,870$0$54,509Yes (X)
Theresa Simmons
Manager of Finance45.000.00Yes (X)$110,107$0$53,794
Joe Lay
Lead Lineman45.000.00$108,805$0$45,493Yes (X)
Ryan Booher
Lineman45.000.00$113,493$0$32,155Yes (X)
John McCutchan
Lineman45.000.00$108,470$0$31,125Yes (X)
Ryan Waterman
Lineman45.000.00$123,025$0$15,012Yes (X)
Larry Clark
Director4.520.00$10,500$0$0Yes (X)
Michael Schantz
Director3.710.00$9,000$0$0Yes (X)
Larry Smoot
Director3.530.00$8,750$0$0Yes (X)
Sandra Ebeling
Director4.070.00$8,500$0$0Yes (X)
Randy James
Director3.330.00$8,500$0$0Yes (X)
Angie Seals
Director4.100.00$8,250$0$0Yes (X)
Jeff Whiston
Director2.410.00$7,750$0$0Yes (X)
Donna Flood
Director4.200.00$7,500$0$0Yes (X)
Emery Geisendorfer Jr
Director1.410.00$5,750$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,024,140TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$352,736TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K13IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
Wilderness Land Management
3441 Highway 61BurlingtonIA52601Tree Service$962,120
Scobee Powerline Construction
PO Box 554CameronMO64429Line Construction$710,977
Altec Industries
PO Box 11407BirminghamAL35246Vehicle Repairs$180,469
Progressive Solutions
PO Box 1130MarshallAR72650Spraying$160,905
Merrick Underground Construction
24705 County Road 169KahokaMO63445Line Construction$136,755
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Sale of Electricity221000$19,317,971$19,317,971
Capital Credits221000$781,017$781,017
Other Operating221000$132,749$132,749
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$20,231,737TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$114,835TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$114,835ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$8,977PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$8,977PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,977TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,977ExclusionAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNon-OperatingDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$106,176TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$106,176RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$106,176OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$20,461,725TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$20,337,913RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$123,812ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,894,100TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$624,133TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$752,743TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,196,482TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,748,572TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
Cost of Power$8,470,179$8,470,179
Distribution Expense$2,946,304$2,946,304
Admin & General$1,035,392$1,035,392
Member Services$793,820$793,820

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,461,725TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$686,778BOYAmt
EOY$779,535EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$286,319BOYAmt
EOY$1,333,342EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,725,930BOYAmt
EOY$2,438,047EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$151,495BOYAmt
EOY$39,891EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$98,975BOYAmt
EOY$105,544EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$57,395,316LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,326,389LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,513,820BOYAmt
EOY$51,068,927EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,003,696BOYAmt
EOY$10,348,993EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,467,013BOYAmt
EOY$66,114,279EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,342,002BOYAmt
EOY$1,585,009EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,007,829BOYAmt
EOY$38,512,316EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$448,782BOYAmt
EOY$485,359EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,798,613BOYAmt
EOY$40,582,684EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,224BOYAmt
EOY$123,250EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,621,176BOYAmt
EOY$25,408,345EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,668,400BOYAmt
EOY$25,531,595EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,467,013BOYAmt
EOY$66,114,279EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$0ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,863,195OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Internal Funds Contributed$1,000InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$1,000TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (true)Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMECPACBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 1645AddressLine1Txt
CityJefferson CityCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP65102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN431441879EIN
Paid Internal Funds$1,000PaidInternalFundsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,295OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,295BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,068,813OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$776,570DepreciationAmt
Book Value$292,243BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$56,325,208OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,549,819DepreciationAmt
Book Value$50,775,389BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$51,068,927TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Capital Credits from Other Org$7,508,870C
Other Investments$2,425,037C
Subordinated Certificates$415,086C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$10,348,993TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPost-Retirement ObligationDesc
Amt$485,359Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$485,359TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2-Text in footnote regarding FIN 48 (ASC 740)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Association has a letter of exemption from federal income tax issued by the Internal Revenue Service and files IRS Form 990 annually. An evaluation of whether or not it has uncertain tax positions is determined on an annual basis by the Association. While the Association believes it has adequately provided for all tax positions, amounts asserted by taxing authorities could be different than the positions taken by the Association. The Association 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 tax authorities for years before 2021.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Staci Mesmer
CEO$143,442$39,809$29,102$212,353
Theresa Simmons
Manager of Finance$110,107$42,092$11,702$163,901
Kendall Hawkins
Operations Manager$118,870$25,012$29,497$173,379
Rustyn Carter
Lead Lineman$123,428$32,605$19,132$175,165
Joe Lay
Lead Lineman$108,805$16,272$29,221$154,298

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6The Cooperative is a membership cooperative.
Member election for additional members Part VI line 7aThe membership as a whole can vote to make changes.
Governing body decisions Part VI line 7bAny major changes are subject to vote by the membership. Governance decisions, such as amending bylaws, are reserved to members only.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11The CFO reviews the Form 990 with the Board of Directors during a regular Board meeting.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cQuestionnaires are required to be completed by the Board on an annual basis.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aLocal, state, and national data is compared in the salary review process. The Board does a compensation review and determines the Chief Executive Officers salary. This is done on an annual basis. The CEO is now a contract employee.
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15bLocal, state, and national data is compared in the salary review process. The Board does a compensation review and determines the Officers salary. This is done on an annual basis.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19Bylaws are offered to all new members; all other documents are available at any time upon request.
Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9Assignment of CY Margis to Members $ 2,894,100Other Changes $ 36,328Retirement of Capital Credits $ -67,233Total $ 2,863,195
Part IX response or note to any line in Part IXForm 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 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 XIIForm 990, Part XII, Line 2Lewis County Rural Electric Cooperative Associations financial statement year end differs from its tax year end. The Cooperative receives audited financial statements on an annual basis for the year ended June 30th.