DUCK RIVER ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: DUCK RIVER ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION (EIN 62-0186725)
Tax period: 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed: 2025-12-01
IRS object ID: 202533359349301603
Schema version: 2024v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-12-01T17:14:11-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	620808829	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WINNETT ASSOCIATES PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 745	AddressLine1Txt
City	SHELBYVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	371620745	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	620186725	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DUCK RIVER ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	DUCK	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9316844621	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 89	AddressLine1Txt
City	SHELBYVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	37162	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MICHELLE HERRMAN	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9316844621	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-11-24	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	PATRICK R LILE	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01067422	PTIN
Phone	9316847142	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-11-24	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JAMES WRIGHT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 89	AddressLine1Txt
City	SHELBYVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	37162	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$264,001,419	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.DREMC.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1936	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	RURAL ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION TO 86,020 MEMBERS LOCATED PRIMARILY IN BEDFORD, COFFEE, FRANKLIN, GILES, MARSHALL, MAURY AND MOORE COUNTIES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	195	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$234,399,111	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$262,228,401	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$4,435,925	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,049,200	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$314,200	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$331,889	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$239,149,236	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$263,609,490	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$14,983,837	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$22,928,469	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$19,741,536	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$21,292,144	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$204,423,863	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$219,388,877	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$239,149,236	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$263,609,490	CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$0	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$317,535,633	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$352,539,811	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$140,333,328	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$149,587,138	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$177,202,305	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$202,952,673	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	OUR PURPOSE IS TO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITIES AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR MEMBERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$263,609,490	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PROVIDING ELECTRIC SERVICE TO 86,020 MEMBERS PRIMARILY IN BEDFORD, COFFEE, FRANKLIN, GILES, MARSHALL, MAURY AND MOORE COUNTIES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE SINCE THE FORMATION OF THE COOPERATIVE IN MAY OF 1936.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$263,609,490	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (true)	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	131	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	195	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income	$255,770,927	MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income	$1,773,017	OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MICHELLE HERRMAN	PersonNm
Phone	9316844621	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	305 LEARNING WAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	SHELBYVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	37160	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
ANTHONY KIMBROUGH
CHAIRMAN	6.82	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$26,660	$0	$0
MARK WEBB
VICE CHAIRMA	3.84	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$16,840	$0	$0
DANA SALTERS
SECRETARY	3.58	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$19,320	$0	$0
PHILIP DUNCAN
TREASURER	6.48	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$14,490	$0	$0
BUFORD JENNINGS
DIRECTOR	2.96	Yes (X)		$11,600	$0	$0
JAMES BRENT WILLIS
DIRECTOR	4.90	Yes (X)		$17,700	$0	$0
BAXTER WHITE
DIRECTOR	5.05	Yes (X)		$16,950	$0	$0
MIKE ENGLAND
DIRECTOR	3.67	Yes (X)		$10,260	$0	$0
WAYNE TUCKER
DIRECTOR	5.12	Yes (X)		$16,080	$0	$0
LYN STACEY
DIRECTOR	4.44	Yes (X)		$13,220	$0	$0
WILLIAM WILSON
DIRECTOR	4.87	Yes (X)		$17,700	$0	$0
WILLIAM HENLEY
DIRECTOR	2.69	Yes (X)		$12,900	$0	$0
BRIAN RIDDLE
DIRECTOR	3.26	Yes (X)		$17,920	$0	$0
SAMMY MORTON
DIRECTOR	14.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES WRIGHT
PRESIDENT AN	60.00		Yes (X)	$85,684	$0	$2,387
TROY CROWELL
INTERIM PRES	50.00		Yes (X)	$267,243	$0	$218,952
MICHELLE HERRMAN
CFO	55.00		Yes (X)	$208,022	$0	$45,899
JAMES EDDE
COO	50.00			$182,433	$0	$48,705	Yes (X)
SCOTT DAHLSTROM
CHIEF ENGINE	45.00			$255,730	$0	$53,278	Yes (X)
STEVEN HOPKINS
DIRECTOR, CO	46.00			$158,320	$0	$74,899	Yes (X)
JEFF HOCKADAY
DIST. OPER.	50.00			$158,403	$0	$65,651		Yes (X)
LEE PETTES
OPS SUPERVIS	50.00			$152,761	$0	$95,483		Yes (X)
JULIE MURDOCK
SR PURCHASIN	43.00			$154,248	$0	$34,842		Yes (X)
JEFF HOLT
SR WORKING F	45.00			$154,210	$0	$32,557		Yes (X)
SEAN SCHELLER
WORKING FORE	50.00			$171,540	$0	$36,842		Yes (X)
SCOTT SPENCE
PRES. & CEO	63.00			$224,431	$0	$10,792			Yes (X)
JAMES BATES
FORMER CONTR	48.00			$152,289	$0	$24,058			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,536,954	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$744,345	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	92	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Business Name Line2ContractorName/BusinessName/BusinessNameLine2Txt
LEWIS TREE SERVICE
300 LUCIUS GORDON DR	WEST HENRIETTA	NY	14586	TREE TRIMING	$6,720,806
CORBITT POWER & LIGHT LLC
6100 S BRYANT AVE	OKLAHOMA CITY	OK	73149	CONSTRUCTION	$4,538,109
THE STATE GROUP INDUSTIAL
4676 JENNINGS LANE	LOUISVILLE	KY	40218	CONSTRUCTION	$3,517,305	DELTA SERVICES LLC
TEREX USA LLC
45 GLOVER AVE 4TH FLOOR	NORWALK	CT	06850	TRUCK SERVICE	$1,651,469
TAYLOR ELECTRIC INC
600 BLVD S SUITE 203	HUNTSVILLE	AL	35802	CONSTRUCTION	$1,421,365

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	17	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
SALE OF ELECTRICITY	221000	$252,475,144	$252,475,144
POLE RENTAL	221000	$6,487,974		$6,487,974
MISCELLANEOUS	531190	$3,265,283	$3,265,283

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$262,228,401	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$417,104	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$417,104	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$1,024,025	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$391,929	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$632,096	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$632,096	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$632,096	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PATRONAGE CAPITAL REFUND	Desc
Business	221000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$331,889	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$331,889	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$331,889	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$263,609,490	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$256,704,412	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$6,905,078	ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,928,469	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,536,954	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,607,543	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,892,475	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,137,848	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,117,324	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,974	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,130	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$620,067	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$437,149	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$372,537	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$492,164	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$383,623	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,195,067	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,665,394	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$531,065	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
COST OF ELECTRICITY SOLD	$181,061,120
DISTRIB. MAINTENANCE EXP.	$11,738,362
DISTRIB. OPERATIONS EXP.	$3,699,078
ADMIN. AND GENERAL EXPENS	$2,372,669

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$765,478	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$263,609,490	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,709,954	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,101,874	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,151,120	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,773,708	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,883,363	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,441,663	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,773,082	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,013,872	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,502,092	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,393,138	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$297,378	BOYAmt
EOY	$565,799	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$431,781,202	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$143,233,978	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$269,507,904	BOYAmt
EOY	$288,547,224	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,710,740	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,702,533	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$317,535,633	BOYAmt
EOY	$352,539,811	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,878,960	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,192,722	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$75,212,721	BOYAmt
EOY	$81,241,917	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,241,647	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,152,499	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$140,333,328	BOYAmt
EOY	$149,587,138	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$854,650	BOYAmt
EOY	$864,070	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$176,347,655	BOYAmt
EOY	$202,088,603	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$177,202,305	BOYAmt
EOY	$202,952,673	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$317,535,633	BOYAmt
EOY	$352,539,811	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$0	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$25,750,368	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures	$10,020	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Internal Funds Contributed	$10,020	InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend	$10,020	TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	Yes (true)	Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TENNESSEE ACTION COMMITTEE FOR	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	RURAL ELECTRIFICATION	BusinessNameLine2Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 100912	AddressLine1Txt
City	NASHVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	37224	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	620925545	EIN
Paid Internal Funds	$10,020	PaidInternalFundsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE C, PART I-A, LINE 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTED FUNDS TO THE TENNESSEE ELECTRICAL COOPERATIVES PAC (A STATE AND LOCAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE).	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,319,850	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$2,319,850	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$18,587,088	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,019,418	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$11,567,670	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$41,786,993	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$24,811,397	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$16,975,596	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$369,087,271	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$111,403,163	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$257,684,108	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$288,547,224	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CUSTOMER DEPOSITS	$10,909,176
ADVANCES FOR CONSTRUCTION	$10,492,484
OTHER LIABILITIES	$3,395,782
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	$3,355,057

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$28,152,499	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$263,639,990	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$263,639,990	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$30,500	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$30,500	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$263,609,490	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$240,711,521	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$30,500	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$30,500	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$240,681,021	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$22,928,469	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$22,928,469	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$263,609,490	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B	DONATIONS -30,500
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D	DONATIONS 30,500
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B	NET MARGINS ASSIGNED TO MEMBERS: 22,928,469
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII	NET MARGINS ASSIGNED TO MEMBERS ARE REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 4. THE COOPERATIVE IS PROHIBITED FROM THE RETIREMENT OF THE MEMBER ASSIGNED MARGINS BY ITS REGULATOR, THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
TROY CROWELL
INTERIM PRES. & CEO	$263,338	$3,905	$195,674	$23,278	$486,195
MICHELLE HERRMAN
CFO	$198,590	$9,432	$34,367	$11,532	$253,921
JAMES EDDE
COO	$160,060	$22,373	$37,797	$10,908	$231,138
SCOTT DAHLSTROM
CHIEF ENGINEERING	$250,121	$5,609	$41,952	$11,326	$309,008
STEVEN HOPKINS
DIRECTOR, COLUMBIA O	$157,124	$1,196	$51,264	$23,635	$233,219
JEFF HOCKADAY
DIST. OPER. SUPERVIS	$156,279	$2,124	$54,663	$10,988	$224,054
LEE PETTES
OPS SUPERVISOR	$148,065	$4,696	$72,678	$22,805	$248,244
JULIE MURDOCK
SR PURCHASING MGR	$152,100	$2,148	$16,541	$18,301	$189,090
JEFF HOLT
SR WORKING FOREMAN	$149,164	$5,046	$19,957	$12,600	$186,767
SEAN SCHELLER
WORKING FOREMAN	$163,048	$8,492	$13,486	$23,356	$208,382
SCOTT SPENCE
PRES. & CEO (FORMER)	$120,426	$104,005	$3,462	$7,330	$235,223
JAMES BATES
FORMER CONTROLLER	$138,289	$14,000	$13,100	$10,958	$176,347

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE J, PART III	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A - FRINGE OR EXPENSE EXPLANATION EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENT OF HEALTH CLUB MEMBERSHIP DUES ALLOWANCE OF 50% OF DUES PAID TO A MAXIMUM OF 200 PER YEAR PER EMPLOYEE UPON PRESENTATION OF A PAID RECEIPT. NO HEALTH CLUB DUES WERE REIMBURSED TO ANY DIRECTORS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	THE COOPERATIVE HAS MEMBERS THAT PAY A 10 MEMBERSHIP FEE WHEN ESTABLISHING METERED SERVICE FOR ELECTRICITY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE FOR THE DIRECTORS ON THE BALLOT WHO REPRESENT THE SERVICE AREA IN WHICH THE MEMBERS RESIDE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	DECISIONS TO SELL THE COOPERATIVE REQUIRE MEMBER APPROVAL. CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS MAY BE SUBMITTED FOR MEMBERS APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE COOPERATIVE'S BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES WHICH WERE THEN USED FOR THE COMPLETION OF IRS FORM 990. THEN THE BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVED THE FINAL IRS FORM 990 AS PART OF THE MATERIALS FOR BUSINESS CONDUCTED DURING A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	ALL BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETED A QUESTIONNAIRE ON VARIOUS MATTERS TO BE USED IN COMPLETING IRS FORM 990. THE QUESTIONNAIRES CONTAINED QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT WOULD REQUIRE DISCLOSURE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS SET BY THE BOARD. THE BOARD RELIES ON STUDIES AND REVIEWS, AS WELL AS DATA FROM THE U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, AND SURVEYS PERFORMED BY VARIOUS TRADE ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD SETS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, APPROVES MERIT POOL DOLLARS, AND A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT THERETO FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	THE PRESIDENT & CEO MAKES SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL SALARY DECISIONS BASED ON AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT'S MARKET COMPENSATION STUDY AND APPROVED BUDGET MERIT AND COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT POOL FOR THE EMPLOYEES HE SUPERVISES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO ANY MEMBER WHO REQUESTS SUCH DOCUMENTS AT THE COOPERATIVE'S OFFICES. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO POSTED AND AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE COOPERATIVE'S WEBSITE. THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER ATTENDING THE COOPERATIVE'S ANNUAL MEETING AND IS AVAILABLE ON THE COOPERATIVE'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	ACTUARIAL GAIN-POSTRETIREMENT BEN OBLIG.-PENSION 910,687 ACTUARIAL GAIN-POSTRETIRMENT BEN OBLIG-HEALTH 159,661 AMORTIZATION-POSTRETIREMENT BEN. OBLIG.-HEALTH PLA 87,774 AMORTIZATION-POSTRETIREMENT BEN. OBLIG.-PENSION 1,654,359 INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIPS 9,420 NET MARGINS ALLOCATED TO MEMBERS 22,928,467 TOTAL 25,750,368