TALLAPOOSA RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization: TALLAPOOSA RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 63-0205975)
Tax period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed: 2026-04-22
IRS object ID: 202641129349300424
Schema version: 2025v4.0
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 D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-04-22T12:16:42-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	934399227	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRUENLOH MATZ & ASSOCIATES PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 28	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROBERTSDALE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	36567	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2025-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	630205975	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TALLAPOOSA RIVER ELECTRIC COOP INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	TALL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3348649331	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 675	AddressLine1Txt
City	LAFAYETTE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	368620675	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LEWIS WARD	PersonNm
Person Title	GENERAL MANAGER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3348649331	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-04-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	COLLENA MATZ CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01417735	PTIN
Phone	2513896870	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-04-14	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

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

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LEWIS WARD	PrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts	$89,011,052	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.TREC.COOP	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1939	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	AL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE DEPENDABLE ELECTRIC SERVICE AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	89	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$82,943,183	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$87,359,604	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,298,488	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,530,148	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$121,300	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$84,241,671	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$89,011,052	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$2,649,884	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$2,749,816	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$883,072	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$775,205	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$73,869,346	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$78,726,004	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$77,402,302	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$82,251,025	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$6,839,369	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$6,760,027	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$185,854,726	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$197,880,142	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$37,477,290	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$41,245,374	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$148,377,436	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$156,634,768	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO PROVIDE DEPENDABLE ELECTRIC SERVICE AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 4,205 MILES OF DISTRIBUTION LINES, TALLAPOOSA RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE PROVIDED 617,125,312 KILOWATT HOURS OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO ITS MEMBERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	COMPENSATION PROCESS - THE GOVERNING BODY EXAMINES STATE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL PAYROLL PAY SCALES AND COMPARES THEM TO THE EXISTING PAY RATES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	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	Yes (true)	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	46	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	89	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	$86,555,514	MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income	$2,455,540	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	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	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	false	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
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AMANDA THORN	PersonNm
Phone	3348649331	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	15163 US HIGHWAY 431 S	AddressLine1Txt
City	LAFAYETTE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	36862	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
LEWIS WARD
GENERAL MANA	50.00	Yes (X)	$292,146	$0	$93,126
PARKER GOODMAN
MGR ENGINEER	40.00		$179,427	$0	$70,480	Yes (X)
WANDA ELLIOTT
MGR OF CONSU	55.00		$158,038	$0	$61,438	Yes (X)
JEFF DODGEN
TRUSTEE	5.00		$31,965	$0	$0		Yes (X)
CB PARKER JR
VICE PRESIDE	5.00	Yes (X)	$30,869	$0	$0		Yes (X)
BRUCE BOSWELL
SEC/TREAS	6.00	Yes (X)	$25,661	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ANN PARKMAN
TRUSTEE	4.00		$22,657	$0	$0		Yes (X)
PHILLIP BRYANT
TRUSTEE	7.00		$18,306	$0	$0		Yes (X)
JOHN ADCOCK
PRESIDENT	6.00	Yes (X)	$16,136	$0	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$775,205	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$225,044	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	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
SOUTHERN LINE CONTRACTORS
17700 US HWY 27	ROOPVILLE	GA	30170	ROW MAINT	$1,611,472
SOUTHERN STATES UTILITY
710 WATER OAK LANE	TALLADEGA	AL	35160	WO CONSTRUCTION	$1,353,174
MERIDIAN
100 ASHFORD CENTER NORTH SUITE 500	ATLANTA	GA	30338	COMP SUPPORT	$832,921
ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO
P O BOX 532729	ATLANTA	GA	30353	ROW MAINT	$810,810
DUKE'S HAULING SERVICE
115 EVERGREEN ROAD	CARROLLTON	GA	30117	W/O CONSTRUCT	$766,111

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	12	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
RESIDENTIAL SALES	$62,180,470	$62,180,470
COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL- LARG	$15,880,921	$15,880,921
COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL- SMAL	$7,297,984	$7,297,984
POLE ATTACHMENTS	$1,145,832	$1,145,832
MISC SERV. REV. - NON TAXABLE	$854,157	$854,157

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$240	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$240	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$87,359,604	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,530,148	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,309,707	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$220,441	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISC NON-OPERATING INCOME	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$121,300	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$121,300	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$121,300	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$89,011,052	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$88,790,611	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$220,441	ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,749,816	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$437,740	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$337,465	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$982,577	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,249,029	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
PURCHASED POWER	$55,622,890
DIST EXP - MAINTENANCE	$7,744,223
DIST EXP - OPERATION	$4,167,509
CONSUMER ACCOUNTS EXP	$1,795,669

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,164,107	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,251,025	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	$3,299,506	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,966,599	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,050,073	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,362,651	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,670,048	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,095,200	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,182,088	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,343,670	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$329,256	BOYAmt
EOY	$349,041	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$197,743,569	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$53,386,029	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$133,046,250	BOYAmt
EOY	$144,357,540	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,277,505	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,405,441	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$185,854,726	BOYAmt
EOY	$197,880,142	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,004,414	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,688,591	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,256,385	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,602,410	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,000,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,000,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,216,491	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,954,373	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,477,290	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,245,374	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	$122,432	BOYAmt
EOY	$124,582	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$148,255,004	BOYAmt
EOY	$156,510,186	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$148,377,436	BOYAmt
EOY	$156,634,768	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$185,854,726	BOYAmt
EOY	$197,880,142	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$6,760,027	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$1,497,305	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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$197,743,569	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$53,386,029	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$144,357,540	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$144,357,540	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	INVEST IN ASSOC ORG - PATRONAGE CAP	Desc
Book Value	$30,405,441	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	C	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd	$30,405,441	TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CONSUMER DEPOSITS	$3,301,574
DEFERRED CREDITS	$3,020,886
BENEFITS	$640,878
RIGHT OF USE	-$8,965

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$6,954,373	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$89,011,052	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$89,011,052	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$89,011,052	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$79,501,209	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$79,501,209	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$2,749,816	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$2,749,816	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$82,251,025	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	RETIREMENT OF CAPITAL CREDITS PAID 2,749,816	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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 (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
LEWIS WARD
GENERAL MANAGER	$283,148	$1,600	$7,398	$68,648	$24,478	$385,272
PARKER GOODMAN
MGR ENGINEER & OPER	$174,405	$1,700	$3,322	$46,042	$24,438	$249,907
WANDA ELLIOTT
MGR OF CONSUMER ACCT	$143,581	$1,600	$12,857	$37,496	$23,942	$219,476

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990	PART IX, LINE 4- RETIREMENT OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL CREDITS DISCLOSED REPRESENT THE RETIREMENT OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL ALLOCATED IN PRIOR YEARS WHICH WERE PAID TO MEMBERS IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	COMPENSATION PROCESS - THE GOVERNING BODY EXAMINES STATE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL PAYROLL PAY SCALES AND COMPARES THEM TO THE EXISTING PAY RATES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	MEMBER OWNED COOPERATIVE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	EACH MEMBER HAS ONE VOTE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	BY-LAW CHANGES ARE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS PRESENT AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IF A QUORUM IS MET.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AS WELL AS THE OFFICERS MUST DISCLOSE, ANNUALLY, ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON A QUESTIONNAIRE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE GOVERNING BODY EXAMINES STATE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL PAYROLL PAY SCALES AND COMPARES THEM TO THE EXISTING PAY RATES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	THE GOVERNING BODY EXAMINES STATE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL PAYROLL PAY SCALES AND COMPARES THEM TO THE EXISTING PAY RATES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE COOPERATIVE'S MAIN OFFICE. ALSO, A MEMBERSHIP PACKET WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS AND BY-LAWS IS MAILED TO EACH NEW MEMBER. A COPY OF THE AUDITED BALANCE SHEET, STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND PATRONAGE CAPITAL, AND THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS ARE INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AND PROGRAM MAILED TO EACH MEMBER IN JULY.
FORM 990, PART XI	LINE 2B: THE COOPERATIVE RECEIVES AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30TH. IT PREPARES ITS TAX RETURN ON A CALENDAR YEAR BASIS ENDING ON DECEMBER 31ST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	MEMBERSHIPS 2,150 UTILITY TAX REFUND 201,961 CAPITAL CREDITS UNCLAIMED 1,084,297 OTHER COMPR GAIN TEMP INVEST 162,394 FAS 158 ADJUSTMENT 46,503 FAS 158 ADJUSTMENT 0 OTHER COMPR LOSS TEMP INVEST 0 TOTAL 1,497,305