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NEWBERRY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
NEWBERRY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 57-0216285)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-04
IRS object ID
202621249349302157
Schema version
2025v4.0
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)
Return2026-05-04T12:56:00-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN581094351PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MCNAIR MCLEMORE MIDDLEBROOKS & CO LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1POST OFFICE BOX ONEAddressLine1Txt
CityMACONCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP312020001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN570216285EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NEWBERRY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNEWBBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8032761121PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 477AddressLine1Txt
CityNEWBERRYCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29108ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGEORGE KEITH AVERYPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT AND CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8032761121PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWILLIAM R ROUNTREEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01231836PTIN
Phone4787466277PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGEORGE KEITH AVERYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 477AddressLine1Txt
CityNEWBERRYCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$58,676,656GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.NEC.COOPWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1940FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateSCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE THE BEST ELECTRIC SERVICE TO ALL WHO DESIRE IT WITHIN THE SYSTEM AT THE LOWEST PRICE CONSISTENT WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Program Service Revenue$58,549,176CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$69,341PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$77,841CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$39,500PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$49,639CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$53,742,395PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$58,676,656CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$2,886,840PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$768,400CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$791,630PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$50,063,925PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$57,124,033CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$53,742,395PYTotalExpensesAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses$26,972CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$121,049,238TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$83,301,701TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$89,732,122TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$29,304,383NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$31,317,116NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROVIDE THE BEST ELECTRIC SERVICE TO ALL WHO DESIRE IT WITHIN THE SYSTEM AREA AT THE LOWEST PRICE CONSISTENT WITH HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
DescN/ADesc
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (true)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
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 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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
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Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntfalseBusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (true)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document52IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee48EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$57,672,311MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$197,502OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldSCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonARTHUR GUYPersonNm
Phone8032761121PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 477AddressLine1Txt
CityNEWBERRYCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOHNNIE L DICKERT
CHAIRMAN5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$37,054$0$0
WILLIAM B LOMINICK SR
VICE CHAIRMA5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$28,802$0$0
JOHN WAYNE NICHOLS
SECRETARY/TR6.25Yes (X)Yes (X)$32,270$0$0
DOUGLAS E HIPP
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$32,316$0$0
J CRAIG KESLER
DIRECTOR2.50Yes (X)$44,211$0$0
LEON FULMER JR
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$26,882$0$0
BLAKE BRIGMAN
DIRECTOR2.50Yes (X)$30,911$0$0
MELANIE B HAWKINS
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$39,461$0$0
BARBARA C BISHOP
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$35,281$0$0
GEORGE KEITH AVERY
PRESIDENT AN50.00Yes (X)$330,018$0$120,045
KEVIN SHULL
VP-ENGINEERI50.00$178,493$0$72,034Yes (X)
ARTHUR GUY
VP-FINANCE,50.00$170,351$0$68,414Yes (X)
LEANN HUTTO
VP-HUMAN RES50.00$129,385$0$58,569Yes (X)
ROBERT SHEALY
VP-OPERATION50.00$120,631$0$55,088Yes (X)
STEPHANIE SULLIVAN
VP-OPERATION50.00$124,875$0$57,027Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,360,941TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$431,177TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K10IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
LEE ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION INC
12828 HWY 15 501 SOUTHABERDEENNC28315CONSTRUCTION$2,334,962
ELLASON GRADING AND LANDSCAPE
PO BOX 947SIMPSONVILLESC29681RIGHT OF WAY$1,640,431
SOUTHEAST UTILITIES OF GEORGIA
1020 FRANKE INDUSTRIAL DRAUGUSTAGA30909FIBER$894,953
PEACH TREE UTILITIES
140 CORLEY TRLMONETTASC29105FIBER$245,150
RIDGELINK COMMUNICATIONS INC
945 N POINT DRALPHARETTAGA30022FIBER$244,044
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K9CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
ELECTRIC REVENUE221000$55,519,070$55,519,070
POLE RENTAL221000$2,469,426$2,469,426
OTHER CAPITAL CREDITS221000$315,894$315,894
G & T CAPITAL CREDITS221000$244,786$244,786
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$58,549,176TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$77,841TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$77,841ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNONMEMBER FIBER ACCESSDesc
Business517000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$49,639TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$49,639OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$58,676,656TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$56,079,750RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$2,547,267ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$768,400TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$757,251TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,085,467TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,764,908TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
PURCHASED POWER$38,006,397
DISTRIBUTION MAINTENANCE$4,406,611
OPERATING TAXES$2,887,541
ADMIN. & GENERAL EXP.$2,527,689

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,445,420TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,649,684TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,281,198BOYAmt
EOY$2,466,685EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,377BOYAmt
EOY$66,794EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,585,932BOYAmt
EOY$4,222,770EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,685,229BOYAmt
EOY$1,328,258EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,481,010BOYAmt
EOY$7,304,502EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$145,128,349LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$45,736,342LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,769,418BOYAmt
EOY$99,392,007EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,734,177BOYAmt
EOY$6,263,479EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,743BOYAmt
EOY$4,743EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112,606,084BOYAmt
EOY$121,049,238EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,865,642BOYAmt
EOY$4,585,831EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,719,292BOYAmt
EOY$83,144,098EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,716,767BOYAmt
EOY$2,002,193EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,301,701BOYAmt
EOY$89,732,122EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,760BOYAmt
EOY$50,270EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,254,623BOYAmt
EOY$31,266,846EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,304,383BOYAmt
EOY$31,317,116EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112,606,084BOYAmt
EOY$121,049,238EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$26,972ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1,985,761OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$1,000PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (true)Form1120POLFiledInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE C, PART I-A, LINE 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTT FOR SENATEExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$501,313OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$501,313BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,760,043OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,492,955DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,267,088BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$137,866,993OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$43,243,387DepreciationAmt
Book Value$94,623,606BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$99,392,007TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (10 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
PATRONAGE CAPITAL-CENTRAL$2,410,882
PATRONAGE CAPITAL-CEE-US$2,071,661
PATRONAGE CAPITAL-CFC$934,824
PATRONAGE CAPITAL-CTC'S$394,623
PATRONAGE CAPITAL-FEDERATED$231,537
PATRONAGE CAPITAL-MERIDIAN (SEDC)$107,944
PATRONAGE CAPITAL-ECSC$92,315
PATRONAGE CAPITAL-COBANK$13,843
PATRONAGE CAPITAL-OTHER$5,500
PATRONAGE CAPITAL-NRTC$350
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$6,263,479TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CONSUMER DEPOSITS$1,027,873
DEFERRED CREDITS$555,625
APBO$418,695
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,002,193TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$60,374,656TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$1,698,000OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,698,000RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$58,676,656RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$58,676,656TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$57,881,284TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$57,881,284ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$768,400OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$768,400ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$58,649,684TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2DDEFERRED REVENUE - ASC 980 1,698,000
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4BBENEFITS PAID TO MEMBERS 768,400

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
GEORGE KEITH AVERY
PRESIDENT AND CEO$303,176$9,290$17,552$118,639$1,406$450,063
KEVIN SHULL
VP-ENGINEERING/OPS$169,742$5,096$3,655$72,034$250,527
ARTHUR GUY
VP-FINANCE, CFO$159,651$4,806$5,894$67,938$476$238,765
LEANN HUTTO
VP-HUMAN RESOURCES$124,989$3,868$528$54,680$3,889$187,954
ROBERT SHEALY
VP-OPERATIONS$115,477$3,594$1,560$50,797$4,291$175,719
STEPHANIE SULLIVAN
VP-OPERATION SUPPORT$118,232$3,695$2,948$52,231$4,796$181,902

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6THE COOPERATIVE HAS MEMBERS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7ATHE COOPERATIVE HAS MEMBERS WHO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7BCERTAIN DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD WITH ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION MADE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE COOPERATIVE REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE BOARD POLICY THAT IS INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY TO REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. THEY UTILIZE NRECA SALARY DATA FOR COMPARISON AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISCUSSES AND VOTES ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BCOMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED THROUGH THE USE OF A WAGE AND SALARY PLAN ADMINISTERED BY THE CEO AND APPROVED BY THE MEMBER ELECTED BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE COOPERATIVE MAKES ITS BYLAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AS PART OF ITS FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AS REFLECTED IN PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18.
FORM 990, PART VIISOUTH CAROLINA STATE LAW ( 33-49-615) REQUIRES SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES TO MAKE SPECIFIC COMPENSATION DISCLOSURES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THESE DISCLOSURES ARE IN EXCESS OF THE COMPENSATION DISCLOSURES REQUIRED BY FORM 990. THE CORPORATION WILL MAKE THE DISCLOSURES REQUIRED BY STATE LAW AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON OR BEFORE MAY 15, 2026.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9PATRONAGE CAPITAL ASSIGNED TO MEMBERS 768,400 CHANGE IN MEMBERSHIP FEES 510 CHANGE IN OTHER EQUITIES 173,364 ASC 980 - DEFERRED REVENUE 1,698,000 RETIREMENT OF CAPITAL CREDITS -510,134 OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME -144,379 TOTAL 1,985,761

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CAROLINACONNECT COOPERATIVE INC
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CAROLINACONNECT COOPERATIVE INC
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ExplanationTHE CORPORATION HAS PROVIDED GUARANTEES FOR CREDIT AGREEMENTS OBTAINED BY CAROLINACONNECT. CAROLINACONNECT IS INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AS A MEMBER-OWNED NOT-FOR-PROFIT COOPERATIVE ORGANIZED TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL FIBER OPTIC NETWORK THAT WILL FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF DEPENDABLE AND AFFORDABLE BROADBAND AND TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA. CAROLINACONNECT IS A PROVIDER OF AFFORDABLE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET. AS AN INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, CAROLINACONNECT AIMS TO IMPROVE INTERNET ACCESS AND, AS A RESULT, QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE AREAS IT SERVES. CAROLINACONNECT UTILIZES THE CORPORATIONS FIBER OPTIC NETWORK UNDER AN EXCLUSIVE ACCESS AGREEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL FIBER CAPACITY AS AVAILABLE.ExplanationTxt