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ALABAMA FARMERS COOPERATIVE INC

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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $13.1M · expenses $13.1M · assets $667K

Also known as
EMPLOYEES' WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN
EIN
63-0985271
Address
PO BOX 2227, DECATUR, AL 356092227
NTEE code
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Subsection
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Ruling year
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Mission

TO PROVIDE MAJOR MEDICAL BENEFITS, LIFE INSURANCE, AND ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT BENEFITS FOR SPONSORING EMPLOYER'S EMPLOYEES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

5 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Rivers Myres TRUSTEE2013-2023 $505,353$2,795,048 1
Al Cheatham TRUSTEE2012-2023 $382,358$2,423,802 1
Walter Black TRUSTEE2021-2023 $191,615$627,980 1
Brad Benson TRUSTEE2021-2023 $200,368$584,462 1
Lisa Sparkman TRUSTEE2018-2023 $82,569$238,139 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Thomas Hallin (former) TRUSTEE2018-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Tina Johnson (former) TRUSTEE2013-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Tricia Arnold (former) TRUSTEE2012-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Janice W Moran (former) TRUSTEE2012-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Roger Pangle (former) Trustee2012 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $1.4M · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVERS MYRES TRUSTEE1 $0$483,011$22,342 $505,3531
AL CHEATHAM TRUSTEE1 $0$360,469$21,889 $382,3581
BRAD BENSON TRUSTEE1 $0$184,448$15,920 $200,3681
WALTER BLACK TRUSTEE1 $0$177,119$14,496 $191,6151
LISA SPARKMAN TRUSTEE1 $0$79,394$3,175 $82,5691
2022 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $1.4M · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AL CHEATHAM TRUSTEE1 $0$481,410$22,659 $504,0691
RIVERS MYRES TRUSTEE1 $0$356,800$22,659 $379,4591
BRAD BENSON TRUSTEE1 $0$182,025$16,740 $198,7651
WALTER BLACK TRUSTEE1 $0$175,314$15,308 $190,6221
LISA SPARKMAN TRUSTEE1 $0$79,394$3,650 $83,0441
2021 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $4.0M · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVERS MYRES TRUSTEE1 $0$1,888,266$21,970 $1,910,2361
AL CHEATHAM TRUSTEE1 $0$1,515,405$21,970 $1,537,3751
WALTER BLACK TRUSTEE1 $0$227,100$18,643 $245,7431
BRAD BENSON TRUSTEE1 $0$167,791$17,538 $185,3291
LISA SPARKMAN TRUSTEE1 $0$69,284$3,242 $72,5261
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVERS MYRES TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
AL CHEATHAM TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS HALLIN TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
LISA SPARKMAN TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
TINA JOHNSON TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVERS MYRES TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
AL CHEATHAM TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS HALLIN TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
LISA SPARKMAN TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
TINA JOHNSON TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVERS MYRES TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
AL CHEATHAM TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS HALLIN TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
LISA SPARKMAN TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
TINA JOHNSON TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVERS MYRES TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
AL CHEATHAM TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
TRICIA ARNOLD TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
JANICE W MORAN TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
TINA JOHNSON TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVERS MYRES TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
AL CHEATHAM TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
TRICIA ARNOLD TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
JANICE W MORAN TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
TINA JOHNSON TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVERS MYRES TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
AL CHEATHAM TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
TRICIA ARNOLD TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
JANICE W MORAN TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
TINA JOHNSON TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
2014 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVERS MYRES TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
AL CHEATHAM TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
TRICIA ARNOLD TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
JANICE W MORAN TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
TINA JOHNSON TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
2013 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVERS MYRES TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
AL CHEATHAM TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
TRICIA ARNOLD TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
JANICE W MORAN TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
TINA JOHNSON TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
2012 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Roger Pangle Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Al Cheatham trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Tricia Arnold trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Janice W Moran trustee1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2020 · 1 contractor · $10.9M
NameLocationServicePaid
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMABIRMINGHAM, ALADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES$10,928,775
2019 · 1 contractor · $919K
NameLocationServicePaid
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMABIRMINGHAM, ALADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES$918,640
2018 · 1 contractor · $964K
NameLocationServicePaid
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMABIRMINGHAM, ALADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES$964,043
2017 · 1 contractor · $1.0M
NameLocationServicePaid
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMABIRMINGHAM, ALADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES$1,048,616
2016 · 1 contractor · $1.0M
NameLocationServicePaid
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMABIRMINGHAM, ALADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES$1,019,831
2015 · 1 contractor · $906K
NameLocationServicePaid
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMABIRMINGHAM, ALADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES$906,479
2014 · 1 contractor · $840K
NameLocationServicePaid
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMABIRMINGHAM, ALADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES$840,135
2013 · 1 contractor · $811K
NameLocationServicePaid
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMAADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES$811,386
2012 · 1 contractor · $848K
NameLocationServicePaid
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of AlabamaBirmingham, ALAdministrative Services$848,404

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$13,118,318$13,140,641 $667,124$667,124 $0$13,081,879 $005
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,434,644$12,354,680 $689,447$689,447 $0$12,407,296 $005
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$13,410,473$13,363,407 $658,728$609,483 $0$13,407,823 $005
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,709,334$15,804,821 $562,417$562,417 $0$15,709,149 $005
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,560,051$15,751,836 $967,904-$419,459 $0$17,560,051 $005
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2019-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,427,689$16,961,083 $759,689-$2,600,848 $0$17,413,595 $005
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2018-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,760,161$17,444,209 $293,083-$3,033,674 $0$15,758,099 $005
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2017-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$14,393,626$17,393,553 $67,131-$1,006,992 $0$14,390,828 $005
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2016-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$13,673,690$13,264,667 $3,067,058$1,423,470 $0$13,670,271 $005
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2015-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,747,055$12,239,526 $2,658,035$1,787,035 $0$12,744,971 $005
2013 · Form 990 period ending 2014-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,072,330$10,979,527 $2,150,506$1,097,506 $0$11,070,583 $005
2012 · Form 990 period ending 2013-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$9,322,010$10,622,847 $2,057,703$1,013,703 $0$9,319,404 $004

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

Similar organizations

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION INCALNot reported $14,157,967$13,979,719 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$775,606 Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state
FARMERS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCMONot reported $33,398,089$32,328,928 General Manager$329,621 Similar name, revenue within 5x
FARMERS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCTXNot reported $211,300,788$210,489,429 CEO/GENERAL MANAGER$949,164 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
2020 FARMERS COOPERATIVE INCORPORATEDVAK20 $777,531$521,168 Executive Director$47,000 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 4 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
DOMINION ENERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$7,5001 12024–2024 2020 FARMERS COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2023 · Form 990 · $13,140,641 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $13,047,899--- 99.3%
Fees: management $58,042--- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $34,700--- 0.3%
Total$13,140,641100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $12,354,680 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $12,242,698--- 99.1%
Fees: management $74,707--- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $37,275--- 0.3%
Total$12,354,680100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $13,363,407 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $13,225,848--- 99.0%
Fees: management $79,389--- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $58,170--- 0.4%
Total$13,363,407100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $15,804,821 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $10,928,775--- 69.1%
Benefits paid to members $4,784,086--- 30.3%
Fees: accounting $59,411--- 0.4%
Office expenses $18,488--- 0.1%
Other (as described)COBRA FEES $10,467--- 0.1%
Other (as described)ITS ACCESS FEES $3,594--- 0.0%
Total$15,804,821100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $15,751,836 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $14,737,957--- 93.6%
Fees: management $943,511--- 6.0%
Interest $36,938--- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $16,148--- 0.1%
Other (as described)COBRA FEES $9,272--- 0.1%
Other (as described)OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE EX $4,263--- 0.0%
Office expenses $3,747--- 0.0%
Total$15,751,836100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $16,961,083 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $15,804,577--- 93.2%
Fees: management $1,013,542--- 6.0%
Interest $57,092--- 0.3%
Other (as described)OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE EX $44,388--- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $28,633--- 0.2%
Other (as described)COBRA FEES $9,298--- 0.1%
Office expenses $3,553--- 0.0%
Total$16,961,083100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $17,444,209 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $16,206,467--- 92.9%
Fees: management $1,102,880--- 6.3%
Other (as described)OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE EX $59,519--- 0.3%
Interest $35,364--- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $27,321--- 0.2%
Other (as described)COBRA FEES $9,089--- 0.1%
Office expenses $3,569--- 0.0%
Total$17,444,209100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $17,393,553 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $16,175,431--- 93.0%
Fees: management $1,176,839--- 6.8%
Fees: accounting $25,445--- 0.1%
Other (as described)COBRA FEES $6,930--- 0.0%
Other (as described)OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE EX $5,760--- 0.0%
Office expenses $3,148--- 0.0%
Total$17,393,553100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $13,264,667 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $12,184,338--- 91.9%
Fees: management $1,051,760--- 7.9%
Fees: accounting $25,910--- 0.2%
Office expenses $2,659--- 0.0%
Total$13,264,667100%

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2014 · Form 990 · $12,239,526 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $11,153,694--- 91.1%
Fees: management $1,055,608--- 8.6%
Fees: accounting $27,726--- 0.2%
Office expenses $2,498--- 0.0%
Total$12,239,526100%

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2013 · Form 990 · $10,979,527 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $10,141,074--- 92.4%
Fees: management $811,386--- 7.4%
Fees: accounting $23,769--- 0.2%
Office expenses $3,298--- 0.0%
Total$10,979,527100%

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2012 · Form 990 · $10,622,847 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $9,754,836--- 91.8%
Fees: management $848,404--- 8.0%
Fees: accounting $17,477--- 0.2%
Office expenses $2,130--- 0.0%
Total$10,622,847100%

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