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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by OTERO COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$35,254,461
Total expenses
$35,255,004
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$20,025
Program service revenue
$34,768,802
Investment income
$110,689
Other revenue
$374,970
Total assets, end of year
$128,178,058
Total liabilities, end of year
$87,285,424
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$40,892,634
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SALES OF ELECTRICITY

    total $34,139,013 · related or exempt $34,139,013

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS

    total $452,122 · related or exempt $452,122

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SERVICE & OTHER FEES

    total $177,667 · related or exempt $177,667

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $82,949 · excluded $82,949

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $63,984 · personal property $1,560

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $1,000

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $63,984 · personal property $560

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $64,544 · related or exempt $63,984 · unrelated business $560

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $27,985

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $245

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $27,740

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $27,740 · related or exempt $27,740

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $150

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $254

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$104 · related or exempt -$104

  • 11a · Other revenue: POLE ATTACHMENT INCOME

    total $214,960 · excluded $214,960

  • 11b · Other revenue: PPP LOAN FORGIVENESS

    total $95,570 · excluded $95,570

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $310,530

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $20,025

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $2,437,413

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $666,716

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,618,357

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $401,557

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $612,256

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $186,195

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,704,270

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,305,816

  • 24a · Other expenses: PURCHASED POWER

    total $16,137,944

  • 24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE

    total $2,817,853

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADMIN & GENERAL EXPENSE

    total $1,507,911

  • 24d · Other expenses: CONSUMER EXPENSES

    total $727,659

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $111,032

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,898,828 · end of year $626,384

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $11,458,258 · end of year $8,121,336

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $998,944 · end of year $1,225,335

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $628,911 · end of year $1,847,705

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,817,201 · end of year $1,724,842

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $144,595,626

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $48,217,800

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $94,551,438 · end of year $96,377,826

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $14,782,416 · end of year $14,745,058

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,015,756 · end of year $3,509,572

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,658,581 · end of year $3,576,451

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $79,956,395 · end of year $78,778,515

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,249,298 · end of year $4,930,458

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $40,287,478 · end of year $40,892,634

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

PROVIDING MEMBERS WITH THE LOWEST COST, HIGHEST QUALITY, AND MOST RELIABLE ELECTRIC POWER, CONSISTENT WITH SOUND AND COST-EFFECTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES, AND COLLABORATE WITH MEMBERS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT MAY BE BENEFICIAL TO OUR MEMBERS AND CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC POWER TO RURAL AREAS AT COST ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS.

  • PROVIDING ELECTRIC ENERGY TO OUR MEMBERS ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS THROUGH THE ALLOCATION OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL. THERE WERE 20,388 ACTIVE SERVICES AT YEAR END.

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • CHARLES MULCOCK

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $17,446
    From this org
    $17,446
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.3 + 1 related
  • CHERI HASS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $1,532
    From this org
    $1,532
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.8 + 1 related
  • DAVID POWERS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $6,333
    From this org
    $6,333
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.8 + 1 related
  • DENNY BURNETT

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $25,022
    From this org
    $25,022
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • KENNETH BLAZER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $1,532
    From this org
    $1,532
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • MARTHA MILLS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $15,946
    From this org
    $15,946
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • PRESTON STONE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $18,935
    From this org
    $18,935
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.1 + 1 related
  • SCOTT SHAFER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $16,864
    From this org
    $16,864
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • WILLIAM BIRD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $16,396
    From this org
    $16,396
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • TIMOTHY ALAN RABON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $17,874
    From this org
    $17,874
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 1 related
  • MARIO ROMERO

    GENERAL MANAGER/CEO

    Total calculated
    $333,974
    From this org
    $220,895
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $113,079
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,821
    Bonus
    $15,404
    Other
    $21,670
    Deferred
    $83,204
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,875
    Filer's total
    $333,974
  • JULIA WALKER-GRINDER

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $194,862
    From this org
    $132,883
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,979
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $118,451
    Bonus
    $2,592
    Other
    $11,840
    Deferred
    $33,567
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,412
    Filer's total
    $194,862
  • DAMON MAREZ

    IT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $289,359
    From this org
    $153,842
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $135,517
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,419
    Bonus
    $2,526
    Other
    $31,897
    Deferred
    $122,023
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,494
    Filer's total
    $289,359
  • WILBURN RUSH

    OPERATIONS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $245,778
    From this org
    $130,574
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $115,204
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $90,953
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $39,621
    Deferred
    $96,938
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,266
    Filer's total
    $245,778
  • MARK MARTIN

    AREA SUPERVISOR

    Total calculated
    $207,204
    From this org
    $117,508
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $89,696
    Hours/week
    51

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $103,183
    Bonus
    $2,249
    Other
    $12,076
    Deferred
    $62,240
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,456
    Filer's total
    $207,204
  • MATTHEW CHAVEZ

    CREW CHIEF

    Total calculated
    $161,742
    From this org
    $126,661
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,081
    Hours/week
    42

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,310
    Bonus
    $1,800
    Other
    $551
    Deferred
    $22,940
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,141
    Filer's total
    $161,742
  • CHRISTOFER HUGHES

    CREW CHIEF

    Total calculated
    $157,332
    From this org
    $113,318
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,014
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $111,034
    Bonus
    $1,800
    Other
    $484
    Deferred
    $18,416
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,598
    Filer's total
    $157,332

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS - THE COOPERATIVE MAY, LIMITED TO ONCE ANNUALLY, REIMBURSE TRUSTEES AND THE GENERAL MANAGER THE COST OF HIS/HER SPOUSE TO ACCOMPANY HIM/HER ON OFFICIAL, APPROVED, BUSINESS OF THE COOPERATIVE. REIMBURSABLE COSTS INCLUDE TRAVEL AND MEAL ALLOWANCES. SINCE THE COOPERATIVE CONSIDERS THE REIMBURSEMENT TO BE CONSISTENT TO A BONA FIDE BUSINESS PURPOSE, SUCH REIMBURSEMENTS ARE TREATED AS EXPENSES EXCLUDED FROM REPORTABLE COMPENSATION. DURING THE YEAR, NO INDIVIDUALS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII RECEIVED THIS BENEFIT. HEALTH OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES OR INITIATION FEES - THE COOPERATIVE PAYS A PORTION OF GYM MEMBERSHIPS FOR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR SPOUSES.
PART II, COLUMN C:
INCLUDED IN THIS AMOUNT IS THE INCREASE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE OF BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER A DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLAN. THE CONTRIBUTION RATE FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE NRECA R&S DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN ARE THE SAME FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS IN THIS MULTI-EMPLOYER PLAN. THE CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE FOR EACH PARTICIPANT, HOWEVER, VARIES WITH AGE. IN OTHER WORDS, THE OLDER A PLAN PARTICIPANT IS, THE GREATER THE INCREASE IN THAT INDIVIDUAL'S CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE, ALL OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL. BECAUSE THIS RELATES TO A MULTI-EMPLOYER PLAN, CASH CONTRIBUTION TO THE PLAN IN LIEU OF THE ACTUARIAL INCREASE ARE EXPENSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MARIO ROMERO: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 74,765 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 8,439 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 83,204 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (74,765) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 44,959 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 53,398 DAMON MAREZ: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $116,297 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 5,726 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $122,023 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (116,297) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 30,685 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 36,411 WILBURN RUSH: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 92,542 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 4,396 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 96,938 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (92,542) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 22,127 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 26,523 MARK MARTIN: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 57,822 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 4,418 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 62,240 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (57,822) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 23,509 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 27,927 JULIA WALKER-GRINDER: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 28,282 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 5,285 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 33,567 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (28,282) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 28,137 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 33,422 MATTHEW CHAVEZ: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 19,453 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 3,487 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 22,940 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (19,453) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 18,626 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 22,113 CHRISTOFER HUGHES: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 15,152 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 3,264 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 18,416 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (15,152) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 16,868 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 20,132

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
1 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323199349318242

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