Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by LEA COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $115,478,058
- Total expenses
- $114,864,140
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Grants paid
- $16,635
- Program service revenue
- $113,870,352
- Investment income
- $1,413,918
- Other revenue
- $193,788
- Total assets, end of year
- $299,904,110
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $177,482,274
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $122,421,836
- 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.
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2a · Program service revenue: SALES OF ELECTRICITY
total $111,555,996 · related or exempt $111,555,996
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2b · Program service revenue: PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS
total $2,095,577 · related or exempt $2,095,577
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2c · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES
total $216,779 · related or exempt $216,779
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2d · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE
total $2,000 · related or exempt $2,000
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3 · Investment income
total $1,364,619 · excluded $1,364,619
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6a · Gross rents
personal property $8,630
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6b · Less rental expenses
personal property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
personal property $8,630
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $8,630 · unrelated business $8,630
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $49,299
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets $49,299
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $49,299 · related or exempt $49,299
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$27,886
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$27,821
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $65 · related or exempt $65
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11a · Other revenue: POLE ATTACHMENT INCOME
total $185,093 · excluded $185,093
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11e · Other revenue, total
$185,093
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $16,635
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $8,301,034
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $843,250
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $5,186,592
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $875,679
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $944,151
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $410,503
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20 · Interest
total $2,830,876
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $5,824,300
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24a · Other expenses: PURCHASED POWER
total $80,573,872
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24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE
total $4,300,932
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24c · Other expenses: ADMIN & GENERAL EXPENSE
total $2,480,044
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24d · Other expenses: CONSUMER EXPENSE
total $984,266
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24e · All other expenses
total $1,292,006
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,861,911 · end of year $1,397,336
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $18,259,726 · end of year $19,340,494
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $6,017,774 · end of year $7,835,683
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $9,252,320 · end of year $9,822,565
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $147,049 · end of year $71,847
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$235,042,402
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$88,139,920
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $125,165,008 · end of year $146,902,482
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $50,877,884 · end of year $52,965,042
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $816,928 · end of year $869,735
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $46,149,070 · end of year $48,112,448
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $11,816,022 · end of year $12,586,478
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $9,742,300 · end of year $12,389,334
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $79,916,755 · end of year $101,270,176
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $67,154,158 · end of year $63,822,764
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $36,820 · end of year $37,685
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $113,513,659 · end of year $122,384,151
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
LEA COUNTY ELECTRIC IS A COMMUNITY FOCUSED COOPERATIVE THAT STRIVES TO BE INNOVATIVE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, WHILE PROVIDING ITS MEMBERS HIGH VALUE, LOW COST, AND SAFE RELIABLE SERVICE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC ENERGY TO RURAL AREAS AT COST ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS.
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SALE OF ELECTRIC POWER TO OUR MEMBERS AT COST ON COOPERATIVE BASIS THROUGH THE ALLOCATION OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL. THERE WERE 16,775 CONNECTED MEMBERS AT YEAR END.
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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John GrahamJOHN GRAHAM
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $24,403
- From this org
- $24,403
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8.8
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Robert CaudleROBERT CAUDLE
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $24,468
- From this org
- $24,468
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3.1
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Dan HardinDAN HARDIN
SECRETARY/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $25,777
- From this org
- $25,777
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Charles Garner JrCHARLES GARNER JR
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $23,503
- From this org
- $23,503
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 9
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Charles KinsolvingCHARLES KINSOLVING
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $27,403
- From this org
- $27,403
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Kenneth WallaceKENNETH WALLACE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $23,803
- From this org
- $23,803
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Jason SwannJASON SWANN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $23,579
- From this org
- $23,579
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.6
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Travis GlennTRAVIS GLENN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $22,605
- From this org
- $22,605
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Randall McCormickRANDALL MCCORMICK
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $27,105
- From this org
- $27,105
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6.7
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Robert FerrisROBERT FERRIS
EVP & GENERAL MANAGER
- Total calculated
- $620,604
- From this org
- $484,252
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $136,352
- Hours/week
- 60
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $448,318
- Bonus
- $2,253
- Other
- $33,681
- Deferred
- $118,524
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,828
- Filer's total
- $620,604
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Bobby KimbroBOBBY KIMBRO
ENGINEERING MANAGER
- Total calculated
- $337,474
- From this org
- $231,928
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $105,546
- Hours/week
- 55
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $215,549
- Bonus
- $2,253
- Other
- $14,126
- Deferred
- $64,028
- Nontaxable benefits
- $41,518
- Filer's total
- $337,474
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Denise McDanielDENISE MCDANIEL
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
- Total calculated
- $313,189
- From this org
- $170,061
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $143,128
- Hours/week
- 55
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $166,179
- Bonus
- $1,733
- Other
- $2,149
- Deferred
- $108,009
- Nontaxable benefits
- $35,119
- Filer's total
- $313,189
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Kyle ColemanKYLE COLEMAN
IT MANAGER
- Total calculated
- $308,864
- From this org
- $169,518
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $139,346
- Hours/week
- 55
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $161,869
- Bonus
- $2,382
- Other
- $5,267
- Deferred
- $100,701
- Nontaxable benefits
- $38,645
- Filer's total
- $308,864
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Christopher BesseneckerCHRISTOPHER BESSENECKER
HR MANAGER
- Total calculated
- $204,845
- From this org
- $160,794
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $44,051
- Hours/week
- 55
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $144,466
- Bonus
- $1,029
- Other
- $15,299
- Deferred
- $28,325
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,726
- Filer's total
- $204,845
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Douglas GruenwaldDOUGLAS GRUENWALD
FOREMAN
- Total calculated
- $265,567
- From this org
- $158,522
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $107,045
- Hours/week
- 55
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $150,183
- Bonus
- $2,382
- Other
- $5,957
- Deferred
- $73,927
- Nontaxable benefits
- $33,118
- Filer's total
- $265,567
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 · 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
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 1A
- HEALTH OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES - PURSUANT TO THE COOPERATIVE'S WELLNESS POLICY, THE COOPERATIVE WILL PAY UP TO $1,200 ANNUALLY FOR THE COST OF AN EMPLOYEE'S GYM MEMBERSHIP. ONE EMPLOYEE REPORTED ON PART VII OF THE 2025 FORM 990 (KIMBRO) RECEIVED THIS BENEFIT DURING THE YEAR.
- PART I, LINE 4B
- ROBERT FERRIS PARTICIPATES IN A SECTION 457(F) NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION (NQDC) PLAN. BENEFITS ACCRUED UNDER THE PLAN FOR THE YEAR WERE $2,925.
- 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, YEARS OF SERVICE AND THE CURRENT INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENT. 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 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLAN IN LIEU OF THE ACTUARIAL INCREASE ARE EXPENSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ROBERT FERRIS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 115,599 ACCRUALS UNDER THE NQDC PLAN 2,925 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 0 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 118,524 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (115,599) LESS: ACCRUAL UNDER THE NQDC PLAN (2,925) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 75,915 EXPENSE TO COOPERATIVE $ 75,915 BOBBY KIMBRO: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 57,546 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 6,482 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 64,028 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (57,546) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 45,523 EXPENSE TO COOPERATIVE $ 52,005 DENISE MCDANIEL: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 102,950 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 5,059 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 108,009 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (102,950) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 34,964 EXPENSE TO COOPERATIVE $ 40,023 KYLE COLEMAN: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 95,801 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 4,900 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 100,701 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (95,801) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 33,836 EXPENSE TO COOPERATIVE $ 38,736 DOUGLAS GRUENWALD: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 69,961 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 3,966 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 73,927 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (69,961) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 27,692 EXPENSE TO COOPERATIVE $ 31,658 CHRISTOPHER BESSENECKER: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 16,625 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 11,700 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 28,325 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (16,625) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 12,692 EXPENSE TO COOPERATIVE $ 24,392
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
No itemized grants to organizations 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.
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LEA COUNTY ELECTRIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION
501(C)(3) · TO PROVIDE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE. · NM · controlled entity
Directly controlled by LEA COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERTIVE INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 1 September 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202622449349300937
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