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← LOWER YELLOWSTONE RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LOWER YELLOWSTONE RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$48,685,321
Total expenses
$44,108,592
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$46,489,545
Investment income
$225,379
Other revenue
$1,970,397
Total assets, end of year
$106,372,065
Total liabilities, end of year
$51,558,610
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$54,813,455
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: SALE OF ELECTRICITY

    total $46,489,545 · related or exempt $46,489,545

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $225,379 · related or exempt $225,379

  • 11a · Other revenue: G & T CAPITAL CREDITS

    total $1,577,490 · related or exempt $1,577,490

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER CAPITAL CREDITS

    total $392,907 · related or exempt $392,907

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,970,397

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $2,196,379

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $806,069

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $232,452

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $14,560

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $20,409

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $28,965

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $196,573

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $49,604

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $73,419

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $34,006

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,960,196

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,008,539

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $88,863

  • 24a · Other expenses: COST OF PURCHASED POWER

    total $26,608,786

  • 24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE-OP

    total $3,254,213

  • 24c · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE- M

    total $2,099,554

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROPERTY TAXES

    total $932,000

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,504,005

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $897,016 · end of year $85,973

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $632,570 · end of year $695,407

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,357,353 · end of year $4,652,111

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $17,042 · end of year $93,790

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,052,778 · end of year $4,397,076

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $89,746 · end of year $100,212

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

    $118,958,911

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

    $37,898,249

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $77,196,439 · end of year $81,060,662

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $13,897,136 · end of year $15,286,834

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,455,953 · end of year $3,050,618

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $45,682,041 · end of year $46,168,897

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,765,360 · end of year $2,339,095

  • 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 $50,236,726 · end of year $54,813,455

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO DISTRIBUTE ELECTRICITY TO OUR MEMBERS IN AN EFFICIENT AND COST EFFECTIVE MANNER. WE ONLY DISTRIBUTE ELECTRICITY TO OUR MEMBERS.

  • RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE SUPPLYING ELECTRICAL POWER AND UTILITIESSERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 2,464 MEMBERS IN THE EASTERN PORTION OFMONTANA.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Allen Thiessen

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $21,570
    From this org
    $21,570
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.37
  • Greg Rauschendorfer

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $39,427
    From this org
    $39,427
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    12.98
  • Dennis Schmierer

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $39,177
    From this org
    $39,177
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.99
  • Colin Gartner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $35,427
    From this org
    $35,427
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.09
  • Dennis Nelson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $39,177
    From this org
    $39,177
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.98
  • James Vitt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $35,677
    From this org
    $35,677
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.09
  • Timothy Franzen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $34,427
    From this org
    $34,427
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.81
  • Jason Brothen

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $390,948
    From this org
    $268,124
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $122,824
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $268,124
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $92,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,674
    Filer's total
    $390,948
  • Chris Hillesland

    COO

    Total calculated
    $256,879
    From this org
    $170,532
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $86,347
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,532
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $55,673
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,674
    Filer's total
    $256,879
  • Coree Candee

    CIO

    Total calculated
    $239,764
    From this org
    $156,964
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $82,800
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,964
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $52,126
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,674
    Filer's total
    $239,764
  • Pam Wilcoxon

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $170,239
    From this org
    $106,662
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,577
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $106,662
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $32,903
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,674
    Filer's total
    $170,239
  • Kelly Keysor

    OPERATIONS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $240,713
    From this org
    $157,877
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $82,836
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,877
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $52,162
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,674
    Filer's total
    $240,713
  • Kyle Kavanagh

    IT

    Total calculated
    $200,006
    From this org
    $142,713
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,293
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,713
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $43,115
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,178
    Filer's total
    $200,006
  • Cole Jankovsky

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $177,386
    From this org
    $128,019
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,367
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,019
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $35,189
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,178
    Filer's total
    $177,386
  • Ryder Peterson

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $191,851
    From this org
    $125,975
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,876
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,975
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $35,202
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,674
    Filer's total
    $191,851
  • Bryan Franck

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $187,569
    From this org
    $121,702
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,867
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,702
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $35,193
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,674
    Filer's total
    $187,569

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

Answered no

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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 August 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202542329349301239

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