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← VERNON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by VERNON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$23,434,167
Total expenses
$22,966,218
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$23,064,612
Investment income
$189,645
Other revenue
$179,910
Total assets, end of year
$73,064,561
Total liabilities, end of year
$36,585,146
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$36,479,415
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Program services were 0.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

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: ELECTRIC REVENUE

    total $22,360,423 · related or exempt $22,360,423

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $704,189 · excluded $704,189

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $189,645 · excluded $189,645

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $5,080

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $5,080

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $5,080 · excluded $5,080

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $101,374

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $82,864

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $18,510 · related or exempt $18,510

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS NONOP INCOME

    total $156,320 · related or exempt $156,320

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $156,320

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $1,433,808

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $438,454

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,007,912

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,485,839

  • 24a · Other expenses: COST OF PURCHASED POWER

    total $12,311,335

  • 24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION - OPERATIONS

    total $1,653,143

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERA

    total $1,330,802

  • 24d · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION - MAINTENANC

    total $1,210,596

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,094,329

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $351,595 · end of year $486,220

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,001,694 · end of year $149,072

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,180,610 · end of year $2,064,295

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $66,109 · end of year $65,692

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,137,496 · end of year $1,668,212

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $104,024 · end of year $112,518

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

    $76,541,871

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

    $21,825,950

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $52,776,354 · end of year $54,715,921

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $13,511,591 · end of year $13,739,149

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $808 · end of year $808

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $37,783 · end of year $62,674

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,775,439 · end of year $2,548,208

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $32,990,969 · end of year $31,892,764

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,143,083 · end of year $2,144,174

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

    beginning of year $8,129,207 · end of year $8,650,862

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $27,129,366 · end of year $27,828,553

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC ENERGY TO THE COOPERATIVE'S MEMBERS.

  • TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC ENERGY TO THE COOPERATIVE'S MEMBERS.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Craig Buros

    CEO/GENERAL

    Total calculated
    $339,679
    From this org
    $212,423
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $127,256
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,423
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $96,293
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,963
    Filer's total
    $339,679
  • Mark See

    LINE SUPERIN

    Total calculated
    $195,883
    From this org
    $120,265
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $75,618
    Hours/week
    47

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $120,265
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $45,687
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,931
    Filer's total
    $195,883
  • Karla Yanske

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $187,234
    From this org
    $115,946
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $71,288
    Hours/week
    43

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $115,946
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $41,398
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,890
    Filer's total
    $187,234
  • Dan Flock

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $157,444
    From this org
    $110,018
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,426
    Hours/week
    44

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $110,018
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $21,011
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,415
    Filer's total
    $157,444
  • Jason Johnson

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $156,801
    From this org
    $109,794
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,007
    Hours/week
    44

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $109,794
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $20,592
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,415
    Filer's total
    $156,801
  • Tyler Halverson

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $117,899
    From this org
    $107,146
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,753
    Hours/week
    42
  • Bernadine Hornby

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $13,425
    From this org
    $13,425
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    9
  • David Dregne

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $10,200
    From this org
    $10,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Richard Nemec

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $10,125
    From this org
    $10,125
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Daniel Korn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,975
    From this org
    $9,975
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Orlan Bakkum

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $9,675
    From this org
    $9,675
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Michael Paulsrud

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,600
    From this org
    $9,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Daniel Giese

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,150
    From this org
    $9,150
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • James Goodman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $8,700
    From this org
    $8,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jerry Kramer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $8,700
    From this org
    $8,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Ole Yttri

    DIRECTOR (MA

    Total calculated
    $7,225
    From this org
    $7,225
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Samantha Laskowski

    DIRECTOR (JA

    Total calculated
    $2,000
    From this org
    $2,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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)

SCHEDULE J, PART III
PART I, LINE 3 - RELATED ORG METHODS USED FOR COMPENSATION EXPLANATION EXPLANATION: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPLETE AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE GENERAL MANAGER/CEO AND USE SEVERAL WAGE COMPARISON DATA TO DETERMINE THE GENERAL MANAGER/CEO'S SALARY. DATA SOURCES INCLUDE THE FORM 990 OF OTHER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES AND THE NRECA COMPENSATION STUDY, WHICH INCLUDES WAGE COMPARISON BY REGION, STATE, POWER SUPPLIER, AND COOPERATIVE SIZE.

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
2023
Filed
19 April 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202411169349300806

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