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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BUCKEYE RURAL ELECTRIC CO-OP INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$46,999,381
Total expenses
$46,999,381
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$5,000
Program service revenue
$43,720,915
Investment income
$364,336
Other revenue
$2,914,130
Total assets, end of year
$143,780,464
Total liabilities, end of year
$96,516,693
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$47,263,771
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$46,999,381

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 SALES

    total $42,464,953 · related or exempt $42,464,953

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ELECTRIC PROPERTY

    total $812,746 · excluded $812,746

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER ELECTRIC REVENUE

    total $443,216 · related or exempt $443,216

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $367,618 · excluded $367,618

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

    other assets $3,282

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$3,282

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$3,282 · related or exempt -$3,282

  • 11a · Other revenue: PATRONAGE CAPITAL

    total $1,553,954 · related or exempt $1,553,954

  • 11b · Other revenue: NON-OPERATING REVENUE

    total $1,360,176 · related or exempt $1,360,176

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,914,130

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,000

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $3,702,860

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $539,329

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,427,950

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,052,143

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $351,961

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $229,848

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $24,406

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,215

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $591,499

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,723

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,907,583

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,940,267

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $46,479

  • 24a · Other expenses: COST OF POWER

    total $22,021,998

  • 24b · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE

    total $3,723,420

  • 24c · Other expenses: OPERATIONS

    total $2,365,278

  • 24d · Other expenses: TAXES

    total $1,094,006

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $968,416

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $764,858 · end of year $4,888,906

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,023,956 · end of year $6,825,807

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $2,919,032 · end of year $3,171,613

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,543,450 · end of year $1,768,460

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

    $136,194,332

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

    $29,682,807

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $103,642,624 · end of year $106,511,525

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $20,326,220 · end of year $20,575,244

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $51,381 · end of year $38,909

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,409,458 · end of year $3,794,207

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $79,446,034 · end of year $82,608,217

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,647,618 · end of year $10,114,269

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $45,768,411 · end of year $47,263,771

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE COOPERATIVE IS TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE IN THE NINE COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN OHIO. THE COOPERATIVE IS A MEMBER-OWNED, LOCALLY MANAGED AND DEMOCRATICALLY- CONTROLLED UTILITY WITH ROOTS GOING BACK TO THE MID-1930S.

  • NUMBER OF MEMBERS SERVED = 14,541, MONTHLY PUBLICATION-OHIO COOPERATIVE LIVING, COOPERATIVE IS AN INTERGRAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDING ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE MEMBERS IN 9 OHIO COUNTIES.

    Expenses $46,999,381

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kent Eldridge

    GM/CEO

    Total calculated
    $251,391
    From this org
    $179,183
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $72,208
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,183
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $47,701
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,507
    Filer's total
    $251,391
  • Justin Evans

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $203,224
    From this org
    $129,683
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $73,541
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,683
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $42,977
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,564
    Filer's total
    $203,224
  • James Walker

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $180,896
    From this org
    $124,881
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,015
    Hours/week
    49.89

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,881
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $26,414
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,601
    Filer's total
    $180,896
  • James Stapleton

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $179,260
    From this org
    $138,410
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,850
    Hours/week
    52.39

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,410
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $26,414
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,436
    Filer's total
    $179,260
  • Cody Walter

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $178,687
    From this org
    $123,237
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,450
    Hours/week
    49.8

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,237
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $26,414
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,036
    Filer's total
    $178,687
  • Timothy Tucker

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $169,228
    From this org
    $120,225
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,003
    Hours/week
    48.44

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $120,225
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $26,414
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,589
    Filer's total
    $169,228
  • Melanie Lawrence

    VP OF ADMIN

    Total calculated
    $168,232
    From this org
    $112,663
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,569
    Hours/week
    41.69

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $112,663
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $34,188
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,381
    Filer's total
    $168,232
  • Erin Schnieder

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $135,829
    From this org
    $116,204
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,625
    Hours/week
    46.77
  • Paul Berridge

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $20,500
    From this org
    $20,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    6.52
  • William H Holcomb

    SECT/TREAS

    Total calculated
    $18,500
    From this org
    $18,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7.61
  • J Wesley Williams

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $17,200
    From this org
    $17,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7.06
  • Dennis Blakeman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $15,200
    From this org
    $15,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5.43
  • Ronald Hatfield

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $12,000
    From this org
    $12,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.97
  • Daniel Newsome

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $11,600
    From this org
    $11,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.33
  • James M Herrell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $8,400
    From this org
    $8,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.63
  • Timothy Stephen Massie

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $8,400
    From this org
    $8,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.89
  • Jodie Penrod

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $6,000
    From this org
    $6,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.99

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 · 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
SCHEDULE J, PART II: COLUMN (C) CONTAINS EMPLOYER DEFINED RETIREMENT PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS, EMPLOYER 401K CONTRIBUTIONS, AND DEFINED RETIREMENT PLAN CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE. COLUMN (D) CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING PRETAX ITEMS PAID BY THE EMPLOYEE: HEALTH INSURANCE, SUPPLEMENTAL SECTON 125 INSURANCE, HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT CONTRIBUTIONS. COLUMN (D) ALSO CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS PAID BY THE EMPLOYER: HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT CONTRIBUTIONS.

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
11 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202413189349305406

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