Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by HILL COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $19,851,616
- Total expenses
- $19,851,616
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Grants paid
- $4,015
- Program service revenue
- $19,198,300
- Investment income
- $157,185
- Other revenue
- $496,131
- Total assets, end of year
- $40,722,999
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $16,973,147
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $23,749,852
- 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: SALE OF POWER
total $18,735,719 · related or exempt $18,735,719
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2b · Program service revenue: CAPITAL CREDITS
total $438,451 · related or exempt $438,451
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $24,130 · related or exempt $24,130
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3 · Investment income
total $157,185 · excluded $157,185
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6a · Gross rents
real property $542,001
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $542,001
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $542,001 · excluded $542,001
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$233,693
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$279,563
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total -$45,870 · excluded -$45,870
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $4,015
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $1,892,186
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $371,482
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,193,376
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $547,030
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $179,821
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20 · Interest
total $397,626
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,715,169
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24a · Other expenses: COST OF POWER
total $10,978,739
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24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION - MAINTENA
total $1,368,835
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24c · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION - OPERATIO
total $840,682
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24d · Other expenses: TAXES
total $605,915
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24e · All other expenses
total -$1,243,260
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,306,305 · end of year $3,482,938
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,746,211 · end of year $2,023,105
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $479,157 · end of year $376,757
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $1,363,599 · end of year $1,344,400
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $149,398 · end of year $179,365
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$59,502,907
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$28,018,746
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $31,481,940 · end of year $31,484,161
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $1,040,334 · end of year $1,040,421
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $761,721 · end of year $778,010
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $13,249 · end of year $13,842
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,583,459 · end of year $2,221,724
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $14,580,072 · end of year $13,735,876
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,015,053 · end of year $1,015,547
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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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 $22,163,330 · end of year $23,749,852
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
HILL COUNTY ELECTRIC PROVIDES OUR MEMBERS AND CUSTOMERS WITH HIGH QUALITY, RELIABLE AND SAFE ELECTRIC SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS AT COMPETITIVE PRICES, NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. USING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY WHEN AVAILABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE, WE STRIVE TO EXCEED THE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR CUSTOMERS BY GIVING UNCOMPROMISING CUSTOMER SERVICE BASED ON CORE PRINCIPLES OF COOPERATION, MUTUAL RESPECT AND APPRECIATION FOR THEIR PATRONAGE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO RURAL AREAS.
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HILL COUNTY ELECTRIC PROVIDES OUR MEMBERS AND CUSTOMERS WITH HIGH QUALITY, RELIABLE AND SAFE ELECTRIC SERVICES, AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS AT COMPETITIVE PRICES, NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. USING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY WHEN AVAILABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE, WE STRIVE TO EXCEED THE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR CUSTOMERS BY GIVING UNCOMPROMISING CUSTOMER SERVICE BASED ON CORE PRINCIPLES OF COOPERATION, MUTUAL RESPECT, AND APPRECIATION FOR THEIR PATRONAGE. HCE PROVIDED ELECTRIC SERVICE TO APPROXIMATELY 2,351 MEMBERS AND ADDED/REPLACED 21.6 MILES OF LINE.
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Shane BarrettSHANE BARRETT
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $18,503
- From this org
- $18,503
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 13
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Leslie SmithLESLIE SMITH
SECRETARY/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $15,300
- From this org
- $15,300
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Nick SiebrasseNICK SIEBRASSE
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $20,925
- From this org
- $20,925
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 12
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Robert LasalleROBERT LASALLE
TRUSTEE FROM 11/2025
- Total calculated
- $2,250
- From this org
- $2,250
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Trevor Standing RockTREVOR STANDING ROCK
TRUSTEE UNTIL 09/2025
- Total calculated
- $9,675
- From this org
- $9,675
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Kelly RutledgeKELLY RUTLEDGE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $18,338
- From this org
- $18,338
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Craig GatesCRAIG GATES
GENERAL MANAGER/CEO
- Total calculated
- $227,536
- From this org
- $157,010
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $70,526
- Hours/week
- 16
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $145,658
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $11,352
- Deferred
- $61,600
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,626
- Filer's total
- $232,236
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Mark MajeresMARK MAJERES
CONTROLLER/CFO
- Total calculated
- $91,906
- From this org
- $53,774
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,132
- Hours/week
- 11.4
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Warren SchmittWARREN SCHMITT
VP OF ELECTRIC SAFETY
- Total calculated
- $213,613
- From this org
- $146,030
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $67,583
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $133,928
- Bonus
- $10,800
- Other
- $1,302
- Deferred
- $38,211
- Nontaxable benefits
- $33,412
- Filer's total
- $217,653
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Russell GregoireRUSSELL GREGOIRE
ELECTRIC LINEMAN
- Total calculated
- $143,882
- From this org
- $129,510
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,372
- Hours/week
- 40
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Wes GingeryWES GINGERY
ELECTRIC LINEMAN
- Total calculated
- $149,363
- From this org
- $117,047
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,316
- Hours/week
- 40
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Thaddeus DarrahTHADDEUS DARRAH
ELECTRIC LINEMAN
- Total calculated
- $148,371
- From this org
- $118,055
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,316
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $109,625
- Bonus
- $7,754
- Other
- $676
- Deferred
- $8,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,876
- Filer's total
- $150,931
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Joshua PulseJOSHUA PULSE
ELECTRIC LINEMAN
- Total calculated
- $156,266
- From this org
- $121,894
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $34,372
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $112,881
- Bonus
- $8,337
- Other
- $676
- Deferred
- $5,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $32,223
- Filer's total
- $159,117
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 II, COLUMN C
- PER THE INSTRUCTIONS, COLUMN C INCLUDES THE CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE IN THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN FOR PERSONS LISTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II. ACTUAL EXPENSE OF THE PLAN MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE. DETAILS RELEVANT TO THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN ARE AS FOLLOWS: ACTUAL EXPENSE: - CRAIG GATES $39,254 - WARREN SCHMITT $41,830 - JOSHUA PULSE $33,081 - THADDEUS DARRAH $30,278 CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE: - CRAIG GATES $61,600 - WARREN SCHMITT $38,211 - JOSHUA PULSE $5,000 - THADDEUS DARRAH $8,000
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
- 2025
- Filed
- 3 September 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202602509349300920
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