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← HILL COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC

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.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SALE OF POWER

    total $18,735,719 · related or exempt $18,735,719

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CAPITAL CREDITS

    total $438,451 · related or exempt $438,451

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $24,130 · related or exempt $24,130

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $157,185 · excluded $157,185

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $542,001

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $542,001

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $542,001 · excluded $542,001

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $233,693

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $279,563

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$45,870 · excluded -$45,870

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $4,015

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $1,892,186

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $371,482

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,193,376

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $547,030

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $179,821

  • 20 · Interest

    total $397,626

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,715,169

  • 24a · Other expenses: COST OF POWER

    total $10,978,739

  • 24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION - MAINTENA

    total $1,368,835

  • 24c · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION - OPERATIO

    total $840,682

  • 24d · Other expenses: TAXES

    total $605,915

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total -$1,243,260

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,306,305 · end of year $3,482,938

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,746,211 · end of year $2,023,105

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $479,157 · end of year $376,757

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,363,599 · end of year $1,344,400

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $149,398 · end of year $179,365

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

    $59,502,907

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

    $28,018,746

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $31,481,940 · end of year $31,484,161

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,040,334 · end of year $1,040,421

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $761,721 · end of year $778,010

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $13,249 · end of year $13,842

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,583,459 · end of year $2,221,724

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $14,580,072 · end of year $13,735,876

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,015,053 · end of year $1,015,547

  • 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 $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.

  • 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

  • Shane Barrett

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $18,503
    From this org
    $18,503
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    13
  • Leslie Smith

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $15,300
    From this org
    $15,300
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Nick Siebrasse

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $20,925
    From this org
    $20,925
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    12
  • Robert Lasalle

    TRUSTEE FROM 11/2025

    Total calculated
    $2,250
    From this org
    $2,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Trevor Standing Rock

    TRUSTEE UNTIL 09/2025

    Total calculated
    $9,675
    From this org
    $9,675
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Kelly Rutledge

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $18,338
    From this org
    $18,338
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Craig 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
  • Mark Majeres

    CONTROLLER/CFO

    Total calculated
    $91,906
    From this org
    $53,774
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,132
    Hours/week
    11.4
  • Warren 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
  • Russell Gregoire

    ELECTRIC LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $143,882
    From this org
    $129,510
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,372
    Hours/week
    40
  • Wes Gingery

    ELECTRIC LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $149,363
    From this org
    $117,047
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,316
    Hours/week
    40
  • Thaddeus 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
  • Joshua 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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