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← VERNON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by VERNON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$25,221,516
Total expenses
$24,854,869
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$24,932,779
Investment income
$104,202
Other revenue
$184,535
Total assets, end of year
$74,963,130
Total liabilities, end of year
$36,182,827
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$38,780,303
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 $24,224,191 · related or exempt $24,224,191

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $708,588 · excluded $708,588

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $75,490 · excluded $75,490

  • 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

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $28,712

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $28,712

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $28,712 · related or exempt $28,712

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $209,407

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $186,270

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $23,137 · related or exempt $23,137

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS NONOP INCOME

    total $156,318 · related or exempt $156,318

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $156,318

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $1,432,592

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $489,464

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,007,256

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,737,225

  • 24a · Other expenses: COST OF PURCHASED POWER

    total $13,455,735

  • 24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION - OPERATIONS

    total $1,856,588

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERA

    total $1,400,604

  • 24d · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION - MAINTENANC

    total $1,231,322

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,244,083

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $512,332 · end of year $1,098,043

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,197 · end of year $5,797

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,213,647 · end of year $2,352,171

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $65,609 · end of year $67,286

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,262,564 · end of year $654,836

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $115,539 · end of year $131,383

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

    $82,165,066

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

    $25,259,392

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $55,846,254 · end of year $56,905,674

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $13,607,317 · end of year $13,683,124

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $808 · end of year $808

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $85,627 · end of year $64,008

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,733,784 · end of year $3,269,596

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $30,874,284 · end of year $29,893,183

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,342,045 · end of year $3,020,048

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

    beginning of year $9,208,120 · end of year $9,830,731

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $28,552,661 · end of year $28,949,572

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC ENERGY TO THE COOPERATIVE'S MEMBERS.

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

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Craig Buros

    CEO/GENERAL

    Total calculated
    $391,839
    From this org
    $260,539
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $131,300
    Hours/week
    54

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $260,539
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $97,211
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,089
    Filer's total
    $391,839
  • Karla Yanske

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $226,073
    From this org
    $120,583
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $105,490
    Hours/week
    54

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $120,583
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $72,532
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,958
    Filer's total
    $226,073
  • Mark See

    LINE SUPERIN

    Total calculated
    $220,895
    From this org
    $129,410
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $91,485
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,410
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $58,515
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,970
    Filer's total
    $220,895
  • Jason Johnson

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $180,988
    From this org
    $120,219
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,769
    Hours/week
    46

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $120,219
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $31,543
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,226
    Filer's total
    $180,988
  • Kenneth Karwoski

    FOREMAN

    Total calculated
    $178,317
    From this org
    $115,283
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,034
    Hours/week
    43

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $115,283
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $33,737
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,297
    Filer's total
    $178,317
  • Tyler Halverson

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $129,782
    From this org
    $116,268
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,514
    Hours/week
    43
  • Bernadine Hornby

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $13,575
    From this org
    $13,575
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    9
  • Daniel Korn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $11,100
    From this org
    $11,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7
  • John Young

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $10,725
    From this org
    $10,725
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Richard Nemec

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $10,425
    From this org
    $10,425
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Orlan Bakkum

    VICE PRESIDE

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

    DIRECTOR

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

    DIRECTOR

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

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,600
    From this org
    $9,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jerry Kramer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $8,850
    From this org
    $8,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • David Dregne

    SECRETARY (-

    Total calculated
    $3,950
    From this org
    $3,950
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2025
Filed
15 April 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202621079349301007

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