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← FAYETTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FAYETTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$39,719,567
Total expenses
$41,262,339
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$17,752
Program service revenue
$39,594,317
Investment income
$99,691
Other revenue
$25,559
Total assets, end of year
$118,225,661
Total liabilities, end of year
$83,043,967
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$35,181,694
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: SALES OF ELECTRICITY

    total $38,811,949 · related or exempt $38,811,949

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS

    total $482,837 · related or exempt $482,837

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES

    total $230,729 · related or exempt $230,729

  • 2d · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $68,802 · related or exempt $68,802

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $99,691 · excluded $99,691

  • 6a · Gross rents

    personal property $318

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    personal property $318

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $318 · related or exempt $318

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $32,369

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $11,774

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $20,595 · related or exempt $20,595

  • 11a · Other revenue: POLE ATTACHMENT INCOME

    total $4,646 · excluded $4,646

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,646

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $17,752

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $603,215

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,314,649

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $274,769

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $670,601

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $201,136

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,595,328

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,646,177

  • 24a · Other expenses: PURCHASED POWER

    total $23,643,683

  • 24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE

    total $4,646,927

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADMIN & GENERAL EXPENSE

    total $1,270,424

  • 24d · Other expenses: CONSUMER EXPENSE

    total $367,049

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,629

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $309,167 · end of year $1,213,448

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,891,788 · end of year $3,065,941

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $3,201,327 · end of year $2,688,319

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,957,613 · end of year $1,699,914

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

    $134,764,667

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

    $30,049,627

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $93,973,343 · end of year $104,715,040

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $3,825,822 · end of year $3,984,939

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $999,529 · end of year $858,060

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,116,532 · end of year $4,222,993

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $169,790 · end of year $388,448

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $58,181,136 · end of year $72,506,083

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,495,289 · end of year $5,926,443

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $247,090 · end of year $255,855

  • 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 $36,948,752 · end of year $34,925,839

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

IT IS THE MISSION OF FAYETTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. TO PROVIDE RELIABLE, COST-EFFECTIVE SERVICE TO OUR MEMBERS WHILE SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE RELIABLE, COST EFFECTIVE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO OUR MEMBER-OWNERS.

  • SALE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO MEMBERS ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS THROUGH THE ALLOCATION OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL. THERE WERE 16,346 ACTIVE SERVICES AT YEAR END.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • David G Lehmann

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $20,013
    From this org
    $20,013
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.5
  • Joseph Kruppa

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $22,458
    From this org
    $22,458
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7.8
  • Bill Briscoe

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $20,835
    From this org
    $20,835
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5
  • David A Stancik

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,011
    From this org
    $2,011
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    6.5
  • Leo C Henke Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $19,475
    From this org
    $19,475
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • David Anderle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $21,762
    From this org
    $21,762
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Gale Lincke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $19,915
    From this org
    $19,915
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.8
  • Gary Don Nietsche

    GENERAL MANAGER (JAN-JUNE)

    Total calculated
    $166,456
    From this org
    $112,854
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,602
    Hours/week
    80

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $108,102
    Bonus
    $466
    Other
    $4,286
    Deferred
    $34,279
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,323
    Filer's total
    $166,456
  • Douglas W Lambert

    GENERAL MANAGER (JUNE-DEC)

    Total calculated
    $135,312
    From this org
    $107,267
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,045
    Hours/week
    50
  • Linda Gaddes

    ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR

    Total calculated
    $174,978
    From this org
    $120,522
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,456
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $114,099
    Bonus
    $271
    Other
    $6,152
    Deferred
    $26,298
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,158
    Filer's total
    $174,978
  • Gregory W Noak

    LINE FOREMAN

    Total calculated
    $129,197
    From this org
    $108,556
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,641
    Hours/week
    43
  • Brandon L Pieper

    MEMBER RELATIONS/ENGINEERING SUPV.

    Total calculated
    $151,772
    From this org
    $107,208
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,564
    Hours/week
    42

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $105,857
    Bonus
    $271
    Other
    $1,080
    Deferred
    $16,655
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,909
    Filer's total
    $151,772
  • Leo W Wick

    MEMBER RELATIONS/ENG. SUPV. ASST.

    Total calculated
    $170,362
    From this org
    $121,291
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,071
    Hours/week
    51

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,354
    Bonus
    $271
    Other
    $1,666
    Deferred
    $20,925
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,146
    Filer's total
    $170,362
  • Larry J Sulak

    SAFERTY COORDINATOR

    Total calculated
    $196,492
    From this org
    $113,442
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $83,050
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $109,845
    Bonus
    $271
    Other
    $3,326
    Deferred
    $51,276
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,774
    Filer's total
    $196,492
  • Robert J Thomas

    LINE SUPERINTENDENT

    Total calculated
    $160,589
    From this org
    $119,131
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,458
    Hours/week
    42

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $115,346
    Bonus
    $839
    Other
    $2,946
    Deferred
    $36,658
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,800
    Filer's total
    $160,589

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)

PART II, COLUMN C:
INCLUDED IN THIS AMOUNT IS THE INCREASE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE OF BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER A DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLAN. THE CONTRIBUTION RATE FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE NRECA R&S DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN ARE THE SAME FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS IN THIS MULTI-EMPLOYER PLAN. THE CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE FOR EACH PARTICIPANT, HOWEVER, VARIES WITH AGE, YEARS OF SERVICE AND THE CURRENT INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENT. IN OTHER WORDS, THE OLDER A PLAN PARTICIPANT IS, THE GREATER THE INCREASE IN THAT INDIVIDUAL'S CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE, ALL OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL. BECAUSE THIS RELATES TO A MULTI-EMPLOYER PLAN, CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLAN IN LIEU OF THE ACTUARIAL INCREASE ARE EXPENSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. LARRY J. SULAK: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 51,276 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C 51,276 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (51,276) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 18,644 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 18,644 LINDA GADDES: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 26,298 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C 26,298 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (26,298) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 19,284 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 19,284 LEO W. WICK: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 20,925 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C 20,925 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (20,925) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 15,399 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 15,399 GARY DON NIETSCHE: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 34,279 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C 34,279 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (34,279) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 16,739 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 16,739 ROBERT J. THOMAS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 36,658 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C 36,658 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (36,658) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 16,646 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 16,646 BRANDON L. PIEPER: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 16,655 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C 16,655 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (16,655) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 14,095 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 14,095

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
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533219349305233

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