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← NORTHWESTERN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NORTHWESTERN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$40,981,217
Total expenses
$40,981,217
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$26,184
Program service revenue
$40,733,557
Investment income
$144,209
Other revenue
$103,451
Total assets, end of year
$130,542,183
Total liabilities, end of year
$89,897,371
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$40,644,812
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 $38,996,188 · related or exempt $38,996,188

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS

    total $1,634,895 · related or exempt $1,634,895

  • 2c · Program service revenue: DISTRIBUTION LINE LEASE

    total $52,787 · related or exempt $52,787

  • 2d · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES

    total $49,687 · related or exempt $49,687

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $73,413 · excluded $73,413

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $27 · excluded $27

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $136,613

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

    other assets $65,817

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $70,796

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $70,796 · related or exempt $70,796

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $982,567

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $964,548

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $18,019 · related or exempt $18,019

  • 11a · Other revenue: BILLING REVENUE

    total $74,350 · unrelated business $74,350

  • 11b · Other revenue: POLE ATTACHMENT INCOME

    total $10,955 · excluded $10,955

  • 11c · Other revenue: MISC NON-OPERATING INCOME

    total $100 · excluded $100

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $85,405

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $21,184

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,000

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $2,477,383

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,096,758

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,345,013

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $694,404

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,013,091

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $279,795

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,549,058

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,211,827

  • 24a · Other expenses: PURCHASED POWER

    total $22,262,871

  • 24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE

    total $1,673,669

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADMIN & GENERAL EXPENSE

    total $940,967

  • 24d · Other expenses: OPERATING TAXES

    total $858,593

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $551,604

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,905,575 · end of year $1,672,676

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,073,578 · end of year $2,413,361

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $359,006 · end of year $603,327

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $2,688,303 · end of year $1,219,890

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $242,298 · end of year $266,213

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

    $126,484,330

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

    $21,505,142

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $106,552,913 · end of year $104,979,188

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $16,861,282 · end of year $18,344,365

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $987,436 · end of year $1,043,163

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,687,021 · end of year $3,100,791

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $87,032,281 · end of year $83,888,852

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,504,222 · end of year $2,907,728

  • 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 $5,439,823 · end of year $5,544,208

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $33,007,044 · end of year $35,100,604

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE COOPERATIVE'S RESPONSIBILITY AND AIM IS TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT AND INNOVATIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE AS REFLECTED IN TOP QUALITY ELECTRIC SERVICE RELIABILITY, AFFORDABLE RATES, EMPLOYEE TEAMWORK AND THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF INTEGRITY IN ALL COOPERATIVE ENDEAVORS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC POWER TO RURAL AREAS AT COST ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS.

  • PROVIDING ELECTRIC ENERGY TO OUR MEMBERS - 11,958 ACTIVE SERVICES AT YEAR END WERE PROVIDED ELECTRICITY ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS THROUGH THE ALLOCATION OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Marvin Wilkinson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $33,314
    From this org
    $33,314
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.7
  • Kenneth Knowles

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $27,770
    From this org
    $27,770
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Jeff McIntosh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $26,520
    From this org
    $26,520
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.8
  • Gilbert Perkins

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $24,434
    From this org
    $24,434
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.4
  • John Bruce Jr

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $23,934
    From this org
    $23,934
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.4
  • Clair Craighead

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $23,170
    From this org
    $23,170
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Brycen Shoaf

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $21,884
    From this org
    $21,884
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.2
  • Darla Young

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $17,770
    From this org
    $17,770
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5
  • Duane Henderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $15,984
    From this org
    $15,984
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Tyson Littau

    CEO/GM

    Total calculated
    $395,523
    From this org
    $259,231
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $136,292
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $250,522
    Bonus
    $1,643
    Other
    $7,066
    Deferred
    $96,253
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,039
    Filer's total
    $395,523
  • Jaret Dowler

    DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING/OPS

    Total calculated
    $246,052
    From this org
    $157,499
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $88,553
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,181
    Bonus
    $1,703
    Other
    $1,615
    Deferred
    $49,689
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,864
    Filer's total
    $246,052
  • Jamie Ruble

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN/CFO

    Total calculated
    $240,403
    From this org
    $147,035
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $93,368
    Hours/week
    42

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,237
    Bonus
    $1,643
    Other
    $3,155
    Deferred
    $61,359
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,009
    Filer's total
    $240,403
  • Brent McDowell

    SAFETY MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $206,237
    From this org
    $125,170
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $81,067
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,246
    Bonus
    $1,703
    Other
    $4,221
    Deferred
    $61,923
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,144
    Filer's total
    $206,237
  • Curt Cloyd

    DIRECTOR OF IT

    Total calculated
    $183,829
    From this org
    $114,495
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,334
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $107,256
    Bonus
    $1,643
    Other
    $5,596
    Deferred
    $33,256
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,078
    Filer's total
    $183,829
  • Brian Snider

    OPERATIONS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $214,321
    From this org
    $119,252
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $95,069
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $114,443
    Bonus
    $1,703
    Other
    $3,106
    Deferred
    $64,913
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,156
    Filer's total
    $214,321
  • Jacob Collier

    AREA MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $171,008
    From this org
    $110,934
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,074
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $108,401
    Bonus
    $1,703
    Other
    $830
    Deferred
    $27,612
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,462
    Filer's total
    $171,008
  • Clint Leforce

    LINE FOREMAN

    Total calculated
    $181,215
    From this org
    $112,110
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,105
    Hours/week
    44

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $108,118
    Bonus
    $1,963
    Other
    $2,029
    Deferred
    $31,757
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,348
    Filer's total
    $181,215

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

  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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 I, LINE 1A
PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE TRAVEL POLICIES, THE COOPERATIVE WILL ONLY PAY FOR REGISTRATION FEES INCURRED BY A TRUSTEES' SPOUSE. TRUSTEES MAY ONLY ATTEND ONE NATIONAL MEETING PER YEAR. ALSO PURSUANT TO THE CURRENT POLICY, THE COOPERATIVE WILL PAY FOR REGISTRATION FEES, TRAVEL AND MEALS INCURRED BY AN EMPLOYEE'S SPOUSE IF INVITED TO ATTEND AN NRECA REGIONAL OR NATIONAL MEETING. DURING THE YEAR, NO INDIVIDUAL REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII RECEIVED THIS BENEFIT.
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. TYSON LITTAU: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 91,021 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 5,232 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 96,253 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (91,021) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTED TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 69,030 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 74,262 JARET DOWLER: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 46,380 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K)PLAN 3,309 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 49,689 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (46,380) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTED TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 43,653 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 46,962 JAMIE RUBLE: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 58,311 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 3,048 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 61,359 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (58,311) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTED TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 40,220 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 43,268 BRIAN SNIDER: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 62,449 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 2,464 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 64,913 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (62,449) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTED TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 32,512 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 34,976 BRENT MCDOWELL: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 59,422 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 2,501 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 61,923 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (59,422) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTED TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 32,992 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 35,493 CURT CLOYD: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 30,927 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 2,329 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 33,256 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (30,927) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTED TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 30,730 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 33,059 CLINT LEFORCE: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 29,744 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 2,013 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 31,757 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (29,744) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTED TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 26,565 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 28,578 JACOB COLLIER: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 25,332 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 2,280 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 27,612 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (25,332) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTED TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 30,044 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 32,324

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202501359349303135

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