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← TRAVERSE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by TRAVERSE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,403,536
Total expenses
$14,403,536
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$13,469,400
Investment income
$214,925
Other revenue
$719,211
Total assets, end of year
$43,577,457
Total liabilities, end of year
$24,820,972
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$18,756,485
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: ELECTRIC SERVICE

    total $13,469,400 · related or exempt $13,469,400

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $211,425 · excluded $211,425

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $27,402

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $1,840

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $25,562

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $25,562 · excluded $25,562

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $3,500

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

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $3,500

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $3,500 · excluded $3,500

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $207,582

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $177,619

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $29,963 · related or exempt $23,331 · unrelated business $6,632

  • 11a · Other revenue: CAPITAL CREDITS

    total $663,686 · related or exempt $663,686

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $663,686

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $1,089,145

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $326,915

  • 20 · Interest

    total $848,817

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,227,136

  • 24a · Other expenses: PURCHASED POWER

    total $8,286,327

  • 24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE -

    total $873,538

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENE

    total $799,681

  • 24d · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE -

    total $561,044

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $390,933

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,580,843 · end of year $3,444,746

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $911,385 · end of year $970,964

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $105,380 · end of year $73,766

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,056,158 · end of year $1,011,003

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $182,142 · end of year $124,175

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

    $42,277,920

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

    $12,972,325

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $28,844,658 · end of year $29,305,595

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $8,257,764 · end of year $8,647,208

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,054,831 · end of year $1,046,681

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $374,567 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $24,316,439 · end of year $23,716,143

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $40,078 · end of year $41,548

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $15,850 · end of year $16,600

  • 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 $611,997 · end of year $627,938

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $17,524,568 · end of year $18,128,547

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC SERVICE AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE RATES, CONSISTENT WITH SOUND BUSINESS PRINCIPLES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE PROVIDING ELECTRIC SERVICE TO MEMBERS AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST.

  • SALES OF ELECTRIC POWER TO 2,269 MEMBERS WITH AN AVERAGE OF 3,383 ACTIVE ELECTRIC SERVICES.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Doug Diekmann

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $5,250
    From this org
    $5,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Tom Frisch

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $3,375
    From this org
    $3,375
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Matthew Glynn

    SECETARY

    Total calculated
    $5,750
    From this org
    $5,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Michael Marks

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $7,875
    From this org
    $7,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Stacy Ehlers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $4,875
    From this org
    $4,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Gaulrapp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $6,250
    From this org
    $6,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Bradley Rudolph

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $4,875
    From this org
    $4,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jared Hamling

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $5,000
    From this org
    $5,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Terry Monson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $6,875
    From this org
    $6,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jeremy Huhnstock

    GENERAL MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $276,790
    From this org
    $195,576
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $81,214
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,576
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $56,288
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,926
    Filer's total
    $276,790
  • Dale Schwagel

    OPERATIONS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $190,762
    From this org
    $126,721
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,041
    Hours/week
    46

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,721
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $39,051
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,990
    Filer's total
    $190,762
  • Lonnie Tekrony

    JOURNEY LINEWORKER

    Total calculated
    $154,507
    From this org
    $101,371
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,136
    Hours/week
    44

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $101,371
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,998
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,138
    Filer's total
    $154,507
  • Karen Lupkes

    OFFICE MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $188,144
    From this org
    $124,356
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,788
    Hours/week
    44

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,356
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $38,408
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,380
    Filer's total
    $188,144
  • Richard Davis

    JOURNEY LINEWORKER/LINE FOREMAN

    Total calculated
    $162,574
    From this org
    $108,218
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,356
    Hours/week
    44

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $108,218
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $29,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,156
    Filer's total
    $162,574
  • Joseph Gahlon

    JOURNEY LINEWORKER

    Total calculated
    $155,925
    From this org
    $101,314
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,611
    Hours/week
    43

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $101,314
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,998
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,613
    Filer's total
    $155,925

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 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)

PART I, LINE 3
OUR HR CONSULTANT MEETS WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FACILITATES THE GM ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND GIVES THE BOARD SALARY COMPARISONS FROM OTHER MN CO-OP'S OUR SIZE AND RECOMMEND A SALARY RANGE. THE BOARD THEN DECIDES ON THE GM'S SALARY.

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
10 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202522959349300617

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