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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by OTERO COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$37,820,451
Total expenses
$37,820,451
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$24,443
Program service revenue
$37,278,918
Investment income
$212,378
Other revenue
$329,155
Total assets, end of year
$138,607,547
Total liabilities, end of year
$94,255,984
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$44,351,563
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 $36,240,225 · related or exempt $36,240,225

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS

    total $839,860 · related or exempt $839,860

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SERVICE & OTHER FEES

    total $198,833 · related or exempt $198,833

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $213,070 · excluded $213,070

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $84,384 · personal property $1,560

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $1,000

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $84,384 · personal property $560

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $84,944 · related or exempt $84,384 · unrelated business $560

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

    other assets $692

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$692

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$692 · related or exempt -$692

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $725

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,730

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$1,005 · related or exempt -$1,005

  • 11a · Other revenue: POLE ATTACHMENT INCOME

    total $245,216 · excluded $245,216

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $245,216

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $24,443

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $2,290,322

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $961,713

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,336,772

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $486,174

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $663,085

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $244,683

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,802,291

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,764,888

  • 24a · Other expenses: PURCHASED POWER

    total $17,523,169

  • 24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE

    total $2,016,307

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADMIN & GENERAL EXPENSE

    total $1,793,491

  • 24d · Other expenses: CONSUMER EXPENSES

    total $771,940

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $141,173

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $222,260 · end of year $1,574,357

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,187,903 · end of year $4,126,033

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,933,464 · end of year $1,347,500

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $2,166,038 · end of year $2,335,545

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,596,078 · end of year $1,350,753

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

    $164,148,534

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

    $56,575,994

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $101,978,278 · end of year $107,572,540

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $16,357,357 · end of year $16,995,942

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,342,650 · end of year $3,304,877

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,497,635 · end of year $3,795,959

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $76,425,518 · end of year $82,348,970

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $7,811,001 · end of year $8,111,055

  • 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 $43,049,874 · end of year $44,351,563

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

PROVIDING MEMBERS WITH THE LOWEST COST, HIGHEST QUALITY, AND MOST RELIABLE ELECTRIC POWER, CONSISTENT WITH SOUND AND COST-EFFECTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES, AND COLLABORATE WITH MEMBERS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT MAY BE BENEFICIAL TO OUR MEMBERS AND CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

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

  • PROVIDING ELECTRIC ENERGY TO OUR MEMBERS ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS THROUGH THE ALLOCATION OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL. THERE WERE 20,680 ACTIVE SERVICES AT YEAR END.

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Charles Mulcock

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $18,461
    From this org
    $18,461
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Cheri Hass

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $11,389
    From this org
    $11,389
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • David Powers

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $7,237
    From this org
    $7,237
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.8
  • Denny Burnett

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $29,412
    From this org
    $29,412
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Kenneth Blazer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $1,232
    From this org
    $1,232
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Martha Mills

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $19,511
    From this org
    $19,511
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.3
  • Preston Stone

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $20,550
    From this org
    $20,550
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.3
  • Scott Shafer

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $18,479
    From this org
    $18,479
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • William Bird

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $17,477
    From this org
    $17,477
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5
  • Timothy Rabon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $15,875
    From this org
    $15,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5.1
  • Mario Romero

    GENERAL MANAGER/CEO

    Total calculated
    $379,193
    From this org
    $266,747
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $112,446
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $214,094
    Bonus
    $23,653
    Other
    $29,000
    Deferred
    $72,953
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,493
    Filer's total
    $379,193
  • Julia Walker-Grinder

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $205,918
    From this org
    $171,347
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,571
    Hours/week
    47

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,878
    Bonus
    $2,992
    Other
    $16,477
    Deferred
    $30,915
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,656
    Filer's total
    $205,918
  • Delbert Lucero

    COO

    Total calculated
    $216,979
    From this org
    $161,519
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,460
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,792
    Bonus
    $2,992
    Other
    $15,735
    Deferred
    $25,437
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,023
    Filer's total
    $216,979
  • Saben Lessentine

    AREA SUPERVISOR

    Total calculated
    $208,792
    From this org
    $139,149
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,643
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,315
    Bonus
    $2,595
    Other
    $12,239
    Deferred
    $55,121
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,522
    Filer's total
    $208,792
  • Lance Wright

    STAKING SUPERVISOR

    Total calculated
    $180,136
    From this org
    $130,151
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,985
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,350
    Bonus
    $2,010
    Other
    $5,791
    Deferred
    $48,271
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,714
    Filer's total
    $180,136
  • Andrew Carrell

    DIRECTOR OF SAFETY & COMPLIANCE

    Total calculated
    $215,432
    From this org
    $128,293
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $87,139
    Hours/week
    42

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $116,280
    Bonus
    $2,405
    Other
    $9,608
    Deferred
    $65,945
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,194
    Filer's total
    $215,432
  • Benjamin Sanchez

    CREW CHIEF

    Total calculated
    $168,202
    From this org
    $134,854
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,348
    Hours/week
    51

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,320
    Bonus
    $2,039
    Other
    $495
    Deferred
    $3,531
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,817
    Filer's total
    $168,202
  • John Gillen

    CREW CHIEF

    Total calculated
    $164,810
    From this org
    $124,549
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,261
    Hours/week
    46

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,793
    Bonus
    $2,039
    Other
    $717
    Deferred
    $16,846
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,415
    Filer's total
    $164,810
  • Damon Marez

    FORMER IT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $149,949
    From this org
    $149,949
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,949
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $149,949

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
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 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
TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS - THE COOPERATIVE MAY, LIMITED TO ONCE ANNUALLY, REIMBURSE TRUSTEES AND THE GENERAL MANAGER THE COST OF HIS/HER SPOUSE TO ACCOMPANY HIM/HER ON OFFICIAL, APPROVED, BUSINESS OF THE COOPERATIVE. REIMBURSABLE COSTS INCLUDE TRAVEL AND MEAL ALLOWANCES. SINCE THE COOPERATIVE CONSIDERS THE REIMBURSEMENT TO BE CONSISTENT TO A BONA FIDE BUSINESS PURPOSE, SUCH REIMBURSEMENTS ARE TREATED AS EXPENSES EXCLUDED FROM REPORTABLE COMPENSATION. DURING THE YEAR, NO INDIVIDUALS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII RECEIVED THIS BENEFIT. HEALTH OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES OR INITIATION FEES - THE COOPERATIVE PAYS A PORTION OF GYM MEMBERSHIPS FOR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR SPOUSES.
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. 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 CONTRIBUTION TO THE PLAN IN LIEU OF THE ACTUARIAL INCREASE ARE EXPENSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MARIO ROMERO: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 62,927 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 10,026 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 72,953 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (62,927) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 55,838 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 65,864 DELBERT LUCERO: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 19,021 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 6,416 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 25,437 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (19,021) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 35,802 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 42,218 ANDREW CARRELL: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 61,065 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 4,880 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 65,945 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (61,065) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 27,221 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 32,101 SABEN LESSENTINE: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 49,606 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 5,515 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 55,121 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (49,606) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 30,775 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 36,290 JULIA WALKER-GRINDER: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 24,499 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 6,416 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 30,915 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (24,499) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 35,802 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 42,218 LANCE WRIGHT: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 44,347 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 3,924 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 48,271 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (44,347) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 21,455 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 25,379 BENJAMIN SANCHEZ: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 2,440 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 1,091 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 3,531 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (2,440) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 6,970 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 8,061 JOHN GILLEN: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 12,803 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 4,043 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 16,846 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (12,803) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 22,637 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 26,680 MATTHEW CHAVEZ: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 9,220 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 3,873 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 13,093 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (9,220) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 21,971 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 25,844

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
29 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202612129349301411

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