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.
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2a · Program service revenue: SALES OF ELECTRICITY
total $36,240,225 · related or exempt $36,240,225
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2b · Program service revenue: PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS
total $839,860 · related or exempt $839,860
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2c · Program service revenue: SERVICE & OTHER FEES
total $198,833 · related or exempt $198,833
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3 · Investment income
total $213,070 · excluded $213,070
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6a · Gross rents
real property $84,384 · personal property $1,560
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0 · personal property $1,000
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $84,384 · personal property $560
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $84,944 · related or exempt $84,384 · unrelated business $560
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $692
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets -$692
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$692 · related or exempt -$692
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$725
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$1,730
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total -$1,005 · related or exempt -$1,005
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11a · Other revenue: POLE ATTACHMENT INCOME
total $245,216 · excluded $245,216
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11e · Other revenue, total
$245,216
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $24,443
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $2,290,322
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $961,713
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,336,772
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $486,174
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $663,085
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $244,683
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20 · Interest
total $2,802,291
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $4,764,888
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24a · Other expenses: PURCHASED POWER
total $17,523,169
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24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE
total $2,016,307
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24c · Other expenses: ADMIN & GENERAL EXPENSE
total $1,793,491
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24d · Other expenses: CONSUMER EXPENSES
total $771,940
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24e · All other expenses
total $141,173
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $222,260 · end of year $1,574,357
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $4,187,903 · end of year $4,126,033
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,933,464 · end of year $1,347,500
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $2,166,038 · end of year $2,335,545
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,596,078 · end of year $1,350,753
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$164,148,534
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$56,575,994
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $101,978,278 · end of year $107,572,540
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $16,357,357 · end of year $16,995,942
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $3,342,650 · end of year $3,304,877
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $4,497,635 · end of year $3,795,959
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $76,425,518 · end of year $82,348,970
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $7,811,001 · end of year $8,111,055
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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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.
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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
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Charles MulcockCHARLES MULCOCK
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $18,461
- From this org
- $18,461
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Cheri HassCHERI HASS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $11,389
- From this org
- $11,389
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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David PowersDAVID POWERS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $7,237
- From this org
- $7,237
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.8
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Denny BurnettDENNY BURNETT
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $29,412
- From this org
- $29,412
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Kenneth BlazerKENNETH BLAZER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $1,232
- From this org
- $1,232
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Martha MillsMARTHA MILLS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $19,511
- From this org
- $19,511
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4.3
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Preston StonePRESTON STONE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $20,550
- From this org
- $20,550
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3.3
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Scott ShaferSCOTT SHAFER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $18,479
- From this org
- $18,479
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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William BirdWILLIAM BIRD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $17,477
- From this org
- $17,477
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3.5
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Timothy RabonTIMOTHY RABON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $15,875
- From this org
- $15,875
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5.1
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Mario RomeroMARIO 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
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Julia Walker-GrinderJULIA 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
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Delbert LuceroDELBERT 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
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Saben LessentineSABEN 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
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Lance WrightLANCE 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
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Andrew CarrellANDREW 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
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Benjamin SanchezBENJAMIN 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
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John GillenJOHN 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
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Damon MarezDAMON 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
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$13,623
COOPERATIVE'S MATCH
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.
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OTERO COUNTY ELECTRIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION
501(C)(3) · TO PROVIDE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE CO-OP · NM · controlled entity
Directly controlled by OTERO COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 29 July 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202612129349301411
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