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← NIOBRARA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NIOBRARA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$13,841,380
Total expenses
$13,430,830
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$29,543
Program service revenue
$13,618,179
Investment income
$222,734
Other revenue
$467
Total assets, end of year
$38,326,777
Total liabilities, end of year
$16,208,430
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$22,118,347
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Program services were 0.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

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: Other operating revenue

    total $42,924 · related or exempt $42,924

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Sale of electricity

    total $13,575,255 · related or exempt $13,575,255

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $294,004 · related or exempt $133,411 · excluded $160,593

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $10,060

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

    other assets $81,330

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$71,270

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$71,270 · related or exempt -$71,270

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Electrician/Merchandise

    total $20,977 · excluded $20,977

  • 11b · Other revenue: Other non-operating, net

    total -$20,510 · related or exempt -$20,510

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $467

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $29,543

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $1,047,743

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $266,943

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,462,786

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $336,770

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $427,226

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $133,698

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,576

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $14,450

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $43,079

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $13,012

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $115,498

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $98,100

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $489,775

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $19,263

  • 20 · Interest

    total $426,212

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,005,320

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $59,397

  • 24a · Other expenses: Cost of Power Sold

    total $7,903,460

  • 24b · Other expenses: Distribution Operations

    total $1,335,483

  • 24c · Other expenses: Admin & General

    total $962,665

  • 24d · Other expenses: Distribution Maintenance

    total $321,544

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total -$3,089,713

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,077,207 · end of year $6,486,453

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,393,533 · end of year $1,756,986

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,028,723 · end of year $1,212,066

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $113,224 · end of year $85,279

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

    $35,427,844

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

    $13,267,198

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $21,475,821 · end of year $22,160,646

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $6,566,149 · end of year $6,619,679

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,186 · end of year $5,668

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $833,109 · end of year $1,217,553

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $9,671,408 · end of year $9,243,797

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $143,827 · end of year $5,747,080

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $5,775 · end of year $5,755

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $19,267,278 · end of year $20,317,260

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $1,736,446 · end of year $1,795,332

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Rural electrification within the Cooperative's service area.

  • Sale of electric energy to rural customers in sparsely populated areas.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Shawna Glendy

    General Manager

    Total calculated
    $175,472
    From this org
    $117,968
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,504
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $117,968
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $30,106
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,398
    Filer's total
    $175,472
  • Justin J Huston

    NE Line Foreman

    Total calculated
    $165,732
    From this org
    $111,854
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,878
    Hours/week
    43

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $111,854
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $26,629
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,249
    Filer's total
    $165,732
  • Levi Clark

    WY Line Foreman

    Total calculated
    $165,304
    From this org
    $111,425
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,879
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $111,425
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $26,631
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,248
    Filer's total
    $165,304
  • Jason B Fish

    Journeyman Lineman

    Total calculated
    $160,654
    From this org
    $117,368
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,286
    Hours/week
    41

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $117,368
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $29,134
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,152
    Filer's total
    $160,654
  • Charles Kleinberg

    Lineman

    Total calculated
    $160,316
    From this org
    $107,629
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,687
    Hours/week
    43

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $107,629
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $25,490
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,197
    Filer's total
    $160,316
  • William Smith

    Lineman

    Total calculated
    $151,035
    From this org
    $111,647
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,388
    Hours/week
    44

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $111,647
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $25,394
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,994
    Filer's total
    $151,035
  • David Keener

    Sec-Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $18,509
    From this org
    $1,950
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,559
    Hours/week
    3
  • Joel D Wasserberger

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $17,684
    From this org
    $1,125
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,559
    Hours/week
    3
  • Neal Wurdeman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $17,684
    From this org
    $1,125
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,559
    Hours/week
    3
  • Andy Barnette

    Director

    Total calculated
    $17,159
    From this org
    $600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,559
    Hours/week
    3
  • William H Wilson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $17,159
    From this org
    $900
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,259
    Hours/week
    3
  • John Hester

    President

    Total calculated
    $1,077
    From this org
    $1,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27
    Hours/week
    3
  • James Dunn

    Director

    Total calculated
    $852
    From this org
    $825
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27
    Hours/week
    2
  • AW Manning

    Director

    Total calculated
    $711
    From this org
    $675
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36
    Hours/week
    3
  • Brayden Bruegger

    Director

    Total calculated
    $636
    From this org
    $600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36
    Hours/week
    2

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 · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses

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: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.
The Cooperative owns a house that is located adjacent to the main business office. Due to the size of the Cooperative and its remote location, it is a challenge to recruit qualified individuals for the General Manager position. As such, the Cooperative offers free use of the housing to the General Manager as part of their compensation.

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

  • Town of Lusk

    $10,000

    Donation

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
16 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202402909349301630

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