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← WEST RIVER ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WEST RIVER ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$45,909,924
Total expenses
$45,537,524
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$65,989
Program service revenue
$45,581,289
Investment income
$303,311
Other revenue
$25,324
Total assets, end of year
$164,335,708
Total liabilities, end of year
$111,077,045
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$53,258,663
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: SALE OF POWER

    total $43,213,647 · related or exempt $43,213,647

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CAPITAL CREDITS

    total $2,068,218 · related or exempt $2,068,218

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER OPERATING

    total $299,424 · related or exempt $299,424

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $164,583 · excluded $164,583

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $175,389

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $138,937

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $36,452

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $36,452 · unrelated business $36,452

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $157,016

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

    other assets $18,288

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $138,728

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $138,728 · excluded $138,728

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $584,834

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $595,962

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$11,128 · related or exempt -$11,128

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $65,989

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $5,353,514

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $743,370

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,398,737

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,262,875

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $439,037

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,222,804

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,734,655

  • 24a · Other expenses: UBI TAX

    total $14,162

  • 24b · Other expenses: COST OF POWER

    total $20,882,388

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADMIN & GENERAL

    total $3,105,908

  • 24d · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION-OPERATIONS

    total $2,632,680

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total -$2,318,595

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,054,034 · end of year $1,489,336

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,856,008 · end of year $4,620,149

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $232,500 · end of year $142,500

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,303,043 · end of year $4,752,868

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $148,344 · end of year $129,103

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

    $184,561,671

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

    $53,002,619

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $119,256,180 · end of year $131,559,052

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $2,589,444 · end of year $1,607,444

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $18,649,410 · end of year $20,003,711

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $44,267 · end of year $31,545

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,810,068 · end of year $3,917,785

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $16,256 · end of year $17,073

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $94,588,242 · end of year $103,376,713

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $734,808 · end of year $1,500,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,548,329 · end of year $2,265,474

  • 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 $48,435,527 · end of year $53,258,663

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO SERVE OUR MEMBERS BEST INTERESTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

COOPERATIVE - ELECTRICITY TO MEMBERS

  • PROVIDED ELECTRIC SERVICE TO APPROXIMATELY 15,230 MEMBERS AND MAINTAINED 2,690 OF MILES. ADDED 28 MILES OF LINE AND REMOVED 26 MILES OF LINE.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Andy Moon

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $17,050
    From this org
    $17,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7.7
  • Charles Sloan

    TREASUERE

    Total calculated
    $15,200
    From this org
    $15,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    13.9
  • Larry Eisenbraun

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $13,525
    From this org
    $13,525
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.8
  • Jamie Lewis

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $15,200
    From this org
    $15,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Marcia M Arneson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $15,775
    From this org
    $15,775
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5.7
  • Sue Peters

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $14,875
    From this org
    $14,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    6.5
  • Stan Anders

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $16,550
    From this org
    $16,550
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    11.7
  • Howard Knuppe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $13,175
    From this org
    $13,175
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jerry Hammerquist

    DIRECTOR UNTIL 10/2023

    Total calculated
    $11,900
    From this org
    $11,900
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Peter Blake

    DIRECTOR FROM 10/2023

    Total calculated
    $4,500
    From this org
    $4,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    9.8
  • Richard Johnson

    CEO/GENERAL MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $477,671
    From this org
    $276,758
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $200,913
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $276,258
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $174,983
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,653
    Filer's total
    $479,394
  • Dawn Hilgenkamp

    CFO/MANAGER OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $260,001
    From this org
    $150,450
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $109,551
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,950
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $76,958
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,558
    Filer's total
    $260,966
  • Mike Letcher

    MANAGER OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $226,593
    From this org
    $162,009
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,584
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,509
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $32,590
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,022
    Filer's total
    $227,621
  • Sean Bestgen

    ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

    Total calculated
    $174,314
    From this org
    $130,567
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,747
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,067
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,975
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,618
    Filer's total
    $175,160
  • Matt Schmahl

    CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $242,172
    From this org
    $131,295
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $110,877
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,795
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $78,907
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,791
    Filer's total
    $242,993
  • Jenny Patterson

    OFFICE SERVICES MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $197,275
    From this org
    $138,182
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,093
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,682
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $34,347
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,604
    Filer's total
    $198,133
  • Lance Steiger

    STAKING FORMAN

    Total calculated
    $199,598
    From this org
    $140,915
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,683
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,415
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,025
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,278
    Filer's total
    $200,218

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 · 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)

SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C
COLUMN C INCLUDES THE CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE IN THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN FOR EACH PERSON REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED. ACTUAL EXPENSE OF THE COOPERATIVE MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN THE CHANGE IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE. RICHARD JOHNSON: CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE INCLUDED IN COLUMN C IS $163,816. ACTUAL EXPENSE OF THE COOPERATIVE IS $63,882. DAWN HILGENKAMP: CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE INCLUDED IN COLUMN C IS $70,634. ACTUAL EXPENSE OF THE COOPERATIVE IS $35,751. MIKE LETCHER: CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE INCLUDED IN COLUMN C IS $22,516. ACTUAL EXPENSE OF THE COOPERATIVE IS $30,926. LANCE STEIGER: CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE INCLUDED IN COLUMN C IS $22,643. ACTUAL EXPENSE OF THE COOPERATIVE IS $22,801. JENNY PATTERSON: CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE INCLUDED IN COLUMN C IS $28,700. ACTUAL EXPENSE OF THE COOPERATIVE IS $31,667. SEAN BESTGEN: CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE INCLUDED IN COLUMN C IS $7,537 ACTUAL EXPENSE OF THE COOPERATIVE IS $31,361. MATT SCHMAHL: CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE INCLUDED IN COLUMN C IS $73,423 ACTUAL EXPENSE OF THE COOPERATIVE IS $30,287.

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

  • SD ELLSWORTH DEVELOPMENT

    $10,000

    SPONSORSHIP

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
2023
Filed
22 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202412979349300821

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