Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by SOUTH RIVER ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $127,602,690
- Total expenses
- $126,823,964
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $127,489,087
- Investment income
- $111,808
- Other revenue
- $1,795
- Total assets, end of year
- $341,843,472
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $209,008,740
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $132,834,732
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $0
- Management and general expenses
- $0
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $126,823,964
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.
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2a · Program service revenue: ELECTRIC REVENUE
total $124,719,554 · related or exempt $124,719,554
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2b · Program service revenue: PAT CAP CREDITS
total $2,602,959 · related or exempt $2,602,959
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2c · Program service revenue: OTHER REVENUES
total $105,851 · related or exempt $105,851
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2d · Program service revenue: POLE RENTAL
total $60,723 · excluded $60,723
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3 · Investment income
total $111,808 · excluded $111,808
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6a · Gross rents
real property $960
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $960
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $960 · excluded $960
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$1,711
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$876
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $835 · related or exempt $835
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $6,294,268
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $818,939
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20 · Interest
total $7,282,892
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $10,333,052
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24a · Other expenses: PURCHASED POWER
total $79,662,662
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24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION MAINTENANCE
total $6,316,416
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24c · Other expenses: ADMIN. & GENERAL EXP.
total $5,075,866
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24d · Other expenses: CONSUMER ACCOUNTS
total $3,354,500
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24e · All other expenses
total $7,685,369
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,647,769 · end of year $3,725,920
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $668,807 · end of year $718,696
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $12,219,951 · end of year $13,582,138
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $1,458,333 · end of year $1,277,778
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $5,877,049 · end of year $6,302,269
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $122,453 · end of year $274,901
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$373,116,017
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$96,489,513
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $263,011,515 · end of year $276,626,504
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $4,824,985 · end of year $3,968,151
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $33,247,022 · end of year $35,356,247
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $241,621 · end of year $10,868
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $15,631,769 · end of year $16,738,737
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $152,953,231 · end of year $169,777,345
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $5,000,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $24,298,275 · end of year $22,492,658
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $126,436,230 · end of year $132,834,732
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
SOUTH RIVER ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION (SOUTH RIVER) IS A PREMIER LOCALLY-OWNED AND OPERATED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE SAFE, RELIABLE, COMPETITIVELY-PRICED ELECTRICITY. SOUTH RIVER IS COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE AND EMPOWERING ITS MEMBERS. SOUTH RIVER IS DEDICATED TO HIGH STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE AND INTEGRITY. THE COOPERATIVE'S NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS ITS MEMBERS.
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TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO ALL WHO DESIRE IT WITHIN THE AREAS WHICH IT SERVES.
Expenses $126,823,964
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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Clarence Wayne Collier JrCLARENCE WAYNE COLLIER JR
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $21,010
- From this org
- $21,010
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3.7
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Kelly HarringtonKELLY HARRINGTON
VICE PRESIDE
- Total calculated
- $18,904
- From this org
- $18,904
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3.8
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Sue R FlowersSUE R FLOWERS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $18,606
- From this org
- $18,606
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3.2
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George B WilliamsGEORGE B WILLIAMS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $19,360
- From this org
- $19,360
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3.6
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Dr E Sue Godwin-BakerDR E SUE GODWIN-BAKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $17,560
- From this org
- $17,560
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.9
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James W SimmonsJAMES W SIMMONS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $18,610
- From this org
- $18,610
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Jeffrey MartinJEFFREY MARTIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $17,410
- From this org
- $17,410
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Kayla R BartleyKAYLA R BARTLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $18,010
- From this org
- $18,010
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.9
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Rhonda AutryRHONDA AUTRY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $19,210
- From this org
- $19,210
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Christopher M SpearsCHRISTOPHER M SPEARS
EXECUTIVE VP
- Total calculated
- $650,259
- From this org
- $530,437
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $119,822
- Hours/week
- 52
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $419,204
- Bonus
- $6,566
- Other
- $104,667
- Deferred
- $72,450
- Nontaxable benefits
- $47,372
- Filer's total
- $650,259
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Andrew A HardyANDREW A HARDY
CFO
- Total calculated
- $328,391
- From this org
- $244,032
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $84,359
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $214,634
- Bonus
- $3,617
- Other
- $25,781
- Deferred
- $44,692
- Nontaxable benefits
- $39,667
- Filer's total
- $328,391
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Catherine O'DellCATHERINE O'DELL
VP OF MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $313,086
- From this org
- $232,637
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $80,449
- Hours/week
- 44
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $201,579
- Bonus
- $3,176
- Other
- $27,882
- Deferred
- $41,911
- Nontaxable benefits
- $38,538
- Filer's total
- $313,086
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David KeithDAVID KEITH
VP OF ENG/OP
- Total calculated
- $311,790
- From this org
- $226,845
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $84,945
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $206,945
- Bonus
- $3,274
- Other
- $16,626
- Deferred
- $42,966
- Nontaxable benefits
- $41,979
- Filer's total
- $311,790
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Andrew RadfordANDREW RADFORD
VP - IT
- Total calculated
- $301,499
- From this org
- $225,353
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $76,146
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $199,475
- Bonus
- $3,096
- Other
- $22,782
- Deferred
- $40,860
- Nontaxable benefits
- $35,286
- Filer's total
- $301,499
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Pam CarterPAM CARTER
VP OF CORPOR
- Total calculated
- $256,920
- From this org
- $185,925
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $70,995
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $164,180
- Bonus
- $2,642
- Other
- $19,103
- Deferred
- $34,074
- Nontaxable benefits
- $36,921
- Filer's total
- $256,920
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 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 4
- CHRISTOPHER M. SPEARS 0 67,254 0
- SCHEDULE J, PART III
- THE IRS HAS PLACED LIMITS, BASED ON INCOME, FOR STANDARD PENSION PLANS, WHICH CAN PREVENT AN INDIVIDUAL FROM RECEIVING THE SAME PENSION BENEFIT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE CORPORATION. IN AN EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT CERTAIN MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT ARE PROVIDED THE SAME PENSION BENEFIT AS ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES, THE CORPORATION HAS ESTABLISHED AN IRS APPROVED EXECUTIVE BENEFIT RESTORATION (EBR) PLAN. THE EBR PLAN IS A NONCONTRIBUTORY DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN SPONSORED BY SOUTH RIVER EMC. BENEFITS UNDER THE EBR PLAN ARE BASED ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNTS WITHOUT IRS QUALIFIED PENSION PLAN LIMITS ON COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AND THOSE WITH SUCH LIMITS AS DETERMINED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE NRECA RS PLAN. THE EBR PLAN IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE PARTICIPANT BENEFITS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PAID TO A PARTICIPANT IF THERE WERE NO LIMITATIONS ON BENEFITS FROM THE RS PLAN DUE TO IRC 401(A)(17) OR 415. THE PLAN IS UNFUNDED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025. IN 2025 THE CURRENT CEO RECEIVED A DISTRIBUTION FROM THE EBR PLAN OF 67,254. THIS AMOUNT IS INCLUDED AS A COMPONENT OF SCHEDULE J, COLUMN B (III). THIS AMOUNT IS CONSIDERED COMPENSATION BUT IS NOT REGARDED AS BASE COMPENSATION OR SALARY FOR THE CEO. FUTURE DISTRIBUTIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIMITED TO ONE YEAR. ONCE THE CEO IS SEPARATED FROM THE COOPERATIVE, EBR DISTRIBUTIONS WILL CEASE. ADDITIONALLY IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT NONE OF THE CURRENT CEO'S SALARY IS BEING DEFERRED.
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.
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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SOUTH RIVER COMM ASSISTANCE CORP
3 · CHARITY · NC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 6 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202621279349302157
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