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← SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP.

Totals

Total revenue
$132,788,370
Total expenses
$124,196,770
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$129,990,434
Investment income
$2,793,409
Other revenue
$4,527
Total assets, end of year
$248,827,043
Total liabilities, end of year
$124,411,598
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$124,415,445
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$124,196,770

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: ELECTRIC REVENUE

    total $121,232,019 · related or exempt $121,232,019

  • 2b · Program service revenue: RENT FROM ELECTRIC PROPERTIES

    total $6,771,355 · related or exempt $6,771,355

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE REVENUE

    total $1,325,391 · related or exempt $1,325,391

  • 2d · Program service revenue: FORFEITED DISCOUNTS

    total $599,109 · related or exempt $599,109

  • 2e · Program service revenue: OTHER ELECTRIC REVENUE

    total $62,560 · related or exempt $62,560

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,613,554 · excluded $2,613,554

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $404,846

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

    other assets $224,991

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $179,855

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $179,855 · related or exempt $179,855

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $6,943

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $2,416

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,527 · related or exempt $4,527

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $768,356

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $10,961,784

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,809,135

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,457,981

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $881,753

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $41,240

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,130

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $39,376

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $367,821

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,040,569

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $821,271

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $341,827

  • 17 · Travel

    total $83,210

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $488,259

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,536,908

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,052,166

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,001,798

  • 24a · Other expenses: COST OF POWER

    total $87,055,143

  • 24b · Other expenses: ELECTRIC SYSTEM OPERATING

    total $4,418,043

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $21,421,733 · end of year $14,735,120

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $30,316 · end of year $27,132

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,180,130 · end of year $5,678,464

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $755,328 · end of year $1,491,834

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $2,101,019 · end of year $3,127,562

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,126,850 · end of year $269,202

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

    $328,634,611

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

    $118,425,596

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $175,808,343 · end of year $210,209,015

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $11,628,938 · end of year $13,288,714

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $30,347,659 · end of year $33,792,813

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $63,801,050 · end of year $85,302,600

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $9,080,103 · end of year $5,316,185

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $115,823,845 · end of year $124,415,445

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE AT A REASONABLE COST

  • PROVIDES ELECTRICITY FOR APPROXIMATELY 51,700 CUSTOMERS IN PARTS OF ELEVEN COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE

    Expenses $124,196,770 · Revenue $129,990,434

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • J Kevin Murphy

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $335,407
    From this org
    $279,113
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,294
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $270,374
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $8,489
    Deferred
    $41,146
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,148
    Filer's total
    $335,407
  • William Gordon

    VP TECHNICAL

    Total calculated
    $187,589
    From this org
    $152,066
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,523
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,598
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $4,218
    Deferred
    $13,655
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,868
    Filer's total
    $187,589
  • B Scott Sims

    VP FINANCE,

    Total calculated
    $186,143
    From this org
    $157,335
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,808
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,562
    Bonus
    $3,250
    Other
    $7,523
    Deferred
    $13,661
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,147
    Filer's total
    $186,143
  • Clint Malone

    VP ENGINEERI

    Total calculated
    $172,360
    From this org
    $138,178
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,182
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,712
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $6,216
    Deferred
    $12,315
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,867
    Filer's total
    $172,360
  • Michael Russell

    VP OPERATION

    Total calculated
    $171,290
    From this org
    $157,335
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,955
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,200
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $5,885
    Deferred
    $13,608
    Nontaxable benefits
    $347
    Filer's total
    $171,290
  • Dalton Stephenson

    JOURNEYMAN L

    Total calculated
    $162,153
    From this org
    $132,529
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,624
    Hours/week
    57

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,290
    Bonus
    $150
    Other
    $89
    Deferred
    $12,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,474
    Filer's total
    $162,153
  • Thomas Carlton

    JOURNEYMAN L

    Total calculated
    $157,787
    From this org
    $124,865
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,922
    Hours/week
    53

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,855
    Bonus
    $850
    Other
    $160
    Deferred
    $11,054
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,868
    Filer's total
    $157,787
  • William Flanagan

    JOURNEYMAN L

    Total calculated
    $143,730
    From this org
    $124,707
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,023
    Hours/week
    51
  • Joshua Owen

    JOURNEYMAN L

    Total calculated
    $140,948
    From this org
    $129,003
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,945
    Hours/week
    56
  • Terri Robinson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $29,621
    From this org
    $29,621
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    12
  • Tim Hanks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $20,726
    From this org
    $20,726
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Robert Kendrick

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $20,399
    From this org
    $20,399
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • David McDaniel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $19,417
    From this org
    $19,417
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Allen King

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,970
    From this org
    $12,970
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Jackie Butler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,621
    From this org
    $12,621
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Allan Ferguson

    VICE-CHAIRMA

    Total calculated
    $11,992
    From this org
    $11,992
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • David Kinney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $10,392
    From this org
    $10,392
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Audrey Blue

    SECRETARY/TR

    Total calculated
    $9,642
    From this org
    $9,642
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Marilyn Means

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $8,572
    From this org
    $8,572
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Bradley Franks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $250
    From this org
    $250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

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 · Written employment contract
  • 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 III
PART I, QUESTION 3: ANNUAL EXTERNAL WAGE SURVEYS ARE OBTAINED FROM TENNESSEE VALLEY PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION AND RELATED COMPARABILITY DATA IS COMPILED BY THE COMPANY'S HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT. THIS INFORMATION IS USED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE THE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT. THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION AND A WRITTEN CONTRACT IS EXECUTED. PART II, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: REGARDING COLUMN C, RETIREMENT AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION, FOR J. KEVIN MURPHY AND THOMAS CARLTON: THE AMOUNT LISTED IS THE INCREASE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THEIR DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN AS DETERMINED BY THE PLAN ACTUARIES. THIS AMOUNT DOES NOT REPRESENT DIRECT PAYMENTS MADE BY THE COOPERATIVE OR RECEIVED BY THE INDIVIDUAL LISTED.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • AENEAS COMMUNICATIONS LLC

    TELECOM · TN

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
31 January 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202410339349301116

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