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← HIGH WEST ENERGY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by HIGH WEST ENERGY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$73,912,989
Total expenses
$73,912,989
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$19,062
Program service revenue
$71,731,650
Investment income
$872,048
Other revenue
$1,309,291
Total assets, end of year
$164,020,890
Total liabilities, end of year
$108,936,268
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$55,084,622
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: SALES OF ELECTRICITY

    total $69,345,823 · related or exempt $69,345,823

  • 2b · Program service revenue: DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

    total $1,360,014 · related or exempt $1,360,014

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS

    total $984,530 · related or exempt $984,530

  • 2d · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $41,283 · related or exempt $41,283

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $701,585 · excluded $701,585

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $6,484

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $6,484

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $6,484 · excluded $6,484

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $175,895

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

    other assets $5,432

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $170,463

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $170,463 · related or exempt $170,463

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $205,879

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $192,712

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $13,167 · related or exempt $11,966 · unrelated business $1,201

  • 11a · Other revenue: WIRING SERVICES

    total $862,627 · related or exempt $706,369 · unrelated business $156,258

  • 11b · Other revenue: IT SERVICES

    total $322,134 · unrelated business $322,134

  • 11c · Other revenue: POLE ATTACHMENT INCOME

    total $27,009 · excluded $27,009

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $77,870 · related or exempt $77,870

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,289,640

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $19,062

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $5,437,207

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $626,742

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,069,877

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $352,672

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,045,945

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $297,822

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,305,173

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,769,904

  • 24a · Other expenses: PURCHASED POWER

    total $47,837,678

  • 24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE

    total $2,117,943

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADMIN & GENERAL EXPENSE

    total $1,918,019

  • 24d · Other expenses: WIRING EXPENSE

    total $909,126

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,205,819

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,064,197 · end of year $2,937,989

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,888,442 · end of year $4,524,660

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,737,656 · end of year $8,072,473

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $8,102,570 · end of year $5,996,688

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $9,191,187 · end of year $9,880,914

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $627,971 · end of year $575,352

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

    $156,655,871

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

    $50,594,699

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $99,738,707 · end of year $106,061,172

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $106,463

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $25,603,279 · end of year $25,971,642

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $14,487 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,724,137 · end of year $7,348,387

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $35,039 · end of year $37,885

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $86,137,324 · end of year $81,349,011

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $16,622,724 · end of year $20,200,985

  • 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 $50,555,735 · end of year $55,084,622

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE HIGH WEST ENERGY IS TO SERVE OUR MEMBERS AND COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING SAFE, RELIABLE, AND COMPETITIVELY PRICED ENERGY AND SERVICES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE QUALITY AND RELIABLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO MEMBERS AT COST ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS.

  • PROVIDING ELECTRIC ENERGY TO OUR MEMBERS ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS THROUGH THE ALLOCATION OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL. THERE WERE 10,938 ACTIVE METERS AT YEAR END.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gary Smith

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $24,050
    From this org
    $24,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.2 + 1 related
  • Kevin Thomas

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $24,050
    From this org
    $24,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7.2 + 1 related
  • Damon Birkhofer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $24,696
    From this org
    $24,696
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.4 + 1 related
  • Ed Prosser

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $24,050
    From this org
    $24,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.9 + 1 related
  • Jerry Burnett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $24,050
    From this org
    $24,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5.7 + 1 related
  • Michael Lerwick

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $24,050
    From this org
    $24,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7.9 + 1 related
  • Kosha Olsen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $24,050
    From this org
    $24,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    6.5 + 1 related
  • Joshua Gorman

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $181,553
    From this org
    $137,164
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,389
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,063
    Bonus
    $1,650
    Other
    $3,451
    Deferred
    $13,319
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,070
    Filer's total
    $181,553
  • Jared Routh

    CEO/GENERAL MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $276,193
    From this org
    $218,971
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,222
    Hours/week
    55 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $209,204
    Bonus
    $1,675
    Other
    $8,092
    Deferred
    $25,324
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,898
    Filer's total
    $276,193
  • Marvin Powell

    WAFB OPS MANAGER AND HWW MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $198,161
    From this org
    $148,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,007
    Hours/week
    52

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,503
    Bonus
    $1,650
    Other
    $5,001
    Deferred
    $17,296
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,711
    Filer's total
    $198,161
  • David Golden

    ENGINEERING MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $195,142
    From this org
    $147,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,142
    Hours/week
    41

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,356
    Bonus
    $1,650
    Other
    $4,994
    Deferred
    $16,978
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,164
    Filer's total
    $195,142
  • Nathan Begger

    OPERATIONS MANAGER (EXCEPT WAFB)

    Total calculated
    $176,924
    From this org
    $131,194
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,730
    Hours/week
    42

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,278
    Bonus
    $1,650
    Other
    $3,266
    Deferred
    $14,936
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,794
    Filer's total
    $176,924
  • Robert Sonnie

    JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $171,507
    From this org
    $128,998
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,509
    Hours/week
    48

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,961
    Bonus
    $1,650
    Other
    $387
    Deferred
    $11,817
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,692
    Filer's total
    $171,507
  • Michael Rotert

    FOREMAN LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $174,285
    From this org
    $128,445
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,840
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,993
    Bonus
    $1,650
    Other
    $802
    Deferred
    $12,967
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,873
    Filer's total
    $174,285

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
TRANSPORTATION, LODGING, AND MEALS WILL BE PROVIDED TO EACH DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE AND THE CEO/GENERAL MANAGER'S SPOUSE FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION'S (NRECA) ANNUAL MEETING. DIRECTORS WILL ALSO BE REIMBURSED FOR MEALS AND INCIDENTALS IF THEIR SPOUSE ACCOMPANIES THEM TO THE WREA, NREA, TRI-STATE, MIDWEST ANNUAL MEETINGS, REGIONAL 7 MEETINGS AND THE NRECA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE. TWO INDIVIDUALS REPORTED ON PART VII (BIRKHOFER AND ROUTH) RECEIVED THIS BENEFIT DURING THE YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE VALUE OF THE BENEFIT WAS INCLUDED IN THE RESPECTIVE REPORTABLE COMPENSATION OF THE INDIVIDUALS.

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.

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.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
30 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423059349302692

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