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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$67,642,226
Total expenses
$68,228,698
Contributions and grants received
$84,779
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$67,192,631
Investment income
$126,755
Other revenue
$238,061
Total assets, end of year
$223,184,167
Total liabilities, end of year
$147,334,255
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$75,849,912
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$0

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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $84,779

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $0

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Utilities

    total $58,193,956 · related or exempt $58,193,956 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Wired Telecommunication Carriers

    total $6,306,975 · related or exempt $6,210,280 · unrelated business $96,695 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Capital Credits

    total $2,691,700 · related or exempt $2,691,700 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $95,997 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $95,997

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

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $239,156 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $239,156 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $239,156 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $239,156

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $62,424

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

    securities $0 · other assets $31,666

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $30,758

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $30,758 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $30,758

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $44,335

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $45,430

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$1,095 · related or exempt -$1,095 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11b · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11c · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $5,007,346 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $870,535 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $84,163 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,284,575 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,139,941 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $846,876 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $433,753 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,308,037 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,569,644 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,105,289 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Cost of Power/Internet Service

    total $34,909,403 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Distribution

    total $3,809,606 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Administrative

    total $1,368,685 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Customer Accounts

    total $1,485,299 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,546 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,755,886 · end of year $1,020,575

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,887,624 · end of year $7,635,532

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $80,797 · end of year $74,925

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $3,167,305 · end of year $5,505,676

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,189,282 · end of year $1,373,444

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

    $207,442,999

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

    $40,673,739

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $141,419,094 · end of year $166,769,260

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $37,984,443 · end of year $39,132,986

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $399,084 · end of year $352,869

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $19,294 · end of year $1,318,900

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $11,417,487 · end of year $11,420,238

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,179,786 · end of year $2,202,336

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $5,323 · end of year $4,906

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $108,295,606 · end of year $128,700,597

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $250,000 · end of year $3,340,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,666,178

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $57,242,580 · end of year $61,639,964

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

    beginning of year $13,512,027 · end of year $14,209,948

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

To provide our members and customers with energy comfort and communication solutions that will enhance their quality of life.

  • Revenues from sale of electric power to 26,900 meters. Added replaced 14.26 miles of line for a total of 3,413 miles of line.

  • Revenues from sale of high speed internet to 7,426 customers. Constructed 568 miles of fiber to provide high speed internet and phone service to our electric members.

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Christopher O Neill

    President CEO

    Total calculated
    $296,639
    From this org
    $188,638
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $108,001
    Hours/week
    40.67 + 3.49 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,039
    Bonus
    $13,000
    Other
    $599
    Deferred
    $82,928
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,199
    Filer's total
    $297,765
  • Patrick Simmer

    CFO COO

    Total calculated
    $187,690
    From this org
    $160,852
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,838
    Hours/week
    42.16 + 1.7 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,405
    Bonus
    $5,200
    Other
    $3,247
    Deferred
    $18,167
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,306
    Filer's total
    $188,325
  • Jeremy Zuke

    Lineman

    Total calculated
    $196,373
    From this org
    $152,092
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,281
    Hours/week
    51.28

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,781
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $311
    Deferred
    $21,957
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,984
    Filer's total
    $197,033
  • Christopher Reed

    Electric Operations Manager

    Total calculated
    $254,863
    From this org
    $143,658
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $111,205
    Hours/week
    44.41

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,277
    Bonus
    $4,850
    Other
    $2,531
    Deferred
    $88,881
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,896
    Filer's total
    $255,435
  • Thomas Manting

    CIO

    Total calculated
    $250,978
    From this org
    $141,744
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $109,234
    Hours/week
    40.32 + 0.9 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,601
    Bonus
    $4,200
    Other
    $1,943
    Deferred
    $85,740
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,068
    Filer's total
    $251,552
  • Brian Moore

    Lineman

    Total calculated
    $182,951
    From this org
    $141,321
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,630
    Hours/week
    49.16

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,052
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $269
    Deferred
    $19,306
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,025
    Filer's total
    $183,652
  • Richard Warchuck

    Lineman

    Total calculated
    $197,598
    From this org
    $139,196
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,402
    Hours/week
    47.08

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,686
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $510
    Deferred
    $36,078
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,874
    Filer's total
    $198,148
  • Mark Goodman

    Lineman

    Total calculated
    $220,091
    From this org
    $139,192
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $80,899
    Hours/week
    48

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,936
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,256
    Deferred
    $58,575
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,723
    Filer's total
    $220,490
  • Luke Pohl

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $23,670
    From this org
    $23,670
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    11.95 + 0.3 related
  • John Lord

    Vice Chairman

    Total calculated
    $22,725
    From this org
    $22,725
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    13.05 + 0.3 related
  • James Stebbins

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $20,545
    From this org
    $20,545
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    13.57 + 0.3 related
  • Shirley Sprague

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $18,945
    From this org
    $18,945
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    11.76 + 0.3 related
  • Kimber Hansen

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $18,315
    From this org
    $18,315
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    9.78 + 0.3 related
  • Corinna Batora

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $15,548
    From this org
    $15,548
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    9.28 + 0.3 related
  • Ed Oplinger

    Secretary Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $15,480
    From this org
    $15,480
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.08 + 0.3 related

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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 II Line 1
| Name :, Title:, Item Selected:, Description:| All Employees Listed, Included in column "c" deferred comp is the estimated current year increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan for all employees. These amounts do not represent any current year contribution to the plan. They are estimates of the increase in actuarial value of the plan received from the NRECA. The current year expense and increase in actuarial value for each employee are reflected in the statement on the Schedule O for Form 990 Part VII Column F.|

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.

  • Tri-Co Services Incorporated

    C-Corporation · Sales Service Internet · MI · 1% owned · share of income $2,831,518 · share of assets $8,460,030 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by Tri-County Electric

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
27 September 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202312709349300201

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