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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NORTHWESTERN RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$21,935,998
Total expenses
$20,882,978
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$205,118
Other revenue
$21,730,880
Total assets, end of year
$118,382,944
Total liabilities, end of year
$53,379,242
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$65,003,702
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.

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $151,930 · excluded $151,930

  • 6a · Gross rents

    personal property $1,026,372

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    personal property $1,026,372

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,026,372 · excluded $1,026,372

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $53,188

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

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $53,188

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $53,188 · related or exempt $53,188

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $37,756,217

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $18,113,635

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $19,642,582 · related or exempt $19,642,582

  • 11a · Other revenue: G&T AND OTHER PATRONAGE CAPITAL

    total $1,061,926 · excluded $1,061,926

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,061,926

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $754,636

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $845,852

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,924,209

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,308,911

  • 24a · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE, M

    total $5,155,580

  • 24b · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENE

    total $3,307,337

  • 24c · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE, O

    total $1,911,581

  • 24d · Other expenses: CONSUMER ACCOUNTS

    total $1,289,938

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,384,934

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,644,632 · end of year $2,447,569

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $88,829 · end of year $123,955

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,303,844 · end of year $4,615,717

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $922,666 · end of year $1,044,039

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,202,147 · end of year $1,004,380

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

    $143,236,540

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

    $50,817,471

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $89,951,044 · end of year $92,419,069

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $15,776,986 · end of year $16,261,490

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $439,612 · end of year $466,725

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,610,319 · end of year $3,293,557

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $47,318,682 · end of year $48,476,851

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,531,434 · end of year $1,608,834

  • 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 $278 · end of year $219

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $63,869,047 · end of year $65,003,483

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

NORTHWESTERN RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, AS A MEMBER-OWNED ELECTRIC SERVICE UTILITY, WILL SEEK INNOVATIVE WAYS TO PROVIDE RELIABLE AND ECONOMICAL SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR AREAS OF INFLUENCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE COOPERATIVE IS AN ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS IN RURAL AREA PRINCIPALLY IN CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. ON THE AVERAGE, THE COOPERATIVE SERVES APPROXIMATELY 20,000 CUSTOMERS.

  • THE COOPERATIVE IS AN ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS IN RURAL AREAS PRINCIPALLY IN CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. ON THE AVERAGE, THE CO-OP SERVES APPROXIMATELY 20,000 CUSTOMERS.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kim Docter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $11,272
    From this org
    $10,680
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $592
    Hours/week
    5 + 0.5 related

  • Robert Agnew

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,220
    From this org
    $8,751
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $469
    Hours/week
    4 + 0.5 related

  • Lanny Rodgers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $10,152
    From this org
    $9,812
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $340
    Hours/week
    3 + 0.5 related

  • Marian Davis

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $9,956
    From this org
    $9,690
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $266
    Hours/week
    4 + 0.5 related

  • Lisa Chausse

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $18,591
    From this org
    $17,981
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $610
    Hours/week
    7 + 0.5 related

  • Kathryn Cooper-Winters

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $9,102
    From this org
    $8,510
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $592
    Hours/week
    6 + 0.5 related

  • Earl Koon

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $10,951
    From this org
    $10,359
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $592
    Hours/week
    7 + 0.5 related

  • David Snyder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $10,942
    From this org
    $10,350
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $592
    Hours/week
    5 + 0.5 related

  • June Shelhamer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $8,632
    From this org
    $8,040
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $592
    Hours/week
    3 + 0.5 related

  • Candy Brundage

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,952
    From this org
    $9,360
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $592
    Hours/week
    4 + 0.5 related

  • Ryan Meller

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $329,367
    From this org
    $253,839
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $75,528
    Hours/week
    60 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $228,679
    Bonus
    $25,160
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $54,444
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,084
    Filer's total
    $329,367

  • Kathy Lane

    VICE PRESIDENT & CFO

    Total calculated
    $208,612
    From this org
    $154,946
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,666
    Hours/week
    50 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,276
    Bonus
    $3,670
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $38,530
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,136
    Filer's total
    $208,612

  • Stephen Miller

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $199,104
    From this org
    $155,168
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,936
    Hours/week
    50 + 0.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,998
    Bonus
    $1,170
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $34,437
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,499
    Filer's total
    $199,104

  • Mark Parker

    RETIRED GROUP LEADER

    Total calculated
    $195,271
    From this org
    $173,745
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,526
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $4,211
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $169,534
    Deferred
    $2,946
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,580
    Filer's total
    $195,271

  • Mike Frazier

    GROUP LEADER

    Total calculated
    $172,286
    From this org
    $144,996
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,290
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,826
    Bonus
    $170
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $26,056
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,234
    Filer's total
    $172,286

  • Justin Dreese

    CHIEF LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $176,721
    From this org
    $135,105
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,616
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,935
    Bonus
    $170
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,709
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,907
    Filer's total
    $176,721

  • Gary Lilly

    CHIEF LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $175,726
    From this org
    $134,182
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,544
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,012
    Bonus
    $170
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,637
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,907
    Filer's total
    $175,726

  • John Mailliard

    CHIEF LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $173,120
    From this org
    $133,892
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,228
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,722
    Bonus
    $170
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,709
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,519
    Filer's total
    $173,120

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

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 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

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.

  • MEMBER TO MEMBER INC

    501(C)(3) · PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS IN PAYING THEIR ELECTRIC BILLS · PA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by NORTHWESTERN RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION INC

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.

  • NORTHWESTERN SERVICE CORPORATION

    C · CONSULTING AND SALES ACTIVITIES · PA · 100% owned

    Directly controlled by NORTHWESTERN RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
2 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202411239349301216

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