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← MECKLENBURG ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MECKLENBURG ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$114,290,002
Total expenses
$106,224,449
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$109,582,945
Investment income
$2,453,635
Other revenue
$2,253,422
Total assets, end of year
$322,325,863
Total liabilities, end of year
$226,207,714
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$96,118,149
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

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: SALE OF ELECTRICITY

    total $103,873,031 · related or exempt $103,873,031

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONTRIBUTIONS IN AID

    total $5,578,559 · related or exempt $5,578,559

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PATRONAGE CAPITAL OTHER

    total $131,355 · related or exempt $131,355

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,298,811 · excluded $2,298,811

  • 6a · Gross rents

    personal property $458,196

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    personal property $458,196

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $458,196 · excluded $458,196

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $157,616

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

    other assets $2,792

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $154,824

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $154,824 · excluded $154,824

  • 11a · Other revenue: COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

    total $1,862,112 · unrelated business $1,862,112

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $38,713 · excluded $38,713

  • 11c · Other revenue: INCOME FROM EQUITY INVESTMENT

    total -$105,599 · excluded -$105,599

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,795,226

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $2,141,418

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,573,033

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,571,311

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,450,507

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $166,254

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $775,851

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $17,767

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $92,035

  • 17 · Travel

    total $217,026

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $403,992

  • 20 · Interest

    total $5,265,843

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,396,315

  • 24a · Other expenses: COST OF POWER

    total $74,084,113

  • 24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION - MAINTENANC

    total $5,412,967

  • 24c · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION - OPERATIONS

    total $2,133,182

  • 24d · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATION - GENERAL

    total $1,589,012

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total -$6,066,177

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,624,381 · end of year $47,325,397

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $165,518 · end of year $350,103

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $12,527,118 · end of year $13,619,755

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $411,783 · end of year $85,759

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $6,541,102 · end of year $12,924,539

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,160,395 · end of year $13,084,612

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

    $270,238,876

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

    $75,396,483

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $176,698,305 · end of year $194,842,393

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $38,542,291 · end of year $38,973,664

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $1,119,641 · end of year $1,119,641

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $28,072,342 · end of year $68,378,420

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $130,170,440 · end of year $153,954,714

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $263,650 · end of year $3,874,580

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $90,284,102 · end of year $96,118,149

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY TO THE MEMBERS OF MECKLENBURG ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

  • SAFE AND EFFECTIVE DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE. THE THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICES AS MEASURED BY EXPENSES WERE AS FOLLOWS: COST OF POWER 74,084,113 OTHER SALARIES AND WAGES 8,571,311 DISTRIBUTION MAINTENANCE 8,396,315

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • John C Lee Jr

    PRESIDENT AN

    Total calculated
    $779,687
    From this org
    $591,339
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $188,348
    Hours/week
    25 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $593,403
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    -$2,064
    Deferred
    $173,745
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,603
    Filer's total
    $779,687
  • Cary J Logan

    COO

    Total calculated
    $276,289
    From this org
    $243,818
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,471
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $249,625
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    -$5,807
    Deferred
    $18,110
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,361
    Filer's total
    $276,289
  • Carol B Jones

    VP FINANCE A

    Total calculated
    $223,056
    From this org
    $204,921
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,135
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,582
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    -$6,661
    Deferred
    $3,532
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,603
    Filer's total
    $223,056
  • Carolyn T Glass

    ASSISTANT SE

    Total calculated
    $135,025
    From this org
    $86,740
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,285
    Hours/week
    40 + 3 related
  • James P Guy II

    LEGAL COUNSE

    Total calculated
    $312,622
    From this org
    $239,385
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $73,237
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $245,613
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    -$6,228
    Deferred
    $51,695
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,542
    Filer's total
    $312,622
  • Benjamin J Seamans

    VP ENGINEERI

    Total calculated
    $303,111
    From this org
    $215,727
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $87,384
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $222,913
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    -$7,186
    Deferred
    $65,842
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,542
    Filer's total
    $303,111
  • Dwayne Long

    VP INFORMATI

    Total calculated
    $265,127
    From this org
    $213,061
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,066
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $221,692
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    -$8,631
    Deferred
    $30,524
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,542
    Filer's total
    $265,127
  • David H Lipscomb

    VP MEMBER AN

    Total calculated
    $238,588
    From this org
    $213,497
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,091
    Hours/week
    47

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $222,079
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    -$8,582
    Deferred
    $3,549
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,542
    Filer's total
    $238,588
  • Robert H Lankford

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $200,481
    From this org
    $182,596
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,885
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,119
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    -$6,523
    Deferred
    $3,282
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,603
    Filer's total
    $200,481
  • David J Jones

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $22,100
    From this org
    $17,250
    From related orgs
    $4,850
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    16.04 + 2.07 related
  • Franklin B Myers

    VICE-CHAIRMA

    Total calculated
    $30,250
    From this org
    $25,300
    From related orgs
    $4,950
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7.4 + 2.04 related
  • Donald L Moore

    TREASURER-SE

    Total calculated
    $21,676
    From this org
    $12,350
    From related orgs
    $5,288
    Other
    $4,038
    Hours/week
    3.62 + 1.96 related
  • David C Hall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $22,050
    From this org
    $16,150
    From related orgs
    $5,900
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.19 + 2.57 related
  • Brandon G Hudson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $21,350
    From this org
    $16,500
    From related orgs
    $4,850
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.8 + 1.33 related
  • Fletcher B Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $23,539
    From this org
    $13,163
    From related orgs
    $5,988
    Other
    $4,388
    Hours/week
    7.27 + 2.11 related
  • Peggy Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $22,174
    From this org
    $12,223
    From related orgs
    $5,638
    Other
    $4,313
    Hours/week
    4.33 + 2.6 related
  • Michael H McDowell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $20,125
    From this org
    $15,275
    From related orgs
    $4,850
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.99 + 2.85 related
  • Angela Wilson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $23,264
    From this org
    $13,538
    From related orgs
    $5,238
    Other
    $4,488
    Hours/week
    4.35 + 2.07 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 · 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.

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.

  • EMPOWER BROADBAND INC

    C CORP · INTERNET · VA · 100% owned · share of income -$196,034 · share of assets $14,841,052

    Directly controlled by MECKLENBUR MECKLENBURG ELECTRIC

  • EMPOWER TELECOM INC

    C CORP · TELECOMM · VA · 100% owned · share of income $90,435 · share of assets $5,289,037

    Directly controlled by MECKLENBUR MECKLENBURG ELECTRIC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
6 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202423119349303707

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