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LEE COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC

EIN 59-0329555 N FT MYERS, FL

Largest nonprofits in Florida

Revenue 2024
$616,115,448
Expenses 2024
$547,211,131

Program services were 0.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
12
Classification
3000
Street
4980 BAYLINE DR

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

LCEC PROVIDES EFFICIENT, RELIABLE, COST-COMPETITIVE ELECTRIC AND EMERGING ENERGY SOLUTIONS AND EXCELLENT SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

LEE COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (LCEC) PROVIDES ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SERVICES TO RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE COOPERATIVE'S SERVICE TERRITORY.

  • UTILIZING APPROXIMATELY 9,195 MILES OF DISTRIBUTION LINES, LEE COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. PROVIDED 4,588,781,578 KILOWATT HOURS OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO ITS CUSTOMERS LOCATED IN ITS SERVICE TERRITORY. THE SERVICE TERRITORY INCLUDED CAPE CORAL, NORTH FORT MYERS, MARCO ISLAND, SANIBEL AND CAPTIVA ISLANDS, PINE ISLAND, EVERGLADES CITY, IMMOKALEE, AVA MARIA, AND PARTS OF LEHIGH ACRES (ALL IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA).

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Denise M Vidal

    EVP/CEO

    Total calculated
    $813,438
    From this org
    $723,445
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $89,993
    Hours/week
    58

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $556,123
    Bonus
    $165,000
    Other
    $2,322
    Deferred
    $69,080
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,913
    Filer's total
    $813,438
  • Sarah Bullock

    DIR OF FINAN

    Total calculated
    $449,205
    From this org
    $379,577
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,628
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $322,332
    Bonus
    $50,619
    Other
    $6,626
    Deferred
    $52,257
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,371
    Filer's total
    $449,205
  • Edward Nagy

    DIRECTOR, IT

    Total calculated
    $376,953
    From this org
    $295,423
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $81,530
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $253,571
    Bonus
    $39,850
    Other
    $2,002
    Deferred
    $55,128
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,402
    Filer's total
    $376,953
  • Rodney C Hawkins

    DIRECTOR, EL

    Total calculated
    $356,606
    From this org
    $296,427
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,179
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $251,387
    Bonus
    $38,264
    Other
    $6,776
    Deferred
    $49,648
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,531
    Filer's total
    $356,606
  • Karen Ryan

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $316,411
    From this org
    $260,893
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,518
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $222,294
    Bonus
    $33,911
    Other
    $4,688
    Deferred
    $45,014
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,504
    Filer's total
    $316,411
  • Sandra Thompson

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $311,444
    From this org
    $253,018
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,426
    Hours/week
    48

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,559
    Bonus
    $35,705
    Other
    $1,754
    Deferred
    $37,513
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,913
    Filer's total
    $311,444
  • Gary Avin

    DIR. MEMB. S

    Total calculated
    $309,063
    From this org
    $253,411
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,652
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,854
    Bonus
    $35,001
    Other
    $556
    Deferred
    $44,763
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,889
    Filer's total
    $309,063
  • Derek Holland

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $302,598
    From this org
    $257,398
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,200
    Hours/week
    79

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $252,378
    Bonus
    $4,931
    Other
    $89
    Deferred
    $18,798
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,402
    Filer's total
    $302,598
  • Walter Ruth

    DIR. OF BUS.

    Total calculated
    $290,901
    From this org
    $231,137
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,764
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,917
    Bonus
    $24,737
    Other
    $1,483
    Deferred
    $39,050
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,714
    Filer's total
    $290,901
  • Troy Hamilton

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $286,848
    From this org
    $247,755
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,093
    Hours/week
    73

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $247,494
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $261
    Deferred
    $19,792
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,301
    Filer's total
    $286,848
  • Amanda Smelker

    DIR, ADMIN S

    Total calculated
    $280,189
    From this org
    $222,053
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,136
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $191,229
    Bonus
    $30,569
    Other
    $255
    Deferred
    $33,729
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,407
    Filer's total
    $280,189
  • Richard B Lewis

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $272,339
    From this org
    $221,967
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,372
    Hours/week
    70

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,644
    Bonus
    $5,167
    Other
    $156
    Deferred
    $23,769
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,603
    Filer's total
    $272,339
  • Shane Leach

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $264,925
    From this org
    $227,320
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,605
    Hours/week
    72

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,188
    Bonus
    $1,884
    Other
    $248
    Deferred
    $20,823
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,782
    Filer's total
    $264,925
  • Myron Martin

    MGR-PROC./SU

    Total calculated
    $262,914
    From this org
    $215,204
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,710
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,000
    Bonus
    $20,567
    Other
    $7,637
    Deferred
    $30,539
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,171
    Filer's total
    $262,914
  • Chauncey P Goss

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $26,850
    From this org
    $26,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • David Beam

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $25,850
    From this org
    $25,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Rick Joyce

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $25,850
    From this org
    $25,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Michael Powell

    TRUSTEE/PRES

    Total calculated
    $25,850
    From this org
    $25,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    13
  • Richard Turbeville

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $25,850
    From this org
    $25,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Russell Priddy

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $24,750
    From this org
    $24,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Tarik Ayasun

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $23,500
    From this org
    $23,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eleanor M Flannery

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $23,500
    From this org
    $23,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Rhichard Pritchett III

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $23,500
    From this org
    $23,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Craig Woodward

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $23,500
    From this org
    $23,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $616,115,448
    Expenses
    $547,211,131
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $67,500
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $608,109,826
    Expenses
    $504,779,733
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $37,500
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $626,227,197
    Expenses
    $614,788,809
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $67,500

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $497,387,726
    Expenses
    $478,634,024
    Assets (EOY)
    $850,449,864
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $447,652,126
    Expenses
    $441,289,217
    Assets (EOY)
    $785,170,912
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $428,944,955
    Expenses
    $418,471,838
    Assets (EOY)
    $749,067,982
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $425,420,177
    Expenses
    $431,982,902
    Assets (EOY)
    $731,030,275
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $408,808,283
    Expenses
    $398,714,266
    Assets (EOY)
    $717,536,742
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $394,692,288
    Expenses
    $392,594,994
    Assets (EOY)
    $678,484,511
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $413,766,373
    Expenses
    $414,107,510
    Assets (EOY)
    $657,547,836
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $411,005,386
    Expenses
    $412,660,811
    Assets (EOY)
    $640,773,493
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $405,940,611
    Expenses
    $403,736,284
    Assets (EOY)
    $685,237,668
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $402,008,714
    Assets (EOY)
    $661,761,280

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

  • 2022 United Way campaign funds stay in the local community to help support the local human services network. United Way partner agencies and initiatives like Alvin A. Dublin Alzheimer's Resource Center, Children's Advocacy Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters, LARC and United Way 211 serve a diverse range of needs in our community, such as nurturing children and youth, strengthening families, meeting critical need such as helping the elderly and disabled live independently, and empowering communities by bringing health and human services to neighborhoods. A portion of the contributions that are made to the United Way helps to fund the "Power to Share" program. This program provides short-term emergency assistance funding for qualifying LCEC customers wo are unable to pay their electric bills due to financial hardship

  • 2024

  • 2023

  • 2022 The Horizon Foundation, a charitable 501(c)(3) organization, was established to provide a funding vehicle for businesses to invest in the longterm economic development and vitality of Lee County. The Foundation raises private sector money to support the efforts of the Lee County Economic Development Office and the Horizon Council in order to improve the area's business climate. LCEC participates regularly on committees and regional initiatives. Funding is partly in support of the Industry Appreciation of area leaders and companies

  • 2024

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

No itemized grant names this organization as a recipient. Only grants over $5,000 are itemized, and only by filers of the full Form 990.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.