Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← All organizations

VOLUNTEER ENERGY COOPERATIVE

EIN 62-0395590 DECATUR, TN

Browse the largest nonprofits in Tennessee

Revenue 2024
$314,777,815
Expenses 2024
$304,953,022

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
4000
Street
PO BOX 277

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).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

NONE

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC ENERGY AND RELATED SERVICES TO RURAL AREAS. THE COOPERATIVE SERVICES 129,672 CUSTOMERS.

  • TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC ENERGY AND RELATED SERVICES TO RURAL AREAS. THE COOPERATIVE SERVICES 129,672 CUSTOMERS.

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.

  • Aubie Smith

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $13,504
    From this org
    $13,504
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 0.5 related
  • William J Campbell

    VICE-CHAIRMA

    Total calculated
    $15,124
    From this org
    $15,124
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 2 related
  • Sammy Norton

    SECRETARY/TR

    Total calculated
    $15,424
    From this org
    $15,424
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Tim Handler

    ASST SEC/TRE

    Total calculated
    $14,824
    From this org
    $14,824
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • David J Milen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $11,224
    From this org
    $11,224
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Mike Frazier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $15,424
    From this org
    $15,424
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Jerry Henley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $16,324
    From this org
    $16,324
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Buchanan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $17,152
    From this org
    $17,152
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kenneth Carey Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $21,952
    From this org
    $21,952
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    19 + 1.25 related
  • Larry Storie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $17,524
    From this org
    $17,524
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Keith Phillips

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $15,052
    From this org
    $15,052
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 1 related
  • Philip Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $17,524
    From this org
    $17,524
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.5
  • Dion Cooper

    PRESIDENT/CE

    Total calculated
    $429,064
    From this org
    $378,575
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,489
    Hours/week
    60 + 0.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $370,000
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $8,575
    Deferred
    $32,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,089
    Filer's total
    $429,064
  • Mark Verstynen

    VP ACCOUNTIN

    Total calculated
    $278,142
    From this org
    $190,999
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $87,143
    Hours/week
    55 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,234
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $765
    Deferred
    $69,054
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,089
    Filer's total
    $278,142
  • Matthew Teague

    VP OF ENGINE

    Total calculated
    $247,836
    From this org
    $195,428
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,408
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,004
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $10,424
    Deferred
    $34,319
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,089
    Filer's total
    $247,836
  • Karen Davis

    VP OF INFO.

    Total calculated
    $259,282
    From this org
    $177,607
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $81,675
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,241
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $3,366
    Deferred
    $63,621
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,054
    Filer's total
    $259,282
  • Jason Dye

    VP OF SYSTEM

    Total calculated
    $225,745
    From this org
    $152,775
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $72,970
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,960
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $4,815
    Deferred
    $55,149
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,821
    Filer's total
    $225,745
  • Daniel Tuttle

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $186,462
    From this org
    $161,831
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,631
    Hours/week
    59

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,687
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $144
    Deferred
    $8,182
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,449
    Filer's total
    $186,462
  • Dustin Bates

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $225,516
    From this org
    $200,725
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,791
    Hours/week
    66

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,545
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $180
    Deferred
    $8,827
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,964
    Filer's total
    $225,516
  • Michael Bice

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $216,329
    From this org
    $191,102
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,227
    Hours/week
    66

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,994
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $108
    Deferred
    $8,778
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,449
    Filer's total
    $216,329
  • Wendell Terrell

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $196,269
    From this org
    $171,638
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,631
    Hours/week
    63

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,494
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $144
    Deferred
    $8,182
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,449
    Filer's total
    $196,269
  • Byron Zeigler

    SUBSTATION F

    Total calculated
    $202,381
    From this org
    $175,402
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,979
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,222
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $180
    Deferred
    $10,530
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,449
    Filer's total
    $202,381

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
    $314,777,815
    Expenses
    $304,953,022
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $282,124,718
    Expenses
    $278,944,813
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $298,075,624
    Expenses
    $287,051,332
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0

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
    $270,037,507
    Expenses
    $259,057,141
    Assets (EOY)
    $369,462,846
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $247,936,270
    Expenses
    $234,177,592
    Assets (EOY)
    $355,734,071
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $244,676,754
    Expenses
    $236,014,261
    Assets (EOY)
    $341,075,531
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $252,520,104
    Expenses
    $240,920,329
    Assets (EOY)
    $347,842,599
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $247,618,121
    Expenses
    $236,551,723
    Assets (EOY)
    $341,200,276
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $240,574,777
    Expenses
    $228,799,469
    Assets (EOY)
    $319,438,131
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $232,733,981
    Expenses
    $221,622,499
    Assets (EOY)
    $311,559,168
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $243,668,553
    Expenses
    $236,299,099
    Assets (EOY)
    $302,520,125
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $244,341,234
    Expenses
    $231,992,728
    Assets (EOY)
    $296,689,098
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $219,751,332
    Assets (EOY)
    $290,098,735

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

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

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.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2022 return

  • VOLUNTEER ENERGY PROPANE LLC

    PROPANE SA · TN · income -$149

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 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.