CO-MO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC

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2015 · Form 990 · revenue $52.0M · expenses $48.3M · assets $224.6M

EIN
44-0207675
Address
PO BOX 220, TIPTON, MO 65081
Website
WWW.CO-MO.COOP
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
-
Ruling date
-
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Mission

CO-MO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE EXISTS TO FULFILL ITS MEMBERS' NEED FOR SUPERIOR ELECTRIC AND RELATED SERVCIES AT FAIR AND REASONABLE PRICES, AND TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH ECONOMIC, CIVIC AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

17 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Kenneth Johnson CEO/GENERAL MANAGER2015 $537,868$537,868 1
David Klindt DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNO2015 $211,628$211,628 1
Sean Friend DIRECTOR OF FINANCE2015 $160,980$160,980 2
Corey Ten Bensel DIRECTOR OF LAKE OPERATIONS2015 $155,696$155,696 1
Charles Tuttle DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND OP2015 $154,516$154,516 1
Jon Schulte ENGINEERING MANAGER2015 $152,467$152,467 1
Greg Wolfe AREA LINEMAN2015 $148,793$148,793 1
Jennifer Mercer ASSISTANT SECRETARY2015 $124,407$124,407 1
Eugene Eulinger Jr PRESIDENT2015 $19,921$19,921 1
Rick Everhart DIRECTOR2015 $17,082$17,082 1
Craig Allee DIRECTOR2015 $15,332$15,332 1
Rick Purdon DIRECTOR2015 $14,621$14,621 2
Gary Harris VICE-PRESIDENT2015 $13,232$13,232 1
Harold Vande Haar DIRECTOR2015 $11,121$11,121 1
John Schuster DIRECTOR2015 $10,745$10,745 1
Linda Fry SECRETARY-TREASURER2015 $9,109$9,109 1
Rodney Schad DIRECTOR2015 $7,582$7,582 2

People by year

2015 · 17 people listed · 17 paid, $1.8M · 99 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KENNETH JOHNSON CEO/GENERAL MANAGER50 $310,423$0$227,445 $537,8681
DAVID KLINDT DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNO45 $145,401$0$66,227 $211,6281
SEAN FRIEND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE48 $118,851$0$42,129 $160,9802
COREY TEN BENSEL DIRECTOR OF LAKE OPERATIONS48 $111,354$0$44,342 $155,6961
CHARLES TUTTLE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND OP50 $113,405$0$41,111 $154,5161
JON SCHULTE ENGINEERING MANAGER45 $112,070$0$40,397 $152,4671
GREG WOLFE AREA LINEMAN40 $113,699$0$35,094 $148,7931
JENNIFER MERCER ASSISTANT SECRETARY45 $89,273$0$35,134 $124,4071
EUGENE EULINGER JR PRESIDENT12 $19,921$0$0 $19,9211
RICK EVERHART DIRECTOR11 $17,082$0$0 $17,0821
CRAIG ALLEE DIRECTOR10 $15,332$0$0 $15,3321
RICK PURDON DIRECTOR9 $14,621$0$0 $14,6212
GARY HARRIS VICE-PRESIDENT8 $13,232$0$0 $13,2321
HAROLD VANDE HAAR DIRECTOR4 $11,121$0$0 $11,1211
JOHN SCHUSTER DIRECTOR14 $10,745$0$0 $10,7451
LINDA FRY SECRETARY-TREASURER7 $9,109$0$0 $9,1091
RODNEY SCHAD DIRECTOR4 $7,582$0$0 $7,5822

Highest-paid independent contractors

2015 · 5 contractors · $27.2M
NameLocationServicePaid
KRIZ DAVIS COMPANYDES MOINES, IAINVENTORY MANAGEMENT$12,574,219
ERVIN CABLE CONSTRUCTION LLCSTURGIS, KYLINE CONSTRUCTION$6,663,920
SELLENRIEK CONSTRUCTION INCJONESBURG, MOLINE CONSTRUCTION$4,048,197
HENTGES TREE SERVICEJEFFERSON CITY, MOTREE TRIMMING$2,306,451
CHAIN ELECTRIC COMPANYHATTIESBURG, MSLINE CONSTRUCTION$1,580,155

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,988,626$48,312,224 $224,619,775$62,458,727 $0$49,702,971 $942,000990

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $66,936 in all, tax years 2022 to 2022. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL RURAL UTILITIES COOPERATIVE FINANCE CORP Public charity Exact 2022 1$66,936 2022$66,936
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2015 · Form 990 · $48,312,224 spent · pay $5,452,094 · grants $3,705 · events $451,328
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)COST OF POWER $25,362,293--- 52.5%
Interest $5,735,121--- 11.9%
Other (as described)DISTRIBUTION MAINT & OPERATION $5,365,137--- 11.1%
Depreciation and depletion $4,246,373--- 8.8%
Other salaries and wages $2,306,440$0$0$0 4.8%
Other employee benefits $1,189,290--- 2.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $942,000--- 1.9%
Other (as described)CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS & SERVICE $887,740--- 1.8%
Pension plan contributions $669,622--- 1.4%
Office expenses $528,417--- 1.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $451,328--- 0.9%
Payroll taxes $344,742--- 0.7%
Fees: other services $126,794--- 0.3%
Occupancy $41,481--- 0.1%
All other expenses $41,207--- 0.1%
Information technology $33,128--- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $32,662--- 0.1%
Fees: lobbying $4,317--- 0.0%
Grants to US organizations and governments $3,705--- 0.0%
Fees: legal $427--- 0.0%
Total$48,312,224100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2024$300,000$02
2020$305,000$04
2016$0$29,9951
Largest awards · 4 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2024Rural Business Cooperative ServiceGrant or other assistanceRURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS AND GRANTS 10.854REDL - ELECTRIC GRANT$300,000
2020Rural Business Cooperative ServiceGrant or other assistanceRURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS AND GRANTS 10.854REDL - ELECTRIC GRANT$240,000
2020Rural Business Cooperative ServiceGrant or other assistanceRURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANT 10.351RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP OPPORTUNITY GRANT$65,000
2016U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceContractSITE PREPARATION CONTRACTORS 238910"IGF::CT::IGF" BIG MUDDY HQ BLDG ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION, BOONVILLE, MO$29,995

Trademarks

1 US trademark, 0 live.

MarkSerialFiledStatusSource
CO-MO ELECTRIC864237582014-10-14AbandonedTRTYRAP, file of 2026-04-03

The newest marks of the trademark owners above, matched to this record by name (and state).

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