Liabilities / Assets
13th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 13% of similar nonprofits.
990 • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 63-0040445
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
13th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 13% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
12th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 12% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
53rd percentile
Higher net margin than 53% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
71st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 71% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.7% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
5th percentile
Faster asset growth than 5% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
10th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$123,561,515
Down $1,273,797 (-1.0%) from 2019
Net Assets
Down$81,627,401
Down $916,907 (-1.1%) from 2019
Liabilities
Down$41,934,114
Down $356,890 (-0.8%) from 2019
Revenue
Down$58,962,013
Down $4,714,449 (-7.4%) from 2019
Expenses
Down$58,962,013
Down $4,714,449 (-7.4%) from 2019
Net Income
Flat$0
Flat from 2019
To provide reliable electric power and related services to our members at the most affordable cost.
To provide electric utility service to the cooperative's members.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $93,145,812 | $95,666,778 | ▲ $2,520,966 |
| Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Other Fnds | $82,445,963 | $81,528,481 | ▼ $917,482 |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $18,609,245 | $16,713,712 | ▼ $1,895,533 |
| Accounts Receivable | $5,967,524 | $4,703,964 | ▼ $1,263,560 |
| Investments Program Related | $2,506,300 | $2,464,571 | ▼ $41,729 |
| Inventories for Sale or Use | $679,046 | $586,536 | ▼ $92,510 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $387,009 | $338,684 | ▼ $48,325 |
| Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net | $354,503 | $236,746 | ▼ $117,757 |
| Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds | $98,345 | $98,920 | ▲ $575 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $11,711 | $524 | ▼ $11,187 |
| Pd in Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Total Assets | $124,835,312 | $123,561,515 | ▼ $1,273,797 |
| Other Assets Total | $3,174,162 | $2,850,000 | ▼ $324,162 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Other Liabilities | $17,902,443 | $19,180,349 | ▲ $1,277,906 |
| Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property | $14,572,666 | $13,312,971 | ▼ $1,259,695 |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $9,815,895 | $9,440,794 | ▼ $375,101 |
| Total Liabilities | $42,291,004 | $41,934,114 | ▼ $356,890 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $82,544,308 | $81,627,401 | ▼ $916,907 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $124,835,312 | $123,561,515 | ▼ $1,273,797 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | $94,349,814 | $48,738,879 | $143,088,693 |
| Buildings | $1,166,645 | $1,512,433 | $2,679,078 |
| Land | $150,319 | - | $150,319 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randal Wilkie | General Manager/CEO | FT | $244,211 | $145,478 | $389,689 |
| Brent Howard | Chief Financial Officer | FT | $147,621 | $102,124 | $249,745 |
| Ronnie Gaylor | Director | - | $32,910 | - | $32,910 |
| Kennith Moseley | Director | - | $32,794 | - | $32,794 |
| Dewitt Cox | Director/Vice President | - | $32,706 | - | $32,706 |
| Doris Salter | Director/Secretary/Treasur | - | $32,654 | - | $32,654 |
| Thomas Hilburn | Director | - | $32,651 | - | $32,651 |
| Wayne Clanton | Director/President | - | $29,542 | - | $29,542 |
| Phylis Hill | Director | - | $23,737 | - | $23,737 |
| Kermit Hill | Director | - | $6,935 | - | $6,935 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $54,169,352 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $863,363 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benefits to Members | - | - | - | $3,929,298 |
| All Other Expenses | - | - | - | $3,639,454 |
| Depreciation Depletion | - | - | - | $3,553,328 |
| Other Expenses | - | - | - | $1,971,782 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | - | - | - | $863,363 |
| Interest | - | - | - | $753,803 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $58,962,013 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $58,962,013 |
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $54,846,808 |
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $54,846,808 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements | $4,115,205 |
| Other Expense Adjustments | $4,115,205 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Form 990 | $0 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Liability | Amount |
|---|---|
| Postretirement Benefit Obligation | $15,643,425 |
| Consumer Deposits | $3,313,605 |
| Advances from the Tennessee Valley Authority | $223,319 |
“Cherokee Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members have identical voting rights and are assigned margins in accordance with the organization's bylaws.”
“Cherokee Electric Cooperative's governing body consists of seven directors that are elected by the membership of the cooperative. Each director serves a three year term and represents a certain district within the territory served by the cooperative. The terms are staggered in order for the cooperative to only have two or three directors up for election in any one year.”
“The membership must approve decisions that involve substantial transfers of cooperative assets, amendments to the cooperative's bylaws, as well as other decisions requiring approval of the membership by law, the articles of incorporation, and/or the cooperative's bylaws.”
“The Form 990 was reviewed extensively by the Chief Financial Officer and the General Manager before the return was filed. The Chief Financial Officer attended a board meeting and presented the Form 990 before it was filed. Each board member was given a hard copy of the return to review as it was discussed by the Chief Financial Officer.”
“Management regularly monitors the compliance with the conflict of interest policy. The directors are required to disclose any conflicts of interest on a questionnaire when they run for office.”
“The General Manager/CEO's compensation is based on a contract approved by the board of directors. The other officers' compensations are calculated based on a statewide wage and salary guide and is approved by the board of directors.”
“Bylaws are offered to all new members; all other documents are available at any time upon request.”
“These documents are available upon request at the Cooperative's office in Centre, Alabama.”
“Postemployment benefit obligations - amortization of unrecognized losses 153,397. Postemployment benefit obligations - adjustment of calculation of loss -217,641. Patronage allocation - margins assigned/allocated to members 3,929,298. Increase in memberships 575.”
“The instructions to the Form 990 indicate that organizations exempt under Section 501(c)(12) should report "patronage dividends paid" to their members in Part IX, Line 4 of the Form 990. Cherokee Electric Cooperative has interpreted the words "patronage dividends paid" in the instructions to mean margins that are assigned or assignable to the members. Cherokee Electric Cooperative assigns the net margins to its members each year. The amount listed in Part IX, Line 4 represents the net margins assigned to the members for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.”
“Revenues included on Form 990 that were netted with expenses on financials 185,907.”
“Patronage allocation - margins assigned/allocated to members 3,929,298. Revenues included on Form 990 that were netted with expenses on financials 185,907.”
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| IRS990/DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/Desc | 0 | Utilizing approximately 2,800 miles of distribution lines, Cherokee Electric Cooperative provided 524,272,977 kilowatt-hours of electric energy to its cooperative members located in portions of Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall, Etowah, and Calhoun Counties. |
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| IRS990/InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 586536 |
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| IRS990/InvestmentIncomeGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt | 0 | 102250 |
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| IRS990/InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp/BOYAmt | 0 | 2506300 |
| IRS990/InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 2464571 |
| IRS990/IRPDocumentCnt | 0 | 28 |
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| IRS990/LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp/BOYAmt | 0 | 93145812 |
| IRS990/LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 95666778 |
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| IRS990/LoanOutstandingInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd | 0 | 1 |
| IRS990/MissionDesc | 0 | To provide reliable electric power and related services to our members at the most affordable cost. |
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| IRS990/MoreThan5000KToOrgInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt | 0 | 81627401 |
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| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/Desc | 0 | Cost of Power |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/Desc | 1 | Distribution-Maintenanc |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/Desc | 2 | Taxes |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/Desc | 3 | Accounting & Collection |
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| IRS990/OtherLiabilitiesGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 19180349 |
| IRS990/OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt | 0 | 226438 |
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| IRS990/OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 236746 |
| IRS990/PartialLiquidationInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/PoliticalCampaignActyInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 338684 |
| IRS990/PrincipalOfficerNm | 0 | Randal Wilkie |
| IRS990/PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt | 0 | -4782536 |
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| IRS990/ProgramServiceRevenueGrp/Desc | 0 | Sales of Electricity |
| IRS990/ProgramServiceRevenueGrp/Desc | 1 | Patronage Dividends |
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| IRS990/ProgramServiceRevenueGrp/RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt | 1 | 83657 |
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| IRS990/ProgramServiceRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt | 1 | 83657 |
| IRS990/ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt | 0 | 5855315 |
| IRS990/PYContributionsGrantsAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/PYInvestmentIncomeAmt | 0 | 440469 |
| IRS990/PYOtherExpensesAmt | 0 | 56971728 |
| IRS990/PYOtherRevenueAmt | 0 | 363934 |
| IRS990/PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt | 0 | 62872059 |
| IRS990/PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Revenues included on Form 990 that were netted with expenses on financials 185,907. |
| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Patronage allocation - margins assigned/allocated to members 3,929,298. Revenues included on Form 990 that were netted with expenses on financials 185,907. |
| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Cherokee Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members have identical voting rights and are assigned margins in accordance with the organization's bylaws. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Cherokee Electric Cooperative's governing body consists of seven directors that are elected by the membership of the cooperative. Each director serves a three year term and represents a certain district within the territory served by the cooperative. The terms are staggered in order for the cooperative to only have two or three directors up for election in any one year. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | The membership must approve decisions that involve substantial transfers of cooperative assets, amendments to the cooperative's bylaws, as well as other decisions requiring approval of the membership by law, the articles of incorporation, and/or the cooperative's bylaws. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | The Form 990 was reviewed extensively by the Chief Financial Officer and the General Manager before the return was filed. The Chief Financial Officer attended a board meeting and presented the Form 990 before it was filed. Each board member was given a hard copy of the return to review as it was discussed by the Chief Financial Officer. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | Management regularly monitors the compliance with the conflict of interest policy. The directors are required to disclose any conflicts of interest on a questionnaire when they run for office. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | The General Manager/CEO's compensation is based on a contract approved by the board of directors. The other officers' compensations are calculated based on a statewide wage and salary guide and is approved by the board of directors. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | Bylaws are offered to all new members; all other documents are available at any time upon request. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | These documents are available upon request at the Cooperative's office in Centre, Alabama. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 8 | Postemployment benefit obligations - amortization of unrecognized losses 153,397. Postemployment benefit obligations - adjustment of calculation of loss -217,641. Patronage allocation - margins assigned/allocated to members 3,929,298. Increase in memberships 575. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 9 | The instructions to the Form 990 indicate that organizations exempt under Section 501(c)(12) should report "patronage dividends paid" to their members in Part IX, Line 4 of the Form 990. Cherokee Electric Cooperative has interpreted the words "patronage dividends paid" in the instructions to mean margins that are assigned or assignable to the members. Cherokee Electric Cooperative assigns the net margins to its members each year. The amount listed in Part IX, Line 4 represents the net margins assigned to the members for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 6 | Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 7 | Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 8 | Form 990, Part XI, line 9: |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 9 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 4 |
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