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Southwest Rural Electric Association Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Benevolent life insurance associations, irrigation companies, telephone companies, etc., which have a mutually beneficial nature.

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$24M (2022)

Expenses
$24M (2022)

Total Assets
$77.3M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$43.9M (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$23,965,887
Expenses
$23,965,887
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$33,449,788
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $23,560,062
98.3%
Investment Income $44,588
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $3,510
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $95,890
0.4%
Net Inventory Sales $194,306
0.8%
Other Revenue $67,531
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $520,588
2.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $742,176
3.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $77,319,715
Total Liabilities $43,869,927
Net Assets $33,449,788
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $22,976,919
Income From Other Sources $1,261,497
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jeff Simpson (Ceo) $194,143 $0 $134,740
Mike Wolfe (Mgr Of Opera) $125,652 $0 $99,107
Robert Reid (Mgr Of It &) $113,352 $0 $77,964
Barry Holt (Mgr Of Mbr R) $107,520 $0 $117,518
Dan Lambert (Trustee) $39,596 $0 $0
Don Proctor (Secretary) $33,719 $0 $0
Don Ellis (Trustee) $28,129 $0 $0
Dan White (Trustee) $26,901 $0 $0
Carl Brockriede (Trustee) $24,164 $0 $0
Dan Elsener (Vice Preside) $23,187 $0 $0
Ronnie Swan (President) $16,008 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$20,135,432
Expenses
$20,135,432
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$31,760,038
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $551,000
2.7%
Program Services $19,592,117
97.3%
Investment Income $32,486
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $15,570
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$9,767
Net Inventory Sales -$46,932
Other Revenue $958
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $482,186
2.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $569,294
2.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $74,001,838
Total Liabilities $42,241,800
Net Assets $31,760,038
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $19,214,938
Income From Other Sources $735,111
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jeff Simpson (Ceo) $182,915 $0 $116,785
Mike Wolfe (Mgr Of Opera) $125,658 $0 $89,792
Traci Balderas (Manager Of F) $114,838 $0 $53,636
Robert Reid (Mgr Of It &) $109,937 $0 $75,431
Ronnie Swan (Vice Preside) $36,334 $0 $0
Dan Lambert (Trustee) $30,213 $0 $0
Don Proctor (Secretary) $27,510 $0 $0
Carl Brockriede (Trustee) $27,086 $0 $0
Dan White (Trustee) $21,065 $0 $0
Don Ellis (President) $20,526 $0 $0
Dan Elsener (Trustee) $19,751 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$18,430,785
Expenses
$18,430,785
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$31,119,117
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $18,361,648
99.6%
Investment Income $63,558
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$934
Net Inventory Sales $5,085
0.0%
Other Revenue $1,428
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $683,576
3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $564,763
3.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $71,138,287
Total Liabilities $40,019,170
Net Assets $31,119,117
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $17,987,868
Income From Other Sources $300,854
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mike Wolfe (Mgr Of Opera) $114,262 $0 $88,762
B Keith Bonham (Interim Gm) $107,630 $0 $61,285
Traci Balderas (Manager Of F) $105,647 $0 $86,269
Jeff Simpson (General Mana) $73,816 $0 $56,875
Ronnie Swan (Vice Preside) $39,277 $0 $0
Carl Brockriede (Trustee) $38,022 $0 $0
Dan Lambert (Trustee) $25,944 $0 $0
Don Proctor (Secretary) $24,666 $0 $0
Don Ellis (President) $23,363 $0 $0
Dan White (Trustee) $20,815 $0 $0
Dan Elsener (Trustee) $19,967 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$19,020,741
Expenses
$19,020,741
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$28,996,497
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $18,949,384
99.6%
Investment Income $37,704
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $29,443
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $2,356
0.0%
Other Revenue $1,854
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $815,620
4.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $644,659
3.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $68,861,822
Total Liabilities $39,865,325
Net Assets $28,996,497
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $18,613,277
Income From Other Sources $280,739
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kenneth E Simmons (General Mana) $238,634 $0 $90,602
B Keith Bonham (Gm/Mgr Of Mm) $143,619 $0 $61,241
Mike Wolfe (Mgr Of Opera) $114,114 $0 $70,918
Robert Reid (Mgr Of Tech) $103,345 $0 $60,450
Traci Balderas (Manager Of F) $101,531 $0 $38,581
Alton Davis (District Lin) $100,850 $0 $54,870
Ronnie Swan (Vice Preside) $41,343 $0 $0
Dan Lambert (Trustee) $41,177 $0 $0
Dan White (Trustee) $39,908 $0 $0
Don Ellis (President) $37,159 $0 $0
Carl Brockriede (Trustee) $36,466 $0 $0
Don Proctor (Secretary) $27,894 $0 $0
Jimmy Holland (Trustee) $25,234 $0 $0
Dan Elsener (Trustee) $25,026 $0 $0
Ray Walker (Trustee) $7,317 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$17,917,890
Expenses
$17,917,890
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$28,145,239
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $17,790,739
99.3%
Investment Income $111,715
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $10,530
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$327
Net Inventory Sales $1,220
0.0%
Other Revenue $4,013
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $658,995
3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $178,247
1.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $67,486,495
Total Liabilities $39,341,256
Net Assets $28,145,239
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $17,420,156
Income From Other Sources $392,267
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kenneth E Simmons (General Mana) $176,620 $0 $84,987
B Keith Bonham (Mgr Of Mmbr) $104,779 $0 $73,468
Traci Balderas (Manager Of F) $46,511 $0 $25,968
Ronnie Swan (Vice Preside) $42,650 $0 $0
Don Ellis (President) $41,977 $0 $0
Dan White (Trustee) $41,207 $0 $0
Carl Brockriede (Trustee) $35,430 $0 $0
Jimmy Holland (Trustee) $34,164 $0 $0
Dan Lambert (Trustee) $33,792 $0 $0
Ray Walker (Trustee) $32,583 $0 $0
Don Proctor (Secretary) $25,796 $0 $0
Dan Elsener (Trustee) $24,387 $0 $0
Aaron Paxton (Manager Of F) $5,678 $0 $7,245

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$16,827,460
Expenses
$17,045,714
Net Income
-$218,254
Net Assets
$27,723,810
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $16,294,860
96.8%
Investment Income $517,239
3.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $10,530
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$6,715
Net Inventory Sales $931
0.0%
Other Revenue $10,615
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $748,092
4.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $66,224,402
Total Liabilities $38,500,592
Net Assets $27,723,810
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $16,294,794
Income From Other Sources $530,018
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kenneth E Simmons (Ceo) $168,575 $0 $86,156
Aaron Paxton (Cfo) $126,642 $0 $53,844
Ronnie Swan (Trustee) $43,833 $0 $0
Dan White (President) $40,766 $0 $0
Dan Lambert (Trustee) $40,227 $0 $0
Don Ellis (Vice Preside) $39,475 $0 $0
Ray Walker (Trustee) $34,867 $0 $0
Carl Brockriede (Trustee) $34,301 $0 $0
Jimmy Holland (Trustee) $33,544 $0 $0
Don Proctor (Secretary) $26,100 $0 $0
Dan Elsener (Trustee) $19,762 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$16,849,207
Expenses
$16,571,430
Net Income
$277,777
Net Assets
$26,090,542
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $16,122,210
95.7%
Investment Income $685,705
4.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $10,530
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $20,214
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales -$630
Other Revenue $11,178
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $720,459
4.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $67,476,242
Total Liabilities $41,385,700
Net Assets $26,090,542
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $16,122,210
Income From Other Sources $697,859
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mike R Hagy (Gen Mgr) $184,579 $0 $74,814
Aaron Paxton (Cfo) $104,256 $0 $52,165
Ronnie Swan (Trustee) $40,284 $0 $0
Dan White (President) $40,234 $0 $0
Don Ellis (Vice Preside) $38,034 $0 $0
Carl Brockriede (Trustee) $35,984 $0 $0
Ray Walker (Trustee) $34,159 $0 $0
Jimmy Holland (Trustee) $32,959 $0 $0
Dan Lambert (Trustee) $27,450 $0 $0
Don Proctor (Secretary) $24,659 $0 $0
Dan Elsener (Trustee) $20,434 $0 $0
Kenneth E Simmons (Ceo) $8,897 $0 $1,551

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$17,432,395
Expenses
$17,268,505
Net Income
$163,890
Net Assets
$25,525,351
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $16,670,495
95.6%
Investment Income $827,149
4.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $10,570
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$78,213
Net Inventory Sales $2,394
0.0%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $739,930
4.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $63,686,998
Total Liabilities $38,161,647
Net Assets $25,525,351
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $16,670,495
Income From Other Sources $831,912
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mike R Hagy (Gen Mgr) $184,552 $0 $72,069
Aaron Paxton (Cfo) $97,873 $0 $67,448
Don Ellis (Vice Preside) $41,028 $0 $0
Ronnie Swan (Trustee) $40,118 $0 $0
Carl Brockriede (Trustee) $39,214 $0 $0
Dan White (President) $38,412 $0 $0
Ray Walker (Trustee) $38,408 $0 $0
Dan Lambert (Trustee) $37,341 $0 $0
Jimmy Holland (Trustee) $35,655 $0 $0
Don Proctor (Secretary) $29,973 $0 $0
Dan Elsener (Trustee) $17,839 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$19,747,794
Expenses
$18,737,853
Net Income
$1,009,941
Net Assets
$24,760,932
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $18,726,748
94.8%
Investment Income $1,068,446
5.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $11,105
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$63,425
Net Inventory Sales $970
0.0%
Other Revenue $3,950
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $662,678
3.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $58,682,152
Total Liabilities $33,921,220
Net Assets $24,760,932
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $18,726,748
Income From Other Sources $1,075,508
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mike R Hagy (Gen Mgr) $171,433 $0 $61,017
Aaron Paxton (Cfo) $93,901 $0 $42,531
Ronnie Swan (Trustee) $41,766 $0 $0
Dan White (President) $40,941 $0 $0
Don Ellis (Vice Preside) $39,966 $0 $0
Jimmy Holland (Trustee) $39,541 $0 $0
Carl Brockriede (Trustee) $37,366 $0 $0
Ray Walker (Trustee) $37,141 $0 $0
Don Proctor (Secretary) $24,303 $0 $0
Dan Elsener (Trustee) $17,303 $0 $0
Dan Lambert (Trustee) $15,469 $0 $0
Fred Stowe (Former Trust) $8,217 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$17,922,624
Expenses
$17,517,069
Net Income
$405,555
Net Assets
$23,264,364
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $17,231,634
96.1%
Investment Income $712,592
4.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $10,652
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$51,394
Net Inventory Sales $19,140
0.1%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $687,160
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $56,190,438
Total Liabilities $32,926,074
Net Assets $23,264,364
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $17,231,634
Income From Other Sources $712,592
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mike R Hagy (Gen Mgr) $168,917 $0 $66,726
Aaron Paxton (Cfo) $91,645 $0 $45,477
Jimmy Holland (Trustee/Sec) $41,983 $0 $0
Don Ellis (Trustee) $41,383 $0 $0
Ronnie Swan (Trustee) $40,383 $0 $0
Dan White (Trustee/Vp) $40,383 $0 $0
Carl Brokriede (Trustee) $38,558 $0 $0
Ray Walker (Trustee) $36,583 $0 $0
Fred Stowe (Turstee/Pres) $34,558 $0 $0
Don Proctor (Trustee) $22,182 $0 $0
Dan Elsener (Trustee) $18,382 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$16,955,421
Expenses
$16,609,728
Net Income
$345,693
Net Assets
$21,965,564
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $16,427,676
96.9%
Investment Income $512,995
3.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $10,652
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $3,000
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $1,098
0.0%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $642,989
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $53,582,494
Total Liabilities $31,616,930
Net Assets $21,965,564
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $16,427,676
Income From Other Sources $512,995

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$17,909,343
Expenses
$17,465,219
Net Income
$444,124
Net Assets
$20,375,997
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $17,454,568
97.5%
Investment Income $465,217
2.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $10,652
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$23,899
Net Inventory Sales $2,805
0.0%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $627,345
3.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $50,704,105
Total Liabilities $30,328,108
Net Assets $20,375,997
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $17,454,568
Income From Other Sources $465,217

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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