Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative Inc

Bastrop, TX
Tax-exempt since Oct. 1940
EIN: 74-0754103

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(12) Benevolent life insurance associations, irrigation companies, telephone companies, etc., which have a mutually beneficial nature.

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions

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Revenue

$311M (2023)

Expenses

$310M (2023)

Total Assets

$804M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$468M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$310,953,850

Expenses

$310,074,933

Net Income

$878,917

Net Assets

$336,130,268

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$309,062,472	99.4%
Investment Income	$769,775	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$19,123	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$3,000	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$19,035
Net Inventory Sales	$23,917	0.0%
Other Revenue	$1,094,598	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,881,162	1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$15,971,123	5.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$803,686,235
Total Liabilities	$467,555,967
Net Assets	$336,130,268

Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members	$365,328,225
Income From Other Sources	$5,414,257

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Matthew Bentke (General Manager)	$894,536	$0	$308,213
Sarah Newman Altamirano (General Counsel)	$493,309	$0	$44,808
Eric Kocian (Chief Engineer/System Ops Officer)	$457,192	$0	$150,087
Grant Gutierrez (Cfo)	$454,894	$0	$142,275
Rachel Ellis (Chief Administrative Officer)	$350,505	$0	$172,353
William Holford (Mgr Of Public Affairs)	$306,127	$0	$39,897
Wesley Brinkmeyer (Mgr Community/Development Services)	$275,639	$0	$58,609
Thomas Ellis (Mgr Of Engineering)	$267,061	$0	$103,969
Daniel Fowler (Mgr Of Tech Programs)	$256,922	$0	$60,598
Phillip Ellis (Mgr Of Technical Services)	$256,907	$0	$90,813
Ervin B Flencher Jr (Chairman)	$50,082	$0	$0
Deborah Goertz (Director)	$46,276	$0	$0
Roderick Emanuel (Vice Chairman)	$45,790	$0	$0
Milton Shaw (Director)	$45,642	$0	$0
Russell Jurk (Director)	$45,474	$0	$0
Robert Mikeska (Secretary/Treasurer)	$45,416	$0	$0
Bryan Bracewell (Director)	$44,842	$0	$0
Carrissa Whiteley (Director)	$44,842	$0	$0
Byron Balke (Asst Secretary/Treasurer)	$44,626	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 12, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$304,607,852

Expenses

$302,622,296

Net Income

$1,985,556

Net Assets

$307,545,056

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$301,811,551	99.1%
Investment Income	$265,574	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$31,923	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$600	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$1,581,496	0.5%
Net Inventory Sales	$45,902	0.0%
Other Revenue	$870,806	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,865,701	1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$15,201,099	5.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$731,168,086
Total Liabilities	$423,623,030
Net Assets	$307,545,056

Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members	$331,944,703
Income From Other Sources	$5,599,695

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Matthew Bentke (Gm/Ceo)	$855,054	$0	$484,955
Sarah Newman Altamirano (General Counsel)	$439,838	$0	$41,848
Eric Kocian (Chief Engineer/System Ops Officer)	$406,874	$0	$184,325
Grant Gutierrez (Cfo)	$405,327	$0	$188,848
Rachel Ellis (Chief Administrative Officer)	$328,706	$0	$127,154
William Holford (Mgr Of Public Affairs)	$274,699	$0	$36,559
Wesley Brinkmeyer (Mgr Of Energy Services)	$237,981	$0	$53,363
Thomas Ellis (Mgr Of Engineering)	$228,916	$0	$119,233
Daniel Fowler (Mgr Of Tech Programs)	$227,762	$0	$56,444
Phillip Ellis (Mgr Of Technical Services)	$218,712	$0	$108,820
Ervin B Flencher Jr (Chairman)	$48,786	$0	$0
Robert Mikeska (Secretary/Treasurer)	$44,858	$0	$0
Deborah Goertz (Director)	$44,688	$0	$0
Carrissa Whiteley (Director)	$44,494	$0	$0
Russell Jurk (Director)	$44,378	$0	$0
Bryan Bracewell (Director)	$44,178	$0	$0
Roderick Emanuel (Vice Chairman)	$44,098	$0	$0
Milton Shaw (Director)	$43,962	$0	$0
Byron Balke (Asst Secretary/Treasurer)	$43,330	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 6, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$247,741,918

Expenses

$247,578,217

Net Income

$163,701

Net Assets

$276,963,759

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$246,951,212	99.7%
Investment Income	$96,727	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$15,316	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$1,991	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$22,268	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	-$25,348
Other Revenue	$679,752	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,070,766	2.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$14,171,665	5.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$657,902,626
Total Liabilities	$380,938,867
Net Assets	$276,963,759

Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members	$265,913,316
Income From Other Sources	$3,198,580

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Matt Bentke (Coo/Ceo)	$705,187	$0	$456,225
Sarah Newman Altamirano (General Counsel)	$400,070	$0	$37,311
Eric Kocian (Chief Engineer/System Ops Officer)	$366,620	$0	$183,731
Grant Gutierrez (Cio/Controller/Cfo)	$364,423	$0	$192,650
Rachel Ellis (Chief Administrative Offic)	$315,262	$0	$145,739
William Holford (Mgr Of Public Affairs)	$260,642	$0	$32,393
John Sanders (Mgr Of Community & Econ Development)	$222,456	$0	$67,855
Wesley Brinkmeyer (Mgr Of Energy Services)	$196,278	$0	$46,114
Phillip Ellis (Mgr Of Technical Services)	$196,096	$0	$97,125
Thomas Ellis (Mgr Of Engineering)	$196,021	$0	$110,074
Daniel Fowler (Mgr Of Tech Programs)	$187,277	$0	$47,498
Joey Tobola (Mgr Of Contractors)	$182,783	$0	$36,933
David Tobola (Mgr Of Operations)	$182,684	$0	$126,918
Jennifer Foery (Mgr Of Human Resources)	$175,548	$0	$28,532
Barbara Seilheimer (Mgr Of Member Services)	$175,273	$0	$90,678
Elizabeth Kana Jan Feb (Chief Financial Officer)	$105,551	$0	$8,054
Ervin B Flencher Jr (Chairman)	$46,999	$0	$0
Roderick Emanuel (Vice Chairman)	$43,019	$0	$0
Deborah Goertz (Director)	$42,897	$0	$0
Byron Balke (Asst Secretary/Treasurer)	$42,593	$0	$0
Robert Mikeska (Secretary/Treasurer)	$42,437	$0	$0
Bryan Bracewell (Director)	$42,409	$0	$0
Russell Jurk (Director)	$42,409	$0	$0
Carrissa Whiteley (Director)	$42,409	$0	$0
Milton Shaw (Director)	$42,393	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 8, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$227,422,554

Expenses

$226,836,206

Net Income

$586,348

Net Assets

$250,180,216

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$226,019,441	99.4%
Investment Income	$163,237	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$5,616	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$1,810	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$116,258	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$143,170	0.1%
Other Revenue	$973,022	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,274,616	2.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$12,028,705	5.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$613,433,209
Total Liabilities	$363,252,993
Net Assets	$250,180,216

Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members	$239,121,883
Income From Other Sources	$2,470,846

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Matt Bentke (Chief Executive Officer)	$649,602	$0	$359,109
Sarah Newman Altamirano (General Counsel)	$379,508	$0	$34,017
Eric Kocian (Chief Engineer/System Ops Officer)	$333,090	$0	$154,312
Grant Gutierrez (Chief Information Officer/Controller)	$332,799	$0	$150,930
Elizabeth Kana (Chief Financial Officer)	$320,751	$0	$45,569
Rachel Ellis (Chief Administrative Officer)	$302,064	$0	$225,755
William Holford (Mgr Of Public Affairs)	$252,691	$0	$30,240
John Sanders (Mgr Of Community & Econ Development)	$224,552	$0	$79,805
Wesley Brinkmeyer (Mgr Of Energy Services)	$192,042	$0	$45,931
Phillip Ellis (Mgr Of Technical Services)	$188,366	$0	$82,511
Thomas Ellis (Mgr Of Engineering)	$185,076	$0	$94,859
Daniel Fowler (Mgr Of Tech Programs)	$180,688	$0	$48,660
David Tobola (Mgr Of Operations)	$176,561	$0	$110,458
Joey Tobola (Mgr Of Contractors)	$170,840	$0	$33,345
Jennifer Foery (Mgr Of Human Resources)	$162,079	$0	$29,043
Heidi Exner (Assistant Controller)	$160,751	$0	$103,691
Barbara Seilheimer (Mgr Of Member Services)	$158,131	$0	$80,710
Ervin B Flencher Jr (Chairman)	$45,618	$0	$0
Carrissa Whiteley (Director)	$42,607	$0	$0
Deborah Goertz (Director)	$42,323	$0	$0
Bryan Bracewell (Director)	$42,165	$0	$0
Roderick Emanuel (Vice Chairman)	$42,151	$0	$0
Robert Mikeska (Secretary/Treasurer)	$41,808	$0	$0
Russell Jurk (Director)	$41,791	$0	$0
Byron Balke (Asst Secretary/Treasurer)	$41,733	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 10, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$223,080,010

Expenses

$222,480,255

Net Income

$599,755

Net Assets

$224,673,734

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$221,746,823	99.4%
Investment Income	$447,077	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$7,963	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$4,505	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$47,746	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	-$487,573
Other Revenue	$1,313,469	0.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,681,671	2.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$13,324,195	6.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$571,072,083
Total Liabilities	$346,398,349
Net Assets	$224,673,734

Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members	$234,743,504
Income From Other Sources	$5,541,778

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Matt Bentke (Chief Executive Officer)	$630,649	$0	$281,535
Mark Rose (Former Senior Advisor)	$448,000	$0	$0
Sarah Newman Altamirano (General Counsel)	$343,954	$0	$37,194
Elizabeth Kana (Chief Financial Officer)	$316,942	$0	$159,624
Eric Kocian (Chief Engineer/System Operations)	$303,517	$0	$112,656
Grant Gutierrez (Chief Information Officer/Controller)	$302,800	$0	$116,268
Rachel Ellis (Chief Administrative Officer)	$273,342	$0	$216,887
William Holford (Mgr Of Public Affairs)	$214,870	$0	$28,631
John Sanders (Mgr Of Community & Economic Dev.)	$204,086	$0	$61,830
Thomas Ellis (Mgr Of Engineering)	$183,846	$0	$69,462
Phillip Ellis (Mgr Of Technical Services)	$176,227	$0	$56,154
Wesley Brinkmeyer (Mgr Of Energy Services)	$173,262	$0	$42,326
David Tobola (Mgr Of Operations)	$162,538	$0	$105,728
Daniel Fowler (Mgr Of Tech Programs)	$161,233	$0	$45,623
Leslie Barrios (Mgr Of Functional Support)	$158,727	$0	$25,871
Jennifer Foery (Mgr Of Human Resources)	$155,733	$0	$27,802
Heidi Exner (Asst Controller)	$152,175	$0	$73,832
Ervin B Flencher Jr (Chairman)	$46,072	$0	$0
Bryan Bracewell (Director)	$43,620	$0	$0
Deborah Goertz (Director)	$43,541	$0	$0
Roderick Emanuel (Vice Chairman)	$43,097	$0	$0
Russell Jurk (Director)	$42,886	$0	$0
Carrissa Whiteley (Director)	$42,461	$0	$0
Robert Mikeska (Secretary/Treasurer)	$42,353	$0	$0
Milton Shaw (Director)	$42,132	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 10, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$230,203,311

Expenses

$229,478,786

Net Income

$724,525

Net Assets

$197,459,918

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$228,860,011	99.4%
Investment Income	$287,696	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$17,719	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$4,501	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$34,174	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$49,749	0.0%
Other Revenue	$949,461	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,487,627	2.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$13,427,623	5.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$541,694,101
Total Liabilities	$344,234,183
Net Assets	$197,459,918

Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members	$239,983,435
Income From Other Sources	$3,410,049

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Matt Bentke (Ceo)	$560,143	$0	$247,603
Mark Rose (Former Senior Advisor)	$448,000	$0	$3,996
Sarah Newman Altamirano (General Counsel)	$326,257	$0	$35,341
Elizabeth Kana (Cfo)	$317,641	$0	$148,202
Eric Kocian (Chief Engineer/System Ops)	$282,999	$0	$114,575
Grant Gutierrez (Cio/Controller)	$282,980	$0	$119,900
Rachel Ellis (Cao)	$263,777	$0	$219,575
William Holford (Mgr Of Public Affairs)	$191,200	$0	$26,275
John Sanders (Mgr Of Community & Eco Dev)	$182,947	$0	$78,497
Thomas Ellis (Mgr Of Engineering)	$171,328	$0	$60,334
Leslie Barrios (Mgr Of Functional Support)	$152,768	$0	$23,902
Phillip Ellis (Mgr Of Technical Srvs)	$151,946	$0	$47,695
David Tobola (Mgr Of Operations)	$150,640	$0	$98,803
Melissa Segrest (Mgr Of Marketing & Community)	$145,318	$0	$23,757
Casey Acker (Mgr Of Contractors)	$144,194	$0	$40,071
Wesley Brinkmeyer (Mgr Of Energy Services)	$141,201	$0	$39,105
Daniel Fowler (Mgr Of Tech Programs)	$134,352	$0	$47,356
Bennie Flencher (Chairman)	$45,638	$0	$0
Deborah Goertz (Director)	$41,893	$0	$0
Carrissa Whiteley (Director)	$40,873	$0	$0
Kenneth Mutscher (Vice Chairman)	$40,208	$0	$0
Roderick Emanuel (Secretary/Treasurer)	$39,758	$0	$0
Russell Jurk (Director)	$39,368	$0	$0
Byron Balke (Asst Secretary/Treasurer)	$39,152	$0	$0
Milton Shaw (Director)	$39,152	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 12, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$212,702,276

Expenses

$210,949,822

Net Income

$1,752,454

Net Assets

$175,965,763

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$209,761,166	98.6%
Investment Income	$174,244	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$1,719	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$5,400	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$55,711	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$244,970	0.1%
Other Revenue	$2,459,066	1.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,027,159	1.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$13,429,052	6.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$513,832,933
Total Liabilities	$337,867,170
Net Assets	$175,965,763

Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members	$218,091,153
Income From Other Sources	$5,734,084

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Mark Rose (Senior Advisor)	$492,863	$0	$9,780
Matt Bentke (Ceo)	$470,674	$0	$139,704
Elizabeth Kana (Cfo)	$310,455	$0	$127,563
Sarah Newman Altamirano (General Counsel)	$307,885	$0	$52,184
Eric Kocian (Chief Engineer/System Ops Officer)	$271,584	$0	$90,573
Grant Gutierrez (Cio/Controller)	$270,791	$0	$94,373
Rachel Ellis (Cao)	$270,629	$0	$220,105
John Sanders (Mgr Of Community & Eco Dev)	$182,575	$0	$77,043
William Holford (Mgr Of Public Affairs)	$176,149	$0	$24,777
Thomas Ellis (Mgr Of Engineering)	$160,354	$0	$48,353
Leslie Barrios (Mgr Of Functional Support)	$148,565	$0	$23,321
David Tobola (Mgr Of Operations)	$142,223	$0	$88,920
Phillip Ellis (Mgr Of Technical Srvs)	$135,181	$0	$38,475
Casey Acker (Mgr Of Contractors)	$134,316	$0	$38,041
Bennie Flencher (Chairman)	$43,059	$0	$0
Milton Shaw (Director)	$39,453	$0	$0
Roderick Emanuel (Secretary/Treasurer)	$39,289	$0	$0
Kenneth Mutscher (Vice Chairman)	$38,919	$0	$0
Byron Balke (Asst Secretary/Treasurer)	$38,853	$0	$0
James Kershaw (Director)	$38,853	$0	$0
Richard Schmidt (Director)	$38,739	$0	$0
Russell Jurk (Director)	$38,629	$0	$0
Robert Mikeska (Director)	$38,283	$0	$0
Suanna Tumlinson (Director)	$38,143	$0	$0
Deborah Goertz (Director)	$37,451	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 12, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$197,377,049

Expenses

$197,077,243

Net Income

$299,806

Net Assets

$160,909,535

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$195,275,577	98.9%
Investment Income	$116,263	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$1,126	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$2,227	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$49,035	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$148,302	0.1%
Other Revenue	$1,784,519	0.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,665,117	1.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$14,953,773	7.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$497,702,877
Total Liabilities	$336,793,342
Net Assets	$160,909,535

Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members	$204,404,049
Income From Other Sources	$3,570,475

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Mark Rose (Ceo)	$566,347	$0	$106,602
Matt Bentke (Coo/Ceo)	$380,608	$0	$97,886
Elizabeth Kana (Cfo)	$305,817	$0	$87,176
Sarah Newman Altamirano (General Counsel)	$301,430	$0	$50,905
Rachel Ellis (Chief Administation Officer)	$265,052	$0	$165,683
Eric Kocian (Chief Engineer/System Ops Officer)	$264,379	$0	$70,343
Grant Gutierrez (Cio/Controller)	$260,443	$0	$78,727
John Sanders (Mgr Of Community & Eco Dev)	$173,848	$0	$73,422
William Holford (Mgr Of Public Affairs)	$160,242	$0	$23,125
David Tobola (Mgr Of Operations)	$145,268	$0	$76,638
Leslie Barrios (Mgr Of Functional Support)	$144,640	$0	$20,441
Thomas Ellis (Mgr Of Engineering)	$140,452	$0	$43,087
Casey Acker (Mgr Of Contractors)	$128,860	$0	$36,070
Bennie Flencher (Chairman)	$43,924	$0	$0
Kenneth Mutscher (Vice Chairman)	$40,684	$0	$0
Roderick Emanuel (Secretary/Treasurer)	$40,534	$0	$0
Suanna Tumlinson (Director)	$39,953	$0	$0
Russell Jurk (Director)	$39,934	$0	$0
Byron Balke (Asst Secretary/Treasurer)	$39,803	$0	$0
Richard Schmidt (Director)	$39,119	$0	$0
Milton Shaw (Director)	$39,003	$0	$0
Robert Mikeska (Director)	$38,453	$0	$0
James Kershaw (Director)	$37,803	$0	$0
Kathleen Handy (Director (Jan Apr))	$17,239	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 14, 2017

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Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$209,941,605

Expenses

$209,675,807

Net Income

$265,798

Net Assets

$158,909,428

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$207,909,886	99.0%
Investment Income	$107,690	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$1,739	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$2,127	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$41,879	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$110,370	0.1%
Other Revenue	$1,767,914	0.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,532,590	1.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$14,856,239	7.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$474,490,731
Total Liabilities	$315,581,303
Net Assets	$158,909,428

Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members	$221,919,313
Income From Other Sources	$3,112,706

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Mark Rose (General Manager & Ceo)	$556,952	$0	$108,514
Matt Bentke (Coo)	$350,708	$0	$112,702
Elizabeth Kana (Cfo)	$274,746	$0	$103,217
Sarah Newman Altamirano (General Counsel)	$270,177	$0	$51,883
Eric Kocian (Chief Engineer/Systems Ope)	$241,948	$0	$67,768
Rachel Ellis (Chief Administation Office)	$235,789	$0	$157,066
Grant Gutierrez (Cio/Controller)	$231,280	$0	$82,593
John Sanders (Mgr Of Community & Eco Development)	$169,634	$0	$67,448
Leslie Barrios (Mgr Of Functional Support)	$149,724	$0	$21,947
Thomas Ellis (Mgr Of Engineering)	$145,514	$0	$39,394
David Tobola (Mgr Of Operations)	$141,892	$0	$79,216
William Holford (Mgr Of Public Affairs)	$133,221	$0	$20,541
Wesley Brinkmeyer (Mgr Of Energy Programs)	$125,382	$0	$35,321
Bennie Flencher (Chairman)	$45,661	$0	$0
Kenneth Mutscher (Vice Chairman)	$41,821	$0	$0
Milton Shaw (Director)	$41,305	$0	$0
James Kershaw (Director)	$40,555	$0	$0
Suanna Tumlinson (Director)	$40,555	$0	$0
Roderick Emanuel (Secretary/Treasurer)	$40,321	$0	$0
Richard Schmidt (Director)	$40,145	$0	$0
Byron Balke (Asst. Secretary Treasurer)	$40,105	$0	$0
Robert Mikeska (Director)	$39,955	$0	$0
Russell Jurk (Director)	$39,871	$0	$0
Kathleen Handy (Director)	$39,871	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 10, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$229,999,411

Expenses

$229,773,558

Net Income

$225,853

Net Assets

$156,153,118

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$223,746,757	97.3%
Investment Income	$144,394	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$2,962	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$601,344	0.3%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$56,482
Net Inventory Sales	$85,132	0.0%
Other Revenue	$5,475,304	2.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,075,739	1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$13,854,634	6.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$465,787,777
Total Liabilities	$309,634,659
Net Assets	$156,153,118

Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members	$226,938,250
Income From Other Sources	$13,628,696

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Mark Rose (General Manager & Ceo)	$528,236	$0	$107,085
Matt Bentke (Coo)	$333,183	$0	$85,571
Elizabeth Kana (Cfo)	$261,942	$0	$92,860
Sarah Newman Altamirano (General Counsel)	$209,183	$0	$43,873
Rachel Ellis (Chief Administation Officer)	$202,822	$0	$96,288
Eric Kocian (Chief Engineer/Systems Operations Officer)	$200,048	$0	$51,697
Grant Gutierrez (Cio/Controller)	$197,547	$0	$64,892
John Sanders (Mgr Of Community & Economic Developement)	$164,763	$0	$90,934
David Tobola (Mgr Of Operations)	$161,904	$0	$47,180
Leslie Barrios (Mgr Of Functional/App Support)	$145,212	$0	$19,499
Thomas Ellis (Mgr Of Engineering)	$135,288	$0	$33,339
Patricia Allen (Compliance Officer)	$111,647	$0	$17,461
Wesley Brinkmeyer (Mgr Of Energy Programs)	$109,570	$0	$30,652
Bennie Flencher (Chairman)	$39,589	$0	$0
Kathleen Handy (Director)	$39,012	$0	$0
Richard Schmidt (Director)	$38,696	$0	$0
Robert Mikeska (Director)	$37,713	$0	$0
Kenneth Mutscher (Vice Chairman)	$29,816	$0	$0
Suanna Tumlinson (Director)	$29,293	$0	$0
James Kershaw (Director)	$29,205	$0	$0
Byron Balke (Asst. Secretary Treasurer)	$28,682	$0	$0
Milton Shaw (Director)	$25,137	$0	$0
Roderick Emanuel (Secretary/Treasurer)	$24,061	$0	$0
Russell Jurk (Director)	$23,611	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 13, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$203,398,585

Expenses

$202,889,893

Net Income

$508,692

Net Assets

$151,860,510

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$202,267,448	99.4%
Investment Income	$168,816	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$4,216	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$556,313	0.3%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$102,091	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$259,021	0.1%
Other Revenue	$40,680	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,522,232	1.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$0

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$447,848,834
Total Liabilities	$295,988,324
Net Assets	$151,860,510

Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members	$199,166,579
Income From Other Sources	$4,707,408

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Mark Rose (General Manager & Ceo)	$919,829	$0	$156,274
Matt Bentke (Coo)	$290,500	$0	$112,922
Elizabeth Kana (Cfo)	$251,532	$0	$107,918
Sarah Newman Altamirano (General Counsel)	$242,621	$0	$46,875
Eric Kocian (Mgr Of Electrical Op.)	$199,171	$0	$62,712
Grant Gutierrez (Cio/Controller)	$177,798	$0	$68,589
Rachel Ellis (Chief Admin. Officer)	$175,290	$0	$108,298
John A Sanders (Mgr Of Gov Affairs/Econ De)	$171,541	$0	$93,568
Leslie Barrios (Mgr Of Technology/Emp Supp)	$141,608	$0	$18,904
Thomas Ellis (Mgr Of Engineering)	$134,408	$0	$38,304
Patricia Allen (Compliance Officer)	$108,895	$0	$17,122
Janet Naumann (Mgr Of Marketing/Communication)	$106,709	$0	$10,426
Janice Smith (It Manager, Functional And Technical)	$104,177	$0	$58,582
Richard Schmidt (Chairman)	$42,439	$0	$0
Robert Mikeska (Director)	$37,516	$0	$0
E Bennie Flencher (Vice Chairman)	$36,802	$0	$0
Kenneth Mutscher (Secretary Treasurer)	$30,015	$0	$0
Suanna Tumlinson (Director)	$29,043	$0	$0
Byron Balke (Asst. Secretary Treasurer)	$28,581	$0	$0
James Kershaw (Director)	$26,605	$0	$0
Roderick Emanuel (Director)	$26,153	$0	$0
Kathleen Handy (Director (May Dec 2013))	$24,751	$0	$0
Milton Shaw (Director)	$23,629	$0	$0
Russell Jurk (Director)	$23,353	$0	$0
Lyle Wolz (Director (Jan May 2013))	$7,907	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 14, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$189,717,395

Expenses

$189,100,383

Net Income

$617,012

Net Assets

$148,380,822

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$188,633,530	99.4%
Investment Income	$160,978	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$4,970	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$1,126,853	0.6%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$338,255
Net Inventory Sales	$55,042	0.0%
Other Revenue	$74,277	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,941,833	1.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$12,689,014	6.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$423,391,637
Total Liabilities	$275,010,815
Net Assets	$148,380,822

Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members	$181,160,091
Income From Other Sources	$4,287,250

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$201,118,929

Expenses

$200,566,705

Net Income

$552,224

Net Assets

$146,538,188

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$200,196,675	99.5%
Investment Income	$191,850	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$5,087	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$329,312	0.2%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$297,192	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$3,661	0.0%
Other Revenue	$95,152	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,408,225	1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$12,234,080	6.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$418,811,992
Total Liabilities	$272,273,804
Net Assets	$146,538,188

Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members	$203,211,301
Income From Other Sources	$3,795,388

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Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative Inc

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Revenue $311M (2023)

Expenses $310M (2023)

Total Assets $804M (2023)

Total Liabilities $468M (2023)

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2014

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Revenue

$311M (2023)

Expenses

$310M (2023)

Total Assets

$804M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$468M (2023)

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