2025-10-30T13:52:26-04:00 2025-06-30 990 2024-07-01 510174617 OHIO RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES INC % William A Roberts OHIO 6143072101 6677 BUSCH BLVD COLUMBUS OH 432291101 William Roberts VP Finance & CFO 6144307802 2025-10-31 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Craig Grooms 6677 BUSCH BLVD COLUMBUS OH 432291101 9651246 false X X 1941 OH To safeguard enhance and optimize the environment for electric distribution cooperatives operating in the State of Ohio. 24 24 28 0 431258 431258 5125037 5432950 4373545 4218296 0 0 0 0 9498582 9651246 78900 87400 0 0 4661286 4893200 0 0 0 3451060 4766410 8191246 9747010 1307336 -95764 4315055 4463978 1847377 2092064 2467678 2371914 To safeguard enhance and optimize the environment for electric distribution cooperatives operating in the State of Ohio. false false 2996478 0 2996478 Safety Training and Loss Prevention provides safety training and industry information to electric distribution cooperative employees around the State of Ohio mainly those working in the field. 2932554 0 2978870 The Magazine is published monthly and provides valuable information to cooperative members about electrification as well as other aspects of living in Ohio. 1662010 0 1662010 Member information and education to cooperative members throughout Ohio 2155968 0 2013888 Youth and scholarship programs for distribution cooperative members. Legislative and governmental affairs efforts to provide a unified presence to the state government and economic development officials to ensure cooperative voices are known. 2155968 0 2013888 9747010 false false false false true false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true 69 0 true 28 true true false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false 24 24 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X William Roberts 6148465757 6677 BUSCH BLVD COLUMBUS OH 432291101 Bill Daugherty Director 1.00 0.50 X 5650 0 0 Gene McCluer Director 1.60 0.50 X 4850 0 0 Brad Haupricht Director 2.20 0.50 X 3600 0 0 Rodney Eaton Director 1.60 0.50 X 3600 0 0 Paul Berridge Chairman 1.85 0.50 X X 2700 0 0 Dr John Saxton Director 2.00 0.50 X X 10050 0 0 Dan Schloemer Director 1.00 0.50 X 3825 0 0 Don McCarty Director 1.50 0.50 X 3600 0 0 Thomas McQuiston Director 1.70 0.50 X 5200 0 0 Robert McCort Director 2.20 0.50 X 5650 0 0 Larry Roof Director 1.00 0.50 X 4400 0 0 Matt Webster Director 1.00 0.50 X 5250 0 0 Tom Graham Director 1.70 0.50 X 4850 0 0 Ed Bay Director 1.10 0.50 X 4850 0 0 Ed Crawford Director 2.10 0.50 X 4625 0 0 Barry Jolliff Director 1.00 0.50 X 4800 0 0 Warren Taylor Director 1.80 0.50 X 5250 0 0 Roger Rank Vice Chairman 2.00 0.50 X X 6050 0 0 Mitchel Headley Chairman 3.00 0.50 X X 9925 0 0 Ted Black Director 2.00 0.50 X 4850 0 0 Harold Cooper Director 1.30 0.50 X 3600 0 0 Steve Patton Director 1.00 0.50 X 2925 0 0 William Holcomb Director 1.40 0.50 X 1350 0 0 Betty Martin Secretary Treasurer 2.00 0.50 X X 5600 0 0 Nick Wagner Director 2.00 0.50 X 6450 0 0 Thomas Alban VP Power Generation 1.60 38.40 X 12371 296901 122233 Craig Grooms Chief Operating Officer 2.80 37.20 X 28505 378698 160445 Kurt Helfrich General Counsel 6.00 34.00 X 57629 326560 109266 Doug Miller VP Statewide Services 30.00 10.00 X 235184 78394 168282 Patrick OLoughlin President CEO 7.20 32.80 X 223616 1018694 152604 Kevin Zemanek VP Operations 2.80 37.20 X 17895 237741 65686 Ben Wilson Assistant VP Power Delivery 4.00 36.00 X 21935 197418 58288 Dwight Miller Sr Director Safety Training Loss Prevention 39.20 0.80 X 206252 4209 108068 William Roberts VP Finance CFO 8.00 32.00 X 79419 317678 128541 Bethany Schunn Plant Manager 0.00 40.00 X 0 291040 59964 Dave Richardson Plant Manager 0.00 40.00 X 0 222771 83908 Randall Keefer Director Fuel Procurement 0.00 40.00 X 0 215301 71417 Greg Niese Director of IT 6.00 34.00 X 32171 182300 122460 1038477 3767705 1411162 0 true true true 0 5432950 0 0 0 0 0 5432950 Other activity 900099 3787038 3787038 0 0 Periodical Publishers 511120 431258 0 431258 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4218296 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9651246 3787038 431258 0 0 0 87400 0 0 0 0 0 676551 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2712337 0 0 0 737477 0 0 0 531946 0 0 0 234889 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24258 0 0 0 23000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 242582 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 325854 0 0 0 306501 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 313676 0 0 0 39110 0 0 0 Magazine printing 1113464 0 0 0 Magazine postage 930160 0 0 0 Education programs 434873 0 0 0 Freelance / Outside Services 183100 0 0 0 807711 0 0 0 9747010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1457458 975936 0 0 0 0 283898 730650 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 252881 241432 5460231 3135580 2144296 2324651 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 176522 191309 4315055 4463978 1185196 1374574 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 662181 717490 1847377 2092064 X 0 0 675 675 2467003 2371239 2467678 2371914 4315055 4463978 -95764 0 0 0 0 0 X false true X true false false false false 5432950 0 0 0 0 0 0 175987 175987 3651346 1940935 1710411 216872 195487 21385 1416026 999158 416868 2324651 Accum Post Retirement Benefits 717490 717490 X 9651246 0 9651246 0 9651246 9747010 0 9747010 0 9747010 Part X, line 2 Part X Line 2: The Company accounts for uncertainty in income taxes in their financial statements as required under FASB ASC 740 Income Taxes FASB ASC 740. Under FASB ASC 740 an organization must recognize the tax benefit associated with tax positions taken for tax return purposes when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained. The Company does not have any material uncertain income tax positions. true Scholarships 49 87400 0 fair market value N A Part I Line 2 OREC follows strict rules for selecting and administering scholarship funds. Applicants are judged on scholastic record personal achievements written essays and personal interviews. Funds are distributed to the recipient after proof of college enrollment has been received. X X X X false true false Patrick OLoughlin President CEO 221167 1007536 63 287 2386 10871 23579 107418 3889 17718 251084 1143830 0 0 Craig Grooms Chief Operating Officer 27682 367768 25 325 798 10604 9719 129120 1512 20094 39736 527911 0 0 Thomas Alban VP Power Generation 11929 286290 14 336 428 10275 4025 96601 864 20743 17260 414245 0 0 Kurt Helfrich General Counsel 55260 313137 653 3698 1716 9725 11965 67801 4425 25075 74019 419436 0 0 Doug Miller VP Statewide Services 227474 75825 2138 713 5572 1857 110006 36669 16205 5402 361395 120466 0 0 William Roberts VP Finance CFO 75691 302766 570 2280 3158 12632 23268 93071 2440 9762 105127 420511 0 0 Kevin Zemanek VP Operations 17124 227507 235 3116 536 7119 3107 41277 1491 19811 22493 298830 0 0 Ben Wilson Assistant VP Power Delivery 21859 196730 35 315 41 373 2919 26268 2910 26191 27764 249877 0 0 Bethany Schunn Plant Manager 0 247117 0 43393 0 530 0 30597 0 29367 0 351004 0 0 Dave Richardson Plant Manager 0 219333 0 350 0 3088 0 62577 0 21331 0 306679 0 0 Randall Keefer Director Fuel Procurement 0 212970 0 350 0 1981 0 50103 0 21314 0 286718 0 0 Greg Niese Director of IT 31453 178232 428 2423 290 1646 14177 80338 4192 23753 50540 286392 0 0 Dwight Miller Sr Director Safety Training Loss Prevention 201229 4106 343 7 4680 96 85203 1739 20703 423 312158 6371 0 0 Part I Line 4b | Name :, Title:, Item Selected:, Amount:| Craig Grooms, 0| Part VI, Line 6 Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives Inc. OREC has 24 Members which consist of the 24 electric distribution cooperatives serving Ohio. Part VI, Line 7a Each of the 24 Members of OREC has the right to appoint one person to serve on the Board of Directors. Part VI, Line 11a The Form 990 is prepared and reviewed by Company staff and then a copy is provided to the Directors for comments before it is filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Part VI, Line 12c OREC annually discusses with officers directors and key employees the filing and disclosure requirements to determine if any conflicts exist. Part VI, Line 15 Compensation for the CEO and employees are reviewed on an annual basis. OREC participates in many industry compensation surveys and obtains the results of those surveys. OREC hires an outside compensation consultant who assists in obtaining additional market data and identifying the appropriate job comparisons. The information for the CEO other officers and all employees is reviewed by the Executive Committee and approved by the Board of Directors. The actual allocation of compensation increases by individual employee is determined by the CEO. The Board of Directors separately approves the compensation of the CEO. Buckeye Power Inc 6677 BUSCH BLVD COLUMBUS OH 432291101 310676582 Generation and transmission cooperative OH 501(C)(12) N/A false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true false false Buckeye Power Inc N 216851 Cost Buckeye Power Inc O 4915375 Cost Buckeye Power Inc P 553866 Cost Buckeye Power Inc Q 7115 Cost