Nonprofit · EIN 15-0500061
OTSEGO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
Tax-exempt · HARTWICK, NY 13348
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $14,729,727 | $14,272,803 | $456,924 | $55,868,391 | $36,222,203 | $19,646,188 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $13,488,990 | $13,054,917 | $434,073 | $55,175,138 | $37,724,363 | $17,450,775 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $13,104,160 | $12,729,444 | $374,716 | $54,918,689 | $39,235,249 | $15,683,440 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $14,601,424
- Investment income
- $128,303
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $2,008,238
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $501,522
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,141,336
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,469,428
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $2,654,126
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $55,175,138
- Total assets, end of year
- $55,868,391
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $36,222,203
- Net assets, end of year
- $19,646,188
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $41,774,400
- Gross unrelated business income
- $1,833,401
- Gross receipts
- $14,729,727
- Employees
- 23
- Year formed
- 1941
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIMOTHY R JOHNSON | CEO/counsel Officer | 41.4 | $216,325 | $69,148 |
| KEVIN M ROTTINGEN | LINESUPERINTENDENT | 38.7 | $143,694 | $98,779 |
| STEVEN SICKLER | CONSTRUCT FOREMAN | 42.6 | $127,580 | $65,723 |
| JUSTIN MARCH | MAINTENANCE FOREMA | 44.7 | $143,202 | $40,590 |
| BRIAN WELLMAN | 1ST CLASS LINEMAN | 44.5 | $121,924 | $48,884 |
| CODY ALLEN | DIRECTOR ACCT Officer | 45.1 | $131,740 | $34,098 |
| BRAD ALGER | 1ST CLASS LINEMAN | 44.1 | $134,753 | $19,145 |
| PATRICK HOOKER | Director Trustee or director | 11.6 | $10,155 | $0 |
| GARY POTTER | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2.9 | $8,922 | $0 |
| EDWARD CLARKE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3.9 | $8,355 | $0 |
| CHARLES ARNOLD | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2.7 | $6,355 | $0 |
| STEVEN CHILD | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2.4 | $6,055 | $0 |
| FREDERICK BRAUN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.6 | $5,315 | $0 |
| AMY PARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.6 | $5,055 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIMOTHY R JOHNSON | CEO/counsel Officer | 42.9 | $201,318 | $68,043 |
| KEVIN M ROTTINGEN | LINE FOREMAN | 45.5 | $162,855 | $84,734 |
| STEVEN SICKLER | CONSTRUCT FOREMAN | 44.4 | $127,728 | $63,849 |
| JUSTIN MARCH | MAINTENANCE FOREMA | 45.3 | $144,755 | $31,505 |
| BRAD ALGER | 1ST CLASS LINEMAN | 45.3 | $136,447 | $16,179 |
| CODY ALLEN | DIRECTOR ACCT Officer | 48 | $119,185 | $28,981 |
| Frederick Beardslee Jr | APPRENTICE LINEMAN | 45.9 | $130,330 | $11,036 |
| PATRICK HOOKER | Director Trustee or director | 9.1 | $7,946 | $0 |
| GARY POTTER | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2.3 | $7,218 | $0 |
| CHARLES ARNOLD | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2.4 | $5,847 | $0 |
| EDWARD CLARKE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $5,847 | $0 |
| STEVEN CHILD | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2.2 | $4,747 | $0 |
| AMY PARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.3 | $4,047 | $0 |
| FREDERICK BRAUN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.8 | $4,011 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIMOTHY R JOHNSON | CEO/counsel Officer | 43.3 | $198,826 | $61,749 |
| KEVIN M ROTTINGEN | LINE FOREMAN | 43.9 | $158,666 | $62,209 |
| STEVEN SICKLER | CONSTRUCT FOREMAN | 43.9 | $127,658 | $67,326 |
| JUSTIN MARCH | MAINTENANCE FOREMA | 43.1 | $140,769 | $32,446 |
| BRAD ALGER | 1ST CLASS LINEMAN | 44.8 | $139,031 | $17,652 |
| Frederick Beardslee Jr | APPRENTICE LINEMAN | 44.4 | $112,394 | $11,489 |
| CODY ALLEN | DIRECTOR ACCT Officer | 46.8 | $96,025 | $26,958 |
| PATRICK HOOKER | Director Trustee or director | 10.1 | $8,739 | $0 |
| GARY POTTER | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2.7 | $8,114 | $0 |
| EDWARD CLARKE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2.4 | $6,639 | $0 |
| CHARLES ARNOLD | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2.4 | $6,539 | $0 |
| STEVEN CHILD | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2.1 | $5,239 | $0 |
| FREDERICK BRAUN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.8 | $4,308 | $0 |
| AMY PARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.8 | $3,539 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3192 COUNTY HIGHWAY 11, HARTWICK, NY 13348-3007
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- TIMOTHY R JOHNSON, PO BOX 128, HARTWICK, NY 13348
- Signed the 990
- TIMOTHY R JOHNSON, CEO/general counsel
- Phone
- (607) 293-6622
- Website
- www.otsegoec.coop
- Return prepared by
- Mostert Manzanero & Scott LLP
Mission
The Mission of Otsego Electric Cooperative, Inc. is working to improve the quality of life of our members and our communities. The Purpose of Otsego Electric Cooperative, Inc. is to provide cost competitive, safe and reliable energy and broadband solutions.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDED ELECTRIC SERVICE TO 4,995 CUSTOMERS OVER 787 MILES OF DISTRIBUTION LINEElectric service was provided on a cooperative basis through the allocation of patronage capital to all customers purchasing electric service from the Cooperative during the year.
- PROVIDE HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICE ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS THROUGH THE ALLOCATION OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL TO ALL MEMBER-PATRONS OF THE BROADBAND BUSINESS.PATRONAGE BASIS 2,979 MEMBERSNONPATRONAGE BASIS 1,347 NONMEMBERS
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 15-0500061
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1946
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $55,868,391
- Income (IRS master file)
- $14,729,727
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $14,729,727 | $14,272,803 | $55,868,391 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $13,488,990 | $13,054,917 | $55,175,138 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $13,104,160 | $12,729,444 | $54,918,689 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $12,788,571 | $12,234,440 | $49,086,255 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 15-0500061).
Questions about OTSEGO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
- What is the EIN of OTSEGO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OTSEGO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC is 15-0500061.
- Is OTSEGO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1946.
- Are donations to OTSEGO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does OTSEGO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of OTSEGO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OTSEGO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of OTSEGO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names TIMOTHY R JOHNSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of OTSEGO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $216,325 (TIMOTHY R JOHNSON, CEO/counsel).
- How much revenue does OTSEGO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $14,729,727, expenses of $14,272,803 and total assets of $55,868,391 at year end.
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