Nonprofit · EIN 37-0574965
WAYNE-WHITE COUNTIES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
Tax-exempt · FAIRFIELD, IL 62837
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $53,694,361 | $48,798,528 | $4,895,833 | $128,891,155 | $29,508,420 | $99,382,735 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $51,968,144 | $47,365,143 | $4,603,001 | $125,643,064 | $29,252,932 | $96,390,132 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $50,033,585 | $45,690,130 | $4,343,455 | $122,759,145 | $29,049,716 | $93,709,429 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $44,850,282 | $38,029,306 | $6,820,976 | $112,553,060 | $22,418,942 | $90,134,118 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $50,668,056
- Investment income
- $469,938
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $159,170
- Other revenue
- $2,556,367
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $567,744
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,625,969
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,193,713
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $26,671
- Depreciation
- $3,435,167
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $125,643,064
- Total assets, end of year
- $128,891,155
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $29,508,420
- Net assets, end of year
- $99,382,735
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $82,479,201
- Gross unrelated business income
- $525,588
- Gross receipts
- $54,008,027
- Employees
- 54
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1936
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER HOPFINGER | CEO Officer | 45 | $211,600 | $114,350 |
| NATHAN COSTON | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 50.01 | $161,717 | $77,149 |
| JASON MCKINNEY | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 45.91 | $153,314 | $77,149 |
| TOM FLANNIGAN | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 46.44 | $151,942 | $77,149 |
| CODY RICHARDS | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 48.06 | $150,633 | $77,149 |
| DAVID VAUGHAN | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 46.41 | $138,432 | $77,056 |
| BRITT SHEPHERD | CFO Officer | 50 | $127,385 | $81,309 |
| ANDY GLOVER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4.25 | $5,500 | $0 |
| NOEL EDMISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.82 | $5,250 | $0 |
| BRYAN WILLIAMS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2.9 | $4,400 | $0 |
| RICHARD RUBENACKER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2.27 | $3,750 | $0 |
| LARRY HOSSELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.88 | $3,200 | $0 |
| DALE HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.28 | $2,500 | $0 |
| KEN LAMONT | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1.78 | $2,400 | $0 |
| DAVID HUNSINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.48 | $2,200 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD TALBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.34 | $2,200 |
| STEVE BECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.83 | $1,500 |
| VERNON GWALTNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.13 | $200 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER HOPFINGER | CEO Officer | 45 | $198,943 | $100,914 |
| NATHAN COSTON | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 50.01 | $169,862 | $74,370 |
| CODY RICHARDS | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 49.06 | $168,669 | $74,370 |
| TRAVIS SCHILLING | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 47.93 | $157,645 | $72,798 |
| DAVID VAUGHAN | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 47.18 | $155,888 | $74,370 |
| TODD ROBERTSON | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 46.3 | $153,131 | $74,370 |
| BRITT SHEPHERD | CFO Officer | 50 | $122,520 | $76,964 |
| ANDY GLOVER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4.03 | $5,500 | $0 |
| NOEL EDMISON | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2.78 | $5,250 | $0 |
| DALE HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.08 | $4,250 | $0 |
| BRYAN WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.74 | $4,200 | $0 |
| LARRY HOSSELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.69 | $3,200 | $0 |
| KEN LAMONT | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1.98 | $3,000 | $0 |
| STEVE BECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.12 | $2,500 | $0 |
| RICHARD RUBENACKER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $2,250 | $0 |
| DAVID HUNSINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.24 | $1,800 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER HOPFINGER | CEO Officer | 45 | $173,943 | $97,104 |
| TOM FLANNIGAN | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 47.31 | $146,780 | $73,061 |
| JASON MCKINNEY | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 46.66 | $144,523 | $73,061 |
| NATHAN COSTON | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 46.83 | $142,713 | $73,061 |
| CODY RICHARDS | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 45.51 | $136,998 | $73,061 |
| DAVID VAUGHAN | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 45.73 | $136,979 | $73,061 |
| BRITT SHEPHERD | CFO Officer | 45 | $117,619 | $77,663 |
| ANDY GLOVER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4.41 | $5,000 | $0 |
| NOEL EDMISON | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2.61 | $5,000 | $0 |
| DALE HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.89 | $4,750 | $0 |
| BRYAN WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.56 | $3,800 | $0 |
| STEVE BECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.65 | $3,500 | $0 |
| RICHARD RUBENACKER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.83 | $3,000 | $0 |
| KEN LAMONT | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1.88 | $2,800 | $0 |
| LARRY HOSSELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.84 | $2,400 | $0 |
| WADE MARSHALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.67 | $1,200 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARYL DONJON | CEO Officer | 40 | $192,635 | $37,160 |
| NATHAN COSTON | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 46.38 | $130,784 | $23,473 |
| CHRISTOPHER HOPFINGER | AST MANAGER/ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,917 | $30,098 |
| DAVID VAUGHAN | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 45.56 | $126,520 | $23,056 |
| CODY RICHARDS | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 45.15 | $125,569 | $22,439 |
| JASON MCKINNEY | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 44.14 | $121,376 | $22,457 |
| ANDY GLOVER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3.87 | $3,000 | $0 |
| NOEL EDMISON | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2.14 | $2,400 | $0 |
| BRYAN WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.76 | $2,250 | $0 |
| DALE HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.88 | $2,250 | $0 |
| KEN LAMONT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.73 | $2,100 | $0 |
| LARRY HOSSELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.87 | $2,100 | $0 |
| RICHARD RUBENACKER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.98 | $1,800 | $0 |
| STEVE BECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.06 | $1,500 | $0 |
| WADE MARSHALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.4 | $600 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX E, FAIRFIELD, IL 62837-0090
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CHRIS HOPFINGER, PO DRAWER E, FAIRFIELD, IL 62837
- Signed the 990
- CHRIS HOPFINGER, CEO
- Phone
- (618) 842-2196
- Website
- WWW.WAYNEWHITECOOP.COM
- Return prepared by
- LWG CPAS & ADVISORS LLC
Mission
TO DISTRIBUTE ELECTRICITY TO ITS MEMBERS
Program accomplishments
- TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO ITS MEMBERS.Expenses $48,798,528 · revenue $52,253,846
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
- 37-0574965
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1938
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $128,891,155
- Income (IRS master file)
- $54,008,027
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $53,694,361 | $48,798,528 | $128,891,155 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $51,968,144 | $47,365,143 | $125,643,064 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $50,033,585 | $45,690,130 | $122,759,145 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $47,895,161 | $43,745,152 | $117,874,701 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $44,850,282 | $38,029,306 | $112,553,060 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 37-0574965).
Questions about WAYNE-WHITE COUNTIES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
- What is the EIN of WAYNE-WHITE COUNTIES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WAYNE-WHITE COUNTIES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE is 37-0574965.
- Is WAYNE-WHITE COUNTIES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1938.
- Are donations to WAYNE-WHITE COUNTIES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does WAYNE-WHITE COUNTIES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE 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 WAYNE-WHITE COUNTIES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE 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 WAYNE-WHITE COUNTIES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE 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 WAYNE-WHITE COUNTIES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CHRIS HOPFINGER.
- Who are the officers and directors of WAYNE-WHITE COUNTIES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 18 received compensation from the organization, the highest $211,600 (CHRISTOPHER HOPFINGER, CEO).
- How much revenue does WAYNE-WHITE COUNTIES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $53,694,361, expenses of $48,798,528 and total assets of $128,891,155 at year end.
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