Nonprofit · EIN 57-0308664
ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Tax-exempt · CAYCE, SC 29033
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $24,380,709 | $13,165,959 | $11,214,750 | $17,162,217 | $1,502,818 | $15,659,399 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $14,154,653 | $13,595,621 | $559,032 | $5,727,616 | $1,282,967 | $4,444,649 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $13,666,138 | $13,302,249 | $363,889 | $4,773,863 | $888,246 | $3,885,617 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,950,000
- Program service revenue
- $12,083,164
- Investment income
- -$26,869
- Other revenue
- $1,374,414
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $780,322
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $780,322
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,727,616
- Total assets, end of year
- $17,162,217
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,502,818
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,659,399
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,133,547
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,709,399
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,950,000
- Gross unrelated business income
- $853,716
- Gross receipts
- $24,380,709
- Employees
- 42
- Year formed
- 1941
- State of legal domicile
- SC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL COUICK | PRESIDENT & Officer | 50 | $446,504 | $108,214 |
| CHRIS KOON | SR VP-GEN CO Highest-paid employee | 50 | $284,074 | $132,482 |
| JOHN FRICK | SR VP-PUBLIC Highest-paid employee | 50 | $285,722 | $127,460 |
| AVERY WILKS | VP-COMMUNICA Highest-paid employee | 50 | $215,622 | $103,349 |
| TRAVIS WARD | VP-OPERATION Highest-paid employee | 50 | $214,478 | $103,640 |
| BONNIE ANZELMO | VP-ST GOV RE Highest-paid employee | 50 | $204,983 | $106,815 |
| ANN WESTBROOK | INTERIM-PRES Officer | 50 | $193,202 | $32,402 |
| KEITH AVERY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE G BACON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOMMIE BRATTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN W BROUGHTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD CAPPS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD CARTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DON E COKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCUS E COOK | EXEC. COMM. Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
34 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| J REED COOPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAMEY COPELAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHNNIE L DICKERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIMMY LEE DODGENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID FELKEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RONALD H FLOYD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MIKE S FULLER | SEC/TREAS. Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VINCE FURTICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT C HOCHSTETLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JACK G VALLENTINE III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT ROB G ARDIS III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| A BERL DAVIS JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NORRIS R FOWLER JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DONETTE B KIRKLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES L LOVINGGOOD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHAD T LOWDER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TERRY W MALLARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DERIAL OGBURN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| B ROBERT PAULLING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAVERN POLK | VICE CHAIRMA Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS REEVES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WTERRY RICKETTS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM T ROBINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIS SANDERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CAREN SCHWARTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| D TERRELL SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT W BOBBY SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KENNETH G SOUTHERLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CRAIG SPENCER | EXEC. COMM. Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MATTHEW MATT D STANLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHAD E STONE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GARY L STOOKSBURY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CINDY VINCENT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK WALLING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 48 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL COUICK | PRESIDENT & Officer | 50 | $624,351 | $170,545 |
| CHRIS KOON | SR VP-GEN CO Highest-paid employee | 50 | $274,002 | $129,948 |
| JOHN FRICK | SR VP-PUBLIC Highest-paid employee | 50 | $276,167 | $125,126 |
| BONNIE ANZELMO | VP-ST GOV RE Highest-paid employee | 50 | $211,719 | $100,985 |
| ANN WESTBROOK | CFO Highest-paid employee | 50 | $193,793 | $100,257 |
| TRAVIS WARD | VP-OPERATION Highest-paid employee | 50 | $186,403 | $85,832 |
| KEITH AVERY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE G BACON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOMMIE BRATTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN W BROUGHTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD CAPPS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD CARTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DON E COKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCUS E COOK | EXEC. COMM. Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| J REED COOPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMEY COPELAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNNIE L DICKERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIMMY LEE DODGENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FELKEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD H FLOYD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MIKE S FULLER | SEC/TREAS. Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VINCE FURTICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THERESA S HICKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT C HOCHSTETLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK G VALLENTINE III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ROB G ARDIS III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| A BERL DAVIS JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NORRIS R FOWLER JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONETTE B KIRKLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES L LOVINGGOOD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD T LOWDER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY W MALLARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DERIAL OGBURN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| B ROBERT PAULLING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAVERN POLK | VICE CHAIRMA Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS REEVES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WTERRY RICKETTS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM T ROBINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIS SANDERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAREN SCHWARTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| D TERRELL SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT W BOBBY SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH G SOUTHERLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG SPENCER | EXEC. COMM. Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW MATT D STANLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD E STONE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY L STOOKSBURY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK WALLING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 48 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL COUICK | PRESIDENT & Officer | 50 | $601,734 | $166,291 |
| CHRIS KOON | SR VP-GEN CO Highest-paid employee | 50 | $267,281 | $128,951 |
| JOHN FRICK | VP-GOVN RELA Highest-paid employee | 50 | $268,361 | $124,015 |
| MICHAEL SMITH | VP- BUSINESS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $192,542 | $103,688 |
| ANN WESTBROOK | CFO Highest-paid employee | 50 | $190,410 | $98,374 |
| PEGGY DANTZLER | VP - LC & TR Highest-paid employee | 50 | $178,667 | $83,494 |
| THERESA S HICKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY W MALLARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNNIE L DICKERT | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WTERRY RICKETTS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY L STOOKSBURY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIS SANDERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MIKE S FULLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE GIBSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH G SOUTHERLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIMMY LEE DODGENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NORRIS R FOWLER JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW MATT D STANLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD CAPPS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMEY COPELAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT C HOCHSTETLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS REEVES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAVERN POLK | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK WALLING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY JEFF M LEWIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FELKEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE G BACON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DERIAL OGBURN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL B SHELLEY III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD H FLOYD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCUS E COOK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD CARTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VINCE FURTICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN W BROUGHTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONETTE B KIRKLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| B ROBERT PAULLING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES L LOVINGGOOD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT W BOBBY SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK G VALLENTINE III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH AVERY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| D TERRELL SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| A BERL DAVIS JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DON E COKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ROB G ARDIS III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD T LOWDER | VICE CHAIRMA Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM T ROBINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOMMIE BRATTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| E PAUL BASHA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 808 KNOX ABBOTT DR, CAYCE, SC 29033-3318
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ANN WESTBROOK, 808 KNOX ABBOTT DRIVE, CAYCE, SC 29033
- Signed the 990
- JOHN FRICK, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (803) 796-6060
- Website
- WWW.ECSC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MCNAIR MCLEMORE MIDDLEBROOKS & CO LLC
Mission
TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION IN PROVIDING ELECTRIC ENERGY TO CONSUMERS IN THE MEMBERS' SERVICE AREAS.
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE O ECSC IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED TO: -FOSTER, DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE THE PROGRAM OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA -FURTHER THE GENERAL WELFARE AND TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF THE MEMBERS OF ECSC; TO FURTHER THE SAFETY, STABILITY, SECURITY AND PROSPERITY OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES; TO AID IN SOLVING THE PROBLEMS COMMON TO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES -DISSEMINATE INFORMATION RELATING TO THE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM; TO COOPERATE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND MUNICIPAL AGENCIES IN THE PROMOTION OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND NATIONAL, STATE, COMMUNITY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT; TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT WILL STIMULATE LOCAL GROWTH, STABILITY AND SECURITY AND STRENGTHEN THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE PROGRAM IN SOUTH CAROLINA -OTHERWISE ASSIST THE MEMBERS OF ECSC TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC ENERGY TO INHABITANTS OF MEMBER SERVICE AREAS AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST CONSISTENT WITH SOUND ECONOMY -OPERATE ALWAYS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS MEMBER COOPERATIVES AND THROUGH THEM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEIR CONSUMERS, DOING THOSE THINGS THROUGH ECSC THAT CAN BE DONE BETTER TOGETHER THAN INDIVIDUALLY
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
- 57-0308664
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1953
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $17,162,217
- Income (IRS master file)
- $24,380,709
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $24,380,709 | $13,165,959 | $17,162,217 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $14,154,653 | $13,595,621 | $5,727,616 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $13,666,138 | $13,302,249 | $4,773,863 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $12,792,440 | $13,349,659 | $5,022,463 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 57-0308664).
Questions about ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF SOUTH CAROLINA
- What is the EIN of ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF SOUTH CAROLINA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF SOUTH CAROLINA is 57-0308664.
- Is ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF SOUTH CAROLINA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1953.
- Are donations to ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF SOUTH CAROLINA tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF SOUTH CAROLINA 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 ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF SOUTH CAROLINA 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 ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF SOUTH CAROLINA 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 ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF SOUTH CAROLINA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ANN WESTBROOK.
- Who are the officers and directors of ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF SOUTH CAROLINA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 49 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $446,504 (MICHAEL COUICK, PRESIDENT &).
- How much revenue does ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF SOUTH CAROLINA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $24,380,709, expenses of $13,165,959 and total assets of $17,162,217 at year end.
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