Nonprofit · EIN 71-0748158
SOUTHWEST POWER POOL INC
Tax-exempt · LITTLE ROCK, AR 72223
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $291,717,736 | $268,327,083 | $23,390,653 | $1,870,065,706 | $1,929,388,156 | -$59,322,450 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $271,579,877 | $253,199,068 | $18,380,809 | $1,889,607,753 | $1,972,956,378 | -$83,348,625 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $720,000
- Membership dues
- $720,000
- Program service revenue
- $282,190,922
- Investment income
- $8,806,814
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $15,641,288
- Other salaries and wages
- $110,497,180
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $160,288,571
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,597,336
- Accounting fees
- $170,013
- Occupancy
- $3,217,922
- Travel
- $2,070,901
- Depreciation
- $17,822,616
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,889,607,753
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,870,065,706
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,929,388,156
- Net assets, end of year
- -$59,322,450
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $63,797,243
- Publicly traded securities
- $141,163,989
- Gross receipts
- $291,717,736
- Employees
- 889
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1994
- State of legal domicile
- AR
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Sugg | President and CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $1,945,092 | $176,885 |
| Lanny Nickell | Executive Vice President and COO Officer | 40 | $1,515,293 | $147,369 |
| Bruce Rew | Senior Vice President - Operations Officer | 40 | $688,563 | $174,703 |
| Antoine Lucas | Vice President - Markets Officer | 40 | $755,271 | $82,302 |
| Paul Suskie | Executive Vice President - Regulatory Policy & General Counsel Officer | 40 | $723,015 | $104,926 |
| David Kelley Jr | Vice President and CFO/VP Engineering Officer | 40 | $661,080 | $101,087 |
| Michael Ross | Senior Vice President - External Affairs Officer | 40 | $603,012 | $139,987 |
| Kelly Carney | Vice President - Human Capital & CPO Officer | 40 | $624,177 | $108,937 |
| John Sam Ellis | Vice President, IT and Chief Information Security Officer Officer | 40 | $506,271 | $157,532 |
| Michael Desselle | Vice President Chief Compliance & Admin Officer Officer | 40 | $549,120 | $86,649 |
| Ralph Chapman Jr | Senior Director - Facilities and IT Applications Key employee | 40 | $364,841 | $137,863 |
| Bert Bressers | Senior Director - Operations Support Highest-paid employee | 40 | $395,283 | $85,753 |
| Felek Abbas | Vice President & Chief Security Officer Officer | 40 | $417,350 | $63,238 |
| Carrie Simpson | Senior Director, SEAMS and Western Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $339,667 | $127,748 |
| Carlie M Brown Jr | Senior Director - Systems Operations Key employee | 40 | $388,576 | $76,081 |
18 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Riley | Vice President - Corporate Services & Chief Compliance Officer | 40 | $361,756 | $90,753 |
| James Gunnell Sr | Technical Director of IT Program OPTI Former | 40 | $381,642 | $68,949 |
| Deborah Sterzing | Senior Vice President Finance and CFO Former | 40 | $453,593 | -$3,205 |
| Casey Cathey | Vice President - Engineering Officer | 40 | $370,320 | $79,744 |
| Jerome Wild | Senior Director - Technology & Services Key employee | 40 | $355,259 | $88,765 |
| Keith Norman Collins | VP - Market Monitoring Former | 40 | $398,207 | $35,033 |
| Steven Johnson | Senior Director Markets Admin Highest-paid employee | 40 | $334,017 | $71,082 |
| Leonard Tao | Technical Director, FERC Policy Highest-paid employee | 40 | $336,447 | $68,205 |
| Natasha Henderson | Senior Director Grid Asset Utility Key employee | 40 | $329,204 | $57,710 |
| John Cupparo | Board Chair Trustee or director | 5 | $216,250 | $0 |
| Steve Wright | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $182,500 | $0 |
| Raymond Hepper | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $182,500 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Moore | Board Vice Chair Trustee or director | 5 | $182,500 | $0 |
| Irene Dimitry | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $162,500 | $0 |
| Bastone Bronwen | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $157,500 | $0 |
| Stuart Solomon | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $157,500 | $0 |
| Susan Certoma | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $153,750 | $0 |
| John Ben Trowbridge | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $150,000 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Sugg | President and CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $2,282,060 | $217,699 |
| Lanny Nickell | Executive Vice President and COO Officer | 40 | $1,343,095 | $177,116 |
| Bruce Rew | Senior Vice President - Operations Officer | 40 | $746,318 | $221,682 |
| Paul Suskie | Executive Vice - General Counsel Officer | 40 | $740,274 | $115,583 |
| Michael Ross | Senior Vice President - External Affairs Officer | 40 | $604,561 | $138,934 |
| Antoine Lucas | Vice President - Markets Officer | 40 | $607,540 | $92,087 |
| John Sam Ellis | Vice President, IT and Chief Information Security Officer Officer | 40 | $500,081 | $165,482 |
| Michael Desselle | Vice President - Process Integrity and CCAO Officer | 40 | $550,427 | $108,822 |
| Kelly Carney | Vice President - Human Capital & CPO Officer | 40 | $515,273 | $106,502 |
| Keith Norman Collins | VP - Market Monitoring Key employee | 40 | $507,319 | $73,800 |
| Ralph Chapman Jr | Senior Director - Facilities and IT Applications Key employee | 40 | $352,051 | $130,482 |
| David Kelley Jr | Vice President - Engineering Officer | 40 | $374,477 | $89,286 |
| Carlie M Brown Jr | Senior Director - Systems Operations Key employee | 40 | $363,086 | $85,718 |
| Bert Bressers | Senior Director - Operations Support Highest-paid employee | 40 | $347,081 | $94,554 |
| Deborah Sterzing | Senior Vice President Finance and CFO Officer | 40 | $383,885 | $51,602 |
| Michael Riley | Senior Director Deputy General Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $339,904 | $92,398 |
| Charles Yeung | Executive Director - Interregional Affairs Highest-paid employee | 40 | $304,716 | $117,482 |
| Jerome Wild | Senior Director - Technology & Services Key employee | 40 | $321,657 | $87,128 |
| Leonard Tao | Director - FERC Policy Highest-paid employee | 40 | $325,018 | $63,927 |
| Casey Cathey | Senior Director - Grid Asset Utility Key employee | 40 | $304,121 | $76,745 |
| Carrie Simpson | Director - Western Services Development Highest-paid employee | 40 | $247,149 | $42,097 |
| Susan Certoma | Chair Trustee or director | 5 | $181,000 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Moore | Vice Chair Trustee or director | 5 | $175,375 | $0 |
| John Cupparo | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $168,375 | $0 |
| Steve Wright | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $161,750 | $0 |
| Raymond Hepper | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $159,875 | $0 |
| Larry Altenbaumer | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $156,625 | $0 |
| Joshua Martin | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $151,500 | $0 |
| John Ben Trowbridge | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $142,500 | $0 |
| Bastone Bronwen | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $121,000 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 201 WORTHEN DR, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72223-4936
- In care of
- % PAYMENT SERVICES
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- David Kelley, 201 Worthen Drive, Little Rock, AR 72223
- Signed the 990
- David Kelley, VP Finance, Chief Financial Officer
- Phone
- (501) 614-3200
- Website
- www.spp.org
Mission
Regional transmission organization that provides the following services to its members and customers: tariff administration, electric reliability coordination, regional transmission scheduling, regional transmission expansion planning, day-ahead and real time markets, transmission congestion rights, reliability unit commitment, operating reserve market, and consolidated balancing authority.
Program accomplishments
- See Statement 1Expenses $268,327,083 · revenue $282,190,922
- N/A0
- N/A0
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 | Not 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
- 71-0748158
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,870,065,706
- Income (IRS master file)
- $291,717,736
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $291,717,736 | $268,327,083 | $1,870,065,706 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $271,579,877 | $253,199,068 | $1,889,607,753 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $249,826,324 | $222,533,268 | $1,777,102,042 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 71-0748158).
Questions about SOUTHWEST POWER POOL INC
- What is the EIN of SOUTHWEST POWER POOL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTHWEST POWER POOL INC is 71-0748158.
- Is SOUTHWEST POWER POOL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1995.
- Are donations to SOUTHWEST POWER POOL INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does SOUTHWEST POWER POOL 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 SOUTHWEST POWER POOL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOUTHWEST POWER POOL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of SOUTHWEST POWER POOL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names David Kelley.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTHWEST POWER POOL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 33 people; 33 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,945,092 (Barbara Sugg, President and CEO).
- How much revenue does SOUTHWEST POWER POOL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $291,717,736, expenses of $268,327,083 and total assets of $1,870,065,706 at year end.
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