Nonprofit · EIN 74-0695563
SAM HOUSTON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
Tax-exempt · LIVINGSTON, TX 77351
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $277,830,706 | $272,473,204 | $5,357,502 | $736,042,212 | $500,712,394 | $235,329,818 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $232,198,959 | $232,105,082 | $93,877 | $670,983,040 | $454,342,962 | $216,640,078 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $218,824,648 | $219,097,135 | -$272,487 | $609,884,987 | $394,207,723 | $215,677,264 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $276,473,906
- Investment income
- $112,176
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $165,245
- Other revenue
- $1,244,624
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $48,164
- Benefits paid to members
- $13,990,380
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $5,784,224
- Other salaries and wages
- $13,331,676
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $24,274,126
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $25,201,835
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $671,014,042
- Total assets, end of year
- $736,042,212
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $500,712,394
- Net assets, end of year
- $235,329,818
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $578,512,945
- Gross receipts
- $277,830,706
- Employees
- 199
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1939
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS TURK | GM/CEO Officer | 66.8 | $502,872 | $138,720 |
| KEITH STAPLES | CIO Officer | 40.9 | $297,204 | $139,803 |
| RYAN BROWN | AGM Officer | 44.5 | $322,332 | $96,616 |
| RICKY HARRELL | CMSO Officer | 42.6 | $250,557 | $142,183 |
| GARY WHITE | DIRECTOR OF SAFETY & TRAINING Key employee | 44.9 | $194,244 | $190,177 |
| JOSEPH CONNER | CRO Officer | 42 | $270,590 | $80,052 |
| DANA MASSEY | CHRO Officer | 43.5 | $209,243 | $113,269 |
| JOEL COLSTON | CE Officer | 45.3 | $235,060 | $68,740 |
| RACHEL HAWKINS | CCO Officer | 41.7 | $236,223 | $49,892 |
| SONYA REECE | CFO Officer | 45.9 | $207,166 | $70,752 |
| JOHN WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Key employee | 44.2 | $168,358 | $101,751 |
| MIKE GARESS | SYSTEM RELIABILITY SUPERVISOR Key employee | 48.4 | $162,513 | $105,659 |
| ROBERT LANTRIP | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 59.7 | $209,382 | $52,117 |
| KIRBY SHEPHERD | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 53.5 | $177,820 | $75,136 |
| KABE MURPHY | GRID MANAGER Key employee | 40.7 | $187,660 | $61,765 |
21 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN HARRIS | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 57.4 | $190,743 | $52,511 |
| KELTON COWART | OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR Key employee | 60.5 | $192,712 | $49,836 |
| MARKALIN MERCHANT | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 55.9 | $186,840 | $43,496 |
| DARREN MARCEAUX | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 53.8 | $179,250 | $50,801 |
| CALVIN WALKER | OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR Key employee | 48.3 | $169,989 | $54,984 |
| CHAD FARRAR | OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR Key employee | 48.9 | $160,829 | $55,856 |
| JUSTIN STEWART | OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR Key employee | 51.5 | $157,506 | $32,798 |
| DON BOYETT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8.25 | $34,768 | $0 |
| ROBERT C BOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 12.25 | $32,468 | $0 |
| CASEY EVANS DAVIS | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3.73 | $32,269 | $0 |
| CHUCK TURNER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4.1 | $30,968 | $0 |
| SAM SMITH | DIRECTOR (APR-DEC) Trustee or director | 4 | $30,629 | $0 |
| JAMES ELMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.09 | $30,068 | $0 |
| MICHEAL OLDNER SR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3.1 | $29,769 | $0 |
| JAMES SEALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.7 | $29,269 | $0 |
| GARY JENKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5.27 | $29,268 | $0 |
| ERNIE MILES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3.54 | $26,768 | $0 |
| LYNN HENDRIX | FORMER DIRECTOR Former | 0 | $21,090 | $0 |
| ROBERT LEISNER | FORMER DIRECTOR Former | 0 | $21,090 | $0 |
| KATHERINE HARDIN | FORMER DIRECTOR Former | 0 | $14,468 | $0 |
| MILTON PURVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.3 | $69 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS TURK | CEO Officer | 71.37 | $461,080 | $118,691 |
| RYAN BROWN | ASSISTANT GM Officer | 47.36 | $331,868 | $79,663 |
| KEITH STAPLES | CIO Officer | 39.78 | $274,566 | $117,279 |
| RICKY HARRELL | CMS OFFICER Officer | 43.92 | $244,981 | $129,613 |
| GARY WHITE | DIRECTOR OF Highest-paid employee | 47.19 | $192,508 | $160,361 |
| SCOTT FERGUSON | DIRECTOR COO Highest-paid employee | 45.42 | $201,588 | $149,722 |
| JOSEPH CONNER | CHIEF RISK O Officer | 42.59 | $271,096 | $63,809 |
| JOEL COLSTON | CHIEF ENGINE Officer | 46.68 | $226,380 | $54,053 |
| RACHEL HAWKINS | CCO Officer | 43.17 | $234,007 | $41,511 |
| DANA MASSEY | CHIEF HR OFF Officer | 44.5 | $191,382 | $81,882 |
| CRAIG BARLOW | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 67.41 | $191,532 | $67,862 |
| JOHN HARRIS | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 72.62 | $209,395 | $42,397 |
| ROBERT LANTRIP | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 67.34 | $197,947 | $49,780 |
| SONYA REECE | CFO Officer | 45.88 | $177,633 | $40,464 |
| DON BOYETT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 7.04 | $32,218 | $0 |
| ROBERT BOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 9.94 | $27,568 | $0 |
| JAMES ELMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.88 | $26,568 | $0 |
| GARY JENKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.39 | $26,568 | $0 |
| CASEY EVANS DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3.25 | $26,469 | $0 |
| CHUCK TURNER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 3.42 | $25,568 | $0 |
| MICHAEL OLDNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.71 | $25,069 | $0 |
| JIM SEALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.38 | $25,069 | $0 |
| ERNIE MILES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3.92 | $24,318 | $0 |
| KATHERINE HARDIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3.32 | $22,768 | $0 |
| LYNN HENDRIX - SEE SCHEDULE O | RETIRED DIRE Former | 0 | $20,501 | $0 |
| ROBERT LEISNER - SEE SCHEDULE O | RETIRED DIRE Former | 0 | $20,501 | $0 |
| MILT PURVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.31 | $69 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS TURK | CEO Officer | 65.9 | $403,509 | $134,617 |
| KEITH STAPLES | CIO Officer | 43.79 | $270,977 | $111,586 |
| RYAN BROWN | ASSISTANT GM Officer | 45.61 | $285,257 | $74,336 |
| SCOTT FERGUSON | DIRECTOR COO Highest-paid employee | 43.89 | $189,690 | $142,805 |
| GARY WHITE | DIRECTOR OF Highest-paid employee | 46.12 | $167,391 | $164,991 |
| LARRY HORN | DIRECTOR OF Highest-paid employee | 44.59 | $192,308 | $131,293 |
| RICKY HARRELL | CMS OFFICER Officer | 42.44 | $221,220 | $98,502 |
| JOSEPH CONNER | CFO Officer | 41.81 | $249,490 | $59,730 |
| RACHEL HAWKINS | CCO Officer | 41.21 | $207,683 | $34,481 |
| TERRY LOWE | FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 64.85 | $187,216 | $50,387 |
| CRAIG BARLOW | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 63.25 | $168,327 | $64,994 |
| JOEL COLSTON | CHIEF ENGINE Officer | 42.58 | $171,611 | $45,547 |
| DON BOYETT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6.75 | $27,768 | $0 |
| JAMES ELMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.32 | $27,468 | $0 |
| ROBERT BOYD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 9.37 | $26,868 | $0 |
| MICHAEL OLDNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.73 | $26,769 | $0 |
| ERNIE MILES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.06 | $26,668 | $0 |
| JIM SEALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.5 | $26,469 | $0 |
| CHUCK TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5.16 | $26,368 | $0 |
| KATHERINE HARDIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3.81 | $25,968 | $0 |
| CASEY EVANS DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3.83 | $25,469 | $0 |
| GARY JENKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.07 | $25,468 | $0 |
| LYNN HENDRIX - SEE SCHEDULE O | RETIRED DIRE Former | 0 | $19,554 | $0 |
| ROBERT LEISNER - SEE SCHEDULE O | RETIRED DIRE Former | 0 | $19,554 | $0 |
| MILT PURVIS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 4.5 | $3,769 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1157 E CHURCH ST, LIVINGSTON, TX 77351-3360
- In care of
- % SAM HOUSTON ELECTRIC COOP INC
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DOUGLAS TURK, PO BOX 1121, LIVINGSTON, TX 773511121
- Signed the 990
- SONYA REECE, CFO
- Phone
- (936) 327-5711
- Website
- WWW.SAMHOUSTON.NET
- Return prepared by
- BOLINGER SEGARS GILBERT AND MOSS LLP
Mission
POWER COMMUNITIES. IMPROVE LIVES. SERVE WITH EXCELLENCE.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDING ELECTRIC ENERGY TO OUR MEMBERS - 95,874 ACTIVE SERVICES AT YEAR END WERE PROVIDED ELECTRICITY ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS.
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
- 74-0695563
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1940
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $736,042,212
- Income (IRS master file)
- $277,830,706
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $277,830,706 | $272,473,204 | $736,042,212 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $232,198,959 | $232,105,082 | $670,983,040 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $218,824,648 | $219,097,135 | $609,884,987 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $249,325,395 | $236,242,893 | $567,032,406 | 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 74-0695563).
Questions about SAM HOUSTON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
- What is the EIN of SAM HOUSTON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAM HOUSTON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC is 74-0695563.
- Is SAM HOUSTON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1940.
- Are donations to SAM HOUSTON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does SAM HOUSTON 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 SAM HOUSTON 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 SAM HOUSTON 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 SAM HOUSTON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DOUGLAS TURK.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAM HOUSTON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 36 people; 36 received compensation from the organization, the highest $502,872 (DOUGLAS TURK, GM/CEO).
- How much revenue does SAM HOUSTON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $277,830,706, expenses of $272,473,204 and total assets of $736,042,212 at year end.
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