Nonprofit · EIN 74-1393760
SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
Tax-exempt · NURSERY, TX 77976
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $686,699,882 | $686,698,771 | $1,111 | $1,680,130,079 | $1,113,929,760 | $566,200,319 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $688,786,888 | $695,526,145 | -$6,739,257 | $1,617,028,197 | $1,100,530,609 | $516,497,588 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $682,753,103
- Investment income
- $1,429,225
- Royalties
- $1,640,700
- Net rental income
- $77,009
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$2,978
- Other revenue
- $2,517,554
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $141,950
- Benefits paid to members
- $49,702,731
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,699,363
- Other salaries and wages
- $22,628,253
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $38,907,689
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $50,139,700
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,617,028,197
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,680,130,079
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,113,929,760
- Net assets, end of year
- $566,200,319
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,437,820,415
- Gross receipts
- $686,721,309
- Employees
- 287
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1944
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLIFTON LANGE | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 55 | $739,390 | $339,072 |
| CORY ALLEN | ASSISTANT GM/MGR OF POWER DELIVERY Key employee | 40 | $382,527 | $211,184 |
| JOHN PACKARD | MGR OF POWER SUPPLY Key employee | 40 | $342,823 | $126,231 |
| STEVEN TAYLOR | TRANSMISSION LINE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 45 | $262,478 | $151,671 |
| LESANDER MARTINEZ | SUBSTATION SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 45 | $231,213 | $154,843 |
| PAUL PERSON | MGR OF ENGINEERING Highest-paid employee | 45 | $244,586 | $102,536 |
| WENDY OHRT | MGR OF CORPORATE & MEMBER SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 50 | $237,690 | $103,428 |
| LUCAS TURNER | MGR OF WHOLESALE MARKETING/QSE Highest-paid employee | 45 | $237,955 | $76,884 |
| TABATHA TEMPLE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $200,942 | $65,394 |
| BARBARA MILLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6.85 | $21,800 | $0 |
| BLAINE WARZECHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $20,000 | $0 |
| BRIAN ACOSTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $20,000 | $0 |
| BRUCE ELLIOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $20,000 | $0 |
| CLYDE STEWART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $20,000 | $0 |
| ERIC HALFMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $20,000 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIM HARTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $20,000 |
| PAUL BRYSCH JR | SECRETARY-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4.4 | $20,000 |
| SAMMY CONDRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $20,000 |
| LARRY HUESSER | ASSISTANT SEC-TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 4.8 | $19,600 |
| MICHAEL ABLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $19,200 |
| HERBERT GREBE III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $18,400 |
| RONALD HUGHES | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $18,400 |
| RUMALDO JUAREZ | DIRECTOR (FEB-DEC) Trustee or director | 4 | $17,600 |
| S F RUSCHHAUPT III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $16,800 |
| JAMES COLEMAN | DIRECTOR (PD TO EMPLOYER) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| VARZAVAND IRANI | DIRECTOR (PD TO EMPLOYER) Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| GARY RAYBON | DIRECTOR (PD TO EMPLOYER) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLIFTON ERIC LANGE | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 55 | $656,995 | $112,668 |
| CORY JAMES ALLEN | ASSISTANT GM/MGR OF POWER DELIVERY Key employee | 40 | $361,643 | $197,244 |
| JOHN ALEX PACKARD | MGR OF POWER SUPPLY Key employee | 40 | $323,701 | $122,475 |
| STEVEN WAYNE TAYLOR | TRANSMISSION LINE SUPER Highest-paid employee | 45 | $249,761 | $146,776 |
| MICHAEL DALE KEZAR | FORMER GENERAL MANAGER Former | 40 | $327,765 | $40,254 |
| PAUL GEORGE PERSON | MGR OF ENGINEERING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $231,558 | $99,478 |
| WENDY JO OHRT | MGR OF CORPORATE & MEMBER SVCS Highest-paid employee | 45 | $226,808 | $98,095 |
| LUCAS RYAN TURNER | MGR OF WHOLESALE MARKETING/QSE Highest-paid employee | 50 | $217,809 | $72,140 |
| ROGER FREDERICK BISHOP | PLANT MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $246,978 | $22,049 |
| TABATHA TEMPLE | CFO (JULY-DEC) Officer | 40 | $176,296 | $59,501 |
| JANE KRAUSE | CFO (JAN-MAY) Officer | 50 | $124,791 | $12,271 |
| BRADLEY E BIERSTEDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $16,000 | $0 |
| BRUCE T ELLIOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $16,000 | $0 |
| DONALD WAYNE HERRMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6.25 | $16,000 | $0 |
| HERBERT O GREBE III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $16,000 | $0 |
| JIM W HARTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.1 | $16,000 | $0 |
| LARRY E HUESSER | ASSISTANT SEC-TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 4.5 | $16,000 | $0 |
| PAUL T BRYSCH JR | SECRETARY-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4.25 | $16,000 | $0 |
| SAMMY L CONDRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $16,000 | $0 |
| BRIAN RENE ACOSTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $15,400 | $0 |
| MICHAEL V ABLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $15,200 | $0 |
| BARBARA S MILLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5.62 | $15,000 | $0 |
| BLAINE WARZECHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $14,800 | $0 |
| S F RUSCHHAUPT III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $14,800 | $0 |
| RONALD D HUGHES | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $13,000 | $0 |
| BOBBY GENE BAUCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $6,600 | $0 |
| CLYDE STEWART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $6,400 | $0 |
| JAMES COLEMAN | DIRECTOR (PD TO EMPLOYER) Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| VARZAVAND IRANI | DIRECTOR (PD TO EMPLOYER) Trustee or director | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY RABON | DIRECTOR (PD TO EMPLOYER) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 119, NURSERY, TX 77976-0119
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CLIFTON ERIC LANGE, PO BOX 119, NURSERY, TX 77976
- Signed the 990
- CLIFTON ERIC LANGE, GENERAL MANAGER
- Phone
- (361) 575-6491
- Website
- WWW.STEC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BOLINGER SEGARS GILBERT AND MOSS LLP
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES TO DELIVER RELIABLE AND ECONOMICAL ELECTRIC POWER TO A DIVERSIFIED MEMBERSHIP.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDING WHOLESALE ELECTRIC ENERGY TO 9 DISTRIBUTION COOPERATIVE MEMBERS ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS THROUGH THE ALLOCATION OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL.
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
- 74-1393760
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,680,130,079
- Income (IRS master file)
- $686,721,309
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $686,699,882 | $686,698,771 | $1,680,130,079 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $688,786,888 | $695,526,145 | $1,617,028,197 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $742,444,236 | $755,296,598 | $1,574,035,330 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 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 74-1393760).
Questions about SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
- What is the EIN of SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC is 74-1393760.
- Is SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1964.
- Are donations to SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does SOUTH TEXAS 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 SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE 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 SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE 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 SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CLIFTON ERIC LANGE.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 27 people; 24 received compensation from the organization, the highest $739,390 (CLIFTON LANGE, GENERAL MANAGER).
- How much revenue does SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $686,699,882, expenses of $686,698,771 and total assets of $1,680,130,079 at year end.
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