Nonprofit · EIN 75-0628787
UPSHUR-RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION
Tax-exempt · GILMER, TX 75644
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $118,353,676 | $118,353,676 | $0 | $294,733,599 | $165,820,013 | $128,913,586 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $110,626,689 | $110,626,689 | $0 | $281,280,488 | $152,329,464 | $128,951,024 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $117,232,017 | $117,232,017 | $0 | $275,191,438 | $146,649,114 | $128,542,324 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $115,897,966
- Investment income
- $106,123
- Net rental income
- $204,934
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $6,185
- Other revenue
- $2,349,587
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $1,308,006
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,425,536
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,221,193
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,646,729
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $446,960
- Accounting fees
- $28,212
- Depreciation
- $12,022,018
- Program services (functional)
- $118,353,676
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $281,280,488
- Total assets, end of year
- $294,733,599
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $165,820,013
- Net assets, end of year
- $128,913,586
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $234,170,467
- Gross receipts
- $118,356,186
- Employees
- 140
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1937
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert A Walker Jr | Chief Executive Officer Officer | 50 | $339,994 | $91,130 |
| Damon G Means | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 45 | $188,183 | $61,509 |
| John Douglas Murphy | Chief Operating Officer Officer | 45 | $183,690 | $62,247 |
| Melissa D Reeves | Chief Business Officer Officer | 45 | $184,020 | $55,795 |
| Clayton Harris | Substation Foreman Highest-paid employee | 57.38 | $165,928 | $44,781 |
| Hoot Royer | IT Director Highest-paid employee | 45 | $139,931 | $53,745 |
| Tyler Buller | Crew Foreman Highest-paid employee | 53.29 | $141,560 | $43,532 |
| Patrick Gordon | Crew Foreman Highest-paid employee | 47.84 | $133,069 | $48,653 |
| Jacob W Fielden | Serviceman Highest-paid employee | 52.69 | $132,629 | $41,250 |
| Joseph E Egbe | VP Engineering Services Officer | 45 | $100,469 | $24,321 |
| Frankie B King | President, Board of Directors Trustee or director, Officer | 6.94 | $24,000 | $0 |
| Robert A Branham | Vice-President, Board of Directors Trustee or director, Officer | 5.77 | $22,400 | $0 |
| Samuel Rex Youngblood | Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, Board of Directors Trustee or director, Officer | 3.98 | $22,000 | $0 |
| Jonathan Hunt | Director Trustee or director | 8.51 | $21,600 | $0 |
| R Cody Newman | Director Trustee or director | 8.87 | $21,200 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherry Morgan | Secretary-Treasurer, Board of Directors Trustee or director, Officer | 1.94 | $20,700 |
| J P Abernathy | Director Trustee or director | 4.73 | $20,300 |
| Paul Franklin | Director Trustee or director | 4.13 | $17,400 |
| David Venters | Director Trustee or director | 2.66 | $17,000 |
| Charles H Whiteside | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $1,500 |
| Henry Jackson | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $1,000 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert A Walker Jr | Chief Executive Officer Officer | 50 | $314,189 | $86,499 |
| Damon G Means | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 45 | $177,194 | $56,011 |
| John Douglas Murphy | Chief Operating Officer Officer | 45 | $170,447 | $58,030 |
| Melissa D Reeves | Chief Business Officer Officer | 45 | $176,318 | $52,030 |
| Clayton Harris | Substation Foreman Highest-paid employee | 58.52 | $166,604 | $43,439 |
| Patrick Gordon | Crew Foreman Highest-paid employee | 53.35 | $153,937 | $47,189 |
| Billy J Schuler | Serviceman Highest-paid employee | 58 | $158,205 | $42,186 |
| Dakota Dudley | Crew Foreman Highest-paid employee | 57.57 | $160,899 | $35,595 |
| Martin E Aguillon | Serviceman Highest-paid employee | 66.16 | $166,964 | $20,329 |
| Frankie B King | President, Board of Directors Trustee or director, Officer | 6.61 | $25,500 | $0 |
| Samuel Rex Youngblood | Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, Board of Directors Trustee or director, Officer | 4.6 | $24,200 | $0 |
| Jonathan Hunt | Director Trustee or director | 8.98 | $23,500 | $0 |
| Robert A Branham | Vice-President, Board of Directors Trustee or director, Officer | 5.17 | $23,100 | $0 |
| Sherry Morgan | Secretary-Treasurer, Board of Directors Trustee or director, Officer | 1.85 | $21,900 | $0 |
| R Cody Newman | Director Trustee or director | 8.7 | $21,500 | $0 |
| Henry Jackson | Director Trustee or director | 3.66 | $19,900 | $0 |
| J P Abernathy | Director Trustee or director | 4.23 | $19,800 | $0 |
| Charles H Whiteside | Director Trustee or director | 2.43 | $16,550 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert A Walker Jr | Chief Executive Officer Officer | 50 | $307,740 | $80,321 |
| Damon G Means | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 45 | $151,908 | $49,875 |
| Melissa D Reeves | Chief Business Officer Officer | 45 | $156,013 | $44,508 |
| Billy J Schuler | Serviceman Highest-paid employee | 60.26 | $159,713 | $40,009 |
| Clayton Harris | Substation Foreman Highest-paid employee | 59.65 | $157,987 | $39,400 |
| John Douglas Murphy | Chief Operating Officer Officer | 45 | $144,531 | $50,183 |
| Jacob W Fielden | Serviceman Highest-paid employee | 59.41 | $143,220 | $37,937 |
| Dylan Adkinson | Supervisor-Purchasing & Warehouse Highest-paid employee | 60.7 | $130,987 | $35,727 |
| Dakota Dudley | Crew Foreman Highest-paid employee | 59.05 | $134,146 | $31,878 |
| Frankie B King | President, Board of Directors Trustee or director, Officer | 8.4 | $24,000 | $0 |
| Jonathan Hunt | Director Trustee or director | 9.7 | $22,400 | $0 |
| Robert A Branham | Vice-President, Board of Directors Trustee or director, Officer | 5.7 | $21,600 | $0 |
| R Cody Newman | Director Trustee or director | 9.4 | $19,900 | $0 |
| Charles H Whiteside | Director Trustee or director | 3.7 | $19,350 | $0 |
| Samuel Rex Youngblood | Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, Board of Directors Trustee or director, Officer | 2.4 | $18,700 | $0 |
| Henry Jackson | Director Trustee or director | 3.5 | $18,400 | $0 |
| J P Abernathy | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $18,000 | $0 |
| Sherry Morgan | Secretary-Treasurer, Board of Directors Trustee or director, Officer | 1.8 | $17,500 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 70, GILMER, TX 75644-0070
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Robert A Walker Jr, PO Box 70, Gilmer, TX 756440070
- Signed the 990
- Robert Walker, CEO
- Phone
- (903) 843-2536
- Website
- http://www.urecc.coop
Mission
URECC provides affordable, reliable electric energy consistent with sound economy, safety, and quality management to our members and the communities we serve.
Program accomplishments
- URECC provides affordable, reliable electric energy consistent with sound economy, safety, and quality management to our members and the communities we serve.Expenses $118,353,676
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
- 75-0628787
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1939
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $294,733,599
- Income (IRS master file)
- $118,356,186
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $118,353,676 | $118,353,676 | $294,733,599 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $110,626,689 | $110,626,689 | $281,280,488 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $117,232,017 | $117,232,017 | $275,191,438 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $129,741,762 | $129,741,762 | $262,178,131 | 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 75-0628787).
Questions about UPSHUR-RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION
- What is the EIN of UPSHUR-RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of UPSHUR-RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION is 75-0628787.
- Is UPSHUR-RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1939.
- Are donations to UPSHUR-RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does UPSHUR-RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION 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 UPSHUR-RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION 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 UPSHUR-RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION 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 UPSHUR-RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Robert A Walker Jr.
- Who are the officers and directors of UPSHUR-RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 21 people; 21 received compensation from the organization, the highest $339,994 (Robert A Walker Jr, Chief Executive Officer).
- How much revenue does UPSHUR-RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $118,353,676, expenses of $118,353,676 and total assets of $294,733,599 at year end.
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