Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Inc
Pickens, SC · EIN 57-0125510 · Rank 2,919 by total revenue
To provide the best possible electric service to all who desire it within the system area at a reasonable cost consistent with the highest standards of service.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $208,026,506
- Total expenses
- $208,026,506
- Total assets
- $580,061,882
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $1,055,333
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $1,055,333
- Employees
- 214
- Salary base per employee
- $4,931
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (10)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Lovinggood | PRESIDENT & | Officer | 50 | $655,366 |
| Len Talley | CHAIRMAN | Board, Officer | 5 | $52,631 |
| Mendel Stone | VICE CHAIRMA | Board, Officer | 5 | $50,973 |
| William Anderson | TREASURER | Board, Officer | 5 | $27,298 |
| Franklin M Looper Jr | SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 5 | $19,385 |
| Jimmy Lee Dodgens | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | $56,973 |
| Joel R Davis | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | $53,092 |
| William G Elrod | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | $48,473 |
| Kenneth Southerlin | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | $48,348 |
| J Spencer Dalton | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | $42,794 |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $2,876,919, which is 272.6% of the $1,055,333 salary base shared by 214 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Lovinggood | PRESIDENT & | Officer | 50 | $544,305 | $0 | $111,061 | $655,366 |
| David Collins | VP FINANCE | Highly paid employee | 50 | $352,405 | $0 | $95,184 | $447,589 |
| Zach Hinton | VP OF BROADB | Highly paid employee | 50 | $324,083 | $0 | $88,769 | $412,852 |
| Denise McCormick | VP MEMBER SE | Highly paid employee | 50 | $318,994 | $0 | $87,477 | $406,471 |
| Mark Waters | VP ENGINEERI | Highly paid employee | 50 | $307,542 | $0 | $89,685 | $397,227 |
| Terrel Ballenger | VP OF COMMUN | Highly paid employee | 50 | $260,295 | $0 | $83,450 | $343,745 |
| Jimmy Lee Dodgens | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | $56,973 | $0 | $0 | $56,973 |
| Joel R Davis | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | $53,092 | $0 | $0 | $53,092 |
| Len Talley | CHAIRMAN | Board, Officer | 5 | $52,631 | $0 | $0 | $52,631 |
| Mendel Stone | VICE CHAIRMA | Board, Officer | 5 | $50,973 | $0 | $0 | $50,973 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202513109349303146 (Form 990, period ending 2024-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 57-0125510
- Organization website (as filed): bluridge.coop