Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative Inc
Defuniak Springs, FL · EIN 59-0192831 · Rank 3,229 by total revenue
To provide electric service to members in parts of holmes, okaloosa, santa rosa, & walton counties.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2025
- Total revenue
- $182,276,805
- Total expenses
- $166,188,168
- Total assets
- $452,206,017
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $1,417,865
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $1,417,865
- Employees
- 195
- Salary base per employee
- $7,271
"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 (11)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen T Rhodes | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | 55 | $948,220 |
| Robin C Shaw | VP OF FINANCE | Officer | 50 | $273,796 |
| Brady Bearden | VICE PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 5 | $29,400 |
| Gerald Edmondson | PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 8 | $24,975 |
| Bert Prutzman | TRUSTEE | Board, Officer | 4 | $24,250 |
| Gayle Hughes | SECRETARY/TREASURER | Board, Officer | 4 | $17,850 |
| Terry J Pilcher | TRUSTEE | Board | 11 | $38,475 |
| Dwayne Davis | TRUSTEE | Board | 3.9 | $20,475 |
| Ronald C Jones | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | $17,850 |
| Mikel Lee Perry | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | $13,650 |
| Reese Harrison | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | $8,925 |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $2,654,735, which is 187.2% of the $1,417,865 salary base shared by 195 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen T Rhodes | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | 55 | $526,203 | $0 | $422,017 | $948,220 |
| Jonathan M Avery | SENIOR VP OF E&O | Highly paid employee | 50 | $233,695 | $0 | $91,387 | $325,082 |
| Emily E Cowan | VP OF MEMBER SVCS | Highly paid employee | 50 | $192,114 | $0 | $114,371 | $306,485 |
| Franklin S Seay | VP OF ADMINISTRATION | Highly paid employee | 45 | $209,355 | $0 | $90,975 | $300,330 |
| Robin C Shaw | VP OF FINANCE | Officer | 50 | $205,161 | $0 | $68,635 | $273,796 |
| Jeffrey Truett | WORKING FOREMAN | Highly paid employee | 50 | $164,445 | $0 | $45,837 | $210,282 |
| Rocky Hudson | DIRECTOR OF E & O - EGLIN AFB | Highly paid employee | 40 | $150,554 | $0 | $47,136 | $197,690 |
| Terry J Pilcher | TRUSTEE | Board | 11 | $38,475 | $0 | $0 | $38,475 |
| Brady Bearden | VICE PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 5 | $27,300 | $2,100 | $0 | $29,400 |
| Gerald Edmondson | PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 8 | $22,875 | $2,100 | $0 | $24,975 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202602649349302100 (Form 990, period ending 2025-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 59-0192831
- Organization website (as filed): www.chelco.com