Coast Electric Power Association
Bay St Louis, MS · EIN 64-0169075 · Rank 2,494 by total revenue
To provide electricity to rural areas of Hancock, Harrison, and Pearl River counties.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $254,891,831
- Total expenses
- $254,891,831
- Total assets
- $564,267,244
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $2,780,812
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $2,780,812
- Employees
- 315
- Salary base per employee
- $8,828
"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 (14)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Barnes | CEO | Officer | 49 | $754,354 |
| John Holston | CFO | Officer | 39 | $498,054 |
| Louis Lee Jr | COO | Officer | 55 | $354,163 |
| Wilson Eaton | VP of HR and Staff Attorn | Officer | 40 | $324,636 |
| Charles S Brown | Sr. VP Engineering & Operations | Key employee | 55 | $462,402 |
| Paul Guichet | Director | Board | 10 | $49,100 |
| Charles Lopez | Director / Treasurer | Board | 7.5 | $47,300 |
| James Baldree | Director / Vice Chairman | Board | 10 | $46,800 |
| Gordon Redd Jr | Director | Board | 10.2 | $43,200 |
| William Mooney | Director/Chairman | Board | 8.5 | $41,900 |
| Richard Dossett | Director | Board | 9 | $41,800 |
| Gilbert Arceneaux | Director | Board | 9.9 | $41,400 |
| Teri Eaton | Director | Board | 5 | $38,500 |
| Frank McClinton | Director | Board | 8.5 | $37,200 |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $4,082,229, which is 146.8% of the $2,780,812 salary base shared by 315 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Barnes | CEO | Officer | 49 | $541,115 | $0 | $213,239 | $754,354 |
| John Holston | CFO | Officer | 39 | $374,863 | $0 | $123,191 | $498,054 |
| Charles S Brown | Sr. VP Engineering & Operations | Key employee | 55 | $321,018 | $0 | $141,384 | $462,402 |
| Archie Dickens | VP Sfty & Comp | Highly paid employee | 40 | $245,752 | $0 | $123,141 | $368,893 |
| Guy Johnson | VP ECO | Highly paid employee | 45 | $270,153 | $0 | $85,710 | $355,863 |
| Louis Lee Jr | COO | Officer | 55 | $285,370 | $0 | $68,793 | $354,163 |
| Steven Broussard | VP of Engineering | Highly paid employee | 55 | $216,150 | $0 | $137,566 | $353,716 |
| Wilson Eaton | VP of HR and Staff Attorn | Officer | 40 | $259,831 | $0 | $64,805 | $324,636 |
| Melissa Russo | VP COMM, PR, MBR SVC | Highly paid employee | 43 | $249,215 | $0 | $57,428 | $306,643 |
| Kendall Ladner | VP OPS | Highly paid employee | 50 | $206,444 | $0 | $97,061 | $303,505 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202533189349313838 (Form 990, period ending 2024-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 64-0169075
- Organization website (as filed): www.coastelectric.coop