Sam Houston Electric Cooperative Inc
Livingston, TX · EIN 74-0695563 · Rank 2,330 by total revenue
To provide quality and reliable electric service to members of the cooperative.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2025
- Total revenue
- $277,830,706
- Total expenses
- $272,473,204
- Total assets
- $736,042,212
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $19,115,900
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $24,274,126
- Employees
- 199
- Salary base per employee
- $96,060
"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 (28)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Turk | GM/CEO | Officer | 66.8 | $641,592 |
| Keith Staples | CIO | Officer | 40.9 | $437,007 |
| Ryan Brown | AGM | Officer | 44.5 | $418,948 |
| Ricky Harrell | CMSO | Officer | 42.6 | $392,740 |
| Joseph Conner | CRO | Officer | 42 | $350,642 |
| Dana Massey | CHRO | Officer | 43.5 | $322,512 |
| Joel Colston | CE | Officer | 45.3 | $303,800 |
| Rachel Hawkins | CCO | Officer | 41.7 | $286,115 |
| Sonya Reece | CFO | Officer | 45.9 | $277,918 |
| Don Boyett | PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 8.25 | $34,768 |
| Casey Evans Davis | SECRETARY/TREASURER | Board, Officer | 3.73 | $32,269 |
| Chuck Turner | VICE PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 4.1 | $30,968 |
| Gary White | DIRECTOR OF SAFETY & TRAINING | Key employee | 44.9 | $384,421 |
| John Williams | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | Key employee | 44.2 | $270,109 |
| Mike Garess | SYSTEM RELIABILITY SUPERVISOR | Key employee | 48.4 | $268,172 |
| Kabe Murphy | GRID MANAGER | Key employee | 40.7 | $249,425 |
| Kelton Cowart | OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR | Key employee | 60.5 | $242,548 |
| Calvin Walker | OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR | Key employee | 48.3 | $224,973 |
| Chad Farrar | OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR | Key employee | 48.9 | $216,685 |
| Justin Stewart | OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR | Key employee | 51.5 | $190,304 |
| Robert C Boyd | DIRECTOR | Board | 12.25 | $32,468 |
| Sam Smith | DIRECTOR (APR-DEC) | Board | 4 | $30,629 |
| James Elmore | DIRECTOR | Board | 2.09 | $30,068 |
| Micheal Oldner Sr | DIRECTOR | Board | 3.1 | $29,769 |
| James Seale | DIRECTOR | Board | 4.7 | $29,269 |
| Gary Jenke | DIRECTOR | Board | 5.27 | $29,268 |
| Ernie Miles | DIRECTOR | Board | 3.54 | $26,768 |
| Milton Purvis | DIRECTOR | Board | 4.3 | $69 |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $3,815,695, which is 20.0% of the $19,115,900 salary base shared by 199 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Turk | GM/CEO | Officer | 66.8 | $502,872 | $0 | $138,720 | $641,592 |
| Keith Staples | CIO | Officer | 40.9 | $297,204 | $0 | $139,803 | $437,007 |
| Ryan Brown | AGM | Officer | 44.5 | $322,332 | $0 | $96,616 | $418,948 |
| Ricky Harrell | CMSO | Officer | 42.6 | $250,557 | $0 | $142,183 | $392,740 |
| Gary White | DIRECTOR OF SAFETY & TRAINING | Key employee | 44.9 | $194,244 | $0 | $190,177 | $384,421 |
| Joseph Conner | CRO | Officer | 42 | $270,590 | $0 | $80,052 | $350,642 |
| Dana Massey | CHRO | Officer | 43.5 | $209,243 | $0 | $113,269 | $322,512 |
| Joel Colston | CE | Officer | 45.3 | $235,060 | $0 | $68,740 | $303,800 |
| Rachel Hawkins | CCO | Officer | 41.7 | $236,223 | $0 | $49,892 | $286,115 |
| Sonya Reece | CFO | Officer | 45.9 | $207,166 | $0 | $70,752 | $277,918 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202612119349301516 (Form 990, period ending 2025-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 74-0695563
- Organization website (as filed): www.samhouston.net