Nonprofit · EIN 56-0160075
BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION
Tax-exempt · LENOIR, NC 28645
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $182,234,252 | $179,551,160 | $2,683,092 | $524,118,190 | $313,040,260 | $211,077,930 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $162,030,065 | $159,264,667 | $2,765,398 | $522,978,047 | $316,864,718 | $206,113,329 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $161,962,785 | $155,745,368 | $6,217,417 | $493,870,204 | $293,156,188 | $200,714,016 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $11,607,524
- of which government grants
- $11,607,524
- Program service revenue
- $163,935,670
- Investment income
- $198,328
- Net rental income
- $2,401,963
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$45,510
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $27,286
- Other revenue
- $6,492,730
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $34,466
- Benefits paid to members
- $11,883,756
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $4,888,389
- Other salaries and wages
- $23,206,400
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $34,929,940
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $952,200
- Travel
- $4,057,566
- Depreciation
- $21,645,493
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $522,978,047
- Total assets, end of year
- $524,118,190
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $313,040,260
- Net assets, end of year
- $211,077,930
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $407,304,819
- Gross unrelated business income
- $703,938
- Gross receipts
- $184,497,431
- Employees
- 215
- Year formed
- 1936
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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 | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS W JOHNSON | CEO CONSULTA Officer | 40 | $934,236 | $814,969 | $77,191 |
| KATIE M WOODLE | EXEC. VP & C Officer | 40 | $514,731 | $0 | $66,277 |
| ALAN MERCK | SVP, COO Officer | 50 | $467,686 | $0 | $39,531 |
| MIKEAL KINCAID | DIR. OF OPER Highest-paid employee | 45 | $222,920 | $0 | $221,913 |
| JULIE O'DELL | SVP, EXEC CO Officer | 40 | $347,412 | $0 | $95,923 |
| AMY CROWDER | SVP, CFO Officer | 40 | $292,488 | $0 | $136,444 |
| MIKE HIGH | VP, COO-ELEC Officer | 42 | $252,261 | $0 | $172,809 |
| JASON SMITH | SVP & CCO Officer | 45 | $302,907 | $0 | $103,583 |
| CRYSTAL SPENCER | SVP, CAO Officer | 42 | $303,270 | $0 | $80,700 |
| TANNER GREER | SVP CTO Officer | 46 | $303,071 | $0 | $79,709 |
| JASON LINGLE | DIR. INNOVAT Highest-paid employee | 45 | $239,591 | $0 | $59,601 |
| RENEE WALKER | DIR. OF PUBL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $194,850 | $0 | $99,150 |
| TASHA ROUNTREE | DIR. COMM. R Highest-paid employee | 40 | $193,000 | $0 | $40,956 |
| RALPH SEAMON | ENGINEERING Highest-paid employee | 45 | $181,189 | $0 | $52,639 |
| KELLY MELTON | SEC. TREASUR Trustee or director, Officer | 8.72 | $36,810 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID EGGERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8.13 | $36,024 | $0 |
| JAMES B LAWRENCE | ASST. SEC-TR Trustee or director, Officer | 4.83 | $35,916 | $0 |
| JEFFREY B JOINES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6.58 | $33,594 | $0 |
| JOHNNY WISHON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 4.61 | $9,664 | $23,000 |
| BRYAN EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5.78 | $31,866 | $0 |
| TOM TREXLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.97 | $31,689 | $0 |
| CINDY PRICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6.95 | $31,596 | $0 |
| MITCH FRANKLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5.15 | $30,824 | $0 |
| ANGIE MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5.38 | $29,706 | $0 |
| DAVID BOONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.19 | $25,710 | $0 |
| KELVIN GRYDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3.82 | $22,356 | $0 |
| DOUG SPELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5.71 | $11,154 | $7,500 |
| JAMES YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 9.38 | $13,752 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS W JOHNSON | EXEC. VP & C Officer | 40 | $670,446 | $296,602 | $225,043 |
| ALAN MERCK | SVP, COO Officer | 50 | $428,028 | $0 | $145,190 |
| KATIE M WOODLE | SVP, CFO Officer | 40 | $437,421 | $0 | $59,996 |
| JULIE O'DELL | SVP, CAO Officer | 40 | $335,978 | $0 | $147,351 |
| MICHAEL HIGH | DIR. ENG. SE Highest-paid employee | 45 | $248,367 | $0 | $163,332 |
| MIKEAL KINCAID | DIR. OF OPER Highest-paid employee | 45 | $231,394 | $0 | $158,501 |
| TANNER GREER | SVP CTO Officer | 46 | $298,340 | $0 | $74,139 |
| JASON SMITH | SVP & CCO Officer | 45 | $256,667 | $0 | $64,825 |
| JASON LINGLE | DIR. INNOVAT Highest-paid employee | 45 | $257,213 | $0 | $62,853 |
| CRYSTAL SPENCER | VP CAO-ELECT Officer | 42 | $244,976 | $0 | $48,206 |
| RENEE WALKER | DIR. OF PUBL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $192,013 | $0 | $96,048 |
| RALPH SEAMON | ENGINEERING Highest-paid employee | 45 | $188,023 | $0 | $70,059 |
| BRAD SHIELDS | SVP & EXEC C Officer | 1 | $176,944 | $0 | $74,662 |
| JOY COFFEY | DIRECTOR Former | – | $48,372 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES B LAWRENCE | ASST. SEC-TR Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $38,453 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY B JOINES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 7.82 | $37,726 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY MELTON | SEC. TREASUR Trustee or director, Officer | 7.18 | $36,607 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID EGGERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7.01 | $36,249 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNNY WISHON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 6.48 | $13,173 | $0 | $23,000 |
| CINDY PRICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10.88 | $34,889 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8.78 | $31,371 | $0 | $0 |
| MITCH FRANKLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5.36 | $30,839 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.26 | $30,581 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGIE MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.22 | $29,867 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BOONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3.87 | $28,533 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM TREXLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.97 | $26,208 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADLEY MCNEILL | DIRECTOR Former | – | $10,230 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas W Johnson | Exec. VP & CEO Officer | 49 | $703,260 | $244,462 | $224,739 |
| Alan Merck | SVP, COO Officer | 50 | $402,475 | $0 | $139,737 |
| JULIE O'DELL | SVP, CAO Officer | 42 | $319,126 | $0 | $142,926 |
| Brad Shields | SVP & EXEC CONS Officer | 25 | $338,136 | $0 | $88,790 |
| Katie M Woodle | SVP, CFO Officer | 40 | $359,017 | $0 | $52,588 |
| MICHAEL HIGH | DIR. ENG. SERV. | 45 | $231,522 | $0 | $163,004 |
| Mikeal Kincaid | Dir. of Operations | 42.5 | $205,416 | $0 | $157,835 |
| Tanner Greer | SVP CTO Officer | 38 | $283,867 | $0 | $69,651 |
| Jason Lingle | Dir. Innovation ES | 38 | $232,846 | $0 | $61,154 |
| Renee Walker | Dir. of Public Rel | 38 | $180,555 | $0 | $96,184 |
| Crystal Spencer | Dir. of Mktg. | 37 | $218,817 | $0 | $47,783 |
| Jason Smith | SVP & CCO Officer | 33 | $199,707 | $0 | $60,063 |
| Jeffrey B Joines | President Trustee or director, Officer | 7.38 | $35,737 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES B LAWRENCE | Asst. Sec-Treas Trustee or director, Officer | 6.64 | $34,469 | $0 | $0 |
| Kelly Melton | Sec. -Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6.12 | $33,971 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID EGGERS | Director Trustee or director | 6.52 | $32,964 | $0 | $0 |
| Johnny Wishon | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 6.2 | $14,729 | $0 | $18,000 |
| Cindy Price | Director Trustee or director | 9.49 | $30,897 | $0 | $0 |
| Bryan Edwards | Director Trustee or director | 5.1 | $30,377 | $0 | $0 |
| James Young | Director Trustee or director | 9.29 | $29,879 | $0 | $0 |
| Mitch Franklin | Director Trustee or director | 4.7 | $29,609 | $0 | $0 |
| David Boone | Director Trustee or director | 5.36 | $28,907 | $0 | $0 |
| Angie Miller | Director Trustee or director | 4.13 | $27,328 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Trexler | Director Trustee or director | 2.29 | $26,466 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 112, LENOIR, NC 28645-0112
- In care of
- % DANETTE LANDRUM
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KATIE M WOODLE, PO BOX 112, LENOIR, NC 28645
- Signed the 990
- KATIE M WOODLE, EXEC. VP & CEO
- Phone
- (828) 758-2383
- Website
- WWW.BLUERIDGEENERGY.COM
- Return prepared by
- ADAMS JENKINS & CHEATHAM
Mission
SAFE AND EFFECTIVE DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY TO THE MEMBERS OF BLUE RIDGE EMC
Program accomplishments
- SAFE AND EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF ELECTRICITY TO THE MEMBERS OF BLUE RIDGE EMC. THE THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICES, AS MEASURED BY EXPENSES, ARE AS FOLLOWS: COST OF POWER: 76,534,663 OTHER SALARIES AND WAGES: 23,206,400 DEPRECIATION: 21,645,493
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
- 56-0160075
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1961
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $524,118,190
- Income (IRS master file)
- $184,497,431
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $182,234,252 | $179,551,160 | $524,118,190 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $162,030,065 | $159,264,667 | $522,978,047 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $161,962,785 | $155,745,368 | $493,870,204 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $147,526,402 | $145,889,020 | $510,425,101 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 56-0160075).
Questions about BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION
- What is the EIN of BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION is 56-0160075.
- Is BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1961.
- Are donations to BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP 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 BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP 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 BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP 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 BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KATIE M WOODLE.
- Who are the officers and directors of BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 28 people; 28 received compensation from the organization, the highest $934,236 (DOUGLAS W JOHNSON, CEO CONSULTA).
- How much revenue does BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $182,234,252, expenses of $179,551,160 and total assets of $524,118,190 at year end.
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