CENTRAL ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE INC
EIN 57-0299350 · Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
What they do
CENTRAL is A GENERATION and TRANSMISSION (G&T) COOPERATIVE SUPPLYING POWER to NINETEEN MEMBER DISTRIBUTION COOPERATIVES IN SOUTH CAROLINA. CENTRAL CONSTRUCTS TRANSMISSION TAP LINES to SERVE SUBSTATIONS OWNED BY THE DISTRIBUTION COOPERATIVES.
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They name their leaders53 people are listed in the latest report.
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ROBERT HOCHSTETLERPRESIDENT & CEO
MRYAN THOMASSVP OF ADMINISTRATION & CFO
JAMES COLE PRICEEVP OF MEMBER SERVICES
WILLIAM WARESVP OF ENGINEERING & ENG SVCS
MARCUS HARRISSVP OF PLANNING & POWER SUPPLY
JAMES TINDALDIR OF TRANSMISSION DESIGN & CONSTR
KENNETH MOTSINGERDIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
GERALD FLEMINGDIRECTOR OF POWER SUPPLY
TODD BERRIANDIRECTOR OF RIGHT OF WAY SERVICES
DINAH RAVENCORPORATE CONTROLLER
LESLIE MALEYVP OF PLANNING AND POWER SUPPLY
A BERL DAVISCHAIRMAN
DOUGLAS A REEVESVICE CHAIRMAN
ROBERT G ARDIS IIITRUSTEE
TERRY W MALLARDTRUSTEE
E PAUL BASHACHAIRMAN
JAMES L LOVINGGOODTRUSTEE
G KEITH AVERYTRUSTEE
MARY B SHERIDANTRUSTEE
GARY L STOOKSBURYTRUSTEE
CHAD T LOWDERSECRETARY
MARK L WALLINGTRUSTEE
B ROBERT PAULLINGTRUSTEE
DAVID EFELKELTRUSTEE
H WAYNE DEWITTTRUSTEE
JAMES L ROWETRUSTEE
ANITA P WHITNEYTRUSTEE
STEVE CHEWNINGTRUSTEE
KENNETH T CARTERTRUSTEE
BRUCE BACONTRUSTEE
MATTHEW D STANLEYTRUSTEE
JAMES A RISINGERTRUSTEE
ANDY MCKNIGHTTRUSTEE
CHARLES E ADAIRTRUSTEE
FRANKLIN C BLANTONTRUSTEE
WILLIAM L FLEMING JRTRUSTEE
JAMES M BUNTON JRTRUSTEE
CAROLYN BOYDTRUSTEE
JOHNNIE L DICKERTTRUSTEE
TRAVIS BURRISSTRUSTEE
CHARLES R SMITHTRUSTEE
FRANKLIN M LOOPER JRTRUSTEE
MITCHELL RABONTRUSTEE
BARBARA F WESTONTRUSTEE
CHARLES R SANDERS JRTRUSTEE
JAMES C SPENCERTRUSTEE
JEFFREY M LEWISTRUSTEE
BRIAN W BROUGHTONTRUSTEE
DUSTIN CATOETRUSTEE
CHAD E STONETRUSTEE
JAMES E STEWART JRTRUSTEE
DANNY SHELLEYTRUSTEE - SEE SCHEDULE O
MICHAEL FULLERTRUSTEE - SEE SCHEDULE O
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1954
- Location
- 20 COOPERATIVE WAY, COLUMBIA, SC 29210-3112
- County
- Richland
- In care of
- RYAN THOMAS
- Primary officer
- RYAN THOMAS, SVP OF ADMINISTRATION AND CFO
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- BAUKNIGHT PIETRAS & STORMER PA
- NTEE classification
- Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
- IRS tax category
- Mutual & Membership Benefit
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes