Rutherford Electric Membership
Revenue
$174.5m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$174.5m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$386.1m
$229.3m liabilities
Net assets
$156.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
7.9 years on average
Staff
209
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
10
named in Part VII
Rutherford Electric Membership's network
10 people1 organisationi10 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy P Torvinen | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| J Dean Carpenter | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jill P Lovell | Asst. Secret | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joel Z Wakefield | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Joseph N Quinn | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marcus Mullen | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robby R Eurey | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robyn Houser | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Timothy E Stowe | Vice Preside | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Van Samuel Boyd | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea S Harmon | Admin Assist | 2018 |
| Brad Bridges | Director-Dis | 2024 |
| Colon L Saunders | VP-Operation | since 2018 |
| David Beam | Admin Assist | 2020 |
| Jeffrey C Brittain | VP-Engineeri | since 2018 |
| Joseph H Joplin | General Mana | since 2018 |
| Randy C Ward | VP-District | since 2018 |
| Stevenson D Burleson | VP-MBR & Cor | since 2018 |
| Thomas M Haire | System Engin | since 2019 |
| Tommy W Chapman | VP-Member & | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Dirk Burleson | General MGR. | 50 | $276k | $11k | |
| Jeffrey C Brittain | General Mana | 50 | $274k | $30k | |
| Tommy W Chapman | VP-Member & | 50 | $211k | $31k | |
| Colon L Saunders | VP-Operation | 50 | $198k | $13k | |
| Brad Bridges | Director-Dis | 50 | $181k | $74k | |
| Thomas Haire | VP-Engineeri | 50 | $179k | $55k | |
| John W Jones III | Manager of O | 50 | $151k | $67k | |
| J Dean Carpenter | President | 1.79 | $38k | ||
| Amy P Torvinen | Director | 1.92 | $38k | ||
| Marcus Mullen | Director | 2.16 | $38k | ||
| Joseph N Quinn | Director | 1.77 | $37k | ||
| Van Samuel Boyd | Director | 1.58 | $37k | ||
| Jill P Lovell | Asst. Secret | 0.95 | $36k | ||
| Joel Z Wakefield | Director | 2.92 | $23k | ||
| Robyn Houser | Treasurer | 1.6 | $22k | ||
| Robby R Eurey | Secretary | 1.16 | $21k | ||
| Timothy E Stowe | Vice Preside | 1.49 | $13k |
About
- Legal name
- Rutherford Electric Membership
- EIN
- 560386171
- Address
- Po Box 1569, Forest City, NC, 28043-1569
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- To provide the best possible electric service to all who desire it within the system area at a reasonable cost consistent with the highest standards of service. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)12 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1940
- Principal officer
- Jeffrey C Brittain (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1961
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAmy P Torvinen
≥8years on the filingsJ Dean Carpenter
≥8years on the filingsJill P Lovell
≥8years on the filingsJoseph N Quinn
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $386.1m
- Total liabilities
- $229.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $156.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $174.2m
- Employees
- 209
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $167.7m | $167.7m | $0 |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.