Santee Electric Cooperative Inc
Revenue
$156.3m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$156.7m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$305.6m
$193.2m liabilities
Net assets
$112.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
7.8 years on average
Staff
127
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥7 yrs
Billy L Morris Jr
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Santee Electric Cooperative Inc's network
9 peoplei9 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
9 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.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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy L Morris JR Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Allen Nesmith | Vice Chairma | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Andy D McKnight | Asst. Sec-Tr | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Donald E Coker | Sec-Treas | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dudley Musier | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Harry Walters | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Timothy Cooper | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Walter Sanders | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William Floyd | Second Vice | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Christie Dyson | MGR. of Gis, | 2024 |
| Clarence Pressley | 1st CLASS LI | 2025 |
| Dallas Blakely | MGR-Procurem | 2018 |
| Jaime Johnson | Crew Foreman | since 2024 |
| James A Fogg | Vice Preside | since 2018 |
| James Johnson | Line Crew Su | 2020 |
| James Kirby | VP-Public Af | since 2019 |
| James Ryan Cooper | Vice Preside | since 2021 |
| John Matthews | Line Crew Su | since 2022 |
| Richard McConnell | MGR of Eng. | since 2018 |
| Robert Ardis III | President & | since 2018 |
| Robert F Higbe III | VP-Engineeri | since 2018 |
| Ronald A Johnson | VP-Operation | since 2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Ardis III | President & | 50 | $453k | $218k | |
| James R Cooper | Vice Preside | 50 | $262k | $146k | |
| Robert F Higbe III | VP-Engineeri | 50 | $220k | $133k | |
| Ronald A Johnson | VP-Operation | 47 | $189k | $116k | |
| James Kirby | VP-Public Af | 42 | $170k | $29k | |
| Jaime Johnson | Crew Foreman | 55 | $163k | $86k | |
| Clarence Pressley | 1st Class Li | 67 | $162k | $88k | |
| Billy L Morris Jr | Chairman | 8 | $54k | ||
| Donald E Coker | Sec-Treas | 8 | $44k | ||
| Andy D McKnight | Asst. Sec-Tr | 8 | $42k | ||
| Timothy Cooper | Trustee | 8 | $26k | ||
| William Floyd | Second Vice | 8 | $24k | ||
| Dudley Musier | Trustee | 8 | $24k | ||
| Walter Sanders | Trustee | 8 | $24k | ||
| Allen Nesmith | Vice Chairma | 8 | $22k | ||
| Harry Walters | Trustee | 8 | $15k |
About
- Legal name
- Santee Electric Cooperative Inc
- EIN
- 570240935
- Address
- 424 Sumter Hwy, Kingstree, SC, 29556-4980
- State
- South Carolina
- Mission
- To provide quality service and products to meet the energy needs of our members at a competitive price consistent with sound business practices, while enhancing the quality of life in our service area through the support of economic, civic and educational opportunities. (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
- 1939
- Principal officer
- Billy L Morris Jr (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1943
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBilly L Morris JR
≥8years on the filingsAllen Nesmith
≥8years on the filingsAndy D McKnight
≥8years on the filingsDonald E Coker
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
- $305.6m
- Total liabilities
- $193.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $112.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $156.3m
- Employees
- 127
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 | $135.9m | $135.9m | $0 |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.