Cullman Electric Cooperative
Revenue
$167.9m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$167.9m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$340.1m
$191m liabilities
Net assets
$149.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
6.8y av
Staff
140
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Robert Tidwell Jr
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Cullman Electric Cooperative'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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Tidwell JR Chair (also filed as Robert Tidwell) | Chairperson | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Chad Alexander | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Daryl Calvert | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| David Hembree | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| James Fields JR (also filed as James Fields) | Vice Chairperson | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Lisa Weeks | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Lynda Carter | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Phillip Garrison | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Sheila Sizemore | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Trina Walker | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Quick | Lineman | 2021 |
| Daniel Stricklin | Vice President of Information Services | since 2023 |
| Ernest Geisen | Lineman | since 2019 |
| Ernie Geisen | Working Foreman | since 2024 |
| Jerry Weathersby | CFO | since 2019 |
| Justin Lee | Manager of Engineering and | since 2020 |
| Kim Arndt | Manager of M | 2021 |
| Mark Freeman | manager of Network Operations | since 2023 |
| Matt Schlosser | CFO | 2025 |
| Patrick Weissend | Manager of P | 2021 |
| Phillip Wallace | Lineman | 2019 |
| Robert Vincent | Lineman | 2019 |
| Terry Graham | Manager of Key Accounts & Meter Services | since 2019 |
| TIM Culpepper | CEO | since 2019 |
| Wade Yarbrough | Vice President of Operations & Field Service | since 2020 |
| William Steve Link | Lineman | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Culpepper | CEO | 45 | $375k | $111k | |
| Justin Lee | COO | 45 | $202k | $23k | |
| Ernie Geisen | Working Foreman | 45 | $177k | $59k | |
| Daniel Stricklin | Vice President of Information Services | 45 | $176k | $58k | |
| Mark Freeman | Vice President of Network Operations | 45 | $170k | $25k | |
| Wade Yarbrough | Vice President of Operations & Field Service | 45 | $169k | $92k | |
| Terry Graham | Manager of Key Accounts & Meter Services | 45 | $161k | $77k | |
| Matt Schlosser | CFO | 45 | $134k | $16k | |
| Robert Tidwell | Chairperson | 1 | $22k | ||
| James Fields | Vice Chairperson | 3 | $22k | ||
| Chad Alexander | Treasurer | 2 | $22k | ||
| Lynda Carter | Secretary | 2 | $22k | ||
| Daryl Calvert | Trustee | 2 | $22k | ||
| Phillip Garrison | Trustee | 2 | $22k | ||
| Lisa Weeks | Trustee | 2 | $22k | ||
| David Hembree | Trustee | 4 | $22k | ||
| Sheila Sizemore | Trustee | 3 | $10k | ||
| Trina Walker | Trustee | 3 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Cullman Electric Cooperative
- EIN
- 630052772
- Address
- Po Box 1168, Cullman, AL, 35056-1168
- State
- Alabama
- Mission
- Cullman Electric Cooperative's mission is to provide electric service to its members located in four North Alabama counties while adhering to the following values: commitment, accountability, reliability, and efficiency. (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
- 1936
- Principal officer
- Tim Culpepper (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1941
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsRobert Tidwell JR
≥7years on the filingsChad Alexander
≥7years on the filingsDaryl Calvert
≥7years on the filingsDavid Hembree
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $340.1m
- Total liabilities
- $191m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $149.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $162.2m
- Employees
- 140
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 | $167.9m | $167.9m | $0 |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.