L & O Power Cooperative

Not tax-deductible

Rock Rapids, IAMutual-benefit / member-servingSince 1952Mutual / membership EIN 42-0721692Revenue $43.1M in FY2024Latest return filed Nov 7, 2025

On file with the IRSlandopowercoop.comRock Rapids, IATax-exempt since Dec 1961

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Sale of electricity to members

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 42-0721692) · Dispute this line
$62K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $276K a year · 0.7% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 0.1% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 0.1% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $27.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
0.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$40.5M
50% of total assets
Liabilities are 50% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
12 of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$43.1M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$42.6M
Net assets
$40.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$43.1M
FY2024▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$30.7M
FY2021$31.8M
FY2022$39.5M
FY2023$43.8M
FY2024$43.1M
Expenses
$42.6M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$31.0M
FY2021$31.7M
FY2022$39.0M
FY2023$43.1M
FY2024$42.6M
Net assets
$40.0M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$29.9M
FY2021$30.8M
FY2022$35.2M
FY2023$38.4M
FY2024$40.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1961.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Sec/Treasurer
$12,150Pt VII · Sec A
President
$6,900Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$5,400Pt VII · Sec A
$4,800Pt VII · Sec A
$4,500Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$4,200Pt VII · Sec A
$3,900Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$3,900Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Huff$12,150$10,800$9,900$7,625$3,850
David Deboer$6,900$7,800$6,750$5,475$4,750
David Hansen$5,400$6,600$5,100$5,900$4,125
Lucas Roskamp$4,800$4,800$6,300$4,425$3,575
Steven Voss—$5,700$6,300$5,325$5,100
Gregg Johnson$4,500$5,100$3,300$3,525$3,300
Dan Leuthold$3,900$4,500$4,800$4,700$3,300
Nolan Kooiker$3,600$3,000$4,500$3,525$1,925

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supplies wholesale electricity and provides power wheeling services to rural cooperatives and municipalities.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

L&O power cooperative is a wholesale power supplier to four rural distribution cooperatives. L&O provides wheeling services to three municipalities.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 42-0721692) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2020 · $1.0M federal money spent
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters)Department of Homeland Security · ALN 97.036 · Through State of Minnesota Department of Public Safety$1.0M

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$43.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$76K
Money outPt IX
$42.6M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$40.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$80.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$76K
Total revenueLn 12$43.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$71K
SavingsLn 2$2.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
Accounts receivableLn 4$3.8M
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$1.3M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$379K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27.3M
Other assetsLn 15$625K
Total assetsLn 16$80.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40.5M
Net assetsLn 32$40.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25.8M$27.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42.1M$44.5M
Total assetsLn 16$76.2M$80.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37.8M$40.5M
Net assetsLn 32$38.4M$40.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$1.7M
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$62K
Management feesLn 11a$453K
InterestLn 20$1.8M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.1M
InsuranceLn 23$123K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37.2M
All other expensesLn 24e$84K
Total functional expensesLn 25$42.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 7, 2025 $43.1M$42.6M$521K$40.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2024 $43.8M$43.1M$640K$38.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 26, 2023 $39.5M$39.0M$451K$35.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 27, 2022 $31.8M$31.7M$105K$30.8M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 22, 2021 $30.7M$31.0M−$336K$29.9M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $43,103,383 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $43,632,973$43,026,923
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $156,063$76,460
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $43,789,036$43,103,383
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $2,757,919$1,687,815
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $61,800$61,500
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $40,329,549$40,833,199
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $43,149,268$42,582,514
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $639,768$520,869
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $43,103,383 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $43,026,923$43,026,923
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $76,460$76,460
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $43,026,923 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $76,460$43,103,383
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $42,582,514 across 8 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$1,687,815
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$61,500
IX-11a Management fees$453,071
IX-20 Interest$1,817,992
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$1,143,600
IX-23 Insurance$123,446
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$37,211,548
IX-24e All other expenses$83,542
IX-25 Total functional expenses$42,582,514
Part X · Balance sheet $80,459,643 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,170$71,310
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,711,214$2,379,756
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,433,079$3,818,905
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,315,859$1,341,868
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $212,688$378,753
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $42,086,709$44,517,952
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $25,785,862$27,325,635
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $625,464$625,464
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $76,182,045$80,459,643
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,471,626$7,083,332
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $24,332,963$28,628,427
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $5,950,000$4,750,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $37,754,589$40,461,759
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $1,200$1,200
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $38,426,256$39,996,684
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $38,427,456$39,997,884
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $76,182,045$80,459,643
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $39,997,884 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$43,103,383
XI-2 Total expenses$42,582,514
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$520,869
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$38,427,456
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,049,559
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$39,997,884

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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