To benefit needy individuals in the seven parishes served by dixie electric membership corporation (Demco). These parishes include ascension, east baton rouge, east feliciana, livingston, st helena, tangipahoa and west feliciana.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 72-1417423) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $70K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
94% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6.8 mo
of spending, in cash
6.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
7 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$304K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$380K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$214K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$304K
FY2023▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$421K
FY2021$323K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$304K
FY2024$353K
Expenses
$380K
FY2023▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$668K
FY2021$360K
FY2022$318K
FY2023$380K
FY2024$397K
Net assets
$214K
FY2023▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$290K
FY2023$214K
FY2024$170K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1998.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $358K Management & general 6% · $22K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Provides aid to individuals in need across seven specific parishes.

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1 program · $358K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The organization was able to assist INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES with things such as clothing, shelter, scholarships and other miscellaneous needs. Through the program, operation roundup, customers of dixie electric membership corporation may elect to have their electricity bill rounded up to the nearest dollar amount with the difference…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 72-1417423) · Dispute this line
$358Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 10 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$163,688
Unitemized GrantFY2024$81,875
Unitemized GrantFY2023$163,369
Unitemized GrantFY2023$102,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$138,629
Unitemized GrantFY2022$73,750
Unitemized GrantFY2021$92,454
Unitemized GrantFY2021$65,565
Unitemized GrantFY2020$140,103
Unitemized GrantFY2020$106,250

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$304K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$300K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$380K
Ln 25
Programscol B$358K
Managementcol C$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$214K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K
Total assetsLn 16$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$300K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$304K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$214K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$214K
Total assetsLn 16$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$214K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$290K$214K
Total assetsLn 16$290K$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$290K$214K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$266K$266K
Management feesLn 11a$81K$69K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$10K$2K
TravelLn 17$12K$11K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$453
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$201$201
Total functional expensesLn 25$380K$358K$22K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 24, 2025 $353K$397K−$44K$170K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 8, 2024 $304K$380K−$76K$214K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 18, 2023 $372K$318K$54K$290K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2022 $323K$360K−$37K$236K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2021 $421K$668K−$247K$273K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $303,949 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $371,373$300,204
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $546$3,745
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $371,919$303,949
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $212,379$265,869
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $105,668$114,087
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $318,047$379,956
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $53,872−$76,007
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $303,949 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$300,204
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$300,204
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,745$3,745
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,745$303,949
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $379,956 across 7 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $265,869$265,869
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $69,249 · Management $12,220$81,469
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,800$5,800
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,505 · Management $1,678$11,183
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,549 · Management $1,862$12,411
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,570 · Management $453$3,023
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $201$201
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $357,742 · Management $22,214 · Fundraising $0$379,956
Part X · Balance sheet $214,361 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $290,368$214,361
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $290,368$214,361
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $290,368$214,361
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $290,368$214,361
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $290,368$214,361
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $214,361 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$303,949
XI-2 Total expenses$379,956
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$76,007
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$290,368
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$214,361

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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