Central Electric Membership Corp
Sanford, NC 27332 · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $68,957,194 | $69,995,781 | $68,278,801 |
| FY2024 | $62,196,930 | $62,937,508 | $65,171,217 |
| FY2023 | $58,207,932 | $60,109,851 | $64,931,626 |
| FY2022 | $57,299,071 | $58,319,002 | $62,706,936 |
| FY2021 | $58,271,426 | $58,537,497 | $60,319,813 |
| FY2020 | $54,779,804 | $56,650,717 | $56,851,963 |
| FY2019 | $56,723,945 | $58,276,707 | $53,612,442 |
| FY2018 | $56,895,675 | $58,649,416 | $49,141,319 |
| FY2017 | $52,000,916 | $52,286,043 | $47,314,445 |
| FY2016 | $50,839,833 | $51,013,490 | $44,598,573 |
| FY2015 | $51,062,379 | $51,123,581 | $41,859,467 |
| FY2014 | $51,133,876 | $51,239,451 | $39,931,231 |
| FY2013 | $49,861,136 | $51,110,623 | $37,501,921 |
| FY2012 | $45,310,715 | $44,178,120 | $32,811,650 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Central Electric Membership Corp (EIN 56-0478157), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of listed sources |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $0 | 0% |
| Program service revenue | $69,036,999 | 100% |
What the numbers show
- Program service revenue was the largest of the listed revenue sources in FY2025.
- Net assets covered about 11.7 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year.
- Total revenue rose from $45,310,715 in FY2012 to $68,957,194 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 8 and decreased in 5 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 13 of 14 reported years (FY2013, FY2014, FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024, FY2025).
- Net assets grew from $32,811,650 to $68,278,801 between FY2012 and FY2025.
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
SAFE AND EFFECTIVE DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY TO THE MEMBERS OF CENTRAL EMC
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1966 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(12) |
Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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