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Tallahatchie Valley EPA

Public charity · Grantmaker Batesville, MS EIN: 64-0251165 Website

Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association is in the electric power distribution business primarily in order to provide quality service at the lowest possible rate. As a not-for-profit distributor of electricity generated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, TVEPA serves our member-owners, not profits.

Tallahatchie Valley EPA at a glance

In short: Tallahatchie Valley EPA gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Mississippi. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$196,293,658
+1.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Mississippi (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Tallahatchie Valley EPA funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Base Camp Coding Academy: $10KBase Camp Coding Academy$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Base Camp Coding Academy ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

SenatobiaCharlestonWater Valley

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2019 2 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $35K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Base Camp Coding Academy Water Valley, MSTo support the mission of the organization$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$196,293,658$87,402,475$87,402,475$10,0001$289,730
2024$193,547,972$84,817,376$84,817,376$10,0001$307,674
2023$194,528,547$86,052,207$86,052,207$35,0001$441,810
2022$194,805,351$79,246,266$79,246,266——$118,908
2021$172,609,985$72,952,187$72,952,187$10,0001$156,078
2020$173,165,343$71,973,393$71,973,393$12,7002$352,419
2019$124,485,237$74,747,192$74,747,192——$192,657

About Tallahatchie Valley EPA

Based on IRS filings

Tallahatchie Valley EPA is a public charity, based in Batesville, MS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $196.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $290K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tallahatchie Valley EPA is led by Brad Robison, General Manager & CEO since 2020 (on filings since 2019); all 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brad Robison

    General Manager & CEO

    Ganeral Manager & CEO → General Manager & CEO, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $252K (2019) → $487K (2025)

  • Will Hays

    Director & President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $14K (2019) → $17K (2025)

  • Charles Davis

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $14K (2019) → $16K (2025)

  • Chris Sullivan

    Director of Information Te

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $135K (2019) → $192K (2025)

  • Earl Gibson

    Director of Member Service

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $134K (2019) → $201K (2025)

  • Gene Standridge

    Director & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $15K (2019) → $16K (2025)

  • HB House

    Director & Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $15K (2019) → $15K (2025)

  • Jamie Barnett

    Director of Operations

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $143K (2019) → $212K (2025)

  • Jeff Herron

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $15K (2019) → $18K (2025)

  • Kerry Davis

    Director of Engineering

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $147K (2019) → $222K (2025)

  • Kim Hollowell

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $9K (2019) → $17K (2025)

  • Robert Chapman

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $15K (2019) → $16K (2025)

  • Tracy Aiken

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $10K (2019) → $17K (2025)

  • Sheila Melton

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $75K (2020) → $17K (2025)

  • Daniel Watson

    Director of Telecom

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $170K (2023) → $206K (2025)

  • Angela Hall

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $156K (2022) → $221K (2025)

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Jim Vinson (2019–2021) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Melvin Toole (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Brad Robison — General Manager/CEO: $487KBrad RobisonGeneral Manager/CEO$487KKerry Davis — Director of Engineering: $222KKerry DavisDirector of Engineering$222KAngela Hall — Chief Financial Officer: $221KAngela HallChief Financial Officer$221KJamie Barnett — Director of Operations: $212KJamie BarnettDirector of Operations$212KDaniel Watson — Director of Telecom: $206KDaniel WatsonDirector of Telecom$206KEarl Gibson — Director of Member Service: $201KEarl GibsonDirector of Member Service$201KChris Sullivan — Director of Information Te: $192KChris SullivanDirector of Information Te$192KJeff Herron — Director: $18KJeff HerronDirector$18KSheila Melton — Director: $17KSheila MeltonDirector$17KKim Hollowell — Director: $17KKim HollowellDirector$17KWill Hays — Director/President: $17KWill HaysDirector/President$17KTracy Aiken — Director: $17KTracy AikenDirector$17KGene Standridge — Director/Secretary: $16KGene StandridgeDirector/Secretary$16KRobert Chapman — Director: $16KRobert ChapmanDirector$16KCharles Davis — Director: $16KCharles DavisDirector$16KHB House — Director/Vice President: $15KHB HouseDirector/Vice President$15K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $487K, to Brad Robison (General Manager/CEO). 16 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Tallahatchie Valley EPA

How much does Tallahatchie Valley EPA give each year?

Tallahatchie Valley EPA gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is Tallahatchie Valley EPA?

Tallahatchie Valley EPA reported $196.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $87.4M.

Where does Tallahatchie Valley EPA operate?

Tallahatchie Valley EPA has awarded grants in Mississippi.

What is Tallahatchie Valley EPA's EIN?

Tallahatchie Valley EPA's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 64-0251165. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 21, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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