Nonprofit · EIN 39-0370662
JACKSON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
Tax-exempt · BLK RIVER FLS, WI 54615
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $25,058,361 | $25,071,176 | -$12,815 | $53,753,524 | $24,703,493 | $29,050,031 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $24,246,791 | $24,246,791 | $0 | $53,340,578 | $26,190,943 | $27,149,635 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $25,220,038 | $22,375,082 | $2,844,956 | $52,517,629 | $27,221,989 | $25,295,640 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $24,957,128
- Investment income
- $99,609
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $16,457
- Other revenue
- $1,624
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $2,564,391
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $481,727
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $481,727
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $2,110,263
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $53,340,578
- Total assets, end of year
- $53,753,524
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $24,703,493
- Net assets, end of year
- $29,050,031
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $34,807,815
- Gross unrelated business income
- $306,905
- Gross receipts
- $25,058,361
- Employees
- 26
- Year formed
- 1937
- State of legal domicile
- WI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN BABCOCK | FORMER CEO Officer | 40 | $298,444 | $28,482 |
| CAROL BLAKEN | CEO Officer | 40 | $144,720 | $89,934 |
| ERIC STEIEN | LINE SUPERIN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,449 | $70,542 |
| HAZY WOOD | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,686 | $52,793 |
| ADAM WIEDL | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,998 | $46,697 |
| JESSE HANSEN | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,840 | $43,737 |
| GRANT WITCRAFT | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,016 | $33,956 |
| BRADLEY ELVAKER | FINANCE MANA Officer | 40 | $98,817 | $24,088 |
| CHRISTOPHER J CURRAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5.74 | $13,988 | $0 |
| KRISTI HANSON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5.16 | $12,963 | $0 |
| LESLIE DOKKESTUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6.02 | $12,813 | $0 |
| BRIAN HUBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.9 | $12,663 | $0 |
| GARY WOODS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5.83 | $12,263 | $0 |
| DAVID PEASLEY | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 4.73 | $11,763 | $0 |
| JERRY HUBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6.86 | $11,463 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TROY TORKELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.01 | $10,263 |
| DANIEL SMREKAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.93 | $8,908 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN BABCOCK | CEO Officer | 40 | $346,572 | $303,446 |
| ERIC STEIEN | LINE SUPERIN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,139 | $60,051 |
| JESSE HANSEN | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,299 | $51,020 |
| ADAM WIEDL | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,489 | $44,572 |
| HAZY WOOD | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,747 | $48,149 |
| GRANT WITCRAFT | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,189 | $29,084 |
| BRADLEY ELVAKER | FINANCE MANA Officer | 40 | $54,702 | $10,705 |
| LESLIE DOKKESTUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $13,013 | $0 |
| BRIAN HUBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $13,013 | $0 |
| GARY WOODS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $12,613 | $0 |
| KRISTI HANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $12,408 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER J CURRAN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $11,513 | $0 |
| DAVID PEASLEY | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $11,463 | $0 |
| JERRY HUBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $10,613 | $0 |
| TROY TORKELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $8,813 | $0 |
| DANIEL SMREKAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $7,113 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Babcock | CEO Officer | 55 | $265,082 | $213,160 |
| Eric Steien | Line Superintendent Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,730 | $34,713 |
| Adam Wiedl | Lineman Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,159 | $3,501 |
| Jesse Hansen | Lineman Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,588 | $10,218 |
| Grant Witcraft | Lineman Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,921 | $7,745 |
| Hazy Wood | Lineman Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,367 | $9,254 |
| Gary Woods | Board President Trustee or director | 4 | $11,450 | $0 |
| Leslie Dokkestul | Board Director Trustee or director | 4 | $10,969 | $0 |
| Brian Huber | Board Director Trustee or director | 4 | $9,219 | $0 |
| David Peasley | Board Secretary Trustee or director | 4 | $9,132 | $0 |
| Jerry Huber | Board Director Trustee or director | 4 | $8,972 | $0 |
| Chris Curran | Board Vice President Trustee or director | 4 | $8,968 | $0 |
| Kristi Hanson | Board Director Trustee or director | 4 | $8,804 | $0 |
| Troy Torkelson | Board Director Trustee or director | 4 | $5,956 | $0 |
| Daniel Smrekar | Board Director Trustee or director | 4 | $5,518 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- N6868 COUNTY ROAD F, BLK RIVER FLS, WI 54615-5709
- In care of
- % KEVIN BABCOCK
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CAROL BLAKEN
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTOPHER J CURRAN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (715) 284-5385
- Website
- WWW.JACKELEC.COM
- Return prepared by
- CARLSONSV LLP
Mission
DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY PRIMARILY TO RURAL PARTS OF JACKSON COUNTY AND FIVE OTHER COUNTIES IN WEST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN TO 6,625 MEMBERS.
Program accomplishments
- DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY PRIMARILY TO RURAL PARTS OF SIX COUNTIES IN WEST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-0370662
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1938
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $53,753,524
- Income (IRS master file)
- $25,058,361
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $25,058,361 | $25,071,176 | $53,753,524 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $24,246,791 | $24,246,791 | $53,340,578 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $25,220,038 | $22,375,082 | $52,517,629 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $25,112,932 | $22,746,892 | $50,894,200 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 39-0370662).
Questions about JACKSON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
- What is the EIN of JACKSON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JACKSON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE is 39-0370662.
- Is JACKSON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1938.
- Are donations to JACKSON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does JACKSON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of JACKSON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JACKSON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of JACKSON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CAROL BLAKEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of JACKSON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 17 received compensation from the organization, the highest $298,444 (KEVIN BABCOCK, FORMER CEO).
- How much revenue does JACKSON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $25,058,361, expenses of $25,071,176 and total assets of $53,753,524 at year end.
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