Nonprofit · EIN 41-1955109
CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
Tax-exempt · MITCHELL, SD 57301
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $42,428,352 | $42,428,352 | $0 | $136,401,774 | $82,301,401 | $54,100,373 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $39,939,118 | $39,483,263 | $455,855 | $126,603,063 | $74,837,420 | $51,765,643 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $37,601,857 | $36,918,894 | $682,963 | $119,327,952 | $69,709,711 | $49,618,241 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $42,002,413
- Investment income
- $293,881
- Net rental income
- $751
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $3,000
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $131,307
- Other revenue
- $132,058
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $29,145
- Benefits paid to members
- $3,699,004
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $753,685
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,438,667
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,367,543
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $3,076,894
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $126,603,063
- Total assets, end of year
- $136,401,774
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $82,301,401
- Net assets, end of year
- $54,100,373
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $91,945,345
- Gross unrelated business income
- $28,042
- Gross receipts
- $44,474,909
- Employees
- 45
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2000
- State of legal domicile
- SD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEN SCHLIMGEN | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 40 | $215,981 | $9,598 |
| DUSTIN ROSKENS | LINE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,009 | $84,977 |
| DEAN UHER | MANAGER OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Officer | 43 | $136,887 | $79,050 |
| BRIAN BULTJE | MANAGER OF OPERATIONS Key employee | 42 | $171,971 | $10,478 |
| LINCOLN FEISTNER | SALES & PROJECT MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,505 | $40,760 |
| PATRICK SOUKUP | MANAGER OF MEMBER SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,360 | $34,916 |
| NORTON TRUMAN | JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 43 | $131,921 | $30,021 |
| EUGENE GAIKOWSKI | AREA FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 42 | $138,359 | $17,821 |
| MERLIN BECHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $20,366 | $0 |
| JEFF GUSTAFSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 9 | $15,566 | $0 |
| ROBERT BANKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $15,266 | $0 |
| MARK HOFER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $14,966 | $0 |
| BRADEE PAZOUR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $14,666 | $0 |
| DONITA LOUDNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $14,366 | $0 |
| DUANE WOLBRINK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $14,066 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TODD VANWALLEGHEN | VICE PRESIDENT THRU 9/2025 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $11,637 |
| MARK REINDL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $11,366 |
| JEREMY WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $4,655 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEN SCHLIMGEN | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 40 | $207,709 | $9,354 |
| DUSTIN ROSKENS | LINE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,495 | $73,919 |
| DEAN UHER | MANAGER OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Officer | 44 | $120,562 | $72,395 |
| BRIAN BULTJE | MANAGER OF OPERATIONS Key employee | 41 | $159,443 | $9,686 |
| LINCOLN FEISTNER | SALES & PROJECT MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,792 | $32,252 |
| PATRICK SOUKUP | MANAGER OF MEMBER SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,332 | $28,486 |
| NORTON TRUMAN | JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 42 | $124,095 | $22,961 |
| TIMOTHY NEISES | AREA FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 41 | $125,458 | $8,712 |
| MERLIN BECHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $20,366 | $0 |
| JEFF GUSTAFSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $18,716 | $0 |
| MARK HOFER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 9 | $18,566 | $0 |
| ROBERT BANKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $17,816 | $0 |
| DONITA LOUDNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $17,666 | $0 |
| MARK REINDL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $16,166 | $0 |
| BRADEE PAZOUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $15,566 | $0 |
| TODD VANWALLEGHEN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $15,266 | $0 |
| DUANE WOLBRINK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $14,966 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEN SCHLIMGEN | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 40 | $199,385 | $9,114 |
| DUSTIN ROSKENS | LINE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,490 | $62,622 |
| DEAN UHER | MANAGER OF FINANCE & ADMIN Officer | 44 | $108,799 | $66,642 |
| PATRICK SOUKUP | MANAGER OF MEMBER SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,169 | $29,117 |
| BRIAN BULTJE | MANAGER OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 41 | $147,328 | $9,334 |
| NORTON TRUMAN | JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 42 | $119,823 | $21,823 |
| TIM NEISES | AREA FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 41 | $121,394 | $8,563 |
| MERLIN BECHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $18,166 | $0 |
| DONITA LOUDNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 9 | $17,616 | $0 |
| DUANE WOLBRINK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 9 | $16,316 | $0 |
| ROBERT BANKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $15,966 | $0 |
| TODD VAN WALLEGHEN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $15,541 | $0 |
| MARK REINDL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $15,141 | $0 |
| JEFF GUSTAFSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 9 | $14,866 | $0 |
| MARK HOFER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $14,591 | $0 |
| ROGER CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR (END 09/2023) Trustee or director | 6 | $9,587 | $0 |
| BRADEE PAZOUR | DIRECTOR (BEG 09/2023) Trustee or director | 9 | $3,904 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 850, MITCHELL, SD 57301-0850
- In care of
- % DEAN UHER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KEN SCHLIMGEN, PO BOX 850, MITCHELL, SD 57301
- Signed the 990
- KEN SCHLIMGEN, GENERAL MANAGER
- Phone
- (605) 996-7516
- Website
- WWW.CENTRALEC.COOP
- Return prepared by
- EIDE BAILLY LLP
Mission
PROVIDING ENERGY AND SERVICES WITH A COMMITMENT TO SAFETY AND MEMBER SATISFACTION.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDED ELECTRIC SERVICE TO APPROXIMATELY 5000 COOPERATIVE MEMBERS. BUILT 82 NEW SERVICES AND RETIRED 28 SERVICES WITHIN OUR 4,527 MILES OF LINE.
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
- 41-1955109
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $136,401,774
- Income (IRS master file)
- $44,474,909
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $42,428,352 | $42,428,352 | $136,401,774 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $39,939,118 | $39,483,263 | $126,603,063 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $37,601,857 | $36,918,894 | $119,327,952 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $36,210,968 | $36,210,968 | $109,967,351 | 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 41-1955109).
Questions about CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
- What is the EIN of CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC is 41-1955109.
- Is CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 2001.
- Are donations to CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC 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 CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC 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 CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC 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 CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KEN SCHLIMGEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 18 received compensation from the organization, the highest $215,981 (KEN SCHLIMGEN, GENERAL MANAGER).
- How much revenue does CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $42,428,352, expenses of $42,428,352 and total assets of $136,401,774 at year end.
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