Nonprofit · EIN 81-0152585
VIGILANTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
Tax-exempt · DILLON, MT 59725
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $21,926,526 | $19,940,009 | $1,986,517 | $58,936,037 | $28,853,104 | $30,082,933 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $21,272,909 | $18,576,687 | $2,696,222 | $53,024,503 | $24,928,087 | $28,096,416 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $18,429,879 | $16,332,699 | $2,097,180 | $52,118,737 | $26,718,543 | $25,400,194 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $19,700,939
- Investment income
- $431,228
- Net rental income
- $11,283
- Other revenue
- $1,794,359
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $514,453
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $793,335
- Other salaries and wages
- $155,255
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $968,852
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,835
- Accounting fees
- $11,344
- Depreciation
- $1,876,982
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $53,024,503
- Total assets, end of year
- $58,936,037
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $28,853,104
- Net assets, end of year
- $30,082,933
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $39,237,733
- Gross unrelated business income
- $1,602,289
- Gross receipts
- $21,926,526
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1937
- State of legal domicile
- MT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREVOR PARKE | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 40 | $224,040 | $90,305 |
| JUSTIN H BAIR | LINE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,794 | $76,080 |
| RAQUEL RENO-MORAST | OFFICE MANAGER Officer | 40 | $139,787 | $67,066 |
| JAMES M REYES | MANAGER OF ENGINEERING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,935 | $66,455 |
| GARY FERRIS | SYSTEM ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,526 | $54,283 |
| CLINTON J BEGGER | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,748 | $48,409 |
| CHARLES ROMERIO | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,382 | $48,409 |
| DEAN PETERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.38 | $40,427 | $0 |
| TOM MITCHELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2.54 | $36,927 | $0 |
| ANDY JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.56 | $36,810 | $0 |
| DEAN HANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.15 | $36,785 | $0 |
| CHEYENNE GARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.17 | $35,678 | $0 |
| ALLEN MARTINELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.25 | $22,419 | $0 |
| COLT HIGH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2.04 | $21,695 | $0 |
| NORMAN E TEBAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.63 | $21,273 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN J MOOS | SECRETARY-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2.98 | $20,121 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROLLIE MILLER | GENERAL MANAGER PART YEAR Officer | 40 | $200,718 | $30,948 |
| JUSTIN H BAIR | LINE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,581 | $71,862 |
| TREVOR PARKE | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 40 | $147,327 | $63,223 |
| RAQUEL RENO-MORAST | OFFICE MANAGER Officer | 40 | $130,836 | $65,712 |
| GARY FERRIS | SYSTEM ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,726 | $48,446 |
| JAMES M REYES | MANAGER OF ENGINEERING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,922 | $49,578 |
| CLINTON J BEGGER | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,069 | $45,400 |
| TYLER ARNIO | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,003 | $42,726 |
| DEAN PETERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.08 | $38,700 | $0 |
| ANDY JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.06 | $36,207 | $0 |
| DEAN HANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.08 | $35,157 | $0 |
| TOM MITCHELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2.54 | $34,782 | $0 |
| CHEYENNE GARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.63 | $34,675 | $0 |
| ALLEN MARTINELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3.44 | $21,531 | $0 |
| JOHN J MOOS | SECRETARY-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2.4 | $20,206 | $0 |
| NORMAN E TEBAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.88 | $19,660 | $0 |
| COLT HIGH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2.21 | $18,831 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROLLIE MILLER | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 40 | $232,005 | $87,524 |
| JUSTIN H BAIR | LINE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,921 | $67,715 |
| RAQUEL RENO-MORAST | OFFICE MANAGER Officer | 40 | $120,866 | $61,785 |
| GARY FERRIS | MANAGER OF ENGINEERING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,300 | $45,238 |
| CHARLES A ROMERIO | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,144 | $42,170 |
| CLINTON J BEGGER | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,143 | $41,307 |
| CHARLES D WHARTON | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,330 | $41,189 |
| DEAN PETERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3.9 | $35,582 | $0 |
| ANDY JOHNSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2.38 | $33,814 | $0 |
| DEAN HANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.13 | $33,564 | $0 |
| CHEYENNE GARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3.04 | $33,134 | $0 |
| TOM MITCHELL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2.67 | $33,064 | $0 |
| ALLEN MARTINELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.08 | $21,259 | $0 |
| COLT HIGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.06 | $19,333 | $0 |
| NORMAN E TEBAY | SECRETARY-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2.67 | $19,162 | $0 |
| JOHN J MOOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.9 | $18,281 | $0 |
| TOM HELM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.83 | $7,985 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1049, DILLON, MT 59725-1049
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- TREVOR PARKE, 225 E BANNACK, DILLON, MT 59725
- Signed the 990
- TREVOR PARKE, SECRETARY/TREASURER
- Phone
- (406) 683-2327
- Website
- WWW.VEC.COOP
- Return prepared by
- SUMMERS MCNEA & CO PC
Mission
RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL POWER AND SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF MONTANA.
Program accomplishments
- THE COOPERATIVE ACTIVITES ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICAL SERVICES AND UTILITIES TO APPROXIMATELY 6,845 MEMBERS AND PATRONS LOCATED IN SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA
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
- 81-0152585
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1942
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $58,936,037
- Income (IRS master file)
- $21,926,526
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $21,926,526 | $19,940,009 | $58,936,037 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $21,272,909 | $18,576,687 | $53,024,503 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $18,429,879 | $16,332,699 | $52,118,737 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $17,268,406 | $16,335,242 | $50,775,311 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 81-0152585).
Questions about VIGILANTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
- What is the EIN of VIGILANTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VIGILANTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC is 81-0152585.
- Is VIGILANTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1942.
- Are donations to VIGILANTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does VIGILANTE 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 VIGILANTE 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 VIGILANTE 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 VIGILANTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names TREVOR PARKE.
- Who are the officers and directors of VIGILANTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 16 received compensation from the organization, the highest $224,040 (TREVOR PARKE, GENERAL MANAGER).
- How much revenue does VIGILANTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $21,926,526, expenses of $19,940,009 and total assets of $58,936,037 at year end.
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