Nonprofit · EIN 91-0143426
BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · PROSSER, WA 99350
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $50,255,713 | $50,255,713 | $0 | $138,655,481 | $46,097,613 | $92,557,868 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $49,768,983 | $49,768,983 | $0 | $114,171,170 | $21,646,360 | $92,524,810 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $46,580,456 | $46,580,456 | $0 | $107,365,688 | $16,119,238 | $91,246,450 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $49,689,503
- Investment income
- $296,198
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $124,279
- Other revenue
- $270,012
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $308,779
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,414,696
- Other salaries and wages
- $9,693,797
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $14,759,726
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $3,576,241
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $114,171,170
- Total assets, end of year
- $138,655,481
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $46,097,613
- Net assets, end of year
- $92,557,868
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $119,479,287
- Gross unrelated business income
- $270,012
- Gross receipts
- $50,255,713
- Employees
- 95
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1937
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Redmond | Chief Executive Officer Officer | 50 | $347,823 | $67,881 |
| Andrew Gould | COO/VP of Engineering Officer | 55 | $274,153 | $61,917 |
| Troy Berglund | Deputy GM & VP of Member Experience Officer | 50 | $261,697 | $58,762 |
| Derek Miller | Engineering Manager Highest-paid employee | 50 | $249,579 | $55,448 |
| Christopher Hill | Line Foreman Highest-paid employee | 51 | $255,034 | $47,742 |
| Jay Conor Ames | General Foreman Highest-paid employee | 47.5 | $228,142 | $48,298 |
| Justin Waldron | VP of Member Support/CFO Officer | 44 | $217,377 | $57,888 |
| Larry Hall | Line Foreman Highest-paid employee | 46 | $213,882 | $48,111 |
| Jeff Bastow | Information Technology Manager Highest-paid employee | 50 | $214,260 | $32,030 |
| Michael Freepons | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $11,780 | $292 |
| Daniel Plung | Trustee Trustee or director | 4 | $9,690 | $258 |
| William Shibley | Secretary/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $9,500 | $258 |
| Ronald Hall | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $7,980 | $215 |
| Scott Fisher | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $7,600 | $258 |
| George Theodore Wallace | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $7,030 | $258 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Krull | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $6,270 | $215 |
| Tim Grow | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $5,320 | $274 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Redmond | Chief Executive Officer Officer | 50 | $326,339 | $63,602 |
| Troy Berglund | Deputy GM & VP of Member Experience Key employee | 50 | $252,999 | $56,995 |
| Derek Miller | Engineering Manager Highest-paid employee | 50 | $242,892 | $54,848 |
| Andrew Gould | COO/VP of Engineering Key employee | 55 | $247,529 | $48,237 |
| Christopher Hill | Line Foreman Highest-paid employee | 55 | $247,503 | $45,839 |
| Jeff Bastow | Information Technology Manager Highest-paid employee | 40 | $229,238 | $54,355 |
| Steven Catlow | Vice President of Finance Officer | 40 | $246,009 | $30,096 |
| Justin Waldron | VP of Member Support/CFO Officer | 44 | $215,562 | $47,354 |
| Lori Cotsford | Accounting Manager/Controller Highest-paid employee | 42 | $203,021 | $49,082 |
| Larry Hall | Line Foreman Highest-paid employee | 48 | $201,208 | $46,227 |
| Michael Freepons | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $15,010 | $281 |
| George Theodore Wallace | Trustee Trustee or director | 4 | $10,070 | $246 |
| Robert Evans | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $9,690 | $182 |
| Tim Grow | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $7,125 | $263 |
| Catherine Russell | Secretary/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $7,170 | $164 |
| Scott Fisher | Secretary/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $6,460 | $246 |
| Daniel Plung | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $6,175 | $246 |
| William Shibley | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $3,420 | $103 |
| Ron Johnson | Trustee Trustee or director | 4 | $2,755 | $103 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Mietzner | System Engineer Highest-paid employee | 58 | $384,828 | $40,602 |
| Troy Berglund | Deputy GM & VP of Member Experience Key employee | 50 | $264,134 | $53,896 |
| Derek Miller | Engineering Manager Key employee | 50 | $262,247 | $52,710 |
| Christopher Hill | Line Foreman Highest-paid employee | 63 | $247,574 | $44,050 |
| Jeff Bastow | Information Technology Manager Highest-paid employee | 40 | $232,338 | $52,240 |
| Steven Catlow | Vice President of Finance Officer | 40 | $226,108 | $35,350 |
| Larry Hall | Journeyman Lineman Highest-paid employee | 55.5 | $199,702 | $44,419 |
| Richard Johnson | Journeyman Lineman Highest-paid employee | 54 | $193,609 | $44,060 |
| Jeb Knox | Operations Manager Key employee | 43 | $174,926 | $47,448 |
| Ryan Redmond | Chief Executive Officer Officer | 50 | $136,206 | $26,610 |
| Michael Freepons | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $15,010 | $270 |
| Catherine Russell | Secretary/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $11,210 | $235 |
| Ron Johnson | Trustee Trustee or director | 4 | $9,690 | $235 |
| Daniel Plung | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $9,310 | $235 |
| Tim Grow | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $8,550 | $252 |
| George Theodore Wallace | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $7,125 | $157 |
| Scott Fisher | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $7,030 | $235 |
| Robert Evans | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $6,555 | $174 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1150, PROSSER, WA 99350-0953
- In care of
- % LORI COTSFORD
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Ryan Redmond, PO Box 1150, Prosser, WA 99350
- Signed the 990
- Lori Cotsford, Accounting Manager/Controller
- Phone
- (509) 786-2913
- Website
- www.bentonrea.org
Mission
Provide safe and reliable electricity at the lowest possible cost to the cooperative membership.
Program accomplishments
- The Benton Rural Electric Association (Benton REA) is a not for profit member owned electric cooperative. It has approximately 12,504 member/owners to whom it delivers electricity through its distribution system. The sale and distribution of electric service is the main program service.
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
- 91-0143426
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1937
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $138,655,481
- Income (IRS master file)
- $50,255,713
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $50,255,713 | $50,255,713 | $138,655,481 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $49,768,983 | $49,768,983 | $114,171,170 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $46,580,456 | $46,580,456 | $107,365,688 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $46,298,877 | $46,298,877 | $99,959,679 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 91-0143426).
Questions about BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION is 91-0143426.
- Is BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1937.
- Are donations to BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION 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 BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION 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 BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION 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 BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Ryan Redmond.
- Who are the officers and directors of BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 17 received compensation from the organization, the highest $347,823 (Ryan Redmond, Chief Executive Officer).
- How much revenue does BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $50,255,713, expenses of $50,255,713 and total assets of $138,655,481 at year end.
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