Nonprofit · EIN 43-0634203
CITIZENS ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Tax-exempt · PERRYVILLE, MO 63775
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $175,338,534 | $163,758,682 | $11,579,852 | $377,070,578 | $228,245,036 | $148,825,542 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $142,366,503 | $131,647,921 | $10,718,582 | $317,869,881 | $187,862,422 | $130,007,459 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $140,040,021 | $132,807,137 | $7,232,884 | $189,554,520 | $67,637,423 | $121,917,097 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $173,037,983
- Investment income
- $2,288,177
- Net rental income
- $106,869
- Other revenue
- $12,374
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,399,681
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,734,280
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,316,343
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,591,477
- Accounting fees
- $29,600
- Travel
- $939,178
- Depreciation
- $9,066,611
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $317,869,881
- Total assets, end of year
- $377,070,578
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $228,245,036
- Net assets, end of year
- $148,825,542
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $276,363,948
- Gross receipts
- $175,338,534
- Employees
- 90
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1947
- State of legal domicile
- MO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason D Cates | CEO Officer | 55 | $316,415 | $101,631 |
| Dan Coomes | VP of Engineering Key employee | 45 | $223,357 | $90,471 |
| Curt Iffert | VP of Operations Key employee | 45 | $163,148 | $72,153 |
| Kent Kassel | Superintendent Highest-paid employee | 55 | $142,225 | $66,229 |
| Steve Hlavek | Manager of Engineering & Operations Highest-paid employee | 48 | $138,624 | $65,909 |
| James Goodpasture | Superintendent Highest-paid employee | 50 | $139,403 | $64,781 |
| Rachel Tiehes | Manager of Finance Officer | 55 | $107,950 | $58,030 |
| William Odneal | Director Trustee or director | 4.63 | $25,500 | $343 |
| Derek Miesner | President Trustee or director | 3.42 | $18,550 | $343 |
| Rodney Scherer | Director Trustee or director | 2.82 | $18,200 | $343 |
| Mark Wengert | Vice-President Trustee or director | 4.24 | $17,500 | $343 |
| Glen Weible | Secretary Trustee or director | 4.98 | $16,400 | $343 |
| Thomas Keim | Director Trustee or director | 3.43 | $16,050 | $343 |
| Richard T DeWilde | Director Trustee or director | 2.94 | $15,500 | $343 |
| Donald Fulford | Treasurer Trustee or director | 2.75 | $15,350 | $343 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Meyr | Director Trustee or director | 2.01 | $14,850 | $343 |
| Doyle Oehl | Director Trustee or director | 2.31 | $7,150 | $172 |
| Dakota Oehl | Director Trustee or director | 5.81 | $3,510 | $57 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason D Cates | CEO Officer | 72 | $282,091 | $93,366 |
| Curt Iffert | VP of Operations Highest-paid employee | 45 | $143,905 | $70,651 |
| Kent Kassel | Superintendent Highest-paid employee | 55 | $128,305 | $65,248 |
| James Goodpasture | Superintendent Highest-paid employee | 50 | $128,723 | $63,855 |
| Rodney Reed | Line Foreman Highest-paid employee | 60 | $132,115 | $54,132 |
| Larry Kuehn | Line Foreman Highest-paid employee | 60 | $128,069 | $54,132 |
| Rachel Tiehes | Manager of Finance Highest-paid employee | 51 | $99,611 | $56,935 |
| William Odneal | President Trustee or director | 4.75 | $19,950 | $334 |
| Rodney Scherer | Director Trustee or director | 5.25 | $16,350 | $334 |
| Glen Weible | Treasurer Trustee or director | 6.32 | $15,300 | $334 |
| Mark Wengert | Secretary Trustee or director | 3.66 | $14,800 | $334 |
| Rex Meyr | Director Trustee or director | 2.12 | $14,250 | $334 |
| Derek Miesner | Vice-President Trustee or director | 3.38 | $13,950 | $334 |
| Thomas Keim | Director Trustee or director | 3.79 | $13,500 | $334 |
| Richard T DeWilde | Director Trustee or director | 2.56 | $13,050 | $334 |
| Donald Fulford | Director Trustee or director | 2.8 | $13,050 | $334 |
| Doyle Oehl | Director Trustee or director | 2.3 | $12,100 | $334 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason D Cates | CEO Officer | 62 | $226,806 | $74,096 |
| Curt Iffert | VP of Operations Highest-paid employee | 45 | $136,750 | $65,059 |
| Kent Kassel | Superintendent Highest-paid employee | 55 | $123,726 | $59,837 |
| Steve Hlavek | Engineering Supervisor Highest-paid employee | 48 | $128,366 | $52,449 |
| Steven Rohan | Lineman Tech Highest-paid employee | 46 | $127,200 | $47,778 |
| Eric Besand | Lineman Journeyman Highest-paid employee | 46 | $124,588 | $48,028 |
| Rachel Tiehes | Manager of Finance Officer | 45 | $94,603 | $28,213 |
| William Odneal | President Trustee or director | 4.5 | $21,150 | $345 |
| Mark Wengert | Secretary Trustee or director | 4.23 | $14,400 | $345 |
| Doyle Oehl | Vice President Trustee or director | 3.14 | $13,650 | $345 |
| Derek Miesner | Treasurer Trustee or director | 3.46 | $13,350 | $345 |
| Thomas Keim | Director Trustee or director | 4.25 | $13,350 | $345 |
| Donald Fulford | Director Trustee or director | 3.15 | $12,900 | $345 |
| Glen Weible | Director Trustee or director | 3.9 | $12,150 | $345 |
| Rodney Scherer | Director Trustee or director | 5.99 | $12,150 | $345 |
| Richard T DeWilde | Director Trustee or director | 2.51 | $11,800 | $345 |
| Rex Meyr | Director Trustee or director | 2.09 | $11,550 | $345 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1500 RAND AVE, PERRYVILLE, MO 63775-1039
- In care of
- % ELIZABETH THIERET
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Jason Cates, 1500 Rand Avenue, Perryville, MO 63775
- Signed the 990
- JASON CATES, CEO
- Phone
- (877) 876-3511
- Website
- www.cecmo.com
Mission
Sale of electric energy to the cooperative's members
Program accomplishments
- Provide electric service to an average of 27,963 members with gross consumption of 1.641 billion kWh's.0
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
- 43-0634203
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1953
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $377,070,578
- Income (IRS master file)
- $175,338,534
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $175,338,534 | $163,758,682 | $377,070,578 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $142,366,503 | $131,647,921 | $317,869,881 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $140,040,021 | $132,807,137 | $189,554,520 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $155,506,076 | $152,945,071 | $190,238,434 | 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 43-0634203).
Questions about CITIZENS ELECTRIC CORPORATION
- What is the EIN of CITIZENS ELECTRIC CORPORATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CITIZENS ELECTRIC CORPORATION is 43-0634203.
- Is CITIZENS ELECTRIC CORPORATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1953.
- Are donations to CITIZENS ELECTRIC CORPORATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does CITIZENS ELECTRIC CORPORATION 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 CITIZENS ELECTRIC CORPORATION 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 CITIZENS ELECTRIC CORPORATION 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 CITIZENS ELECTRIC CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Jason Cates.
- Who are the officers and directors of CITIZENS ELECTRIC CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 18 received compensation from the organization, the highest $316,415 (Jason D Cates, CEO).
- How much revenue does CITIZENS ELECTRIC CORPORATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $175,338,534, expenses of $163,758,682 and total assets of $377,070,578 at year end.
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