Nonprofit · EIN 45-0115790
CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
Tax-exempt · FARGO, ND 58104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $162,375,206 | $164,732,393 | -$2,357,187 | $349,286,060 | $175,937,319 | $173,348,741 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $158,710,054 | $157,152,520 | $1,557,534 | $347,163,937 | $179,218,288 | $167,945,649 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $162,114,780 | $155,485,408 | $6,629,372 | $329,441,334 | $168,023,507 | $161,417,827 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $160,795,206
- Investment income
- $1,407,620
- Net rental income
- $172,380
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $78,578
- Other revenue
- $172,380
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $156,903
- Benefits paid to members
- $10,249,306
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,178,116
- Other salaries and wages
- $11,079,224
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $15,301,766
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $10,039,060
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $347,163,937
- Total assets, end of year
- $349,286,060
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $175,937,319
- Net assets, end of year
- $173,348,741
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $269,330,266
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,152,457
- Gross receipts
- $162,503,852
- Employees
- 127
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1937
- State of legal domicile
- ND
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Matthys | CEO Officer | 47.2 | $352,166 | $262,281 |
| Jodi Bullinger | VP of Engineering & Operations Highest-paid employee | 40.6 | $264,906 | $44,725 |
| Chad Brousseau | VP of Member & Energy Serv Highest-paid employee | 43 | $165,587 | $122,431 |
| Chad Sapa | CFO until April 2025 Officer | 42.3 | $220,935 | $52,431 |
| Andy Weiss | CFO as of April 2025 Officer | 43 | $181,812 | $60,024 |
| Tim Sanden | CIO/VP of Information Tech until April Highest-paid employee | 40.1 | $162,844 | $46,536 |
| Mitchell Lyter | CIO/VP of Information Tech Highest-paid employee | 40.6 | $152,302 | $48,318 |
| Phillip Lamb | Line Crew Foreman Highest-paid employee | 46.9 | $164,995 | $33,384 |
| Tom Seymour | Director Trustee or director | 8.2 | $33,162 | $0 |
| Vanessa Kummer | Director Trustee or director | 5.2 | $23,810 | $0 |
| Wendy Loucks | Director Trustee or director | 6.7 | $22,873 | $0 |
| Glenn Mitzel | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5.5 | $20,660 | $0 |
| Douglas Anderson | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $18,501 | $0 |
| Terry Kraft | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 6.1 | $18,274 | $0 |
| Paul White | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5.1 | $17,310 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalvin Hoff | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6.8 | $16,060 |
| Stacey Ackerman | Director Trustee or director | 5.3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Matthys | CEO (Apr-Dec) Officer | 43.4 | $337,100 | $121,509 |
| Jodi Bullinger | VP of Engineering & Operat Highest-paid employee | 41.7 | $261,038 | $187,148 |
| Chad Sapa | CFO Officer | 42.4 | $304,924 | $61,030 |
| Marshal Albright | CEO (Jan-Mar) Officer | 45.4 | $304,545 | $45,014 |
| Tim Sanden | CIO/VP of Information Tech Highest-paid employee | 41 | $243,118 | $54,416 |
| Chad Brousseau | VP of Member & Energy Serv Highest-paid employee | 41.5 | $144,784 | $79,086 |
| Michael Mahlke | Line Crew Foreman Highest-paid employee | 47 | $144,996 | $56,316 |
| Phillip Lamb | Line Crew Foreman Highest-paid employee | 47.5 | $159,392 | $27,016 |
| Tom Seymour | Director Trustee or director | 8.2 | $31,160 | $0 |
| Glenn Mitzel | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 6.6 | $25,660 | $0 |
| Wendy Loucks | Director Trustee or director | 6.8 | $24,910 | $0 |
| Douglas Anderson | Director Trustee or director | 7.6 | $24,660 | $0 |
| Kalvin Hoff | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 7.1 | $19,410 | $0 |
| Terry Kraft | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4.8 | $18,910 | $0 |
| Paul White | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4.5 | $17,910 | $0 |
| Vanessa Kummer | Director (Apr-Dec) Trustee or director | 3.2 | $15,096 | $0 |
| Sidney Berg | Director (Jan-Apr) Trustee or director | 2.3 | $8,803 | $0 |
| Stacey Ackerman | Director Trustee or director | 5.7 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jodi Bullinger | VP of Engineering & Operations Highest-paid employee | 41.7 | $236,764 | $184,583 |
| Marshal Albright | CEO Officer | 41.8 | $354,373 | $60,077 |
| Chad Sapa | CFO Officer | 42.4 | $283,873 | $58,103 |
| Paul Matthys | VP of Member & Energy Services Highest-paid employee | 41.8 | $231,583 | $107,423 |
| Tim Sanden | CIO/VP of Information Technology Highest-paid employee | 41 | $231,976 | $52,155 |
| Michael Mahlke | Line Crew Foreman Highest-paid employee | 47 | $144,107 | $49,781 |
| Phil Lamb | Line Crew Foreman Highest-paid employee | 45.1 | $141,046 | $24,038 |
| Tom Seymour | Director Trustee or director | 6.9 | $27,010 | $0 |
| Glenn Mitzel | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $21,460 | $0 |
| Wendy Loucks | Director Trustee or director | 6.6 | $21,210 | $0 |
| Sidney Berg | Director Trustee or director | 5.3 | $20,460 | $0 |
| Douglas Anderson | Director Trustee or director | 4.7 | $18,110 | $0 |
| Terry Kraft | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3.9 | $16,610 | $0 |
| Kalvin Hoff | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6.5 | $15,660 | $0 |
| Paul White | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4.4 | $15,310 | $0 |
| Stacey Ackerman | Director Trustee or director | 3.5 | $1,479 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3312 42ND ST S, FARGO, ND 58104-7084
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Andy Weiss, 3312 42nd St S 200, Fargo, ND 58104
- Signed the 990
- Andy Weiss, CFO
- Phone
- (701) 356-4400
- Website
- www.casscountyelectric.com
- Return prepared by
- Eide Bailly LLP
Mission
The mission of Cass County Electric Cooperative: To serve our member's energy needs with affordable and reliable electricity.
Program accomplishments
- The Cooperative provided electric energy to 60,646 accounts, 53,605 members and serviced 5,879 of miles at the end of the 2025 year.
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
- 45-0115790
- 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)
- $349,286,060
- Income (IRS master file)
- $162,503,852
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $162,375,206 | $164,732,393 | $349,286,060 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $158,710,054 | $157,152,520 | $347,163,937 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $162,114,780 | $155,485,408 | $329,441,334 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $155,205,170 | $153,938,943 | $326,934,667 | 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 45-0115790).
Questions about CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
- What is the EIN of CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC is 45-0115790.
- Is CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1937.
- Are donations to CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does CASS COUNTY 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 CASS COUNTY 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 CASS COUNTY 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 CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Andy Weiss.
- Who are the officers and directors of CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 16 received compensation from the organization, the highest $352,166 (Paul Matthys, CEO).
- How much revenue does CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $162,375,206, expenses of $164,732,393 and total assets of $349,286,060 at year end.
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