Nonprofit · EIN 46-0225950
WEST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED
Tax-exempt · MURDO, SD 57559
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $19,565,502 | $19,044,707 | $520,795 | $59,054,305 | $34,514,475 | $24,539,830 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $18,516,308 | $17,914,344 | $601,964 | $57,347,812 | $33,412,741 | $23,935,071 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $18,074,256 | $17,609,363 | $464,893 | $57,961,472 | $34,791,112 | $23,170,360 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $19,222,144
- Investment income
- $373,430
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $27,139
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$30,072
- Other revenue
- -$30,072
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $21,000
- Benefits paid to members
- $879,246
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $455,154
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,896,970
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,258,788
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $1,840,094
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $57,347,812
- Total assets, end of year
- $59,054,305
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $34,514,475
- Net assets, end of year
- $24,539,830
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $38,459,766
- Publicly traded securities
- $26,826
- Gross receipts
- $19,720,021
- Employees
- 33
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1949
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF BIRKELAND | CEO/MANAGER Officer | 50 | $227,186 | $74,860 |
| JILL RANKIN | FINANCE MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $134,054 | $109,493 |
| SCOTT KITTLESON | OPERATIONS MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $163,448 | $61,325 |
| SETH GEIGLE | LINE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $125,864 | $75,825 |
| KIT TALICH | STAFF ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $122,901 | $68,497 |
| JESSIE TUCKER | MANAGER OF MEMBER SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 50 | $126,656 | $61,727 |
| MARTY HANSEN | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $16,650 | $0 |
| PAUL PATTERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $16,300 | $0 |
| SHAD RIGGLE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $15,250 | $0 |
| KEVIN NEUHAUSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $14,900 | $0 |
| JAMES SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $14,550 | $0 |
| KENNETH MILLER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $14,200 | $0 |
| CLIFF UTHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $14,200 | $0 |
| RICHARD BENDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $13,150 | $0 |
| JIM WILLERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $12,100 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIKE MCQUISTION | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $11,750 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF BIRKELAND | CEO/MANAGER Officer | 50 | $194,204 | $64,449 |
| JILL RANKIN | FINANCE MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $129,251 | $100,005 |
| KIT TALICH | STAFF ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $143,160 | $67,281 |
| SCOTT KITTLESON | OPERATIONS MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $156,319 | $52,999 |
| SETH GEIGLE | LINE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $134,580 | $66,073 |
| DANA DESLAURIERS | FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 45 | $124,408 | $31,044 |
| MARTY HANSEN | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $18,050 | $0 |
| CLIFF UTHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $16,650 | $0 |
| SHAD RIGGLE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $15,950 | $0 |
| PAUL PATTERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $15,250 | $0 |
| JAMES SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $14,900 | $0 |
| KEVIN NEUHAUSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $14,550 | $0 |
| KENNETH MILLER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $14,200 | $0 |
| RICHARD BENDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $13,150 | $0 |
| MIKE MCQUISTION | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $12,100 | $0 |
| JIM WILLERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $11,400 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF BIRKELAND | CEO/MANAGER Officer | 50 | $199,779 | $58,752 |
| JILL RANKIN | FINANCE MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $121,550 | $103,519 |
| SCOTT KITTLESON | OPERATIONS MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $148,902 | $49,336 |
| KIT TALICH | STAFF ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $122,993 | $62,138 |
| SETH GEIGLE | LINE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $116,054 | $61,038 |
| JESSIE TUCKER | MANAGER OF MEMBER SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 50 | $112,563 | $50,972 |
| KENNETH MILLER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $18,750 | $0 |
| CLIFF UTHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $18,750 | $0 |
| JAMES SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $17,000 | $0 |
| MARTY HANSEN | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $16,760 | $0 |
| PAUL PATTERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $16,650 | $0 |
| KEVIN NEUHAUSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $16,300 | $0 |
| RICHARD BENDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $14,200 | $0 |
| SHAD RIGGLE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $13,500 | $0 |
| JIM WILLERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $12,450 | $0 |
| MIKE MCQUISTION | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $11,750 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 204 MAIN ST, MURDO, SD 57559-2022
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JEFF BIRKLAND, PO BOX 17, MURDO, SD 57559
- Signed the 990
- JEFF BIRKLAND, CEO/MANAGER
- Phone
- (605) 669-8100
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.WCE.COOP
- Return prepared by
- EIDE BAILLY LLP
Mission
TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO RURAL AREAS.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDED ELECTRIC SERVICE TO APPROXIMATELY 3,713 MEMBERS, SERVING 3,966.09 MILES OF LINE, ADDED 5.27 MILES OF LINE, AND REMOVED 6.51 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
- 46-0225950
- 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)
- $59,054,305
- Income (IRS master file)
- $19,720,021
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $19,565,502 | $19,044,707 | $59,054,305 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $18,516,308 | $17,914,344 | $57,347,812 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $18,074,256 | $17,609,363 | $57,961,472 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $19,143,213 | $18,919,889 | $58,808,066 | 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 46-0225950).
Questions about WEST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED
- What is the EIN of WEST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WEST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED is 46-0225950.
- Is WEST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1953.
- Are donations to WEST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does WEST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED 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 WEST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED 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 WEST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED 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 WEST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JEFF BIRKLAND.
- Who are the officers and directors of WEST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 16 received compensation from the organization, the highest $227,186 (JEFF BIRKELAND, CEO/MANAGER).
- How much revenue does WEST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $19,565,502, expenses of $19,044,707 and total assets of $59,054,305 at year end.
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