Nonprofit · EIN 81-0199536
SUN RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
Tax-exempt · FAIRFIELD, MT 59436
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $13,943,825 | $13,943,825 | $0 | $43,531,002 | $19,276,127 | $24,254,875 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $14,056,424 | $14,056,424 | $0 | $42,481,391 | $18,248,799 | $24,232,592 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $13,531,337 | $13,531,337 | $0 | $41,114,385 | $17,877,646 | $23,236,739 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $13,183,354
- Investment income
- $65,599
- Other revenue
- $694,872
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $1,057,866
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $513,646
- Other salaries and wages
- $370,686
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $935,727
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,002
- Accounting fees
- $12,860
- Depreciation
- $1,560,216
- Program services (functional)
- $12,496,216
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,447,609
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $42,481,391
- Total assets, end of year
- $43,531,002
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $19,276,127
- Net assets, end of year
- $24,254,875
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $33,784,460
- Gross receipts
- $13,943,825
- Employees
- 22
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAD BAUMAN | CEO Officer | 56 | $226,594 | $93,572 |
| ROBERT ANDERSON | MANAGER OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 56 | $153,372 | $77,423 |
| ROBBIE DOCKTER | LINE FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 43 | $129,847 | $78,080 |
| MIKE FAITH | METERMAN Highest-paid employee | 43 | $129,762 | $77,939 |
| SCOTT SCHLOSSER | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 43 | $136,755 | $67,818 |
| TREY CAFFYN | LINE FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 43 | $128,966 | $69,384 |
| RUSSELL BLOOM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 7 | $39,178 | $0 |
| CHRIS MUSIC | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $36,703 | $0 |
| BRYCE JOHNS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $33,018 | $0 |
| MITCHELL JOHNSON | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $25,553 | $0 |
| JOHN BURGMAIER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $22,513 | $0 |
| ROBERT PASHA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $18,831 | $0 |
| EMELIA LEONARDSON | TRUSTEE (START 3/2025) Trustee or director | 4 | $13,415 | $0 |
| LEONARD SIVUMAKI | TRUSTEE (END 3/2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $4,269 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAD BAUMAN | CEO Officer | 56 | $212,303 | $88,462 |
| ROBERT ANDERSON | MANAGER OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 56 | $145,551 | $73,871 |
| SCOTT SCHLOSSER | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 44 | $131,342 | $72,591 |
| ROBBIE DOCKTER | LINE FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 44 | $129,368 | $72,591 |
| TREY CAFFYN | LINE FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 44 | $134,391 | $64,466 |
| JAY POGREBA | LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 44 | $127,267 | $63,724 |
| CHRIS MUSIC | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $34,938 | $0 |
| RUSSELL BLOOM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 6 | $34,013 | $0 |
| BRYCE JOHNS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $32,102 | $0 |
| JOHN BURGMAIER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 6 | $25,955 | $0 |
| MITCHELL JOHNSON | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $23,738 | $0 |
| ROBERT PASHA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $20,680 | $0 |
| LEONARD SIVUMAKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $18,369 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAD BAUMAN | CEO Officer | 56 | $191,014 | $81,413 |
| ROBERT ANDERSON | MANAGER OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 56 | $141,522 | $68,717 |
| MIKE FAITH | METERMAN Highest-paid employee | 42 | $112,989 | $70,138 |
| MICHELLE BATSON | MANAGER OF FINANCE/ADMIN Highest-paid employee | 42 | $109,433 | $69,612 |
| ROBBIE DOCKTER | LINE FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 42 | $109,517 | $68,843 |
| TREY CAFFYN | LINE FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 42 | $110,107 | $60,755 |
| RUSSELL BLOOM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 6 | $34,500 | $0 |
| BRYCE JOHNS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $31,490 | $0 |
| CHRIS MUSIC | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $30,975 | $0 |
| MITCHELL JOHNSON | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $24,905 | $0 |
| JOHN BURGMAIER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 6 | $21,225 | $0 |
| ROBERT PASHA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $18,450 | $0 |
| LEONARD SIVUMAKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $16,089 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 309, FAIRFIELD, MT 59436-0309
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BRAD BAUMAN, PO BOX 309, FAIRFIELD, MT 59436
- Signed the 990
- BRAD BAUMAN, GENERAL MANAGER
- Phone
- (406) 467-2526
- Website
- WWW.SUNRIVERELECTRIC.COOP
- Return prepared by
- DOUGLAS WILSON & COMPANY PC
Mission
THE MISSION OF SUN RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. IS TO MAINTAIN A FINANCIALLY SOUND COOPERATIVE WITH SYSTEMATIC MAINTENANCE AND RATE STABILITY WHILE PROMOTING GROWTH, BOARD AND EMPLOYEE EDUCATION AND MAINTAINING GOOD CONSUMER RELATIONS.
Program accomplishments
- RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE SUPPLYING ELECTRICAL UTILITIES TO ITS MEMBERS LOCATED IN THE WEST-CENTRAL PORTION OF MONTANA.Expenses $12,496,216 · revenue $13,878,226
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
- 81-0199536
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1943
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $43,531,002
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,943,825
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $13,943,825 | $13,943,825 | $43,531,002 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $14,056,424 | $14,056,424 | $42,481,391 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $13,531,337 | $13,531,337 | $41,114,385 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $13,447,433 | $13,447,433 | $39,224,355 | 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 81-0199536).
Questions about SUN RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
- What is the EIN of SUN RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SUN RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC is 81-0199536.
- Is SUN RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1943.
- Are donations to SUN RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does SUN RIVER 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 SUN RIVER 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 SUN RIVER 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 SUN RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BRAD BAUMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of SUN RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $226,594 (BRAD BAUMAN, CEO).
- How much revenue does SUN RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,943,825, expenses of $13,943,825 and total assets of $43,531,002 at year end.
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