Nonprofit · EIN 82-0205289
SALMON RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
Tax-exempt · CHALLIS, ID 83226
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $9,137,342 | $8,745,407 | $391,935 | $23,373,177 | $7,923,332 | $15,449,845 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $8,375,051 | $8,064,622 | $310,429 | $22,889,754 | $8,141,610 | $14,748,144 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $8,042,462 | $7,654,960 | $387,502 | $22,933,445 | $9,003,993 | $13,929,452 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $8,654,869
- Investment income
- $312,373
- Net rental income
- $170,100
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$27,809
- Other revenue
- $170,100
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $409,385
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $699,690
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,336,473
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,794,944
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,448
- Accounting fees
- $10,500
- Occupancy
- $35,662
- Depreciation
- $822,083
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $22,889,754
- Total assets, end of year
- $23,373,177
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,923,332
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,449,845
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $15,616,864
- Gross unrelated business income
- $170,100
- Gross receipts
- $9,137,342
- Employees
- 16
- Year formed
- 1948
- State of legal domicile
- ID
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEN DIZES | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 42 | $320,966 | $146,279 |
| DENNIS SWINDELL | OPERATIONS MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $162,435 | $82,764 |
| KIP ERICKSON | LINE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 44 | $141,153 | $76,414 |
| JOSEPH RUNNELS | LINE FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 44 | $136,954 | $70,145 |
| WILL ANDERSON | JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 44 | $130,546 | $60,149 |
| GRANT POLIQUIN | JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 44 | $129,359 | $58,532 |
| STEVE SIDLO | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 42 | $126,462 | $55,607 |
| NORMAN WALLIS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $10,500 | $0 |
| ROBERT BOREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $9,075 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $8,700 | $0 |
| STEVE REMBELSKI | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $7,200 | $0 |
| DENNIS THORNOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $6,250 | $0 |
| EARL SKEEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $5,650 | $0 |
| STEVE STROUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $1,800 | $0 |
| KIRK EDGE | SECRETARYTREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $1,200 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEN DIZES | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 42 | $316,812 | $132,750 |
| DENNIS SWINDELL | OPERATIONS MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,419 | $77,932 |
| KIP ERICKSON | LINE FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 44 | $138,290 | $72,001 |
| JOSEPH RUNNELS | JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 44 | $127,949 | $66,072 |
| GRANT POLIQUIN | JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 44 | $129,100 | $55,804 |
| WILL ANDERSON | JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 44 | $125,960 | $55,294 |
| STEVE SIDLO | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 42 | $121,652 | $54,083 |
| JEFF BITTON | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $10,625 | $0 |
| NORMAN WALLIS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $10,500 | $0 |
| ROBERT BOREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $9,075 | $0 |
| EARL SKEEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $7,700 | $0 |
| STEVE REMBELSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $7,200 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $7,200 | $0 |
| DOUG PARKINSON | SECRETARYTREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $5,750 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEN DIZES | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 42 | $269,473 | $106,494 |
| DENNIS SWINDELL | OPERATIONS MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,468 | $68,863 |
| KIP ERICKSON | LINE FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 44 | $124,727 | $65,722 |
| JOSEPH RUNNELS | JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 44 | $118,459 | $49,906 |
| STEVE SIDLO | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 42 | $120,908 | $46,252 |
| HEATH STEWART | JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 44 | $115,849 | $44,422 |
| GRANT POLIQUIN | JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 44 | $109,053 | $48,005 |
| JEFF BITTON | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $9,000 | $0 |
| DOUG PARKINSON | SECRETARYTREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $9,000 | $0 |
| NORMAN WALLIS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $9,000 | $0 |
| EARL SKEEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $7,200 | $0 |
| ROBERT BOREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $7,200 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $7,200 | $0 |
| STEVE REMBELSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $7,200 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 384, CHALLIS, ID 83226-0384
- In care of
- % KEN DIZES
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KEN DIZES, PO BOX 384, CHALLIS, ID 83226
- Signed the 990
- KEN DIZES, MANAGER
- Phone
- (208) 879-2283
- Website
- WWW.SREC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MADDAD Accounting and Tax Services
Mission
PROVIDE ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSMISSION SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS IN PARTS OF CUSTER, BLAINE, AND LEMHI COUNTIES IN IDAHO.
Program accomplishments
- THE COOPERATIVE PURCHASES AND PROVIDES ELECTRIC ENERGY TO ITS MEMBERS.
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
- 82-0205289
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1955
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $23,373,177
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,137,342
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $9,137,342 | $8,745,407 | $23,373,177 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $8,375,051 | $8,064,622 | $22,889,754 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $8,042,462 | $7,654,960 | $22,933,445 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $7,462,144 | $7,193,194 | $21,503,931 | 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 82-0205289).
Questions about SALMON RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
- What is the EIN of SALMON RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SALMON RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC is 82-0205289.
- Is SALMON RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1955.
- Are donations to SALMON RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does SALMON 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 SALMON 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 SALMON 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 SALMON RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KEN DIZES.
- Who are the officers and directors of SALMON RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 15 received compensation from the organization, the highest $320,966 (KEN DIZES, GENERAL MANAGER).
- How much revenue does SALMON RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,137,342, expenses of $8,745,407 and total assets of $23,373,177 at year end.
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