Nonprofit · EIN 84-0219342
GUNNISON COUNTY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC
Tax-exempt · GUNNISON, CO 81230
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $24,321,816 | $24,142,151 | $179,665 | $60,783,648 | $29,157,945 | $31,625,703 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $23,300,067 | $23,392,260 | -$92,193 | $54,667,427 | $23,444,907 | $31,222,520 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $21,733,987 | $21,699,154 | $34,833 | $52,725,252 | $22,326,855 | $30,398,397 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $21,434
- of which government grants
- $21,434
- Program service revenue
- $23,510,221
- Investment income
- $655,206
- Net rental income
- $20,587
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,511
- Other revenue
- $134,955
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $1,080,964
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $901,237
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,222,233
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $7,246,123
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $129,824
- Accounting fees
- $16,185
- Occupancy
- $339,114
- Travel
- $98,979
- Depreciation
- $1,738,160
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $54,667,427
- Total assets, end of year
- $60,783,648
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $29,157,945
- Net assets, end of year
- $31,625,703
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $34,981,987
- Gross receipts
- $24,321,816
- Employees
- 51
- Year formed
- 1938
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL MCBRIDE | CEO Officer | 45.73 | $345,039 | $184,580 |
| JOHN STOEBER | COO Officer | 44.42 | $212,946 | $204,052 |
| MARK VAN DER VEER | CFO Officer | 42.57 | $230,102 | $88,993 |
| JEFF HANGGI | WORKING FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 45.42 | $180,622 | $87,061 |
| JOE GORNIK | ENGINEERING MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 43.76 | $205,537 | $36,721 |
| LOGAN RHODES | WORKING FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 43.24 | $156,014 | $57,874 |
| DUSTIN CADWELL | WORKING FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 42.38 | $156,366 | $54,572 |
| SHANE MCGUINNESS | SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR Highest-paid employee | 41.29 | $159,930 | $37,390 |
| DARCIE PERKINS | SECRETARYTREASURER JAN-DEC Trustee or director, Officer | 6.78 | $20,353 | $0 |
| THOMAS CARL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10.26 | $20,143 | $0 |
| MORGAN WEINBERG | VPJAN-JUNEPRESIDENTJUL-DEC Trustee or director, Officer | 4.36 | $16,118 | $0 |
| FRANK STERN | ASST SECTREASJAN-JUNVPJUL-DEC Trustee or director, Officer | 4.55 | $14,541 | $0 |
| POLLY OBEROSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.64 | $14,303 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LEHMANN | PRESJAN-JUNEASST SECTREASJUL-D Trustee or director, Officer | 3.64 | $14,191 | $0 |
| GREG WIGGINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3.37 | $13,501 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL MCBRIDE | CEO Officer | 44.27 | $314,987 | $161,318 |
| JOHN STOEBER | COO Officer | 43.7 | $203,281 | $156,085 |
| MARK VAN DER VEER | CFO Officer | 43.01 | $216,922 | $67,070 |
| JEFF HANGGI | WORKING FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 43 | $159,977 | $69,304 |
| TODD FULLER | LINE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 40.21 | $148,078 | $69,290 |
| MATT FEIER | STRATEGY EXECUTION SPECIALIST Highest-paid employee | 40.18 | $146,000 | $56,506 |
| DUSTIN CADWELL | WORKING FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 42.67 | $150,039 | $40,483 |
| SHANE MCGUINNESS | SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR Highest-paid employee | 40.94 | $146,767 | $34,975 |
| MICHELLE LEHMANN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6.81 | $20,650 | $0 |
| THOMAS CARL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8.32 | $19,375 | $0 |
| DARCIE PERKINS | ASST SEC-TREASJAN-JULSEC-TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 6.71 | $17,750 | $0 |
| POLLY OBEROSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.64 | $16,400 | $0 |
| MORGAN WEINBERG | SECR-TREAS JAN-JUNEVICE PRES Trustee or director, Officer | 5.2 | $16,025 | $0 |
| GREG WIGGINS | VICE PRESIDENTJAN-JUNEDIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 3.03 | $12,200 | $0 |
| FRANK STERN | ASST SECRETARYTREASURERJULY-DEC Trustee or director, Officer | 5.88 | $11,275 | $0 |
| MARK DAILY | DIRECTOR JAN-JUNE Trustee or director | 4.79 | $6,100 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL MCBRIDE | CEO Officer | 44.19 | $283,679 | $158,389 |
| JOHN STOEBER | COO Officer | 43.1 | $177,495 | $113,550 |
| PAULA MACLENNAN | CFO JAN 15TH - MAY 15TH Officer | 46.06 | $128,275 | $72,505 |
| JEFF HANGGI | WORKING FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 44.07 | $147,216 | $52,500 |
| TODD FULLER | LINE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 41.14 | $126,110 | $60,551 |
| MATT FEIER | STRATEGY EXECUTION SPECIALIST Highest-paid employee | 40.28 | $130,165 | $49,365 |
| DUSTIN CADWELL | WORKING FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 43.68 | $139,290 | $34,111 |
| SHANE MCGUINNESS | SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR Highest-paid employee | 40.2 | $132,462 | $30,935 |
| MARK VAN DER VEER | CFO MAY 16th - DEC 31st Officer | 44.21 | $115,624 | $21,611 |
| TOM CARL | PRESIDENTJAN-JULYDIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 9.27 | $19,525 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LEHMANN | VICE PRESIDENTJAN-JULPRESI Trustee or director, Officer | 6.78 | $19,450 | $0 |
| POLLY OBEROSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6.25 | $18,600 | $0 |
| DARCIE PERKINS | DIRECTORJAN-JULASST SEC-TR Trustee or director, Officer | 7.71 | $18,500 | $0 |
| MORGAN WEINBERG | ASST SECR-TREASJAN-JULSECR Trustee or director, Officer | 4.65 | $15,700 | $0 |
| GREG WIGGINS | SECR-TREASJAN-JULVICE PRES Trustee or director, Officer | 4.51 | $14,525 | $0 |
| MARK DAILY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5.77 | $13,025 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 37250 US HIGHWAY 50, GUNNISON, CO 81230-9743
- In care of
- % MICHAEL MCBRIDE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MICHAEL MCBRIDE, 37250 US HWY 50, GUNNISON, CO 81230
- Signed the 990
- MICHAEL MCBRIDE, CEO
- Phone
- (970) 641-3520
- Website
- WWW.GCEA.COOP
- Return prepared by
- MADDAD Accounting and Tax Services
Mission
OUR MISSION: SERVING MEMBERS BY PROVIDING SAFE, RELIABLE ENERGY WITH A STRONG COOPERATIVE TRADITION AND VISION FOR THE FUTURE. OUR VISION: COMMITTED TO BECOMING OUR COMMUNITYS MOST VALUED AND TRUSTED RESOURCE.
Program accomplishments
- DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY
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
- 84-0219342
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1942
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $60,783,648
- Income (IRS master file)
- $24,321,816
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $24,321,816 | $24,142,151 | $60,783,648 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $23,300,067 | $23,392,260 | $54,667,427 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $21,733,987 | $21,699,154 | $52,725,252 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $20,798,954 | $20,875,599 | $51,163,872 | 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 84-0219342).
Questions about GUNNISON COUNTY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC
- What is the EIN of GUNNISON COUNTY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GUNNISON COUNTY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC is 84-0219342.
- Is GUNNISON COUNTY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1942.
- Are donations to GUNNISON COUNTY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does GUNNISON COUNTY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION 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 GUNNISON COUNTY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION 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 GUNNISON COUNTY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION 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 GUNNISON COUNTY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MICHAEL MCBRIDE.
- Who are the officers and directors of GUNNISON COUNTY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 15 received compensation from the organization, the highest $345,039 (MICHAEL MCBRIDE, CEO).
- How much revenue does GUNNISON COUNTY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $24,321,816, expenses of $24,142,151 and total assets of $60,783,648 at year end.
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