Nonprofit · EIN 86-0082366
TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
Tax-exempt · MARANA, AZ 85658
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $143,140,464 | $142,221,644 | $918,820 | $350,445,306 | $196,495,649 | $153,949,657 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $124,030,158 | $122,717,257 | $1,312,901 | $309,324,183 | $157,956,465 | $151,367,718 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $124,295,012 | $122,977,431 | $1,317,581 | $308,378,003 | $159,050,208 | $149,327,795 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $140,815,650
- Investment income
- $758,230
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $70,840
- Other revenue
- $1,566,584
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $50,031
- Benefits paid to members
- $4,941,039
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $3,394,276
- Other salaries and wages
- $9,541,960
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $16,699,047
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $10,952,352
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $309,324,183
- Total assets, end of year
- $350,445,306
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $196,495,649
- Net assets, end of year
- $153,949,657
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $240,838,527
- Gross receipts
- $143,140,464
- Employees
- 180
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1945
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN HEITHOFF | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/GM Officer | 55 | $452,786 | $113,663 |
| ERIC HAWKINS | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER/GC Officer | 52 | $287,074 | $60,875 |
| JAMES FREEMAN | CHIEF DATA & AI OFFICER Officer | 50 | $229,895 | $108,530 |
| JUSTIN BANALES | VP GRID TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATIONS Officer | 51 | $180,669 | $71,366 |
| MATTHEW FREDERICKSON | VP ELECTRIC OPERATIONS Officer | 50 | $178,346 | $70,176 |
| ROBERT QUIHUIS | MANAGER DISTRIBUTION ENGINEERING Key employee | 45 | $159,552 | $78,659 |
| APRIL PARK | VP HUMAN RESOURCES AND SAF Officer | 60 | $185,878 | $50,971 |
| LAREE ST ONGE | VP MEMBER SERVICES/ENERGY SOLUTIONS Officer | 45 | $176,191 | $54,316 |
| TOREY BELL | VP ENGINEERING Officer | 54 | $201,113 | $29,123 |
| JEREMY KONSKI | CREWLEADER Highest-paid employee | 50.3 | $182,988 | $46,494 |
| CHARLES GOURDIN | VP UTILITY SERVICES Officer | 50 | $160,470 | $68,704 |
| NICOLE WILSON | VP NETWORK & SYSTEM SERVICES Officer | 50 | $139,018 | $87,098 |
| BLAKE REIS | CREWLEADER Highest-paid employee | 49.2 | $178,701 | $42,253 |
| DIEGO MARTINEZ | CREWLEADER Highest-paid employee | 47.8 | $172,141 | $47,633 |
| BRIAN JACKSON | CREWLEADER OUTPOST Highest-paid employee | 44.8 | $158,042 | $60,406 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLBY BROWN | JOURNEYMAN/LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 50.1 | $176,608 | $37,531 |
| CHAD RUPE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 50 | $64,858 | $9,545 |
| DARRELL BIRKHIMER | ASST. SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 11 | $34,500 | $0 |
| DAVID PROCTOR | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $32,400 | $0 |
| LARRY HINCHLIFFE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 11 | $31,950 | $0 |
| KEVIN MCCARTHY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $27,450 | $0 |
| JERRY RUTHERFORD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $17,750 | $0 |
| JAMES KING | DIRECTOR (MAY-DEC) Trustee or director | 9 | $13,200 | $0 |
| JOE KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $10,050 | $0 |
| MARSHA THOMPSON | VICE PRESIDENT (JAN-APR) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $8,100 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN HEITHOFF | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/GM Officer | 55 | $432,096 | $95,576 |
| ERIC HAWKINS | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER/GC Officer | 52 | $270,772 | $50,776 |
| TOREY BELL | VP ENGINEERING Officer | 53 | $184,770 | $115,294 |
| JAMES FREEMAN | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 44.8 | $204,853 | $82,661 |
| CHRIS NEELY | MANAGER DISTRIBUTIONS CONSTRUCTION Key employee | 54.2 | $203,752 | $53,959 |
| JEREMY KONSKI | CREWLEADER Highest-paid employee | 53.7 | $174,070 | $41,244 |
| MATTHEW FREDERICKSON | VP OPERATIONS Officer | 50 | $154,641 | $54,873 |
| BRIAN JACKSON | CREWLEADER Highest-paid employee | 59.6 | $156,880 | $50,031 |
| BLAKE REIS | JOURNEYMAN/LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 54.9 | $167,560 | $35,682 |
| JUSTIN BANALES | VP SYSTEM OPERATIONS Officer | 53 | $140,479 | $58,467 |
| CHARLES GOURDIN | VP UTILITY SERVICES Officer | 43.5 | $139,167 | $54,787 |
| DIEGO MARTINEZ | JOURNEYMAN/LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $152,599 | $41,158 |
| AMOS GARCIA | JOURNEYMAN/LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 51.7 | $149,144 | $40,075 |
| APRIL PARK | VP HUMAN RESOURCES AND SAFETY Officer | 50 | $140,026 | $40,681 |
| LAREE ST ONGE | VP MEMBER SERVICES/ENERGY SOLUTIONS Officer | 45 | $136,918 | $43,631 |
| LARRY HINCHLIFFE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $29,010 | $0 |
| DARRELL BIRKHIMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $28,542 | $0 |
| DAVID PROCTOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $27,678 | $0 |
| MARSHA THOMPSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 11 | $24,366 | $0 |
| KEVIN MCCARTHY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $19,949 | $0 |
| JERRY RUTHERFORD | ASST. SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $14,448 | $0 |
| JOE KING | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $9,456 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN HEITHOFF | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/GM Officer | 54 | $380,402 | $91,691 |
| ERIC HAWKINS | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER/GC Officer | 50 | $226,427 | $47,039 |
| TOREY BELL | MANAGER OF ENGINEERING Key employee | 53 | $168,545 | $96,720 |
| JAMES FREEMAN | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 45 | $182,273 | $75,294 |
| JEREMY KONSKI | JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $166,996 | $40,606 |
| MATT FREDERICKSON | JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $147,412 | $51,632 |
| BLAKE REIS | JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 51 | $158,164 | $39,697 |
| LESLIE HUNT | JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 47 | $144,866 | $37,827 |
| RICHARD JANNEY | JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 47 | $145,624 | $13,907 |
| DARREL BIRKHIMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $23,688 | $0 |
| MARSHA THOMPSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $16,638 | $0 |
| JERRY RUTHERFORD | ASST. SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $15,933 | $0 |
| KEVIN MCCARTHY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $14,946 | $0 |
| LARRY HINCHLIFFE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $14,100 | $0 |
| JOE KING | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $10,011 | $0 |
| DAVID PROCTOR | DIRECTOR (NOV-DEC) Trustee or director | 4 | $6,768 | $0 |
| ARNOLDO BURRUEL | SECRETARY (JAN-SEPT) Trustee or director, Officer | 2.6 | $5,640 | $0 |
| L NICK BUCKELEW | DIRECTOR (JAN-JUNE) Trustee or director | 1.9 | $2,256 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8600 W TANGERINE RD, MARANA, AZ 85658-8973
- In care of
- % BRIAN FICKETT
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BRIAN HEITHOFF, PO BOX 930, MARANA, AZ 85653
- Signed the 990
- BRIAN HEITHOFF, GM/CEO
- Phone
- (520) 744-2944
- Website
- WWW.TRICO.COOP
- Return prepared by
- BOLINGER SEGARS GILBERT AND MOSS LLP
Mission
DEDICATED TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE BY PROVIDING OUR MEMBERS COST-EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS.
Program accomplishments
- SALE OF ELECTRIC POWER TO MEMBERS ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS THROUGH THE ALLOCATION OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL. THERE WERE 56,149 ACTIVE SERVICES AT YEAR END.
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
- 86-0082366
- 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)
- $350,445,306
- Income (IRS master file)
- $143,140,464
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $143,140,464 | $142,221,644 | $350,445,306 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $124,030,158 | $122,717,257 | $309,324,183 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $124,295,012 | $122,977,431 | $308,378,003 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $106,490,129 | $105,827,175 | $306,199,494 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 86-0082366).
Questions about TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
- What is the EIN of TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC is 86-0082366.
- Is TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1953.
- Are donations to TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does TRICO 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 TRICO 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 TRICO 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 TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BRIAN HEITHOFF.
- Who are the officers and directors of TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 25 people; 25 received compensation from the organization, the highest $452,786 (BRIAN HEITHOFF, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/GM).
- How much revenue does TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $143,140,464, expenses of $142,221,644 and total assets of $350,445,306 at year end.
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