Nonprofit · EIN 91-0145523
BIG BEND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
Tax-exempt · RITZVILLE, WA 99169
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $48,596,873 | $47,878,791 | $718,082 | $98,907,198 | $25,173,782 | $73,733,416 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $45,355,981 | $44,256,780 | $1,099,201 | $94,920,069 | $26,692,791 | $68,227,278 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $43,592,746 | $42,890,158 | $702,588 | $87,649,795 | $22,873,925 | $64,775,870 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $47,732,711
- Investment income
- $707,522
- Net rental income
- $146,080
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $43,595
- Other revenue
- $156,640
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $6,591,706
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,019,323
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,991,560
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,395,114
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $67,795
- Accounting fees
- $14,325
- Travel
- $136,064
- Depreciation
- $4,015,358
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $94,920,069
- Total assets, end of year
- $98,907,198
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $25,173,782
- Net assets, end of year
- $73,733,416
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $76,269,106
- Gross receipts
- $48,597,418
- Employees
- 50
- Year formed
- 1939
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Francisco | Gen. Mgr./CEO Officer | 50 | $378,550 | $122,095 |
| Yvette Armstrong | Gen. Mgr./CEO Officer | 50 | $321,254 | $25,179 |
| Christina Wyatt | Power Supply Mgr | 50 | $197,061 | $102,616 |
| Chris Cable | IT Manager | 50 | $199,245 | $88,889 |
| Thomas Ramirez | Serviceman | 50 | $196,705 | $78,279 |
| Jake Hart | Serviceman | 50 | $186,184 | $68,071 |
| Pat Lyman | Foreman | 50 | $191,873 | $43,208 |
| Stacy Kniveton | President Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $17,923 | $0 |
| Kallie Harder | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $17,222 | $0 |
| Rhody Hayes | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $16,922 | $0 |
| Greg Galbreath | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $16,622 | $0 |
| Brandon Spencer | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $16,622 | $0 |
| Dennis Swinger Sr | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $16,622 | $0 |
| Burl Booker | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $16,622 | $0 |
| Ken Story | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $16,522 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Dahl | Retired Trustee or director | 6 | $16,072 |
| John Harder | Retired Trustee or director | 6 | $15,522 |
| Sheldon Horst | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $5,574 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvette Armstrong | Gen. Mgr./CEO Officer | 50 | $333,963 | $135,136 |
| John Francisco | Assistant GM | 50 | $255,970 | $104,748 |
| Duane Johnson | Operations Mgr | 50 | $199,776 | $105,278 |
| Mark Hay | Engineering Mgr | 50 | $210,647 | $88,193 |
| Christina Wyatt | Power Supply Mgr | 50 | $182,527 | $97,708 |
| Rob Yager | Line Foreman | 50 | $178,041 | $78,340 |
| Curtis Dahl | President Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $16,210 | $0 |
| Greg Galbreath | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $15,510 | $0 |
| Brandon Spencer | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $15,510 | $0 |
| Ken Story | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $15,510 | $0 |
| Dennis Swinger Sr | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $15,510 | $0 |
| Stacy Kniveton | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $15,410 | $0 |
| Rhody Hayes | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $15,410 | $0 |
| Burl Booker | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $15,410 | $0 |
| John Harder | Retired Trustee or director | 6 | $14,410 | $0 |
| Kallie Harder | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $7,705 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvette Armstrong | Gen. Mgr./CEO Officer | 50 | $292,956 | $127,074 |
| John Francisco | Assistant GM | 50 | $225,729 | $94,809 |
| Duane Johnson | Operations Mgr | 50 | $190,119 | $100,121 |
| Mark Hay | Engineering Mgr | 50 | $196,978 | $85,358 |
| Thomas Ramirez | Serviceman | 50 | $182,538 | $69,500 |
| Shannon Phillips | CFO | 50 | $202,094 | $16,710 |
| Curtis Dahl | President Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $15,255 | $0 |
| Brandon Spencer | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $15,055 | $0 |
| Ken Story | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $14,755 | $0 |
| Stacy Kniveton | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $14,655 | $0 |
| Greg Galbreath | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $14,655 | $0 |
| Dennis Swinger Sr | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $14,555 | $0 |
| Rhody Hayes | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $14,555 | $0 |
| Burl Booker | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $14,455 | $0 |
| John Harder | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $13,555 | $0 |
| Kallie Harder | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $1,600 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 348, RITZVILLE, WA 99169-0348
- In care of
- % JOHN FRANCISCO
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- John Francisco, PO Box 348, Ritzville, WA 99169
- Signed the 990
- John Francisco, General Manager/CEO
- Phone
- (509) 659-1700
- Website
- www.bbec.org
- Return prepared by
- DECORIA BLAIR & TEAGUE PS
Mission
Sale of Electric Energy
Program accomplishments
- SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO RURAL CUSTOMERS IN SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS
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
- 91-0145523
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1941
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $98,907,198
- Income (IRS master file)
- $48,597,418
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $48,596,873 | $47,878,791 | $98,907,198 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $45,355,981 | $44,256,780 | $94,920,069 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $43,592,746 | $42,890,158 | $87,649,795 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $40,570,764 | $40,229,749 | $79,348,668 | 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 91-0145523).
Questions about BIG BEND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
- What is the EIN of BIG BEND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BIG BEND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC is 91-0145523.
- Is BIG BEND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1941.
- Are donations to BIG BEND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does BIG BEND 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 BIG BEND 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 BIG BEND 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 BIG BEND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names John Francisco.
- Who are the officers and directors of BIG BEND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 18 received compensation from the organization, the highest $378,550 (John Francisco, Gen. Mgr./CEO).
- How much revenue does BIG BEND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $48,596,873, expenses of $47,878,791 and total assets of $98,907,198 at year end.
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