- Revenue 2025
- $31,906,904
- Expenses 2025
- $31,906,904
As filed
- Subsection
- 12
- Classification
- 4000
- Street
- 84423 US HIGHWAY 87
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
THE MISSION OF FERGUS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE IS TO PROVIDE RELIABLE, SAFE, AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WHO WE ARE: WE ARE A NON-PROFIT COOPERATIVE UTILITY OWNED, OPERATED AND SUPPORTED BY MEMBERS IN CENTRAL MONTANA.WHAT WE DO: WE DISTRIBUTE ELECTRICITY AND ANCILLARY SERVICES TO 14 CENTRAL MONTANA COUNTIES: BLAINE, CASCADE, CHOTEAU, FERGUS, GOLDEN VALLEY, JUDITH BASIN, MEAGHER, MUSSELSHELL, PETROLEUM, STILLWATER, SWEET GRASS, TREASURE, WHEATLAND, AND YELLOWSTONE.WHAT WE VALUE: WE VALUE INTEGRITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, AND EMPLOYEES IN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND MEMBER-OWNERS.WHAT WE ASPIRE TO BECOME: WE ARE WORKING TO BECOME THE TRUSTED PROVIDER FOR ALL ENERGY AND ENERGY RELATED SERVICES THAT OUR MEMBERS REQUIRE.
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THE MISSION OF FERGUS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE IS TO PROVIDE RELIABLE, SAFE, AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WHO WE ARE: WE ARE A NON-PROFIT COOPERATIVE UTILITY OWNED, OPERATED AND SUPPORTED BY MEMBERS IN CENTRAL MONTANA.WHAT WE DO: WE DISTRIBUTE ELECTRICITY AND ANCILLARY SERVICES TO 14 CENTRAL MONTANA COUNTIES: BLAINE, CASCADE, CHOTEAU, FERGUS, GOLDEN VALLEY, JUDITH BASIN, MEAGHER, MUSSELSHELL, PETROLEUM, STILLWATER, SWEET GRASS, TREASURE, WHEATLAND, AND YELLOWSTONE.WHAT WE VALUE: WE VALUE INTEGRITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, AND EMPLOYEES IN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND MEMBER-OWNERS.WHAT WE ASPIRE TO BECOME: WE ARE WORKING TO BECOME THE TRUSTED PROVIDER FOR ALL ENERGY AND ENERGY RELATED SERVICES THAT OUR MEMBERS REQUIRE.
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2025
As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Terry FrostTERRY FROST
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $35,589
- From this org
- $35,589
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6.94
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Jason SwanzJASON SWANZ
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $48,448
- From this org
- $48,448
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6.47
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Brad ArntzenBRAD ARNTZEN
SECRETARY/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $38,365
- From this org
- $38,365
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6.46
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Bob EvansBOB EVANS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $19,358
- From this org
- $19,358
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4.3
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Cathy KombolCATHY KOMBOL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $34,194
- From this org
- $34,194
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4.17
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Brett MaxwellBRETT MAXWELL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $18,983
- From this org
- $18,983
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5.52
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Paul DescheemaekerPAUL DESCHEEMAEKER
TRUSTEE (ENDED JUNE 2025)
- Total calculated
- $18,736
- From this org
- $18,736
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3.08
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Paul BradyPAUL BRADY
TRUSTEE (BEGAN JUNE 2025)
- Total calculated
- $23,282
- From this org
- $23,282
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.03
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Carson SweeneyCARSON SWEENEY
GENERAL MANAGER
- Total calculated
- $312,994
- From this org
- $217,122
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $95,872
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $217,122
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $50,578
- Nontaxable benefits
- $45,294
- Filer's total
- $312,994
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Sally HoracekSALLY HORACEK
OFFICE MANAGER
- Total calculated
- $241,402
- From this org
- $156,291
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $85,111
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $156,291
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $50,353
- Nontaxable benefits
- $34,758
- Filer's total
- $241,402
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Dale RikalaDALE RIKALA
LINE SUPERINTENDENT
- Total calculated
- $236,364
- From this org
- $152,888
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $83,476
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $152,888
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $52,082
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,394
- Filer's total
- $236,364
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Bret OphusBRET OPHUS
LINE SUPERINTENDENT
- Total calculated
- $233,334
- From this org
- $153,025
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $80,309
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,025
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $45,852
- Nontaxable benefits
- $34,457
- Filer's total
- $233,334
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Mark SchwomeyerMARK SCHWOMEYER
FOREMAN
- Total calculated
- $202,778
- From this org
- $145,218
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $57,560
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $145,218
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $27,046
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,514
- Filer's total
- $202,778
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Janine DidierJANINE DIDIER
PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR
- Total calculated
- $199,261
- From this org
- $135,608
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $63,653
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $135,608
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $44,377
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,276
- Filer's total
- $199,261
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2025
- Revenue
- $31,906,904
- Expenses
- $31,906,904
- Contributions
- $0
- Grants paid
- $0
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2024
- Revenue
- $30,368,742
- Expenses
- $30,368,742
- Contributions
- $0
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $31,037,162
- Expenses
- $26,382,359
- Contributions
- $0
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $29,316,943
- Expenses
- $24,799,017
- Contributions
- $0
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $31,455,586
- Expenses
- $24,939,400
- Assets (EOY)
- $53,583,115
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $29,024,541
- Expenses
- $24,736,448
- Assets (EOY)
- $51,112,695
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
No itemized grant names this organization as a recipient. Only grants over $5,000 are itemized, and only by filers of the full Form 990.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared as related by
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NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
On its 2024 return
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Not present in the most recent drop.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.