BLUE EARTH NICOLLET FARIBAULT COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
EIN 41-0155615 MANKATO, MN
- Revenue 2025
- $56,362,273
- Expenses 2025
- $56,996,912
As filed
- Subsection
- 12
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- PO BOX 8
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).
Other organizations at this address
1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us
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BENCO ELECTRIC TR
EIN 41-1985835
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
TO SAFELY PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE, AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST, CONSISTENT WITH SOUND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SAFELY PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE, AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST.
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SALE OF 354,166,248 KWH TO 20,086 ELECTRIC SERVICES. MAINTAINED 3,643 MILES OF UNDERGROUND AND OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION LINES.
As filed on the 2025 return.
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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Don WestphalDON WESTPHAL
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $19,425
- From this org
- $19,425
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 9.47
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Warren Scott JohnsonWARREN SCOTT JOHNSON
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $20,960
- From this org
- $20,960
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 9.81
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Terrance GenelinTERRANCE GENELIN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $18,190
- From this org
- $18,190
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 7.98
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Blake MeshkeBLAKE MESHKE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $13,755
- From this org
- $13,755
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5.71
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Bradley LeidingBRADLEY LEIDING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $17,650
- From this org
- $17,650
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6.81
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Marilyn LynchMARILYN LYNCH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $8,970
- From this org
- $8,970
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6.92
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Duane EhrichDUANE EHRICH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $4,550
- From this org
- $4,550
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6.4
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Gary StenzelGARY STENZEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $13,685
- From this org
- $13,685
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 7.69
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John WellsJOHN WELLS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $5,860
- From this org
- $5,860
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6.6
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David LeinDAVID LEIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $15,135
- From this org
- $15,135
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 7.9
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Joel LuehmannJOEL LUEHMANN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $4,585
- From this org
- $4,585
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8.94
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David SundermanDAVID SUNDERMAN
CEO
- Total calculated
- $474,488
- From this org
- $297,810
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $176,678
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $297,810
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $140,442
- Nontaxable benefits
- $36,236
- Filer's total
- $474,488
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Abby DahmsABBY DAHMS
FINANCE MANAGER
- Total calculated
- $199,461
- From this org
- $139,042
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $60,419
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $139,042
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $22,753
- Nontaxable benefits
- $37,666
- Filer's total
- $199,461
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Tim BraulickTIM BRAULICK
OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING MANAGER
- Total calculated
- $244,805
- From this org
- $168,720
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $76,085
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $168,720
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $35,872
- Nontaxable benefits
- $40,213
- Filer's total
- $244,805
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Duane HagenDUANE HAGEN
CREW CHIEF
- Total calculated
- $211,899
- From this org
- $146,967
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $64,932
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $146,967
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $45,028
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,904
- Filer's total
- $211,899
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Christopher BectholdCHRISTOPHER BECTHOLD
CREW CHIEF
- Total calculated
- $208,009
- From this org
- $142,936
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $65,073
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $142,936
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $29,778
- Nontaxable benefits
- $35,295
- Filer's total
- $208,009
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Paul CumbeePAUL CUMBEE
CREW CHIEF
- Total calculated
- $239,687
- From this org
- $138,889
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $100,798
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $138,889
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $60,553
- Nontaxable benefits
- $40,245
- Filer's total
- $239,687
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Scott BohlkeSCOTT BOHLKE
CREW CHIEF
- Total calculated
- $221,750
- From this org
- $138,602
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $83,148
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $138,602
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $43,903
- Nontaxable benefits
- $39,245
- Filer's total
- $221,750
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
- $56,362,273
- Expenses
- $56,996,912
- Contributions
- $0
- Grants paid
- $0
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2024
- Revenue
- $53,219,210
- Expenses
- $53,182,845
- Contributions
- $0
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $53,900,086
- Expenses
- $53,860,781
- Contributions
- $0
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $53,795,371
- Expenses
- $53,777,621
- 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
- $49,683,649
- Expenses
- $45,893,377
- Assets (EOY)
- $123,765,879
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $45,959,324
- Expenses
- $44,518,043
- Assets (EOY)
- $118,260,844
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $48,217,093
- Expenses
- $46,500,780
- Assets (EOY)
- $114,600,121
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $49,021,122
- Expenses
- $46,161,223
- Assets (EOY)
- $110,994,265
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $47,637,148
- Expenses
- $44,359,862
- Assets (EOY)
- $103,142,625
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $46,169,037
- Expenses
- $45,090,516
- Assets (EOY)
- $93,785,217
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $37,523,277
- Expenses
- $37,013,614
- Assets (EOY)
- $91,658,573
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $35,983,515
- Expenses
- $34,578,146
- Assets (EOY)
- $71,602,165
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $34,022,997
- Expenses
- $34,198,254
- Assets (EOY)
- $71,122,401
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $31,676,989
- Assets (EOY)
- $65,033,175
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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
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 on its 2025 return
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501(C)(3) · CHARITABLE · MN · controlled entity
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.