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Filing year 2024

BIG FLAT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC

Malta, Montana·EIN 81-0217772·12
Total revenue
$4.2M
Total assets
$12.3M
Total expenses
$3.8M
Reported officers
14
Mission

RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL POWER AND SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS LOCATED IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PORTION OF MONTANA.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 14 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

General Manger
officer (unspecified)
$232k
$247k
Base
$207k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$24k
Office Supervisor
officer (unspecified)
$135k
$144k
Operation Supervisor
highest compensated employee
$114k
$122k
Lineman
highest compensated employee
$113k
$120k
Lineman
highest compensated employee
$111k
$118k
Lineman
highest compensated employee
$110k
$117k
Lineman
highest compensated employee
$110k
$117k
Director
board member
$7k
$7k
Director
board member
$5k
$5k
Director
board member
$5k
$5k
Director
board member
$5k
$5k
Vice President
vice president
$4k
$5k
Secretary- Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$2k
$3k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Up 25%
from 2023

From $185k in 2023 to $232k in 2024.

$185k
2023
$232k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 22% in real terms$203k to $247k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

BIG FLAT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$4.1M
$3.8M
2023
$4.2M
$3.8M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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