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Filing year 2024

BIG SANDY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION

Paintsville, Kentucky·EIN 61-0133681·501(c)(12)
Total revenue
$27.8M
Total assets
$65.4M
Total expenses
$27.8M
Reported officers
15
Mission

PROVIDE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO MEMBER OWNERS ON A PATRONAGE BASIS. SERVE AN AVERAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 12,611 CONSUMERS MONTHLY.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 15 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.

Lineman
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$194k
$206k
Base
$172k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$22k
President/gen Mgr
75th to 90th percentile
$173k
$183k
Base
$121k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$52k
VP Operations
Board Vice President
Median to 75th percentile
$158k
$168k
Base
$107k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$51k
Crew Leader
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$154k
$164k
Base
$132k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$22k
Lineman
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$145k
$154k
Office Manager
75th to 90th percentile
$139k
$148k
Lineman
Highest Compensated Employee
10th to 25th percentile
$115k
$122k
President/ceo
10th to 25th percentile
$33k
$35k
Chairman
Board Chair
25th percentile to median
$22k
$23k
Director
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$20k
$21k
Vice Chairman
Board Vice Chair
Median to 75th percentile
$19k
$20k
Director
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$18k
$19k
Director
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$18k
$19k
Sec-treas
Officer (Unspecified)
$17k
$19k
Director
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$17k
$18k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

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

Up 3%
from 2023

From $188k in 2023 to $194k in 2024.

$188k
2023
$194k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Roughly flat in real terms$206k to $206k

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

Pay for the position

Highest Compensated Employee pay rose 6% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 1%.

$183k in 2023 to $194k in 2024.
  • Chief Executive Officer pay fell 8% from 2023 to 2024.
  • Board Vice President pay rose 2% from 2023 to 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

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

Revenue and expenses over time

BIG SANDY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$27.5M
$27.5M
2023
$27.8M
$27.8M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about BIG SANDY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION

What does the Highest Compensated Employee of BIG SANDY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION earn?

In 2024, the Highest Compensated Employee of BIG SANDY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION received $193,984 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Highest Compensated Employee roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Highest Compensated Employee pay at BIG SANDY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Highest Compensated Employee at BIG SANDY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What are BIG SANDY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, BIG SANDY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION reported $27.8M in total revenue and $27.8M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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