SOUTH DAKOTA RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
EIN 46-0231254 · Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
What they do
to SERVE THE RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES IN SOUTH DAKOTA, to PROMOTE THE EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT of RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA ON A COOPERATIVE, NON-PROFIT BASIS.
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They name their leaders36 people are listed in the latest report.
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STEVE BARNETTGENERAL MANAGER
MARK PATTERSONMGR. OF LOSS CONTROL SVCS.
JOSEPH DENISONCERTIFIED LOSS CONTROL PROFESSIONAL
DON HEERENPRESIDENT
STEVEN HANSENDIRECTOR
TOM LARSENDIRECTOR
RODNEY TOBINDIRECTOR
BILL TOSTENSONDIRECTOR
JIM PRESTONDIRECTOR
JOHN LONGVICE PRESIDENT
NOLAN WIPFDIRECTOR
THOMAS BRUNNERDIRECTOR
DAVE DANIELDIRECTOR
RODNEY MOONDIRECTOR
SAM SCHUMANDIRECTOR
WHITNEY MEEKTREASURER
DONITA LOUDNERDIRECTOR
KERRY MCLELLANDIRECTOR
DANIEL THYENDIRECTOR
RICHARD ABRAHAMSONSECRETARY
WILLIAM DAILEYDIRECTOR
JOEL BAIERDIRECTOR
DONOVAN YOUNG MANDIRECTOR
DAVID STERNHAGENDIRECTOR
CLINT CLARKDIRECTOR
TOM THORPEDIRECTOR
KERMIT PEARSONDIRECTOR
ROSS SPERRYDIRECTOR
ROBERT SHAFFERDIRECTOR
RICH BENDTDIRECTOR (AS OF 1/24)
NICHOLAS NEMECDIRECTOR
STAN ANDERSDIRECTOR
RODNEY DEMENTDIRECTOR (1/24-9/24)
DARREL RASCHKEDIRECTOR (AS OF 9/24)
SHAD RIGGLEDIRECTOR (UNTIL 1/24)
DARREN STRASSERDIRECTOR (UNTIL 1/24)
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1964
- Location
- 222 W PLEASANT DR, PIERRE, SD 57501-2472
- County
- Hughes
- In care of
- STEVE BARNETT
- Primary officer
- STEVE BARNETT, GENERAL MANAGER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- EIDE BAILLY LLP
- NTEE classification
- Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
- IRS tax category
- Mutual & Membership Benefit