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Midwest Energy Inc

  • Hays, KS
  • Tax-exempt since April 1985
  • EIN: 48-0163970

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Benevolent life insurance associations, irrigation companies, telephone companies, etc., which have a mutually beneficial nature.

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$215M (2023)

Expenses
$216M (2023)

Total Assets
$661M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$375M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$215,208,326
Expenses
$215,738,574
Net Income
-$530,248
Net Assets
$286,076,103
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $215,008,854
99.9%
Investment Income $199,472
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,290,207
1.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $15,710,457
7.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $661,004,887
Total Liabilities $374,928,784
Net Assets $286,076,103
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $214,075,563
Income From Other Sources $2,683,758
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patrick Parke (Ceo) $428,554 $0 $85,616
William Dowling (Vp Engineering & Energy Supply) $287,624 $0 $78,128
Fredrick Taylor (Vp Operations) $243,643 $0 $106,238
Thomas S Meis (Vp Finance, Cfo) $240,023 $0 $90,322
Timothy Flax (Vp Information Technology) $238,858 $0 $59,774
Nathan Mc Neil (Director Of Engineering) $187,403 $0 $53,574
Justin Mac Donald (Vp Customer Service) $185,597 $0 $50,931
Schamra Detherage (Asst. Sec & Vp Hr) $183,441 $0 $49,219
Randy Van Allen (Manager Of Protection Systems) $176,048 $0 $51,642
Aaron Rome (Director Of Energy Supply) $158,256 $0 $64,599
Mike Morley (Director, Corporate Communications) $153,079 $0 $48,779
John Horesky (Operations Manager) $148,536 $0 $0
Brett Albert (Operations Manager) $140,733 $0 $0
Wanda Kuhn (Compensation & Benefits Manager) $138,469 $0 $0
Brenton Miles (Operations Manager) $134,550 $0 $0
Brian Mc Kinney (Operations Manager) $134,543 $0 $0
John Blackwell (Director) $21,900 $0 $0
Ed Pratt (Director) $14,850 $0 $0
Juanita Stecklein (Director) $14,850 $0 $0
Dale Unruh (Director) $12,650 $0 $0
Gary Moss (Director) $11,000 $0 $0
Chuck Moore (Director) $10,100 $0 $0
Lon Frahm (Director) $9,000 $0 $0
Louise Berning (Director) $8,750 $0 $0
Keith Miller (Director) $5,000 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 6, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$247,394,171
Expenses
$247,392,917
Net Income
$1,254
Net Assets
$278,652,877
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $247,197,784
99.9%
Investment Income $196,387
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,960,860
1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $16,068,404
6.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $645,218,171
Total Liabilities $366,565,294
Net Assets $278,652,877
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $246,075,009
Income From Other Sources $2,692,614
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patrick Parke (Ceo) $387,338 $0 $129,603
William Dowling (Vp Engineering & Energy Supply) $258,148 $0 $112,090
Fredrick Taylor (Vp Operations) $221,021 $0 $118,680
Timothy Flax (Vp Information Technology) $218,503 $0 $67,206
Robert Muirhead (Secretary) $210,356 $0 $40,930
Thomas S Meis (Vp Finance, Cfo) $208,633 $0 $96,536
Nathan Mc Neil (Manager Of Engineering) $171,435 $0 $56,308
Randy Van Allen (Manager Of Protection Systems) $168,773 $0 $53,246
Justin Mac Donald (Director, Reliability Compliance) $158,121 $0 $51,232
Schamra Detherage (Vp Human Resources) $152,478 $0 $50,381
Mike Morley (Director, Corporate Communications) $144,594 $0 $0
Donald Augustine (Operations Manager) $143,983 $0 $0
Aaron Rome (Manager Transmission & Market Operations) $140,321 $0 $0
Barret Freund (Line Foreman) $132,720 $0 $0
Nathan Schippers (Line Foreman) $131,861 $0 $0
John Blackwell (Director) $20,750 $0 $0
Ed Pratt (Director) $15,050 $0 $0
Dale Unruh (Director) $14,750 $0 $0
Juanita Stecklein (Director) $14,300 $0 $0
Gary Moss (Director) $13,400 $0 $0
Chuck Moore (Director) $10,100 $0 $0
Louise Berning (Director) $8,825 $0 $0
Lon Frahm (Director) $7,900 $0 $0
Keith Miller (Director) $7,500 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$242,109,196
Expenses
$242,708,525
Net Income
-$599,329
Net Assets
$263,170,128
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $241,906,525
99.9%
Investment Income $202,671
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,518,144
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $16,261,474
6.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $627,319,066
Total Liabilities $364,148,938
Net Assets $263,170,128
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $235,981,978
Income From Other Sources $4,585,477
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patrick Parke (Ceo) $371,787 $0 $276,594
William Dowling (Vp Engineering & Energy Supply) $253,011 $0 $190,028
Fredrick Taylor (Vp Operations) $218,770 $0 $112,821
Timothy Flax (Vp It) $212,310 $0 $64,944
Robert Muirhead (Secretary) $204,869 $0 $172,188
Thomas S Meis (Vp Finance, Cfo) $202,928 $0 $89,160
Nathan Mc Neil (Manager Of Engineering) $164,908 $0 $54,444
Randy Van Allen (Manager Of Protection Systems) $153,037 $0 $46,997
Donald Augustine (Operations Manager) $131,142 $0 $0
Wanda Kuhn (Compensation & Benefits Mgr) $128,848 $0 $0
Justin Mac Donald (Director, Reliability Compliance) $128,320 $0 $0
Robert Hoffman (Substation Manager) $127,995 $0 $0
Mike Morley (Director, Corporate Communications) $126,019 $0 $0
John Blackwell (Director) $14,775 $0 $0
Ed Pratt (Director) $12,700 $0 $0
Juanita Stecklein (Director) $11,950 $0 $0
Gary Moss (Director) $10,225 $0 $0
Louise Berning (Director) $9,675 $0 $0
Dale Unruh (Director) $9,575 $0 $0
Chuck Moore (Director) $9,550 $0 $0
Lon Frahm (Director) $7,975 $0 $0
Keith Miller (Director) $7,775 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 22, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$193,527,663
Expenses
$194,229,538
Net Income
-$701,875
Net Assets
$249,796,258
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $193,276,347
99.9%
Investment Income $251,316
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,360,810
1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $16,056,220
8.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $638,262,477
Total Liabilities $388,466,219
Net Assets $249,796,258
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $191,767,487
Income From Other Sources $2,400,753
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patrick Parke (Ceo) $359,857 $0 $244,270
William Dowling (Vp Of Energy Management & Supply) $249,980 $0 $169,582
Fredrick Taylor (Vp Operations) $216,442 $0 $92,887
Timothy Flax (Vp It) $207,519 $0 $60,432
Robert Muirhead (Secretary) $207,252 $0 $143,188
Thomas S Meis (V.P. Finance, Cfo) $199,156 $0 $78,613
Nathan Mc Neil (Manager Of Engineering) $160,113 $0 $45,982
Randy Van Allen (Manager Of Protection Systems) $149,106 $0 $0
Wanda Kuhn (Compensation & Benefits Mgr) $142,473 $0 $0
Donald Augustine (Operations Manager) $128,249 $0 $0
Mike Morley (Director, Corporate Communications) $126,549 $0 $0
Justin Mac Donald (Director, Reliability Compliance) $124,089 $0 $0
John Blackwell (Director) $15,375 $0 $0
Dale Unruh (Director) $14,300 $0 $0
Gary Moss (Director) $12,650 $0 $0
Ed Pratt (Director) $12,300 $0 $0
Keith Miller (Director) $9,350 $0 $0
Louise Berning (Director) $6,600 $0 $0
Lon Frahm (Director) $6,600 $0 $0
Juanita Stecklein (Director) $6,600 $0 $0
Chuck Moore (Director) $6,250 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 24, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$210,845,368
Expenses
$211,737,544
Net Income
-$892,176
Net Assets
$240,171,531
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $210,585,453
99.9%
Investment Income $259,915
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,226,023
1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $14,888,042
7.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $619,414,087
Total Liabilities $379,242,556
Net Assets $240,171,531
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $209,121,258
Income From Other Sources $12,607,369
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patrick Parke (Ceo) $308,362 $0 $201,318
William Dowling (Vp Of Energy Management & Supply) $233,897 $0 $136,405
Fredrick Taylor (Vp Operations) $194,207 $0 $79,172
Robert Muirhead (Asst. Secretary) $188,248 $0 $112,156
Timothy Flax (Vp It) $187,728 $0 $53,631
Thomas S Meis (V.P. Finance, Cfo) $179,428 $0 $71,326
Sharon Dreher (Secretary) $176,578 $0 $107,909
Nathan Mc Neil (Manager Of Engineering) $148,866 $0 $0
Randy Van Allen (Manager Of Protection Systems) $128,791 $0 $0
Mark Meyer (Linemen Servicemen) $123,657 $0 $0
Donald Augustine (Operations Manager) $119,298 $0 $0
Wanda Kuhn (Compensation & Benefits Mgr) $119,063 $0 $0
John Blackwell (Director) $20,700 $0 $0
Ed Pratt (Director) $16,700 $0 $0
Juanita Stecklein (Director) $15,400 $0 $0
Keith Miller (Director) $13,750 $0 $0
Gary Moss (Director) $13,200 $0 $0
Dale Unruh (Director) $12,650 $0 $0
Chuck Moore (Director) $8,800 $0 $0
Louise Berning (Director) $8,450 $0 $0
Lon Frahm (Director) $8,250 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 15, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$221,956,002
Expenses
$222,341,705
Net Income
-$385,703
Net Assets
$227,134,308
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $221,721,539
99.9%
Investment Income $234,463
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,332,178
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $14,675,668
6.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $606,053,625
Total Liabilities $378,919,317
Net Assets $227,134,308
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $225,189,374
Income From Other Sources $5,664,239
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patrick Parke (Ceo) $271,411 $0 $178,689
William Dowling (Vp Of Energy Management & Supply) $216,759 $0 $120,861
Earnest A Lehman (President & Gm (Ret)) $208,649 $0 $6,080
Timothy Flax (Vp It) $191,964 $0 $57,207
Fredrick Taylor (Vp Operations) $182,584 $0 $75,840
Thomas S Meis (V.P. Finance, Cfo) $181,843 $0 $59,260
Sharon Dreher (Secretary) $178,166 $0 $112,164
Robert Muirhead (Vp Customer Service) $171,386 $0 $109,416
Nathan Mc Neil (Manager Of Engineering) $138,459 $0 $0
Robert Bieker (Maintenance Supervisor) $127,468 $0 $0
Michael Braithwaite (Sr. Transmission Engineer) $121,702 $0 $0
Wanda Kuhn (Compensation & Benefits Mgr) $116,549 $0 $0
Donald Augustine (Operations Manager) $114,188 $0 $0
John Blackwell (Director) $20,600 $0 $0
Ed Pratt (Director) $13,950 $0 $0
Juanita Stecklein (Director) $13,750 $0 $0
Gary Moss (Director) $12,100 $0 $0
Dale Unruh (Director) $12,100 $0 $0
Louise Berning (Director) $10,650 $0 $0
Keith Miller (Director) $10,650 $0 $0
Chuck Moore (Director) $9,550 $0 $0
Lon Frahm (Director) $7,700 $0 $0
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Filed on June 11, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$210,567,860
Expenses
$210,567,860
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$214,252,603
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $210,340,373
99.9%
Investment Income $227,487
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,290,363
1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $15,389,683
7.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $599,098,493
Total Liabilities $384,845,890
Net Assets $214,252,603
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $208,268,724
Income From Other Sources $8,627,222
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Earnest A Lehman (President & Gm) $389,782 $0 $0
William Dowling (Vp Of Energy Management & Supply) $214,539 $0 $0
Patrick Parke (Vp Customer Service) $206,507 $0 $0
Timothy Flax (Vp It) $187,494 $0 $0
Fredrick Taylor (Vp Operations) $177,468 $0 $0
Thomas S Meis (V.P. Finance, Cfo) $174,766 $0 $0
Sharon Dreher (Secretary) $173,617 $0 $0
Robert Muirhead (Director Economic Development) $131,707 $0 $0
Robert Bieker (Maintenance Supervisor) $126,857 $0 $0
Robert G Hoffman (Lead Substation Tech) $121,866 $0 $0
Wanda Kuhn (Compensation & Benefits Mgr) $116,131 $0 $0
William Nowlin (Line Foreman) $115,379 $0 $0
John Blackwell (Director) $26,950 $0 $0
Keith Miller (Director) $26,050 $0 $0
Ed Pratt (Director) $17,800 $0 $0
Juanita Stecklein (Director) $17,600 $0 $0
Dale Unruh (Director) $15,400 $0 $0
Gary Moss (Director) $13,750 $0 $0
Chuck Moore (Director) $12,850 $0 $0
Lon Frahm (Director) $12,650 $0 $0
Louise Berning (Director) $11,200 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 9, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$211,184,322
Expenses
$211,932,919
Net Income
-$748,597
Net Assets
$204,111,642
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $210,929,393
99.9%
Investment Income $254,929
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,142,496
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $14,454,486
6.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $573,220,675
Total Liabilities $369,109,033
Net Assets $204,111,642
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $209,016,912
Income From Other Sources $8,186,553
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Earnest A Lehman (President & Gm) $399,462 $0 $0
William Dowling (Vp Of Energy Management & Supply) $199,938 $0 $0
Patrick Parke (Vp Customer Service) $186,850 $0 $0
Timothy Flax (Vp It) $183,646 $0 $0
Thomas S Meis (V.P. Finance, Cfo) $166,102 $0 $0
Sharon Dreher (Secretary) $165,034 $0 $0
Fredrick Taylor (Vp Operations) $163,663 $0 $0
Robert Bieker (Maintenance Supervisor) $118,831 $0 $0
Robert Muirhead (Director Economic Development) $109,438 $0 $0
Wanda Kuhn (Compensation & Benefits Mgr) $108,755 $0 $0
Mark Meyer (Linemen/Servicemen) $106,559 $0 $0
Donald Augustine (Operations Mgr Great Bend) $106,018 $0 $0
John Blackwell (Director) $25,100 $0 $0
Keith Miller (Director) $21,100 $0 $0
Ed Pratt (Director) $15,600 $0 $0
Juanita Stecklein (Director) $13,750 $0 $0
Dale Unruh (Director) $13,200 $0 $0
Louise Berning (Director) $10,650 $0 $0
Chuck Moore (Director) $10,100 $0 $0
Lon Frahm (Director) $9,350 $0 $0
Gary Moss (Director) $9,350 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 16, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$208,614,227
Expenses
$209,393,751
Net Income
-$779,524
Net Assets
$196,079,070
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $208,335,325
99.9%
Investment Income $278,902
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,663,163
0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $15,591,436
7.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $533,164,925
Total Liabilities $337,085,855
Net Assets $196,079,070
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $206,526,682
Income From Other Sources $12,752,009
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Earnest A Lehman (President & Gm) $404,173 $0 $0
William Dowling (Vp Of Energy Management & Supply) $225,495 $0 $0
Patrick Parke (Vp Customer Service) $200,083 $0 $0
Timothy Flax (Vp It) $188,080 $0 $0
Thomas S Meis (V.P. Finance, Cfo) $177,901 $0 $0
Fredrick Taylor (Vp Operations) $177,148 $0 $0
Sharon Dreher (Secretary) $171,158 $0 $0
Robert Bieker (Maintenance Supervisor) $129,395 $0 $0
Robert Muirhead (Director Economic Development) $126,448 $0 $0
Jerry Brinkman (Distribution Engineer) $123,531 $0 $0
David Gorman (Distribution Engineer) $117,078 $0 $0
Donald Augustine (Operations Mgr Great Bend) $116,182 $0 $0
John Blackwell (Director) $20,975 $0 $0
Keith Miller (Director) $18,350 $0 $0
Ed Pratt (Director) $14,500 $0 $0
Juanita Stecklein (Director) $14,300 $0 $0
Dale Unruh (Director) $12,850 $0 $0
Gary Moss (Director) $11,550 $0 $0
Chuck Moore (Director) $9,550 $0 $0
Lon Frahm (Director) $9,350 $0 $0
Louise Berning (Director) $7,700 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 30, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$219,357,550
Expenses
$220,059,107
Net Income
-$701,557
Net Assets
$184,573,938
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $219,049,096
99.9%
Investment Income $308,454
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,455,884
0.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $14,326,092
6.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $505,819,142
Total Liabilities $321,245,204
Net Assets $184,573,938
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $217,079,081
Income From Other Sources $14,489,977
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Earnest A Lehman (President & Gm) $356,655 $0 $0
William Dowling (Vp Of Energy Management & Supply) $194,325 $0 $0
Patrick Parke (Vp Customer Service) $174,830 $0 $0
Thomas S Meis (V.P. Finance, Cfo) $159,665 $0 $0
Fredrick Taylor (Vp Operations) $156,463 $0 $0
Sharon Dreher (Secretary) $149,642 $0 $0
Robert Bieker (Maintenance Supervisor) $111,947 $0 $0
Jerry Brinkman (Distribution Engineer) $109,535 $0 $0
Robert Hoffman (Lead Substation Technician) $108,827 $0 $0
David Gorman (Distribution Engineer) $107,196 $0 $0
Robert Muirhead (Director Economic Development) $106,559 $0 $0
John Blackwell (Director) $25,850 $0 $0
Ed Pratt (Director) $14,500 $0 $0
Juanita Stecklein (Director) $12,650 $0 $0
Gary Moss (Director) $12,300 $0 $0
Keith Miller (Director) $11,550 $0 $0
Dale Unruh (Director) $9,350 $0 $0
Chuck Moore (Director) $8,450 $0 $0
Lon Frahm (Director) $8,250 $0 $0
Louise Berning (Director) $7,900 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 22, 2015

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$204,510,731
Expenses
$205,127,456
Net Income
-$616,725
Net Assets
$172,425,320
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $204,125,132
99.8%
Investment Income $385,599
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,861,149
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $14,195,289
6.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $489,465,964
Total Liabilities $317,040,644
Net Assets $172,425,320
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $202,411,618
Income From Other Sources $12,399,425
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Earnest A Lehman (President & Gm) $372,146 $0 $0
William Dowling (Vp Of Energy Management & Supply) $187,145 $0 $0
Patrick Parke (Vp Customer Service) $170,070 $0 $0
Sharon Dreher (Secretary) $151,550 $0 $0
Frederick Taylor (Vp Operations) $149,234 $0 $0
Thomas S Meis (V.P. Finance, Cfo) $148,239 $0 $0
Ed Rempe (Director Of It) $113,940 $0 $0
Cody Foster (Lineman/Serviceman) $113,940 $0 $0
Michael Volker (Director Regulator & Energy Services) $113,809 $0 $0
Mark Meyer (Lineman/Serviceman) $111,578 $0 $0
John Blackwell (Director) $29,975 $0 $0
Ed Pratt (Director) $15,800 $0 $0
Keith Miller (Director) $13,950 $0 $0
Juanita Stecklein (Director) $12,850 $0 $0
Dale Unruh (Director) $11,000 $0 $0
Gary Moss (Director) $10,650 $0 $0
Chuck Moore (Director) $9,900 $0 $0
Louise Berning (Director) $8,650 $0 $0
Lon Frahm (Director) $8,450 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 7, 2014

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$198,954,991
Expenses
$199,292,435
Net Income
-$337,444
Net Assets
$160,596,422
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $198,673,722
99.9%
Investment Income $281,269
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,044,145
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $12,418,089
6.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $451,709,782
Total Liabilities $291,113,360
Net Assets $160,596,422
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $196,879,250
Income From Other Sources $4,033,122

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$198,762,826
Expenses
$199,565,180
Net Income
-$802,354
Net Assets
$146,041,210
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $198,476,510
99.9%
Investment Income $286,316
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,009,687
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $12,687,851
6.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $432,562,191
Total Liabilities $286,520,981
Net Assets $146,041,210
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $196,908,007
Income From Other Sources $3,252,273

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
PDF (2 of 3) PDF (3 of 3)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

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  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

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