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Southwest Power Pool Inc

  • Little Rock, AR
  • Tax-exempt since June 1995
  • EIN: 71-0748158

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Business leagues, chambers of commerce, real estate boards, etc, created for the improvement of business conditions.

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2022 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Provided first-class or charter travel
Organization provided first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers. Details are reported on Schedule J.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$250M (2022)

Expenses
$223M (2022)

Total Assets
$1.78B (2022)

Total Liabilities
$1.88B (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

Tax Filings 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.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$249,826,324
Expenses
$222,533,268
Net Income
$27,293,056
Net Assets
-$102,316,767
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $690,000
0.3%
Program Services $247,270,723
99.0%
Investment Income $1,865,601
0.7%
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 $10,649,239
4.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $86,241,236
38.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,777,102,042
Total Liabilities $1,879,418,809
Net Assets -$102,316,767
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Barbara Sugg (President And Ceo) $2,247,973 $0 -$61,513
Lanny Nickell (Executive Vice President And Coo) $1,094,374 $0 -$49,534
Paul Suskie (Executive Vice General Counsel) $683,706 $0 $20,474
Bruce Rew (Senior Vice President Operations) $680,933 $0 -$12,346
Thomas Dunn (Senior Vice President Finance And Cfo) $662,644 $0 -$18,683
Michael Ross (Senior Vice President External Affairs) $555,140 $0 $66,614
Michael Desselle (Vice President Process Integrity And Ccao) $504,108 $0 $40,585
Antoine Lucas (Vice President Engineering) $499,073 $0 $213
Keith Norman Collins (Executive Director Market Monitoring) $451,324 $0 $35,473
John Sam Ellis (Vice President, It And Chief Information Security Officer) $450,139 $0 $9,524
Kelly Carney (Vice President Human Capital & Cpo) $412,883 $0 $84,070
Philip Bruich (Director Markets) $354,012 $0 $140,629
Carlie M Brown Jr (Director Systems Operations) $329,284 $0 -$804
Bert Bressers (Director Operations Support) $310,004 $0 $31,732
David Kelley Jr (Director Seams & Tariff Services) $303,820 $0 $7,044
Leonard Tao (Director Ferc Policy) $302,281 $0 $48,289
Ralph Chapman Jr (Director It Applications) $297,401 $0 $64,387
Charles Yeung (Executive Director Interregional Affairs) $296,587 $0 $16,386
Jerome Wild (Director Technology & Services) $295,319 $0 $35,315
Larry Altenbaumer (Board Member) $193,625 $0 $0
Susan Certoma (Chair) $164,625 $0 $0
Joshua Martin (Board Member) $142,500 $0 $0
Elizabeth Moore (Vice Chair) $141,500 $0 $0
Phillip Mark Crisson (Board Member) $139,500 $0 $0
John Ben Trowbridge (Board Member) $125,750 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 9, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$198,344,637
Expenses
$194,819,726
Net Income
$3,524,911
Net Assets
-$128,950,814
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $642,000
0.3%
Program Services $197,619,814
99.6%
Investment Income $82,823
0.0%
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 $11,076,697
5.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $76,167,810
39.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,101,785,399
Total Liabilities $1,230,736,213
Net Assets -$128,950,814
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Barbara Sugg (President And Ceo) $1,307,679 $0 $184,579
Malinda See (Vice President Corporate Services, 1 1 2021 2 1 2021) $855,598 $0 $87,515
Lanny Nickell (Executive Vice President And Coo) $765,411 $0 $148,073
Paul Suskie (Executive Vice President Regulatory Legal) $633,398 $0 $99,892
Thomas Dunn (Senior Vice President Finance And Cfo) $616,466 $0 $129,717
Bruce Rew (Senior Vice President Operations) $587,322 $0 $180,774
Michael Ross (Senior Vice President External Affairs) $535,235 $0 $105,640
Michael Desselle (Vice President Process Integrity And Ccao) $491,195 $0 $149,510
Antoine Lucas (Vice President Engineering) $440,010 $0 $81,536
John Sam Ellis (Vice President, It And Chief Information Security Officer) $438,112 $0 $154,785
Keith Norman Collins (Executive Director Market Monitoring) $346,561 $0 $69,241
David Kelley Jr (Director Seams & Tariff Services) $285,755 $0 $86,321
Ralph Chapman Jr (Director It Applications) $284,038 $0 $102,278
Charles Yeung (Executive Director Interregional Affairs) $281,225 $0 $101,463
Michael Riley (Associate General Counsel) $279,074 $0 $72,646
Jerome Wild (Director Technology & Services) $278,158 $0 $55,998
Bert Bressers (Director Operations Support) $275,848 $0 $62,644
Carlie M Brown Jr (Director Systems Operations) $274,182 $0 $78,240
Philip Bruich (Director Markets) $272,528 $0 $150,420
Kelly Carney (Vice President Human Capital & Cpo, 4 16 2021 Present) $192,039 $0 $58,831
Graham Edwards (Vice Chairman) $190,000 $0 $0
Larry Altenbaumer (Chairman) $180,000 $0 $0
Phillip Mark Crisson (Board Member) $158,500 $0 $0
Susan Certoma (Board Member) $145,000 $0 $0
Bastone Bronwen (Board Member) $145,000 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 21, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$219,318,372
Expenses
$208,821,666
Net Income
$10,496,706
Net Assets
-$133,121,625
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $618,000
0.3%
Program Services $212,984,483
97.1%
Investment Income $696,730
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,019,159
2.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $12,216,039
5.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $74,278,574
35.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $725,435,823
Total Liabilities $858,557,448
Net Assets -$133,121,625
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nicholas Brown (President And Ceo, 1 1 2020 3 31 2020) $2,400,733 $0 $234,088
Barbara Sugg (President And Ceo, 4 1 2020 Present) $867,724 $0 $246,681
Carl Monroe (Executive Vice President And Coo, 1 1 2020 3 18 2020) $856,563 $0 -$162,279
Lanny Nickell (Executive Vice President And Coo, 3 19 2020 Present) $665,034 $0 $207,492
Bruce Rew (Senior Vice President Operations) $652,172 $0 $236,567
Paul Suskie (Executive Vice President Regulatory Policy And General Counsel) $639,855 $0 $115,713
Thomas Dunn (Senior Vice President Finance And Cfo) $633,804 $0 $155,986
Malinda See (Vice President Corporate Services) $557,071 $0 $319,891
Michael Ross (Senior Vice President Government Affairs And Public Relations) $520,308 $0 $110,633
Michael Desselle (Vice President Process Integrity And Ccao) $482,156 $0 $168,801
Bert Bressers (Director Operations Support) $386,657 $0 $99,965
Richard Dillon (Tech Director Market Policy) $348,626 $0 $144,955
John Sam Ellis (Vice President, It And Chief Information Security Officer) $342,196 $0 $186,320
Charles Yeung (Executive Director Interregional Affairs) $335,608 $0 $123,335
Keith Norman Collins (Executive Director Market Monitoring) $329,528 $0 $71,847
Dianne Branch (Controller) $323,074 $0 $113,313
Antoine Lucas (Vice President Engineering) $308,222 $0 $97,455
Philip Bruich (Director Markets) $300,562 $0 $193,190
Carlie M Brown Jr (Director Systems Operations) $281,618 $0 $97,871
Ralph Chapman Jr (Director It Applications) $275,688 $0 $113,607
Jerome Wild (Director Technology & Services) $270,300 $0 $58,492
Larry Altenbaumer (Chairman) $203,000 $0 $0
Graham Edwards (Vice Chairman) $168,500 $0 $0
Susan Certoma (Board Member) $155,500 $0 $0
Phillip Mark Crisson (Board Member) $151,500 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 3, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$197,124,287
Expenses
$193,346,002
Net Income
$3,778,285
Net Assets
-$143,762,708
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $594,000
0.3%
Program Services $195,095,119
99.0%
Investment Income $799,610
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $635,558
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $11,672,055
6.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $69,028,121
35.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $651,884,480
Total Liabilities $795,647,188
Net Assets -$143,762,708
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nicholas Brown (President And Ceo) $2,022,693 $0 $264,360
Carl Monroe (Executive Vice President And Coo) $834,816 $0 $251,880
Paul Suskie (Executive Vice President Regulatory Policy And General Counsel) $572,457 $0 $104,685
Barbara Sugg (Senior Vice President It And Chief Security Officer) $517,127 $0 $226,329
Thomas Dunn (Senior Vice President Finance And Cfo) $508,564 $0 $147,477
Bruce Rew (Senior Vice President Operations) $490,236 $0 $222,749
Lanny Nickell (Senior Vice President Engineering) $486,342 $0 $193,043
Michael Ross (Senior Vice President Government Affairs And Public Relations) $484,796 $0 $99,549
Michael Desselle (Vice President Process Integrity) $454,379 $0 $146,580
Malinda See (Vice President Corporate Services) $452,463 $0 $308,176
Keith Norman Collins (Executive Director Market Monitoring) $300,564 $0 $55,544
John Sam Ellis (Director Cyber Security/Control) $262,039 $0 $116,332
Charles Yeung (Executive Director Interregional Affairs) $255,439 $0 $113,778
Bert Bressers (Director Operations Support) $248,541 $0 $89,519
Ralph Chapman Jr (Director It Applications) $248,325 $0 $99,618
Jerome Wild (Director Technology & Services) $247,417 $0 $51,428
Philip Bruich (Director Markets) $241,981 $0 $139,799
Richard Dillon (Director Market Policy) $239,450 $0 $138,467
Carlie M Brown Jr (Director Systems Operations) $234,808 $0 $78,701
Larry Altenbaumer (Chairman) $186,500 $0 $0
Graham Edwards (Vice Chairman) $139,000 $0 $0
Joshua Martin (Board Member) $137,000 $0 $0
Julian Brix (Board Member) $133,500 $0 $0
Harry Skilton (Board Member) $133,500 $0 $0
Bruce Scherr (Board Member) $133,500 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 9, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$200,743,528
Expenses
$193,587,983
Net Income
$7,155,545
Net Assets
-$150,093,326
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $582,000
0.3%
Program Services $198,930,564
99.1%
Investment Income $648,288
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $582,676
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $11,611,233
6.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $65,341,474
33.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $626,067,275
Total Liabilities $776,160,601
Net Assets -$150,093,326
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nicholas Brown (President And Ceo) $1,503,397 $0 $191,082
Carl Monroe (Executive Vice President And Coo) $929,988 $0 $198,071
Ronald Ciesiel (General Manager Regional Entity) $782,655 $0 -$107,923
Paul Suskie (Executive Vice President Regulatory Policy And General Counsel) $626,999 $0 $82,322
Thomas Dunn (Senior Vice President Finance And Cfo) $604,298 $0 $105,849
Barbara Sugg (Vice President It And Chief Security Officer) $568,455 $0 $154,027
Bruce Rew (Vice President Operations) $543,151 $0 $147,207
Lanny Nickell (Vice President Engineering) $540,945 $0 $115,311
Michael Ross (Senior Vice President Government Affairs And Public Relations) $532,401 $0 $86,958
Michael Desselle (Vice President Process Integrity) $520,875 $0 $108,830
Malinda See (Vice President Corporate Services) $458,123 $0 $218,064
Kevin Perry (Director Regional Entity Cip) $279,519 $0 -$57,270
Keith Norman Collins (Executive Director Market Monitoring) $264,356 $0 $51,173
Charles Yeung (Executive Director Interregional Affairs) $243,510 $0 $84,918
Jerome Wild (Director It Applications) $240,744 $0 $38,997
Deborah Currie (Manager, Re Finance & Process Improvement) $238,750 $0 $49,602
John Sam Ellis (Director Cyber Security/Control) $237,773 $0 $69,973
Ralph Chapman Jr (Director Technology & Services) $237,352 $0 $83,533
Bert Bressers (Director Operations Support) $237,246 $0 $78,055
Carlie M Brown Jr (Director Systems Operations) $217,743 $0 $58,674
Larry Altenbaumer (Chairman) $137,000 $0 $0
James Eckelberger (Board Member) $129,500 $0 $0
Graham Edwards (Vice Chairman) $122,500 $0 $0
Phyllis Bernard (Board Member) $120,750 $0 $0
Bruce Scherr (Board Member) $119,500 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 16, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$204,700,235
Expenses
$196,240,079
Net Income
$8,460,156
Net Assets
-$156,720,760
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $570,000
0.3%
Program Services $196,050,552
95.8%
Investment Income $443,305
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $7,636,378
3.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $10,521,108
5.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $64,432,818
32.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $633,767,230
Total Liabilities $790,487,990
Net Assets -$156,720,760
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nicholas Brown (President And Ceo) $1,171,161 $0 $362,769
Ronald Ciesiel (General Manager Regional Entity) $775,651 $0 $92,900
Carl Monroe (Executive Vice President And Coo) $667,713 $0 $271,126
Paul Suskie (Executive Vice President Regulatory Policy And General Counsel) $473,703 $0 $124,023
Thomas Dunn (Senior Vice President Finance And Cfo) $452,801 $0 $139,951
Barbara Sugg (Vice President It And Chief Security Officer) $408,207 $0 $167,241
Michael Ross (Senior Vice President Government Affairs And Public Relations) $401,289 $0 $125,968
Bruce Rew (Vice President Operations) $398,979 $0 $167,433
Lanny Nickell (Vice President Engineering) $398,524 $0 $145,073
Michael Desselle (Vice President Process Integrity) $385,670 $0 $145,072
Malinda See (Vice President Corporate Services) $338,470 $0 $201,322
Kevin Perry (Director Regional Entity Cip) $295,080 $0 $111,713
Deborah Currie (Manager, Re Finance & Process Improvement) $289,948 $0 $39,281
Alfred Joe Gertsch (Manager, Enforcement Re Legal) $255,026 $0 $58,987
Charles Yeung (Executive Director Interregional Affairs) $241,234 $0 $67,392
Ralph Chapman Jr (Director It Enterprise Operations) $240,986 $0 $68,157
Richard Dillon (Director Market Design) $240,453 $0 $90,584
Jerome Wild (Director It Applications) $237,506 $0 $34,321
John Sam Ellis (Director System Operations) $232,805 $0 $59,739
Carlie M Brown Jr (Director, Systems Operations) $193,158 $0 $46,307
James Eckelberger (Chairman) $134,500 $0 $0
Phyllis Bernard (Board Member) $129,000 $0 $0
Harry Skilton (Vice Chairman) $128,750 $0 $0
Larry Altenbaumer (Board Member) $119,500 $0 $0
Joshua Martin (Board Member) $119,000 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 9, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$181,729,551
Expenses
$219,653,658
Net Income
-$37,924,107
Net Assets
-$166,680,106
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $558,000
0.3%
Program Services $176,036,691
96.9%
Investment Income $318,874
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,815,986
2.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $8,829,260
4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $61,640,472
28.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $480,825,155
Total Liabilities $647,505,261
Net Assets -$166,680,106
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nicholas Brown (President And Ceo) $989,973 $0 $231,933
Carl Monroe (Executive Vice President And Coo) $589,330 $0 $218,291
Paul Suskie (Executive Vice President Regulatory Policy And General Counsel) $434,689 $0 $116,043
Thomas Dunn (Senior Vice President Finance And Cfo) $412,151 $0 $125,820
Ronald Ciesiel (General Manager Regional Entity) $392,367 $0 $164,863
Barbara Sugg (Vice President It And Chief Security Officer) $373,240 $0 $153,164
Michael Ross (Senior Vice President Government Affairs And Public Relations) $368,446 $0 $116,440
Bruce Rew (Vice President Operations) $367,430 $0 $155,725
Lanny Nickell (Vice President Engineering) $365,227 $0 $138,686
Michael Desselle (Vice President Process Integrity) $351,261 $0 $126,615
Malinda See (Vice President Corporate Services) $304,845 $0 $177,666
Matthew Morais (Associate General Counsel) $243,707 $0 $7,268
Jerome Wild (Director It Applications) $238,840 $0 $31,522
Charles Yeung (Executive Director Interregional Affairs) $238,011 $0 $66,507
Leonard Pat Bourne (Director Transmission Policy) $237,030 $0 $51,234
Ralph Chapman Jr (Director It Enterprise Operations) $236,097 $0 $65,156
Bert Bressers (Director Operations Support) $233,501 $0 $86,569
Richard Dillon (Director Market Design) $229,542 $0 $85,673
John Sam Ellis (Director System Operations) $223,907 $0 $54,660
Harry Skilton (Vice Chairman) $137,000 $0 $0
Jim Eckelberger (Chairman) $130,000 $0 $0
Phyllis Bernard (Board Member) $113,500 $0 $0
Graham Edwards (Board Member) $99,000 $0 $0
Joshua Martin (Board Member) $97,750 $0 $0
Julian Brix (Board Member) $97,250 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 3, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$180,573,920
Expenses
$221,033,580
Net Income
-$40,459,660
Net Assets
-$129,415,141
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $564,000
0.3%
Program Services $178,168,678
98.7%
Investment Income $1,827,420
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $13,822
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $7,933,619
3.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $59,754,482
27.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $439,014,044
Total Liabilities $568,429,185
Net Assets -$129,415,141
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nicholas Brown (President And Ceo) $820,747 $0 $340,432
Carl Monroe (Executive Vice President And Coo) $526,398 $0 $324,635
Paul Suskie (Executive Vice President Regulatory Policy And General Counsel) $372,569 $0 $114,958
Ronald Ciesiel (General Manager Regional Entity) $370,498 $0 $222,165
Thomas Dunn (Senior Vice President Finance And Cfo) $357,120 $0 $155,058
Bruce Rew (Vice President Operations) $342,183 $0 $232,129
Barbara Sugg (Vice President It And Chief Security Officer) $338,295 $0 $202,694
Lanny Nickell (Vice President Engineering) $334,824 $0 $192,774
Michael Desselle (Vice President Process Integrity) $318,338 $0 $149,204
Michael Ross (Senior Vice President Government Affairs And Public Relations) $244,400 $0 $62,312
Malinda See (Vice President Corporate Services) $233,711 $0 $168,418
Charles Yeung (Executive Director Interregional Affairs) $228,470 $0 $89,454
Leonard Pat Bourne (Director Transmission Policy) $220,837 $0 $113,133
Ralph Chapman Jr (Director It Enterprise Operations) $219,349 $0 $72,771
Bert Bressers (Director Operations Support) $218,853 $0 $124,982
Richard Dillon (Director Market Design) $215,062 $0 $128,196
Jerome Wild (Director It Applications) $214,858 $0 $30,158
John Sam Ellis (Director System Operations) $214,760 $0 $87,134
Jay Pearl Caspary (Director Research, Development & Tariff Services) $203,749 $0 $84,487
Stacy Duckett (Vice President And Chief Compliance Officer) $119,289 $0 -$258,256
Harry Skilton (Vice Chairman) $118,250 $0 $0
Jim Eckelberger (Chairman) $112,500 $0 $0
Joshua Martin (Board Member) $86,000 $0 $0
Phyllis Bernard (Board Member) $80,500 $0 $0
Julian Brix (Board Member) $80,500 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 11, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$164,161,431
Expenses
$210,462,008
Net Income
-$46,300,577
Net Assets
-$86,944,674
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $480,000
0.3%
Program Services $163,056,893
99.3%
Investment Income $508,306
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $116,232
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $8,827,759
4.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $59,568,426
28.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $521,013,485
Total Liabilities $607,958,159
Net Assets -$86,944,674
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nicholas Brown (President And Ceo) $1,783,314 $0 $109,385
Carl Monroe (Executive Vice President And Coo) $1,103,791 $0 $114,614
Bruce Rew (Vice President Operations) $491,437 $0 $90,082
Paul Suskie (Executive Vice President Regulatory Policy And General Counsel) $488,429 $0 $57,183
Barbara Sugg (Vice President Information Technology) $448,740 $0 $107,011
Thomas Dunn (Senior Vice President Finance And Cfo) $446,848 $0 $61,416
Lanny Nickell (Vice President Engineering) $426,888 $0 $68,035
Michael Desselle (Vice President Process Integrity) $385,406 $0 $62,826
Stacy Duckett (Vice President And Chief Compliance Officer) $370,591 $0 $57,185
Ronald Ciesiel (General Manager Regional Entity) $348,914 $0 $122,678
John Sam Ellis (Director Markets Administration) $292,597 $0 $45,365
Phillip Bruich (Director Settlements) $252,356 $0 $63,230
Richard Dillon (Director Market Design) $241,136 $0 $69,851
Charles Yeung (Executive Director Interregional Affairs) $235,378 $0 $50,556
Bert Bressers (Director Operations Support) $232,818 $0 $70,994
Leonard Pat Bourne (Director Transmission Policy) $231,320 $0 $50,052
Don Shipley (Director System Operations) $229,849 $0 $38,258
Ralph Chapman Jr (Director It Enterprise Operations) $227,640 $0 $53,425
Michael Ross (Senior Vice President Government Affairs And Public Relations) $125,484 $0 $355
Jim Eckelberger (Chairman) $107,500 $0 $0
Harry Skilton (Vice Chairman) $100,250 $0 $0
Julian Brix (Board Member) $86,750 $0 $0
Phyllis Bernard (Board Member) $81,750 $0 $0
Joshua Martin (Board Member) $81,250 $0 $0
Larry Altenbaumer (Board Member) $78,250 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 14, 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
$144,133,352
Expenses
$154,300,104
Net Income
-$10,166,752
Net Assets
-$40,895,119
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $450,000
0.3%
Program Services $142,288,252
98.7%
Investment Income $222,964
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,172,136
0.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $6,581,906
4.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $57,395,217
37.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $351,410,781
Total Liabilities $392,305,900
Net Assets -$40,895,119
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nicholas Brown (President And Ceo) $634,237 $0 $243,698
Carl Monroe (Executive Vice President And Coo) $494,221 $0 $165,802
Paul Suskie (Senior Vice President Regulatory Policy And General Counsel) $347,645 $0 $42,379
Bruce Rew (Vice President Operations) $322,647 $0 $80,529
Ronald Ciesiel (General Manager Regional Entity) $321,068 $0 $102,313
Barbara Sugg (Vice President Information Technology) $319,825 $0 $91,405
Thomas Dunn (Vice President And Cfo) $315,728 $0 $47,864
Lanny Nickell (Vice President Engineering) $314,496 $0 $63,151
Michael Desselle (Vice President Process Integrity) $311,564 $0 $64,193
Stacy Duckett (Vice President And Chief Compliance Officer) $292,828 $0 $51,058
William Hudson (Manager Operations) $270,695 $0 $42,662
Ralph Chapman Jr (Director It Enterprise Operations) $230,466 $0 $47,572
Charles Yeung (Executive Director Interregional Affairs) $222,898 $0 $44,754
Leonard Pat Bourne (Director Transmission Policy) $221,017 $0 $48,735
John Sam Ellis (Director Markets Administration) $209,165 $0 $39,090
Bert Bressers (Director Operations Support) $207,690 $0 $66,410
Richard Dillon (Director Market Development) $207,488 $0 $62,226
Frederick R Thornton (Director It Applications) $206,873 $0 $45,339
Don Shipley (Director System Operations) $196,699 $0 $34,508
Michael Ross (Senior Vice President Government Affairs And Public Relations) $156,752 $0 $8,223
Phyllis Bernard (Board Member) $94,250 $0 $0
Harry Skilton (Vice Chairman) $92,500 $0 $0
Jim Eckelberger (Chairman) $91,500 $0 $0
Julian Brix (Board Member) $87,500 $0 $0
Larry Altenbaumer (Board Member) $74,500 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 14, 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
$148,741,726
Expenses
$150,047,620
Net Income
-$1,305,894
Net Assets
-$30,728,367
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $408,000
0.3%
Program Services $147,511,235
99.2%
Investment Income $148,537
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $673,954
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $6,895,770
4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $52,209,057
34.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $339,519,689
Total Liabilities $370,248,056
Net Assets -$30,728,367

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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
$129,097,375
Expenses
$138,137,790
Net Income
-$9,040,415
Net Assets
-$29,422,473
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $384,000
0.3%
Program Services $128,556,128
99.6%
Investment Income $157,247
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 $5,403,235
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $46,983,706
34.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $246,305,588
Total Liabilities $275,728,061
Net Assets -$29,422,473

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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
PDF (2 of 2)

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 2)

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.

Document Links

990

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

PDF

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

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  • 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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