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← MIDWEST ENERGY COOPERATIVE

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MIDWEST ENERGY COOPERATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$168,084,071
Total expenses
$167,152,597
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$8,319
Program service revenue
$136,465,196
Investment income
$360,694
Other revenue
$31,258,181
Total assets, end of year
$592,487,549
Total liabilities, end of year
$418,600,189
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$173,887,360
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ELECTRIC REVENUE FROM MEMBERS

    total $136,305,623 · related or exempt $136,305,623

  • 2b · Program service revenue: POLE CONTACT FEES

    total $159,573 · excluded $159,573

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $432,028 · excluded $432,028

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $298,917

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $120,105

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $178,812

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $178,812 · unrelated business -$2,272 · excluded $181,084

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $134,608

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $205,942

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$71,334

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$71,334 · excluded -$71,334

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $36,038

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $29,445

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $6,593 · related or exempt $6,593

  • 11a · Other revenue: ROBIN FUNDING

    total $17,877,706 · related or exempt $17,877,706

  • 11b · Other revenue: CAPITAL CREDITS

    total $5,341,201 · related or exempt $5,341,201

  • 11c · Other revenue: RDOF GRANT FUNDING

    total $3,699,608 · related or exempt $3,699,608

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $4,154,261 · related or exempt $4,154,261

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $31,072,776

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,675

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,644

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $36,892,640

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,689,426

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $188,872

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $313,891

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $159,114

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $230,830

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $133,613

  • 20 · Interest

    total $9,000,343

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $18,603,790

  • 24a · Other expenses: COST OF POWER

    total $49,416,900

  • 24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTIONS- MAINTENA

    total $21,433,334

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATION & GENERA

    total $14,949,631

  • 24d · Other expenses: TAXES- PROPERTY

    total $7,123,448

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,008,446

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,266,359 · end of year $12,876,148

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $14,357,898 · end of year $13,885,115

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $1,677,068 · end of year $1,571,317

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $13,371,723 · end of year $9,681,147

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,868,865 · end of year $4,450,247

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $615,779,756

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $126,275,438

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $385,179,416 · end of year $489,504,318

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $3,499,837 · end of year $4,282,378

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $51,746,489 · end of year $56,236,879

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $27,650,714 · end of year $28,606,496

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $43,000 · end of year $1,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $305,952,591 · end of year $378,077,147

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $11,862,857 · end of year $11,915,546

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $135,458,493 · end of year $173,887,360

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PROVIDE ELECTRIC POWER TO MEMBERS

  • PROVIDE ELECTRIC POWER TO OVER 37,025 MEMBERS

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Clarence Barth

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $23,708
    From this org
    $23,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8
    Hours/week
    3.7
  • John Green

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $15,013
    From this org
    $15,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Ben Russell

    VICE CHAIRMAN (THRU 6/24)

    Total calculated
    $9,008
    From this org
    $9,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8
    Hours/week
    3.2
  • Ronald Armstrong

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $23,013
    From this org
    $23,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13
    Hours/week
    5.1
  • Gerry Bundle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $33,713
    From this org
    $33,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13
    Hours/week
    5.8
  • Daniel Bodette

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $26,013
    From this org
    $26,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13
    Hours/week
    5.3
  • Erika Escue-Cadieux

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $22,513
    From this org
    $22,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13
    Hours/week
    5.5
  • Fred Turk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $21,513
    From this org
    $21,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13
    Hours/week
    3.6
  • Jeffery Diehl

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $4,013
    From this org
    $4,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13
    Hours/week
    3.2
  • Jim Wiseley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $22,013
    From this org
    $22,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13
    Hours/week
    4.5
  • Robert Hance

    CEO/PRESIDENT (THRU 9/24)

    Total calculated
    $744,737
    From this org
    $614,252
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $130,485
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $537,852
    Bonus
    $76,400
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $115,249
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,236
    Filer's total
    $744,737
  • Terry Rubenthaler

    CEO/PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $424,392
    From this org
    $391,738
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,654
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $298,891
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $92,847
    Deferred
    $9,506
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,148
    Filer's total
    $424,392
  • Todd Crandall

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $343,412
    From this org
    $286,598
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,814
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $286,598
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $29,394
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,420
    Filer's total
    $343,412
  • Dwain Chapman

    CHIEF STRAT & CYBER SEC (THRU 6/24)

    Total calculated
    $157,362
    From this org
    $127,426
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,936
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,426
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,220
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,716
    Filer's total
    $157,362
  • Chad Ritchie

    VP ELECTRIC & FIBER OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $275,334
    From this org
    $243,766
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,568
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,674
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $55,092
    Deferred
    $6,014
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,554
    Filer's total
    $275,334
  • Candy Riem

    VP MARKETING & MEMBER SOLUTIONS

    Total calculated
    $288,871
    From this org
    $256,324
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,547
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,580
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $50,744
    Deferred
    $6,746
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,801
    Filer's total
    $288,871
  • Kerri Wade

    VP EMPLOYMENT ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $254,798
    From this org
    $228,161
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,637
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,917
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $44,244
    Deferred
    $5,980
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,657
    Filer's total
    $254,798
  • David Allen

    VP REGULATORY & GAS OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $239,241
    From this org
    $197,742
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,499
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,742
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,370
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,129
    Filer's total
    $239,241
  • Mark Vantine

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $247,389
    From this org
    $201,667
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,722
    Hours/week
    52

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,667
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,787
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,935
    Filer's total
    $247,389
  • Jordan Wilson

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $250,329
    From this org
    $204,292
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,037
    Hours/week
    54

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,292
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,125
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,912
    Filer's total
    $250,329
  • Patrick Harding

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $237,545
    From this org
    $207,702
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,843
    Hours/week
    53

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,702
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,262
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,581
    Filer's total
    $237,545
  • James Haas

    VP REGULATORY & GAS OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $305,469
    From this org
    $197,257
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $108,212
    Hours/week
    52

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,257
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $87,277
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,935
    Filer's total
    $305,469

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • MIDWEST ENERGY INC

    C · PROPANE · MI · 100% owned · share of income $10,182,625 · share of assets $18,597,864 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by MIDWEST ENERGY COOPERATIVE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513169349305996

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