Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by PRAIRIE LAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $69,780,782
- Total expenses
- $69,780,782
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Grants paid
- $35,564
- Program service revenue
- $69,441,698
- Investment income
- $186,157
- Other revenue
- $152,927
- Total assets, end of year
- $204,483,051
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $108,237,093
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $96,245,958
- 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.
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2a · Program service revenue: SALES OF ELECTRICITY
total $65,697,254 · related or exempt $65,697,254
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2b · Program service revenue: PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS
total $2,382,308 · related or exempt $2,382,308
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2c · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES
total $1,165,246 · related or exempt $1,165,246
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2d · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUES
total $196,890 · related or exempt $196,890
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3 · Investment income
total $85,598 · excluded $85,598
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $100,559
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets $100,559
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $100,559 · related or exempt $100,559
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11a · Other revenue: MERCHANDISING/HVAC JOBBING
total $140,192 · unrelated business $140,192
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11b · Other revenue: POLE ATTACHMENT INCOME
total $12,735 · excluded $12,735
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11e · Other revenue, total
$152,927
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $35,564
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $5,714,610
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,541,613
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $4,518,620
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $888,284
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $987,916
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $346,774
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20 · Interest
total $4,508,191
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $7,733,837
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24a · Other expenses: PURCHASED POWER
total $36,565,755
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24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE
total $3,764,390
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24c · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE & GENERA
total $1,550,712
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24d · Other expenses: CONSUMER EXPENSE
total $778,361
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24e · All other expenses
total $846,155
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,757,406 · end of year $1,578,135
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $54,596 · end of year $55,584
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $6,418,535 · end of year $5,462,007
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $173,476 · end of year $1,313,253
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $3,768,363 · end of year $3,412,734
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $472,358 · end of year $461,569
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$221,047,042
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$83,924,742
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $130,728,284 · end of year $137,122,300
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $52,020,677 · end of year $53,091,872
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,286,347 · end of year $1,985,597
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $9,192,167 · end of year $7,189,594
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $96,716,111 · end of year $99,765,482
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,244,211 · end of year $1,282,017
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $90,527,553 · end of year $96,245,958
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING SAFE, RELIABLE ENERGY SERVICES AND EDUCATION.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PROVIDE QUALITY AND RELIABLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO MEMBERS AT COST ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS.
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PROVIDING ELECTRIC ENERGY TO OUR MEMBERS ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS THROUGH THE ALLOCATION OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL. THERE WERE 24,568 ACTIVE SERVICES AT YEAR END.
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Keith RossKEITH ROSS
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $20,650
- From this org
- $20,650
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8.6
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Ronald GriffithRONALD GRIFFITH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $17,150
- From this org
- $17,150
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 13.9
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Sandra BenoitSANDRA BENOIT
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $16,450
- From this org
- $16,450
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 13.8
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William PetersonWILLIAM PETERSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $14,000
- From this org
- $14,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 9.8
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Mike RogersMIKE ROGERS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $12,600
- From this org
- $12,600
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 11.9
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Lowell ThomanLOWELL THOMAN
TRUSTEE (APR-DEC)
- Total calculated
- $12,250
- From this org
- $12,250
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6.4
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Eric WitmerERIC WITMER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $11,200
- From this org
- $11,200
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 7
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Otto LevinOTTO LEVIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $10,850
- From this org
- $10,850
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5.7
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Robert PaxsonROBERT PAXSON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $10,850
- From this org
- $10,850
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 7
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Scott UrbanSCOTT URBAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $10,500
- From this org
- $10,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 9.8
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Ivan BohlIVAN BOHL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $9,800
- From this org
- $9,800
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6.6
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Kirk GirardKIRK GIRARD
CEO
- Total calculated
- $599,728
- From this org
- $308,020
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $291,708
- Hours/week
- 48
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $295,600
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $12,420
- Deferred
- $266,307
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,401
- Filer's total
- $599,728
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Alisha StarkALISHA STARK
CFO/ASSISTANT CEO
- Total calculated
- $309,078
- From this org
- $211,598
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $97,480
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $206,922
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $4,676
- Deferred
- $66,030
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,450
- Filer's total
- $309,078
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James CoashJAMES COASH
OPERATIONS MANAGER
- Total calculated
- $258,329
- From this org
- $190,618
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $67,711
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $181,665
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $8,953
- Deferred
- $45,253
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,458
- Filer's total
- $258,329
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Kody PoundsKODY POUNDS
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $228,178
- From this org
- $184,112
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $44,066
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $179,857
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $4,255
- Deferred
- $13,064
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,002
- Filer's total
- $228,178
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April KarnoppAPRIL KARNOPP
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION
- Total calculated
- $246,801
- From this org
- $147,210
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $99,591
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $145,156
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $2,054
- Deferred
- $65,823
- Nontaxable benefits
- $33,768
- Filer's total
- $246,801
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Shane SchumakerSHANE SCHUMAKER
DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL SERVICES
- Total calculated
- $227,801
- From this org
- $157,436
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $70,365
- Hours/week
- 41
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $156,274
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,162
- Deferred
- $38,856
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,509
- Filer's total
- $227,801
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David TiemeyerDAVID TIEMEYER
AREA SUPERVISOR
- Total calculated
- $212,528
- From this org
- $134,498
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $78,030
- Hours/week
- 45.9
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $130,713
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $3,785
- Deferred
- $54,409
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,621
- Filer's total
- $212,528
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Elena LarsonELENA LARSON
DIRECTOR OF MEMBER SVCS
- Total calculated
- $197,547
- From this org
- $149,941
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $47,606
- Hours/week
- 47.4
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $149,074
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $867
- Deferred
- $17,691
- Nontaxable benefits
- $29,915
- Filer's total
- $197,547
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Jacob EpleyJACOB EPLEY
AREA SUPERVISOR
- Total calculated
- $188,509
- From this org
- $137,099
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $51,410
- Hours/week
- 43.8
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $134,269
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $2,830
- Deferred
- $19,867
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,543
- Filer's total
- $188,509
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 · Independent compensation consultant
- 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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART II, COLUMN C:
- INCLUDED IN THIS AMOUNT IS THE INCREASE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE OF BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER A DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLAN. THE CONTRIBUTION RATE FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE NRECA R&S DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN ARE THE SAME FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS IN THIS MULTI-EMPLOYER PLAN. THE CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE FOR EACH PARTICIPANT, HOWEVER, VARIES WITH AGE, YEARS OF SERVICE AND THE CURRENT INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENT. IN OTHER WORDS, THE OLDER A PLAN PARTICIPANT IS, THE GREATER THE INCREASE IN THAT INDIVIDUAL'S CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE, ALL OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL. BECAUSE THIS RELATES TO A MULTI-EMPLOYER PLAN, CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLAN IN LIEU OF THE ACTUARIAL INCREASE ARE EXPENSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. KIRK GIRARD: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 257,355 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 8,952 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 266,307 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (257,355) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 89,090 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 98,042 ALISHA STARK: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 59,786 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 6,244 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 66,030 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (59,786) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 58,908 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 65,152 JAMES COASH: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 39,761 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 5,492 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 45,253 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (39,761) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 54,850 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 60,342 APRIL KARNOPP: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 61,353 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 4,470 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 65,823 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (61,353) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 44,596 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 49,066 KODY POUNDS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 11,349 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 1,715 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 13,064 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (11,349) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 53,907 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 55,622 SHANE SCHUMAKER: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 34,122 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 4,734 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 38,856 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (34,122) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 47,176 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 51,910 DAVID TIEMEYER: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 50,920 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 3,489 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 54,409 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (50,920) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 34,844 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 38,333 ELENA LARSON: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 17,691 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN -0- TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 17,691 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (17,691) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 44,666 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 44,666 JACOB EPLEY: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN $ 16,452 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 401(K) PLAN 3,415 TOTAL REPORTED IN COLUMN C $ 19,867 LESS: ACTUARIAL INCREASE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN (16,452) ADD: CASH CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN 34,065 EXPENSE TO THE COOPERATIVE $ 37,480
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
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CITY OF CONCORDIA
$6,000
ST. JOSEPH HOUSING PROJECT
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.
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PRAIRIE LAND PLUS INC
C · DORMANT CORPORATION · KS · 100% owned · controlled entity
Directly controlled by PRAIRIE LAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 28 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533179349303053
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