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GREAT LAKES ENERGY COOPERATIVE

EIN 38-3321875 BOYNE CITY, MI

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Revenue 2024
$278,373,109
Expenses 2024
$275,076,316

As filed

Subsection
12
Classification
1000
Street
1323 BOYNE AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Built and led by the communities we serve, we connect our members to innovative energy and communications programs and services.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To deliver reliable electric service at the best possible value for rural Michigan members.

  • Provide electric service to approximately 110,000 members.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Howard Bowersox

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $47,100
    From this org
    $47,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    9 + 1 related
  • Janet Anderson

    Vice Chairman

    Total calculated
    $29,200
    From this org
    $29,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Paul Byl

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $33,600
    From this org
    $33,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Dale Farrier

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $30,200
    From this org
    $30,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • David Coveyou

    Director

    Total calculated
    $31,300
    From this org
    $31,300
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Mark Carson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $39,300
    From this org
    $39,300
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Rick Evans

    Director

    Total calculated
    $35,700
    From this org
    $35,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Mary O'Connell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $38,850
    From this org
    $38,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    9
  • John LaForge

    Director

    Total calculated
    $39,350
    From this org
    $39,350
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 1 related
  • Shaun Lamp

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $751,086
    From this org
    $585,268
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $165,818
    Hours/week
    57 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $519,658
    Bonus
    $64,090
    Other
    $1,520
    Deferred
    $124,499
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,319
    Filer's total
    $751,086
  • Shari Culver

    Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $488,827
    From this org
    $338,770
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $150,057
    Hours/week
    49 + 11 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $291,027
    Bonus
    $45,080
    Other
    $2,663
    Deferred
    $119,030
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,986
    Filer's total
    $495,786
  • Jennifer Wilson

    Chief Impact Officer

    Total calculated
    $502,558
    From this org
    $331,141
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $171,417
    Hours/week
    51 + 9 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $285,740
    Bonus
    $42,712
    Other
    $2,689
    Deferred
    $140,389
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,296
    Filer's total
    $509,826
  • John Fettig

    Chief Financial Officer (End Apr)

    Total calculated
    $453,492
    From this org
    $327,015
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $126,477
    Hours/week
    58 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $284,420
    Bonus
    $41,059
    Other
    $1,536
    Deferred
    $95,499
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,472
    Filer's total
    $460,986
  • Denne' Smith

    Chief Financial Officer (Beg Apr)

    Total calculated
    $450,915
    From this org
    $304,823
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $146,092
    Hours/week
    58 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $279,137
    Bonus
    $23,094
    Other
    $2,592
    Deferred
    $101,854
    Nontaxable benefits
    $50,589
    Filer's total
    $457,266
  • Daryl Desloover

    VP of Information Technology

    Total calculated
    $481,981
    From this org
    $312,116
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $169,865
    Hours/week
    57 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $268,856
    Bonus
    $41,059
    Other
    $2,201
    Deferred
    $140,768
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,743
    Filer's total
    $488,627
  • Ashley Smith

    VP of Engineering

    Total calculated
    $355,980
    From this org
    $287,876
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,104
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $253,718
    Bonus
    $32,693
    Other
    $1,465
    Deferred
    $40,046
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,730
    Filer's total
    $361,652
  • Kevin Forbes

    Director of Operations

    Total calculated
    $363,784
    From this org
    $232,397
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $131,387
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,942
    Bonus
    $29,919
    Other
    $2,536
    Deferred
    $103,125
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,762
    Filer's total
    $368,284
  • Thomas McLouth

    Lineworker

    Total calculated
    $276,412
    From this org
    $217,235
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,177
    Hours/week
    54

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $116,341
    Bonus
    $4,355
    Other
    $96,539
    Deferred
    $33,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,133
    Filer's total
    $278,568
  • Nicholas Ochampaugh

    Lineworker

    Total calculated
    $257,356
    From this org
    $216,894
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,462
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $113,518
    Bonus
    $4,368
    Other
    $99,008
    Deferred
    $11,335
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,211
    Filer's total
    $259,440

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $278,373,109
    Expenses
    $275,076,316
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $256,252,080
    Expenses
    $256,252,080
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $262,446,486
    Expenses
    $262,446,486
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $238,017,889
    Expenses
    $238,017,889
    Assets (EOY)
    $794,670,914
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $222,026,091
    Expenses
    $222,026,091
    Assets (EOY)
    $677,695,355
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $217,615,824
    Expenses
    $217,615,824
    Assets (EOY)
    $579,459,258
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $209,724,114
    Expenses
    $209,724,114
    Assets (EOY)
    $523,889,867
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $197,882,135
    Expenses
    $197,882,135
    Assets (EOY)
    $491,870,160
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $194,814,069
    Expenses
    $194,814,069
    Assets (EOY)
    $487,956,364
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $198,041,250
    Expenses
    $198,041,250
    Assets (EOY)
    $486,453,216
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $199,700,167
    Expenses
    $199,699,655
    Assets (EOY)
    $468,142,972
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $195,883,437
    Expenses
    $195,882,911
    Assets (EOY)
    $450,430,734
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $188,654,855
    Assets (EOY)
    $424,737,654

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

No itemized grant names this organization as a recipient. Only grants over $5,000 are itemized, and only by filers of the full Form 990.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return

  • Great Lakes Energy Connections Inc

    C · Fiber Internet · MI · 100% owned · share of income -$2,776,352 · share of assets $28,713,124 · controlled entity

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.