- Revenue 2023
- $57,227,491
- Expenses 2023
- $56,773,094
As filed
- Subsection
- 12
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 1401 S BROADWAY
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).
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
TO PROVIDE OUR MEMBERS WITH SAFE, RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE ELECTRICITY, AND LEAD BY OFFERING INNOVATIVE ENERGY SERVICES TO GROW THE COOPERATIVE.
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ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION - DISTRIBUTES ELECTRICITY TO 29,950 MEMBERS IN ITS 5,875 MILES OF LINES WITHIN THE SERVICE TERRITORY.
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ETS HEATING (STEFFES)/WATER HEATERS/GENERATORS AND GOWEST SOLAR SYSTEMS - MEMBERS ABLE TO PURCHASE STEFFES ETS HEATERS/WATER HEATERS, GENERATORS, AND GOWEST SOLAR SYSTEMS THROUGH AN EASY PAY PURCHASE PROGRAM, THEN BILLED EACH MONTH ON ELECTRIC BILL.
As filed on the 2023 return.
Officers and directors · 2023
As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Charlie BlixtCHARLIE BLIXT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $12,090
- From this org
- $12,090
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3.19
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Michael BraselMICHAEL BRASEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $10,600
- From this org
- $10,600
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.92
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Jim GronbeckJIM GRONBECK
DIRECTOR (STARTED 4/25/23)
- Total calculated
- $9,170
- From this org
- $9,170
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3.07
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Cecil HenselCECIL HENSEL
SECRETARY/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $11,890
- From this org
- $11,890
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.23
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Thomas JennenTHOMAS JENNEN
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $15,840
- From this org
- $15,840
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.73
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Kurt KruegerKURT KRUEGER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $13,790
- From this org
- $13,790
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.04
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Patrick MeyersPATRICK MEYERS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $10,610
- From this org
- $10,610
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.75
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Gary OlsonGARY OLSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $10,970
- From this org
- $10,970
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.63
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Earl RydellEARL RYDELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $13,490
- From this org
- $13,490
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5.06
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Sidney WisnessSIDNEY WISNESS
VICE CHAIR (TERMED 4/25/23)
- Total calculated
- $5,630
- From this org
- $5,630
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5.88
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Tim ThompsonTIM THOMPSON
CEO
- Total calculated
- $477,894
- From this org
- $322,815
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $155,079
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $264,962
- Bonus
- $46,319
- Other
- $11,534
- Deferred
- $122,445
- Nontaxable benefits
- $34,704
- Filer's total
- $479,964
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Amanda FullerAMANDA FULLER
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE/CFO
- Total calculated
- $138,696
- From this org
- $116,379
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,317
- Hours/week
- 45
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Al FazioAL FAZIO
VICE PRESIDENT OF ENGINEERING/OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $250,527
- From this org
- $164,880
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $85,647
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $155,449
- Bonus
- $6,987
- Other
- $2,444
- Deferred
- $55,394
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,798
- Filer's total
- $252,072
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Dylan AafedtDYLAN AAFEDT
VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
- Total calculated
- $182,038
- From this org
- $155,965
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,073
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $147,939
- Bonus
- $6,231
- Other
- $1,795
- Deferred
- $13,581
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,870
- Filer's total
- $183,416
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Jason HamanJASON HAMAN
LEAD JOURNEYMAN LINEWORKER
- Total calculated
- $205,176
- From this org
- $137,790
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $67,386
- Hours/week
- 47.85
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $135,083
- Bonus
- $1,290
- Other
- $1,417
- Deferred
- $37,681
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,698
- Filer's total
- $206,169
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Donald HansonDONALD HANSON
LEAD JOURNEYMAN LINEWORKER
- Total calculated
- $195,637
- From this org
- $137,767
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $57,870
- Hours/week
- 49.14
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $134,461
- Bonus
- $1,090
- Other
- $2,216
- Deferred
- $28,227
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,636
- Filer's total
- $196,630
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Paul BergrenPAUL BERGREN
SUPERINTENDENT - PELICAN RAPIDS
- Total calculated
- $212,925
- From this org
- $137,723
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $75,202
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $129,512
- Bonus
- $5,558
- Other
- $2,653
- Deferred
- $62,136
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,336
- Filer's total
- $214,195
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Tim HartTIM HART
ELECTRONICS SYSTEM SUPERVISOR
- Total calculated
- $181,586
- From this org
- $121,344
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $60,242
- Hours/week
- 51.76
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $118,637
- Bonus
- $1,140
- Other
- $1,567
- Deferred
- $25,608
- Nontaxable benefits
- $35,546
- Filer's total
- $182,498
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
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2023
- Revenue
- $57,227,491
- Expenses
- $56,773,094
- Contributions
- $0
- Grants paid
- $135,679
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2022
- Revenue
- $56,475,666
- Expenses
- $56,200,321
- 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
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $56,997,078
- Expenses
- $55,395,963
- Assets (EOY)
- $144,282,112
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $56,807,518
- Expenses
- $53,918,082
- Assets (EOY)
- $143,775,953
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $54,521,367
- Expenses
- $52,690,971
- Assets (EOY)
- $134,080,879
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $53,098,198
- Expenses
- $52,227,006
- Assets (EOY)
- $127,452,066
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $51,816,391
- Expenses
- $50,386,361
- Assets (EOY)
- $123,092,140
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $50,369,363
- Expenses
- $47,875,014
- Assets (EOY)
- $117,272,423
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $48,582,410
- Expenses
- $47,726,829
- Assets (EOY)
- $111,974,449
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $50,993,771
- Expenses
- $49,830,053
- Assets (EOY)
- $109,872,290
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $50,608,363
- Expenses
- $49,298,706
- Assets (EOY)
- $103,875,927
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $45,520,418
- Assets (EOY)
- $99,971,914
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
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$132,997
2023 CONTRIBUTION OF UNCLAIMED CAPITAL CREDITS
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.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2023 return
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501(C)(3) · TO ACCUMULATE AND DISTRIBUTE FUNDS FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES · MN · controlled entity
Declared as related by
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NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
On its 2024 return
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 2023 return
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LAKE REGION ELECTRIC HOLDING COMPANY LLC
C · HOLDING COMPANY · MN · 100% owned · share of income $706,197 · share of assets $5,954,583 · controlled entity
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LAKE REGION ENERGY SERVICES INC
C · NATURAL GAS DISTRUBUTION · MN · 100% owned · share of income $706,197 · share of assets $5,954,583 · 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 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.