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NORTHWESTERN RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION INC

EIN 25-0696880 CAMBRIDG SPGS, PA

Largest nonprofits in Pennsylvania

Revenue 2024
$23,084,805
Expenses 2024
$21,479,722

As filed

Subsection
12
Classification
3000
Street
22534 STATE HIGHWAY 86

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 · 2024

Mission

NORTHWESTERN RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, AS A MEMBER-OWNED ELECTRIC SERVICE UTILITY, WILL SEEK INNOVATIVE WAYS TO PROVIDE RELIABLE AND ECONOMICAL SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR AREAS OF INFLUENCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE COOPERATIVE IS AN ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS IN RURAL AREA PRINCIPALLY IN CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. ON THE AVERAGE, THE COOPERATIVE SERVES APPROXIMATELY 20,000 CUSTOMERS.

  • THE COOPERATIVE IS AN ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS IN RURAL AREAS PRINCIPALLY IN CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. ON THE AVERAGE, THE CO-OP SERVES APPROXIMATELY 20,000 CUSTOMERS.

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.

  • Kim Docter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,267
    From this org
    $11,670
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $597
    Hours/week
    5 + 0.5 related
  • Robert Agnew

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $6,578
    From this org
    $6,105
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $473
    Hours/week
    4 + 0.5 related
  • Lanny Rodgers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,523
    From this org
    $9,180
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $343
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.5 related
  • Marian Davis

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $8,969
    From this org
    $8,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $269
    Hours/week
    5 + 0.5 related
  • Lisa Chausse

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $16,922
    From this org
    $16,307
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $615
    Hours/week
    8 + 0.5 related
  • Kathryn Cooper-Winters

    BOARD VICE CHAIR - RETIRED 2024

    Total calculated
    $5,013
    From this org
    $4,565
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $448
    Hours/week
    4 + 0.5 related
  • Earl Koon

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $10,472
    From this org
    $9,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $597
    Hours/week
    8 + 0.5 related
  • David Snyder

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $10,287
    From this org
    $9,690
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $597
    Hours/week
    4 + 0.5 related
  • June Shelhamer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,297
    From this org
    $8,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $597
    Hours/week
    3 + 0.5 related
  • Candy Brundage

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $10,947
    From this org
    $10,350
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $597
    Hours/week
    5 + 0.5 related
  • Kevin Cox

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $8,231
    From this org
    $8,082
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $149
    Hours/week
    6 + 0.5 related
  • Ryan Meller

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $361,918
    From this org
    $284,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $77,918
    Hours/week
    60 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $253,813
    Bonus
    $30,187
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $55,464
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,454
    Filer's total
    $361,918
  • Kathy Lane

    VICE PRESIDENT & CFO

    Total calculated
    $222,595
    From this org
    $165,217
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,378
    Hours/week
    50 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,519
    Bonus
    $3,698
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $40,939
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,439
    Filer's total
    $222,595
  • Stephen Miller

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $224,479
    From this org
    $171,111
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,368
    Hours/week
    50 + 0.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,913
    Bonus
    $2,198
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $42,787
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,581
    Filer's total
    $224,479
  • Mike Frazier

    GROUP LEADER

    Total calculated
    $218,966
    From this org
    $174,804
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,162
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,619
    Bonus
    $185
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $26,882
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,280
    Filer's total
    $218,966
  • John Mailliard

    CHIEF LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $188,996
    From this org
    $146,840
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,156
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,642
    Bonus
    $198
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $26,121
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,035
    Filer's total
    $188,996
  • Ross Thomas

    CHIEF LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $206,918
    From this org
    $164,308
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,610
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,110
    Bonus
    $198
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,210
    Filer's total
    $206,918
  • Aaron Butler

    CHIEF LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $194,463
    From this org
    $151,089
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,374
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,891
    Bonus
    $198
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $26,129
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,245
    Filer's total
    $194,463
  • Alvey Lester

    CHIEF LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $197,152
    From this org
    $150,533
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,619
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,335
    Bonus
    $198
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,406
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,213
    Filer's total
    $197,152

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
    $23,084,805
    Expenses
    $21,479,722
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $21,935,998
    Expenses
    $20,882,978
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $22,536,931
    Expenses
    $19,913,737
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $22,536,931
    Expenses
    $19,913,737
    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
    $21,945,807
    Expenses
    $18,229,732
    Assets (EOY)
    $114,436,291
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $21,507,149
    Expenses
    $18,852,086
    Assets (EOY)
    $110,437,406
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $20,006,306
    Expenses
    $18,743,397
    Assets (EOY)
    $108,110,119
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $20,211,807
    Expenses
    $18,623,550
    Assets (EOY)
    $105,177,667
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $19,528,437
    Expenses
    $17,703,389
    Assets (EOY)
    $101,734,919
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $18,543,216
    Expenses
    $17,060,824
    Assets (EOY)
    $98,081,484
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $18,334,156
    Expenses
    $17,354,680
    Assets (EOY)
    $92,616,263
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $18,201,988
    Expenses
    $17,177,002
    Assets (EOY)
    $89,471,112
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $17,118,997
    Expenses
    $15,363,546
    Assets (EOY)
    $84,438,118
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $14,772,766
    Assets (EOY)
    $78,431,790

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

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 2024 return

  • MEMBER TO MEMBER INC

    501(C)(3) · PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS IN PAYING THEIR ELECTRIC BILLS · PA · controlled entity

Declared as related by

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

  • NORTHWESTERN SERVICE CORPORATION

    C · CONSULTING AND SALES ACTIVITIES · PA · 100% owned

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.