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CONNEXUS ENERGY

EIN 41-0128105 RAMSEY, MN

Largest nonprofits in Minnesota

Revenue 2023
$260,909,344
Expenses 2023
$260,909,344

As filed

Subsection
12
Classification
4000
Street
14601 RAMSEY BLVD NW

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 · 2023

Mission

CONNEXUS ENERGY SERVES OUR MEMBERSHIP BY PROVIDING COST COMPETITIVE, RELIABLE ELECTRICITY AND RELATED SERVICES, WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT, AFFIRMING THE VALUE OF MEMBER COOPERATIVE OWNERSHIP.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDING UTILITY SERVICES TO MEMBERS.

  • CONNEXUS ENERGY PROVIDED UTILITY SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 145,629 MEMBERS IN EIGHT COUNTIES IN THE NORTH SUBURBAN AREA OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, MN AND MAINTAINED 9,577 MILES OF LINES.

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.

  • Mike Thews

    DIRECTOR FROM 04/23

    Total calculated
    $31,021
    From this org
    $31,021
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    14
  • Fran Bator

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $53,567
    From this org
    $53,567
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    26
  • Mark Ethen

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $46,531
    From this org
    $24,198
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,333
    Hours/week
    16
  • Shelly Peterson

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $46,751
    From this org
    $46,751
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Michael Cady

    ASST. SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $46,691
    From this org
    $46,691
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    12
  • Donald Holl

    DIRECTOR UNTIL 04/23

    Total calculated
    $15,510
    From this org
    $5,760
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,750
    Hours/week
    10
  • Kenneth Fiereck

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $46,531
    From this org
    $46,531
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    14
  • Gordon Westerlind

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $46,531
    From this org
    $27,531
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,000
    Hours/week
    12
  • Richard Braastad

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $46,531
    From this org
    $46,531
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Greg Ridderbusch

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $1,066,350
    From this org
    $979,519
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $86,831
    Hours/week
    50 + 0.2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $533,603
    Bonus
    $410,700
    Other
    $35,216
    Deferred
    $55,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,141
    Filer's total
    $1,067,160
  • Yan Paul Martinez

    VP/CFO

    Total calculated
    $416,366
    From this org
    $344,429
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $71,937
    Hours/week
    48 + 0.3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $284,148
    Bonus
    $56,749
    Other
    $3,532
    Deferred
    $35,866
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,547
    Filer's total
    $416,842
  • Brian Burandt

    VP POWER SUPPLY/BUS. DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $378,298
    From this org
    $311,133
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $67,165
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $256,907
    Bonus
    $51,495
    Other
    $2,731
    Deferred
    $31,580
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,943
    Filer's total
    $378,656
  • Mark Koplin

    VP TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $361,227
    From this org
    $277,150
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $84,077
    Hours/week
    45 + 0.3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $228,465
    Bonus
    $46,173
    Other
    $2,512
    Deferred
    $48,492
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,015
    Filer's total
    $361,657
  • Nick Loehlein

    VP ELECTRIC OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $361,728
    From this org
    $272,342
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $89,386
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $224,391
    Bonus
    $45,708
    Other
    $2,243
    Deferred
    $53,801
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,964
    Filer's total
    $362,107
  • Linda Maegi

    VP EMPLOYEE SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $317,342
    From this org
    $253,993
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,349
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,311
    Bonus
    $41,428
    Other
    $2,254
    Deferred
    $26,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,583
    Filer's total
    $317,726
  • Alison Miles

    VP MEMBER SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $272,527
    From this org
    $215,131
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,396
    Hours/week
    47 + 0.3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,473
    Bonus
    $23,569
    Other
    $1,089
    Deferred
    $21,812
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,898
    Filer's total
    $272,841
  • Michael Kenning

    LEAD LINEWORKER

    Total calculated
    $275,840
    From this org
    $221,277
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,563
    Hours/week
    57

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $202,863
    Bonus
    $13,640
    Other
    $4,774
    Deferred
    $24,683
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,071
    Filer's total
    $276,031
  • Jared Rolstad

    LEAD LINEWORKER

    Total calculated
    $244,024
    From this org
    $211,069
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,955
    Hours/week
    56

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,308
    Bonus
    $11,240
    Other
    $3,521
    Deferred
    $20,457
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,680
    Filer's total
    $244,206
  • Leon Richter

    LEAD LINEWORKER

    Total calculated
    $269,730
    From this org
    $208,014
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,716
    Hours/week
    54

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,761
    Bonus
    $12,645
    Other
    $4,608
    Deferred
    $24,895
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,012
    Filer's total
    $269,921
  • Scott Johnson

    CREW LEAD LINEWORKER

    Total calculated
    $304,747
    From this org
    $240,556
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,191
    Hours/week
    56

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,436
    Bonus
    $14,742
    Other
    $5,378
    Deferred
    $28,607
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,783
    Filer's total
    $304,946
  • Blayne Nelson

    LEAD LINEWORKER

    Total calculated
    $236,011
    From this org
    $198,395
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,616
    Hours/week
    52

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,915
    Bonus
    $11,611
    Other
    $3,869
    Deferred
    $22,644
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,163
    Filer's total
    $236,202

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

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $260,909,344
    Expenses
    $260,909,344
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $449,257
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $266,851,245
    Expenses
    $266,851,245
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $342,995

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
    $273,978,610
    Expenses
    $273,978,610
    Assets (EOY)
    $473,343,536
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $255,163,109
    Expenses
    $255,163,109
    Assets (EOY)
    $462,654,743
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $246,785,973
    Expenses
    $246,785,973
    Assets (EOY)
    $453,628,669
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $280,543,555
    Expenses
    $280,543,555
    Assets (EOY)
    $443,862,647
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $273,137,918
    Expenses
    $273,137,918
    Assets (EOY)
    $405,353,390
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $272,386,633
    Expenses
    $272,386,633
    Assets (EOY)
    $393,699,930
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $257,593,709
    Expenses
    $257,593,709
    Assets (EOY)
    $371,645,339
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $270,081,235
    Expenses
    $270,081,235
    Assets (EOY)
    $370,231,736
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $258,711,936
    Expenses
    $258,711,936
    Assets (EOY)
    $357,557,329
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $254,996,034
    Assets (EOY)
    $352,302,341

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

Where these grants went next →

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

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 partnerships on its 2022 return

  • CONNEXUS COMMUNITY SOLAR 1 LLC

    SOLAR ENERGY INVESTMENT · MN · general or managing partner

Related corporations and trusts on its 2022 return

  • CONNEXUS BLOCKER LLC

    C · HOLDING COMPANY FOR SOLAR ENERGY INVESTMENTS · MN · 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 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.