Nonprofit · EIN 34-4232845
FIRELANDS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
Tax-exempt · NEW LONDON, OH 44851
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $28,757,024 | $25,298,728 | $3,458,296 | $62,847,748 | $33,522,268 | $29,325,480 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $25,122,041 | $23,424,612 | $1,697,429 | $56,308,406 | $29,534,330 | $26,774,076 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $23,566,525 | $21,505,392 | $2,061,133 | $53,316,449 | $27,213,889 | $26,102,560 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $28,031,474
- Investment income
- $91,285
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $18,358
- Other revenue
- $634,265
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $26,692
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $567,901
- Other salaries and wages
- $190,558
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $758,459
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $1,985,036
- Program services (functional)
- $25,298,728
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $56,308,406
- Total assets, end of year
- $62,847,748
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $33,522,268
- Net assets, end of year
- $29,325,480
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $45,251,232
- Gross receipts
- $28,770,241
- Employees
- 29
- Year formed
- 1936
- State of legal domicile
- OH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONALD ENGLET | GENERAL MANA Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $176,756 | $51,564 |
| TABITHA SHEPHERD | DIR FIN&ACCT Officer | 45 | $167,316 | $50,370 |
| RICHARD C BOWERS | DIRECTOR OF Officer | 45 | $157,079 | $0 |
| EVAN CLEMONS | LEAD LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 44.6 | $144,692 | $0 |
| PHILIP PICKERING | WORKING FORE Highest-paid employee | 44.3 | $143,371 | $0 |
| ZACHARY COLLINS | LINE SUPERIN Highest-paid employee | 45 | $141,498 | $0 |
| ROBERT SHEPHERD | LEAD LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 44.4 | $137,859 | $0 |
| GREG HESS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4.2 | $9,600 | $2,745 |
| DANIEL SCHLOEMER | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $9,200 | $2,692 |
| RICHARD REIDY | BD V-PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1.4 | $7,600 | $2,730 |
| BRIAN CUCCO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.4 | $7,200 | $2,181 |
| JOSEPH WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3.4 | $6,800 | $2,345 |
| CARL AYERS | BD SEC/TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 2.2 | $6,200 | $2,314 |
| LON BURTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3.3 | $6,400 | $1,871 |
| ADRIAN FINLAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3.7 | $6,000 | $1,949 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS LUCHA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3.7 | $5,200 | $1,972 |
| BRUCE LEIMBACH | BD V-PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $1,350 | $403 |
| ELAINE OSWALD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.9 | $1,200 | $512 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONALD ENGLET | GENERAL MANA Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $153,061 | $46,178 |
| TABITHA SHEPHERD | DIR FIN&ACCT Officer | 45 | $143,037 | $46,663 |
| DANIEL MCNAULL | GENL MGR, TR Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $166,669 | $21,889 |
| ZACHARY COLLINS | LINE SUPERIN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,893 | $0 |
| RICHARD C BOWERS | LEAD LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,657 | $0 |
| ROBERT SWIGER | ENGINEERING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,170 | $0 |
| PHILIP PICKERING | LEAD LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,034 | $0 |
| THOMAS LUCHA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3.7 | $7,050 | $3,685 |
| DANIEL SCHLOEMER | BD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $7,450 | $2,282 |
| ELAINE OSWALD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.9 | $6,425 | $2,348 |
| BRUCE LEIMBACH | BD V-PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $6,100 | $1,759 |
| GREG HESS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4.2 | $5,300 | $1,681 |
| CARL AYERS | BD SEC/TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 2.2 | $4,950 | $2,025 |
| RICHARD REIDY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.4 | $4,800 | $1,721 |
| JOSEPH WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3.4 | $4,900 | $1,579 |
| BRIAN CUCCO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.4 | $4,150 | $1,251 |
| ROBERT TURK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $1,400 | $648 |
| GENE LAMOREAUX | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.7 | $1,400 | $592 |
| JOHN MARTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.4 | $1,050 | $421 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL MCNAULL | GENL MGR, TR Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $175,696 | $27,271 |
| TABITHA SHEPHERD | DIR FIN&ACCT Officer | 45 | $130,893 | $44,279 |
| DONALD ENGLET | DIRECTOR OF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,668 | $0 |
| ZACHARY COLLINS | LINE SUPERIN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,489 | $0 |
| PHILIP PICKERING | LEAD LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,630 | $0 |
| RICHARD C BOWERS | LEAD LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,143 | $0 |
| DAVID SUMPTER | LEAD LINEMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,329 | $0 |
| DANIEL SCHLOEMER | BD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $8,450 | $2,460 |
| ELAINE OSWALD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.9 | $7,081 | $2,604 |
| ROBERT TURK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $6,650 | $2,736 |
| GENE LAMOREAUX | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.7 | $5,600 | $2,288 |
| BRUCE LEIMBACH | BD V-PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $5,850 | $1,882 |
| CARL AYERS | BD SEC/TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 2.2 | $5,150 | $1,768 |
| THOMAS LUCHA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3.7 | $4,725 | $1,883 |
| JOHN MARTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.4 | $4,550 | $1,625 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 103 INDUSTRIAL DR, NEW LONDON, OH 44851-9112
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DANIEL SCHLOEMER, 103 INDUSTRIAL AVE, NEW LONDON, OH 44851
- Signed the 990
- DANIEL SCHLOEMER, BOARD PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (419) 929-1571
- Website
- WWW.FIRELANDSEC.COM
- Return prepared by
- BHM CPA GROUP INC
Mission
RURAL DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY AND RELATED SERVICE
Program accomplishments
- RURAL DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY AND RELATED SERVICE TO 7,950 MEMBERS.Expenses $25,298,728 · grants $26,692
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 34-4232845
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1942
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $62,847,748
- Income (IRS master file)
- $28,770,241
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $28,757,024 | $25,298,728 | $62,847,748 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $25,122,041 | $23,424,612 | $56,308,406 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $23,566,525 | $21,505,392 | $53,316,449 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $22,829,839 | $21,558,493 | $51,498,648 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 34-4232845).
Questions about FIRELANDS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
- What is the EIN of FIRELANDS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FIRELANDS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC is 34-4232845.
- Is FIRELANDS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1942.
- Are donations to FIRELANDS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does FIRELANDS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FIRELANDS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FIRELANDS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FIRELANDS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DANIEL SCHLOEMER.
- Who are the officers and directors of FIRELANDS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 18 received compensation from the organization, the highest $176,756 (DONALD ENGLET, GENERAL MANA).
- How much revenue does FIRELANDS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $28,757,024, expenses of $25,298,728 and total assets of $62,847,748 at year end.
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