Nonprofit · EIN 48-0354623
PRAIRIE LAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
Tax-exempt · NORTON, KS 67654
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $69,780,782 | $69,780,782 | $0 | $204,483,051 | $108,237,093 | $96,245,958 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $65,588,314 | $65,588,314 | $0 | $197,680,042 | $107,152,489 | $90,527,553 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $69,441,698
- Investment income
- $186,157
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $100,559
- Other revenue
- $152,927
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $35,564
- Benefits paid to members
- $5,714,610
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,541,613
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,518,620
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,283,207
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $7,733,837
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $197,680,042
- Total assets, end of year
- $204,483,051
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $108,237,093
- Net assets, end of year
- $96,245,958
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $137,122,300
- Gross unrelated business income
- $140,192
- Gross receipts
- $69,780,782
- Employees
- 103
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1938
- State of legal domicile
- KS
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRK GIRARD | CEO Officer | 48 | $308,020 | $291,708 |
| ALISHA STARK | CFO/ASSISTANT CEO Officer | 50 | $211,598 | $97,480 |
| JAMES COASH | OPERATIONS MANAGER Key employee | 40 | $190,618 | $67,711 |
| APRIL KARNOPP | DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee | 45 | $147,210 | $99,591 |
| KODY POUNDS | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Key employee | 50 | $184,112 | $44,066 |
| SHANE SCHUMAKER | DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 41 | $157,436 | $70,365 |
| DAVID TIEMEYER | AREA SUPERVISOR Highest-paid employee | 45.9 | $134,498 | $78,030 |
| ELENA LARSON | DIRECTOR OF MEMBER SVCS Highest-paid employee | 47.4 | $149,941 | $47,606 |
| JACOB EPLEY | AREA SUPERVISOR Highest-paid employee | 43.8 | $137,099 | $51,410 |
| KEITH ROSS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8.6 | $20,650 | $0 |
| RONALD GRIFFITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 13.9 | $17,150 | $0 |
| SANDRA BENOIT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 13.8 | $16,450 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PETERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 9.8 | $14,000 | $0 |
| MIKE ROGERS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 11.9 | $12,600 | $0 |
| LOWELL THOMAN | TRUSTEE (APR-DEC) Trustee or director | 6.4 | $12,250 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC WITMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 7 | $11,200 |
| OTTO LEVIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5.7 | $10,850 |
| ROBERT PAXSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $10,850 |
| SCOTT URBAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 9.8 | $10,500 |
| IVAN BOHL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 6.6 | $9,800 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRK GIRARD | CEO Officer | 50 | $283,909 | $264,572 |
| JAMES COASH | OPERATIONS MANAGER - EAST Key employee | 40 | $184,162 | $105,862 |
| ALISHA STARK | CFO Officer | 46 | $189,380 | $94,794 |
| LON DEAN WISEMAN | OPERATIONS MANAGER - WEST Key employee | 45 | $184,791 | $91,987 |
| APRIL KARNOPP | DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee | 45 | $141,507 | $93,835 |
| SHANE SCHUMAKER | DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 41 | $149,915 | $67,997 |
| DAVID TIEMEYER | AREA SUPERVISOR Highest-paid employee | 45.9 | $127,714 | $71,057 |
| BRANDON BLUE | AREA SUPERVISOR Highest-paid employee | 43.8 | $122,928 | $44,457 |
| BRETT MCCHESNEY | CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 47.4 | $125,000 | $40,761 |
| KEITH ROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8.5 | $21,000 | $0 |
| RONALD GRIFFITH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 16 | $20,650 | $0 |
| SANDRA BENOIT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 16.9 | $17,500 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PETERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 11 | $15,750 | $0 |
| ERIC WITMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 9 | $12,950 | $0 |
| ROBERT PAXSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $11,900 | $0 |
| IVAN BOHL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 7.1 | $11,550 | $0 |
| MIKE ROGERS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 7.5 | $11,200 | $0 |
| OTTO LEVIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 6.5 | $10,150 | $0 |
| SCOTT URBAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 7.8 | $9,800 | $0 |
| LOWELL THOMAN | TRUSTEE (APR-DEC) Trustee or director | 3.8 | $8,050 | $0 |
| JERRY GALLAGHER | TRUSTEE (JAN-MAR) Trustee or director | 8.8 | $3,150 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 360, NORTON, KS 67654-0360
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KIRK GIRARD, PO BOX 360, NORTON, KS 67654
- Signed the 990
- MIKE ROGERS, BOARD PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (785) 877-3323
- Website
- WWW.PRAIRIELANDELECTRIC.COM
- Return prepared by
- BOLINGER SEGARS GILBERT AND MOSS LLP
Mission
TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING SAFE, RELIABLE ENERGY SERVICES AND EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDING ELECTRIC ENERGY TO OUR MEMBERS ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS THROUGH THE ALLOCATION OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL. THERE WERE 24,568 ACTIVE SERVICES AT YEAR END.
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 | Not 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
- 48-0354623
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1939
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $204,483,051
- Income (IRS master file)
- $69,780,782
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $69,780,782 | $69,780,782 | $204,483,051 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $65,588,314 | $65,588,314 | $197,680,042 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $75,114,051 | $75,114,051 | $196,002,147 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 48-0354623).
Questions about PRAIRIE LAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
- What is the EIN of PRAIRIE LAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PRAIRIE LAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC is 48-0354623.
- Is PRAIRIE LAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1939.
- Are donations to PRAIRIE LAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does PRAIRIE LAND 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 PRAIRIE LAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PRAIRIE LAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of PRAIRIE LAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KIRK GIRARD.
- Who are the officers and directors of PRAIRIE LAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 20 received compensation from the organization, the highest $308,020 (KIRK GIRARD, CEO).
- How much revenue does PRAIRIE LAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $69,780,782, expenses of $69,780,782 and total assets of $204,483,051 at year end.
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