Nonprofit · EIN 48-0493444
PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
Tax-exempt · ULYSSES, KS 67880
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $84,244,560 | $80,992,527 | $3,252,033 | $305,271,662 | $86,503,961 | $218,767,701 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $84,514,183 | $81,171,709 | $3,342,474 | $300,639,525 | $86,919,937 | $213,719,588 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $77,171,471
- Investment income
- $821,892
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $119,655
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$1,435
- Other revenue
- $6,251,197
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $77,251
- Benefits paid to members
- $5,385,828
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,885,784
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,002,776
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,525,883
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $106,030
- Accounting fees
- $84,381
- Occupancy
- $150,474
- Depreciation
- $5,985,897
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $300,639,525
- Total assets, end of year
- $305,271,662
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $86,503,961
- Net assets, end of year
- $218,767,701
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $135,939,866
- Gross unrelated business income
- $2,743,066
- Gross receipts
- $84,353,344
- Employees
- 77
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1944
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSAY CAMPBELL | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 24.8 | $617,201 | $113,734 |
| CHANTRY SCOTT | ASSISTANT CEO & CFO Officer | 22.9 | $422,166 | $189,335 |
| CLINTON MEIER | VP OF ENGINEERING & OPERATION Key employee | 27.8 | $233,525 | $163,013 |
| ROSS RILEY | MANAGER OF ENGINEER & OPERATION Highest-paid employee | 42.7 | $202,728 | $170,323 |
| STEPHEN EPPERSON | CEO (UNTIL 03/24) Officer | 8.5 | $264,509 | $102,844 |
| ANITA WENDT | VP OF ENERGY SERVICES (UNTIL 11/24) Key employee | 25.1 | $251,966 | $81,705 |
| NEAL MANGELS | OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR Highest-paid employee | 47.9 | $178,648 | $124,951 |
| NATHAN GILLESPIE | MANAGER OF OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING Highest-paid employee | 4.9 | $190,323 | $102,276 |
| SHERRY EASTON | ACCOUNTING MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 21 | $190,676 | $76,987 |
| MELISSA MORALES | VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES Key employee | 29.9 | $167,570 | $72,041 |
| SCOTT HITTLE | CREW FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 50.7 | $160,280 | $65,071 |
| MICHAEL BREWER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $47,806 | $0 |
| JAMES N BELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $39,700 | $0 |
| JEFF MOYER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $38,135 | $0 |
| DAVID LIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $31,600 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORI DEYOE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $28,700 |
| MARK GOEHRING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $21,000 |
| JOHN R JURY | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $21,000 |
| CHARLES E MILBURN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $20,100 |
| ALFRED ALEXANDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $14,025 |
| DARCY ALEXANDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $6,900 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN EPPERSON | CEO (UNTIL 7/23) Officer | 32.7 | $533,164 | $0 | $256,475 |
| CHANTRY SCOTT | INTERIM ASSISTANT CEO & CFO Officer | 22.9 | $308,085 | $0 | $168,136 |
| LINDSAY CAMPBELL | INTERIM CEO & EXEC VP & GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 25.8 | $377,881 | $0 | $96,926 |
| CLINTON MEIER | VP OF ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS Key employee | 21.5 | $208,868 | $0 | $189,061 |
| ROSS RILEY | MANAGER OF ENGINEER & OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 42 | $192,870 | $0 | $157,168 |
| MICHAEL HANEY | VP OF ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS Key employee | 21.3 | $232,258 | $0 | $104,844 |
| NEAL MANGELS | OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR Highest-paid employee | 46.1 | $171,608 | $0 | $133,981 |
| ANITA WENDT | VP OF ENERGY SERVICES Key employee | 27.4 | $192,783 | $0 | $100,015 |
| SHERRY EASTON | ACCOUNTING MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 22.5 | $180,885 | $0 | $74,423 |
| MELISSA MORALES | MANAGER OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 30.9 | $156,782 | $0 | $68,972 |
| ABEL DIAZ | CREW FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 49 | $153,028 | $0 | $65,661 |
| MICHAEL BREWER | PRESIDENT (FROM 10/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 9 | $31,200 | $28,000 | $0 |
| JAMES N BELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 6 | $23,700 | $20,500 | $0 |
| JEFF MOYER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $19,950 | $16,750 | $0 |
| DAVID LIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $16,450 | $15,750 | $0 |
| STEVEN ARNOLD | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/23) Trustee or director | 3 | $12,650 | $11,950 | $0 |
| CHARLES E MILBURN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $11,200 | $10,500 | $0 |
| ALFRED ALEXANDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $10,950 | $10,150 | $0 |
| JOHN R JURY | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $10,800 | $10,200 | $0 |
| MARTIE FLOYD | PRESIDENT (UNTIL (9/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $7,400 | $6,700 | $0 |
| LORI DEYOE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.8 | $4,050 | $4,050 | $0 |
| MARIETA HAUSER | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 10/23) Trustee or director | 0.1 | $1,900 | $1,900 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 368, ULYSSES, KS 67880-0368
- In care of
- % CHANTRY C SCOTT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LINDSAY CAMPBELL, PO BOX 368, ULYSSES, KS 67880
- Signed the 990
- LINDSAY CAMPBELL, CEO
- Phone
- (620) 356-1211
- Website
- WWW.PIONEERELECTRIC.COOP
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
TO BE THE DYNAMIC REGIONAL PROVIDER OF SAFE, RELIABLE ENERGY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, WORKING TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OUR MEMBER-OWNERS AND CUSTOMERS.
Program accomplishments
- DISTRIBUTED ELECTRICITY TO APPROXIMATELY 17,000 RETAIL ELECTRIC METERS OF PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE AND APPROXIMATELY 17,000 RETAIL ELECTRIC METERS WHO ARE SERVED THROUGH SOUTHERN PIONEER ELECTRIC COMPANY, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY.
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
- 48-0493444
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1946
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $305,271,662
- Income (IRS master file)
- $84,353,344
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $84,244,560 | $80,992,527 | $305,271,662 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $84,514,183 | $81,171,709 | $300,639,525 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $104,169,283 | $99,132,757 | $294,228,852 | 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 48-0493444).
Questions about PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
- What is the EIN of PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC is 48-0493444.
- Is PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1946.
- Are donations to PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does PIONEER 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 PIONEER 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 PIONEER 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 PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LINDSAY CAMPBELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 21 people; 21 received compensation from the organization, the highest $617,201 (LINDSAY CAMPBELL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $84,244,560, expenses of $80,992,527 and total assets of $305,271,662 at year end.
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