Nonprofit · EIN 87-6133162
WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING COUNCIL
Tax-exempt · SALT LAKE CTY, UT 84103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $30,424,454 | $40,625,421 | -$10,200,967 | $64,902,689 | $42,185,802 | $22,716,887 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $25,675,592 | $35,861,032 | -$10,185,440 | $66,776,868 | $33,817,999 | $32,958,869 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $28,585,905
- Investment income
- $1,838,549
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $121,285
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $4,455,369
- Other salaries and wages
- $20,046,593
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $29,541,594
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $28,486
- Accounting fees
- $45,525
- Occupancy
- $1,287,261
- Travel
- $767,258
- Depreciation
- $829,109
- Program services (functional)
- $28,094,756
- Management and general (functional)
- $12,530,665
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $66,776,868
- Total assets, end of year
- $64,902,689
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $42,185,802
- Net assets, end of year
- $22,716,887
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,087,629
- Publicly traded securities
- $16,274,930
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $22,716,887
- Gross receipts
- $37,350,494
- Employees
- 188
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1994
- State of legal domicile
- UT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELANIE FRYE | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $814,331 | $411,589 |
| JILLIAN LESSNER | VP, CFAO Officer | 40 | $411,494 | $182,568 |
| JEFFREY DROUBAY | VP, GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 40 | $397,477 | $193,541 |
| BRANDEN SUDDUTH | VP, RELIABILITY PLANNING & PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS Officer | 40 | $361,345 | $194,444 |
| STEVEN NOESS | VP, RELIABILITY & SECURITY OVERSIGHT Officer | 40 | $349,040 | $186,000 |
| KRISTINE RAPER | VP, STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT Officer | 40 | $323,998 | $167,704 |
| VICTOR HOWELL | DIRECTOR, RELIABILITY RISK Highest-paid employee | 40 | $260,874 | $85,501 |
| MICHAEL CONNELLY | DIRECTOR, IS & TECH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $239,938 | $73,280 |
| DEBORAH MCENDAFFER | DIRECTOR, ENTITY MONITORING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $236,365 | $73,048 |
| STEVE RUECKERT | DIRECTOR, STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $227,515 | $77,975 |
| JIMMY CLINE | DIRECTOR, ENFORCEMENT & MITIGATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $243,945 | $61,297 |
| RICHARD CAMPBELL | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 6 | $127,655 | $0 |
| IAN MCKAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $112,030 | $0 |
| JAMES AVERY | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $110,155 | $0 |
| RICHARD WOODWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $110,155 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FELICIA MARCUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $110,155 |
| JOE MCARTHUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $104,530 |
| GARY LEIDICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $82,616 |
| SHELLEY LONGMUIR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $82,616 |
| KRIS HAFNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $42,773 |
| SARAH MUGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $29,290 |
| DAVID MORTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $29,290 |
| MARY ROSE MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $12,274 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELANIE FRYE | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $674,124 | $63,175 |
| JILLIAN LESSNER | VP, CFAO Officer | 40 | $390,869 | $46,478 |
| BRANDEN SUDDUTH | VP, RPPA Officer | 40 | $341,829 | $59,732 |
| JEFFREY DROUBAY | VP, GC Officer | 40 | $325,979 | $47,440 |
| STEVEN NOESS | VP, RSO Key employee | 40 | $302,840 | $52,219 |
| KRISTINE RAPER | VP, SEEA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $300,708 | $43,525 |
| VICTOR HOWELL | DIRECTOR, RELIABILITY RISK MANAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $255,823 | $45,612 |
| STEVE RUECKERT | DIRECTOR, STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $234,899 | $42,331 |
| SAAD MALIK DIRECTOR | RELIABILITY PLANNING JAN-OCT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $234,124 | $41,445 |
| MICHAEL CONNELLY | DIRECTOR, IS & TECH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $219,988 | $36,739 |
| IAN MCKAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $114,875 | $0 |
| RICHARD CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $108,625 | $0 |
| GARY LEIDICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $105,500 | $0 |
| JAMES AVERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $105,500 | $0 |
| RICHARD WOODWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $105,500 | $0 |
| SHELLEY LONGMUIR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $105,500 | $0 |
| KRIS HAFNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $103,625 | $0 |
| FELICIA MARCUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $99,875 | $0 |
| JOE MCARTHUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $98,000 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 155 N 400 W STE 200, SALT LAKE CTY, UT 84103-1114
- In care of
- % MEI LIN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MELANIE FRYE, 1915 NORTH ROLLING OAKS LANE, LAYTON, UT 84040
- Signed the 990
- MELANIE FRYE, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (801) 819-7608
- Website
- WWW.WECC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- EIDE BAILLY LLP
Mission
TO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY MITIGATE RISKS TO THE RELIABILITY AND SECURITY OF THE WESTERN INTERCONNECTION'S BULK POWER SYSTEM.
Program accomplishments
- MONITORED AND ENFORCED STANDARDS FOR THE RELIABILITY OF THE BULK ELECTRIC SYSTEM (BES) IN THE WESTERN INTERCONNECTION AND CONDUCTED A VARIETY OF STUDIES AND ASSESSMENTS ESSENTIAL TO THE RELIABLE PLANNING AND OPERATION OF THE BES.Expenses $28,094,756 · revenue $28,585,905
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
- 87-6133162
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public and societal benefit (W99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $64,902,689
- Income (IRS master file)
- $37,350,494
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $30,424,454 | $40,625,421 | $64,902,689 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $25,675,592 | $35,861,032 | $66,776,868 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $47,316,910 | $32,394,251 | $73,102,519 | 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 87-6133162).
Questions about WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING COUNCIL
- What is the EIN of WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING COUNCIL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING COUNCIL is 87-6133162.
- Is WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING COUNCIL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 2015.
- Are donations to WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING COUNCIL tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING COUNCIL 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 WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING COUNCIL 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 WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING COUNCIL 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 WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MELANIE FRYE.
- Who are the officers and directors of WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 23 people; 23 received compensation from the organization, the highest $814,331 (MELANIE FRYE, PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING COUNCIL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $30,424,454, expenses of $40,625,421 and total assets of $64,902,689 at year end.
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