DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE
EIN 39-0233059 · Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
What they do
Our Mission is to Power Our Communities and Empower Cooperative Members to Improve The Quality of Their Lives. Our Members Are The Reason for Our Existence. We Will Provide Our Members With Value In The Form of Safe, Reliable, Sustainable and Competitively-priced Electricity. We Will Build Strong Relationships With Our Member Cooperatives, Employees and All Stakeholders. We Will Live The Cooperative Principles and Hold Ourselves True to Our Core Values of Accountability, Integrity, Innovation and Commitment to Community.
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They name their leaders48 people are listed in the latest report.
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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $1,178,042 for BRENT RIDGE (PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.
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BRENT RIDGEPRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
JOHN B YOUNGVICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF RISK OFFICER
BENJAMIN L PORATHEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFIC
AMANDA HOEFLINGEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE
JOHN P CARRVICE PRESIDENT STRATEGIC GROWTH (RETIRED Q1 2025)
APRIL WEHLINGEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFIC
JOYCE PEPPINEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSE
JEREMY BROWNINGVICE PRESIDENT GENERATION
KEVIN NORDTEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICE
NATHANIEL MELBYVICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
JASON HERBERTVICE PRESIDENT EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
GREG FLEGEVICE PRESIDENT TRANSMISSION
ANDY BLACKDIR ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
RON FRANZSR. DIR RESOURCE AND ENERGY PLANNING
MATT LEWISDIR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND PMO
KATHLEEN GALIOTOVICE PRESIDENT AND DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL
ELIZABETH RESSIESR. DIR SAFETY AND HUMAN RESOURCES
KEN SCHLIMGENMGR MKT OPR TRADING & WHOLESALE POWER (RETIRED Q1
WILLIAM L BERGFORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO
JENNY SCHARMERCURRENT DIRECTOR
JOE MATTINGLEYCURRENT DIRECTOR
JIM HAGERCURRENT DIRECTOR
BARRY RADLOFFCURRENT DIRECTOR
SANDRA DAVIDSONCURRENT DIRECTOR
MICHAEL BAKERCURRENT DIRECTOR
JEFFREY BRADLEYCURRENT DIRECTOR
KAREN NEWBURYCURRENT DIRECTOR
DENNIS FRAMECURRENT DIRECTOR
ED GULLICKSONCURRENT DIRECTOR
CHUCK ZENNERCURRENT DIRECTOR
JOHN PETSKACURRENT DIRECTOR
MARK KINGLANDCURRENT DIRECTOR
JEFF MONSONCURRENT DIRECTOR
BRIAN BERGCURRENT DIRECTOR
JERRY HUBERCURRENT DIRECTOR
BILL TRYGSTADCURRENT DIRECTOR
CLARENCE BOETTCHERCURRENT DIRECTOR
ROBERT HESSCURRENT DIRECTOR
ARTHUR FRIEDRICHCURRENT DIRECTOR
DANIEL KORNCURRENT DIRECTOR
JANE REICHCURRENT DIRECTOR
NEIL PLOURDECURRENT DIRECTOR
TOM ZWIEFELHOFERCURRENT DIRECTOR
DEAN L STOKKECURRENT DIRECTOR
LARRY HALLCURRENT DIRECTOR
DAN TINDELLCURRENT DIRECTOR
TRACY L LAURITZENCURRENT DIRECTOR
BERNADINE HORNBYCURRENT DIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1942
- Location
- PO BOX 817, LA CROSSE, WI 54602-0817
- County
- La Crosse
- In care of
- % APRIL M WEHLING
- Primary officer
- Brent Ridge, President and CEO
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- NTEE classification
- Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
- IRS tax category
- Mutual & Membership Benefit