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IOWA LAKES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

IOWA LAKES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

EIN 42-1259366 · Public Utilities (W80)

What they do

to PROVIDE ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICES to MEMBERS of THE COOPERATIVE.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders24 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

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$94.95spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
$2.58in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $315,472 for RYAN CRAIG (PRESIDENT/CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

Money in and money out

Revenue$74,744,531
Expenses$70,970,095
Annual surplus $3,774,436 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.
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Revenue$74,744,531
Expenses$70,970,095
Assets$182,894,180
Income$75,299,860
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation
RYAN CRAIGPRESIDENT/CEO · 55 hrs/week $315,472Base $268,448 · Other $47,024
SHELLY TREDWAYVP OF FINANCE/CFO · 48 hrs/week $305,005Base $182,055 · Other $122,950
AARON RUSCHYVP OF OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING · 48 hrs/week $296,657Base $197,972 · Other $98,685
JENNIFER SIEVERTVP OF CUSTOMER & CORP RELATIONS · 48 hrs/week $252,228Base $183,152 · Other $69,076
BRIAN SCOTTSUPERINTENDENT OF FIELD OPERATIONS · 48 hrs/week $194,632Base $128,386 · Other $66,246
ALDEN ZEITZMANAGER OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SERVICES · 48 hrs/week $193,769Base $128,223 · Other $65,546
JED SKOGERBOEMANAGER OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT · 48 hrs/week $169,204Base $119,049 · Other $50,155
KRISTIN HANSONMANAGER OF HR · 48 hrs/week $166,983Base $120,908 · Other $46,075
JEREMY NELSONMANAGER OF ENGINEERING · 48 hrs/week $162,959Base $125,308 · Other $37,651
DANIEL WINTERHOFCHAIR · 6 hrs/week $14,250
DAVID FRIEDRICHDIRECTOR · 5 hrs/week $12,150
CRYSTAL PLUTHTREASURER · 5 hrs/week $11,900

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (24)

RYAN CRAIGPRESIDENT/CEO

SHELLY TREDWAYVP OF FINANCE/CFO

AARON RUSCHYVP OF OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING

JENNIFER SIEVERTVP OF CUSTOMER & CORP RELATIONS

BRIAN SCOTTSUPERINTENDENT OF FIELD OPERATIONS

ALDEN ZEITZMANAGER OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SERVICES

JED SKOGERBOEMANAGER OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

KRISTIN HANSONMANAGER OF HR

JEREMY NELSONMANAGER OF ENGINEERING

DANIEL WINTERHOFCHAIR

DAVID FRIEDRICHDIRECTOR

CRYSTAL PLUTHTREASURER

MARK TUTTLEDIRECTOR

CHAD BOYSENVICE CHAIR

TRENT WILLSECRETARY

BEN ASHLANDDIRECTOR

ALAN MADDENDIRECTOR

GARY ROUSEDIRECTOR

CRAIG DEIMDIRECTOR

ROGER WILLIAMSONDIRECTOR

NICK KERNSDIRECTOR

JERRY BECKDIRECTOR

BRUCE AMUNDSONDIRECTOR

NEAL HELDTDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1986
Location
702 S 1ST ST, ESTHERVILLE, IA 51334-2522
County
Emmet
In care of
RYAN CRAIG
Primary officer
RYAN CRAIG, PRESIDENT/CEO

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Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
January 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
NTEE classification
Public Utilities (W80)
IRS tax category
Public Utilities

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