Buckeye Power Inc
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-0676582 · Rank 738 by total revenue
Deliver to Members stably and competitively priced economical and highly reliable wholesale power for the benefit of their members and their communities.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $915,533,213
- Total expenses
- $886,312,808
- Total assets
- $1,599,226,510
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $6,740,606
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $9,780,624
- Employees
- 84
- Salary base per employee
- $80,245
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (31)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Grooms | President CEO Jan to June 2025 | Officer | 37.2 | $567,648 |
| William Roberts | VP Finance CFO | Officer | 32 | $525,638 |
| Kurt Helfrich | General Council | Officer | 34 | $493,455 |
| Doug Miller | VP Statewide Services | Officer | 10 | $481,860 |
| Tom Alban | VP Power Generation | Officer | 38.4 | $431,505 |
| Kevin Zemanek | VP Operations | Officer | 37.2 | $321,322 |
| Steven Nelson | Chairman | Board, Officer | 4 | $11,800 |
| John Metcalf | Vice Chairman | Board, Officer | 2.5 | $5,200 |
| Todd Ware | Treasurer | Board, Officer | 2.5 | $3,600 |
| Richard Lemonds | Secretary | Board, Officer | 2.5 | None reported |
| Ben Wilson | Assistant VP Power Delivery | Key employee | 36 | $277,641 |
| Brett Perkins | Trustee | Board | 1.7 | $2,800 |
| Tom Musick | Trustee | Board | 1.25 | $400 |
| Phillip Caskey | Trustee | Board | 1.65 | None reported |
| Don Englet | Trustee | Board | 1.25 | None reported |
| Bill Barnhart | Trustee | Board | 1.25 | None reported |
| Glenn Miller | Trustee | Board | 1.25 | None reported |
| Larry Fenbers | Trustee | Board | 1.25 | None reported |
| Gary Rowland | Trustee | Board | 1.35 | None reported |
| Tom Wolfenbarger | Trustee | Board | 1.5 | None reported |
| Dan Bodette | Trustee | Board | 1.25 | None reported |
| Ed VanHoose | Trustee | Board | 1.75 | None reported |
| Darin Thorp | Trustee | Board | 1.25 | None reported |
| Anthony Smith | Trustee | Board | 1.25 | None reported |
| Jeff Triplett | Trustee | Board | 2.5 | None reported |
| Erika Ackley | Trustee | Board | 1.65 | None reported |
| Kent Eldridge | Trustee | Board | 1.25 | None reported |
| Matt Berry | Trustee | Board | 1.25 | None reported |
| Randy Price | Trustee | Board | 1.6 | None reported |
| Tim Street | Trustee | Board | 1.25 | None reported |
| Ken Tolliver | Trustee | Board | 1.25 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $5,222,806, which is 77.5% of the $6,740,606 salary base shared by 84 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick O'Loughlin | President CEO July to Dec 2024 | Officer, Former | 32.8 | $1,018,694 | $223,616 | $152,604 | $1,394,914 |
| Craig Grooms | President CEO Jan to June 2025 | Officer | 37.2 | $378,698 | $28,505 | $160,445 | $567,648 |
| William Roberts | VP Finance CFO | Officer | 32 | $317,678 | $79,419 | $128,541 | $525,638 |
| Kurt Helfrich | General Council | Officer | 34 | $326,560 | $57,629 | $109,266 | $493,455 |
| Doug Miller | VP Statewide Services | Officer | 10 | $78,394 | $235,184 | $168,282 | $481,860 |
| Tom Alban | VP Power Generation | Officer | 38.4 | $296,901 | $12,371 | $122,233 | $431,505 |
| Bethany Schunn | Plant Manager | Highly paid employee | 40 | $291,040 | $0 | $59,964 | $351,004 |
| Greg Niese | Director of IT | Highly paid employee | 36 | $182,300 | $32,171 | $122,460 | $336,931 |
| Kevin Zemanek | VP Operations | Officer | 37.2 | $237,741 | $17,895 | $65,686 | $321,322 |
| Dwight Miller | Sr Director Safety Training Loss Prevention | Highly paid employee | 0.8 | $4,209 | $206,252 | $108,068 | $318,529 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202503049349300205 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 31-0676582
- Organization website (as filed): www.buckeyepower.com