Prairie Power Inc
Springfield, IL · EIN 37-1013955 · Rank 3,038 by total revenue
Member-owned not-for-profit electric generation and transmission cooperative
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2025
- Total revenue
- $197,255,991
- Total expenses
- $197,255,991
- Total assets
- $843,955,346
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $7,077,626
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $9,905,598
- Employees
- 73
- Salary base per employee
- $96,954
"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 (37)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hobbie | PRESIDENT & CEO | Officer | 40 | $712,015 |
| Crystal Riney | VP FINANCE & ACCOUNTING | Officer | 40 | $306,963 |
| Brian Fitzgerald | SENIOR VP OF GENERATION & POWER SUPPLY | Officer | 40 | $297,860 |
| Jeremy Johnson | VP-ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS | Officer | 41 | $290,337 |
| Tracy Fuchs | GENERAL COUNSEL | Officer | 40.1 | $284,377 |
| Micah Bushnell | VP PORTFOLIO & MARKETS UNTIL 09/25 | Officer | 40 | $255,933 |
| Dale Walters | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER FROM 03/25 | Officer | 40 | $241,027 |
| Rachel Sexton | DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE | Officer | 40 | $155,140 |
| Joseph Smith | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER UNTIL 02/25 | Officer | 42.3 | $116,237 |
| Gary L Martin | CHAIRMAN | Board, Officer | 1.6 | $23,950 |
| Kent Metzger | SECRETARY-TREASURER | Board, Officer | 2.1 | $15,900 |
| Josh Shallenberger | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Robert Smith | ASSISTANT SEC-TREASURER | Board, Officer | 1.2 | None reported |
| Thomas Meehan | DIRECTOR | Board | 3.6 | $17,950 |
| David Lueck | DIRECTOR | Board | 3.2 | $17,400 |
| Brent Lively | DIRECTOR | Board | 1.5 | $16,300 |
| Chad Larimore | DIRECTOR | Board | 2.1 | $14,650 |
| Robert Kuhns | DIRECTOR | Board | 2.2 | $14,375 |
| Tom Travis | DIRECTOR | Board | 2.5 | $13,825 |
| Janet Spory | DIRECTOR | Board | 2.1 | $13,275 |
| Wesley Strode | ALT DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR FROM 07/2025 | Board | 1.3 | $10,075 |
| Jack L Clark | DIRECTOR/ALT DIRECTOR FROM 07/2025 | Board | 0.7 | $5,950 |
| Robert Holthaus | ALTERNATE DIRECTOR | Board | 0.4 | $1,100 |
| Brent Clair | ALTERNATE DIRECTOR UNTIL 6/25 | Board | 1 | $1,100 |
| Jerry Meyer | ALTERNATE DIRECTOR | Board | 0.8 | $1,100 |
| Eric Ewing | ALTERNATE DIRECTOR FROM 06/2025 | Board | 5 | $1,100 |
| Jim Freeman | ALTERNATE DIRECTOR | Board | 0.3 | $1,100 |
| Robert Hunzinger | DIRECTOR UNTIL 04/25 | Board | 2.2 | None reported |
| Todd Grotts | DIRECTOR | Board | 2.5 | None reported |
| Randall Long | DIRECTOR | Board | 1.1 | None reported |
| Josh Dewees | DIRECTOR | Board | 3.7 | None reported |
| Alisha Anker | DIRECTOR | Board | 2.6 | None reported |
| Jim Thompson | DIRECTOR | Board | 2.9 | None reported |
| Mike Casper | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Jim Wallace | DIRECTOR FROM 01/2025 | Board | 2.2 | None reported |
| Tom Sherman | ALTERNATE DIRECTOR | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Bradley Smith | DIRECTOR FROM 05/2025 | Board | 2.7 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $3,048,621, which is 43.1% of the $7,077,626 salary base shared by 73 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hobbie | PRESIDENT & CEO | Officer | 40 | $565,585 | $0 | $146,430 | $712,015 |
| Crystal Riney | VP FINANCE & ACCOUNTING | Officer | 40 | $228,571 | $0 | $78,392 | $306,963 |
| Brian Fitzgerald | SENIOR VP OF GENERATION & POWER SUPPLY | Officer | 40 | $201,405 | $0 | $96,455 | $297,860 |
| Jeremy Johnson | VP-ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS | Officer | 41 | $212,776 | $0 | $77,561 | $290,337 |
| Tracy Fuchs | GENERAL COUNSEL | Officer | 40.1 | $195,750 | $0 | $88,627 | $284,377 |
| Micah Bushnell | VP PORTFOLIO & MARKETS UNTIL 09/25 | Officer | 40 | $201,326 | $0 | $54,607 | $255,933 |
| Dale Walters | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER FROM 03/25 | Officer | 40 | $179,147 | $0 | $61,880 | $241,027 |
| Mark Clayton | REAL ESTATE MANAGER | Highly paid employee | 40.2 | $155,238 | $0 | $75,674 | $230,912 |
| Charles Fogleman | MANAGER OF DISPATCH AND COMPLIANCE | Highly paid employee | 40.2 | $164,266 | $0 | $51,565 | $215,831 |
| Ryan Ruppel | SUPERINTENDENT OF OPERATIONS | Highly paid employee | 43 | $141,146 | $0 | $72,220 | $213,366 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202642539349301649 (Form 990, period ending 2025-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 37-1013955
- Organization website (as filed): www.ppi.coop