Dairyland Power Cooperative
La Crosse, WI · EIN 39-0233059 · Rank 1,386 by total revenue
Dairyland Power Cooperative is an electric generation and transmission cooperative organized under the laws of WI & MN. The Cooperative, whose principal offices are located in WI, provides wholesale electric service to Class A members engaged in retail sale of electricity to member consumers located in WI, MN, IA and IL, and provides electric and other services to Class C, D, E and Special Services members, all on a cooperative, not-for-profit basis.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $485,754,764
- Total expenses
- $480,951,186
- Total assets
- $1,567,424,114
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $59,182,322
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $87,623,597
- Employees
- 579
- Salary base per employee
- $102,215
"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 (42)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Ridge | President and Chief Executive Officer | Officer | 45 | $1,178,042 |
| April Wehling | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Officer | 50 | $434,575 |
| John B Young | Vice President and Chief Risk Officer | Key employee | 47 | $572,510 |
| Benjamin L Porath | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Key employee | 50 | $532,824 |
| Amanda Hoefling | Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer | Key employee | 45 | $519,659 |
| John P Carr | Vice President Strategic Growth (retired Q1 2025) | Key employee | 0 | $482,873 |
| Joyce Peppin | Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel | Key employee | 50 | $433,106 |
| Jeremy Browning | Vice President Generation | Key employee | 40 | $405,237 |
| Kevin Nordt | Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer | Key employee | 50 | $367,217 |
| Nathaniel Melby | Vice President and Chief Information Officer | Key employee | 45 | $356,656 |
| Jason Herbert | Vice President External Affairs | Key employee | 50 | $327,665 |
| Greg Flege | Vice President Transmission | Key employee | 60 | $326,708 |
| Kathleen Galioto | Vice President and Deputy General Counsel | Key employee | 55 | $297,660 |
| Jenny Scharmer | Current Director | Board | 11 | $65,015 |
| Joe Mattingley | Current Director | Board | 11 | $52,347 |
| Jim Hager | Current Director | Board | 11 | $48,314 |
| Barry Radloff | Current Director | Board | 9 | $47,831 |
| Sandra Davidson | Current Director | Board | 8 | $47,294 |
| Michael Baker | Current Director | Board | 10 | $46,771 |
| Jeffrey Bradley | Current Director | Board | 7 | $44,187 |
| Karen Newbury | Current Director | Board | 12 | $42,743 |
| Dennis Frame | Current Director | Board | 8 | $42,391 |
| Ed Gullickson | Current Director | Board | 14 | $42,219 |
| Chuck Zenner | Current Director | Board | 9 | $39,938 |
| John Petska | Current Director | Board | 7 | $39,837 |
| Mark Kingland | Current Director | Board | 10 | $39,698 |
| Jeff Monson | Current Director | Board | 10 | $39,443 |
| Brian Berg | Current Director | Board | 11 | $35,328 |
| Jerry Huber | Current Director | Board | 10 | $34,956 |
| Bill Trygstad | Current Director | Board | 14 | $34,413 |
| Clarence Boettcher | Current Director | Board | 8 | $33,855 |
| Robert Hess | Current Director | Board | 12 | $33,216 |
| Arthur Friedrich | Current Director | Board | 13 | $31,655 |
| Daniel Korn | Current Director | Board | 11 | $29,210 |
| Jane Reich | Current Director | Board | 20 | $29,158 |
| Neil Plourde | Current Director | Board | 10 | $29,041 |
| Tom Zwiefelhofer | Current Director | Board | 10 | $21,474 |
| Dean L Stokke | Current Director | Board | 8 | $19,837 |
| Larry Hall | Current Director | Board | 5 | $13,865 |
| Dan Tindell | Current Director | Board | 0 | $4,139 |
| Tracy L Lauritzen | Current Director | Board | 0 | $1,968 |
| Bernadine Hornby | Current Director | Board | 0 | $1,714 |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $5,282,699, which is 8.9% of the $59,182,322 salary base shared by 579 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Ridge | President and Chief Executive Officer | Officer | 45 | $1,073,891 | $0 | $104,151 | $1,178,042 |
| John B Young | Vice President and Chief Risk Officer | Key employee | 47 | $281,462 | $0 | $291,048 | $572,510 |
| Benjamin L Porath | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Key employee | 50 | $408,251 | $0 | $124,573 | $532,824 |
| Amanda Hoefling | Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer | Key employee | 45 | $388,073 | $0 | $131,586 | $519,659 |
| John P Carr | Vice President Strategic Growth (retired Q1 2025) | Key employee | 0 | $323,053 | $0 | $159,820 | $482,873 |
| April Wehling | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Officer | 50 | $342,186 | $0 | $92,389 | $434,575 |
| Joyce Peppin | Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel | Key employee | 50 | $331,537 | $0 | $101,569 | $433,106 |
| Jeremy Browning | Vice President Generation | Key employee | 40 | $313,402 | $0 | $91,835 | $405,237 |
| Kevin Nordt | Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer | Key employee | 50 | $325,326 | $0 | $41,891 | $367,217 |
| Nathaniel Melby | Vice President and Chief Information Officer | Key employee | 45 | $274,017 | $0 | $82,639 | $356,656 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202503009349301545 (Form 990, period ending 2024-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 39-0233059
- Organization website (as filed): www.dairylandpower.com