Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society
Omaha, NE · EIN 47-0339250 · Rank 540 by total revenue
Uniting hardworking americans to secure their financial future while strengthening our communities and country.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $1,219,699,623
- Total expenses
- $1,089,401,435
- Total assets
- $11,300,235,603
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $72,942,460
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $92,834,547
- Employees
- 872
- Salary base per employee
- $83,650
"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 (35)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denise M McCauley | PRESIDENT & | Board, Officer | 50 | $1,771,124 |
| Jon Aerni | EXEC VP, CFO | Board, Officer | 50 | $1,168,291 |
| Stephen K McMahan | EXEC VP CHIE | Board, Officer | 50 | $1,142,179 |
| Cynthia S Bengtson | EXEC VP, CHI | Board, Officer | 50 | $927,758 |
| Wilbur Jenkins | EXEC VP, CHI | Officer | 50 | $609,357 |
| Raymond G Smolinski | PRES, CORP S | Officer | 50 | $608,185 |
| Jacob Day | VP, CHIEF IN | Officer | 50 | $575,225 |
| Charles R Driffill | SR VP, SALES | Officer | 50 | $537,126 |
| Lynn Espeland | SVP GEN COUN | Officer | 50 | $510,947 |
| Lee A Janecek | VP, CORE OPS | Officer | 50 | $485,044 |
| Blake Warneke | VP ACTUARY & | Officer | 50 | $472,935 |
| Annette M Devine | VP, CHIEF AC | Officer | 50 | $457,526 |
| Ken Knaub | SVP CHIEF IN | Officer | 50 | $419,481 |
| Jeremy Carroll | VP, SALES | Officer | 50 | $382,633 |
| Lance Larsen | VP, ADDITION | Officer | 50 | $347,452 |
| Kyle Savage | VP, SALES | Officer | 50 | $342,741 |
| Lori Howard | VP, MARKETIN | Officer | 50 | $341,346 |
| Kelly Liberty | VP, STRATEGI | Officer | 50 | $340,082 |
| John Sharp | DEP GEN COUN | Officer | 50 | $330,560 |
| Michael Hemenway | VP, CHIEF HU | Officer | 50 | $321,120 |
| Daniel Molony | VP, FRATERNA | Officer | 50 | $290,156 |
| Nic Olari | VP,CHIEF COM | Officer | 50 | $289,229 |
| Tim Buderus | VP, WFS OPS | Officer | 50 | $268,453 |
| Pamela Mortenson | VP, STRATEGI | Officer | 35 | $207,840 |
| Rob Lamagna-Reiter | VP, CHIEF IN | Officer | 50 | $146,188 |
| Patrick L Dees | BOD, FRMR PR | Board | 20 | $1,246,135 |
| Cathryn Mobley | BOARD OF DIR | Board | 5 | $95,212 |
| Tiffany Myers | BOARD OF DIR | Board | 5 | $95,212 |
| James W Shaver | BOARD OF DIR | Board | 5 | $89,472 |
| Michael C Shealy | BOARD OF DIR | Board | 5 | $78,934 |
| James W Bosler III | BOARD OF DIR | Board | 5 | $76,188 |
| James Caldwell | BOARD OF DIR | Board | 5 | $76,134 |
| Dwayne H Tucker | BOARD OF DIR | Board | 5 | $75,768 |
| Daryl J Doise | BOARD OF DIR | Board | 5 | $75,750 |
| Robert T Maher | BOD, FORMER | Board | 5 | $73,092 |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $9,269,671, which is 12.7% of the $72,942,460 salary base shared by 872 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denise M McCauley | PRESIDENT & | Board, Officer | 50 | $1,690,814 | $0 | $80,310 | $1,771,124 |
| Patrick L Dees | BOD, FRMR PR | Board | 20 | $1,164,889 | $0 | $81,246 | $1,246,135 |
| Jon Aerni | EXEC VP, CFO | Board, Officer | 50 | $915,938 | $0 | $252,353 | $1,168,291 |
| Stephen K McMahan | EXEC VP CHIE | Board, Officer | 50 | $894,454 | $0 | $247,725 | $1,142,179 |
| Cynthia S Bengtson | EXEC VP, CHI | Board, Officer | 50 | $822,174 | $0 | $105,584 | $927,758 |
| Spencer T Owen | REGIONAL DIR | Highly paid employee | 50 | $509,267 | $0 | $175,024 | $684,291 |
| Wilbur Jenkins | EXEC VP, CHI | Officer | 50 | $579,268 | $0 | $30,089 | $609,357 |
| Raymond G Smolinski | PRES, CORP S | Officer | 50 | $493,695 | $0 | $114,490 | $608,185 |
| Jacob Day | VP, CHIEF IN | Officer | 50 | $443,517 | $0 | $131,708 | $575,225 |
| Charles R Driffill | SR VP, SALES | Officer | 50 | $414,555 | $0 | $122,571 | $537,126 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202513189349302121 (Form 990, period ending 2024-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 47-0339250
- Organization website (as filed): woodmenlife.org