Midwest Energy Inc
Hays, KS · EIN 48-0163970 · Rank 2,706 by total revenue
Midwest Energys mission is to provide industry-leading energy services for our customers with a focus on safety, reliability, affordability, resilience and the interests of rural Kansas.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2025
- Total revenue
- $228,697,453
- Total expenses
- $229,112,377
- Total assets
- $760,576,816
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $22,190,833
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $32,635,831
- Employees
- 319
- Salary base per employee
- $69,564
"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 (17)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Parke | CEO | Officer | 50 | $595,487 |
| Thomas S Meis | VP Finance, CFO | Officer | 45 | $389,742 |
| Schamra Detherage | Asst. Sec & VP HR | Officer | 50 | $258,340 |
| Fredrick Taylor | VP Operations | Key employee | 40 | $385,915 |
| Aaron Rome | VP Energy Supply | Key employee | 42 | $330,124 |
| Timothy Flax | VP Information Technology | Key employee | 50 | $323,128 |
| Nathan McNeil | VP Engineering | Key employee | 50 | $295,258 |
| Justin MacDonald | VP Customer Service | Key employee | 50 | $267,484 |
| Emily Campbell | Director | Board | 9 | $20,300 |
| Ed Pratt | Director | Board | 8 | $17,750 |
| Judy Thurman | Director | Board | 8 | $17,100 |
| Dale Unruh | Director | Board | 6 | $13,800 |
| Louise Berning | Director | Board | 8 | $10,300 |
| Chuck Moore | Director | Board | 6.5 | $9,400 |
| Chad Ringwald | Director | Board | 5 | $3,700 |
| Christian Wilson | Director | Board | 3 | $3,700 |
| Kerry Froetschner | Director | Board | 1 | $3,150 |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $3,350,377, which is 15.1% of the $22,190,833 salary base shared by 319 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Parke | CEO | Officer | 50 | $498,905 | $0 | $96,582 | $595,487 |
| Thomas S Meis | VP Finance, CFO | Officer | 45 | $271,706 | $0 | $118,036 | $389,742 |
| Fredrick Taylor | VP Operations | Key employee | 40 | $268,130 | $0 | $117,785 | $385,915 |
| Aaron Rome | VP Energy Supply | Key employee | 42 | $245,559 | $0 | $84,565 | $330,124 |
| Timothy Flax | VP Information Technology | Key employee | 50 | $256,542 | $0 | $66,586 | $323,128 |
| Nathan McNeil | VP Engineering | Key employee | 50 | $240,279 | $0 | $54,979 | $295,258 |
| Justin MacDonald | VP Customer Service | Key employee | 50 | $215,053 | $0 | $52,431 | $267,484 |
| Brett Albert | Operations Manager | Highly paid employee | 50 | $164,314 | $0 | $98,343 | $262,657 |
| Schamra Detherage | Asst. Sec & VP HR | Officer | 50 | $210,732 | $0 | $47,608 | $258,340 |
| Randy VanAllen | Manager of Protection Systems | Highly paid employee | 45 | $190,841 | $0 | $51,401 | $242,242 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202631989349300908 (Form 990, period ending 2025-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 48-0163970
- Organization website (as filed): mwenergy.com