Wheatland Electric Cooperative Inc
Scott City, KS · EIN 48-0532188 · Rank 5,157 by total revenue
To provide quality and reliable electric service to members at cost on a cooperative basis.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $105,441,948
- Total expenses
- $102,534,720
- Total assets
- $408,910,458
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $7,929,302
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $9,842,230
- Employees
- 143
- Salary base per employee
- $55,450
"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 (20)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Mueller | CEO/GENERAL MANAGER | Officer | 55 | $730,670 |
| James McVay | ASSISTANT GM/GENERAL COUNS | Officer | 50 | $454,604 |
| Traci Goddard | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | Officer | 55 | $281,735 |
| Mark Arnold | PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 7.5 | $38,796 |
| Joshua Young | VICE PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 6 | $35,804 |
| Stacey Addison | SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 7.5 | $35,056 |
| John Kleysteuber | TREASURER | Board, Officer | 2.3 | $27,580 |
| Richard Klaus | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | Key employee | 40 | $436,587 |
| Jevin Kasselman | DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | Key employee | 55 | $356,914 |
| Pamela Brungardt | DIRECTOR OF CONSUMER SERVICES | Key employee | 40 | $332,480 |
| Lucas West | DIR. OF CORP SERV/WATER DIV | Key employee | 50 | $248,724 |
| Allison Conine | DIRECTOR OF MBR SVCS & CORP COMM. | Key employee | 50 | $239,131 |
| Brandon Barrett | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | Key employee | 50 | $232,016 |
| Dustin Stansbury | TRUSTEE | Board | 4.5 | $36,474 |
| John Sullivan | TRUSTEE | Board | 5.4 | $29,519 |
| Wesley Campbell | TRUSTEE | Board | 7 | $29,251 |
| Lynn Freese | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | $26,653 |
| Kevin White | TRUSTEE (MAY-DEC) | Board | 4 | $18,887 |
| Robert Hiss | TRUSTEE | Board | 2.1 | $16,942 |
| Michael Thon | TRUSTEE (JAN-APR) | Board | 2 | $7,809 |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $3,677,060, which is 46.4% of the $7,929,302 salary base shared by 143 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Mueller | CEO/GENERAL MANAGER | Officer | 55 | $519,616 | $0 | $211,054 | $730,670 |
| James McVay | ASSISTANT GM/GENERAL COUNS | Officer | 50 | $342,912 | $0 | $111,692 | $454,604 |
| Richard Klaus | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | Key employee | 40 | $275,235 | $0 | $161,352 | $436,587 |
| Jevin Kasselman | DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | Key employee | 55 | $239,930 | $0 | $116,984 | $356,914 |
| Pamela Brungardt | DIRECTOR OF CONSUMER SERVICES | Key employee | 40 | $221,561 | $0 | $110,919 | $332,480 |
| Randy Coleman | DISTRICT MANAGER | Highly paid employee | 40 | $173,578 | $0 | $118,951 | $292,529 |
| Traci Goddard | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | Officer | 55 | $215,419 | $0 | $66,316 | $281,735 |
| Curtis Peterson | MANAGER OF OPERATIONS | Highly paid employee | 40 | $193,148 | $0 | $85,628 | $278,776 |
| Chris Huber | DISTRICT MANAGER | Highly paid employee | 40 | $181,253 | $0 | $82,788 | $264,041 |
| Lucas West | DIR. OF CORP SERV/WATER DIV | Key employee | 50 | $186,040 | $0 | $62,684 | $248,724 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202523219349313502 (Form 990, period ending 2024-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 48-0532188
- Organization website (as filed): www.weci.net