Core Electric Cooperative
Sedalia, CO · EIN 84-0235244 · Rank 1,670 by total revenue
To provide quality and reliable electric service to members of the cooperative.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2025
- Total revenue
- $395,698,587
- Total expenses
- $395,698,587
- Total assets
- $1,474,720,645
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $31,665,632
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $42,500,536
- Employees
- 348
- Salary base per employee
- $90,993
"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 (21)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela Feuerstein | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | 50 | $739,959 |
| Kathleen Solano | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $594,015 |
| Amanda Lesher | CHIEF MEMBER EXPERIENCE OFFICER | Officer | 45 | $523,756 |
| Mark Jurgemeyer | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (JAN-AUG) | Officer | 50 | $516,942 |
| Laura Burkhart | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 45 | $438,148 |
| Anne Sherwood | INTERIM CHIEF OP. OFFICER (MAR-DEC) | Officer | 50 | $297,287 |
| Jeremy Cannon | DIR - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | Key employee | 45 | $423,219 |
| Brian Richter | DIR - ENGINEERING | Key employee | 40 | $404,282 |
| Andrew Minter | DIR - DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS | Key employee | 50 | $394,232 |
| Marcy Hudson | DIR - PEOPLE OPERATIONS | Key employee | 50 | $374,906 |
| Christopher Hildred | DIR - POWER SUPPLY | Key employee | 45 | $357,146 |
| Richard Brewer | DIR - BILLING & PAYMENTS | Key employee | 45 | $328,061 |
| Emily Meek | DIR - CONTROLLER (FEB-DEC) | Key employee | 55 | $263,001 |
| Timothy L White | PRESIDENT | Board | 6.5 | $70,310 |
| Robert W Graf | DIRECTOR | Board | 12 | $70,084 |
| James T Anest | DIRECTOR | Board | 7 | $60,354 |
| Michael Sperry | DIRECTOR | Board | 6 | $52,562 |
| William Ronald Kilgore | DIRECTOR | Board | 7 | $39,609 |
| Michael Kempe | DIRECTOR | Board | 5 | $38,547 |
| Bruff Shea | DIRECTOR | Board | 6 | $36,046 |
| Stacey Stegman | DIRECTOR | Board | 5 | $20,029 |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $4,840,656, which is 15.3% of the $31,665,632 salary base shared by 348 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela Feuerstein | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | 50 | $607,210 | $0 | $132,749 | $739,959 |
| Kathleen Solano | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $452,283 | $0 | $141,732 | $594,015 |
| Amanda Lesher | CHIEF MEMBER EXPERIENCE OFFICER | Officer | 45 | $444,774 | $0 | $78,982 | $523,756 |
| Mark Jurgemeyer | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (JAN-AUG) | Officer | 50 | $416,144 | $0 | $100,798 | $516,942 |
| Laura Burkhart | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 45 | $378,155 | $0 | $59,993 | $438,148 |
| Jeremy Cannon | DIR - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | Key employee | 45 | $310,906 | $0 | $112,313 | $423,219 |
| Wade Pynes | CHIEF AUDIT EXECUTIVE | Highly paid employee | 40 | $326,770 | $0 | $93,534 | $420,304 |
| Brian Richter | DIR - ENGINEERING | Key employee | 40 | $305,197 | $0 | $99,085 | $404,282 |
| Andrew Minter | DIR - DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS | Key employee | 50 | $295,853 | $0 | $98,379 | $394,232 |
| Cindy Newsome | DIR - STRATEGIC & COMMUNICATIONS | Highly paid employee | 40 | $265,629 | $0 | $120,170 | $385,799 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202642119349301704 (Form 990, period ending 2025-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 84-0235244
- Organization website (as filed): www.core.coop