Umatilla Electric Cooperative
Hermiston, OR · EIN 93-0300375 · Rank 1,164 by total revenue
Umatilla electric cooperative is a member-owned electric utility that sells energy and other services to improve the quality of life in its service communities.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2025
- Total revenue
- $574,180,875
- Total expenses
- $564,756,405
- Total assets
- $713,299,641
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $3,171,150
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $3,171,150
- Employees
- 155
- Salary base per employee
- $20,459
"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 (13)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Echenrode | PRESIDENT & CEO | Officer | 51.66 | $948,721 |
| Lisa McMeen | VP, ADMINISTRATION | Officer | 50.91 | $529,181 |
| Joshua Lankford | ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER | Officer | 50.06 | $492,017 |
| Cole Bode | VP, ENGINEERING | Officer | 41.98 | $417,707 |
| Blake Weathers | VP, POWER SUPPLY | Officer | 40 | $386,099 |
| Joshua Burns | VP, OPERATIONS | Officer | 40.23 | $206,320 |
| W Bryan Wolfe | PRESIDENT | Board | 12 | $36,387 |
| Phil Hamm | DIRECTOR | Board | 12 | $31,734 |
| Tom Pitzer | DIRECTOR | Board | 12 | $30,657 |
| John Otis | DIRECTOR | Board | 12 | $29,297 |
| Lee Docken | DIRECTOR | Board | 12 | $26,773 |
| Steve Platt | SECRETARY/TREASURER | Board | 12 | $18,948 |
| Jeff Wenholz | VICE PRESIDENT | Board | 12 | $17,312 |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $4,185,016, which is 132.0% of the $3,171,150 salary base shared by 155 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Echenrode | PRESIDENT & CEO | Officer | 51.66 | $866,668 | $0 | $82,053 | $948,721 |
| Lisa McMeen | VP, ADMINISTRATION | Officer | 50.91 | $447,128 | $0 | $82,053 | $529,181 |
| Joshua Lankford | ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER | Officer | 50.06 | $420,137 | $0 | $71,880 | $492,017 |
| Cole Bode | VP, ENGINEERING | Officer | 41.98 | $352,309 | $0 | $65,398 | $417,707 |
| Blake Weathers | VP, POWER SUPPLY | Officer | 40 | $324,026 | $0 | $62,073 | $386,099 |
| Kevin Knutz | MANAGER OF OPERATIONS | Highly paid employee | 45.15 | $239,804 | $0 | $52,621 | $292,425 |
| Brian Bierwirth | SYSTEM OPERATOR | Highly paid employee | 49.52 | $236,175 | $0 | $52,287 | $288,462 |
| Alec Shebiel | GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER | Highly paid employee | 40.31 | $235,207 | $0 | $52,222 | $287,429 |
| Adelaide Zumwalt | MANAGER OF IT | Highly paid employee | 43.35 | $227,450 | $0 | $51,369 | $278,819 |
| Marie Cain | MANAGER OF ACCOUNTING | Highly paid employee | 44.29 | $226,573 | $0 | $37,583 | $264,156 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202612229349301816 (Form 990, period ending 2025-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 93-0300375
- Organization website (as filed): www.umatillaelectric.com