2026-04-20T19:50:58-05:00 2025-08-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 8215 GREENWAY BOULEVARD SUITE 600 MIDDLETON WI 53562 990 2024-09-01 391163563 WISCONSIN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION WISC 6084674650 6405 CENTURY AVENUE 102 MIDDLETON WI 53562 ROB RICHARD PRESIDENT & CEO 6084674650 2026-04-14 1 1 LAURA SCHWEITZER CPA P01760010 6086628600 2026-04-09 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ROB RICHARD 6405 CENTURY AVENUE 102 MIDDLETON WI 53562 4492321 0 X WWW.WECA.COOP X 1990 WI TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO ITS MEMBERS TO FURTHER THEIR GOAL OF PROVIDING LOW COST ELECTRIC SERVICE. 12 4 10 5 125878 0 115098 112431 4211488 4355197 36490 20562 9144 4131 4372220 4492321 10765 9389 0 0 1663972 1622107 0 0 0 2609210 2725401 4283947 4356897 88273 135424 2081199 2151622 345974 275140 1735225 1876482 X TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO ITS MEMBERS TO FURTHER THEIR GOAL OF PROVIDING LOW COST ELECTRIC SERVICE. 0 0 MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: WECA COLLECTS MEMBERSHIP DUES AND PROVIDES APPROPRIATE SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE TO ITS MEMBERS TO FURNISH ELECTRIC ENERGY AND ENERGY SERVICES AT COST WITHOUT PROFIT. WECA HAS 25 MEMBERS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WISCONSIN ENERGY COOPERATIVE NEWS: WECA PRODUCES A MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR 19 OF ITS MEMBERS WITH APPROXIMATELY 160,000 SUBSCRIBERS. ALL OF WECA MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS SERVICE. TRAINING/SAFETY: WECA PROVIDES A JOB TRAINING AND SAFETY PROGRAM THROUGH THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE FOR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE EMPLOYEES. WECA PROVIDES THIS TRAINING FOR 23 OF ITS ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION CO-OP MEMBERS AND THE HUNDREDS OF FIELD PERSONNEL EMPLOYED BY THE RESPECTIVE CO-OPS. SKILL BUILDER AND YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS: WECA OFFERS MORE THAN 45 EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ITS MEMBERS ANNUALLY. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES A MIX OF DIRECTOR, CO-OP EMPLOYEE, AND YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT COVER A NUMBER OF SUBJECTS SUCH AS DIRECTOR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, FINANCIAL METRICS, INDUSTRY TRENDS, AND CAREER-RELATED CONTENT. WECA ORGANIZES TWO YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS ANNUALLY. WECA'S YOUTH PROGRAMS INTRODUCE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE TO COOPERATIVE BUSINESS BASICS, DEMONSTRATES THE VALUE OF COOPERATION IN EVERYDAY LIFE, AND ALSO FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS. WECA'S OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES ARE THE SAFETY FIRST FARM REWIRING, LLC PROGRAM; WECA FINANCE MANAGER; LINE SUPERINTENDENTS; AND MEMBER SERVICES ASSOCIATION PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS FOCUS ON ADDRESSING ELECTRIC SAFETY AND ANIMAL WELFARE CONCERNS AND PROVIDING TRAINING AND INFORMATION TO WECA'S MEMBERS. PARTICIPATION IN THE SAFETY FIRST FARM REWIRING GRANT PROGRAM VARIES. THE MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT FOR AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT IS $10,000. ANNUAL AND DISTRICT MEETINGS: WECA HOSTS AN ANNUAL MEETING AND FOUR DISTRICT FOR ITS MEMBERS. THE ANNUAL MEETING GENERALLY HAS 150 OR MORE PARTICIPANTS AND EACH DISTRICT MEETING HAS APPROXIMATELY 50 PARTICIPANTS. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 36 0 1 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 12 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X ROB RICHARD 6084674650 6405 CENTURY AVENUE SUITE 102 MIDDLETON WI 53562 KAREN NEWBURY CHAIRMAN 4.00 X X 2400 0 0 DANIEL HILLBERRY DIRECTOR/FORMER CHAIRMAN 4.00 X X 2400 0 0 BARBARA MILLER VICE CHAIRMAN 3.00 X X 3400 0 0 STEVE JOHNSON SECRETARY/TREASURER 3.00 X X 2800 0 0 CRAIG BUROS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 MONICA OBRYCKI EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA THORMAN BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 2400 0 0 ALLEN JICINSKY BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 2400 0 0 LESLIE DOKKESTUL BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 1600 0 0 ROBERT CORNELL BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN JAHNZ BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KURT HARRIS BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN WILKIE BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 1600 0 0 KEVIN MEISTAD BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROB RICHARD CURRENT PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 188208 0 51338 TIMOTHY CLAY VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 175652 0 74253 STEPHEN FREESE FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 179380 0 56455 DANA KELROY EDITOR 40.00 X 107232 0 55733 669472 0 237779 4 0 1 0 DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE 3200 EAST AVENUE S LA CROSSE WI 54601 EMPLOYEE TRAINING & HIRING SERVICES 610291 ROYLE PRINTING 745 S BIRD STREET SUN PRAIRIE WI 53590 PRINTING AND PRODUCTION SERVICES 251317 2 112431 112431 MEMBERSHIP DUES 541900 1549546 1549546 WEC NEWS SUBSCRIPTIONS 513190 1462295 1336417 125878 SAFETY PROGRAM 541900 728216 728216 SKILLBUILDERS PROGRAM 541900 418420 418420 DISTRICT & ANNUAL MEET 541900 77889 77889 118831 118831 4355197 20562 20562 MISC REVENUE 541900 4131 4131 4131 4492321 4233450 125878 20562 9389 595435 677576 183525 85344 80227 19953 19136 35993 116496 13421 120452 27851 57630 76618 34868 22424 WEC NEWS 990134 SAFETY PROGRAM EXPENSES 676412 SKILLEBUILDERS PROGRAM 283389 YOUTH PROGRAM EXPENSES 78532 152092 4356897 758286 731508 304190 445111 112541 142624 72043 53276 712880 156682 591066 556198 241857 221689 1216 1216 2081199 2151622 204928 152265 141046 122875 345974 275140 X 1634793 1791165 100432 85317 1735225 1876482 2081199 2151622 135424 5833 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 1549546 35993 35993 123964 -87971 200308 200308 321935 20676 301259 190637 136006 54631 556198 1 FARM SAFETY REWIRING GRANTS 2 9389 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE ADMINISTERED BY SAFETY FIRST FARM REWIRING, LLC. ALL WORK MUST BE PERFORMED BY A LICENSED ELECTRICIAN. A CERTIFIED INSPECTOR APPROVES WORK. SAFETY FIRST FARM REWIRING LLC GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO QUALIFYING EXISTING DAIRY FARMS THAT FOLLOW ALL PROGRAM CRITERIA, INCLUDING PRE-APPROVAL OF PROJECT PLANS AND EXPENSES AND POST INSPECTION OF THE WORK. THE ASSOCIATED PAPERWORK IS RETAINED. X X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY CLAY VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS 172795 0 2857 0 0 0 0 0 74253 0 249905 0 0 0 ROB RICHARD CURRENT PRESIDENT & CEO 188208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51338 0 239546 0 0 0 STEPHEN FREESE FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO 179380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56455 0 235835 0 0 0 DANA KELROY EDITOR 104375 0 2857 0 0 0 0 0 55733 0 162965 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF THE CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, AND SECRETARY TREASURER, THE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE ASSOCIATION, IF ELIGIBLE, AND ONE OTHER DIRECTOR. IF THE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN IS NOT A DIRECTOR, AND THUS NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THE BOARD SHALL ELECT TWO OTHER DIRECTORS. THE BOARD MAY ELECT AN ALTERNATE MEMBER TO SERVE IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGULAR COMMITTEE MEMBER. THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL SERVE FROM THE TIME OF THEIR ELECTION UNTIL THE NEXT ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COOPERATIVE. WHEN THE BOARD IS NOT IN SESSION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE ALL POWERS OF THE BOARD EXCEPT IN RESPECT TO: (A) POWERS RESERVED BY THE BOARD TO ITSELF (B) APPORTIONMENT OR DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS (C) ELECTION OF OFFICERS (D) FILLING OF VACANCIES IN THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ONLY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES THAT HAVE MEMBERS IN WISCONSIN CAN BE MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION. EACH MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO ONLY ONE VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE ORGANIZATION'S TWELVE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE ELECTED BY THE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS REPRESENTING FOUR SEPARATE DISTRICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B CHANGES TO THE ARTICLES AND BYLAWS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS SHARED WITH THE PRESIDENT & CEO AND THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND POSSIBLE EDITS BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE POLICIES COVER BOTH BOARD AND ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEES. THE POLICIES ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY AND WITH ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEES PERIODICALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD EVALUATES THE CEO ANNUALLY FOLLOWING EVALUATION CRITERIA IT ESTABLISHES AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION. IN ADDITION TO THE BOARD'S PERFORMANCE MEASURES, THE BOARD REVIEWS THIRD-PARTY COMPENSATION DATA WHEN MAKING COMPENSATION DECISIONS FOR THE CEO. THE CEO GENERALLY SETS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. COMPENSATION DATA UTILIZED INCLUDES INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AND INFORMATION FROM A COMPENSATION STUDY PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY RETAINED BY THE ASSOCIATION. THE CEO EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ARTICLES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE DEPT. OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WEBSITE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE SHARED WITH MEMBERS; AND 3RD PARTIES WITH JUSTIFICATION. OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SHARED UPON REQUEST. THE BOARD MAY AUTHORIZE SHARING THESE DOCUMENTS UPON REQUEST. SAFETY FIRST FARM REWIRING LLC 6405 CENTURY AVENUE SUITE 102 MIDDLETON WI 53562 834420339 FARM REWIRING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WI 19 29702 WISCONSIN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION