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Filing year 2024

STEARNS COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION

Melrose, Minnesota·EIN 41-0558175·12
Total revenue
$71.5M
Total assets
$190.4M
Total expenses
$71.5M
Reported officers
16
Mission

GENERATION AND PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY FOR DISTRIBUTION AND SALE ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS TO MEMBERS.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 16 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Base
$257k
Bonus
$12k
Other
$12k
Benefits
$33k
VP of Administration and Finance
vice president
$286k
$308k
Base
$178k
Bonus
$10k
Other
$4k
Benefits
$33k
Manager of Operations
highest compensated employee
$266k
$286k
Base
$158k
Bonus
$9k
Other
$10k
Benefits
$34k
Manager of IT
highest compensated employee
$231k
$249k
Base
$154k
Bonus
$9k
Other
$730
Benefits
$16k
Manager of Finance
highest compensated employee
$231k
$248k
Base
$139k
Bonus
$9k
Other
$1k
Benefits
$33k
Manager of Engineering
highest compensated employee
$199k
$214k
Base
$138k
Bonus
$6k
Other
$3k
Benefits
$33k
Jouneyman Lineman
highest compensated employee
$171k
$184k
Base
$140k
Bonus
$2k
Other
$385
Benefits
$17k
$21k
$23k
Secretary/treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$21k
$22k
Director
board member
$19k
$20k
Vice President
vice president
$17k
$18k
Director
board member
$16k
$17k
Director
board member
$16k
$17k
Director
board member
$16k
$17k
Director
board member
$16k
$17k
Director
board member
$16k
$17k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Up 17%
from 2023

From $339k in 2023 to $397k in 2024.

$339k
2023
$397k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 14% in real terms$374k to $427k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

STEARNS COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$68.9M
$68.9M
2023
$71.5M
$71.5M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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