2026-04-28T16:24:37-05:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 480504601 Western Cooperative Electric Association Inc % Landon Heier WEST 7857435561 PO Box 278 Wakeeney KS 67672 LANDON HEIER Secretary Treasurer 7857435561 2026-04-28 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Western Cooperative Electric 635 S 13th St Wakeeney KS 67672 41654034 false X www.westerncoop.com X 1945 KS It is the mission of Western Cooperative Electric to provide reliable energy and optimum services for the betterment of its members 9 9 58 0 0 0 36579780 41312362 214040 336875 984 1324 36794804 41650561 0 3549848 3647598 5528988 5473881 0 0 27715968 32529082 36794804 41650561 0 128220548 128610354 70374783 69055301 57845765 59555053 It is the mission of Western Cooperative Electric to provide reliable energy and optimum services for the betterment of its members. false false 41650561 41650561 Provide electrical service to 12,056 meters in our designated service territory. 41650561 false false false false false false false false false false true false true false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 302 0 true 58 true false false false false false 41632883 17678 false false false X 9 9 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true true false X Western Cooperative Electric Assn Inc 7857435561 635 S 13th St Wakeeney KS 67672 TOM RUTH General Manager 40.00 0.00 X 222672 0 35005 NOLAN NUMRICH CEO General Manager 40.00 0.00 X 197196 0 54804 RON ASCHENBRENNER Line Superintendent 40.00 0.00 X 145839 0 86390 STACEY MALSAM CFO 40.00 0.00 X 160884 0 71210 JERRY CASEY Operations Field Super 40.00 0.00 X 123206 0 86828 MARK KLEIN Line Foreman 40.00 0.00 X 121487 0 81486 CRAIG CRAMER Manager of IS 40.00 0.00 X 126603 0 72808 NATHAN BUDIG Asst Line Superintende 40.00 0.00 X 120138 0 62605 TERRY HOBBS VicePresident 4.58 0.00 X X 17400 0 0 STEVE HAUSLER Director 3.80 0.00 X 17000 0 0 NICKOLAS ZERR President 10.13 0.00 X X 15600 0 0 MARVIN KELLER Director 2.99 0.00 X 13500 0 0 TIM STANTON Director 6.04 0.00 X 13500 0 0 DALE WEINHOLD Director 3.18 0.00 X 11400 0 0 LANDON HEIER Secretary Treasurer 3.23 0.00 X X 11400 0 0 CODY HOWLAND Director 0.98 0.00 X 6000 0 0 FRANK JOY Director 1.37 0.00 X 4800 0 0 SUSAN ROHLEDER Director 1.20 0.00 X 3000 0 0 HALE SLOAN Director 0.78 0.00 X 2400 0 0 1334025 0 551136 36 true true false Solida Tree Service PO Box 421 Phillipsburg KS 67661 Tree Trimming 253957 Global Mapping Solutions 5753 Sunflower Circle Sarasota FL 34238 GIS Mapping 175467 Utility Asset Management 2373 Central Park Blvd Ste 100 Denver CO 80238 Pole Testing 109009 3 Electric Energy Sales 221000 39431240 39431240 Rent Electric Property 531390 17677 17677 Consumer Int & Fees 541900 30643 30643 Capital Credits 541900 1217642 1217642 615160 615160 41312362 336875 336875 0 4797 3473 1324 1324 41650561 41632884 0 17677 3647598 1334024 1992745 1342488 555706 248918 21917 20767 450311 410016 173263 1979572 3433535 198779 Purchased Power 22633923 Operations 528159 Maintenance 693242 Property Taxes 1008028 977570 41650561 0 0 0 1110290 1640771 8105790 4235022 4652456 5029535 4644031 6612681 291589 303818 116788242 33222006 82297543 83566236 27118849 27222291 128220548 128610354 2639472 3796099 66502510 64027019 1232801 1232183 70374783 69055301 X 57845765 59555053 57845765 59555053 128220548 128610354 X 0 1709288 X X false X true X true true true 291251 291251 7189556 3135190 4054366 105774859 27893930 77880929 3532576 2192886 1339690 83566236 Assoc Org Pat Cap 26282735 C CFC Cap Term Certs 400561 C Rural Econ Dev RLF 479035 C Other Org Pat Cap 59960 C 27222291 Accrued Sales Prop Tax 597444 Accrued Interest 3288 Accrued Labor and Benefit 503915 Western Cares Program 8683 Other Deferred Credits 118853 1232183 X X true FRANK JOY Director 4800 4800 SUSAN ROHLEDER Director 3000 3000 TOM RUTH General Manager 222112 560 6221 28784 257677 STACEY MALSAM CFO 160422 462 42426 28784 232094 RON ASCHENBRENNER Line Superintendent 145175 664 57606 28784 232229 JERRY CASEY Operations Field Super 121675 1531 58044 28784 210034 MARK KLEIN Line Foreman 120176 1311 52702 28784 202973 CRAIG CRAMER Manager of IS 126045 558 44024 28784 199411 NATHAN BUDIG Asst Line Superintende 119797 341 33821 28784 182743 NOLAN NUMRICH CEO General Manager 196784 412 26020 28784 252000 Part VI Line 6 Western Cooperative Electric is a member-owned cooperative. Part VI Line 7a Each board member appoints a nominating committee member in their district. Part VI Line 7a The nominating committee nominations are voted on by member mail-in ballot. Part VI Line 7b Member-owners vote on Board of Trustee representation. Part VI Line 11b The form was presented to Trustees at the April 28, 2026 board meeting. A Part VI Line 11b review was completed and the floor was opened for questions. Part VI Line 12c Trustees fill out individual questionnaires annually requiring dislosure of Part VI Line 12c conflicts of interest. These are reviewed annually by the CFO. Part VI Line 15a or b Trustees and CEO use the Kansas Electric Coop state-wide wage salary survey Part VI Line 15a or b and the NRECA National Compensation Survey to review wages annually. Part VI Line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financials are Part VI Line 19 available upon request at headquarters office located in WaKeeney, KS. Part XI Line 9 Total change represents the operating and non-operating margins for 2025 Part XI Line 9 net of general and estate patronage retirements to members. Part XII Line 2c The Board of Trustees have the audit presented to them by the independent Part XII Line 2c auditor at a monthly board meeting and engage audit services.