Nonprofit · EIN 38-2214287
MICHIGAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · LANSING, MI 48933
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,647,706 | $3,723,039 | -$1,075,333 | $1,094,496 | $596,550 | $497,946 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,918,132 | $2,980,410 | -$62,278 | $2,058,190 | $484,911 | $1,573,279 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,186,522 | $3,013,244 | $173,278 | $2,222,472 | $586,915 | $1,635,557 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2,586,261
- Investment income
- $61,445
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $340,440
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $495,902
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $149,979
- Accounting fees
- $20,290
- Occupancy
- $48,000
- Travel
- $137,181
- Depreciation
- $21,159
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,058,190
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,094,496
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $596,550
- Net assets, end of year
- $497,946
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,496
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $497,946
- Gross unrelated business income
- $87,000
- Gross receipts
- $2,647,706
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 22
- Year formed
- 1978
- State of legal domicile
- MI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe McElroy | Director of Safety & Loss Highest-paid employee | 49.4 | $193,138 | $87,038 |
| Thomas Ulatowski | Safety & Loss Control Instructor Highest-paid employee | 44.6 | $122,632 | $40,779 |
| Craig Borr | President/CEO (Jan-March) Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| John Kran | President/CEO (March-Dec) Officer | 50 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris O'Neill | Chair (Jan-Nov) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gabe Schneider Vice Chairman | (Jan-Nov),Chair (Nov-Dec) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Shaun Lamp SecTreas | (Jan-Nov),Vice Chair (Nov-Dec), Trustee or director, Officer | 1.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Furmanski Director | (Jan-Nov), Sec/Treas (Nov-Dec) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Dallas Aho | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Baker | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Allan Berg | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Howard Bowersox | Director Trustee or director | 1.2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gerry Bundle | Director Trustee or director | 1.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Brad Essenmacher | Director Trustee or director | 0.9 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Gaunt | Director (Nov-Dec) Trustee or director | 5.3 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hodges | Director (Jan-Nov) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Erin Hunzeker | Director (Nov-Dec) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Don Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Rachel Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dave Krings | Director (May- Dec) Trustee or director | 2.3 | $0 |
| Brentt Lucas | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Terry Rubenthaler | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 |
| Jim Stebbins | Director Trustee or director | 5.3 | $0 |
| Brian Takvalkoski | Director (Jan-May) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Fred Turk | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Erica Weidman | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe McElroy | Director of Safety & Loss Highest-paid employee | 47.4 | $185,877 | $72,351 |
| Thomas Ulatowski | Safety & Loss Control Inst Highest-paid employee | 42.5 | $120,263 | $34,375 |
| Craig Borr | President/CEO Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Sobeck | Chair (Jan-Jun) Trustee or director, Officer | 2.6 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris O'Neill | Sec/Treas (Jan-Jun)/Chair (Jul-Dec) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Shaun Lamp | Director(Jan-Jun)/Sec/Treas (Jul-Dec) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.7 | $0 | $0 |
| Gabe Schneider | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Furmanski | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Howard Bowersox | Director Trustee or director | 2.1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Stebbins | Director Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| Bill Hodges | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Gerry Bundle | Director Trustee or director | 1.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Brad Essenmacher | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| Don Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 6.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Takvalkoski | Director Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| Erica Weidman | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Baker | Director Trustee or director | 8.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Fred Turk | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brentt Lucas | Director (Jun-Dec) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan DeCoeur | Director (Jan-Aug) Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Hance | Director (Jan-Sep) Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandy Borowicz | Director (Jan-May) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Randy Dhyse | Director (Jan-Mar) Trustee or director | 5.3 | $0 | $0 |
| Terry Rubenthaler | Director (Oct-Dec) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Eugene Soumis | Director (Jan-Mar) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dallas Aho | Director (Jun-Dec) Trustee or director | 2.3 | $0 | $0 |
| Allan Berg | Director (Nov-Dec) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe McElroy | Director of Safety & Loss Highest-paid employee | 46.2 | $179,002 | $72,199 |
| Thomas Ulatowski | Safety & Loss Control Instructor Highest-paid employee | 42.6 | $122,872 | $31,998 |
| Tony Anderson | Director (Jan-June) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Baker | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Furmanski | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Terry Lautner | Director (Jan-May) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gabe Schneider | Director/Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan DeCoeur | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris O'Neill | Director/Sec/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Hance | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Fred Turk | Director (Jan-Apr & Dec) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Sobeck | Director/Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandy Borowicz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Randy Dhyse | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Larry Hermanson | Director (Jan-Mar) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Howard Bowersox | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Shaun Lamp | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Stebbins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| William Hodges | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gerry Bundle | Director (May-Dec) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brad Essenmacher | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Don Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Johnson | Director (June-Dec) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Takvalkoski | Director (Sept-Dec) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chad Stirrett | Director (Jan-Sept) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eugene Soumis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Craig Borr | President/CEO Officer | 24 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 201 TOWNSEND ST STE 900, LANSING, MI 48933-1529
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- John Kran, 201 Townsend St 900, Lansing, MI 48933
- Signed the 990
- John Kran, President/CEO
- Phone
- (517) 351-6322
- Website
- www.meca.coop
- Return prepared by
- Eide Bailly Advisory LLC
Mission
To promote and serve the needs of the member cooperatives.
Program accomplishments
- Management and General:Advocate for the legislative and regulatory interests of Michigan's electric cooperatives with a unified message that supports their ability to deliver safe, reliable, and affordable electricity to member-consumers. Develop and execute strategic communications that promote cooperative priorities and enhance member-consumer engagement.
- Loss Control and Safety:Strengthen the safety culture of Michigan's electric cooperatives and utility partners through a comprehensive safety program.
- Country Lines Publications:Produce and distribute Michigan Country Lines magazine in collaboration with Michigan's electric cooperatives to support cooperative priorities and strengthen member-consumer engagement.
- Education/ Training Programs:Coordinate education and training resources for Michigan's electric cooperative directors, managers, employees, and emerging leaders.Energy Waste Reduction (EWR) program:Began a comprehensive energy optimization initiative, to meet Michigan's statutory energy savings requirements. The program established standardized reporting processes and performance metrics, including greenhouse gas emission reductions, for annual submission to the Michigan Public Service Commission. Program results are reported both at the individual cooperative level and on a combined basis to demonstrate statewide impact and progress.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-2214287
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,094,496
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,647,706
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,647,706 | $3,723,039 | $1,094,496 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,918,132 | $2,980,410 | $2,058,190 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,186,522 | $3,013,244 | $2,222,472 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,291,077 | $3,071,496 | $2,134,456 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 38-2214287).
Questions about MICHIGAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of MICHIGAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MICHIGAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION is 38-2214287.
- Is MICHIGAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1979.
- Are donations to MICHIGAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does MICHIGAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MICHIGAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MICHIGAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MICHIGAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names John Kran.
- Who are the officers and directors of MICHIGAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 26 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $193,138 (Joe McElroy, Director of Safety & Loss).
- How much revenue does MICHIGAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,647,706, expenses of $3,723,039 and total assets of $1,094,496 at year end.
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