Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association
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Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association at a glance
In short: Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association gave $12K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $12,223
- -39.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,112
- -9.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,112
- Total assets
- $107,726,688
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Muenster Volunteer Fire Dept ($6K). Together the top 2 received $12K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2023) to $56K (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $12K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Muenster Volunteer Fire Dept Muenster, TX | Annual Donation and Community Fundraising Event Donation | $6,473 |
| Alumni Corp & Supporters Inc Muenster, TX | Annual Donation | $5,750 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $107,726,688 | $54,665,308 | $54,883,568 | $12,223 | 2 | $49,002 |
| 2024 | $102,927,908 | $56,913,004 | $56,788,302 | $20,322 | 3 | $335,718 |
| 2023 | $99,045,089 | $53,636,363 | $52,746,614 | $7,153 | 1 | $200,770 |
| 2022 | $97,556,614 | $60,601,561 | $60,000,800 | $46,885 | Total only | $106,918 |
| 2021 | $91,559,642 | $43,344,905 | $43,612,287 | $23,722 | Total only | $114,063 |
| 2020 | $87,921,929 | $40,143,417 | $40,200,931 | $39,801 | Total only | $263,495 |
| 2019 | $87,399,219 | $45,246,171 | $45,129,691 | $55,940 | Total only | $335,622 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association
Based on IRS filings
Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association is a public charity, based in Muenster, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $107.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $12K. Net investment income was $49K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association is led by Kenneth Alexander, President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); all 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kenneth Alexander
President
Secretary & Treasurer → Vice President, 2020
Vice President → President, 2021
On filings since 2019
1.7 hrs/week
$21K (2019) → $34K (2025)
Don Miller
Director
On filings since 2020
1.6 hrs/week
$2K (2020) → $29K (2025)
Chris Kubis
Director of System Operations
Line Superintendent → Director of System Operations, 2023
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$102K (2021) → $146K (2025)
Daniel Black
Director of Information Technology
Director of It → Director of Information Technology, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$116K (2021) → $146K (2025)
Ronnie Felderhoff
Director
On filings since 2022
5.7 hrs/week
$29K (2022) → $61K (2025)
Ryan Fuhrmann
Director of Finance & Officer
Director of Finance & Office Ops → Director of Finance & Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$133K (2023) → $150K (2025)
Neil Hesse
General Manager
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$151K (2019) → $234K (2025)
Wayne Kyle
Vice President
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2020
Secretary & Treasurer → Vice President, 2021
On filings since 2019
1.4 hrs/week
$4K (2019) → $34K (2025)
Gary Dale Lewis Jr.
Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
2.3 hrs/week
$25K (2020) → $32K (2025)
Gary Grewing
Crew Foreman
On filings since 2021
52.4 hrs/week
$101K (2021) → $140K (2025)
Charles Schilling
Crew Foreman
On filings since 2023
46.2 hrs/week
$104K (2023) → $116K (2025)
Ronnie Bayer
Line Superintendent
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$112K (2023) → $125K (2025)
Russell McCasland
Safety Coordinator
On filings since 2023
45 hrs/week
$102K (2023) → $115K (2025)
Kamron McMahan
Lineman First Class & Bucket Operator
On filings since 2024
50.6 hrs/week
$111K (2024) → $118K (2025)
Former officers (11)
- Former: Janet Voth (2019–2024) — Director of Finance & Officer
- Former: Malony Bartush (2022–2024) — Director of Hr & Communications
- Former: Larry Stewart (2019–2023) — Director of System Ops
- Former: Patrick Thomson (2020–2021) — Network Engineer & Data Analysis
- Former: David Flusche Jan-May (2021) — Director
- Former: Ronnie Felderhoff July-Dec (2021) — Director
- Former: David Flusche (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Jesse G. Haralson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Larry Corbett (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ray Powell (2019) — Director
- Former: Todd Stone (2019) — It Manager
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $234K, to Neil Hesse (General Manager). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association
How much does Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association give each year?
Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association gave $12K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $20K across 3 grants.
How large is Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association?
Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association reported $107.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $54.7M.
Where does Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association operate?
Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association's EIN?
Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-0208872. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 31, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 24, 2026)
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