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Core Electric Cooperative

Public charity · Grantmaker Sedalia, CO EIN: 84-0235244 Website

CORE Electric Cooperative is a public charity based in Sedalia, Colorado. Founded in 1938, it provides electric power on a cooperative basis to members in portions of 11 counties around the Denver area. Alongside its electric service, CORE supports local nonprofits and community programs through donations and sponsorships; its 2025 filing reports 22 grants totaling $213,075, all to recipients in Colorado.

Key facts about Core Electric Cooperative

In short: Core Electric Cooperative gave $213K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Colorado. 23% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
84-0235244
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$213,075
Grants made (2025)
22
Average grant
$9,685
Median grant
$8,750
New grantees (estimate)
23% first-time grantees (5 of 22, 2025)
Total assets
$1,474,720,645
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
How to apply
CORE accepts requests for donations, sponsorships, and other community outreach opportunities. Full details ↓
Deadline
Events scheduled less than 30 days out cannot be supported.

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.5B

+2.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$213K

-1.9% YoY

Grant Count

22

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

-1.9% YoY

Is Core Electric Cooperative open to new grantees?

23%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 5 of 22 grantees (23%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $10K. How we count

Medians: $8K first-time, $9K repeat.

  • 77% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2023–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

CORE’s stated mission is “improving lives and communities through choice and innovation.” Its website describes its broader mission as connecting lives and communities through choice and innovation.

CORE says it commonly supports community service, education and youth, community health and wellbeing, first responder, and social service programs, as well as other nonprofits that improve the communities it serves. Its eligibility information includes IRS-recognized nonprofits, schools, and government organizations serving CORE members in its service area.

Examples of supported organizations illustrate the range of recipients. Douglas County Community Foundation says it assists locally operating nonprofits with grants and organizational guidance. Parker Senior Center says it provides meals, wellness, recreation, and activities to seniors in the Parker area. Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain says it prepares young people for economic success through mentor-led applied learning. SECOR says it serves people facing suburban poverty, while Energy Outreach Colorado says it helps income-qualified Coloradans afford home energy.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, CORE reported 22 grants totaling $213,075. Grants ranged from $5,050 to $23,500, with a median of $8,750. All reported grant dollars went to Colorado recipients.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

CORE’s service area includes portions of 11 counties around Denver, Colorado. Its 2025 reported grants were all directed to recipients in Colorado, including organizations in Castle Rock, Parker, Sedalia, Elizabeth, and Greenwood Village.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 22 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

Castle RockParkerDenverStrasburgGreenwood VillageWoodland ParkElizabethSedaliaWheat RidgeBaileyBennettConiferFort CollinsKiowa

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants20200 grants20210 grants202221 grants202322 grants202422 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $213K (2025) to $225K (2023). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $213K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Douglas County Educational Foundation: $24KDouglas County EducationalFoundation$24KCCV Rotary Club of Parker Foundation: $20KCCV Rotary Club of ParkerFoundation$20KDouglas County Community Foundation: $15KDouglas County CommunityFoundation$15KParker Task Force: $12KParker Task Force$12KParker Senior Center Inc: $11KParker Senior Center Inc$11KHelp and Hope Center: $11KHelp and Hope Center$11KDouglas County Government: $10KDouglas County Government$10KElbert County Fair Board: $10KElbert County Fair Board$10KCastle Rock Adventist Hospital Fnd: $9KCastle Rock Adventist HospitalFnd$9KJunior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Inc: $9KJunior Achievement-RockyMountain Inc$9K

The largest 2025 recipient was Douglas County Educational Foundation ($24K). Together the top 10 received $129K.

Grant Size Distribution

65 grants across all recorded years

65<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 65 grants of 65 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Douglas County Educational Foundation Castle Rock, CO2025 Donation$23,500
CCV Rotary Club of Parker Foundation Parker, CO2025 Donation$19,500
Douglas County Community Foundation Castle Rock, CO2025 Donation$15,000
Parker Task Force Parker, CO2025 Donation$11,500
Parker Senior Center Inc Parker, CO2025 Donation$11,125
Help and Hope Center Castle Rock, CO2025 Donation$10,800
Douglas County Government Castle Rock, CO2025 Donation$10,000
Elbert County Fair Board Elizabeth, CO2025 Donation$10,000
Castle Rock Adventist Hospital Fnd Parker, CO2025 Donation$9,000
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Inc Greenwood Village, CO2025 Donation$9,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $1,474,720,645 $395,698,587 $395,698,587 $213,075
2024 $1,440,297,004 $413,169,133 $413,169,133 $217,100
2023 $1,351,724,523 $353,755,406 $353,755,406 $224,744
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$200M$400M$600M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,474,720,645$1,440,297,004$1,351,724,523
Revenue$395,698,587$413,169,133$353,755,406
Expenses$395,698,587$413,169,133$353,755,406
Net Investment Income$2,191,893$274,478$2,444,824

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 16, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 30, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Timothy L. White as president and Pamela Feuerstein as chief executive officer. It also lists Bruff Shea, William Ronald Kilgore, Michael Sperry, Robert W. Graf, Michael Kempe, James T. Anest, and Stacey Stegman as directors, and Kathleen Solano as chief administrative officer.

Core Electric Cooperative is led by Pamela Feuerstein, Chief Executive Officer since 2024 (on filings since 2020); all 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Pamela Feuerstein

    Chief Executive Officer

    COO → Chief Operating Officer, 2023

    Chief Operating Officer → Chief Executive Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $396K (2020) → $607K (2025)

  • Timothy L. White

    President

    Director & President → Director, 2023

    Director → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    6.5 hrs/week

    $40K (2020) → $70K (2025)

  • Andrew Minter

    Director - Distribution Operations

    Transmission Operations Director → Distribution Operations Director, 2024

    Distribution Operations Director → Director - Distribution Operations, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $199K (2020) → $296K (2025)

  • Bruff Shea

    Director

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    $34K (2020) → $36K (2025)

  • James T. Anest

    Director

    Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024

    Secretary & Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    7 hrs/week

    $46K (2020) → $60K (2025)

  • Michael Kempe

    Director

    Director → Assistant Secretary & Treasurer, 2024

    Assistant Secretary & Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $16K (2020) → $39K (2025)

  • Robert W. Graf

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    12 hrs/week

    $40K (2020) → $70K (2025)

  • Michael Sperry

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    6 hrs/week

    $23K (2021) → $53K (2025)

  • Richard Brewer

    Director - Billing & Payments

    Billing & Payments Director → Director - Billing & Payments, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    45 hrs/week

    $173K (2021) → $223K (2025)

  • Jeremy Cannon

    Director - Information Technology

    Inforamtion Technology Director → Information Technology Director, 2024

    Information Technology Director → Director - Information Technology, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    45 hrs/week

    $215K (2022) → $311K (2025)

  • Marcy Hudson

    Director - People Operations

    People Operations Director → Director - People Operations, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    50 hrs/week

    $207K (2022) → $266K (2025)

  • Michael Kaine

    Director - Safety & Health

    Safety Director → Director - Safety & Health, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $193K (2022) → $242K (2025)

  • Christopher Hildred

    Director - Power Supply

    Power Supply Director → Director - Power Supply, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    45 hrs/week

    $207K (2023) → $278K (2025)

  • William Ronald Kilgore

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    7 hrs/week

    $46K (2023) → $40K (2025)

  • Brian Richter

    Director - Engineering

    Engineering Director → Director - Engineering, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $231K (2024) → $305K (2025)

  • Cindy Newsome

    Director - Strategic & Communications

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $266K (2025)

  • Emily Meek

    Director - Controller

    New on the 2025 filing

    55 hrs/week

    $222K (2025)

  • Robert Osborn

    Director - Business Development

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $247K (2025)

  • Stacey Stegman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    $20K (2025)

  • Amanda Lesher

    Chief Member Experience Officer

    Community Relations Officer → Cmeo, 2021

    Cmeo → Chief Member Experience Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $302K (2020) → $445K (2025)

  • Mark Jurgemeyer

    Chief Operating Officer

    Engineering Director → Chief Operating Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $264K (2020) → $416K (2025)

  • Kathleen Solano

    Chief Administrative Officer

    CAO → Chief Administrative Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $240K (2021) → $452K (2025)

  • Wade Pynes

    Chief Audit Executive

    Controller → Chief Audit Executive, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $240K (2023) → $327K (2025)

  • Anne Sherwood

    Interim Chief Op. Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $262K (2025)

  • Gareth Thompson

    Manager - Data Architecture

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $244K (2025)

  • Laura Burkhart

    Chief Financial Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    45 hrs/week

    $378K (2025)

Former officers (32)
  • Former: Dierdre P. Jones (2020–2024) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Matthew Basford (2020–2024) — Journeyman Lineman
  • Former: Jeffrey Baudier (2021–2024) — Chief Executive Officer
  • Former: Michael McCorkell (2023–2024) — District Manager
  • Former: Brian Hinks (2024) — Distribution Operations Manager
  • Former: Laurie Burkhart (2024) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Robert Kiess (2024) — District Manager
  • Former: Stella Selander (2024) — Fleet & Facilities Director
  • Former: Thomas Havens (2024) — District Manager
  • Former: Alex Mendez (2020–2023) — Distribution Operations Director
  • Former: Tomasz Marek Parol (2020–2023) — Journeyman Lineman
  • Former: Robert Delaney (2021–2023) — System Operator III
  • Former: Thomas Tetrick (2021–2023) — System Operator III
  • Former: Stephen Figueroa (2023) — Commercial Operations Director
  • Former: Andrew Long (2020–2022) — Substation Manager
  • Former: Chris Hildred (2020–2022) — Power Supply Director
  • Former: Ron Kilgore (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Andy Minter (2021–2022) — Transmission Ops Director
  • Former: Joan Beckner (2021–2022) — Chief Legal Officer
  • Former: John Zenyuh (2022) — Facilities & Fleet Director
  • Former: Marjorie Uhlar (2022) — Controller
  • Former: Craig Norris Johnson (2020–2021) — Corporate Attorney
  • Former: Eugene Sperry (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Patrick Mooney (2020–2021) — CEO
  • Former: Grant Lilehaugen (2021) — System Operator
  • Former: Amy Watson (2020) — Attorney
  • Former: Ian Fleming (2020) — Corporate Services Officer
  • Former: James C. Dozier (2020) — Director
  • Former: Johnathan Lackman (2020) — Director & Information Technology
  • Former: Joshua Liss (2020) — Director & Public Affairs
  • Former: Martha Lord (2020) — Controller
  • Former: Samuel Purcell (2020) — Journeyman Lineman Ops

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Pamela Feuerstein — Chief Executive Officer: $607KPamela FeuersteinChief Executive Officer$607KKathleen Solano — Chief Administrative Officer: $452KKathleen SolanoChief Administrative Officer$452KAmanda Lesher — Chief Member Experience Officer: $445KAmanda LesherChief Member Experience Officer$445KMark Jurgemeyer — Chief Operating Officer (Jan-Aug): $416KMark JurgemeyerChief Operating Officer…$416KLaura Burkhart — Chief Financial Officer: $378KLaura BurkhartChief Financial Officer$378KWade Pynes — Chief Audit Executive: $327KWade PynesChief Audit Executive$327KJeremy Cannon — Dir - Information Technology: $311KJeremy CannonDir - Information Technology$311KBrian Richter — Dir - Engineering: $305KBrian RichterDir - Engineering$305KAndrew Minter — Dir - Distribution Operations: $296KAndrew MinterDir - Distribution Operations$296KChristopher Hildred — Dir - Power Supply: $278KChristopher HildredDir - Power Supply$278KCindy Newsome — Dir - Strategic & Communications: $266KCindy NewsomeDir - Strategic & Communications$266KMarcy Hudson — Dir - People Operations: $266KMarcy HudsonDir - People Operations$266KAnne Sherwood — Interim Chief Op. Officer (Mar-Dec): $262KAnne SherwoodInterim Chief Op. Officer…$262KRobert Osborn — Dir - Business Development: $247KRobert OsbornDir - Business Development$247KGareth Thompson — MGR - Data Architecture: $244KGareth ThompsonMGR - Data Architecture$244KMichael Kaine — Dir - Safety & Health: $242KMichael KaineDir - Safety & Health$242KRichard Brewer — Dir - Billing & Payments: $223KRichard BrewerDir - Billing & Payments$223KEmily Meek — Dir - Controller (Feb-Dec): $222KEmily MeekDir - Controller (Feb-Dec)$222KTimothy L White — President: $70KTimothy L WhitePresident$70KRobert W Graf — Director: $70KRobert W GrafDirector$70KJames T Anest — Director: $60KJames T AnestDirector$60KMichael Sperry — Director: $53KMichael SperryDirector$53KWilliam Ronald Kilgore — Director: $40KWilliam Ronald KilgoreDirector$40KMichael Kempe — Director: $39KMichael KempeDirector$39KBruff Shea — Director: $36KBruff SheaDirector$36KStacey Stegman — Director: $20KStacey StegmanDirector$20K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $607K, to Pamela Feuerstein (Chief Executive Officer). 26 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Mailing address: 5496 N Us Hwy 85, Sedalia, CO 80135
Phone: (720) 733-5477
Website: https://core.coop

Frequently asked questions about Core Electric Cooperative

How much does Core Electric Cooperative give each year?

Core Electric Cooperative gave $213K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $217K across 22 grants.

What is Core Electric Cooperative's typical grant size?

Core Electric Cooperative's median grant in 2025 was $8,750, and its average grant was $9,685, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Core Electric Cooperative that year got $8K on average.

Where does Core Electric Cooperative give grants?

Core Electric Cooperative gives mostly in Colorado: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Castle Rock, CO (9 grants), Parker, CO (5 grants) and Strasburg, CO (2 grants).

Does Core Electric Cooperative give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 22 grants with a stated purpose on Core Electric Cooperative's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "2025 Donation" (22 grants).

Who are Core Electric Cooperative's largest grantees?

Core Electric Cooperative's largest 2025 grantees include Douglas County Educational Foundation ($23,500), CCV Rotary Club of Parker Foundation ($19,500) and Douglas County Community Foundation ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 27% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Core Electric Cooperative?

Core Electric Cooperative reported $1.5B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $395.7M.

What does Core Electric Cooperative fund?

CORE’s stated mission is “improving lives and communities through choice and innovation.” Its website describes its broader mission as connecting lives and communities through choice and innovation. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Core Electric Cooperative?

CORE accepts requests for donations, sponsorships, and other community outreach opportunities. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Core Electric Cooperative's EIN?

Core Electric Cooperative's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-0235244. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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