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Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Rathdrum, ID EIN: 82-0136983 Website

Provide our member-owners dependable electric power and exceptional service at competitive rates.

Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc at a glance

In short: Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc gave $15K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $15K), mostly in Idaho. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$15,000
+149.6% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
Average grant
$15,000
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$305,467,743
+6.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
Idaho (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc

Who Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Community Action Partnership: $15KCommunity Action Partnership$15K

The largest 2024 recipient was Community Action Partnership ($15K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Coeur d'AleneLewiston

How Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc gives

  • Giving grew 100% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2023) to $15K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Action Partnership Lewiston, IDProvides assistance to local community population in paying utility bills.$15,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$305,467,743$73,756,106$70,601,404$15,0001$348,789
2023$285,698,490$64,683,289$67,485,189$6,010Total only$108,420
2022$242,059,488$60,097,457$62,113,343$7,5001$431,985
2021$200,587,122$58,518,255$54,524,287$7,5001$788,851
2020$191,646,119$53,584,224$51,112,037$15,0001$2,516,218

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc

Based on IRS filings

Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc is a public charity, based in Rathdrum, ID. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $305.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K. Net investment income was $349K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc is led by Douglas Elliott, General Manager & CEO on every filing since 2020; all 14 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Douglas Elliott

    General Manager & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $254K (2020) → $338K (2024)

  • William Swick

    Chairperson

    On filings since 2020

    10.6 hrs/week

    $32K (2020) → $35K (2024)

  • Crystal Musselman

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $8K (2020) → $8K (2024)

  • David Bobbitt

    Director

    Audit Committee Chairperson → Audit Committee Chair, 2021

    Audit Committee Chair → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    14.7 hrs/week

    $5K (2020) → $196K (2024)

  • James Robbins

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    14 hrs/week

    $30K (2020) → $36K (2024)

  • Todd Hoffman

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    $5K (2020) → $5K (2024)

  • Benjamin Cook

    Lead Lineman

    Foreman → Journeyman Service Lineman, 2022

    Journeyman Service Lineman → Lead Lineman, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    44 hrs/week

    $158K (2020) → $194K (2024)

  • Keith Gednalske

    Foreman

    On filings since 2020

    46 hrs/week

    $205K (2020) → $211K (2024)

  • Reed Christensen

    COO & CFO

    CFO → Vice President Accounting, Finance, It & CFO, 2021

    Vice President Accounting, Finance, It & CFO → COO & CFO, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    43 hrs/week

    $159K (2020) → $218K (2024)

  • Roger Tinkey

    Secretary

    Secretary → Director, 2022

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    7 hrs/week

    $25K (2020) → $30K (2024)

  • Tim Meyer

    Vice Chairperson

    On filings since 2020

    12.7 hrs/week

    $25K (2020) → $29K (2024)

  • Julie Turbin

    Vice President Ops & Ops Services

    On filings since 2021

    42 hrs/week

    $169K (2021) → $192K (2024)

  • Ryan Vandewerker

    Electrotech

    On filings since 2021

    45 hrs/week

    $187K (2021) → $210K (2024)

  • Scott Davis

    Vice President Engineering & Technical Services

    On filings since 2023

    48 hrs/week

    $180K (2023) → $198K (2024)

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Diane Griswold (2020–2023) — Vice President Human Resource
  • Former: Lance Teal (2021) — Foreman
  • Former: Daniel Hannon (2020) — Foreman
  • Former: Robert Jacobson (2020) — General Foreman

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Douglas Elliott — General Manager/CEO: $338KDouglas ElliottGeneral Manager/CEO$338KReed Christensen — COO/CFO: $218KReed ChristensenCOO/CFO$218KKeith Gednalske — Foreman: $211KKeith GednalskeForeman$211KRyan Vandewerker — Electrotech: $210KRyan VandewerkerElectrotech$210KScott Davis — VP Engineering & Technical Services: $198KScott DavisVP Engineering & Technical…$198KDavid Bobbitt — Director: $196KDavid BobbittDirector$196KBenjamin Cook — Lead Lineman: $194KBenjamin CookLead Lineman$194KJulie Turbin — VP Ops & Ops Services: $192KJulie TurbinVP Ops & Ops Services$192KJames Robbins — Director: $36KJames RobbinsDirector$36KWilliam Swick — Chairperson: $35KWilliam SwickChairperson$35KRoger Tinkey — Secretary: $30KRoger TinkeySecretary$30KTim Meyer — Vice Chairperson: $29KTim MeyerVice Chairperson$29KCrystal Musselman — Director: $8KCrystal MusselmanDirector$8KTodd Hoffman — Director: $5KTodd HoffmanDirector$5K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $338K, to Douglas Elliott (General Manager/CEO). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc

How much does Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc give each year?

Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc gave $15K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it reported $6K in grants paid.

How large is Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc?

Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc reported $305.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $73.8M.

Where does Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc operate?

Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc has awarded grants in Idaho.

What is Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc's EIN?

Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-0136983. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 18, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 24, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 30, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 31, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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