Midwest Energy Inc
Midwest Energys mission is to provide industry-leading energy services for our customers with a focus on safety, reliability, affordability, resilience and the interests of rural Kansas.
Midwest Energy Inc at a glance
In short: Midwest Energy Inc gave $44K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $44,228
- +15.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,846
- +15.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,559
- Total assets
- $760,576,816
- +7.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kansas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Midwest Energy Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ellis County United Way ($13K). Together the top 5 received $44K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Midwest Energy Inc gives
- Giving grew 51% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2019) to $61K (2023). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $44K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis County United Way Hays, KS | fund local non-profit agencies | $13,169 |
| Heartland Community Foundation Hays, KS | Fund grants to non-profits | $10,000 |
| Kansas Electric Cooperatives Inc Topeka, KS | Youth Tour | $9,559 |
| Plainville Recreation Commission Plainville, KS | Impact Grant | $6,000 |
| Greeley County Community Development Tribune, KS | Impact Grant | $5,500 |
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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 | $760,576,816 | $228,697,453 | $229,112,377 | $44,228 | 5 | $257,765 |
| 2024 | $706,684,714 | $206,354,862 | $206,809,463 | $38,461 | 5 | $227,632 |
| 2023 | $661,004,887 | $215,208,326 | $215,738,574 | $61,381 | 5 | $199,472 |
| 2022 | $645,218,171 | $247,394,171 | $247,392,917 | $29,305 | 3 | $196,387 |
| 2021 | $627,319,066 | $242,109,196 | $242,708,525 | $24,886 | 2 | $202,671 |
| 2020 | $638,262,477 | $193,527,663 | $194,229,538 | $39,877 | 2 | $251,316 |
| 2019 | $619,414,087 | $210,845,368 | $211,737,544 | $24,632 | 1 | $259,915 |
About Midwest Energy Inc
Based on IRS filings
Midwest Energy Inc is a public charity, based in Hays, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $760.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $44K. Net investment income was $258K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Midwest Energy Inc is led by Patrick Parke, CEO on every filing since 2019; all 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patrick Parke
CEO
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$308K (2019) → $499K (2025)
Chuck Moore
Director
On filings since 2019
6.5 hrs/week
$9K (2019) → $9K (2025)
Dale Unruh
Director
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
$13K (2019) → $14K (2025)
Ed Pratt
Director
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
$17K (2019) → $18K (2025)
John Blackwell
Director
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$21K (2019) → $19K (2025)
Louise Berning
Director
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
$8K (2019) → $10K (2025)
Mike Morley
Director & Corporate Communications
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$127K (2020) → $170K (2025)
Emily Campbell
Director
On filings since 2023
9 hrs/week
$3K (2023) → $20K (2025)
Judy Thurman
Director
On filings since 2024
8 hrs/week
$4K (2024) → $17K (2025)
Chad Ringwald
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
$4K (2025)
Christian Wilson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
$4K (2025)
Kerry Froetschner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$3K (2025)
Fredrick Taylor
Vice President Operations
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$194K (2019) → $268K (2025)
Nathan McNeil
Vice President Engineering
Manager of Engineering → Director of Engineering, 2023
Director of Engineering → Vice President Engineering, 2025
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$149K (2019) → $240K (2025)
Randy VanAllen
Manager of Protection Systems
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$129K (2019) → $191K (2025)
Thomas S Meis
Vice President Finance & CFO
V.p. Finance & CFO → Vice President Finance & CFO, 2021
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$179K (2019) → $272K (2025)
Timothy Flax
Vice President Information Technology
Vice President It → Vice President Information Technology, 2022
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$188K (2019) → $257K (2025)
Justin MacDonald
Vice President Customer Service
Director & Reliability Compliance → Vice President Customer Service, 2023
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$124K (2020) → $215K (2025)
Aaron Rome
Vice President Energy Supply
Manager Transmission & Market Operations → Director of Energy Supply, 2023
Director of Energy Supply → Vice President Energy Supply, 2025
On filings since 2022
42 hrs/week
$140K (2022) → $246K (2025)
Schamra Detherage
Assistant Secretary & Vice President Hr
Vice President Human Resources → Assistant Secretary & Vice President Hr, 2023
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$152K (2022) → $211K (2025)
Brett Albert
Operations Manager
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$141K (2023) → $164K (2025)
John Horesky
Operations Manager
On filings since 2023
52 hrs/week
$149K (2023) → $169K (2025)
Travis Dinges
Line Foreman
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$159K (2025)
Former officers (18)
- Former: Juanita Stecklein (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Keith Miller (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Lon Frahm (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: William Dowling (2019–2024) — Vice President Engineering & Energy Supply
- Former: Nathan Schippers (2022–2024) — Line Foreman
- Former: Brenton Miles (2023–2024) — Operations Manager
- Former: Brian McKinney (2023–2024) — Operations Manager
- Former: Charles Burruss (2024) — Manager of Reliability Compliance
- Former: Hali Bielser (2024) — Director of Project Management Officer
- Former: Stephen Mazouch (2024) — Manager of Transmission Construction
- Former: Gary Moss (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Wanda Kuhn (2019–2023) — Compensation & Benefits Manager
- Former: Donald Augustine (2019–2022) — Operations Manager
- Former: Robert Muirhead (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Barret Freund (2022) — Line Foreman
- Former: Robert Hoffman (2021) — Substation Manager
- Former: Mark Meyer (2019) — Linemen-Servicemen
- Former: Sharon Dreher (2019) — Secretary
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 $499K, to Patrick Parke (CEO). 23 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Midwest Energy Inc
How much does Midwest Energy Inc give each year?
Midwest Energy Inc gave $44K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $38K across 5 grants.
What is Midwest Energy Inc's typical grant size?
Midwest Energy Inc's median grant in 2025 was $9,559, and its average grant was $8,846, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Midwest Energy Inc give grants?
Midwest Energy Inc gives mostly in Kansas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Hays, KS (2 grants).
Does Midwest Energy Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Midwest Energy Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Midwest Energy Inc's largest grantees?
Midwest Energy Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Ellis County United Way ($13,169), Heartland Community Foundation ($10,000) and Kansas Electric Cooperatives Inc ($9,559), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Midwest Energy Inc?
Midwest Energy Inc reported $760.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $228.7M.
What is Midwest Energy Inc's EIN?
Midwest Energy Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-0163970. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 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 June 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 24, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 17, 2026)
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