Western Education Regional Cooperative
Donations deductibleWestern Education Regional Cooperative's network
7 people6 organisationsi7 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (7) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darla Ratzak | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kris Kuehn | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Leslie Bieber | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Marcus Lewton | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Russell Ziegler | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Steve Holen | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Troy Walters | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Schafer | Executive Director | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Schafer | Exec Directo | 40 | $36k | $4k | |
| Russ Ziegler | Board Chair | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Leslie Bieber | Vice Chair | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Troy Walters | Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Marcus Lewton | Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Kris Kuehn | Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Darla Ratzak | Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Steve Holen | Member | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Western Education Regional Cooperative
- EIN
- 990983777
- Address
- Po Box 1964, Williston, ND, 58802-1964
- State
- North Dakota
- Mission
- To serve and assist schools within our region in all their efforts toward school improvement, while taking into consideration their individual school district goals and educational needs. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B90 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2024
- Principal officer
- Benjamin Schafer (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2025
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 1, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥2years on the filingsDarla Ratzak
≥2years on the filingsKris Kuehn
≥2years on the filingsLeslie Bieber
≥2years on the filingsMarcus Lewton
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $830k
- Total liabilities
- $6k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $824k
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.2m
- Program service revenue
- $488k
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 37