Pennsylvania Rural Electric Assoc
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What it says it does
PREA PROVIDES LEGAL SERVICES; FEDERAL/STATE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY REPRESENTATION; JOB TRAINING AND SAFETY EDUCATION FOR MEMBER COOPERATIVES; AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES WITH MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS.
- Income
- $5.8 million
- Spending
- $5.4 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $23,949, chairman
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- PENN LINES MAGAZINE - PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PENN LINES MAGAZINE TO CONSUMERS OF 12 MEMBER RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES. THIS INCLUDED OVER 2 MILLION ISSUES DISTRIBUTED FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR, OR ALMOST 170,000 PER MONTH. PENN LINES FOCUSES ON RURAL ISSUES, ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND EDUCATION CONCERNS, BETTER AND MORE EFFICIENT USES OF ELECTRICITY, AS WELL AS HUMAN INTEREST PROFILES.
- JOB TRAINING AND SAFETY - THE JOB TRAINING & SAFETY (JT&S) TEAM PROVIDES COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY EDUCATION FOR ITS 14 MEMBER COOPERATIVES. IN 2025, IT ACCOMPLISHED THIS THROUGH OVER 100 DAYS OF SAFETY MEETINGS CONDUCTED BY JT&S STAFF THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE MEETINGS INCLUDED UPDATED OSHA COMPLIANCE TRAINING AND REQUIRED REGULATORY SAFETY TRAINING. SAFETY MEETINGS VARY FROM 2 TO 9 MEETINGS PER COOPERATIVE, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE AND REQUESTS FROM EACH COOPERATIVE. JT&S ALSO CONDUCTED 15 TRAINING SCHOOLS THAT RANGED FROM 3 DAYS TO 2 WEEKS IN LENGTH. IN ADDITION, JT&S CONDUCTED SEVERAL MULTI-DAY RURAL ELECTRIC SAFETY ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM, (RESAP) EVALUATIONS.
- PREA MEMBER SERVICES INCLUDE - LEGAL, FEDERAL/STATE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY REPRESENTATION, AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1967.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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