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Western Education Regional Cooperative

EIN 99-0983777 • 501(c)3 • Williston, ND

NTEE B90

Profile

Our missiona at Western Education Regional Cooperative are to serve and assist schools within our region in all of their efforts toward school improvement while taking into consideration their individual school district goals and educational needs.

PO Box 1964Williston, ND 58802
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

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Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

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Source year 2024

Net Margin

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Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

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No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2024

Revenue Growth

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Balance Sheet
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Assets

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

-

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Net Assets

$0

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Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

-

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Expenses

-

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Net Income

-

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Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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$0Assets 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $02024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$0
Liabilities-
Net Assets$0
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

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Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$0
Revenue
-
Expenses
-
Net income
-
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0$0
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Feb 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Signed
Aug 29, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Our missiona at Western Education Regional Cooperative are to serve and assist schools within our region in all of their efforts toward school improvement while taking into consideration their individual school district goals and educational needs.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
This section is not applicable for this tax return year as the business started on 7 1 24$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Benjamin SchaferExecutive DirectorFT$0--
Russell ZieglerDirector-$0--
Leslie BieberDirector-$0--
Marcus LewtonDirector-$0--
Kris KuehnDirector-$0--
Darla RatzakDirector-$0--
Troy WaltersDirector-$0--
Steve HolenDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Western Education Regional Cooperative
EIN
99-0983777
In Care Of
% Benjamin Schafer
Phone
7013404557
Address
PO Box 1964, Williston, ND 58802

Signing Officer

Name
Benjamin Schafer
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2025-08-29
Discuss with paid preparer
No
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Doing Business As Names

“WERC Center”

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