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MINNESOTA VALLEY COOPERATIVE LIGHT AND POWER ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
MINNESOTA VALLEY COOPERATIVE LIGHT AND POWER ASSOCIATION (EIN 41-0419129)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-14
IRS object ID
202403199349305185
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-14T10:29:30-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN450310328PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRADY MARTZ & ASSOCIATES PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 14296AddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND FORKSCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP582084296ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN410419129EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MINNESOTA VALLEY COOPERATIVEBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2LIGHT & POWER ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMINNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3202692163PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 248AddressLine1Txt
CityMONTEVIDEOCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP562650248ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPATRICK C CARRUTHPersonNm
Person TitleGENERAL MANAGERPersonTitleTxt
Phone3202692163PhoneNum
Signature2024-08-30SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID HOLTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00014251PTIN
Phone7017754685PhoneNum
Preparation2024-08-29PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPATRICK C CARRUTHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 248AddressLine1Txt
CityMONTEVIDEOCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP562650248ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$26,969,579GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.MNVALLEYREC.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1938FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL ENERGY SERVICES TO RURAL CUSTOMERSActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee35TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$432,988TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$27,204NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Investment Income$260,408CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,847,902PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,666,195CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$24,527,313PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$25,650,557CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$95PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$3,309,787PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Total Expenses$26,043,792CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$606,827PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$393,235CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$95,415,919TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$54,182,615TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$62,163,662TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$31,105,293NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$33,252,257NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionMINNESOTA VALLEY COOPERATIVE LIGHT AND POWER ASSOCIATION IS A PROACTIVE COOPERATIVE THAT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE VALUE TO OUR MEMBERS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstYes (1)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document12IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee35EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$23,741,731MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$2,691,408OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
OtherYes (X)OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone3202692163PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 248AddressLine1Txt
CityMONTEVIDEOCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP562650248ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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MARK PETERSON
SECRETARY8.00Yes (X)$18,880$0$0
TIMOTHY VELDE
DIRECTOR8.00Yes (X)$18,840$0$0
GARY GROOTHUIS
TREASURER8.00Yes (X)$18,815$0$0
DONALD FERNHOLZ
VICE PRESIDENT8.00Yes (X)$18,800$0$0
DARRYL BURSACK
DIRECTOR8.00Yes (X)$18,720$0$0
STEVE NORMAN
PRESIDENT8.00Yes (X)$18,720$0$0
WAYNE PELTIER
DIRECTOR8.00Yes (X)$18,480$0$0
PATRICK CARRUTH
GENERAL MANAGER40.00$488,145$0$206,787Yes (X)
JILL ROTHSCHADL
OFFICE MANAGER40.00$164,679$0$50,620Yes (X)
ERIC WOLLSCHLAGER
OPERATIONS MANAGER40.00$164,601$0$91,285Yes (X)
SCOTT KUBESH
MEMBER SERVICES MANAGER40.00$144,781$0$87,744Yes (X)
KENT SMITH
FOREMAN40.00$119,491$0$58,193Yes (X)
ANDREW JOHNSON
CREW CHIEF40.00$115,592$0$58,995Yes (X)
ANTHONY BEDNAREK
LINEMAN40.00$116,801$0$3,797Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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KARIAN PETERSON POWERLINE
PO BOX 345MONTEVIDEOMN56265POWERLINE CONTRACTING$3,313,518
MINNESOTA VALLEY TREE SERVICE
501 S 1STMONTEVIDEOMN56265RIGHT OF WAY TREE CLEANING$1,064,658
POWER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING INC
1532 W BROADWAYMADISONWI53713ENGINEERING CONSULTING$345,812
NISC
PO BOX 1147MANDANND58554COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES$132,694
EIR TESTING & MAINTENANCE CO
PO BOX 86FARMINGTONMN55024MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND PARTS$103,750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescELECTRIC SALESDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$23,723,954TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$247,416TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$247,416ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$36,176OtherAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$23,184OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$12,992OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,992TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$1,486,044GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$1,295,838CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$190,206TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$190,206UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

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MANAGEMENT FEE FROM SUBSIDIARY900099$241,000$241,000
GRANITE FALLS ENERGY, LLC K-1900099$4,661$1,782$2,879
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,475,989OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$25,650,557TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$24,967,274RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$250,295ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,086,316TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$998,456TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,452,814TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,175,676TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
COST OF POWER$11,069,081
DISTRIBUTION/MAINTENANC$1,643,758
DISTRIBUTION/OPERATIONS$1,559,853
GENERAL AND ADMIN$988,025

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,069,772TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,043,792TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,921,563BOYAmt
EOY$2,626,416EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,466,843EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,632,680BOYAmt
EOY$2,697,471EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,966,731BOYAmt
EOY$5,704,155EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$156,396BOYAmt
EOY$174,390EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$99,623,382LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$34,986,247LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,936,932BOYAmt
EOY$64,637,135EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,227,634BOYAmt
EOY$5,732,238EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,426,209BOYAmt
EOY$12,170,746EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$186,762EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,763BOYAmt
EOY$19,763EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$85,287,908BOYAmt
EOY$95,415,919EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,502,170BOYAmt
EOY$1,293,302EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$343,411BOYAmt
EOY$275,301EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,044,461BOYAmt
EOY$52,360,075EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,300,000BOYAmt
EOY$6,350,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,992,573BOYAmt
EOY$1,884,984EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,182,615BOYAmt
EOY$62,163,662EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,105,293BOYAmt
EOY$33,252,257EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,105,293BOYAmt
EOY$33,252,257EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$85,287,908BOYAmt
EOY$95,415,919EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$393,235ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$14,228NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,554,427OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$414,721OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$414,721BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,835,964OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,009,975DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,825,989BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$89,882,784OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$31,976,272DepreciationAmt
Book Value$57,906,512BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,489,913OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,489,913BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$64,637,135TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$5,263,617BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENT IN OTHER INVESTMENTSDesc
Book Value$468,621BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$5,732,238TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATED COMPANIESDesc
Book Value$12,170,746BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$12,170,746TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED SALES TAX-$26,235
ACCRUED VACATION$316,209
CONSUMER DEPOSITS$54,500
OTHER ACCRUALS$522,382
OTHER LIABILITIES$736,631
SICK LEAVE$281,497
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,884,984TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ASSOCIATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(12) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE SUBSIDIARY, MINNESOTA VALLEY LIGHT & POWER HOLDING COMPANY, OPERATES AS A CORPORATION AND FILES ANNUALLY ON FEDERAL FORM 1120 AND AS SUCH IS TREATED AS A CORPORATION FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES. THE ASSOCATION'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WILL PREVAIL UPON EXAMINATION BASED ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH THOSE POSITIONS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT WITHIN THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND REGULATIONS, REVENUE RULINGS, COURT DECISIONS, AND OTHER EVIDENCE. IT IS THE OPINION OF MANAGEMENT THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAS NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE UPON EXAMINATION. THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS OF THE COMPANY ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. ALL REQUIRED FILINGS ARE CURRENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
PATRICK CARRUTH
GENERAL MANAGER$488,145$0$0$0$0$0$183,622$0$29,147$0$700,914$0$0$0
ERIC WOLLSCHLAGER
OPERATIONS MANAGER$164,601$0$0$0$0$0$80,687$0$13,191$0$258,479$0$0$0
SCOTT KUBESH
MEMBER SERVICES MANAGER$144,781$0$0$0$0$0$64,579$0$25,670$0$235,030$0$0$0
JILL ROTHSCHADL
OFFICE MANAGER$164,679$0$0$0$0$0$27,455$0$26,045$0$218,179$0$0$0
KENT SMITH
FOREMAN$119,491$0$0$0$0$0$35,028$0$25,089$0$179,608$0$0$0
ANDREW JOHNSON
CREW CHIEF$115,592$0$0$0$0$0$35,830$0$25,024$0$176,446$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN CFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN "C", DEFERRED COMPENSATION, IS THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL INCREASE IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN. FOR THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES, THE ESTIMATED INCREASE IS AS FOLLOWS: PATRICK CARRUTH: $173,310 ERIC WOLLSCHLAGER: $75,585 ANTHONY BEDNAREK: $715 KENT SMITH: $31,678 JILL ROTHSCHADL: $22,249 SCOTT KUBESH: $60,042 ANDREW JOHNSON: $32,558 THESE ARE ESTIMATES IN THE INCREASE OF THE VALUE OF THE PLANS AND ARE NOT CURRENT YEAR EXPENSES OF THE COOPERATIVE. CURRENT YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS INTO THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN WERE AS FOLLOWS: PATRICK CARRUTH: $96,558 ERIC WOLLSCHLAGER: $42,427 ANTHONY BEDNAREK: $1,927 KENT SMITH: $25,087 JILL ROTHSCHADL: $47,109 SCOTT KUBESH: $40,964 ANDREW JOHNSON: $24,276 THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE ESTIMATED ANNUAL INCREASE IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BASIN ELECTRIC POWERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionENTITY FOR WHICH WAYNE PELTIER, CURRENT DIRECTOR, WAS SERVING AS A DIRECTORRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$10,552,850TransactionAmt
TransactionPURCHASE OF POWERTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE COOPERATIVE IS A MEMBER OWNED COOPERATIVE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AEACH MEMBER OF THE COOPERATIVE HAS ONE VOTE IN ELECTIONS OF THE BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BEACH MEMBER OF THE COOPERATIVE IS ALLOWED ONE VOTE FOR BY-LAW CHANGES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE GENERAL MANAGER REVIEWS THE 990 FOR ACCURACY AND THEN THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED FOR FILING AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER. THE BOARD APPROVES THE GENERAL MANAGER'S SALARY. COMPENSATION IS COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGES BY NRECA'S COMPENSATE WAGE AND SALARY PLAN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 PUBLIC INSPECTION COPY IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19BY-LAWS AND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE SENT OUT TO EACH NEW COOPERATIVE MEMBER. THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL REPORT IS AVAILABLE AT ITS WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 4AS REQUIRED BY FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS, FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 4 (BENEFITS PAID TO OR FOR MEMBERS) INCLUDES PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS PAID. THIS AMOUNT IS AN EXPENSE FOR PURPOSES OF FORM 990, BUT IS NOT RECOGNIZED AS AN EXPENSE UNDER G.A.A.P. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, WHICH ARE USED FOR BOOK INCOME. THE RESULT IS A BOOK TO TAX DIFFERENCE WHICH IS DISCLOSED ON PART XI. IN REFERENCE TO PART IX, LINE 4, THE COOPERATIVE HAS INTERPRETED "PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS PAID" AS CAPITAL CREDITS ALLOCATED TO MEMBERS UNDER THE PREEXISTING OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO THE BYLAWS OF THE COOPERATIVE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:ALLOCATED CAPITAL CREDITS 4,086,316. RETIRED CAPITAL CREDITS -1,989,389. EARNINGS FROM TAXABLE SUBSIDIARY 412,121. BOOK TO TAX - GRANITE FALLS ENERGY -4,661. DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN-PRIOR SVC COST 33,224. NET GAIN/LOSS OF AVAILABLE FOR SALE 16,816.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
MINNESOTA VALLEY TREE SERVICE
603 13TH STREETGRANITE FALLSMN56241411958100TREE TRIMMING AND CLEARINGMNMINNESOTA VALLEY COOPERATIVE LIGHT & POWER HOLDING COMPANY
KARIANPETERSON POWER LINE
PO BOX 345MONTEVIDEOMN56265411979829POWER LINE CONSTRUCTIONMNMINNESOTA VALLEY COOPERATIVE LIGHT & POWER HOLDING COMPANY

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MINNESOTA VALLEY LIGHT & POWER HOLDING COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 S FIRST STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityMONTEVIDEOCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56265ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN264222869EIN
Primary ActivitiesMANAGEMENT OF COMPANIESPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MINNESOTA VALLEY COOPERATIVE LIGHT & POWER ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$5,661,085ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$6,857,463ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
MINNESOTA VALLEY LIGHT & POWER HOLDING COMPANY
L$241,000CASH PAID
MINNESOTA VALLEY TREE SERVICE
M$1,064,658CASH PAID
KARIANPETERSON POWER LINE
M$3,313,518CASH PAID

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMINNESOTA VALLEY TREE SERVICE AND KARIAN PERTERSON ARE DISREGARDED ENTITIES OF MINNESOTA VALLEY LIGHT & POWER HOLDING COMPANY WHICH IS A C CORPORATION. ACCORDINGLY, THE ASSETS AND INCOME OF THE DISREGARDED ENTITIES ARE INCLUDED ON THE TAX RETURN OF MINNESOTA VALLEY LIGHT & POWER HOLDING COMPANY. AS NONE OF THE ASSETS OR INCOME OF THE DISREGARDED ENTITIES ARE INCLUDED ON THE TAX RETURN OF MINNESOTA VALLEY LIGHT & POWER ASSOCIATION, THERE ARE NO INCOME OR ASSETS TO REPORT PER THE IRS INSTRUCTIONS.ExplanationTxt