STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

EAST CENTRAL ENERGY: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
EAST CENTRAL ENERGY (EIN 41-0480748)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-14
IRS object ID
202433199349310168
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)
Return2024-11-14T13:47:11-06:00ReturnTs
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)
EIN410480748EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EAST CENTRAL ENERGYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEASTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8002547944PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 39AddressLine1Txt
CityBRAHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP550060039ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJUSTIN JAHNZPersonNm
Person TitleCEO/PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone8002547944PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-07SignatureDt
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
Preparation2024-11-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJUSTIN JAHNZPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1412 N MAINAddressLine1Txt
CityBRAHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55006ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$143,421,987GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.EASTCENTRALENERGY.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1936FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDISTRIBUTE ELECTRIC ENERGY TO MEMBERSActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee191TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$65,498TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$16,132NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$134,646,028PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$141,514,404CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$432,040PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$498,360CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,337,428PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,398,502CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$136,415,496PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$143,411,266CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$27,808PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$31,949CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$9,421,303PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$13,037,381CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,320,744PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,526,721CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$125,572,165PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$131,016,529CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$136,342,020PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$145,612,580CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$73,476PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,201,314CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$359,107,957TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$422,306,337TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$216,712,795TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$271,866,940TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$142,395,162NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$150,439,397NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROVIDE ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES TO ITS 66,358 MEMBERS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescPROVIDE ELECTRIC ENERGY TO MEMBERS.Desc
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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 Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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 ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document395IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee191EmployeeCnt
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$136,931,666MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$7,953,146OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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
Governing Body Voting Members12GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KAYLA HAGFORSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7636898014PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1412 N MAINAddressLine1Txt
CityBRAHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55006ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOSEPH MORLEY
SECRETARY/TREASURER5.33Yes (X)$16,044$0$0
RICK OLSON
DIRECTOR6.75Yes (X)$15,868$0$0
MICHAEL GAINOR
DIRECTOR - STARTED 4/20/20232.26Yes (X)$7,655$0$0
WAYNE ELLER
DIRECTOR5.88Yes (X)$14,306$0$0
LINDA LAITALA
CHAIR8.56Yes (X)$15,971$0$0
GARRY BYE
DIRECTOR - LEFT 4/20/20232.25Yes (X)$3,018$0$0
JIM JESOK
DIRECTOR5.31Yes (X)$18,610$0$0
DAVID DEUTSCHLANDER
DIRECTOR - LEFT 4/20/20232.88Yes (X)$3,579$0$0
GREG KVANICKA
ASST. SECRETARY/TREASURER5.71Yes (X)$15,106$0$0
LONNIE JOHNSON
DIRECTOR6.40Yes (X)$12,514$0$0
SHELLY NAULT
DIRECTOR8.64Yes (X)$20,717$0$0
RON VOLKER
DIRECTOR4.75Yes (X)$13,914$0$0
JERRY TVEDT
VICE CHAIR6.13Yes (X)$15,580$0$0
THOMAS SCHOENECKER
DIRECTOR - STARTED 4/20/20236.31Yes (X)$11,670$0$0
JUSTIN JAHNZ
PRESIDENT/CEO46.00$285,084$0$92,741Yes (X)
ANDY OLSON
VP/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER43.00$238,504$0$90,653Yes (X)
LISA PRACHAR
VP/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER43.00$236,585$0$216,526Yes (X)
TY HOUGLUM
VP/CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER48.00$229,446$0$83,714Yes (X)
MARK NELSON
MANAGER, BUSINESS ACCOUNTS48.00$174,826$0$12,897Yes (X)
TANNER OLSON
LINE TECHNICIAN51.00$157,145$0$34,162Yes (X)
ADAM EYE
LINE PERSONNEL60.00$167,799$0$18,674Yes (X)
MARK MACHOVEC
LINE TECHNICIAN57.00$168,619$0$48,135Yes (X)
DAVID WALETSKI
MANAGER, ENGINEERING42.00$171,776$0$78,017Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,014,336TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$675,519TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K79IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
ITG COMMUNICATIONS LLC
152 MOLLY WALTON DRHENDERSONVILLETN37075BROADBAND CONSULTING$8,787,330
PULSE BROADBAND LLC
2121 COOPERATIVE WAY SUITE 600HERNDONVA20171BROADBAND CONSULTING$8,656,958
NEW AGE TREE SERVICE INC
PO BOX 543SPRING GROVEMN55974TREE TRIMMING/CLEARING$2,371,066
R & G WALDHALM CONTRACTORS
3263 LAKETOWN RDSTURGEON LAKEMN55783EXCAVATION WORK$1,784,355
YTS COMPANIES
11720 BROCKTON LANE NORTHMAPLE GROVEMN55369POWER LINE CONSTRUCTION$1,212,101
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K19CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ELECTRIC SALES221000$136,023,173$136,023,173
CAPITAL CREDITS221000$5,491,231$5,491,231
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$141,514,404TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$463,678TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$463,678ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$45,403OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$10,721OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$34,682OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$34,682TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$34,682RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
OTHER REVENUE900099$1,333,004$1,333,004
JOBBING AND CONTRACT REVENUE541900$78,034$78,034
COMO OIL REVENUE541900-$12,536-$12,536
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,398,502OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$143,411,266TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$142,882,090RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$65,498UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$463,678ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,949TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,037,381TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,526,721TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,548,851TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,165,065TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
COST OF POWER$82,843,323
DIST EXP - MAINTENANCE$9,057,119
ADMIN & GENERAL$7,256,424
DIST EXP - OPERATIONS$6,039,093

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,106,654TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,612,580TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,987,927BOYAmt
EOY$13,568,809EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,284,620BOYAmt
EOY$16,909,661EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,511,828BOYAmt
EOY$1,532,519EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,616,666BOYAmt
EOY$15,744,460EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$619,675BOYAmt
EOY$700,646EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$440,983,374LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$142,580,142LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$243,289,614BOYAmt
EOY$298,403,232EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$394,781BOYAmt
EOY$405,020EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,730,498BOYAmt
EOY$72,323,929EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,672,348BOYAmt
EOY$2,718,061EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$359,107,957BOYAmt
EOY$422,306,337EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,987,640BOYAmt
EOY$23,738,741EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,562,647BOYAmt
EOY$19,082,050EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$179,140,511BOYAmt
EOY$227,770,236EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,021,997BOYAmt
EOY$1,275,913EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$216,712,795BOYAmt
EOY$271,866,940EOYAmt
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$142,395,162BOYAmt
EOY$150,439,397EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$142,395,162BOYAmt
EOY$150,439,397EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$359,107,957BOYAmt
EOY$422,306,337EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,201,314ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$10,245,549OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$1,289,004OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,289,004BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,872,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,719,625DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,152,375BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$374,162,092OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$133,860,517DepreciationAmt
Book Value$240,301,575BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$50,660,278OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$50,660,278BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$298,403,232TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
INVEST PATRONAGE CAP - ASSOC ORGAN$66,299,564C
INVEST NONGENERAL CTC'S$2,101,522C
INVEST GENERAL ASSOC COOPS$2,544,093C
OTHER INVEST ECE NET$1,378,750C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$72,323,929TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED INTEREST$373,219
CONSUMER DEPOSITS$803,634
ACCU PROV FOR BENEFITS$99,060
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,275,913TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE COOPERATIVE'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 COOPERATIVE HAS NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE UPON EXAMINATION. THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS OF THE COOPERATIVE ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. ALL TAX FILINGS ARE CURRENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENT IN THE PREFERRED ENERGY GROUP, LTDTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INITIATIVE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1405 FIRST STREET SOUTHEASTAddressLine1Txt
CityLITTLE FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56345ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN363451562RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$10,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantPROVIDE PERMANENT SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ECE CENTRAL MINNESOTA SERVICE AREA.PurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 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
LISA PRACHAR
VP/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$236,585$0$0$0$0$0$192,913$0$25,218$0$454,716$0$0$0
JUSTIN JAHNZ
PRESIDENT/CEO$285,084$0$0$0$0$0$69,128$0$25,528$0$379,740$0$0$0
ANDY OLSON
VP/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$238,504$0$0$0$0$0$67,040$0$25,241$0$330,785$0$0$0
TY HOUGLUM
VP/CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER$229,446$0$0$0$0$0$60,101$0$25,214$0$314,761$0$0$0
DAVID WALETSKI
MANAGER, ENGINEERING$171,776$0$0$0$0$0$54,404$0$24,853$0$251,033$0$0$0
MARK MACHOVEC
LINE TECHNICIAN$168,619$0$0$0$0$0$24,522$0$24,368$0$217,509$0$0$0
TANNER OLSON
LINE TECHNICIAN$157,145$0$0$0$0$0$10,549$0$24,368$0$192,062$0$0$0
MARK NELSON
MANAGER, BUSINESS ACCOUNTS$174,826$0$0$0$0$0$10,497$0$3,472$0$188,795$0$0$0
ADAM EYE
LINE PERSONNEL$167,799$0$0$0$0$0$10,286$0$9,130$0$187,215$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN CFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCOMPENSATION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, KEY EMPLOYEES, HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES: INCLUDED IN OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION IS THE ESTIMATED CURRENT YEAR INCREASE IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN. THESE AMOUNTS DO NOT REPRESENT ANY CURRENT YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLAN. THEY ARE ESTIMATES OF THE INCREASE IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE PLANS RECEIVED FROM THE NRECA. THE CURRENT YEAR EXPENSE AND THE INCREASE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ARE DISCLOSED IN THE STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE O FOR FORM 990, PART VII, COLUMN F.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
GREAT RIVER ENERGY
JOSEPH MORLEY REPRESENTS THE COOPERATIVE ON GREAT RIVER ENERGY'S BOARD$81,690,730PURCHASE OF WHOLESALE POWER0
GREAT RIVER ENERGY
LONNIE JOHNSON REPRESENTS THE COOPERATIVE ON GREAT RIVER ENERGY'S BOARD$81,690,730PURCHASE OF WHOLESALE POWER0
GREAT RIVER ENERGY
LINDA LAITALA REPRESENTS THE COOPERATIVE ON GREAT RIVER ENERGY'S BOARD$81,690,730PURCHASE OF WHOLESALE POWER0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBER OWNED COOPERATIVE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHERE IS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP AND MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE MEMBERS VOTE ON BYLAW CHANGES AND ANY OTHER DECISIONS AS SPECIFIED IN THE BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BCOPIES OF THE FORM 990 ARE PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE SUPERVISOR AND FINANCE & ASSET MANAGER FOR REVIEW AND THEN FORWARDED TO THE CEO FOR APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEAST CENTRAL ENERGY ENFORCES WHAT IS IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK RELATED TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT GATHERS MARKET COMPENSATION DATA FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PERFORMS A REVIEW AND DETERMINES THE CEO COMPENSATION. OTHER KEY EMPLOYEE COMPESNATION IS DETERMINED BY THE CEO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON EAST CENTRAL ENERGY'S WEBSITE AND BY REQUEST. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN FINCLUDED IN COLUMN (F), ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF OTHER COMPENSATION, IS THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL INCREASE IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN. THE ESTIMATED INCREASE FOR JUSTIN JAHNZ IS $61,147, $60,181 FOR ANDY OLSON, $186,139 FOR LISA PRACHAR, $53,344 FOR TY HOUGLUM, $5,985 FOR MARK NELSON, $0 FOR ADAM EYE, $0 FOR TANNER OLSON, $49,180 FOR DAVID WALETSKI, AND $21,250 FOR MARK MACHOVEC. THESE AMOUNTS ARE ESTIMATES IN THE INCREASE OF THE VALUE OF THE PLAN AND ARE NOT CURRENT YEAR EXPENSES OF THE COOPERATIVE. THE CURRENT YEAR EXPENSE FOR THIS DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN WAS $65,625, $54,729, $54,581, $48,043, $38,388, $0, $0, $45,291 AND $27,567, RESPECTIVELY.
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:RETIREMENT OF CAPITAL CREDITS -2,820,787. DIVERSIFIED ENTERPRISES-COMO OIL - BOOK TO TAX ADJUSTMENT 28,955. ALLOCATED CAPITAL CREDITS 13,037,381.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
ECE NET LLC
412 N MAINBRAHAMMN55006202174383PROVIDER OF HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICEMN$0$1,378,750EAST CENTRAL ENERGY
DIVERSIFIED ENTERPRISES LLC
412 N MAINBRAHAMMN55006411995071PROVIDER OF OIL, PROPANE, AND NATURAL GASMN$16,419$0EAST CENTRAL ENERGY

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EAST CENTRAL ENERGY TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1412 N MAINAddressLine1Txt
CityBRAHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55006ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN411889062EIN
Primary ActivitiesCOMMUNITY TRUSTPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 8PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
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 Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EAST CENTRAL ENERGY TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeRTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$90,897InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationACTUAL AMOUNTS TRANSFERREDMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt