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SONS OF NORWAY: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
SONS OF NORWAY (EIN 41-0547795)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-13
IRS object ID
202443199349312149
Schema version
2023v5.0
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)
Return2024-11-13T12:42:07-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN410547795EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1SONS OF NORWAYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSONSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6128273611PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11455 West Lake StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP554082666ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDan SeyfriedPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6128214613PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-15SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Principal OfficerDaniel SeyfriendPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11455 West LakeAddressLine1Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP554082666ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$45,340,982GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Group Exemption0108GroupExemptionNum
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.sonsofnorway.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Other Organization DscFraternal benefit SocietyOtherOrganizationDsc
Formation1895FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSons of Norway operates through its lodge system to promote, preserve, and cherish a lasting appreciation and understanding of the heritage, language, history, and culture of (Continued on Schedule O)ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee42TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$30,567TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$19,520,925CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$12,197,006PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$7,399,815CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$4,617,017PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$1,662,646CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue-$61,039,690PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$25,258,094CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members-$78,909,805PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$21,725,350CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,913,245PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,439,037CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$9,122,547PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,372,819CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses-$64,874,013PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$29,537,206CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,834,323PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$4,279,112CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$216,181,901TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$219,779,114TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$204,903,464TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$13,483,194NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$11,278,437NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$28,614,338ExpenseAmt
Revenue$24,282,158RevenueAmt
DescLife, annuity, and health insurance products for membersDesc

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Expense$922,868ExpenseAmt
Revenue$975,936RevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document4116IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee42EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Foreign CountryNOForeignCountryCd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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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
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

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Chris Pinkerton
Dir of Sales4040Yes (X)Yes (X)$219,514$0$45,630
Dan Seyfried
IT Director4040Yes (X)$229,085$0$23,320
Erica Oberg
Chief Financial Officer4040Yes (X)Yes (X)$145,513$0$34,307
Connie O'Brien
Director Mktg and Comm4040Yes (X)$166,375$0$8,300
Lizabeth Halva
Dir of Admin, HR and Ins Oper4040Yes (X)$121,583$0$34,118
Zach Kindt
Life Ins and Annuity Prod Mgr4040$120,792$0$3,605Yes (X)
Michelle Swanson
Accounting Manager4040$99,475$0$18,578Yes (X)
Karen Patwell
Accounting Manager4040$81,994$0$34,551Yes (X)
Christian Laland
Operations Director4040$83,576$0$25,834Yes (X)
Ron Stubbings
President1010$6,000$0$0Yes (X)
Robin Fossum
Secretary1010$4,000$0$0Yes (X)
Mary Andersen
Treasurer1010$3,500$0$0Yes (X)
Mark Agerter
Vice President1010$3,000$0$0Yes (X)
Chris Hicks
Director55$2,500$0$0Yes (X)
Dennis Rusinko
Director55$2,500$0$0Yes (X)
Luella Grangaard
Director55$2,500$0$0Yes (X)
Per Mikalsen
Director55$2,500$0$0Yes (X)
Duane Kittleson
Director55$2,500$0$0Yes (X)
Erik Brochmann
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Dean Stiller
Director55$2,500$0$0Yes (X)
Claudia Berg
Director55$2,500$0$0Yes (X)
Kathy Dollymore
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Personal$0PersonalAmt

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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fraternal promotion$336,119
official publication$275,375

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Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,483,194BOYAmt
EOY$11,278,437EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,483,194BOYAmt
EOY$11,278,437EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$233,262,308BOYAmt
EOY$216,181,901EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$4,279,112ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$0NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,074,355OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (8 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Certificate and contract reserves$186,412,006
Certificate and contract claims unpaid$1,162,575
Deposit type contracts$14,271,124
Refunds apportioned for payment$209,065
Advance premiums$27,406
Interest maintenance reserve and Other payables on reinsurance$138,076
Asset valuation reserve$1,722,810
Unearned dues$37,360
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$203,980,422TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$26,054,797TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$0NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$26,054,797RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$365,722InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$1,162,425OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$796,703RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$25,258,094TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$28,199,219TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included-$972,265OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$972,265ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$29,171,484ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$365,722InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$365,722ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$29,537,206TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4bnet realized capital gains (losses) (453,926); write down carrying value of investments (1,684,435); membership dues 945,369; advertising 30,713; sales 42,469; COGS (42,615)
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2dNet realized capital loss (3,672); membership dues 945,369; advertising, royalties, and other benefit income73,182; COGS (42,615)

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)00Program ServicesMembership$0
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)00Program ServicesMembership$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule F, Part I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMembership dues received from members outside the United State $32,035ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required0SubstantiationRequiredInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 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
Chris Pinkerton
Dir of Sales$219,514$0$0$0$0$0$11,733$0$0$0$231,247$0$0$0
Dan Seyfried
IT Director$229,085$0$0$0$0$0$11,285$0$12,035$0$252,405$0$0$0
Erica Oberg
Chief Financial Officer$145,513$0$0$0$0$0$7,572$0$26,735$0$179,820$0$0$0
Connie O'Brien
Director Mktg and Comm$166,375$0$0$0$0$0$8,300$0$0$0$174,675$0$0$0
Lizabeth Halva
Dir of Admin, HR and Ins Oper$121,583$0$0$0$0$0$6,622$0$27,496$0$155,701$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule J, Part I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIt is considered that the presence of a spouse at Sons of Norway event enhances and creates goodwill for the society. the board of directors has established specific guidelines for such travel.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1Norway and other Nordic countries while providing fraternal insurance benefits to its members. Through its local lodges and its 501(c)3 charitable foundation, Sons of Norway also provides scholarships and supports community charitable activities.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6Sons of Norway is a membership organization. We do not have stockholders.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aSons of Norway adopted a direct election structure of governance.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe 990 is reviewed by the CEO. Prior to filing, a copy is sent to each board member.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe annual disclosure statements are reviewed by our legal counsel who reports the findings to the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The compensation of the CEO is set annually by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, subject to approval of the full board. Compensation of other officers are set by the CEO, subject to approval of the Board of Directors. Salary surveys and economic data are used to determine the annual adjustments for both the CEO and other officers.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Governing and conflict of interest documents are maintained at the societies home office and available for inspection on request.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9transferred to IMR 2,134,690; change in unreal foreign exch. (6,832); Change in Non admitted 127,082; change in AVR 25,788; Unrealized Gain/Loss - Bonds (206,375)

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Sons of Norway FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11455 West Lake StAddressLine1Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55408ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN416054126EIN
Primary ActivitiesCharitable FoundationPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)3ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status7PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Not ApplicableBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Sons of Norway Foundation
q$332,208expenses paid on behalf the Foundation
Sons of Norway Foundation
o$92,729Actual salary, benefits and payroll taxes paid
Sons of Norway Foundation
n$239,479allocation of actual expenses

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationExtension filed.ExplanationTxt