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MINNESOTA VALLEY COOPERATIVE LIGHT AND POWER ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
MINNESOTA VALLEY COOPERATIVE LIGHT AND POWER ASSOCIATION (EIN 41-0419129)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-09-22
IRS object ID
202512659349300716
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-09-22T10:34:06-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2025-09-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID HOLTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00014251PTIN
Phone7017754685PhoneNum
Preparation2025-09-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

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$27,172,529GrossReceiptsAmt
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$392,530TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$260,408PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,044,334CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,666,195PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,458,868CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$25,650,557PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$26,016,362CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$41PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$40CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$2,705,424CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Expenses$25,343,416CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$393,235PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$101,109,680TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$62,163,662TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$65,817,111TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$33,252,257NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$35,292,569NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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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 Document14IRPDocumentCnt
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$23,513,461MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$2,871,087OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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 Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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)$19,123$0$0
TIMOTHY VELDE
DIRECTOR8.00Yes (X)$18,840$0$0
GARY GROOTHUIS
TREASURER8.00Yes (X)$18,720$0$0
DONALD FERNHOLZ
VICE PRESIDENT8.00Yes (X)$18,840$0$0
DARRYL BURSACK
DIRECTOR8.00Yes (X)$18,760$0$0
STEVE NORMAN
PRESIDENT8.00Yes (X)$18,840$0$0
WAYNE PELTIER
DIRECTOR8.00Yes (X)$18,480$0$0
PATRICK CARRUTH
GENERAL MANAGER40.00$530,435$0$144,864Yes (X)
JILL ROTHSCHADL
OFFICE MANAGER40.00$174,543$0$52,566Yes (X)
ERIC WOLLSCHLAGER
OPERATIONS MANAGER40.00$125,455$0$8,589Yes (X)
SCOTT KUBESH
MEMBER SERVICES MANAGER40.00$155,253$0$101,640Yes (X)
KENT SMITH
FOREMAN40.00$123,130$0$59,633Yes (X)
TREVOR DIGGINS
SYSTEM COORDINATOR40.00$121,783$0$59,126Yes (X)
ANTHONY BEDNAREK
LINEMAN40.00$124,490$0$15,586Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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KARIAN PETERSON POWERLINE
PO BOX 345MONTEVIDEOMN56265POWERLINE CONTRACTING$2,203,664
MINNESOTA VALLEY TREE SERVICE
501 S 1STMONTEVIDEOMN56265RIGHT OF WAY TREE CLEANING$1,081,511
POWER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING INC
1532 W BROADWAYMADISONWI53713ENGINEERING CONSULTING$618,256
NISC
PO BOX 1147MANDANND58554COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES$147,798
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescELECTRIC SALESDesc
Business221000BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$23,513,160TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$606,567TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$606,567ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$498,625OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$60,858OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$437,767OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$437,767TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$437,767RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$1,204,211GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$1,095,309CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$108,902TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$108,902UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

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CAPITAL CREDITS900099$1,063,071$1,063,071
MANAGEMENT FEE FROM SUBSIDIARY900099$241,000$241,000
GRANITE FALLS ENERGY, LLC K-1900099$45,895$42,628$3,267
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,349,966OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$26,016,362TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$25,013,998RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$392,530UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$609,834ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,705,424TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,065,917TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,555,973TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,724,224TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
COST OF POWER$11,214,793
DISTRIBUTION/OPERATIONS$1,921,863
DISTRIBUTION/MAINTENANC$1,775,494
GENERAL AND ADMIN$984,054

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,395,634TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,343,416TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,626,416BOYAmt
EOY$642,228EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,466,843BOYAmt
EOY$831,503EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,697,471BOYAmt
EOY$3,077,280EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,704,155BOYAmt
EOY$6,600,091EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$174,390BOYAmt
EOY$329,313EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$106,734,334LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$35,074,723LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,637,135BOYAmt
EOY$71,659,611EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,732,238BOYAmt
EOY$5,125,090EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,170,746BOYAmt
EOY$12,645,069EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$186,762BOYAmt
EOY$179,732EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,415,919BOYAmt
EOY$101,109,680EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,293,302BOYAmt
EOY$1,682,497EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$275,301BOYAmt
EOY$283,606EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,360,075BOYAmt
EOY$58,952,719EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,884,984BOYAmt
EOY$1,598,289EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,163,662BOYAmt
EOY$65,817,111EOYAmt
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$33,252,257BOYAmt
EOY$35,292,569EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,252,257BOYAmt
EOY$35,292,569EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,415,919BOYAmt
EOY$101,109,680EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$672,946ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$2,588NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1,364,778OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$392,753OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$392,753BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,955,277OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,176,751DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,778,526BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$96,621,154OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$31,897,972DepreciationAmt
Book Value$64,723,182BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,765,150OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,765,150BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$71,659,611TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$4,634,063BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENT IN OTHER INVESTMENTSDesc
Book Value$491,027BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$5,125,090TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATED COMPANIESDesc
Book Value$12,645,069BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$12,645,069TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED SALES TAX-$10,967
ACCRUED VACATION$305,107
CONSUMER DEPOSITS$54,400
OTHER ACCRUALS$340,321
OTHER LIABILITIES$648,441
SICK LEAVE$260,987
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,598,289TotalLiabilityAmt
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 (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
PATRICK CARRUTH
GENERAL MANAGER$530,435$0$0$0$0$0$120,767$0$30,337$0$681,539$0$0$0
SCOTT KUBESH
MEMBER SERVICES MANAGER$155,253$0$0$0$0$0$77,542$0$26,861$0$259,656$0$0$0
JILL ROTHSCHADL
OFFICE MANAGER$174,543$0$0$0$0$0$28,468$0$27,283$0$230,294$0$0$0
KENT SMITH
FOREMAN$123,130$0$0$0$0$0$35,556$0$26,090$0$184,776$0$0$0
TREVOR DIGGINS
SYSTEM COORDINATOR$121,783$0$0$0$0$0$35,028$0$26,090$0$182,901$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: $109,354 ERIC WOLLSCHLAGER: $0 ANTHONY BEDNAREK: $8,151 KENT SMITH: $32,047 JILL ROTHSCHADL: $22,912 SCOTT KUBESH: $72,667 TREVOR DIGGINS: $31,321 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: $101,982 ERIC WOLLSCHLAGER: $26,900 ANTHONY BEDNAREK: $25,056 KENT SMITH: $27,188 JILL ROTHSCHADL: $52,764 SCOTT KUBESH: $45,818 TREVOR DIGGINS: $33,005 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$9,607,203TransactionAmt
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 2,705,424. RETIRED CAPITAL CREDITS -710,556. BOOK TO TAX - TAXABLE SUBSIDIARY -629,554. BOOK TO TAX - GRANITE FALLS ENERGY -45,985. DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN-PRIOR SVC COST 47,769. NET GAIN/LOSS OF AVAILABLE FOR SALE -2,320.

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$5,239,401ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$5,998,886ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
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 OrganizationYes (1)DivRelatedOrganizationInd
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 (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
MINNESOTA VALLEY LIGHT & POWER HOLDING COMPANY
L$241,000CASH RECEIVED
MINNESOTA VALLEY TREE SERVICE
M$1,081,511CASH PAID
KARIANPETERSON POWER LINE
M$2,203,664CASH PAID
MINNESOTA VALLEY LIGHT & POWER HOLDING COMPANY
F$435,950CASH RECEIVED

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