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FREEBORN-MOWER COOPERATIVE SERVICES: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
FREEBORN-MOWER COOPERATIVE SERVICES (EIN 41-0266055)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-10
IRS object ID
202523149349302657
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)
Return2025-11-10T10:10:05-06:00ReturnTs
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)
EIN410266055EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FREEBORN MOWER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFREEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5073736421PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13366 BRIDGE AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityALBERT LEACityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56007ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJIM KRUEGERPersonNm
Person TitleCEO/PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone5073736421PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-06SignatureDt
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
Preparation2025-10-21PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56007ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$60,844,050GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.FMEC.COOPWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1936FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROVIDE ELECTRIC POWER TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE WHICH CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 17,765 MEMBERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee70TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$21,783NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$59,790,857PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$58,546,080CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$138,353PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$114,118CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,727,673PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,606,513CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$61,656,883PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$60,266,711CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$37,550CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$2,625,751PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$3,004,503CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$419,240PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$520,247CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$56,531,540CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$59,885,004PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$60,093,840CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,771,879PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$172,871CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$151,110,003TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$159,183,214TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$104,103,861TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$110,235,417TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$47,006,142NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$48,947,797NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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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 Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstYes (1)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document326IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee70EmployeeCnt
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$58,546,079MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$1,939,160OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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 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 BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5073798859PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 611AddressLine1Txt
CityALBERT LEACityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56007ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOHN JACK KORMAN
BOARD CHAIR8.00Yes (X)$23,760$0$0
STEVE GARBISCH
TREASURER3.00Yes (X)$20,897$0$0
MATT MARAS
DIRECTOR6.00Yes (X)$20,067$0$0
DENNIS ANDERSON
VICE CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)$19,860$0$0
FRANK FRYER
SECRETARY3.00Yes (X)$20,879$0$0
LARRY IRVINE
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$19,515$0$0
WILLIAM TRYGSTAD
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$18,276$0$0
RICHARD SCHAUFLER
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$25,523$0$0
JAY NEITZELL
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$16,882$0$0
JAMES KRUEGER
PRESIDENT/CEO45.00$244,078$0$90,431Yes (X)
NICHOLAS ROLFING
SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE48.00$146,369$0$15,117Yes (X)
JACK KORTAN
MANAGER OF OPERATIONS40.00$141,353$0$82,433Yes (X)
BRAD DEVRIES
WORKING FOREMAN50.00$152,113$0$40,542Yes (X)
AL STADHEIM
DIRECTOR OF ENGIN & OPERATIONS40.00$170,297$0$63,073Yes (X)
AL CASTERTON
WORKING FOREMAN48.00$135,715$0$63,494Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K30IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO
1700 SOLUTIONS CENTERCHICAGOIL606771700TREE TRIMMING$1,259,971
E & J UNDERGROUND LLC
15305 HILLSIDE LN SECHATFIELDMN55923DIRECTIONAL BORING$945,546
NISC
PO BOX 117MANDANND58554SOFTWARE SUPPORT & MAINT; BILLING, PRINT$400,653
PREFERRED MASONRY LLC
301 S BROADWAYALDENMN56009CONCRETE WORK IN BACK LOT OF WAREHOUSE$211,744
USIC LOCATING SERVICES LLC
PO BOX 715409CINCINNATIOH45271UTILITY LOCATES$171,553
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSALE OF POWERDesc
Business221000BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$58,546,080RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$58,546,080TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$204,683TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$204,683ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$345,894SecuritiesAmt
Other$40,278OtherAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$343,792SecuritiesAmt
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,102SecuritiesAmt
Other-$92,667OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$90,565TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$90,565ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$114,005GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$100,602CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,403TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$13,403UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

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CAPITAL CREDITS900099$1,547,760$1,547,760
HEARTLAND SECURITY SERVICES, LLC900099$37,111$31,619$5,492
MINNESOTA THREE LLC #46-2958241900099$4,766-$4,032$8,798

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Total Revenue Column$3,473TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,593,110OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$128,408ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,550TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,004,503TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$520,247TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,858,563TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,604,836TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
COST OF POWER$38,416,855
DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE -$2,906,896
DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE -$2,814,263
ADMINISTRATION & GENERA$2,212,399

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,717,728TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,093,840TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$465,824BOYAmt
EOY$2,146,302EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$483,812BOYAmt
EOY$489,791EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,364,100BOYAmt
EOY$6,164,638EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,587,429BOYAmt
EOY$2,768,174EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,071,478BOYAmt
EOY$1,038,835EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$154,446,289LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$29,207,712LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$119,674,026BOYAmt
EOY$125,238,577EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,538,010BOYAmt
EOY$2,912,692EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$920,202BOYAmt
EOY$917,061EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,005,122BOYAmt
EOY$17,507,144EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$151,110,003BOYAmt
EOY$159,183,214EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,941,752BOYAmt
EOY$6,503,981EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,329,068BOYAmt
EOY$100,623,689EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$2,000,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$833,041BOYAmt
EOY$1,107,747EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$104,103,861BOYAmt
EOY$110,235,417EOYAmt
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$47,006,142BOYAmt
EOY$48,947,797EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,006,142BOYAmt
EOY$48,947,797EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$151,110,003BOYAmt
EOY$159,183,214EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$172,871ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$185,226NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1,583,558OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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 Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$590,957OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$590,957BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,618,863OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,494,705DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,124,158BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,982,074OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,605,964DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,376,110BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$123,254,395OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$23,107,043DepreciationAmt
Book Value$100,147,352BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$125,238,577TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
PATRONAGE CAPITAL IN ASSOCIATED ORGS$14,541,363C
CAPITAL TERM CERTIFICATES$740,780C
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS$1,446,928C
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA ENERGY COOPERATIVE$732,302C
OTHER PROGRAM RELATED INVESTMENTS$45,771C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$17,507,144TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED CREDITS$1,071,351
DEFERRED TAXES$36,396
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,107,747TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$60,440,434TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$185,226NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$11,503OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$173,723RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$60,266,711RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$60,266,711TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$57,089,336TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$57,089,336ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$3,004,504OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$3,004,504ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$60,093,840TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE COOPERATIVE IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(12) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX AT NORMAL CORPORATE RATES. THE 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. THE COOPERATIVE IS CURRENT ON ALL REQUIRED TAX FILINGS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:INCOME TAX BENEFIT (EXPENSE) 3,515. PARTNERSHIP INCOME BOOK VS. TAX DIFFERENCES MINNESOTA THREE LLC -24,764. PARTNERSHIP INCOME BOOK VS. TAX DIFFERENCES HEARTLAND SECURITY SERVICES LLC 9,746.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS ALLOCATED 3,004,503. BOOK TO TAX ROUNDING DIFFERENCE 1.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RIVERLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11900 8TH AVE NWAddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55912ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN411286409RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$30,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantSUPPORT OF PROJECT CONVERTING A TRUCK TO AN ELECTRIC VEHICLEPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE COOPERATIVE DONATES TO SELECTED CHARITIES. IF APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED, THEY ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE TEAM. THE COOPERATIVE DOES NOT FOLLOW UP ON THE USE OF FUNDS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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
JAMES KRUEGER
PRESIDENT/CEO$234,978$0$200$0$8,900$0$65,573$0$26,872$0$336,523$0$0$0
AL STADHEIM
DIRECTOR OF ENGIN & OPERATIONS$168,584$0$200$0$1,513$0$38,214$0$25,673$0$234,184$0$0$0
JACK KORTAN
MANAGER OF OPERATIONS$137,913$0$200$0$3,240$0$57,575$0$26,107$0$225,035$0$0$0
AL CASTERTON
WORKING FOREMAN$134,373$0$200$0$1,142$0$38,636$0$25,803$0$200,154$0$0$0
BRAD DEVRIES
WORKING FOREMAN$151,377$0$200$0$536$0$15,684$0$25,803$0$193,600$0$0$0
NICHOLAS ROLFING
SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE$145,505$0$200$0$664$0$15,117$0$902$0$162,388$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN CFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINCLUDED IN COLUMN "C", DEFERRED COMPENSATION, IS THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN. FOR THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS, THE ESTIMATED INCREASE (DECREASE) IS: JAMES KRUEGER: $41,943 AL CASTERTON: $27,366 JACK KORTAN: $43,361 BRAD DEVRIES: $5,004 AL STADHEIM: $21,010 NICHOLAS ROLFING: $4,950 THESE AMOUNTS ARE ESTIMATES IN THE INCREASE (DECREASE) OF THE VALUE OF THE PLAN AND ARE NOT CURRENT YEAR EXPENSES OF THE COOPERATIVE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6EACH MEMBER IS A CONSUMER OF THE COOPERATIVE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHERE IS ONLY ONE CLASS OF VOTING MEMBERSHIP AND EACH MEMBER IS ALLOWED ONE VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE APPROVE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS GOVERNING THE COOPERATIVE. THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COOPERATIVE ADHERES TO THIS GOVERNING DOCUMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AND MANAGEMENT TEAM PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CAN ANNUAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION IS COMPLETED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER, AND KEY EMPLOYEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL USE NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND STATE DATA TO DETERMINE THE NEW ANNUAL SALARY FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ALSO UTILIZE THE NATIONAL COMP. STUDY CONDUCTED ANNUALLY BY NRECA AS A GUIDE. EACH NON-UNION EMPLOYEE COMPLETES AN EVALUATION FORM WHICH IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY WITH THEIR SUPERVISOR. WAGE INCREASES ARE BASED UPON PERFORMANCE ANNUALLY. THE UNION EMPLOYEES' WAGE INCREASE IS BASED ON THE UNION CONTRACT. BOTH OF THESE PROCESSES WERE USED DURING THE CURRENT TAX YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE COOPERATIVE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE COOPERATIVE.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A:INCLUDED IN PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A, COLUMN F, IS THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL INCREASE IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN. THIS AMOUNT IS AN ESTIMATE OF THE INCREASE OF THE VALUE OF THE PLAN AND IS NOT A CURRENT YEAR EXPENSE OF THE COOPERATIVE. CURRENT YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS INTO THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN ARE A CURRENT YEAR EXPENSE AND ARE INCLUDED IN PART IX AS SUCH.
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 AND ON SCHEDULE D PARTS XI AND XIII. 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:HEARTLAND SECURITY SERVICES, LLC K- 9,746. MINNESOTA THREE LLC K-1 -24,764. PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS ALLOCATED 3,004,503. INCOME TAX BENEFITS 3,515. CAPITAL CREDITS RETIRED -1,409,442.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2COVERSIGHT PROCESS OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION PROCESS OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

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Business Name Line1FREEBORN MOWER OPERATION ROUND-UPBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13366 BRIDGE AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityALBERT LEACityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56007ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN208772314EIN
Primary ActivitiesCOMMUNITY TRUSTPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status7PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FREEBORN MOWER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MINNESOTA THREE LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11775 LAKE SHADY AVE SOUTHAddressLine1Txt
CityORONOCOCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55960ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN462958241EIN
Primary ActivitiesSOLAR GENERATION PLANTPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FREEBORN MOWER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Predominant Income TypeUNRELATEDPredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$4,766ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$353,448ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate Allocations0DisproportionateAllocationsInd
General Or Managing PartnerYes (1)GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership0.33330OwnershipPct
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 Line1FREEBORN MOWER OPERATION ROUND-UPBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeRTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$101,896InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASH TRANSFERREDMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt