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LAKE COUNTRY POWER: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
LAKE COUNTRY POWER (EIN 41-1857633)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-10-01
IRS object ID
201542749349300544
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-10-01T13:45:32-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN450310328PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRADY MARTZ AND 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 Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN411857633EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LAKE COUNTRY POWERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2187425748PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12810 ELIDA DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55744ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGREGORY RANDAPersonNm
Person TitleGENERAL MANAGERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2187425748PhoneNum
Signature2015-07-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID HOLTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00014251PTIN
Phone7017754685PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGREGORY RANDAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12810 ELIDA DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55744ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$93,213,788GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.LAKECOUNTRYPOWER.COOPWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1996FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY AND OTHER SERVICES TO THE COOPERATIVE'S MEMBERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee162TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$89,330TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$78,048NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$80,397,096PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$88,518,436CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$375,153PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$587,794CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$3,010,801PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$3,705,360CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$83,783,050PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$92,811,590CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$6,707,720PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$6,633,592CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$496,293PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$85,612,062CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$83,786,074PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$92,781,176CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,024PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$30,414CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$273,068,348TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$170,963,431TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$172,127,343TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$96,331,797NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$100,941,005NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionSTRIVE TO EXCEED THE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR MEMBERS BY PROVIDING SAFE, RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE ELECTRIC SERVICE. INVEST IN INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT DEMONSTRATE VALUE, COMMITMENT TO OUR MEMBERS AND THE AREA WE SERVE.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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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 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 With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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 Document54IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee162EmployeeCnt
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$88,518,436MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$1,275,945OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARK BAKK CPABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2187425748PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18535 PARK RIDGE DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityMOUNTAIN IRONCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55768ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
GEORGE HARVEY
SECRETARY6.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$13,600$0$0
DONALD SIMONS
TREASURER8.90Yes (X)Yes (X)$14,800$0$0
ROBERT BRUCKBAUER
DIRECTOR9.70Yes (X)$13,050$0$0
SHERMAN LIIMATAINEN
DIRECTOR4.60Yes (X)$11,050$0$0
DALE LONG
PRESIDENT12.30Yes (X)Yes (X)$12,500$0$0
CRAIG OLSON
VICE PRESIDENT10.40Yes (X)Yes (X)$13,150$0$0
CRAIG CARLSON
DIRECTOR5.50Yes (X)$13,100$0$0
SCOTT MAGIE
DIRECTOR8.10Yes (X)$9,250$0$0
DAN SMITH
DIRECTOR7.90Yes (X)$13,700$0$0
GREGORY RANDA
GENERAL MANAGER50.00Yes (X)$196,759$0$192,703
MARK BAKK
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE50.00Yes (X)$136,822$0$12,153
JEFFREY THIEL
JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN57.90$154,144$0$27,193Yes (X)
MARK POHTO
JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN56.10$146,240$0$41,571Yes (X)
STEVEN SERTICH
DIRECTOR OF HR AND IT50.00$191,520$0$12,114Yes (X)
CRAIG SISTAD
JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN53.40$139,919$0$21,973Yes (X)
MICHAEL BIRKELAND
DIRECTOR OF MEMBER SVCS/PUBLIC50.00$134,784$0$40,424Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$348,131TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K36IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
NORTHERN CLEARING INC
1805 MAIN ST WESTASHLANDWI54806RIGHT OF WAY CLEARING$1,999,547
NATIONAL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS COOPERATI
3201 NYGREN DR PO BOX 1147MANDANND58554SOFTWARE SUPPORT$552,226
TREES INC
1700 SOLUTIONS CENTERCHICAGOIL606771700RIGHT OF WAY CLEARING$235,745
CITI LITES
30694 OLSON ST PO BOX 440PEQUOT LAKESMN56472LOCATING SERVICES$194,862
HAWK CONSTRUCTION
1833 WEST HIGHWAY 2GRAND RAPIDSMN55744CONSTRUCTION$185,372
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K8CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescELECTRIC SALESDesc
Business221000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$88,518,436TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$88,518,436RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$88,518,436TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$459,935TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$459,935ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$278,325OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$150,466OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$127,859OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$127,859TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$127,859ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$211,146GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$251,732CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$40,586TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$40,586UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
CAPITAL CREDITS900099$3,608,245$3,608,245
NCB, LLC K-1517000$129,916$129,916
OTHER NON-OPERATING INCOME900099$7,785$7,785
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,745,946OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$92,811,590TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$92,134,466RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$89,330UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$587,794ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,633,592TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$535,522TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,065TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,090,850TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,722,617TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
TAXES$80,565
COST OF POWER$48,968,952
DIST EXP - MAINTENANCE$9,351,744
ADMIN & GENERAL EXPENSE$4,831,565

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,467,704TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,781,176TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,848,331BOYAmt
EOY$4,708,185EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,909,330BOYAmt
EOY$9,841,791EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,256,413BOYAmt
EOY$3,336,612EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,821,500BOYAmt
EOY$2,620,721EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$294,508,266LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$87,810,151LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$203,241,561BOYAmt
EOY$206,698,115EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,494,336BOYAmt
EOY$5,019,291EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,723,757BOYAmt
EOY$40,843,633EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$267,295,228BOYAmt
EOY$273,068,348EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,123,049BOYAmt
EOY$13,530,304EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,411,061BOYAmt
EOY$217,695EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$153,800,206BOYAmt
EOY$157,687,758EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$629,115BOYAmt
EOY$691,586EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$170,963,431BOYAmt
EOY$172,127,343EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

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$96,331,797BOYAmt
EOY$100,941,005EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,331,797BOYAmt
EOY$100,941,005EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$267,295,228BOYAmt
EOY$273,068,348EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$30,414ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$4,578,794OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$2,196,645OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,196,645BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,904,622OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,065,866DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,838,756BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,694,489OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,223,503DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,470,986BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$261,712,510OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$71,520,782DepreciationAmt
Book Value$190,191,728BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$206,698,115TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (8 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
GREAT RIVER ENERGY - PATR CAP$33,132,288C
NRUCFC - CAPITAL TERM CERTS$2,319,711C
NRTC - PATRONAGE CAPITAL$1,321,417C
NRUCFC - PATRONAGE CAPITAL$707,774C
RESCO - PATRONAGE CAPITAL$1,078,213C
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS$624,541C
OTHER PROGRAM RELATED$1,498,987C
NISC - PATRONAGE CAPITAL$160,702C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$40,843,633TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONSUMER DEPOSITSDesc
Amt$691,586Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$691,586TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE COMPANY'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 COMPANY ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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
GREGORY RANDA
GENERAL MANAGER$196,759$0$0$0$0$0$177,606$0$15,097$0$389,462$0$0$0
JEFFREY THIEL
JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN$154,144$0$0$0$0$0$8,407$0$18,786$0$181,337$0$0$0
MARK POHTO
JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN$146,240$0$0$0$0$0$26,832$0$14,739$0$187,811$0$0$0
STEVEN SERTICH
DIRECTOR OF HR AND IT$191,520$0$0$0$0$0$2,320$0$9,794$0$203,634$0$0$0
CRAIG SISTAD
JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN$139,919$0$0$0$0$0$7,294$0$14,679$0$161,892$0$0$0
MICHAEL BIRKELAND
DIRECTOR OF MEMBER SVCS/PUBLIC$134,784$0$0$0$0$0$25,117$0$15,307$0$175,208$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
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 INDIVIDUALS, THE ESTIMATED INCREASE IS: GREGORY RANDA: $173,634 JEFFREY THIEL: $0 MARK POHTO: $25,157 CRAIG SISTAD: $0 STEVEN SERTICH: $0 MICHAEL BIRKELAND: $22,362 THESE AMOUNTS ARE ESTIMATES IN THE INCREASE OF THE VALUE OF THE PLAN AND ARE NOT CURRENT YEAR EXPENSES OF THE COOPERATIVE. CURRENT YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS INTO THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN WERE: GREGORY RANDA: $38,836 JEFFREY THIEL: $0 MARK POHTO: $16,430 CRAIG SISTAD: $0 STEVEN SERTICH: $29,361 MICHAEL BIRKELAND: $27,445ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
GREAT RIVER ENERGY
DALE J. LONG REPRESENTS THE COOP. ON THE GREAT RIVER ENERGY BOARD$49,230,788PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S POWER SUPPLIER0
GREAT RIVER ENERGY
ROBERT BRUCKBAUER REPRESENTS THE COOP. ON THE GREAT RIVER ENERGY BOARD$49,230,788PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S POWER SUPPLIER0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE COOPERATIVE HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS. ALL ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS BECOME MEMBERS WHEN THEIR ELECTRIC SERVICE IS ESTABLISHED. MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ELECTING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, RECEIVE ALLOCATIONS OF THE COOPERATIVE'S NET INCOME, AND MAY AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BY-LAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ELECTING RESPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COOPERATIVE'S SERVICE TERRITORY IS DIVIDED INTO NINE DISTRICTS AND EACH DISTRICT HAS ONE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE MEMBERS MAY ALTER, AMEND, OR REPEAL THE BY-LAWS OF THE COOPERATIVE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING OF THE RETURN. THE BOARD WILL REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FILING OF THE RETURN. IN ADDITION, MANAGEMENT WILL PERFORM A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE RETURN IN ADVANCE OF ITS FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE COOPERATIVE'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT. DIRECTORS COMPLETE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ANNUALLY AT THE TIME OF THE BOARD REORGANIZATION. OFFICERS AND OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT COMPLETE A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT" UPON HIRING. STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY HUMAN RESOURCES AT THAT TIME. SHOULD A CONFLICT ARISE AFTER HIRING, THE DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISCLOSING THE CONFLICT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND NATURE OF ANY ACTUAL OR APPARENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND DECIDE WHAT ACTION IS TO BE TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THE CONFLICT. ACTIONS AVAILABLE AT THE BOARD'S DISCRETION INCLUDE REQUIRING DIVESTITURE OF PROPERTY, IMPOSING CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS, OR REQUIRING RESIGNATION OF THE DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR EMPLOYEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE SALARY OF THE CEO/GENERAL MANAGER IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS WAS LAST PERFORMED IN 2014. WAGE RATES FOR UNION EMPLOYEES ARE DETERMINED THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS, WITH THE FINAL CONTRACT BEING APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CONTRACT WAS LAST NEGOTIATED IN 2013. NON-UNION EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY THROUGH A PROCESS THAT INCLUDES AN EVALUATION OF JOB PERFORMANCE, AN ANNUAL EMPLOYEE APPRAISAL, AND AN APPROVED RANGE OF WAGE INCREASES BASED ON A POLICY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2013.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE COOPERATIVE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN THE COOPERATIVE'S ANNUAL REPORT.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 4PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS PAID: AS 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:BOOK TO TAX DIFFERENCE FROM K-1 -30,415. BOOK TO TAX DIFFERENCE - EARNINGS FROM TAXABLE SUBSIDIARY 524,955. RETIREMENT OF CAPITAL CREDITS -3,129,841. DONATED CAPITAL 364,540. RETIRED CAPITAL CREDITS GAIN 215,963. OTHER RETAINED MARGINS ALLOCATED CAPITAL CREDITS 6,633,592.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LAKE COUNTRY POWER ELECTRIC TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12810 ELIDA DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55744ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN206179494EIN
Primary ActivitiesCOMMUNITY TRUSTPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status11BPublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
LAKE COUNTRY POWER HOLDINGS INC
2810 ELIDA DRIVEGRAND RAPIDSMN55744411977064HOLDING COMPANYMNN/AC1.00000Yes (1)
LAKE STATES TREE SERVICE INC
25172 COMMERCIAL DRIVEGRAND RAPIDSMN55744410810558TREE TRIMMINGMNC1.00000Yes (1)LAKE COUNTRY POWER HOLDINGS INC
LAKE STATES CONSTRUCTION INC
25172 COMMERCIAL DRIVEGRAND RAPIDSMN55744411367401CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMSMNC1.00000Yes (1)LAKE COUNTRY POWER HOLDINGS INC
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 OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
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 (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
LAKE STATES TREE SERVICE INC
M$3,087,130TOTAL PAID TO LSTS
LAKE STATES CONSTRUCTION INC
M$2,157,038TOTAL PAID TO LSC
LAKE COUNTRY POWER ELECTRIC TRUST
R$161,545CASH TRANSFERRED