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DAKOTA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
DAKOTA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION (EIN 41-0212180)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-06-26
IRS object ID
201321779349300832
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2013-06-26T16:02:29-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN450250958EIN

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Business Name Line1EIDE BAILLY LLPBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line14310 17TH AVE S PO BOX 2545AddressLine1
CityFARGOCity
StateNDState
ZIP Code581082545ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN410212180EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1Dakota Electric AssociationBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlDAKONameControl
Phone6514637134Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line14300 220th Street WAddressLine1
CityFarmingtonCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code550249583ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameLOU ANN WEFLENName
TitleVP-Finance/CFOTitle
Phone6514637134Phone
Date Signed2013-06-26DateSigned
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NameLISA CHAFFEE CPAName
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Phone7012398500Phone
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Tax Year2012TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (23 entries)

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James Sheldon
Chair12.800.50XX2782000
William Holton
Vice Chair13.50XX2140000
Paul Trapp
Secretary6.90XX2140000
Kenneth Danner
Treasurer11.500.60XX2140000
Clay Van De Bogart
Director4.30X2140000
Janet Lekson
Director15.900.50X2140000
Judy Kimmes
Director25.700.40X2140000
Margaret Schreiner
Director18.10X2140000
Gerald Pittman Jr
Director5.90X2122000
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Paul Bakken
Director9.80X2140000
David Jones Apr-Dec
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Greg Miller
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Lou Ann Weflen
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Douglas Larson
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Randall Poulson
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Malinda Mehrhoff
Human Resources Manager40.00107979058245X
Michael Briggs
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Kevin Fowler
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39577 Treasury CenterChicagoIL606949500Customer Billing233622
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

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Vehicle Repair Services8110006289762897
Technician Electrician for CEG2382104915349153
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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Land Land

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Buildings Buildings

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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated (6 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValueMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
Great River Energy Cap Credits72440772C
NRUCFC Cap Credits3118878C
Other Cooperative Capital Credits478743C
Cobank363396C
Cooperative Memberships2200C
MN Rural Electric Trust105330C
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
FAS106 post-employment benefits$4,122,124
Capital Lease$904,650
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Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (2 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Part IV, Line 2b:The members of the Cooperative can elect to pay an additional set amount on their electric bill each month as a contribution to the Helping Neighbors Trust. The funds collected from the membership are held in a Cooperative account and are paid to the Trust quarterly. The Trust uses the funds for charitable purposes. Funds that exist at the end of the year are a result of a timing difference from when the funds are collected from the Cooperative members, to when they are distributed to the Helping Neighbors Trust. At December 31, 2012 the Cooperative held $2,288. The Cooperative also collects franchise fees from its members and distributes these fees directly to the City of Apple Valley. The amount of $115,251 that exists at December 31, 2012 is a result of a timing difference between when the funds are collected and when they are distributed to the City of Apple Valley.
Part X, Line 2:Dakota Electric is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code and the State of Minnesota. MES provides for deferred taxes on temporary differences arising from assets and liabilities whose basis is different for financial reporting and income tax purposes. Dakota Electric adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification Topic ASC 740-10 (previously Financial Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes), on January 1, 2009. The implementation of this standard had no impact on the financial statements. The unrecognized tax benefit accrual was zero as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Dakota Electric will recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense if such penalties and interest are incurred. Under normal circumstances, Dakota Electric, MES and its subsidiaries are no longer subject to federal or state tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2009. Dakota Electric and subsidiaries undergo an annual analysis of various tax positions, assessing the likelihood of those positions being upheld upon examination with relevant tax authorities, as defined by ASC 740-10.Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48:

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

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Urban Battles Corporation
441 Rice StreetSt PaulMN55103263714692501(c)(3)5000Community Education
Community Action Council (dba 360 Communities)
501 East Highway 13 Suite 102BurnsvilleMN55337410987708501(c)(3)11500Food Shelf/Energy Assistance
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Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants2TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations0TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierProcedure for Monitoring Grants in the U.S.:Identifier
Return ReferencePart I, Line 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationSchedule I, Part I, Line 2: The Cooperative receives verification from the donees of their tax-exempt status.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Club Dues Or FeesXClubDuesOrFees
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses1WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (10 entries)

TitleTitleBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Greg Miller
President/CEO23950903598102524501152100233600439305000
Lou Ann Weflen
VP - Finance/CFO1711100190000145580685290227590295956000
Dirk Rotty
VP - Utility Services15563804000014512055466098680239484000
Douglas Larson
VP - Regulatory Services156420040000125620430960239500240028000
Michael Fosse
VP - Marketing and Sales151760040000142150597230238600253558000
Randall Poulson
VP - Engineering Services152801040000146950801840148410266521000
Craig Turner
Engineering Services Manag11111100019160342520240090171288000
Malinda Mehrhoff
Human Resources Manager10016401500063150353390229060166224000
Michael Briggs
Director of Information Se1191940003024045586099610177765000
Kevin Fowler
Safety Services Manager10686201000069170429010146150172295000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Part I, Line 1aHealth club dues are available to all employees of DEA and are included in the W-2s of the employees. These dues are limited to $240 per year and employees must attend 12 times per month.
Part IIISchedule J, Part II, Column C, Deferred Compensation: The estimated current year increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan is included in other compensation for employees listed in Part II of Schedule J. These amounts do not represent any current year contributions to the plan. They are estimates of the increase in the actuarial value of the plans received from the NRECA. The current year expense and the increase in actuarial value for each employee are reflected in the Schedule O statement referencing Form 990, Part VII, Column f.Supplemental Information

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Name Business NameBusiness

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Business Name Line1Great River EnergyBusinessNameLine1
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RelationshipBOD OverlapRelationship
Amount Of Transaction141151267AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionBoard Directors Margaret Schreiner and Clay Van De Bogart serve on both Boards of Directors. Dakota Electric Association purchases its wholesale power from Great River Energy.DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (10 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Some of the board members of the Organization also serve as board members for the subsidiaries of the Organization and thus have a business relationship. Janet Lekson and James Sheldon have a business relationship as they both serve on the Midwest Energy Services board. Judy Kimmes and Kenneth Danner have a business relationship, as they both serve on the Energy Alternatives, Inc. board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The Organization has members, all of which are in the same class with the same voting rights.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThere are four districts and each district has 3 board members - all members vote on all four districts.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bMembers have the power to remove any director or officer if their actions cause substantial harm to the interests of the Organization. Members also have the right to alter, amend or repeal the bylaws if approved by majority of votes cast.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bThe Cooperative does not have an Executive Committee with the authority to act on behalf of the full Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The Board of Directors was provided a copy of the Form 990 for their review at the May 30, 2013 board meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe Board of Directors serves as the Compensation Committee. The Board often uses a consultant or a salary survey or comparison of wages from other comparably sized electric cooperatives. The wages data may come from 990s of cooperatives of similar size or from the NRECA compensation survey. Following year end, the Board of Directors deliberates as to whether or not safety, distribution, reliability and other factors were met. If these factors were met the Board will award all or a portion of the "market pay" that had been withheld. The compensation approval process of the President/CEO last took place in March 2012. The compensation of the Vice President of Finance is determined by the CEO through a performance evaluation, as well as periodic area market salary comparisons. This process last took place in June 2012. The HR Department uses comparison wage data from surveys for all positions to determine appropriate market compensation, but the Board does not vote on the compensation of other positions.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The financial statements are available to the public on the website or upon request.
Form 990, Part VII, Column F, Other Compensation:Included in other compensation is the estimated current year increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan for the following employees: Greg Miller $103,069, Lou Ann Weflen $59,225, Dirk Rotty $47,381, Mike Fosse $51,426, Randall Poulson $72,099, Craig Turner $28,140, Doug Larson $34,561, Kevin Fowler $37,391, Malinda Mehrhoff $30,037, Michael Briggs $39,479, and Carla Henke $18,622. These amounts do not represent any current year contributions to the plan. They are estimates of the increase in the actuarial value of the plans received from the NRECA. The current year expense for this defined benefit plan for the following employees were: Greg Miller $66,958, Lou Ann Weflen $43,889, Dirk Rotty $38,093, Mike Fosse $39,394, Randall Poulson $38,093, Douglas Larson $39,394, Kevin Fowler $26,097, Malinda Mehrhoff $25,979, Michael Briggs $28,794, Craig Turner $28,723, and Carla Henke $25,600.Other Compensation
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Members Offline Capital Credit Retirement -587,675. Estate & Senior Capital Credit Retirement -370,334. Gain on Capital Credit Retirement 294,412. Equity in Earnings of Subsidiary -521,609. General Capital Credit Retirement -1,457,696. Patronage Capital Allocated 2,283,232.Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances:

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

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Business Name Line1Helping Neighbors TrustBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line14300 220th Street WestAddressLine1
CityFarmingtonCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55024ZIPCode
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EIN411837793EIN
Primary ActivitiesCharity - Energy AssistancePrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status9PublicCharityStatus

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Dakota Electric AssociationBusinessNameLine1
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Controlled Org1ControlledOrg

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivityPrimaryActivityLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Type Of EntityTypeOfEntityShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsPercentage OwnershipPercentageOwnershipControlled OrgControlledOrg
Midwest Energy Services Inc
4300 220th Street WestFarmingtonMN550249583411757574Parent Company of Energy AlternativesMNDakota Electric AssociationC13254129001.000001
Energy Alternatives Parent Inc
4300 220th Street WestFarmingtonMN550249583411938868Backup Electric GenerationMNMidwest Energy Services IncC1150771185525531.000001
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization0DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees1SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org1ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeAmount InvolvedAmountInvolvedMethod Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination
Midwest Energy Services
O0End of Year Actual Balance
Midwest Energy Services
Q0End of Year Actual Balance
Energy Alternatives Inc
Q151759End of Year Actual Balance