CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 45-0115790)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-04-26
IRS object ID
202321169349301607
Schema version
2022v5.0
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)
Return2023-04-26T15:08:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN450250958PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Eide Bailly LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11730 Burnt Boat Loop Ste 100AddressLine1Txt
CityBismarckCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP585030886ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN450115790EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Cass County Electric Cooperative IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCASSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7013564400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13312 42nd St S 200AddressLine1Txt
CityFargoCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58104ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonChad SapaPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7013564400PhoneNum
Signature2023-04-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstChadPersonFirstNm
Person LastSapaPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLisa Chaffee CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00193453PTIN
Phone7012551091PhoneNum
Preparation2023-04-25PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerChad SapaPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13312 42nd St S 200AddressLine1Txt
CityFargoCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$156,544,997GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.casscountyelectric.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1937FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNDLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo serve our member's energy needs with affordable and reliable electricity.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee110TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$148,467,252PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$154,058,464CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$448,717PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$905,179CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$241,212PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$241,527CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$149,157,181PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$155,205,170CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$115,368PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$120,531CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$14,056,668PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$11,897,041CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,944,763PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,779,225CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$121,256,485PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$129,142,146CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$148,373,284PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$153,938,943CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$783,897PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,266,227CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$311,989,434TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$326,934,667TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$173,017,237TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$178,080,889TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$138,972,197NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$148,853,778NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionThe mission of Cass County Electric Cooperative: To serve our member's energy needs with affordable and reliable electricity.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescThe Cooperative provided electric energy to 56,631 accounts, 50,458 members and serviced 5,825 of miles at the end of the 2022 year.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
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
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document202IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee110EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$153,737,489MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$3,158,988OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
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 Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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 Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Chad SapaBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7013564400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13312 42nd St S Ste 200AddressLine1Txt
CityFargoCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58104ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Jeffrey Triebold
Board Chair4.80Yes (X)Yes (X)$21,060$0$0
Glenn Mitzel
Vice Chair4.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$16,260$0$0
Terry Kraft
Secretary5.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$18,585$0$0
Kalvin Hoff
Treasurer7.80Yes (X)Yes (X)$18,057$0$0
Douglas Anderson
Director4.00Yes (X)$16,210$0$0
Wendy Loucks
Director5.80Yes (X)$18,585$0$0
Tom Seymour
Director5.00Yes (X)$20,560$0$0
Sidney Berg
Director3.90Yes (X)$15,810$0$0
Paul White
Director2.30Yes (X)$9,627$0$0
Marcy Svenningsen
Director (Jan-Apr)1.50Yes (X)$3,388$0$0
Marshal Albright
CEO42.30Yes (X)$327,447$0$55,798
Chad Sapa
CFO42.80Yes (X)$275,768$0$97,032
Tim Sanden
CIO/VP Information Technology40.90$224,527$0$49,476Yes (X)
Jodi Bullinger
VP Engineering & Operation40.50$226,891$0$216,457Yes (X)
Paul Matthys
VP Member & Energy Service40.40$218,329$0$140,151Yes (X)
Michael Mahlke
Line Crew Foreman50.00$160,038$0$57,009Yes (X)
Tyler Schock
Line Crew Foreman47.90$153,879$0$116,232Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,745,021TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$732,155TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K59IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
MPM Construction
PO Box 202HoraceND58047Electrical Contractor$1,469,239
Jerry's Excavating
PO Box 809CasseltonND58012Electrical Contractor$1,192,931
Arvig Construction
150 Second St SWPerhamMN56573Electrical Contractor$947,578
Dakota Hills Electric Inc
15726 HWY 46KindredND58051Electrical Contractor$666,241
Carr's Tree Service Inc
PO Box 250OttertailMN56571Tree Trimming Contractor$601,894
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Electric Sales221000$151,452,992$151,452,992
Capital Credits221000$2,605,472$2,605,472
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$154,058,464TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$878,195TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$878,195ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$426,464RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$205,937RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$220,527RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$220,527TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$220,527ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,126,675SecuritiesAmt
Other$34,199OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,133,890SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$7,215SecuritiesAmt
Other$34,199OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$26,984TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$26,984ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDispatching ServicesDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$21,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$21,000ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$21,000OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$155,205,170TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$154,058,464RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,146,706ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,531TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,897,041TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$914,187TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,091,705TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,057,542TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$715,791TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,502,278TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,881,256TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Cost of Power$110,920,089
Distribution Expenses$9,271,363
Administrative and Gene$4,079,007
Customer Service Expens$3,127,628

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$11,639,475TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,938,943TotalAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,884,188BOYAmt
EOY$28,283,377EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,936,769BOYAmt
EOY$15,843,754EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,921,492BOYAmt
EOY$8,804,234EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$516,972BOYAmt
EOY$142,170EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$329,312,070LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$83,614,089LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$234,346,017BOYAmt
EOY$245,697,981EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,280,537BOYAmt
EOY$4,342,968EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,137,393BOYAmt
EOY$18,597,785EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,966,066BOYAmt
EOY$5,222,398EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$311,989,434BOYAmt
EOY$326,934,667EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,912,912BOYAmt
EOY$14,466,549EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,686,558BOYAmt
EOY$5,768,536EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,156BOYAmt
EOY$19,849EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$147,216,387BOYAmt
EOY$151,424,884EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,181,224BOYAmt
EOY$6,401,071EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$173,017,237BOYAmt
EOY$178,080,889EOYAmt
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$25,517,611BOYAmt
EOY$27,470,137EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,454,586BOYAmt
EOY$121,383,641EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$138,972,197BOYAmt
EOY$148,853,778EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$311,989,434BOYAmt
EOY$326,934,667EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,266,227ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$401,448NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$9,016,802OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$592,484OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$592,484BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,201,434OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,917,887DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,283,547BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$299,553,430OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$74,524,419DepreciationAmt
Book Value$225,029,011BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,964,722OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$171,783DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,792,939BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$245,697,981TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Investments in Associated Organizations$18,238,376C
Other Investments$359,409C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$18,597,785TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Customer Deposits$3,122,168
Other Liabilities$621,078
Installation Costs of Equip$198,393
Postretirement Benefits$2,459,432
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,401,071TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$155,205,170TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$155,205,170RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$155,205,170TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$142,041,902TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$142,041,902ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$11,897,041OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$11,897,041ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$153,938,943TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part IV, Line 2b:The members of the Cooperative can elect to round up their monthly electric bill to the next dollar. These funds collected from the membership are held in a Cooperative account until they are released to the Cass County Electric Cooperative Foundation. These funds are transferred directly to the Cass County Electric Cooperative Foundation on a monthly basis. Funds that exist at the end of year are a result of a timing difference in the receipt of the funds and the release of them to the Cass County Electric Cooperative Foundation.
Part X, Line 2:The Cooperative evaluates its tax positions that have been taken or are expected to be taken on income tax returns to determine if an accrual is necessary for uncertain tax positions. As of December 31, 2021, and 2020, the unrecognized tax benefit accrual was zero. The Cooperative will recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense if incurred.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Patronage Capital Credits Allocated During Current Year 11,897,041.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ND Chapter of Dollars for Scholars
Bank of ND 1200 Memorial HwyBismarckND585065509371517987501(c)(3)$8,500$0Education
Greater FM EDC
51 Broadway Suite 500FargoND58102456011769501(c)(3)$40,000$0Economic Growth
Fueling Our Future LLP
Chamber 202 1st Avenue NorthMoorheadMN56560832467021$15,000$0Economic Growth
NDSCS Career Innovation Center
Alumni Foundation 800 6 Street NWahpetonND58076450407617501(c)(3)$10,000$0Education
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Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

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Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThis organization is a member of the Fueling Our Future, LLP and receive reports as to how the grant money is spent. The Greater FM EDC reports on how the funds are spent. The ND Dollars for Scholars forward the names of the students and parents receiving scholarships. The NDSCS Career Innovation Center began construction in 2022 and is expected to open in August 2023 to provide academic programming and workforce training, and receive report as to how the grant money is spent.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

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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
Jodi Bullinger
VP Engineering & Operation$186,229$0$30,392$0$10,270$0$194,498$0$21,959$0$443,348$0$0$0
Marshal Albright
CEO$308,792$0$5,120$0$13,535$0$27,450$0$28,348$0$383,245$0$0$0
Chad Sapa
CFO$223,541$0$36,791$0$15,436$0$66,170$0$30,862$0$372,800$0$0$0
Paul Matthys
VP Member & Energy Service$172,184$0$28,347$0$17,798$0$113,744$0$26,405$0$358,478$0$0$0
Tim Sanden
CIO/VP Information Technology$176,435$0$30,089$0$18,003$0$19,454$0$30,022$0$274,003$0$0$0
Tyler Schock
Line Crew Foreman$149,370$0$3,120$0$1,389$0$96,852$0$19,380$0$270,111$0$0$0
Michael Mahlke
Line Crew Foreman$155,736$0$3,120$0$1,182$0$37,179$0$19,830$0$217,047$0$0$0

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Form And Line ReferenceSchedule J, Part II, Column C, Deferred CompensationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIncluded in other compensation is the estimated current year increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan. 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 statement for Form 990, Part VII, Column f.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6CCEC has one class of members. A person is eligible to become a member of the cooperative effective the date the person initially uses or requests to use electric service and meets the requirements set forth in Article I of the Cooperative's Bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aOne member, one vote. CCEC members have the right and authority to elect the Board of Directors. Three directors stand for election each year at the annual business meeting. Members also have the right to request a special meeting of the membership when the request is based on valid member demand. Members may consider, vote or act upon other matters as provided by applicable laws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bCCEC membership has the right and authority to have the final decision role on the following matters: **The disposition of cooperative assets if proposed sale is over 5% of total assets during a 12-month period. No less than two-thirds of the entire membership must approved the proposed transfer. ** A proposed merger or consolidation; a majority of the members present and voting in person at the member meeting must approve the consolidation or merger.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bThe Board of Directors is the sole body with governing authority over the Cooperative. All committees serve in an advisory capacity. Appropriate records are maintained of proceedings at all governance meetings as well as its advisory standing committees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bBoard policy 202 regarding Tax Status/Reporting establishes that following the initial preparation of the draft Form 990, the CFO and President/CEO must review the report and submit it to the Board of Directors for approval. The Board must approve the completed Form 990 before it is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cCCEC Policy 110 Conflict of Interest requires Directors and employees of the Cooperative to disclose annually: **The receipt of any gifts, fees, loans or favors with a value in excess of $100; **Any business transaction that may be considered in competition with the cooperative or deemed a conflict of interest; **The policy also prohibits the use of non-public corporate information for financial or business opportunity benefit. ***Action: Should a conflict be disclosed the board must provide the director an opportunity to comment orally and in writing regarding the information or fact before making a determination. If the board determines that a director is not in compliance with the policy the board will act appropriately including the possibility of sanction, disqualification and/or removal. Legal counsel reviews disclosures. Individuals with a conflict must abstain from voting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aAt the board reorganization meeting held annually, the board reviews director compensation and benefits. The last review of director compensation was done in 2022. The most current NRECA Director Compensation Survey is provided for review. Note: this survey is done every other year (most current 2022) and was provided to the board in July 2022. A new survey will be conducted in 2024. A CEO evaluation of compensation is done annually by the Board of Directors during an executive session; the CEO is not present during the meeting. As established by Board Policy 105.4, the Board Compensation Committee collects, verifies and analyzes comparative data on compensation which is then provided and reviewed by the board (executive session minutes are kept by legal counsel). The board Chairman is responsible for discussing the outcome of the evaluation with the CEO. The last CEO evaluation occurred in March 2022. An annual performance appraisal is required for all employees; the appraisals on top management personnel are completed by the President/CEO in accordance with Board Policy 224. Local, regional and national wage and salary data is used to determine the wage scale, which is approved annually by the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Cooperative's Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation are posted on the website (www.casscountyelectric.com). A paper copy is made available to any member upon request. The financial statements are mailed to all members of the Cooperative in the annual report issue of Cooperative's official newsletter, The Highline Notes. The Conflict of Interest Policy is available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, Functional Expense, Line 24eOther Expenses: The salaries, pension, and payroll taxes reported on lines 5-10 are already included in distribution expense, administrative & general expense and customer expense. Therefore, these amounts are being subtracted out as an other deduction on line 24e in the amount of $(12,779,225).
Form 990, Part IX, Functional Expense, Line 4Benefits Paid to Members- The Cooperative has interpreted the instructions to Part IX, Line 4, to mean patronage capital allocated for the year, rather than patronage capital retired. This is consistent with the Bylaws of the Cooperative.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Other Changes in net assets-990 11,897,041. Retired Capital Credits to Patrons -2,880,239.
Form 990, Part VII, Column FEstimated Amount of Other Compensation: Because Part IX, line 5 captures only the current year expense of the defined benefit plan of the Cooperative, the compensation in Part IX, line 5 is less than that reported in Part VII. Included in deferred compensation is the current year estimated increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan for the following employees: Jodi Bullinger $180,974, Paul Matthys $101,274, Michael Mahlke $28,909, and Tyler Schock $88,901. These amounts are estimates in the increase of the value of the plan and are not current year expenses of the Cooperative. The current year expense for this defined benefit plan are as follows: Chad Sapa $48,719, Jodi Bullinger $46,455, Paul Matthys $42,054, Michael Mahlke $21,534, and Tyler Schock $23,196.

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