MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 45-0166406)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-05-06
IRS object ID
202541269349300729
Schema version
2024v5.0
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)
Return2025-05-06T09:26:48-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN450166406EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMINNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7017954000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15301 32nd Avenue SouthAddressLine1Txt
CityGrand ForksCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58201ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRobert McLennanPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7017954000PhoneNum
Signature2025-03-20SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRobert McLennanPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15301 32nd Avenue SouthAddressLine1Txt
CityGrand ForksCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$472,008,366GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.minnkota.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1940FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMinnkota Power Cooperative is a rural electric cooperative that generates and transmits electric power for eleven member cooperatives.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee442TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$443,190,820PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$464,398,660CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$4,160,064PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$4,117,606CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,353,507PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$3,492,100CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$449,704,391PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$472,008,366CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,150,462PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,657,754CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$431,519,314PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$457,095,695CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$436,669,776PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$462,753,449CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$13,034,615PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$9,254,917CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,183,715,921TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,191,992,873TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$958,382,383TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$956,190,831TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$225,333,538NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$235,802,042NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionMinnkota Power is a rural electric cooperative that generates and transmits electric power.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescMinnkota Power is a rural electric cooperative that generates and transmits electric power.Desc
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$0TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$0TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$0TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$0TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
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 Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document138IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee442EmployeeCnt
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$435,892,414MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$25,386,067OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtYes (1)SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Minnkota Power Cooperative IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2Kay Schraeder - Vice President and CFOBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7017954000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15301 32nd Avenue SouthAddressLine1Txt
CityGrand ForksCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58201ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
Robert McLennan
President & CEO400Yes (X)$1,147,879$0$212,631
Lowell Stave
Vice President and COO400Yes (X)$440,577$0$88,631
Gerad Paul
General Counsel-VP of Legal, Compliance & Risk Mgmt400Yes (X)$387,741$0$87,631
Jami Hovet
Vice President of Administration400Yes (X)$329,123$0$84,253
Kay Schraeder
Vice President and CFO400Yes (X)$322,134$0$83,442
Todd Sailer
Vice President of Power Supply400Yes (X)$320,574$0$81,457
Craig Bleth
Vice President of Project Development400Yes (X)$314,874$0$82,573
Dan Inman
Vice President and CISO400Yes (X)$311,437$0$81,538
Brendan Kennelly
Vice President of Power Delivery400Yes (X)$298,608$0$79,235
Andrew Sorbo
Vice President Strategic Initiatives400Yes (X)$257,802$0$70,399
Stacey Dahl
Vice President of External Affairs400Yes (X)$248,807$0$72,276
Shannon Mikula
Environmental Manager400$240,891$0$71,446Yes (X)
Grant Gunderson
Senior Manager Resource Planning & Markets400$233,376$0$70,137Yes (X)
Andrew Freidt
Senior Manager of Power Production400$227,012$0$54,895Yes (X)
Theresa Brorby
Senior Manager of Audit & Risk400$208,464$0$66,101Yes (X)
Tim Hagerott
Senior Manager of Generation & Development400$214,395$0$59,265Yes (X)
Colette Kujava
Board Secretary/Treasurer5.90Yes (X)$21,890$0$0Yes (X)
Mark Habedank
Board Chair5.900Yes (X)$18,560$0$0Yes (X)
Rick Coe
Board Member4.700$17,220$0$0Yes (X)
Tom Woinarowicz
Board Vice Chair5.900Yes (X)$16,540$0$0Yes (X)
Les Windjue
Board Member4.70$1,000$0$15,420Yes (X)
Kalvin Hoff
Board Member4.800$16,180$0$0Yes (X)
Cheryl Grover
Board Member4.500$15,160$0$0Yes (X)
Mike Wahl
Board Member4.700$13,600$0$0Yes (X)
Steve Arnesen
Board Member4.70$13,200$0$0Yes (X)
Anthony Ottem
Board Member4.70$10,560$0$0Yes (X)
Roger Krostue
Board Member4.700$10,150$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$5,657,754TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$1,361,330TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K316IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
Sargent & Lundy
8070 Solutions CenterChicagoIL606778000Engineering Services$1,440,229
Ulteig Operations LLC
3350 38th Ave SFargoND58104Engineering Services$592,637
Holland & Knight
PO Box 936937AtlantaGA311936937Legal$538,941
David Greeson Consulting LLC
600 Country Club DriveRichmondTX77469Consulting$334,948
Imperial Cleaning Services
2705 9th Ave NWMandanND58554Cleaning Services$200,920
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K8CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions$0TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSale of Electric PowerDesc
Business221000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$464,398,660TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$464,398,660RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$464,398,660TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,117,606TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,117,606RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,350,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,350,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMiscellaneous Nonoperating RevenueDesc
Business221000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$2,142,100TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,142,100RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,142,100OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$472,008,366TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$472,008,366RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,657,754TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,917,111TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,475,043TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Production and Purchased Power$340,425,872
Transmission and Substation$34,589,645
General and Administrative$20,688,024

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$462,753,449TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,711,545BOYAmt
EOY$12,368,107EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,777,776BOYAmt
EOY$56,838,043EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,063,119BOYAmt
EOY$46,779,177EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,416,501BOYAmt
EOY$13,162,502EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,465,917,731LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$448,573,694LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$991,196,380BOYAmt
EOY$1,017,344,037EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,550,600BOYAmt
EOY$45,501,007EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,183,715,921BOYAmt
EOY$1,191,992,873EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,234,993BOYAmt
EOY$61,904,237EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$825,890,058BOYAmt
EOY$860,958,295EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,257,332BOYAmt
EOY$33,328,299EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$958,382,383BOYAmt
EOY$956,190,831EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,136BOYAmt
EOY$1,136EOYAmt

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$225,332,402BOYAmt
EOY$235,800,906EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$225,333,538BOYAmt
EOY$235,802,042EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,183,715,921BOYAmt
EOY$1,191,992,873EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$9,254,917ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$0NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1,213,587OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$35,977,450OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$35,977,450BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$218,580,646OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$32,396,646DepreciationAmt
Book Value$186,184,000BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,211,359,635OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$416,177,048DepreciationAmt
Book Value$795,182,587BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,017,344,037TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Investments in Associated Companies$171,452F
Other Investments$45,329,555F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$45,501,007TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Post Retirement Health Insurance Obligation$2,024,169
Closure Cost Obligations$4,981,854
Deferred Credits$26,322,276
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$33,328,299TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$472,008,366TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$0NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$472,008,366RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$472,008,366TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$462,753,449TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$0OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$462,753,449ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$462,753,449TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part X, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe 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, 2024 and 2023, 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (16 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
Robert McLennan
President & CEO$1,122,481$0$0$0$25,397$0$180,200$0$32,431$0$1,360,509$0$0$0
Lowell Stave
Vice President and COO$359,814$0$10,000$0$70,763$0$55,200$0$33,431$0$529,208$0$0$0
Gerad Paul
General Counsel-VP of Legal, Compliance & Risk Mgmt$354,641$0$10,000$0$23,100$0$55,200$0$32,431$0$475,372$0$0$0
Jami Hovet
Vice President of Administration$316,523$0$12,500$0$100$0$51,822$0$32,431$0$413,376$0$0$0
Kay Schraeder
Vice President and CFO$302,434$0$10,000$0$9,700$0$51,011$0$32,431$0$405,576$0$0$0
Todd Sailer
Vice President of Power Supply$270,695$0$12,500$0$37,379$0$48,026$0$33,431$0$402,031$0$0$0
Craig Bleth
Vice President of Project Development$302,234$0$12,500$0$140$0$49,143$0$33,431$0$397,448$0$0$0
Dan Inman
Vice President and CISO$301,337$0$10,000$0$100$0$49,279$0$32,259$0$392,975$0$0$0
Brendan Kennelly
Vice President of Power Delivery$285,875$0$12,500$0$233$0$46,804$0$32,431$0$377,843$0$0$0
Andrew Sorbo
Vice President Strategic Initiatives$245,202$0$12,500$0$100$0$37,968$0$32,431$0$328,201$0$0$0
Shannon Mikula
Environmental Manager$230,791$0$10,000$0$100$0$39,015$0$32,431$0$312,337$0$0$0
Stacey Dahl
Vice President of External Affairs$236,061$0$12,500$0$246$0$39,845$0$32,431$0$321,083$0$0$0
Grant Gunderson
Senior Manager Resource Planning & Markets$228,276$0$5,000$0$100$0$37,706$0$32,431$0$303,513$0$0$0
Theresa Brorby
Senior Manager of Audit & Risk$200,459$0$5,000$0$3,004$0$33,670$0$32,431$0$274,564$0$0$0
Andrew Freidt
Senior Manager of Power Production$221,912$0$5,000$0$100$0$35,786$0$19,110$0$281,908$0$0$0
Tim Hagerott
Senior Manager of Product Development$208,295$0$6,000$0$100$0$34,502$0$24,763$0$273,660$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1aRobert McLennan, Stacy Dahl, and Brenden Kennelly used the Minnkota aircraft for personal use. This was reported as income on their W-2. Robert McLennan, Lowell Stave, and Gerad Paul receive gross up non-qualified retirement plan compensation.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4The Board of Directors adopted a 457(f) plan in which Robert McLennan, may receive incentive compensation in 2028 and 2030, if all the terms of the plan are met.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6Minnkota Power Cooperative has member cooperatives.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aMinnkota Power Cooperative members elect members of the governing board at the annual meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7bMinnkota Power Cooperative members approve the bylaw amendments.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Form 990 is reviewed by the Board prior to the submission to the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe Minnkota Board of Directors has a "Code of Ethics and Business Conduct" policy with a section for "The Enforcement of the Code of Business and Ethics". This section directs the Board of Directors on how to report violations of the "Code of Business Ethics".
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15Compensation for the President & CEO is determined and approved by the Board of Directors. The Board also reviews the compensation package for all employees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Minnkota Power Cooperative will make the documents available upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Other changes in net assets include other comprehensive gains related to the pension plans and post retirement health insurance obligations.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DCC East Project LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15301 32nd Ave SAddressLine1Txt
CityGrand ForksCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN922821861EIN
Primary ActivitiesCarbon Capture & StoragePrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$135,285TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$7,629,002EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Minnkota Power Cooperative IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Lignite Electric Power Cooperative Inc
5301 32nd Avenue SouthGrand ForksND58201456011575Coal LeasesNDMinnkota Power CooperativeC$411$2,95810
Great Plains Tower Services LLC
5301 32nd Ave SGrand ForksND58201934114313Tower MaintenanceNDMinnkota Power CooperativeC$1,028,641$809,96810
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 OrgYes (1)AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
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 Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Great Plains Tower Services LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypegTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$33,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationGreat Plains Tower Services LLC bought 3 Minnkota Power vehicles/equipment at fair market value during the year.MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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