SONS OF NORWAY: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
SONS OF NORWAY (EIN 41-0547795)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-10
IRS object ID
202203149349305280
Schema version
2021v4.0
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)
Return2022-11-10T09:15:43-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN410547795EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1SONS OF NORWAYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSONSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6128273611PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11455 West Lake StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP554082666ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonErica ObergPersonNm
Person TitleChief Financial OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone6128214606PhoneNum
Signature2022-11-11SignatureDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer1TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB1LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Principal OfficerChristopher Harry PinkertonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11455 W Lake StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP554082666ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$90,433,855GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Group Exemption0108GroupExemptionNum
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.sonsofnorway.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Other Organization DscFraternal Benefit SocietyOtherOrganizationDsc
Formation1895FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSons of Norway operates through its lodge system to promote, preserve, and cherish a lasting appreciation and understanding of the heritage, language, history, and culture of Norway and other Nordic countries while providing fraternal insurance benefits to it members. Through its local lodges and its 501(c)3 charitable foundation, Sons of Norway also provides scholarships and supports community charitable activities.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee59TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$58,476TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$6,338NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$21,452,154PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$31,566,809CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$14,225,173PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$13,915,896CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$126,241PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$781,559CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$35,803,568PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$46,264,264CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$26,092,736PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$31,845,139CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,385,031PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,576,368CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$7,022,378PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$11,383,171CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$38,500,145PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$47,804,678CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,696,577PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,540,414CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$334,895,080TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$326,835,195TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$326,487,070TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$11,265,620NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,408,010NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionThe mission of Sons of Norway is to promote and to preserve the heritage and culture of Norway, to celebrate our relationship with other Nordic countries, and to provide quality insurance and financial products to our members.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$45,472,302ExpenseAmt
Revenue$45,291,140RevenueAmt
DescLife, annuity, and health insurance products for members (23,230 members with insurance)Desc

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Expense$2,332,374ExpenseAmt
Revenue$973,127RevenueAmt
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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 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document5258IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee59EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryCAForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryNOForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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ZIP554082666ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

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Eivind Heiberg
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Dan Seyfried
IT Director400Yes (X)$184,380$0$23,172
Erica Oberg
Chief Financial Officer400Yes (X)$171,206$0$35,347
Constance O'Brien
Director Mktg and Comm402Yes (X)$170,413$0$10,816
Lizabeth Halva
Director of Admin, HR and Ins Operations400Yes (X)$136,498$0$43,970
John Hennen
Senior Bus Applications Analyst400$153,881$0$9,616Yes (X)
Kevin Cassidy
Corporate Counsel400$127,107$0$17,683Yes (X)
John Benz
Sales Director400$133,311$0$8,517Yes (X)
Karen Patwell
Accounting Manager400$87,485$0$30,841Yes (X)
Doris Kamstra
Membership Manager400$99,884$0$16,202Yes (X)
Ron Stubbing
President104$12,000$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Marci Larson
Secretary100$8,000$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Elaine Nelson
Treasurer100$7,000$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Mark Agerter
Vice President100$6,000$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Karl Hella
Director102$5,500$0$0Yes (X)
Chris Hicks
Director100$5,000$0$0Yes (X)
Kenneth Johnson
Director100$5,000$0$0Yes (X)
Steven Halverson
Director100$5,000$0$0Yes (X)
Robin Fossum
Director100$5,000$0$0Yes (X)
Per Mikalsen
Director100$5,000$0$0Yes (X)
Mary Beth Ingvoldstad
Director100$5,000$0$0Yes (X)
Erik Brochmann
Director100$5,000$0$0Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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901 N 3rd St Suite 195MinneapolisMN55401Publishing$484,279
Superior Performers LLC
1214 Turrentine StBurlingtonNC27215Insurance Producer$704,356
American Senior Benefits LLC
12722 Blackbob SOlatheKS66062Insurance Producer$540,404
Griffith Ballard
100 First Ave NE Ste 117Cedar RapidsIA52401Actuarial Services$414,866
Employee Pooling
2000 Glen Echo Road Suite 111NashvilleTN37215Agent Contracting and Insurance App Processing$220,658
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Personal$0PersonalAmt

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Personal$0PersonalAmt

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
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Gross Sales Of Inventory$42,345GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$31,845,139TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$2,462,674TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$181,635TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$290,925TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$137,776TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,533TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$457,452TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$59,089TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$963,559TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$606,362TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$3,879TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$20,986TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,404TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Exam and Inspection Fees$138,893
Fraternal Promotion$517,488
Official Publication$628,744

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,848,269TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

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EOY$1,776,490EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$487,752EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,575BOYAmt
EOY$18,333EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$310,195,706BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,280,961BOYAmt
EOY$7,497,168EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$334,895,080EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,913,559BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$324,921,636BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,265,620BOYAmt
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Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,540,414ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$0NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,317,196OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

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

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$124,504OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$106,171DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,333BookValueAmt

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$18,333TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (8 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Certificate and contract reserves$303,891,784
Deposit type contracts$16,060,722
Interest maintenance reserve$2,360,588
Asset valuation reserve$1,582,642
Certificate and contract claims unpaid$756,138
Refunds apportioned for payment$183,312
Unearned dues$64,088
Advance Premiums$18,798
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$324,918,072TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$44,650,263TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
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$44,650,263RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$402,061InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$1,211,940OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,614,001RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$46,264,264TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$46,441,033TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included-$961,584OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$961,584ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$47,402,617ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$402,061InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$402,061ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$47,804,678TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4bSchedule D, Part XI, Line 4b - Net Realized Capital on Sales of Securities 259,825; Write down carrying value of investments (21,009); Membership Dues 906,157; Advertising, royalties, convention revenue and other benefit income 101,975; Cost of Good Sold (35,008); Total Other Revenue 1,211,940.
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2dNet Realized Capital Loss (11,544); Membership Dues 906,157; Advertising, Royalties, and other Benefit Income 101,979; Cost of Goods Sold (35,007); Total Other Expenses 961,584

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)00Program ServicesMembership$0
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)00Program ServicesMembership$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule F, Part I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMembership dues received from members outside of the United States $47,018ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 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
Chris Pinkerton
Chief Operating Officer$399,255$0$75,000$0$0$0$18,273$0$0$0$492,528$0$0$0
Eivind Heiberg
Former Chief Executive Officer$0$0$101,250$0$311,539$0$4,050$0$0$0$416,839$0$0$0
Dan Seyfried
IT Director$175,780$0$8,600$0$0$0$11,086$0$12,086$0$207,552$0$0$0
Erica Oberg
Chief Financial Officer$155,206$0$16,000$0$0$0$10,877$0$24,470$0$206,553$0$0$0
Constance O'Brien
Director Mktg and Comm$155,413$0$15,000$0$0$0$10,816$0$0$0$181,229$0$0$0
Lizabeth Halva
Director of Admin, HR and Ins Operations$121,498$0$15,000$0$0$0$9,564$0$34,406$0$180,468$0$0$0
John Hennen
Senior Bus Applications Analyst$150,881$0$3,000$0$0$0$9,616$0$0$0$163,497$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1aIt is considered that the presence of a spouse at Sons of Norway event enhances and creates goodwill for the society. The board of directors has established specific guidelines for such travel.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4Eivind Heiberg received severance payments $311,539.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1Norway and other Nordic countries while providing fraternal insurance benefits to it's members. Through it's local lodges and it's 501(c) 3 charitable foundation, Sons of Norway also provides scholarships and supports community charitable activities.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6Sons of Norway is a membership organization. We do not have stockholders.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aMembers elect delegates to the biennial International Lodge meeting. Those delegates elect members of the Board of Directors, the governing body.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe 990 is reviewed by the CFO. Prior to filing, a copy is sent to each board member.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe annual disclosure statements are reviewed by our legal counsel who reports the findings to the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The compensation of the CEO is set annually by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, subject to approval of the full board. Compensation of other officers are set the the CEO, subject to approval of the Board of Directors. Salary surveys and economic data are used to determine the annual adjustments for both the CEO and other officers.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Governing and conflict of interest documents are maintained at the societies home office and are available for inspection, on request.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Realized gains transferred to interest maintenance reserve (250,362); change in unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) (2,806); change in non admitted assets (649,232); change in asset valuation reserve (327,664) Surplus adjustment (87,139); total other (1,317,196)

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Sons of Norway FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11455 West Lake StAddressLine1Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55408ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN416054126EIN
Primary ActivitiesCharitable FoundationPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)3ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status7PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Sons of Norway Foundation
n$92,743Allocation of actual expenses
Sons of Norway Foundation
o$57,658Actual salary, benefits and payroll taxes paid.
Sons of Norway Foundation
q$150,401Expenses payed on behalf of the foundation
Sons of Norway Foundation
r$25,379Transfer of Sons of Norway Foundation donations received in Sons of Norway's bank lockbox and credit card payments.

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationExtension filed.ExplanationTxt

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