SLOPE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: SLOPE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 45-0217360)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-08
IRS object ID: 202103129349301115
Schema version: 2020v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-08T08:06:35-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	450310328	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BRADY MARTZ & ASSOCIATES PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1297	AddressLine1Txt
City	BISMARCK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ND	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	585021297	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	450217360	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SLOPE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SLOP	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7015794191	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 338	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW ENGLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ND	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	58647	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ALEX CRAIGMILE	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7015794191	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-10-04	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	ALEX	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	CRAIGMILE	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LANCE RAMBOUSEK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01212867	PTIN
Phone	7012231717	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-10-04	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ALEX CRAIGMILE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 338	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW ENGLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ND	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	58647	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$31,650,119	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.SLOPEELECTRIC.COOP	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1945	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	ND	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO DISTRIBUTE RELIABLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO MEMBERS IN SLOPE, ADAMS, HETTINGER, AND BOWMAN COUNTIES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	21	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$108,053	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$85,842	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$33,983,105	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$30,256,979	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$551,229	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$263,501	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,123,561	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,129,639	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$35,657,895	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$31,650,119	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$77,389	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$23,515	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$3,287,381	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$3,199,047	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,140,794	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,004,434	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$31,152,331	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$27,423,123	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$35,657,895	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$31,650,119	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$0	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$0	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$115,788,050	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$120,979,536	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$44,357,313	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$47,916,758	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$71,430,737	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$73,062,778	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SAFE, RELIABLE, AND AFFORDABLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO OUR MEMBERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	SALE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO MEMBERS IN RURAL AREAS	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	106	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	21	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Members And Shr Gross Income	$30,256,979	MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income	$1,393,140	OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ALEX CRAIGMILE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7015794191	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	116 E 12TH STREET E	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW ENGLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ND	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	58647	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
STEVE WEGNER
VICE PRESIDENT	4.23	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$5,050	$0	$0
JEROME CARON
TREASURER	5.09	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$6,600	$0	$0
DALE HANDE
DIRECTOR	5.38	Yes (X)		$8,425	$0	$0
LAUREN KLEWIN
PRESIDENT	2.98	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$8,275	$0	$0
ANTHONY LARSON
SECRETARY	4.67	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$8,085	$0	$0
ANGELA CARLSON
DIRECTOR	3.69	Yes (X)		$11,325	$0	$0
CHAROLOTTE MEIER
DIRECTOR	4.69	Yes (X)		$8,425	$0	$0
HENRY FISCHER
DIRECTOR	9.79	Yes (X)		$11,425	$0	$0
TRAVIS KUPPER IEA EMPLOYEE
CO-MANAGER	0.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	40.00
DON FRANKLUND IEA EMPLOYEE
CO-MANAGER	0.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	40.00
ALEX CRAIGMILE IEA EMPLOYEE
CFO	0.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	40.00
LAWANNA WILHELM
KEY ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE	40.00			$227,812	$0	$22,842		Yes (X)
DEAN VOLK
OPERATIONS MANAGER	40.00			$133,808	$0	$74,403			Yes (X)
LYNETTE KLEIN
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT	40.00			$177,232	$0	$21,667			Yes (X)
DUSTIN HOFF
JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN	40.00			$104,347	$0	$46,342			Yes (X)
ANDREW SONSALLA
JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN	40.00			$110,562	$0	$62,668			Yes (X)
JEFF BOYNTON
JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN	40.00			$105,680	$0	$75,314			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$927,051	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$303,236	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	13	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
INNOVATIVE ENERGY ALLIANCE COOPERATIVE
PO BOX 338	NEW ENGLAND	ND	58647	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	$738,934
3C CONSTRUCTION LLC
4001 30TH AVE NW	MANDAN	ND	58554	CONSTRUCTION SERVICES	$600,798
EBELTOFT SICKLER LAYWERS
2272 8TH ST W	DICKINSON	ND	58601	LEGAL SERVICES	$135,275

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SALE OF ELECTRICITY	Desc
Business	221000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$30,256,979	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$30,256,979	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$30,256,979	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$263,501	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$263,501	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
CAPITAL CREDITS	221000	$1,021,496	$1,021,496
K-1 WDUS HOLDINGS, LLC	230000	$108,053		$108,053
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	900099	$90	$90

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,129,639	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$31,650,119	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$31,278,565	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$108,053	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$263,501	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,515	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,199,047	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$328,170	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$676,264	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$253,357	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$833,865	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,889,633	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
COST OF POWER	$20,463,340
DISTRIBUTION - OPERATIO	$2,466,921
DISTRIBUTION - MAINTENA	$416,914
CONSUMER SERVICE AND IN	$313,218

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$785,875	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,650,119	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,414,762	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,356,079	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,902,081	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,875,184	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,433,977	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,150,727	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,994,797	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,656,744	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,248,736	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,093,725	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$158,455	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,740	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$79,466,229	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$21,060,832	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$58,549,881	BOYAmt
EOY	$58,405,397	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,793,792	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,202,918	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$291,569	BOYAmt
EOY	$176,022	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$115,788,050	BOYAmt
EOY	$120,979,536	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,112,176	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,288,774	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,612,690	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,980,906	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,632,447	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,647,078	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,357,313	BOYAmt
EOY	$47,916,758	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$71,430,737	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,062,778	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$71,430,737	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,062,778	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$115,788,050	BOYAmt
EOY	$120,979,536	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$0	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$1,632,041	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$333,032	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$333,032	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,180,688	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,937,308	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,243,380	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$75,952,509	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$19,123,524	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$56,828,985	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$58,405,397	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (9 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
PATRONAGE CAPITAL CREDITS-ELECTRIC SUPPLIER	$20,650,854	C
MEMBERSHIPS	$1,750	C
FEDERATED STOCK	$157,725	C
NRUCFC CERTIFICATES	$237,743	C
INVESTMENT IN SLOPE SERVICES	$23,423	C
PATRONAGE CAPITAL CREDITS-OTHER SUPPLIER	$376,333	C
INVESTMENT IN WDUS HOLDINGS	$1,700,711	C
MISCELLANEOUS INVESTMENT	$4,379	C
MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS COOPERATIVE	$50,000	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$23,202,918	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED CREDITS	Desc
Amt	$13,647,078	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$13,647,078	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FIN 48 DISCLOSURE - IT IS THE OPINION OF MANAGEMENT THAT THE COOPERATIVE HAS NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE UPON EXAMINATION. THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS OF THE COOPERATIVE ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
LAWANNA WILHELM
KEY ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE	$227,812	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,842	$0	$250,654	$0	$0	$0
DEAN VOLK
OPERATIONS MANAGER	$133,808	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$46,477	$0	$27,926	$0	$208,211	$0	$0	$0
LYNETTE KLEIN
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT	$177,232	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$21,667	$0	$198,899	$0	$0	$0
JEFF BOYNTON
JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN	$105,680	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$49,760	$0	$25,554	$0	$180,994	$0	$0	$0
ANDREW SONSALLA
JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN	$110,562	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$36,424	$0	$26,244	$0	$173,230	$0	$0	$0
DUSTIN HOFF
JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN	$104,347	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,545	$0	$32,797	$0	$150,689	$0	$0	$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	INNOVATIVE ENERGY ALLIANCE COOPERATIVE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	DON F, TRAVIS K AND ALEX C ARE OFFICERS OF BOTH ENTITIES	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$738,934	TransactionAmt
Transaction	PAYMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (14 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	INNOVATIVE ENERGY ALLIANCE COOPERATIVE IS A SEPARATE COOPERATIVE FORMED BY FOUR RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES IN THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORY SERVICES TO THE FOUR RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES. SLOPE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE HAS HIRED INNOVATIVE ENERGY ALLIANCE COOPERATIVE TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES AND OTHER SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES RECEIVING ELECTRICAL POWER FROM THE COOPERATIVE ARE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	ALL MEMBERS MAY VOTE. MEMBERS ELECT THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, ALL BYLAW CHANGES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS AND THE MEMBERS MAY VOTE ON MOTIONS CONCERNING THE OPERATIONS OF THE COOPERATIVE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A COMPLETED 990 IS REVIEWED AT A MONTHLY BOARD MEETING AND ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY SIGN OFF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND UPDATE THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ANY TIME A CONFLICT ARISES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	COSTS FOR MANAGEMENT WERE COMPARED TO STATE AVERAGES, PRIOR WAGES, AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD AFTER BOARD DELIBERATION. PAY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY. CHANGES ARE BASED ON MERIT, CPI, AND COMPARATIVE WAGES. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST APPROVE THESE CHANGES. THE PAYROLL CHANGES FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES ARE BASED ON THE SAME CRITERIA AS CEO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORMS 990/990-T AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ANNUAL FINANCIALS ARE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING EACH YEAR IN JUNE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH MEMBER WHEN THEY INITIALLY BECOME A MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VII	DON FRANKLUND, TRAVIS KUPPER AND ALEX CRAIGMILE ARE EMPLOYEES OF INNOVATIVE ENERGY ALLIANCE COOPERATIVE, A SEPARATE UNRELATED ENTITY THAT PROVIDES MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES TO RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES IN NORTH DAKOTA.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN F	INCLUDED IN THE COLUMN "F" ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF OTHER COMPENSATION IS THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL INCREASE IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN. THE ESTIMATED INCREASE IS AS FOLLOWS FOR THOSE LISTED IN PART VII: LAWANNA WILHELM - $0 DEAN VOLK - $46,477 LYNETTE KLEIN - $0 JEFF BOYNTON - $49,760 ANDREW SONSALLA - $36,424 DUSTIN HOFF - $13,545 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 WAS AS FOLLOWS: LAWANNA WILHELM - $32,748 DEAN VOLK - $38,170 LYNETTE KLEIN - $22,301 JEFF BOYNTON - $9,735 ANDREW SONSALLA - $9,735 DUSTIN HOFF - $22,876
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	RETIREMENT OF CAPITAL CREDITS -1,567,006. ALLOCATED CAPITAL CREDITS 3,199,047.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2(C)	THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 4:	THE AMOUNT OF $3,199,047 ON THIS LINE IS FOR PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS. THE COOPERATIVE HAS INTERPRETED PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS TO MEAN THE AMOUNT OF CAPITAL CREDITS THAT WERE ALLOCATED TO MEMBERS IN THE CURRENT YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WDUS HOLDINGS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4001 30TH AVE NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	MANDAN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ND	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	58554	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	473324612	EIN
Primary Activities	PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	ND	LegalDomicileStateCd
Predominant Income Type	UNRELATED	PredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	$62,545	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$2,096,812	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate Allocations	0	DisproportionateAllocationsInd
General Or Managing Partner	0	GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership	0.33330	OwnershipPct

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SLOPE SERVICES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 338	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW ENGLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ND	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	58647	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	450446958	EIN
Primary Activities	SUBSIDIARY THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL ALERT PHONE SYSTEMS	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	ND	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SLOPE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	C	EntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	$500	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$23,423	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership	1.00000	OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WDUS HOLDINGS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	M	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$633,821	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	ACTUAL COST	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt