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SONS OF NORWAY: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
SONS OF NORWAY (EIN 41-0547795)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-08
IRS object ID
202123129349303887
Schema version
2020v4.0
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)
Return2021-11-08T15:42:14-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN410547795EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
Signature2021-11-08SignatureDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer1TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB1LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Profile Password ChangeYes (X)ProfilePasswordChangeInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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$111,317,831GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee53TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$86,549TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$11,578NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$16,061,793PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$21,452,154CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$13,674,914PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$14,225,173CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$440,594PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$126,241CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$30,177,301PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$35,803,568CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$22,545,953PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$26,092,736CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,036,664PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,385,031CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$5,531,069PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$7,022,378CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$33,113,686PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$38,500,145CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,936,385PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,696,577CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$345,973,165TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$338,100,815TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$329,724,016TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$326,835,195TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$16,249,149NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$11,265,620NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$36,042,185ExpenseAmt
Revenue$34,931,699RevenueAmt
DescLife, annuity, and health insurance products for members (15,365 members with insurance)Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,457,958ExpenseAmt
Revenue$897,975RevenueAmt
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$0TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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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
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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 Document4630IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee53EmployeeCnt
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
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonErica ObergPersonNm
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State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP554082666ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

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Eivind Heiberg
Former Chief Executive Officer00Yes (X)$597,336$0$32,916
Chris Pinkerton
Chief Operating Officer402$383,801$0$44,592Yes (X)
Erica Oberg
Chief Financial Officer402$167,611$0$27,931Yes (X)
Matthew Roedel
Director of Sales400$179,303$0$6,145Yes (X)
Constance O'Brien
Director Mktg and Comm402$174,247$0$8,895Yes (X)
John Hennen
Senior Bus Applications Analyst400$157,596$0$10,392Yes (X)
Rachele Hockert
Former Director of Information Technology400Yes (X)$142,966$0$8,481
Lizabeth Halva
Director of Admin, HR and Ins Operations400$114,771$0$33,723Yes (X)
Diane Gill
Director of Insurance Services400$127,719$0$19,570Yes (X)
Kevin Kruse
Former Sr Web Appl Analyst330Yes (X)$112,815$0$9,041
Ron Stubbing
President10.00$12,000$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Marci Larson
Secretary10.000$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
Director100$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 K10IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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MN Lake Street Apartments LLC
9757 Juanita Drive NE Ste 300KirklandWA98034Building Improvements$506,906
MSP Communications
901 N 3rd St Suite 195MinneapolisMN55401Publishing$501,781
Accountemps
PO Box 743295Los AngelesCA900743295Employment Services$232,133
Network Microdesigns Corp
100 First Ave NE Ste 117Cedar RapidsIA52401Software Support$168,983
Parkway Advisors LP
PO Box 5225AbileneTX79608Investment Management$160,476
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K12CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions$0TotalContributionsAmt

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Membership dues900099$774,863$774,863$0$0
Amortization of Interest Maintenance Reserve524113$394,293$394,293$0$0
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
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Total Program Service Revenue$21,452,154TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

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Securities$76,292,954SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

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Securities$75,467,657SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$825,297SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$825,297TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$825,297RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$59,225GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$46,606CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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DescRealized Gain(Loss) on Foreign ExchangeDesc
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$26,092,736TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,434,116TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,345,100TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,297TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$221,956TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$271,562TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,800TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,513TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,179TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$254,665TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$536,793TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,968TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,274,324TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$435,470TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$270,309TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,443TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,006TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,855TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,726TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Exam and Inspection Fees$68,585
Fraternal Promotion$193,772
Official Publication$638,199

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$836,579TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,500,145TotalAmt
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Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,249,575BOYAmt
EOY$1,209,077EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,090,572BOYAmt
EOY$1,405,517EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,385,010BOYAmt
EOY$19,006,979EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$104,504LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,652BOYAmt
EOY$2,575EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$320,928,611BOYAmt
EOY$310,195,706EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,296,745BOYAmt
EOY$6,280,961EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$345,973,165BOYAmt
EOY$338,100,815EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,511,212BOYAmt
EOY$1,913,559EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$328,212,804BOYAmt
EOY$324,921,636EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$329,724,016BOYAmt
EOY$326,835,195EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,249,149BOYAmt
EOY$11,265,620EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,249,149BOYAmt
EOY$11,265,620EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$345,973,165BOYAmt
EOY$338,100,815EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,696,577ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$0NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$2,286,952OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

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$104,504OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$101,929DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,575BookValueAmt

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$2,575TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (8 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Certificate and Contract Reserves$303,715,805
Deposit Type Contracts$16,309,729
Interest Maintenance Reserve$2,515,165
Asset Valuation Reserve$1,254,979
Certificate and Contract Claims Unpaid$890,232
Refunds Apportioned for Payment$170,762
Unearned Dues$45,937
Advance Premiums$19,027
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$324,921,636TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$33,671,792TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
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$33,671,792RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$434,610InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$1,697,166OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$2,131,776RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$35,803,568TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$37,283,730TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included-$781,805OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$781,805ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$38,065,535ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$434,610InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$434,610ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$38,500,145TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4bNet Realized Capital Gain on sales of Securities 825,297; Realized Loss on Foreign Exchange (26,106); Membership Dues 774,863; Advertising, royalties, convention revenue and other benefit income 169,719; Cost of Goods Sold (46,606); Total Other Revenue 1,697,166.
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2dNet Realized Capital Loss (116,170); Membership dues 774,863; Advertising, Royalties, and other Benefit Income 169,719; Cost of Good Sold (46,606); Total Other Expenses 781,805

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 $44,827ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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
Eivind Heiberg
Former Chief Executive Officer$93,461$0$68,850$0$435,025$0$17,682$0$15,233$0$630,251$0$0$0
Chris Pinkerton
Chief Operating Officer$362,513$0$21,288$0$0$0$18,400$0$26,192$0$428,393$0$0$0
Matthew Roedel
Director of Sales$158,269$0$21,034$0$0$0$6,145$0$0$0$185,448$0$0$0
Constance O'Brien
Director Mktg and Comm$153,947$0$20,300$0$0$0$8,895$0$0$0$183,142$0$0$0
Erica Oberg
Chief Financial Officer$153,127$0$14,484$0$0$0$7,964$0$19,967$0$195,542$0$0$0
John Hennen
Senior Bus Applications Analyst$157,596$0$0$0$0$0$9,873$0$519$0$167,988$0$0$0
Rachele Hockert
Former Director of Information Technology$136,966$0$6,000$0$0$0$8,481$0$0$0$151,447$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 events enhances and creates goodwill for the society. The board of directors has established specific guidelines for such travel.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a)Eivind Heiberg received severance payments $435,025. b)Eivind Heiberg - 457b plan $15,233.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 finding 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 by 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, upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Realized gains transferred to interest maintenance reserve (915,365); change in unrealized foreign exchange gain(loss) 33,978; change in non admitted assets (923,336); change in asset valuation reserve (249,074); Change in Permitted Practice (233,160); total other (2,286,957)
Schedule B, Part IA one-time donation from a long-time member was received; classified as miscellaneous income on Statement of Operations.

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$151,506Allocation of actual expenses
Sons of Norway Foundation
o$49,177Allocation based on 80% of employee's salary
Sons of Norway Foundation
q$200,683Expenses pay on behalf of the foundation are reimbursed to Sons.
Sons of Norway Foundation
r$30,511Transfer 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