CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 45-0115790)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-04-28
IRS object ID
202021199349301227
Schema version
2019v5.1
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)
Return2020-04-28T14:34:38-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN450250958PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Eide Bailly LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11730 Burnt Boat Loop Ste 100AddressLine1Txt
CityBismarckCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP585030886ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN450115790EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13312 42nd St S No 200AddressLine1Txt
CityFargoCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58104ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonChad SapaPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7013564400PhoneNum
Signature2020-04-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLisa Chaffee CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00193453PTIN
Phone7012551091PhoneNum
Preparation2020-04-27PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address63.157.104.106IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-04-27IPDt
IP Tm15:00:55IPTm
IP TimezoneCDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2020-09-23 17:36:50ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerChad SapaPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13312 42nd St S No 200AddressLine1Txt
CityFargoCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$144,707,823GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.casscountyelectric.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1937FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNDLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo serve our member's energy needs with affordable and reliable electricity.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee108TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$137,070,583PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$140,308,267CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,086,592PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,320,196CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$247,821PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$238,844CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$138,404,996PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$141,867,307CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$102,118PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$103,660CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$7,104,048PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$7,417,203CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,034,276PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,424,289CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$117,834,116PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$119,959,370CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$137,074,558PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$139,904,522CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,330,438PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,962,785CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$260,716,944TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$285,510,375TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$150,592,755TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$167,539,956TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$110,124,189NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$117,970,419NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionThe mission of Cass County Electric Cooperative: To serve our member's energy needs with affordable and reliable electricity.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescSale of electric energy to 52,086 accounts at the end of the 2019 year.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document186IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee108EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$142,789,738MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$4,283,775OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Marcy Svenningsen
Chairman9.60Yes (X)Yes (X)$12,910$0$0
Jeffrey Triebold
Vice Chairman7.40Yes (X)Yes (X)$14,860$0$0
Glenn Mitzel
Secretary5.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$12,910$0$0
Sidney Berg
Treasurer7.80Yes (X)Yes (X)$10,210$0$0
Douglas Anderson
Director7.40Yes (X)$15,160$0$0
John Froelich
Director5.00Yes (X)$13,804$0$0
Wendy Loucks
Director6.60Yes (X)$16,360$0$0
Tom Seymour
Director9.70Yes (X)$16,810$0$0
Russell Berg
Director (Jan-Mar)4.40Yes (X)$4,602$0$0
Kalvin Hoff
Director (Apr-Dec)4.10Yes (X)$11,706$0$0
Marshal Albright
CEO42.70Yes (X)$281,454$0$48,187
Chad Sapa
CFO42.80Yes (X)$252,724$0$136,199
Tim Sanden
CIO/VP Information Technol42.20$206,063$0$44,524Yes (X)
Jodi Bullinger
VP Engineering & Operation41.20$181,697$0$130,987Yes (X)
Paul Matthys
VP Member & Energy Service41.70$177,259$0$88,354Yes (X)
Steven Peterson
Line Crew Foreman49.20$133,741$0$46,468Yes (X)
Tyler Schock
Line Crew Foreman47.20$129,330$0$74,283Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,491,600TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$569,002TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K45IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
MPM Construction
PO Box 202HoraceND58047Electrical Contractor$1,827,582
Jerry's Excavating
PO Box 809CasseltonND58012Electrical Contractor$1,115,136
Carr's Tree Service
PO Box 250OttertailMN56571Tree Clearing$600,493
Martin Engineering
20997 CO HWY 20Pelican RapidsMN56572Electrical Contractor$376,248
Dakota Hills Electric Inc
PO Box 185KindredND58051Electrical Contractor$359,146
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K8CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Electric Sales221000$140,029,984$140,029,984
Capital Credits211110$278,283$278,283
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$140,308,267TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,201,887TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,201,887ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$413,715RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$192,871RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$220,844RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$220,844TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$220,844ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,645,804SecuritiesAmt
Other$120,150OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,624,762SecuritiesAmt
Other$22,883OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$21,042SecuritiesAmt
Other$97,267OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$118,309TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$118,309ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDispatching ServicesDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$18,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$18,000ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$18,000OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$141,867,307TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$140,308,267RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,559,040ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,660TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,417,203TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$797,963TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,088,107TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,826,491TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$711,728TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,636,298TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,658,540TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Cost of Power$103,759,675
Distribution Expenses$8,335,087
Administrative and Gene$3,888,171
Customer Service Expens$3,031,691

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$11,350,092TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,904,522TotalAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,657,239BOYAmt
EOY$22,852,810EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,022,358BOYAmt
EOY$15,013,441EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,227BOYAmt
EOY$1,294EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,061,333BOYAmt
EOY$3,158,110EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,568,673BOYAmt
EOY$1,181,533EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$288,860,414LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$75,788,440LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$207,000,950BOYAmt
EOY$213,071,974EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,008,003BOYAmt
EOY$17,227,469EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,017,640BOYAmt
EOY$7,919,685EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,378,521BOYAmt
EOY$5,084,059EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$260,716,944BOYAmt
EOY$285,510,375EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,951,591BOYAmt
EOY$13,263,060EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,770,837BOYAmt
EOY$5,458,996EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,606BOYAmt
EOY$18,338EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$125,644,457BOYAmt
EOY$143,625,107EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,208,264BOYAmt
EOY$5,174,455EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,592,755BOYAmt
EOY$167,539,956EOYAmt
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$19,469,175BOYAmt
EOY$21,311,871EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,655,014BOYAmt
EOY$96,658,548EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$110,124,189BOYAmt
EOY$117,970,419EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$260,716,944BOYAmt
EOY$285,510,375EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,962,785ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$209,072NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$5,674,373OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

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

Land LandGrp

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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,084,905OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,371,234DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,713,671BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$259,634,213OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$68,398,828DepreciationAmt
Book Value$191,235,385BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,548,812OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,378DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,530,434BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$213,071,974TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Customer Deposits$2,551,282
Other Liabilities$157,790
Installation Costs of Equip$179,886
Postretirement Benefits$2,285,497
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$5,174,455TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$141,867,307TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$141,867,307RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$141,867,307TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$132,487,319TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$132,487,319ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$7,417,203OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$7,417,203ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$139,904,522TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part IV, Line 2b:The members of the Cooperative can elect to round up their monthly electric bill to the next dollar. These funds collected from the membership are held in a Cooperative account until they are released to the Cass County Electric Cooperative Foundation. These funds are transferred directly to the Cass County Electric Cooperative Foundation on a monthly basis. Funds that exist at the end of year are a result of a timing difference in the receipt of the funds and the release of them to the Cass County Electric Cooperative Foundation. For the year ended December 31, 2019 the account held $18,338.
Part X, Line 2:The Cooperative is exempt from income taxes under Section 501 (c)(12). The Cooperative is annually required to file a Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990) with the IRS. The Cooperative evaluates its tax positions that have been taken or are expected to be taken on income tax returns to determine if an accrual is necessary for uncertain tax positions. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the unrecognized tax benefit accrual was zero. The Cooperative will recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense if incurred.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Patronage Capital Credits Allocated During Current Year 7,417,203.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
ND Chapter of Dollars for Scholars
Bank of ND 1200 Memorial HwyBismarckND585065509371517987501(c)(3)$9,500Education
Greater FM EDC
51 Broadway Suite 500FargoND58102456011769501(c)(3)$40,000Local Economic Growth
Valley Prosperity Partnership
GFMEDC 51 Broadway Suite 500FargoND58102461988505501(c)(3)$5,000Economic Development
Valley City-Barnes County Development Corporation
250 Main StreetValley CityND58072363485273501(c)(3)$5,000Economic Development
NDSCS Workforce Partnership Program
1305 19th Avenue NorthFargoND58102450407615501(c)(3)$5,000Education
Fueling Our Future LLP
Chamber 202 1st Ave NMoorheadMN56560832467021$15,000Economic Growth
Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives
NDSU Richard H Barry Hall Ste 400FargoND58102237120898501(c)(3)$10,000Cooperative Development811 Second Ave N
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org6Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe organization receives notification from ND Dollars for Scholars of the scholarship recipients. The organization is a member in the Greater Fargo-Moorhead Economic Development Corporation. They receive reports as to how the grant money is spent by the GFMEDC. The organization is a member of the Valley Prosperity Partnership (North Dakota). They receive reports as to how the grant money is spent by the Valley Prosperity Partnership. The organization is a member of the Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives Endowment fund through the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources at North Dakota State University. They receive reports as to how the grant money is spent by the Burdick Center for Cooperatives. The organization is a member of the Valley-City Barnes County (North Dakota) Development Corporation. They receive reports as to how the grant money is spent by the Valley City-Barnes County Development Corporation. The organization is a member of the NDSCS Workforce Partner Program. They receive reports as to how the grant money is being spent. The organization is a member of the Fueling Our Future, LLP. They receive reports as to how the grant money is spent by Fueling Our Future.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
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
Marshal Albright
CEO$260,537$0$2,750$0$18,167$0$24,229$0$23,959$0$329,642$0$0$0
Chad Sapa
CFO$195,360$0$31,289$0$26,075$0$109,206$0$26,993$0$388,923$0$0$0
Tim Sanden
CIO/VP Information Technol$159,736$0$25,810$0$20,517$0$18,065$0$26,459$0$250,587$0$0$0
Jodi Bullinger
VP Engineering & Operation$147,786$0$23,082$0$10,829$0$106,570$0$24,417$0$312,684$0$0$0
Paul Matthys
VP Member & Energy Service$141,466$0$21,755$0$14,038$0$63,836$0$24,517$0$265,612$0$0$0
Steven Peterson
Line Crew Foreman$132,094$0$1,014$0$633$0$23,071$0$23,397$0$180,209$0$0$0
Tyler Schock
Line Crew Foreman$127,312$0$1,014$0$1,004$0$58,721$0$15,562$0$203,613$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule J, Part II, Column C, Deferred CompensationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIncluded in other compensation is the estimated current year increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan. These amounts do not represent any current year contributions to the plan. They are estimates of the increase in the actuarial value of the plans received from the NRECA. The current year expense and the increase in actuarial value for each employee are reflected in the statement for Form 990, Part VII, Column f.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtLoan PurposeLoanPurposeTxtLoan From OrganizationLoanFromOrganizationIndOriginal PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmtBalance DueBalanceDueAmtDefaultDefaultIndBoard Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalIndWritten AgreementWrittenAgreementInd
Tim Sanden
CIO, VP of ITComputer loanYes (X)$1,928$40200Yes (1)
Paul Matthys
VP of Member and Energy ServicesComputer loanYes (X)$1,397$89200Yes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$1,294TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (13 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1CCEC added Section 2.15 - Absentee Voting. This will allow a member who is unable to attend the annual meeting to vote for director election and/or any other issues.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6CCEC has one class of members. A person is eligible to become a member of the cooperative effective the date the person initially uses or requests to use electric service and meets the requirements set forth in Article I of the Cooperative's Bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aOne member, one vote. CCEC members have the right and authority to elect the Board of Directors. Three directors stand for election each year at the annual business meeting. Members also have the right to request a special meeting of the membership when the request is based on valid member demand. Members may consider, vote or act upon other matters as provided by applicable laws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bCCEC membership has the right and authority to have the final decision role on the following matters: **The disposition of cooperative assets if proposed sale is over 5% of total assets during a 12-month period. No less than two-thirds of the entire membership must approved the proposed transfer. ** A proposed merger or consolidation; a majority of the members present and voting in person at the member meeting must approve the consolidation or merger.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bThe Board of Directors is the sole body with governing authority over the Cooperative. All committees serve in an advisory capacity. Appropriate records are maintained of proceedings at all governance meetings as well as its advisory standing committees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bBoard policy 202 regarding Tax Status/Reporting establishes that following the initial preparation of the draft Form 990, the CFO and President/CEO must review the report and submit it to the Board of Directors for approval. The Board must approve the completed Form 990 before it is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cCCEC Policy 110 Conflict of Interest requires Directors and employees of the Cooperative to disclose annually: **The receipt of any gifts, fees, loans or favors with a value in excess of $100; **Any business transaction that may be considered in competition with the cooperative or deemed a conflict of interest; **The policy also prohibits the use of non-public corporate information for financial or business opportunity benefit. ***Action: Should a conflict be disclosed the board must provide the director an opportunity to comment orally and in writing regarding the information or fact before making a determination. If the board determines that a director is not in compliance with the policy the board will act appropriately including the possibility of sanction, disqualification and/or removal. Legal counsel reviews disclosures. Individuals with a conflict must abstain from voting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aAt the board reorganization meeting held annually, the board reviews director compensation and benefits. The last review of director compensation was done in 2019. The most current NRECA Director Compensation Survey is provided for review. Note: this survey is done every other year (most current 2018) and was provided to the board in April 2018. A new survey will be conducted in 2020. A CEO evaluation of compensation is done annually by the Board of Directors during an executive session; the CEO is not present during the meeting. As established by Board Policy 105.4, the Board Compensation Committee collects, verifies and analyzes comparative data on compensation which is then provided and reviewed by the board (executive session minutes are kept by legal counsel). The board Chairman is responsible for discussing the outcome of the evaluation with the CEO. The last CEO evaluation occurred in March 2019. An annual performance appraisal is required for all employees; the appraisals on top management personnel are completed by the President/CEO in accordance with Board Policy 224. Local, regional and national wage and salary data is used to determine the wage scale, which is approved annually by the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Cooperative's Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation are posted on the website (www.casscountyelectric.com). A paper copy is made available to any member upon request. The financial statements are mailed to all members of the Cooperative in the annual report issue of Cooperative's official newsletter, The Highline Notes. The Conflict of Interest Policy is available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, Functional Expense, Line 24eOther Expenses: The salaries, pension, and payroll taxes reported on lines 5-10 are already included in distribution expense, administrative & general expense and customer expense. Therefore, these amounts are being subtracted out as an other deduction on line 24e in the amount of $(12,424,289).
Form 990, Part IX, Functional Expense, Line 4Benefits Paid to Members- The Cooperative has interpreted the instructions to Part IX, Line 4, to mean patronage capital allocated for the year, rather than patronage capital retired. This is consistent with the Bylaws of the Cooperative.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Retired Capital Credits to Patrons -1,742,830. Patronage Capital Credits Allocated During Current Year 7,417,203.
Form 990, Part VII, Column FEstimated Amount of Other Compensation: Because Part IX, line 5 captures only the current year expense of the defined benefit plan of the Cooperative, the compensation in Part IX, line 5 is less than that reported in Part VII. Included in deferred compensation is the current year estimated increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan for the following employees: Chad Sapa $94,387, Jodi Bullinger $95,840, Paul Matthys $53,531, Steven Peterson $16,069, and Tyler Shock $52,105. These amounts are estimates in the increase of the value of the plan and are not current year expenses of the Cooperative. The current year expense for this defined benefit plan are as follows: Chad Sapa $44,456, Jodi Bullinger $33,468, Paul Matthys $31,573, Steven Peterson $18,182, and Tyler Schock $19,588.

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