NORTHERN PLAINS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: NORTHERN PLAINS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (EIN 45-0447121)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-09-02
IRS object ID: 202042469349300309
Schema version: 2019v5.1
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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-09-02T12:59:10-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	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 AND ASSOCIATES PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 14296	AddressLine1Txt
City	GRAND FORKS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ND	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	582084296	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	450447121	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NORT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7016523156	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 180	AddressLine1Txt
City	CARRINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ND	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	584210180	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SETH SYVERSON	PersonNm
Person Title	GENERAL MANAGER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7016523156	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-08-31	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MATT LAUGHLIN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00014168	PTIN
Phone	7017754685	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-08-31	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	24.111.23.187	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-08-31	IPDt
IP Tm	09:25:42	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	395636C0289E73AFD8F252F18F8A4C9B0684D197	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	6C39C89A0B916563EEFC9C4D81EC75D1023FE21F	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	SETH SYVERSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 180	AddressLine1Txt
City	CARRINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ND	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	584210180	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$45,764,156	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.NPLAINS.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1997	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	ND	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SALE OF ELECTRICITY TO MEMBERS	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	48	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	-$20,652	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$42,604,961	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$42,892,309	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$496,051	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$825,721	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$4,333,735	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,954,151	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$47,434,747	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$45,672,181	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$6,173,736	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$3,760,575	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$6,315,927	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$6,632,889	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$34,945,112	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$35,269,660	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$47,434,775	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$45,663,124	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$28	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$9,057	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$122,058,723	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$136,279,007	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$75,528,699	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$86,687,982	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$46,530,024	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$49,591,025	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	NORTHERN PLAINS WILL DELIVER DEPENDABLE ELECTRIC POWER AND ENERGY AT FAIR AND REASONABLE PRICES. WE WILL DELIVER AN EXTENDED RANGE OF CONVENIENT CUSTOMER SUPPORT SERVICES, COMPLEMENTARY TO OUR CORE ELECTRIC AND ENERGY BUSINESS. AND WE WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL TOOLS AND HUMAN RESOURCES THAT FOSTER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL SERVICE FOR APPROXIMATELY 8,167 MEMBERS. IN 2019 THERE WERE 6,753 MILES OF TOTAL LINE.	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	Yes (1)	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	Yes (1)	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	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	0	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	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	220	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	48	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
Members And Shr Gross Income	$42,835,104	MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income	$1,951,666	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	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	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	0	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	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	Yes (1)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SETH SYVERSON	PersonNm
Phone	7019683314	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	609 4TH AVE PO BOX 608	AddressLine1Txt
City	CANDO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ND	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	58324	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
TRACY BOE
PRESIDENT	7.00	Yes (X)	$14,056	$0	$0
CURTIS WIESZ
VICE PRESIDENT	6.00	Yes (X)	$15,406	$0	$0
RANDY SIMON
SECRETARY/TREASURER	6.00	Yes (X)	$15,156	$0	$0
DAVID TEIGEN
ASST SECRETARY/TREASURER	6.00	Yes (X)	$13,656	$0	$0
MARK BREHM
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)	$12,656	$0	$0
CURTIS HANSON
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)	$13,629	$0	$0
BRUCE OLSEN
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)	$13,406	$0	$0
RUSSELL CARLSON
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)	$13,516	$0	$0
JUDY GEIER
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)	$13,906	$0	$0
CHERYL BELLE
BUSINESS MANAGER	40.00		$138,150	$0	$82,821	Yes (X)
SETH SYVERSON
MANAGER	40.00		$189,115	$0	$58,585	Yes (X)
SCOTT BUCHHOLTZ
MANAGER OF INFORMATION TEC	40.00		$128,741	$0	$32,969		Yes (X)
ASHTEN DEWALD
MANAGER OF ENGINEERING/OPERATIONS	40.00		$112,630	$0	$37,229		Yes (X)
DANNY SCHUCHARD
OPERATING SUPERVISOR	40.00		$106,123	$0	$107,420		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$800,146	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$319,024	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	INTEGRITY CONTRACTING INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	17827 COUNTY ROAD 2	AddressLine1Txt
City	SHEVLIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	56676	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	LINE MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$668,302	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SALE OF ELECTRICITY	Desc
Business	221000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$42,892,309	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$42,892,309	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$42,892,309	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$817,783	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$817,783	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$800	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$800	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$800	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$800	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$44,697	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$36,759	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$7,938	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,938	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$7,938	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$34,795	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$55,216	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$20,421	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$20,421	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
CAPITAL CREDITS	900099	$1,974,003	$1,974,003
INVESTMENT IN CENTER OF NORTH AME	561000	-$231		-$231

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,973,772	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$45,672,181	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$44,866,312	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$20,652	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$826,521	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,760,575	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$620,860	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,894,306	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$996,083	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$802,342	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$319,298	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,459,407	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,035,164	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
COST OF PURCHASED POWER	$28,741,379
DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE	$3,665,591
ADIMINISTRATIVE AND GEN	$1,950,133
CONSUMER EXPENSE	$636,960

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	-$6,218,974	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,663,124	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,923,766	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,204,234	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,622,052	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,040,129	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,002,199	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,447,780	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,425,735	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,663,966	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,152,472	BOYAmt
EOY	$956,987	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$140,362,270	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$58,115,834	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$79,938,503	BOYAmt
EOY	$82,246,436	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,392	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,392	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,957,315	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,596,155	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,289	BOYAmt
EOY	$93,928	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$122,058,723	BOYAmt
EOY	$136,279,007	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,861,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,231,440	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,000,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,000,000	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,104	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,083	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,686,952	BOYAmt
EOY	$75,356,723	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$977,044	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,096,736	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$75,528,699	BOYAmt
EOY	$86,687,982	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	$46,530,024	BOYAmt
EOY	$49,591,025	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$46,530,024	BOYAmt
EOY	$49,591,025	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$122,058,723	BOYAmt
EOY	$136,279,007	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$9,057	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$3,051,944	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)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (1)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$488,354	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$488,354	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,354,746	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,229,499	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,125,247	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$133,149,088	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$55,886,335	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$77,262,753	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,370,082	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$3,370,082	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$82,246,436	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
PATRONAGE CAPITAL	$27,192,806	C
NRUCFC CERTIFICATES	$559,529	C
MEMBERSHIPS	$3,350	C
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENERGY RESOURCE CONSERVATION LOANS	$1,839,347	C
STOCK	$1,123	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd	$29,596,155	TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CONSUMER DEPOSITS	$220,435
CUSTOMER ENERGY PREPAYMENTS	$601,209
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$275,092

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,096,736	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$45,672,412	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$45,672,412	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$231	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$231	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$45,672,181	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$41,902,549	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$41,902,549	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$3,760,575	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$3,760,575	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$45,663,124	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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 NORTHERN PLAINS ELECTRIC COOOPERATIVE TRUST. THESE FUNDS ARE TRANSFERRED DIRECTLY TO THE TRUST ON A MONTHLY BASIS. FUNDS THAT EXIST AT THE END OF THE YEAR ARE A RESULT OF A TIMING DIFFERENCE IN THE RECEIPT OF THE FUNDS AND THE RELEASE OF THEM TO THE TRUST. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, THE ACCOUNT HELD $3,083.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE COOPERATIVE IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(12) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE COOPERATIVE'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WILL PREVAIL UPON EXAMINATION BASED ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH THOSE POSITIONS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT WITHIN THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND REGULATIONS, REVENUE RULINGS, COURT DECISIONS AND OTHER EVIDENCE. 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.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	PARTNERSHIP INCOME - BOOK VS. TAX DIFFERENCES -231.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	ALLOCATED CAPITAL CREDITS 3,760,575.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 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
CHERYL BELLE
BUSINESS MANAGER	$136,174	$0	$0	$0	$1,976	$0	$54,324	$0	$28,497	$0	$220,971	$0	$0	$0
SETH SYVERSON
MANAGER	$188,400	$0	$0	$0	$715	$0	$31,971	$0	$26,614	$0	$247,700	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT BUCHHOLTZ
MANAGER OF INFORMATION TEC	$126,950	$0	$0	$0	$1,791	$0	$5,515	$0	$27,454	$0	$161,710	$0	$0	$0
DANNY SCHUCHARD
OPERATING SUPERVISOR	$105,288	$0	$0	$0	$835	$0	$80,199	$0	$27,221	$0	$213,543	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART II:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN "C", DEFERRED COMPENSATION, IS THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL INCREASE IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN. FOR THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL, THE ESTIMATED INCREASE IS: CHERYL BELLE: $48,304 SETH SYVERSON: $23,896 DANNY SCHUCHARD: $75,603 THIS AMOUNT IS AN ESTIMATE IN THE INCREASE OF THE VALUE OF THE PLAN AND IS NOT A CURRENT YEAR EXPENSE OF THE COOPERATIVE. CURRENT YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS INTO THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN WERE: CHERYL BELLE: $45,374 SETH SYVERSON: $53,628 DANNY SCHUCHARD: $34,627	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	EACH MEMBER HAS ONE VOTE. THERE ARE 3 DISTRICTS AND EACH DISTRICT HAS 3 BOARD MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES. EACH MEMBER CAN ONLY BE A MEMBER IN ONE DISTRICT. A MEMBER'S PRIMARY RESIDENCE IS THE DECIDING FACTOR AS TO WHICH DISTRICT THEY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE A MEMBER OF.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	EACH MEMBER RECEIVES ONE VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS MUST BE VOTED ON BY MEMBERS. MERGERS MUST ALSO BE VOTED ON BY MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE FULL BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE BUSINESS MANAGER REVIEWED A DRAFT OF THE 990 PRIOR TO PRESENTING IT TO THE BOARD AT A BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	DIRECTORS ARE ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF A POSSIBLE CONFLICT ARISES, THE FULL BOARD REVIEWS THE DISCLOSURES AND DETERMINES IF THERE IS A CONFLICT. A DIRECTOR WITH A CONFLICT IS NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY DISCUSSIONS ON THE ISSUE. THE DIRECTOR IS ASKED TO LEAVE THE ROOM DURING ANY VOTES OR DISCUSSIONS. ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES DISCLOSED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES. THE COOPERATIVE ALSO HAS AN EMPLOYEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE SALARY OF THE GENERAL MANAGER IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WAGE RATES FOR UNION EMPLOYEES ARE DETERMINED THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS, WITH FINAL CONTRACT BEING APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NON-UNION EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY THROUGH A PROCESS THAT INCLUDES AN EVALUATION OF JOB PERFORMANCE AND APPROVED RANGE OF WAGE INCREASES BASED ON A POLICY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
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. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE ANNUAL REPORT.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 4:	AS REQUIRED BY FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS, FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 4 (BENEFITS PAID TO OR FOR MEMBERS) INCLUDES PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS PAID. THIS AMOUNT IS AN EXPENSE FOR PURPOSES OF FORM 990, BUT IS NOT RECOGNIZED AS AN EXPENSE UNDER G.A.A.P. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, WHICH ARE USED FOR BOOK INCOME. THE RESULT IS A BOOK TO TAX DIFFERENCE WHICH IS DISCLOSED ON PART XI AND ON SCHEDULE D, PARTS XI AND XIII. IN REFERENCE TO PART IX, LINE 4, THE COOPERATIVE HAS INTERPRETED "PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS PAID" AS CAPITAL CREDITS ALLOCATED TO MEMBERS UNDER THE PREEXISTING OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO THE BYLAWS OF THE COOPERATIVE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	RETIREMENT OF CAPITAL CREDITS -708,862. TAX LOSS FROM SUBSIDIARIES IN EXCES 231. ALLOCATED CAPITAL CREDITS 3,760,575.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE COOPERATIVE'S OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES THIS YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 16B	THE COOPERATIVE'S POLICY REGARDING PARTICIPATION IN JOINT VENTURES IS NOT WRITTEN; HOWEVER, THE COOPERATIVE PERFORMS AN 85% TEST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO ENSURE THAT IT MAINTAINS ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS. ADDITIONALLY, THE JOINT VENTURE ARRANGEMENT IS REVIEWED AND MONITORED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.