SLOPE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: SLOPE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 45-0217360)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-11-05
IRS object ID: 201833099349300708
Schema version: 2017v2.3
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 I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-11-05T09:09:06-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	450217360	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

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

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ALEX CRAIGMILE	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7015794191	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-10-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LANCE RAMBOUSEK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01212867	PTIN
Phone	7012231717	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-10-16	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	24.111.88.202	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-10-16	IPDt
IP Tm	10:43:20	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	22FFA770B933ACAD265FC73D1D55DCF0D2D4E97F	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	13061C68C0413A1C54A7C58C40CB071F0F78B91C	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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

US Address USAddress

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$36,641,600	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.SLOPEELECTRIC.COOP	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1945	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	ND	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO DISTRIBUTE RELIABLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO MEMBERS IN SLOPE, ADAMS, HETTINGER, AND BOWMAN COUNTIES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	25	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	-$24,575	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$20,513	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$32,042,746	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$32,698,099	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$211,208	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$246,420	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$3,816,227	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$3,697,081	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$36,070,181	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$36,641,600	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$95,375	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$104,259	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$4,101,890	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$3,048,209	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$794,248	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$825,359	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$31,078,668	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$32,663,773	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$36,070,181	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$36,641,600	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$0	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$0	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$108,588,737	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$111,138,135	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$44,761,182	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$44,827,070	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$63,827,555	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$66,311,065	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SAFE, RELIABLE, AND AFFORDABLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO OUR MEMBERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	SALE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO MEMBERS IN RURAL AREAS	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	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 With Officer Ent	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	53	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	25	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Members And Shr Gross Income	$32,698,099	MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income	$3,977,725	OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7015794191	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
TERRYL L JACOBS RETIRED IN 2017
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)	$3,100	$0	$0
STEVE WEGNER
VICE PRESIDENT	6.00	Yes (X)	$7,750	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JEROME D CARON
TREASURER	6.00	Yes (X)	$7,300	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOHN LEE NJOS
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)	$18,250	$0	$0
BARBI JO NARUM
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)	$6,700	$0	$0
LAUREN KLEWIN
PRESIDENT	6.00	Yes (X)	$8,900	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ANTHONY LARSON
SECRETARY	6.00	Yes (X)	$8,200	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ANGELA CARLSON
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)	$10,600	$0	$0
HENRY ZAHN
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)	$4,800	$0	$0
TRAVIS KUPPER IEA EMPLOYEE
CFO	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	40.00
DON FRANKLUND IEA EMPLOYEE
CO-MANAGER	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	40.00
CHRIS BAUMGARTNER IEA EMPLOYEE
CO-MANAGER (THROUGH AUGUST 2017)	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	40.00
LAWANNA WILHELM
KEY ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE	40.00		$136,265	$0	$89,819			Yes (X)
DEAN VOLK
OPERATIONS MANAGER	40.00		$119,637	$0	$180,325			Yes (X)
RODNEY BENZ
AMR/SCADA TECHNICIAN	40.00		$120,572	$0	$69,759			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$452,074	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$339,903	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
3C CONSTRUCTION LLC
4001 30TH AVE NW	MANDAN	ND	58554	CONSTRUCTION SERVICES	$747,307
SE INCORPORATED
PO BOX 165	DEAVER	WY	82421	ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING	$658,493
INNOVATIVE ENERGY ALLIANCE COOPERATIVE
PO BOX 338	NEW ENGLAND	ND	58647	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	$566,924

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

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SALE OF ELECTRICITY	Desc
Business	221000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$32,698,099	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$32,698,099	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$32,698,099	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$246,420	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$246,420	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	900099	$2,399,528	$2,399,528
CAPITAL CREDITS	221000	$1,322,128	$1,322,128
K-1 WDUS HOLDINGS, LLC	230000	-$24,575		-$24,575

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,697,081	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$36,641,600	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$36,419,755	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$24,575	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$246,420	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$104,259	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,048,209	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$452,074	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$373,285	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$207,150	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$849,549	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,788,361	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
COST OF POWER	$26,511,631
DISTRIBUTION - OPERATIO	$1,509,712
DISTRIBUTION - MAINTENA	$494,184
ADMIN AND GENERAL	$448,352

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$854,834	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,641,600	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,134,905	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,229,867	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,793,904	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,305,387	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,952,554	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,952,554	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,914,211	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,743,801	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,922,450	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,643,405	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,657,576	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,579,635	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$204,419	BOYAmt
EOY	$174,823	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$74,461,543	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$17,641,757	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,956,517	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,819,786	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,453,124	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,266,982	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$599,077	BOYAmt
EOY	$421,895	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$108,588,737	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,138,135	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,755,556	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,670,375	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,145,238	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,370,681	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,860,388	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,786,014	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,761,182	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,827,070	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

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	$63,827,555	BOYAmt
EOY	$66,311,065	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,827,555	BOYAmt
EOY	$66,311,065	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$108,588,737	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,138,135	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$0	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$2,483,510	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$333,042	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$333,042	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,840,524	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,543,981	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,296,543	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$71,287,977	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$16,097,776	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$55,190,201	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$56,819,786	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (8 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
PATRONAGE CAPITAL CREDITS-ELECTRIC SUPPLIER	$17,409,218	C
MEMBERSHIPS	$1,750	C
FEDERATED STOCK	$107,736	C
NRUCFC CERTIFICATES	$239,192	C
INVESTMENT IN SLOPE SERVICES	$24,547	C
PATRONAGE CAPITAL CREDITS-OTHER SUPPLIER	$886,641	C
INVESTMENT IN WDUS HOLDINGS	$1,589,269	C
MISCELLANEOUS INVESTMENT	$8,629	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$20,266,982	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED CREDITS	Desc
Amt	$13,786,014	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$13,786,014	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE SERVICES
802 2ND ST NW	BOWMAN	ND	58623	450458242	501(C)(3)	$50,000	INSTALLMENT OF $250,000 DONATION TO BE PAID OVER 5 YEARS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES CONTINGENT UPON BEING INVOICED ANNUALLY
WEST RIVER HEALTH SERVICES
1000 HWY 12	HETTINGER	ND	58639	450411825	501(C)(3)	$20,000	INSTALLMENT OF $100,000 DONATION TO BE PAID OVER 5 YEARS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES CONTINGENT UPON BEING INVOICED ANNUALLY

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ALL CONTRIBUTION REQUESTS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE MADE TO ONLY ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PROVIDING SERVICES OR HELP WITHIN THE COOPERATIVE'S SERVICE AREA. CONTRIBUTIONS MUST BE USED FOR THE ELIGIBLE CHARITABLE PURPOSES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
LAWANNA WILHELM
KEY ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE	$136,265	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$59,857	$0	$29,962	$0	$226,084	$0	$0	$0
DEAN VOLK
OPERATIONS MANAGER	$119,637	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$138,049	$0	$42,276	$0	$299,962	$0	$0	$0
RODNEY BENZ
AMR/SCADA TECHNICIAN	$120,572	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$42,190	$0	$27,569	$0	$190,331	$0	$0	$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	DON FRANKLUND AND CHRIS BAUMGARTNER ARE OFFICERS OF BOTH ENTITIES	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$547,159	TransactionAmt
Transaction	PAYMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (14 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	INNOVATIVE ENERGY ALLIANCE COOPERATIVE IS A SEPARATE COOPERATIVE FORMED BY FOUR RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES IN THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORY SERVICES TO THE FOUR RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES. SLOPE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE HAS HIRED INNOVATIVE ENERGY ALLIANCE COOPERATIVE TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES AND OTHER SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES RECEIVING ELECTRICAL POWER FROM THE COOPERATIVE ARE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	ALL MEMBERS MAY VOTE. MEMBERS ELECT THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, ALL BYLAW CHANGES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS AND THE MEMBERS MAY VOTE ON MOTIONS CONCERNING THE OPERATIONS OF THE COOPERATIVE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A COMPLETED 990 IS REVIEWED AT A MONTHLY BOARD MEETING AND ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY SIGN OFF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND UPDATE THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ANY TIME A CONFLICT ARISES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	COSTS FOR MANAGEMENT WERE COMPARED TO STATE AVERAGES, PRIOR WAGES, AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD AFTER BOARD DELIBERATION. PAY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY. CHANGES ARE BASED ON MERIT, CPI, AND COMPARATIVE WAGES. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST APPROVE THESE CHANGES. THE PAYROLL CHANGES FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES ARE BASED ON THE SAME CRITERIA AS CEO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORMS 990/990-T AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ANNUAL FINANCIALS ARE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING EACH YEAR IN JUNE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH MEMBER WHEN THEY INITIALLY BECOME A MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VII	DON FRANKLUND, CHRIS BAUMGARTNER, AND TRAVIS KUPPER ARE EMPLOYEES OF INNOVATIVE ENERGY ALLIANCE COOPERATIVE, A SEPERATE UNRELATED ENTITY THAT PROVIDES MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES TO RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES IN NORTH DAKOTA.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN F	INCLUDED IN COLUMN F, ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF OTHER COMPENSATION, IS THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL INCREASE IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN. THE ESTIMATED INCREASE FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS LISTED ON THE TABLE IS AS FOLLOWS: LAWANNA WILHELM - $59,857 DEAN VOLK - $138,049 RODNEY BENZ - $42,190 THIS AMOUNT IS AN ESTIMATE OF THE INCREASE OF THE VALUE OF THE PLAN AND IS NOT A CURRENT YEAR EXPENSE OF THE COOPERATIVE, THEREFORE THESE AMOUNTS HAVE NOT BEEN CARRIED OVER TO OFFICER/DIRECTOR COMPENSATION ON THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSE FOR THE APPLICABLE INDIVIDUALS.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	RETIREMENT OF CAPITAL CREDITS -564,699. ALLOCATED CAPITAL CREDITS 3,048,209.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2(C)	THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE OVERSITE OR SELECTION PROCESS OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 4:	THE AMOUNT OF $3,048,209 ON THIS LINE IS FOR PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS. THE COOPERATIVE HAS INTERPRETED PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS TO MEAN THE AMOUNT OF CAPITAL CREDITS THAT WERE ALLOCATED TO MEMBERS IN THE CURRENT YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

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

US Address USAddress

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	473324612	EIN
Primary Activities	PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	ND	LegalDomicileStateCd
Predominant Income Type	UNRELATED	PredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	-$100,480	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$1,989,734	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate Allocations	0	DisproportionateAllocationsInd
General Or Managing Partner	0	GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership	0.33330	OwnershipPct

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

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

US Address USAddress

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

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

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	C	EntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	-$29,211	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$29,127	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership	1.00000	OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

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

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
SLOPE SERVICES INC
Q	$29,826	ACTUAL COST
WDUS HOLDINGS LLC
M	$831,524	ACTUAL COST