SONS OF NORWAY: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
SONS OF NORWAY (EIN 41-0547795)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-08-14
IRS object ID
201712279349300221
Schema version
2016v3.0
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 ReturnHeader

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Return2017-08-14T22:06:56-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN410547795EIN

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Business Name ControlSONSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6128273611PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11455 West Lake StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP554082666ZIPCd

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PersonDean NelsonPersonNm
Person TitleControllerPersonTitleTxt
Phone6128214634PhoneNum
Signature2017-08-14SignatureDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address75.146.46.177IPv4AddressTxt
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Tax2016TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerDean NelsonPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line11455 West Lake StAddressLine1Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55408ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$113,942,336GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Group Exemption0108GroupExemptionNum
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.sonsofnorway.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
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Formation1895FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSons of Norway operates through its lodge system to promote, preserve, and cherish a lasting appreciation and understanding of the heritage, language, history, and culture of Norway and other Nordic countries while providing fraternal insurance benefits to it members. Through its local lodges and its 501(c)3 charitable foundation, Sons of Norway also provides scholarships and supports community charitable activities.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee53TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$17,214,498PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$17,260,249CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$235,414PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$320,486CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$40,477,694PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$44,491,938CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$29,095,149PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$33,032,841CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,173,668PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,842,165PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,640,723CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$345,421,021TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$348,886,232TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$15,015,512NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescLife, annuity, and health insurance products for members (13,539 members with insurance).Desc

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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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IRP Document5144IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee53EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Ronald Stubbings
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Danny Rude
Secretary100Yes (X)Yes (X)$6,000$0$6,000Yes (X)
Raymond Knutson
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Erlene Stevenson
Director100Yes (X)$3,500$0$3,500Yes (X)
Marci Larsen
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Robert Hoover
Director100Yes (X)$3,000$0$3,000Yes (X)
Gloria Benazic
Director100Yes (X)$3,000$0$3,000
Lyle Berge
Director100Yes (X)$1,500$0$1,500Yes (X)
Jon Grinde
Director100Yes (X)$3,000$0$3,000
Odd Olsen
Director100Yes (X)$3,000$0$3,000
Elaine Nelson
Director100Yes (X)$3,000$0$3,000
L Roger Espeland
Director100Yes (X)$1,500$0$1,500
Kenneth Johnson
Director100Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karl Hella
Director100Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Agerter
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Steve Halverson
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Eivind Heiberg
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Leonard Carlson
Director of Agencies500Yes (X)$171,794$0$10,464
Dean D Nelson
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Dean Stiller
Actuary500Yes (X)$145,739$0$19,646
Rachele Hockert
Director of Information Technology502Yes (X)$117,156$0$18,650
Linda Pederson
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Diane Gill
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MSP Communications
220 S Sixth St Ste 500MinneapolisMN55402Publishing the member magazine$448,207
BTC Capital Management
453 Seventh StDes MoinesIA50309Investment management$269,005
Cygnia Technology Corp
9935 170th St WLakevilleMN55044IT consulting$138,870
Fafinski Mark & Johnson PA
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Membership Dues900099$925,106$925,106$0$0
Amortization of Interest Maintenance Reserve524113$2,081,807$2,081,807$0$0
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,974,317OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$505,807InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$505,807BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$11,699,455InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,078,110DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,621,345BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$116,547InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$52,109DepreciationAmt
Book Value$64,438BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,191,590TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (8 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Certificates and Contract Reserves$322,196,916
Certificate and contract claims unpaid$630,768
Deposit type contracts$17,078,669
Refunds apportioned for payment$152,208
Advance premiums$13,246
Interest maintenance reserve$5,178,821
Asset valuation reserve$1,953,390
Unearned dues$64,602
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$347,268,620TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$41,026,408TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$0NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$41,026,408RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$538,733InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$2,926,797OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$3,465,530RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$44,491,938TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$40,297,682TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included-$1,014,800OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$1,014,800ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$41,312,482ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$538,733InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$538,733ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$41,851,215TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4bSchedule D Part XI Line 4b - Net Realized Capital gains on Sales of Securities 1,991,668; write down carrying value of investments (214,257); membership dues 925,106; advertising, royalties, convention revenue and other benefit income 242,341; cost of goods sold (18,062). Total Other 2,926,796.
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2dNet realized capital loss (134,585); membership dues 925,106;advertising, royalties, and other benefit income 242,341; cost of goods sold (18,062). Total other $1,014,800

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)00Program ServicesMembership dues$0
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)00Program ServicesMembership dues$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule F, Part I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTotal Membership dues received from members outside the United States is $73,430.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
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 (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Eivind Heiberg
Chief Executive Officer$345,000$0$58,654$0$26,122$0$35,225$0$1,663$0$466,664$0$0$0
Leonard Carlson
Director of Agencies$131,150$0$26,900$0$13,744$0$9,332$0$1,132$0$182,258$0$0$0
Dean Stiller
Actuary$137,325$0$8,457$0$4,421$0$9,179$0$6,003$0$165,385$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule J, Part I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIt is considered that the presence of a spouse at Sons of Norway events enhances and creates goodwill for the Society. The Board of Directors has established specific guidelines for such travel.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6Sons of Norway is a membership organization. It does not have stockholders.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aMembers elect delegates to the biennial International Lodge meeting. Those delegates elect the members of the Board of Directors, the governing body.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bForm 990 was reviewed by the Controller. Prior to filing, a copy was sent to each board member.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe annual disclosure statements referred to in 12b are reviewed by our legal counsel who report their findings to the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The compensation of the CEO is set annually by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, subject to approval of the full Board. Compensation of other officers is set by the CEO, subject to approval of the Board of Directors. Salary surveys and economic data is used to determine the annual adjustments for both the CEO and other officers.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Governing and conflict of interest documents are maintained at the Society's home office and are available for inspection upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Realized gains transferred to interest maintenance reserve (1,911,997); change in unreal foreign exchange gain(loss); (4,802); change in non admitted assets 169,196; change in asset valuation reserve (226,714). total other change (1,974,317)

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Sons of Norway FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11455 West Lake StAddressLine1Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55408ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN416054126EIN
Primary ActivitiesCharitable FoundationPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)3ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status7PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Sons of Norway FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeoTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$87,666InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCashMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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