SLOPE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
SLOPE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 45-0217360)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-10-31
IRS object ID
201623059349300632
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-10-31T09:43:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN450310328PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRADY MARTZ & ASSOCIATES PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1297AddressLine1Txt
CityBISMARCKCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP585021297ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN450217360EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SLOPE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSLOPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7015794191PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 338AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ENGLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58647ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTRAVIS KUPPERPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7015794191PhoneNum
Signature2016-10-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPATRICK J BROWNPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00149579PTIN
Phone7012231717PhoneNum
Preparation2016-10-18PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTRAVIS KUPPERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 338AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ENGLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58647ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$33,100,221GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.SLOPEELECTRIC.COOPWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1945FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNDLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO DISTRIBUTE RELIABLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO MEMBERS IN SLOPE, ADAMS, HETTINGER, AND BOWMAN COUNTIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee27TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$93,737TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$53,540NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$32,911,441PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$31,400,900CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$198,221PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$166,599CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,358,700PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,532,722CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$34,468,362PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$33,100,221CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$110,903PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$96,139CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$4,276,090PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$2,894,702CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,330,672PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,315,218CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$27,750,697PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$27,794,162CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$34,468,362PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$33,100,221CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$0PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$0CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$78,128,702TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$89,689,776TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$20,960,519TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$30,096,485TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$57,168,183NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$59,593,291NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionOUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SAFE, RELIABLE, AND AFFORDABLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO OUR MEMBERS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescSALE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO MEMBERS IN RURAL AREASDesc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document49IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee27EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$30,207,670MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$823,984OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members8GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member8IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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 CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TRAVIS KUPPER CFOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7015794191PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1116 E 12TH STREET EAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ENGLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58647ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JAMES A KERZMANN
PAST PRESIDENT6.00Yes (X)$3,300$0$0
TERRYL L JACOBS
PRESIDENT6.00Yes (X)$5,700$0$0Yes (X)
STEVE WEGNER
SECRETARY6.00Yes (X)$6,790$0$0Yes (X)
JEROME D CARON
TREASURER6.00Yes (X)$5,750$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN LEE NJOS
PAST PRESIDENT6.00Yes (X)$8,250$0$0
LYLE NARUM
DIRECTOR6.00Yes (X)$1,850$0$0
LAUREN KLEWIN
VICE PRESIDENT6.00Yes (X)$6,936$0$0Yes (X)
ANTHONY LARSON
DIRECTOR6.00Yes (X)$10,350$0$0
ANGELA CARLSON
DIRECTOR6.00Yes (X)$2,200$0$0
BARBI NARUM
DIRECTOR6.00Yes (X)$2,900$0$0
TRAVIS KUPPER
CFO (IEA EMPLOYEE)0.00$0$0$0Yes (X)40.00
DON FRANKLUND
CO-MANAGER (IEA EMPLOYEE)0.00$0$0$0Yes (X)40.00
CHRIS BAUMGARTNER
CO-MANAGER (IEA EMPLOYEE)0.00$0$0$0Yes (X)40.00
LAWANNA WILHELM
KEY ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE40.00$122,595$0$58,456Yes (X)
DEAN VOLK
OPERATIONS MANAGER40.00$107,795$0$125,837Yes (X)
RODNEY BENZ
AMR/SCADA TECHNICIAN40.00$110,434$0$42,788Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$394,850TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$227,081TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
3C CONSTRUCTION LLC
4001 30TH AVE NWMANDANND58554CONSTRUCTION SERVICES$1,989,608
GOVERT POWERLINE SERVICES
14476 MARTY RDNEWELLSD57760CONSTRUCTION SERVICES$1,166,009
INNOVATIVE ENERGY ALLIANCE LLC
PO BOX 338NEW ENGLANDND58647MANAGEMENT SERVICES$488,211
EDWARD SCHWARTZ CONSTRUCTION INC
PO BOX 160NEW ENGLANDND58647CONSTRUCTION SERVICES$208,027
T-M TREE SERVICES
PO BOX 404CENTERND58530CONSTRUCTION SERVICES$113,700
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SALE OF ELECTRICITY900099$31,394,224$31,394,224
IEA K-1900099$6,676$6,676
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$31,400,900TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$166,599TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$166,599ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
CAPITAL CREDITS900099$1,161,358$1,161,358
MICELLANEOUS REVENUE900099$275,391$275,391
K-1 WDUS HOLDINGS, LLC230000$95,973$2,236$93,737
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,532,722OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$33,100,221TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$32,562,258RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$93,737UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$444,226ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,139TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,894,702TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$391,949TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,566,520TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$356,749TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$488,211TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$400,754TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,284,303TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
UBIT$10,418
POWER COST - TRANSMISSI$24,627,245
DIST EXP - OPERATIONS$1,216,582
EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN$553,433

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$786,784TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,100,221TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,448,518BOYAmt
EOY$2,322,166EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,336,703BOYAmt
EOY$13,525,841EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,009,703BOYAmt
EOY$4,830,693EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$2,112,994EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,810,652BOYAmt
EOY$2,102,473EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$189,565BOYAmt
EOY$152,524EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$60,621,727LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$16,528,250LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,011,413BOYAmt
EOY$44,093,477EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,364,745BOYAmt
EOY$19,312,820EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$957,403BOYAmt
EOY$1,236,788EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,128,702BOYAmt
EOY$89,689,776EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,411,490BOYAmt
EOY$3,235,829EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,899,467BOYAmt
EOY$15,626,857EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,649,562BOYAmt
EOY$11,233,799EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,960,519BOYAmt
EOY$30,096,485EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,168,183BOYAmt
EOY$59,593,291EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,168,183BOYAmt
EOY$59,593,291EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,128,702BOYAmt
EOY$89,689,776EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$0ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,425,108OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$330,452OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$330,452BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,774,564OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$760,300DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,014,264BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$57,516,711OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,767,950DepreciationAmt
Book Value$41,748,761BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$44,093,477TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (9 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
NISC INVESTMENTS$1,000,000C
PATRONAGE CAPITAL CREDITS-ELECTRIC SUPPLIER$14,036,417C
NDAREC PROMISSORY NOTE$1,750C
FEDERATED STOCK$98,566C
NRUCFC CERTIFICATES$1,222,030C
OTHER PROMISSORY NOTES$78,061C
INVESTMENT IN SLOPE SERVICES$110,408C
PATRONAGE CAPITAL CREDITS-OTHER SUPPLIER$906,944C
INVESTMENT IN WDUS HOLDINGS$1,858,644C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$19,312,820TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED CREDITSDesc
Amt$11,233,799Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$11,233,799TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFIN 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

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE SERVICES
802 2ND ST NWBOWMANND58623450458242501(C)(3)$50,000FMVINSTALLMENT OF $250,000 DONATION TO BE PAID OVER 5 YEARS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES
WEST RIVER HEALTH SERVICES
1000 HIGHWAY 12HETTINGERND58639450411825501(C)(3)$20,000FMVINSTALLMENT OF $100,000 DONATION TO BE PAID OVER 5 YEARS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL 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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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
LAWANNA WILHELM
KEY ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE$122,595$0$0$0$0$0$52,924$0$5,532$0$181,051$0$0$0
DEAN VOLK
OPERATIONS MANAGER$107,795$0$0$0$0$0$104,135$0$21,702$0$233,632$0$0$0
RODNEY BENZ
AMR/SCADA TECHNICIAN$110,434$0$0$0$0$0$37,146$0$5,642$0$153,222$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INNOVATIVE ENERGY ALLIANCEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionDON FRANKLUND AND CHRIS BAUMGARTNER ARE OFFICERS OF BOTH ENTITIESRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$488,211TransactionAmt
TransactionPAYMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICESTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (14 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3INNOVATIVE ENERGY ALLIANCE IS A SEPARATE LLC FORMED BY FOUR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES IN THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORY SERVCIES TO THE FOUR COOPERATIVES. SLOPE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE HAS HIRED INNOVATIVE ENERGY ALLIANCE TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES AND INFORMATION SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES RECEIVING ELECTRICAL POWER FROM THE COOPERATIVE ARE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AALL MEMBERS MAY VOTE. MEMBERS ELECT THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BAT 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 11A COMPLETED 990 IS REVIEWED AT A MONTHLY BOARD MEETING AND ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL 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 15COSTS 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 18THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 1024 AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE 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 VIIDON FRANKLUND, CHRIS BAUMGARTNER, AND TRAVIS KUPPER ARE EMPLOYEES OF INNOVATIVE ENERGY ALLIANCE, A SEPERATE UNRELATED ENTITY THAT PROVIDES MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES IN NORTH DAKOTA.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:RETIREMENT OF CAPITAL CREDITS -469,597. ALLOCATED CAPITAL CREDITS 2,894,702. ROUNDING 3.
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 $2,894,702 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.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24 (F)ALL OTHER EXPENSES IS A NEGATIVE BALANCE DUE TO $1,500,606 OF SALARIES AND BENEFITS INCLUDED IN OTHER EXPENSE CATEGORIES AND ALSO BEING CAPITALIZED AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION/REPAIRS TO THE POWER SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WDUS HOLDINGS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14001 30TH AVE NWAddressLine1Txt
CityMANDANCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58554ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN473324612EIN
Primary ActivitiesPROVIDE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVESPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNDLegalDomicileStateCd
Predominant Income TypeUNRELATEDPredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$93,737ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$2,761,730ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate Allocations0DisproportionateAllocationsInd
General Or Managing Partner0GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership0.33330OwnershipPct

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SLOPE SERVICES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 338AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ENGLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58647ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN450446958EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUBSIDIARY THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL ALERT PHONE SYSTEMSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNDLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SLOPE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$24,322ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$110,407ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
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 OrganizationYes (1)DivRelatedOrganizationInd
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 OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
SLOPE SERVICES INC
Q$161,583ACTUAL COST
WDUS HOLDINGS LLC
M$1,989,608ACTUAL COST
WDUS HOLDINGS LLC
F$500,000CASH

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