SONS OF NORWAY: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
SONS OF NORWAY (EIN 41-0547795)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-11
IRS object ID
201602249349302760
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

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Return2016-08-11T15:51:20-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonDean NelsonPersonNm
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Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$75,146,051GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Group Exemption0108GroupExemptionNum
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.sonsofnorway.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
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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
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Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee52TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$17,214,498CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$399,833PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$235,414CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$40,477,694CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,880,637PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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DescLife, annuity, and health insurance products for members (13,539 members with insurance).Desc

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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Ronald Stubbings
Vice President104Yes (X)Yes (X)$3,500$0$0
Danny Rude
Secretary100Yes (X)Yes (X)$6,000$0$0
Raymond Knutson
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Erlene Stevenson
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Marci Larsen
Director100Yes (X)$3,000$0$0
Robert Hoover
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Gloria Benazic
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Lyle Berge
Director100Yes (X)$3,000$0$0
Jon Grinde
Director100Yes (X)$3,000$0$0
Odd Olsen
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Elaine Nelson
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Eivind Heiberg
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Leonard Carlson
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Dean D Nelson
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Dean Stiller
Actuary500Yes (X)$140,663$0$19,104
Rachele Hockert
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Linda Pederson
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,540,973OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$11,683,755InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,902,746DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,781,009BookValueAmt

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$526,832InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$482,905DepreciationAmt
Book Value$43,927BookValueAmt

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$7,330,743TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (8 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Certificate and Contract Reserves$318,670,722
Certificate and Contract Claims$531,498
Deposit Type Contracts$16,971,995
Refunds Apportioned for Payment$147,937
Advance Premiums$18,072
Interest Maintenance Reserve$5,348,631
Asset Valuation Reserve$1,726,676
Unearned Dues$58,141
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$343,473,672TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$37,701,216TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
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$37,701,216RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$519,236InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$2,257,242OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$2,776,478RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$40,477,694TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$36,538,371TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included-$577,922OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$577,922ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$37,116,293ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$519,236InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$519,236ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$37,635,529TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4bNet Realized Capital Gains on Sales of Securities 1,574,001; Write Down Carrying Value of Investments (432,398); Membership Dues 965,278; Advertising Royalties and Other Benefit Income 175,760; Cost of Goods Sold (25,399). Total Other $2,257,242
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2dNet Realized Capital Loss (537,717); Membership Dues 965,278; Advertising, Royalties and Other Benefit Income 175,760; Cost of Goods Sold (25,399). Total Other $577,922.

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 $64,577.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$314,995$0$29,068$0$24,240$0$38,375$0$19,320$0$425,998$0$0$0
Leonard Carlson
Director of Agencies$127,346$0$21,103$0$2,970$0$8,911$0$1,089$0$161,419$0$0$0
Dean Stiller
Actuary$133,329$0$6,152$0$1,182$0$8,851$0$10,253$0$159,767$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 good will for the Society. The Board of Directors has established specific guidelines for such travel.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1Sons 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.
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 by the Board of Directors. Various salary surveys and economic data are 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 Capital Gains Transferred to the Interest Maintenance Reserve (1,679,320); Change in Unrealized Foreign Exchange Gain(Loss) (19,316); Change in Non Admitted Assets 8,147; Change in Asset Valuation Reserve 149,516. Total Other Change (1,540,973)

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$95,175InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCashMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationForm 8868 was filed on 5/12/16 and the extension was accepted by the IRS on 5/12/16.ExplanationTxt

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