NORTH STAR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
NORTH STAR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED (EIN 41-0449191)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-05-12
IRS object ID
201401329349300120
Schema version
2013v3.0
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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Return2014-05-12T08:36:53-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Business Name Line1EIDE BAILLY LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line14310 17TH AVE S PO BOX 2545AddressLine1
CityFARGOCity
StateNDState
ZIP Code581082545ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN410449191EIN

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Business Name Line1North Star Electric CoopBusinessNameLine1
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Business Name ControlNORTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2186342202PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1441 State Hwy 172 NWAddressLine1
CityBaudetteCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code566230719ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonSteve ArnesenPersonNm
Person TitleBoard PresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone2186342202PhoneNum
Signature2014-05-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonLISA CHAFFEE CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00193453PTIN
Phone7012398500PhoneNum
Preparation2014-05-05PreparationDt
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Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerDan HoskinsPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line1441 State Hwy 172 NWAddressLine1
CityBaudetteCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code566230719ZIPCode
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Gross Receipts$14,323,359GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.northstarelectric.coopWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1940FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionResponsibly provide electric energy and other beneficial services to our member owners.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee29TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$14,108,775CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$191,202PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$205,109CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$2,199PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,294CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$13,815,245PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$14,315,178CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$892,435PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$933,201CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,331,881PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,303,356CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$10,590,929PYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$0PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$0CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$30,251,793TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$32,637,135TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$16,779,678TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$18,979,613TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$13,472,115NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$13,657,522NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionThe mission of North Star Electric Cooperative is to improve the lives of our member-owners and community by responsibly providing electric energy and other beneficial services while maintaining the very highest standard of performance.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescTo provide electric and utility service to 5,343 members under the guidance of the Rural Utility Service Division of the USDA.Desc
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 Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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 MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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 Document38IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee29EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$14,161,763MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$192,190OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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 Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonAnn EllisPersonNm
Phone2186342202PhoneNum

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Address Line1441 State Hwy 172 NWAddressLine1
CityBaudetteCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code56623ZIPCode
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Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Steve Arnesen
President4.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$13,500$0$0
Bruce Polkinghorne
Vice President2.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$4,750$0$0
Michael Hanson
Secretary-Treasurer3.80Yes (X)Yes (X)$13,275$0$0
Julian Brzoznowski
Director3.80Yes (X)$10,750$0$0
Lorraine Nygaard
Director2.50Yes (X)$9,500$0$0
Michael Trueman
Director1.50Yes (X)$7,650$0$0
Randall Bergan
Director1.30Yes (X)$6,375$0$0
Dan Hoskins
General Manager50.00Yes (X)$173,319$0$42,140
Ann Ellis
Finance Manager50.00Yes (X)$105,971$0$79,326
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Emblom's Midwest PowerlineBusinessNameLine1

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US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 69AddressLine1
CitySauk CentreCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code56378ZIPCode
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ServicesPower line constructionServicesDesc
Compensation$161,706CompensationAmt
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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Electric sales221000$13,998,026$13,998,026
Capital credits221000$123,667$123,667
Miscellaneous900099-$12,918-$12,918
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Total Program Service Revenue$14,108,775TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$205,109TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$205,109ExclusionAmt
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Gross Sales Of Inventory$9,475GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$8,181CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

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Total Revenue Column$1,294TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,294RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

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Total Revenue Column$14,315,178TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$14,110,069RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$205,109ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$933,201TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$466,447TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$1,482,362TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$223,477TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$131,070TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$808,073TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$1,001,813TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Cost of Power$8,333,789
Adminstrative & General$1,341,168
Distribution Expense$1,242,409
Customer Expense & Sale$654,725

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total-$2,303,356TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$14,315,178TotalAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$650,221BOYAmt
EOY$703,786EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$1,416,126BOYAmt
EOY$1,835,181EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$360,000BOYAmt
EOY$341,250EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$571,882BOYAmt
EOY$586,721EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$260,111BOYAmt
EOY$1,109,590EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$40,895,446LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$14,843,861LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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BOY$25,041,596BOYAmt
EOY$26,051,585EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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BOY$1,468,185BOYAmt
EOY$1,523,350EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$483,672BOYAmt
EOY$485,672EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$30,251,793BOYAmt
EOY$32,637,135EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$1,606,238BOYAmt
EOY$1,935,374EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$222,930BOYAmt
EOY$661,668EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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BOY$1,649BOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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BOY$14,690,460BOYAmt
EOY$16,107,985EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$258,401BOYAmt
EOY$274,586EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$16,779,678BOYAmt
EOY$18,979,613EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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BOY$13,472,115BOYAmt
EOY$13,657,522EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$13,472,115BOYAmt
EOY$13,657,522EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$30,251,793BOYAmt
EOY$32,637,135EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$0ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$185,407OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab0InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$56,183OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$56,183BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,205,048OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$944,747DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,260,301BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$36,154,696OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,899,114DepreciationAmt
Book Value$22,255,582BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,479,519OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,479,519BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$26,051,585TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Member Deposits$79,488
Retiree Health Insurance Liability$195,098
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$274,586TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart IV, Line 2b:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe members of the Cooperative can elect to round up their monthly electric bill to the next dollar. These funds collected from the membership are held in a Cooperative account until they are released to the North Star Electric Cooperative Community Trust. These funds are transferred directly to the Trust on a monthly basis. Funds that exist at the end of year are a result of a timing difference in the receipt of the funds and the release of them to the Trust. The account balance was $0 and $1,649 for the years ending December 31, 2013 and 2012.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe cooperative does donate unclaimed capital credits to charitable tax-exempt organizations, but no donations were more than $5,000.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 (2 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
Dan Hoskins
General Manager$170,754$0$0$0$2,565$0$24,841$0$20,817$0$218,977$0$0$0
Ann Ellis
Finance Manager$105,507$0$0$0$464$0$61,876$0$19,809$0$187,656$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceForm 990, Schedule J, Part II, Column CFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCompensation Of Officers, Directors, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees And Independent Contractors: included in other compensation is the estimated current year increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan. These amounts do not represent any current year contributions to the plan. They are estimates of the increase in the actuarial value of the plans received from the NRECA. The current year expense and the increase in actuarial value for each employee are reflected in the statement for Form 990, Part VII, Column f.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSteve Ellis-Now retired from NorthPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionSpouse of NSEC Finance ManagerRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$52,847TransactionAmt
TransactionSeverance-position eliminatedTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (13 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part IV, Line 12Audited Financials: Although the Cooperative did not have an audit for the calendar year ended December 31, 2013, it did have an audit performed by an independent accountant for the period from August 1, 2012 through July 31, 2013. The audit period was chosen in order to reduce the cost of the audit, as it was not performed during peak season for the audit firm. The Cooperative is scheduled to have an independent audit performed for the period August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2014.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The Cooperative has voting members. Each member has one vote.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe Cooperative is divided into 7 districts. Each district is represented by one board member. Members can only vote for board members within their district.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bChanges to the Cooperative's bylaws must be approved by the Cooperative's members. The directors are limited by the bylaws as to decisions relating to the sale of the Cooperative, mergers and other significant transactions.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bThe Cooperative did not have any committees with the authority to act on behalf of the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The Finance Manager and General Manager reviewed the Form 990 prior to presenting the Form 990 to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors reviewed and approved the Form 990 at the April 30, 2014 board meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe Cooperative expects Directors or employees who have conflicts of interest to disclose them immediately as they occur. Due care is taken to avoid unethical behavior and ensure honesty and accountability. The responsibility for the review and determination of board conflicts rests with the Board President. The responsibility for the review and determination of employees' conflicts rests with the General Manager. All members are required to abstain from voting on any situation that may arise.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aNRECA data is gathered by the Board of Directors. The General Manager salary will be within the average range of the data - not highest and not lowest. The Board approves the General Manager salary. Minutes are kept of the board meeting deliberations. This annual process last took place in October 2013. The General Manager reviews the performance evaluation of the Finance Manager. This process was last performed in 2013.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Cooperative's bylaws are distributed to all new members. Financial statements are shared with members at the annual meeting. Monthly board meeting minute summaries are reported in the Cooperative's newsletter each month. The Cooperative's code of conduct is available upon request.
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 Dan Hoskins is $16,088 and for Ann Ellis is $55,878. This amount is an estimate in the increase of the value of the plan and is not current year expenses of the cooperative. The current year expense for this defined benefit plan was $40,228 and $25,752 respectively.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 4The Cooperative has interpreted the instructions to Part IX, Line 4, to mean patronage capital allocated for the year, rather than patronage capital retired. This is consistent with the Bylaws of the Cooperative.
Form 990, Part IX, Statement of Functional Expenses, Line 24eThe labor, pension and payroll taxes reported on lines 5-10 are already included in distribution expense, administrative & general expense and customer expense. Therefore, these amounts are being subtracted out as an other deduction on line 24e in the amount of $(2,303,356).
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Retirements of Capital Credits -711,734. Changes in Membership 15. Donated Capital Changes -25,642. Patronage Capital Allocated 933,201. Other Capital Changes -10,433.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1North Star Electric Cooperative Community TrustBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 719AddressLine1
CityBaudetteCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code56623ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN204992283EIN
Primary ActivitiesDonations for Charitable and Educational PurposesPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 7PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1North Star Electric CooperativeBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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