NORTH STAR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2010
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- Organization
- NORTH STAR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED (EIN 41-0449191)
- Tax period
- 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
- Filed
- 2011-05-12
- IRS object ID
- 201101329349303035
- Schema version
- 2010v3.2
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2011-05-12T14:46:11-05:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2010-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | EIDE BAILLY LLP | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 4310 17TH AVE S PO BOX 2545 | AddressLine1 |
| City | FARGO | City |
| State | ND | State |
| ZIP Code | 581082545 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2010-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 410449191 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | NORTH STAR ELECTRIC COOP | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | NORT | NameControl |
| Phone | 2186342202 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 441 STATE HWY 172 NW | AddressLine1 |
| City | BAUDETTE | City |
| State | MN | State |
| ZIP Code | 566230719 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Steve Arnesen | Name |
| Title | Board President | Title |
| Phone | 2186342202 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2011-05-12 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | 1 | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | LISA CHAFFEE CPA | Name |
| Phone | 7012398500 | Phone |
| Date Prepared | 2011-05-12 | DatePrepared |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2010 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | Dan Hoskins | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 441 STATE HWY 172 NW | AddressLine1 |
| City | BAUDETTE | City |
| State | MN | State |
| ZIP Code | 566230719 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 12348167 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | 0 | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| Organization501c | X | Organization501c |
| Web Site | WWW.NORTHSTARELECTRIC.COOP | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 1940 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | MN | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | Responsibly provide electric energy and other beneficial services to our member owners | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 7 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 7 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 27 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 0 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income | 0 | NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 0 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 0 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue Prior Year | 10837140 | ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 11626673 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 728559 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 713081 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Prior Year | 3536 | OtherRevenuePriorYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 89 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 11569235 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 12339843 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 7500 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 2349198 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 2226465 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 0 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 8113951 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 8885174 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 10463149 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 11119139 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | 1106086 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 1220704 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 28824577 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 27983448 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 17024632 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 15707601 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 11799945 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 12275847 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Mission Description | The 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. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | 0 | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | 0 | SignificantChange |
| Description | To provide electric and utility service to 5,332 members under the guidance of the Rural Utility Service Division of the USDA. | Description |
| Described In501 C3 | 0 | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | 0 | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | 0 | PoliticalActivities |
| Donor Advised Funds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | 0 | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | 0 | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | 0 | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | 0 | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | 1 | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | 0 | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | 0 | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | 0 | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | 1 | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | 0 | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | 0 | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | 0 | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | 0 | School |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | 0 | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | 0 | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | 0 | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | 0 | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | 0 | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | 0 | Gaming |
| Hospital | 0 | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | 1 | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | 0 | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | 1 | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | 0 | TaxExemptBonds |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | 0 | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | 0 | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | 0 | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | 1 | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | 0 | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | 0 | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | 0 | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | 0 | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | 0 | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | 0 | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | 1 | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | 1 | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction Related Entity | 1 | TransactionRelatedEntity |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | 0 | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | 1 | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 22 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Compliance With Backup Witholding | 1 | ComplianceWithBackupWitholding |
| Number Of Employees | 27 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | 1 | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | 0 | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | 0 | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | 0 | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Gross Income From Members | 11606604 | GrossIncomeFromMembers |
| Gross Income Other Sources | 746415 | GrossIncomeOtherSources |
| Indoor Tanning Services | 0 | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 7 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 7 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | 0 | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | 0 | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | 0 | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | 0 | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | 1 | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | 1 | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | 1 | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | 1 | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | 0 | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | 0 | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | 0 | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | 1 | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | 1 | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | 1 | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | 1 | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | 1 | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | 0 | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | 1 | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | 0 | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | 0 | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Ann Ellis | NamePerson |
| Telephone Number | 2186342202 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 441 State Hwy 172 W | AddressLine1 |
| City | Baudette | City |
| State | MN | State |
| ZIP Code | 56623 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part VII | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVII |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (10 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | OfficerOfficer | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Arnesen | ||||||
| President | 9.00 | X | X | 14500 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Polkinghorne | ||||||
| Vice President | 8.00 | X | X | 5600 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hanson | ||||||
| Secretary-Treasurer | 6.00 | X | X | 7680 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Brzoznowski | ||||||
| Director | 10.00 | X | 9150 | 0 | 0 | |
| L J Anderson | ||||||
| Director | 3.00 | X | 6400 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lorraine Nygaard | ||||||
| Director | 3.00 | X | 10350 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Trueman | ||||||
| Director | 6.00 | X | 4850 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randall Bergan | ||||||
| Director | 5.00 | X | 7875 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Hoskins | ||||||
| General Manager | 40.00 | X | 130372 | 0 | 112928 | |
| Ann Ellis | ||||||
| Finance Manager | 40.00 | X | 86531 | 0 | 41729 | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 283308 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs | 0 | TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs |
| Total Other Compensation | 154657 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 1 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | 0 | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | 1 | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | 0 | CompensationFromOtherSources |
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 0 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | Business CodeBusinessCode | Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn | Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric sales | 221000 | 11595695 | 11595695 |
| Capital credits | 221000 | 37725 | 37725 |
| Miscellaneous | 900099 | -6747 | -6747 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | 11626673 | TotalProgramServiceRevenue |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 259745 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $259,745 | ExclusionAmount |
Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 453336 | Other |
Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 453336 | Other |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 453336 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $453,336 | ExclusionAmount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | 8413 | GrossSalesOfInventory |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | 8324 | CostOfGoodsSold |
Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 89 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 89 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 12339843 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 11626762 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | 0 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
| Exclusion | $713,081 | ExclusionAmount |
Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 7500 | Total |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 384930 | Total |
Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 114069 | Total |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1192810 | Total |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 415727 | Total |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 118929 | Total |
Interest Interest
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 872989 | Total |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 998400 | Total |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal |
|---|---|
| Cost of Power | 6178195 |
| Distribution Expense | 1458412 |
| Adminstrative & General | 1049647 |
| Customer Expense & Sale | 553996 |
| Allocated Costs | -2226465 |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 11119139 | Total |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 120 | BOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 997277 | BOY |
| EOY | 770349 | EOY |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1068146 | BOY |
| EOY | 1533568 | EOY |
Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 724169 | BOY |
| EOY | 266227 | EOY |
Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 458991 | BOY |
| EOY | 473387 | EOY |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 76430 | BOY |
| EOY | 181195 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Buildings Equipment Basis | 36342274 | LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis |
| Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec | 13005931 | LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 24025080 | BOY |
| EOY | 23336343 | EOY |
Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1437173 | BOY |
| EOY | 1386779 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 37191 | BOY |
| EOY | 35600 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 28824577 | BOY |
| EOY | 27983448 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1291399 | BOY |
| EOY | 1163721 | EOY |
Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1210906 | BOY |
| EOY | 314214 | EOY |
Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 14259696 | BOY |
| EOY | 14008790 | EOY |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 262631 | BOY |
| EOY | 220876 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 17024632 | BOY |
| EOY | 15707601 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Do Not Follow SFAS117 | X | DoNotFollowSFAS117 |
Cap Stck Trst Prin Current Funds CapStckTrstPrinCurrentFunds
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Paid In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PaidInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFund
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 11799945 | BOY |
| EOY | 12275847 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 11799945 | BOY |
| EOY | 12275847 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 28824577 | BOY |
| EOY | 27983448 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part XI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartXI |
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | 1220704 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Reconcilation Other Changes | -744802 | ReconcilationOtherChanges |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | 0 | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | 0 | FSAudited |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | 0 | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Land Land
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 63183 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Book Value | 63183 | BookValue |
Buildings Buildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 3136183 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 787509 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 2348674 | BookValue |
Equipment Equipment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 33142908 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 12218422 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 20924486 | BookValue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Land Buildings | 23336343 | TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | AmountAmount |
|---|---|
| Member Deposits | $71,288 |
| Retiree Health Insurance Liability | $149,588 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Amounts | 220876 | TotalOfAmounts |
Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Records Maintained | 1 | RecordsMaintained |
Recipient Table RecipientTable
Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Lake of the Woods County | BusinessNameLine1 |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 206 8th Ave SE | AddressLine1 |
| City | Baudette | City |
| State | MN | State |
| ZIP Code | 56623 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN Of Recipient | 416005827 | EINOfRecipient |
| IRC Section | Government | IRCSection |
| Amount Of Non Cash Assistance | 7500 | AmountOfNonCashAssistance |
| Method Of Valuation | Book | MethodOfValuation |
| Description Of Non Cash Assistance | Land | DescriptionOfNonCashAssistance |
| Purpose Of Grant | Economic Development of Lineman School | PurposeOfGrant |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants | 1 | TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants |
Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Procedure for Monitoring Grants in the U.S.: | Identifier |
| Return Reference | Part I, Line 2: | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | Schedule I, Part I, Line 2: We applied for a USDA REDLG (Rural Economic Development Loan & Grant) in 2010. We received news that the application was accepted and funds will be available in 2011. The purpose of the application was to provide a loan to the County to aid in the construction of a building that would be leased to MState to extend their electrical lineworkers training program to our area. Land was donated in 2010 for this program. | Explanation |
Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation Committee | X | CompensationCommittee |
| Compensation Survey | X | CompensationSurvey |
| Board Or Committee Approval | X | BoardOrCommitteeApproval |
| Severance Payment | 0 | SeverancePayment |
| Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan | 0 | SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan |
| Equity Based Comp Arrangement | 0 | EquityBasedCompArrangement |
Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Dan Hoskins | NamePerson |
| Base Compensation Filing Org | 128720 | BaseCompensationFilingOrg |
| Comp Based On Related Orgs | 0 | CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs |
| Bonus Filing Org | 0 | BonusFilingOrg |
| Bonus Related Orgs | 0 | BonusRelatedOrgs |
| Other Compensation Filing Org | 1652 | OtherCompensationFilingOrg |
| Other Compensation Related Orgs | 0 | OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs |
| Deferred Comp Filing Org | 95030 | DeferredCompFilingOrg |
| Deferred Comp Related Orgs | 0 | DeferredCompRelatedOrgs |
| Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org | 20761 | NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg |
| Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs | 0 | NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs |
| Total Compensation Filing Org | 246163 | TotalCompensationFilingOrg |
| Total Compensation Related Orgs | 0 | TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs |
| Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org | 0 | CompReportPrior990FilingOrg |
| Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs | 0 | CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs |
Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Supplemental Information | Identifier |
| Return Reference | Part III | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | Form 990, Schedule J, Part II, Column C, Compensation Of Officers, Directors, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees And Independent Contractors: included in column "c" , deferred compensation, is the estimated annual increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan. The estimated increase for Dan Hoskins is $87,753. 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 $35,562. | Explanation |
Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL
Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV
Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Steve Ellis | NamePerson |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Relationship | Spouse of NSEC Finance Manager | Relationship |
| Amount Of Transaction | 114069 | AmountOfTransaction |
| Description Of Transaction | Employee Wages & Benefits | DescriptionOfTransaction |
| Sharing Of Revenues | 0 | SharingOfRevenues |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (12 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | ExplanationExplanation | Return ReferenceReturnReference |
|---|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | The Cooperative has voting members. Each member has one vote. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | The Cooperative is divided into 8 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 7b | Changes to the Cooperative's by-laws 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 8b | The 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 11 | The 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 May 2011 board meeting. | |
| The 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 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 12c | |
| NRECA 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 July 2010. In the 2010 year there were no employee salary adjustments. The General Manager reviews the performance evaluation of the Finance Manager. This process was last performed in 2009. | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | |
| The Cooperative 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 VI, Section C, line 19 | |
| Compensation Of Officers | 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 $87,753 and for Ann Ellis is $29,550. These amounts are estimates in the increase of the value of the plan and are not current year expenses of the cooperative. The current year expense for this defined benefit plan was $35,562 and $23,847, respectively. | Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Column (F) |
| Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances: | Retirements of Capital Credits -744,747. Changes in Membership -55. Total to Form 990, Part XI, Line 5: -744,802. | Form 990, Part XI, line 5: |
| Audited Financials | Although the Cooperative did not have an audit for the calendar year ended December 31, 2010, it did have an audit performed by an independent accountant for the period from August 1, 2009 through July 31, 2010. 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, 2010 through July 31, 2011. | Form 990, Part IV, Line 12 |
| Form 990, Part IX, Statement Of Functional Expenses, Line 24e The labor, pension, other employee benefits 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. |
Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR
Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII
Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | North Star Electric Cooperative Community Trust | BusinessNameLine1 |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 719 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Baudette | City |
| State | MN | State |
| ZIP Code | 56623 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 204992283 | EIN |
| Primary Activities | Donations for Charitable and Educational Purposes | PrimaryActivities |
| Legal Domicile State | MN | LegalDomicileState |
| Exempt Code Section | 501(C)(3) | ExemptCodeSection |
| Public Charity Status | 7 | PublicCharityStatus |
Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | North Star Electric Coop | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Controlled Org | 1 | ControlledOrg |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties | 0 | ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties |
| Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org | 0 | GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg |
| Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org | 0 | GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg |
| Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org | 0 | LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg |
| Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org | 0 | LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg |
| Sale Of Assets To Other Org | 0 | SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg |
| Purchase Of Assets From Other Org | 0 | PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg |
| Exchange Of Assets | 0 | ExchangeOfAssets |
| Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs | 0 | RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs |
| Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs | 0 | RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs |
| Perform Of Services For Other Orgs | 1 | PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs |
| Perform Of Services By Other Orgs | 0 | PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs |
| Sharing Of Facilities | 0 | SharingOfFacilities |
| Sharing Of Paid Employees | 0 | SharingOfPaidEmployees |
| Reimbursement Paid To Other Org | 0 | ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg |
| Reimbursement Paid By Other Org | 0 | ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg |
| Other Transfer To Other Org | 1 | OtherTransferToOtherOrg |
| Other Transfer From Other Org | 0 | OtherTransferFromOtherOrg |
Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (2 entries)
| Transaction TypeTransactionType |
|---|
| North Star Electric Cooperative Community Trust |
| K |
| North Star Electric Cooperative Community Trust |
| R |
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