SONS OF NORWAY: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
SONS OF NORWAY (EIN 41-0547795)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-08-13
IRS object ID
201112259349300121
Schema version
2010v3.4
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2011-08-13T17:43:28-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN410547795EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1SONS OF NORWAYBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlSONSNameControl
Phone6128273611Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11455 West Lake StreetAddressLine1
CityMinneapolisCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code554082666ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameLee GoransonName
TitleControllerTitle
Phone6128214603Phone
Date Signed2011-08-13DateSigned
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2010TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonLee D GoransonNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11455 West Lake StAddressLine1
CityMinneapolisCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55408ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts118301775GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
Group Exemption Number0108GroupExemptionNumber
Organization501cXOrganization501c
Web Sitewww.sonsofnorway.comWebSite
Type Of Organization OtherXTypeOfOrganizationOther
Type Of Org Other DescriptionFraternal benefit societyTypeOfOrgOtherDescription
Year Formation1895YearFormation
State Legal DomicileMNStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionSons 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 its members. Through its local lodges and its 501(c)3 charitable foundation, Sons of Norway also provides scholarships and supports community charitable activities.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Investment Income Prior Year14229824InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year17440418InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year-1358290OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year-593011OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year51151194TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year65129770TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
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Mission DescriptionSons 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 its members. Through its local lodges and its 501(c)3 charitable foundation, Sons of Norway also provides scholarships and supports community charitable activities.MissionDescription
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Revenue63871985Revenue
DescriptionLife, annuity, and health insurance products for members (15,364 members with insurance).Description

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Name PersonLee D GoransonNamePerson
Telephone Number6128214603TelephoneNumber

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (24 entries)

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Dan Rude
President20XX725000
Marit Kristiansen
Vice President10XX275000
Audun Gythfeldt
Secretary10XX375000
Gene Brandvold
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Jostein Bakken
Director10X250000X
Barbara Berntsen
Director10X250000
Erik Brochmann
Director10X250000X
William E Fosmoe
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Ernst Granly
Director10X250000
Elaine M Nelson
Director10X250000
Sherrill G Swenson
Director10X250000X
Jon Tehven
Director10X250000
Erlene Stevenson
Director10X000
Mary Jane Kelly
Director10X000
Ronald Stubbings
Director10X000
Raymond Knutson
Director10X000
Leonard S Carlson
Director of Agencies50X125132031275
Lee D Goranson
Controller50X100644033057
Eivind Heiberg
Chief Executive Officer50X220003034877
Rachele Hockert
Director of Information Technology50X99480013497
Dean Stiller
Actuary50X119365017213
Linda Pederson
Fraternal Director50X5776501575
Michael Wnek
Director of Insurance Services50X2872302827
Kenneth Thul
Advanced Financial Consultant50107963030081X
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Advertising Advertising

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Information Technology InformationTechnology

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Royalties Royalties

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Travel Travel

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

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Interest Interest

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Insurance Insurance

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Fraternal promotion12189012189000
Official publication62765562765500
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EOY4181543EOY

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EOY304219711EOY
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EOY0EOY

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EOY0EOY

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Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
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Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

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Investment Cost Or Other Basis262362InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis0OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value262362BookValue

Buildings Buildings

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Investment Cost Or Other Basis7336244InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis0OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation4113415Depreciation
Book Value3222829BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

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Investment Cost Or Other Basis0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis0OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation0Depreciation
Book Value0BookValue

Equipment Equipment

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Investment Cost Or Other Basis0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis433840OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation362669Depreciation
Book Value71171BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

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Investment Cost Or Other Basis0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis0OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation0Depreciation
Book Value0BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings3556362TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Federal Income Tax Liability0FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (8 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
Certificate and contract reserves$287,618,432
Certificate and contract claims unpaid$628,412
Deposit type contracts$13,085,564
Refunds apportioned for payment$163,589
Advance premiums$20,477
Interest maintenance reserve$876,822
Asset valuation reserve$345,339
Unearned dues$69,272
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue65129770TotalRevenue
Total Expenses62200170TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year2929600ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments0NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Donated Services And Facilities0DonatedServicesAndFacilities
Investment Expenses0InvestmentExpenses
Prior Period Adjustments0PriorPeriodAdjustments
Other-$1,734,406OtherAmount
Total Adjustments-1734406TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS1195194ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt62991848TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments0NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities0DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Recoveries Of Prior Year Grants0RecoveriesOfPriorYearGrants
Other Revenues0OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F9900RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal62991848RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included518028InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included1619894OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt2137922RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99065129770TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt61841109TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities0DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Prior Year Adjustments0PriorYearAdjustments
Losses Reported0LossesReported
Other Expenses Included158967OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990158967ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal61682142ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2518028InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Other Expenses Not Included0OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt518028ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99062200170TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
SchD_P11_S00_L08Schedule D, Part XI, Line 8Realized capital gains transferred to the interest maintenance reserve (1,778,861), change in unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) (3,755), change in nonadmitted assets 47,355, change in asset valuation reserve 855.
SchD_P12_S00_L04bSchedule D, Part XII, Line 4bNet realized capital gains 378,371; membership dues 1,096,168; advertising, royalties, and other benefit income 161,618; cost of goods sold (16,263). Total other 1,619,894.
SchD_P13_S00_L02dSchedule D, Part XIII, Line 2dRealized capital losses 1,400,492; membership dues (1,096,168); advertising, royalties, and other benefit income (161,618); cost of goods sold 16,263. Total other 158,967.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (2 entries)

RegionRegionNumber Of OfficesNumberOfOfficesNumber Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployeesType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTotal ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)00Program ServicesMembership dues received from members in Norway0
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)00Program ServicesMembership dues received from members in Canada0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of Offices0TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees0TotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Amount Spent0TotalAmountSpent
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp0OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co0PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierSchF_P01_S00_L03Identifier
Return ReferenceSchedule F, Part I, Line 3ReturnReference
ExplanationTotal membership dues received from members outside the United States $83,651.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsXTravelForCompanions
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses1WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Eivind Heiberg
20837101163200012994021883025488001515040
Leonard S Carlson
1022920228400007832023443015640701636960

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierSchJ_P01_S00_L01aIdentifier
Return ReferenceSchedule J, Part I, Line 1aReturnReference
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.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
F990_P06_S0A_L06Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6Sons of Norway is a membership organization. It does not have stockholders.
F990_P06_S0A_L07aForm 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.
F990_P06_S0B_L11aForm 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11aForm 990 is prepared by the Controller. A copy was sent to the Board of Directors at the time of filing.
F990_P06_S0B_L12cForm 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe annual disclosure statements referred to in 12b are reviewed by our legal counsel who reports the findings to the Board of Directors.
F990_P06_S0B_L15Form 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 by the ful 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 adjustmentd for both the CEO and other officers.
F990_P06_S0C_L19Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Summary financial statements are published annually in the Society's official publication, which goes to all members. Governing and conflict of interest documents are maintained at the Society's home office and are available for inspection on request.
F990_P11_S00_L05Form 990, Part XI, Line 5Realized capital gains transferred to the interest maintenance reserve (1,778,861), change in unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) (3,755), change in nonadmitted assets 47,355, change in asset valuation reserve 855. Total other change (1,734,406).

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Sons of Norway FoundationBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11455 West Lake StAddressLine1
CityMinneapolisCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55408ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN416054126EIN
Primary ActivitiesCharitable FoundationPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(c)3ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status7PublicCharityStatus
Direct Controlling Entity NAN/ADirectControllingEntityNA
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities1SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees1SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org1ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeAmount InvolvedAmountInvolved
Sons of Norway Foundation
n55414
Sons of Norway Foundation
p17219

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