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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by MINNESOTA VALLEY COOPERATIVE LIGHT AND POWER ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$29,138,552
Total expenses
$29,291,825
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$53
Program service revenue
$26,991,688
Investment income
$750,429
Other revenue
$1,396,435
Total assets, end of year
$106,148,192
Total liabilities, end of year
$69,460,462
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$36,687,730
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ELECTRIC SALES

    total $26,991,688 · related or exempt $26,991,688

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $697,824 · excluded $697,824

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $52,605

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $52,605

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $52,605 · excluded $52,605

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,018,805

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $921,812

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $96,993 · unrelated business $96,993

  • 11a · Other revenue: CAPITAL CREDITS

    total $947,214 · related or exempt $947,214

  • 11b · Other revenue: MANAGEMENT FEE FROM SUBSIDIARY

    total $300,000 · unrelated business $300,000

  • 11c · Other revenue: GRANITE FALLS ENERGY, LLC K-1

    total $52,228 · unrelated business $49,907 · excluded $2,321

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,299,442

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $53

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $3,361,018

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,215,523

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,836,037

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,964,434

  • 24a · Other expenses: COST OF POWER

    total $12,925,152

  • 24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION/MAINTENANC

    total $2,228,200

  • 24c · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION/OPERATIONS

    total $2,218,975

  • 24d · Other expenses: GENERAL AND ADMIN

    total $1,078,767

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,463,666

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $642,228 · end of year $1,333,522

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $831,503 · end of year $714,816

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,077,280 · end of year $2,971,518

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $6,600,091 · end of year $4,942,549

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $329,313 · end of year $319,620

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $114,643,863

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $37,316,301

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $71,659,611 · end of year $77,327,562

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $5,125,090 · end of year $5,414,935

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $12,645,069 · end of year $12,931,242

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $179,732 · end of year $172,703

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $19,763 · end of year $19,725

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,682,497 · end of year $1,585,797

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $283,606 · end of year $267,207

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $58,952,719 · end of year $64,340,875

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $3,300,000 · end of year $1,200,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,598,289 · end of year $2,066,583

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $35,292,569 · end of year $36,687,730

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

MINNESOTA VALLEY COOPERATIVE LIGHT AND POWER ASSOCIATION IS A PROACTIVE COOPERATIVE THAT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE VALUE TO OUR MEMBERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL ENERGY SERVICES TO RURAL CUSTOMERS

  • PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO APPROXIMATELY 5,325 RURAL CUSTOMERS

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mark Peterson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $19,200
    From this org
    $19,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Timothy Velde

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $18,960
    From this org
    $18,960
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Gary Groothuis

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $18,720
    From this org
    $18,720
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Donald Fernholz

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $18,914
    From this org
    $18,914
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Darryl Bursack

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $18,760
    From this org
    $18,760
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Steve Norman

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $17,340
    From this org
    $17,340
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Wayne Peltier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $18,520
    From this org
    $18,520
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Patrick Carruth

    GENERAL MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $829,854
    From this org
    $551,452
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $278,402
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $545,426
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,026
    Deferred
    $253,572
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,845
    Filer's total
    $833,869
  • Jill Rothschadl

    OFFICE MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $246,126
    From this org
    $184,187
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,939
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,623
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $564
    Deferred
    $37,110
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,651
    Filer's total
    $248,948
  • Todd Bolkema

    ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $258,895
    From this org
    $201,088
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,807
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,159
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $929
    Deferred
    $32,978
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,465
    Filer's total
    $261,531
  • Scott Kubesh

    MEMBER SERVICES MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $297,786
    From this org
    $166,685
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $131,101
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,462
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,223
    Deferred
    $106,271
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,670
    Filer's total
    $299,626
  • Kent Smith

    FOREMAN

    Total calculated
    $194,790
    From this org
    $129,404
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,386
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,470
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $934
    Deferred
    $40,556
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,125
    Filer's total
    $196,085
  • Tyler Dezeeuw

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $137,498
    From this org
    $129,039
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,459
    Hours/week
    40
  • Anthony Bednarek

    LINEMAN

    Total calculated
    $143,418
    From this org
    $129,468
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,950
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C
INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN "C", DEFERRED COMPENSATION, IS THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL INCREASE IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE COOPERATIVE'S DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS. BELOW IS INFORMATION ON EACH OF THE PLANS. THE COOPERATIVE PARTICIPATES IN THE NRECA RETIREMENT SECURITY PLAN, A MULTI EMPLOYER PLAN. FOR THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES, THE ESTIMATED INCREASE IS AS FOLLOWS: PATRICK CARRUTH: $123,361 TODD BOLKEMA: $31,572 ANTHONY BEDNAREK: $10,599 KENT SMITH: $36,922 JILL ROTHSCHADL: $31,273 SCOTT KUBESH: $101,119 TYLER DEZEEUW: $5,110 THESE ARE ESTIMATES IN THE INCREASE OF THE VALUE OF THE PLAN AND ARE NOT CURRENT YEAR EXPENSES OF THE COOPERATIVE. CURRENT YEAR EXPENSE IS THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN. CONTRIBUTIONS WERE AS FOLLOWS: PATRICK CARRUTH: $101,710 TODD BOLKEMA: $58,120 ANTHONY BEDNAREK: $26,850 KENT SMITH: $29,136 JILL ROTHSCHADL: $55,214 SCOTT KUBESH: $47,949 TYLER DEZEEUW: $26,850 ADDITIONALLY, THE COOPERATIVE SPONSORS AN EXECUTIVE BENEFIT RESTORATION PLAN, WHICH IS A SINGLE EMPLOYER DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN. PATRCK CARRUTH IS THE ONLY PARTICIPANT IN THE PLAN. THE ESTIMATED ACTUARIAL INCREASE IS $117,139. CURRENT YEAR EXPENSE OF $121,426 IS RECOGNIZED BASED ON GAAP STANDARDS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • MINNESOTA VALLEY TREE SERVICE

    TREE TRIMMING AND CLEARING · MN

    Directly controlled by MINNESOTA VALLEY COOPERATIVE LIGHT & POWER HOLDING COMPANY

  • KARIANPETERSON POWER LINE

    POWER LINE CONSTRUCTION · MN

    Directly controlled by MINNESOTA VALLEY COOPERATIVE LIGHT & POWER HOLDING COMPANY

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • MINNESOTA VALLEY LIGHT & POWER HOLDING COMPANY

    C · MANAGEMENT OF COMPANIES · MN · 100% owned · share of income $6,779,715 · share of assets $5,875,487 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by MINNESOTA VALLEY COOPERATIVE LIGHT & POWER ASSOCIATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
29 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202612189349300331

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