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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CONNEXUS ENERGY.

Totals

Total revenue
$266,851,245
Total expenses
$266,851,245
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$342,995
Program service revenue
$266,338,228
Investment income
$120,562
Other revenue
$392,455
Total assets, end of year
$491,977,657
Total liabilities, end of year
$271,244,822
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$220,732,835
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: SALE OF ELECTRICITY

    total $259,323,074 · related or exempt $259,323,074

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ALLOCATION OF GRE MARGINS

    total $3,789,762 · related or exempt $3,789,762

  • 2c · Program service revenue: UTILITY SERVICES REVENUE

    total $1,217,691 · related or exempt $1,217,691

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $2,007,701 · related or exempt $2,007,701

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $366,211 · excluded $366,211

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $339,889

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $339,889

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $339,889 · excluded $339,889

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $160,653

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

    securities $386,698 · other assets $19,604

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$386,698 · other assets $141,049

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$245,649 · excluded -$245,649

  • 11a · Other revenue: EQUITY EARNINGS-FEDERATED ACQUISI

    total $52,566 · related or exempt $52,566

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $52,566

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $342,995

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $9,239,832

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,566,759

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $17,664,057

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,346,282

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,944,971

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,572,377

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $368,663

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $74,963

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,715,855

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $456,901

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,505,328

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,403,744

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,048,112

  • 17 · Travel

    total $270,885

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $61,810

  • 20 · Interest

    total $6,597,346

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $13,504,629

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $406,771

  • 24a · Other expenses: COST OF POWER

    total $188,509,505

  • 24b · Other expenses: ELECTRIC OPERATIONS

    total $6,178,176

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROPERTY TAXES

    total $3,419,860

  • 24d · Other expenses: FLEET/VEHICLE EXPENSE

    total $505,971

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,145,453

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,600 · end of year $1,533

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $30,627,978 · end of year $37,673,176

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,765,688 · end of year $8,119,371

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,357,564 · end of year $1,773,060

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

    $441,153,895

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

    $177,285,659

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $254,732,760 · end of year $263,868,236

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $9,706,241 · end of year $9,824,514

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $157,061,153 · end of year $155,414,839

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $941 · end of year $941

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $15,089,611 · end of year $15,301,987

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $20,862,612 · end of year $26,190,769

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $160,856,226 · end of year $155,991,720

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $9,847,132 · end of year $21,643,035

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $62,044,647 · end of year $67,419,298

  • 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 $219,732,919 · end of year $220,732,835

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

CONNEXUS ENERGY SERVES OUR MEMBERSHIP BY PROVIDING COST COMPETITIVE, RELIABLE ELECTRICITY AND RELATED SERVICES, WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT, AFFIRMING THE VALUE OF MEMBER COOPERATIVE OWNERSHIP.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDING UTILITY SERVICES TO MEMBERS.

  • CONNEXUS ENERGY PROVIDED UTILITY SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 143,618 MEMBERS IN EIGHT COUNTIES IN THE NORTH SUBURBAN AREA OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, MN AND MAINTAINED 9,463 MILES OF LINES.

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Fran Bator

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $51,409
    From this org
    $51,409
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    24
  • Michael Cady

    ASST. SECRETARY & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $46,551
    From this org
    $46,551
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    12
  • Donald Holl

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $46,531
    From this org
    $26,031
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,500
    Hours/week
    10
  • Peter Wojciechowski

    DIRECTOR UNTIL 04/2022

    Total calculated
    $15,510
    From this org
    $15,510
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Shelly Peterson

    DIRECTOR/SEC-TREAS FROM 04/2022

    Total calculated
    $46,671
    From this org
    $46,671
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Kenneth Fiereck

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $46,531
    From this org
    $32,531
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,000
    Hours/week
    14
  • Gordon Westerlind

    SEC-TREAS/ DIRECTOR FROM 04/2022

    Total calculated
    $46,611
    From this org
    $27,611
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,000
    Hours/week
    12
  • Mark Ethen

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $46,556
    From this org
    $26,056
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,500
    Hours/week
    16
  • Richard Braastad

    DIRECTOR FROM 04/2022

    Total calculated
    $31,021
    From this org
    $31,021
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Greg Ridderbusch

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $889,729
    From this org
    $830,967
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,762
    Hours/week
    50 + 0.2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $503,569
    Bonus
    $292,987
    Other
    $34,411
    Deferred
    $29,450
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,393
    Filer's total
    $889,810
  • Don Haller

    VP MEMBER SERVICES UNTIL 02/2022

    Total calculated
    $311,685
    From this org
    $280,190
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,495
    Hours/week
    45 + 0.3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $82,029
    Bonus
    $41,846
    Other
    $156,315
    Deferred
    $14,979
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,597
    Filer's total
    $311,766
  • Brian Burandt

    VP POWER SUPPLY/BUS. DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $409,991
    From this org
    $348,072
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,919
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $296,532
    Bonus
    $45,355
    Other
    $6,185
    Deferred
    $28,647
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,353
    Filer's total
    $410,072
  • Mark Koplin

    VP TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $323,577
    From this org
    $265,234
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,343
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $222,035
    Bonus
    $40,884
    Other
    $2,315
    Deferred
    $26,833
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,591
    Filer's total
    $323,658
  • Yan Paul Martinez

    VP/CFO

    Total calculated
    $421,479
    From this org
    $359,052
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,427
    Hours/week
    50 + 0.3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $301,735
    Bonus
    $50,220
    Other
    $7,097
    Deferred
    $28,682
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,826
    Filer's total
    $421,560
  • Nick Loehlein

    VP ELECTRIC OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $321,767
    From this org
    $259,318
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,449
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,039
    Bonus
    $40,082
    Other
    $2,197
    Deferred
    $29,177
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,353
    Filer's total
    $321,848
  • Linda Maegi

    VP EMPLOYEE SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $289,957
    From this org
    $231,893
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,064
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,567
    Bonus
    $34,622
    Other
    $1,704
    Deferred
    $23,557
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,588
    Filer's total
    $290,038
  • Alison Miles

    VP MEMBER SERVICES FROM 04/2022

    Total calculated
    $220,536
    From this org
    $172,345
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,191
    Hours/week
    47

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,904
    Bonus
    $12,599
    Other
    $842
    Deferred
    $17,056
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,216
    Filer's total
    $220,617
  • Tessa Haagenson

    DIRECTOR - POWER SUPPLY/BUS DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $237,711
    From this org
    $209,786
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,925
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,712
    Bonus
    $13,285
    Other
    $789
    Deferred
    $15,481
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,525
    Filer's total
    $237,792
  • Greg Groenjes

    DIRECTOR- ELECTRIC OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $223,330
    From this org
    $193,492
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,838
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,418
    Bonus
    $19,850
    Other
    $3,224
    Deferred
    $17,680
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,239
    Filer's total
    $223,411
  • Michael Kenning

    LEAD LINEWORKER

    Total calculated
    $249,035
    From this org
    $200,560
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,475
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,964
    Bonus
    $7,290
    Other
    $2,306
    Deferred
    $22,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,156
    Filer's total
    $249,116
  • Michael Rimolde

    LEAD LINEWORKER

    Total calculated
    $250,423
    From this org
    $195,783
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,640
    Hours/week
    49

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,888
    Bonus
    $8,334
    Other
    $2,561
    Deferred
    $21,905
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,816
    Filer's total
    $250,504
  • Scott Johnson

    CREW LEAD LINEWORKER

    Total calculated
    $274,615
    From this org
    $215,727
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,888
    Hours/week
    52

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,150
    Bonus
    $8,573
    Other
    $3,004
    Deferred
    $25,616
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,353
    Filer's total
    $274,696

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINES 4A-B
DON HALLER RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $156,115. THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN BALANCES ARE PAYABLE ON DEMAND, IN FULL, BUT THE BALANCES ARE SUBJECT TO RISK OF FORFEITURE UNTIL FULLY DISTRIBUTED. CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR 2022 WERE AS FOLLOWS: MARK ETHEN $20,500 KEN FIERECK $14,000 DONALD HOLL $20,500 GORDON WESTERLIND $19,200 BRIAN BURANDT $4,402 MARK KOPLIN $20,250 NICK LOEHLEIN $20,500 YAN PAUL MARTINEZ $5,577 GREG RIDDERBUSCH $20,500

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

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.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • CONNEXUS COMMUNITY SOLAR 1 LLC

    SOLAR ENERGY INVESTMENT · MN · general or managing partner

Related corporations and trusts

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

  • CONNEXUS BLOCKER LLC

    C · HOLDING COMPANY FOR SOLAR ENERGY INVESTMENTS · MN · 100% owned

    Directly controlled by CONNEXUS ENERGY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
21 September 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202342689349300404

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