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← LAKE REGION ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LAKE REGION ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$57,227,491
Total expenses
$56,773,094
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$135,679
Program service revenue
$54,209,273
Investment income
$738,401
Other revenue
$2,279,817
Total assets, end of year
$151,594,900
Total liabilities, end of year
$82,436,267
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$69,158,633
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 POWER

    total $54,209,273 · related or exempt $54,209,273

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $661,866 · excluded $661,866

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $76,535

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

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $76,535

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $76,535 · excluded $76,535

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,148,497

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,050,253

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $98,244 · unrelated business $98,244

  • 11a · Other revenue: CAPITAL CREDITS

    total $2,175,919 · related or exempt $2,175,919

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $5,654 · related or exempt $5,654

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,181,573

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $135,679

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $3,131,037

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $929,321

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,969,697

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,791,153

  • 24a · Other expenses: COST OF POWER

    total $34,429,002

  • 24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE

    total $6,899,025

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADMIN AND GENERAL

    total $2,011,032

  • 24d · Other expenses: CONSUMER ACCOUNTS

    total $1,329,401

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,147,747

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,005,489 · end of year $1,511,867

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,427,170 · end of year $2,000,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,961,300 · end of year $5,622,426

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $666,226

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $2,392,484 · end of year $2,211,818

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,857,573 · end of year $1,554,942

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

    $162,859,812

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

    $61,422,671

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $95,981,860 · end of year $101,437,141

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $701,635

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $7,657,954

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $35,167,308 · end of year $28,765,687

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $2,107 · end of year $2,107

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $973,760 · end of year $164,732

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,998,839 · end of year $7,595,216

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,806,028 · end of year $2,593,886

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    end of year $628

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $67,780,317 · end of year $70,528,879

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $476,490 · end of year $1,717,658

  • 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 $67,409,012 · end of year $69,158,633

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROVIDE OUR MEMBERS WITH SAFE, RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE ELECTRICITY, AND LEAD BY OFFERING INNOVATIVE ENERGY SERVICES TO GROW THE COOPERATIVE.

  • ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION - DISTRIBUTES ELECTRICITY TO 29,950 MEMBERS IN ITS 5,875 MILES OF LINES WITHIN THE SERVICE TERRITORY.

  • ETS HEATING (STEFFES)/WATER HEATERS/GENERATORS AND GOWEST SOLAR SYSTEMS - MEMBERS ABLE TO PURCHASE STEFFES ETS HEATERS/WATER HEATERS, GENERATORS, AND GOWEST SOLAR SYSTEMS THROUGH AN EASY PAY PURCHASE PROGRAM, THEN BILLED EACH MONTH ON ELECTRIC BILL.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Charlie Blixt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,090
    From this org
    $12,090
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.19
  • Michael Brasel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $10,600
    From this org
    $10,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.92
  • Jim Gronbeck

    DIRECTOR (STARTED 4/25/23)

    Total calculated
    $9,170
    From this org
    $9,170
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.07
  • Cecil Hensel

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $11,890
    From this org
    $11,890
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.23
  • Thomas Jennen

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $15,840
    From this org
    $15,840
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.73
  • Kurt Krueger

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $13,790
    From this org
    $13,790
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.04
  • Patrick Meyers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $10,610
    From this org
    $10,610
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.75
  • Gary Olson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $10,970
    From this org
    $10,970
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.63
  • Earl Rydell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $13,490
    From this org
    $13,490
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5.06
  • Sidney Wisness

    VICE CHAIR (TERMED 4/25/23)

    Total calculated
    $5,630
    From this org
    $5,630
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5.88
  • Tim Thompson

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $477,894
    From this org
    $322,815
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $155,079
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $264,962
    Bonus
    $46,319
    Other
    $11,534
    Deferred
    $122,445
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,704
    Filer's total
    $479,964
  • Amanda Fuller

    VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE/CFO

    Total calculated
    $138,696
    From this org
    $116,379
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,317
    Hours/week
    45
  • Al Fazio

    VICE PRESIDENT OF ENGINEERING/OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $250,527
    From this org
    $164,880
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $85,647
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,449
    Bonus
    $6,987
    Other
    $2,444
    Deferred
    $55,394
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,798
    Filer's total
    $252,072
  • Dylan Aafedt

    VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

    Total calculated
    $182,038
    From this org
    $155,965
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,073
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,939
    Bonus
    $6,231
    Other
    $1,795
    Deferred
    $13,581
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,870
    Filer's total
    $183,416
  • Jason Haman

    LEAD JOURNEYMAN LINEWORKER

    Total calculated
    $205,176
    From this org
    $137,790
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $67,386
    Hours/week
    47.85

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,083
    Bonus
    $1,290
    Other
    $1,417
    Deferred
    $37,681
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,698
    Filer's total
    $206,169
  • Donald Hanson

    LEAD JOURNEYMAN LINEWORKER

    Total calculated
    $195,637
    From this org
    $137,767
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,870
    Hours/week
    49.14

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,461
    Bonus
    $1,090
    Other
    $2,216
    Deferred
    $28,227
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,636
    Filer's total
    $196,630
  • Paul Bergren

    SUPERINTENDENT - PELICAN RAPIDS

    Total calculated
    $212,925
    From this org
    $137,723
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $75,202
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,512
    Bonus
    $5,558
    Other
    $2,653
    Deferred
    $62,136
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,336
    Filer's total
    $214,195
  • Tim Hart

    ELECTRONICS SYSTEM SUPERVISOR

    Total calculated
    $181,586
    From this org
    $121,344
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,242
    Hours/week
    51.76

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $118,637
    Bonus
    $1,140
    Other
    $1,567
    Deferred
    $25,608
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,546
    Filer's total
    $182,498

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 · Written employment contract
  • 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

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.

  • LAKE REGION ELECTRIC TRUST

    501(C)(3) · TO ACCUMULATE AND DISTRIBUTE FUNDS FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES · MN · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by LAKE REGION ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

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 corporations and trusts

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

  • LAKE REGION ELECTRIC HOLDING COMPANY LLC

    C · HOLDING COMPANY · MN · 100% owned · share of income $706,197 · share of assets $5,954,583 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by LAKE REGION ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

  • LAKE REGION ENERGY SERVICES INC

    C · NATURAL GAS DISTRUBUTION · MN · 100% owned · share of income $706,197 · share of assets $5,954,583 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by LAKE REGION ELECTRIC HOLDING COMPANY LLC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
1 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202412779349301246

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