| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE COOPERATIVE IS A MEMBER OWNED COOPERATIVE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | EACH MEMBER OF THE COOPERATIVE HAS ONE VOTE IN ELECTIONS OF THE BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | EACH COOPERATIVE MEMBER IS ALLOWED A VOTE TO APPROVE ANY BY-LAWS CHANGES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE GENERAL MANAGER, BUSINESS MANAGER, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE 990 FOR ACCURACY AND APPROVE THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE POLICY ON A REGULAR BASIS. EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF ALL POLICIES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE BOARD USES STATE AND NATIONAL COMPARABILITY DATA FROM NRECA AND NDAREC SURVEYS AND THE BOARD EVALUATES PERFORMANCE TO DETERMINE THE GENERAL MANAGER'S COMPENSATION. THE GENERAL MANAGER USES STATE AND NATIONAL SURVEYS AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION OF OTHER EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC INSPECTION COPY OF FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VII: | OFFICER AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION REPORTED ON PART IX, LINE 5 DOES NOT EQUAL THE TOTAL COMPENSATION REPORTED ON PART VII, LINE 1B FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS. THE DIFFERENCE IS DUE TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CURRENT YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS (A CURRENT YEAR EXPENSE) AND THE INCREASE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE. THE INCREASE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE IS NOT A CURRENT YEAR EXPENSE, BUT IS REPORTED AS COMPENSATION FOR PURPOSES OF PART VII. INCLUDED PART VII, COLUMN "F", OTHER COMPENSATION, IS THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL INCREASE IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN. FOR THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS, THE ESTIMATED INCREASE IS: MARK DOYLE - $24,398 WENDY KINN -$19,053 KEITH THELEN - $0 LUCAS SCHAAF - $5,246 TRAVIS VOTH - $35,502 NATHAN RUUD - $44,978 JESSE CARTER - $10,849 LUCAS DUSEK - $11,953 LOREN DESJARDINS - $22,871 THIS AMOUNT IS AN ESTIMATE OF THE INCREASE OF THE VALUE OF THE PLAN AND IS NOT A CURRENT YEAR EXPENSE OF THE COOPERATIVE. THE CURRENT YEAR EXPENSE FOR THIS DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN WAS AS FOLLOWS: MARK DOYLE - $20,160 WENDY KINN -$10,823 KEITH THELEN - $0 LUCAS SCHAAF - $15,748 TRAVIS VOTH - $22,148 NATHAN RUUD - $22,148 JESSE CARTER - $10,166 LUCAS DUSEK - $10,166 LOREN DESJARDINS - $10,166 |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 4 | AS REQUIRED BY FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS, FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 4 (BENEFITS PAID TO OR FOR MEMBERS) INCLUDES PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS PAID. THIS AMOUNT IS AN EXPENSE FOR PURPOSES OF FORM 990, BUT IS NOT RECOGNIZED AS AN EXPENSE UNDER GAAP REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, WHICH ARE USED FOR BOOK INCOME. THE RESULT IS A BOOK TO TAX DIFFERENCE WHICH IS DISCLOSED ON PART XI AND ON SCHEDULE D PARTS XI AND XIII. IN REFERENCE TO PART IX, LINE 4, THE COOPERATIVE HAS INTERPRETED "PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS PAID" AS CAPITAL CREDITS ALLOCATED TO MEMBERS UNDER THE PREEXISTING OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO THE BYLAWS OF THE COOPERATIVE. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E | THE LABOR, PENSION AND OTHER BENEFITS REPORTED ON LINES 5 - 9 ARE ALREADY INCLUDED IN DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE, ADMIN & GENERAL AND CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPENSE. THEREFORE, THESE AMOUNTS ARE BEING SUBTRACTED OUT AS AN OTHER DEDUCTION (ALLOCATED COSTS) IN LINE 24E. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | RETIREMENT OF CAPITAL CREDITS -364,796. FORFEITED/RETIRED CAPITAL CREDIT GAINS 18,616. ALLOCATED CAPITAL CREDITS 1,513,244. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | OVERSIGHT PROCESS OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION PROCESS OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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