0001752724-22-024715.txt : 20220211 0001752724-22-024715.hdr.sgml : 20220211 20220210175842 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-22-024715 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20211130 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220211 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220210 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20220211 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NORTH COUNTRY FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001123460 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CEN SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-10123 FILM NUMBER: 22615667 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: GEMINI FUND SERVICES, LLC. STREET 2: 450 WIRELESS BOULEVARD CITY: HAUPPAUGE STATE: NY ZIP: 11788 BUSINESS PHONE: 631-470-2600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: GEMINI FUND SERVICES, LLC. STREET 2: 450 WIRELESS BOULEVARD CITY: HAUPPAUGE STATE: NY ZIP: 11788 0001123460 S000011072 The North Country Large Cap Equity Fund C000030518 The North Country Large Cap Equity Fund NCEGX 0001123460 S000011073 The North Country Intermediate Bond Fund C000030519 The North Country Intermediate Bond Fund NCBDX N-CEN 1 primary_doc.xml X0404 N-CEN LIVE 0001123460 XXXXXXXX 811-10123 N-1A S000011073 C000030519 S000011072 C000030518 North Country Funds 811-10123 0001123460 549300TC2FNUIB870520 80 ARKAY DR HAUPPAUGE 11788 US-NY US 631-470-2600 Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 225 Pictoria Drive Suite 450 Cincinnati GB 45246 631-490-4300 Fund Accounting and Transfer Agent Records N N N N-1A 2 Y Thomas L. Hoy N/A Y John C. Olsen N/A N Amie Gonzales N/A N James E. Amell N/A N John E. Arsenault N/A Y Keith P. McAfee N/A N James Ash N/A 4221 N. 203rd Street Suite 100 Elkhorn 68022 XXXXXX N N N N N N N Northern Lights Distributors, LLC 8-065857 N/A N/A Y N Cohen & Company, LTD. 925 N/A N N N N N N N The North Country Intermediate Bond Fund S000011073 549300SW237ZUPFTZ413 N 0 0 0 N/A N N N N N/A N/A N/A N/A Y Y N N North Country Investment Advisers, Inc. 801-58290 000112554 N/A N Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 84-05829 N/A N N N ICE Data Services N/A N N THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49 N N Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) N Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 84-05829 Filing Number N N N Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 84-05829 Filing Number N N N 0.00000000 MARKETAXESS 8-50727 000044542 GPSMMRI21JE7ZCVYF972 9145970.56000000 9145970.56000000 N 88848518.00000000 N N N N The North Country Equity Growth Fund S000011072 549300WVJUIGLLMN1A93 N 1 0 0 N/A N N N N N/A N/A N/A N/A N N N N North Country Investment Advisers, Inc. 801-58290 000112554 N/A N Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 84-05829 N/A N N N ICE Data Services N/A N N THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49 N N Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) N Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 84-05829 Filing Number N N N Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 84-05829 Filing Number N N N PIPER SANDLER 8-15204 000000665 549300GRQCWQ3XGH0H10 151.19999999 CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES (CAPIS) 8-22273 000007551 54930061X8RDWFDJIS05 2887.30000000 3038.50000000 0.00000000 N 164098369.95000000 N N N N true INTERNAL CONTROL RPT 2 Internal_Control_Letter.txt NORTH COUNTRY IC LETTER REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of The North Country Funds In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of The North Country Funds comprising North Country Large Cap Equity Fund and North Country Intermediate Bond Fund (the "Funds") as of and for the year ended November 30, 2021, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), we considered the Funds' internal control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N- CEN, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds' internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. The management of the Funds is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A fund's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). A fund's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the fund; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the fund are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and Trustees of the fund; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a fund's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Funds' annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Our consideration of the Funds' internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the PCAOB. However, we noted no deficiencies in the Funds' internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls over safeguarding securities, that we consider to be a material weakness as defined above as of November 30, 2021. This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of the Funds and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. /s/COHEN & COMPANY, LTD. Cleveland, Ohio January 24, 2022