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MICHIGAN EDUCATION SPECIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
MICHIGAN EDUCATION SPECIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION (EIN 38-1641634)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-10-29
IRS object ID
202103029349301755
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-10-29T12:29:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN382157642PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MANER COSTERISAN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12425 E GRAND RIVER SUITE 1AddressLine1Txt
CityLANSINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP489123291ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN381641634EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHIGAN EDUCATION SPECIAL SERVICES ASSNBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMICHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5173326551PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11475 KENDALE BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityEAST LANSINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48823ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROSS WILSONPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone5173326551PhoneNum
Signature2021-10-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstROSSPersonFirstNm
Person LastWILSONPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRANDY L MIKULA CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00645694PTIN
Phone5173237500PhoneNum
Preparation2021-10-30PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerROSS WILSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11475 KENDALE BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityEAST LANSINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48823ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,358,812,108GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.MESSA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1960FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH GROUP INSURANCE BENEFITS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers11TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$47,019,003TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,115,390,107PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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PY Investment Income$14,498,289PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$47,019,003CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,129,888,396PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,163,668,963CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$1,050,541,886PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$1,034,994,011CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$36,936,110PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$18,958,728PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$17,842,094CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,106,436,724PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,080,563,685CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$23,451,672PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$83,105,278CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$733,822,981TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$824,142,549TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$138,770,486TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$142,278,716TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$595,052,495NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$681,863,833NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO EXCEED THE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR CUSTOMERS BY PROVIDING EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE AND A SUPERIOR HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescMEDICAL, VISION, DENTAL, DISABILITY, AND VARIOUS OTHER HEALTH RELATED INSURANCE BENEFITS WERE PROVIDED TO THE 64,041 MEMBERS.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document358IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MATT DEWOLFBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5173326551PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11475 KENDALE BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityEAST LANSINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48823ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DR CHARLES R BACON
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH CARTER
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT HANCHEK
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMARA LEWIS
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIZA PARKINSON
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA WELCH
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRETT SMITH
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAULA HERBART
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHANDRA MADAFFERI
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER JONES
VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHELLE CHASE
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHAEL SHOUDY
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY5.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ROSS WILSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$262,913$0$91,586Yes (X)
LISA J ALLEN
CFO40.00$234,184$0$86,776Yes (X)
ARJAY PATRICK
DIRECTOR OF IT SERVICES40.00$223,337$0$56,457Yes (X)
MATT NYQUIST
DIRECTOR OF HEALTH PLAN OPERATIONS40.00$212,040$0$82,410Yes (X)
TANYA PRATT
DIRECTOR OF FIELD SERVICES40.00$208,957$0$55,550Yes (X)
KAREN SCHULZ
DIRECTOR OF MEMBER SERVICE40.00$206,839$0$82,410Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,348,270TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$455,189TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K74IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
BSWIFT LLC
10 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA STE 1100CHICAGOIL60606ONLINE TECHNOLOGY$1,390,109
PREFERRED CASE MANAGEMENT
139 W LAKE LANSING RD STE 100EAST LANSINGMI48823CASE MANAGEMENT$1,084,152
ENTECH MEDICAL STAFFING
1800 CROOKS RDTROYMI48084HOME HEALTH CARE$696,214
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC
7227 LEE DEFOREST DRCOLUMBIAMD21046HOME HEALTH CARE$409,725
HEALTH PARTNERS INC
PO BOX 772284DETROITMI482772284HOME HEALTH CARE$396,646
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K17CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS900099$1,034,053,453$1,034,053,453
CLAIMS PROCEESSING FEES900099$80,955,801$80,955,801
SHARED SERVICES900099$1,591,372$1,591,372
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE900099$49,334$49,334
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,116,649,960TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,210,576TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$14,210,576UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$227,951,572SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$195,143,145SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$32,808,427SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$32,808,427TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$32,808,427UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,163,668,963TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,115,058,588RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$47,019,003UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,591,372ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,034,994,011TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$354,499TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,877,059TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$3,855,203TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,556,704TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,794,521TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,556TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$574,217TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,077,697TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,413,736TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$984,028TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,964,169TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,399TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,452,965TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$939,317TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$181,122TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,655TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,483,646TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$290,999TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
MARKETING & RESEARCH$3,483,869
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES$512,303
STAFF DEV. & TRAINING$174,639
MISCELLANEOUS$118,172

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,605TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,080,563,685TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,620,095BOYAmt
EOY$3,842,045EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,421,714BOYAmt
EOY$155,755,245EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,684,217BOYAmt
EOY$85,640,516EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$49,016,637LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$36,768,568LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,243,267BOYAmt
EOY$12,248,069EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$433,935,391BOYAmt
EOY$487,459,366EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,918,297BOYAmt
EOY$79,197,308EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$733,822,981BOYAmt
EOY$824,142,549EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,566,352BOYAmt
EOY$1,476,677EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,945,042BOYAmt
EOY$43,369,295EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,259,092BOYAmt
EOY$97,432,744EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$138,770,486BOYAmt
EOY$142,278,716EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$595,052,495BOYAmt
EOY$681,863,833EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$595,052,495BOYAmt
EOY$681,863,833EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$733,822,981BOYAmt
EOY$824,142,549EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$83,105,278ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$3,052,733NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$653,327OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$718,340OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$718,340BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,829,460OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,320,293DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,509,167BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$31,419,636OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$28,399,074DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,020,562BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,049,201OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,049,201DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,248,069TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
STABILIZATION RESERVE$75,097,231
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE FROM OR ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS$4,100,077
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$79,197,308TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED PAYROLL AND RELATED ITEMS$2,778,107
ACCRUED CLAIMS PROCESSING EXPENSES$1,370,000
ACCRUED PENSION COST$87,184,134
DUE TO INSURANCE COMPANIES$6,100,503
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$97,432,744TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,220,742,289TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$3,052,733NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$55,225,704OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$58,278,437RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,162,463,852RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$1,077,697InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$127,414OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,205,111RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,163,668,963TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,209,681,509TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$130,322,935OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$130,322,935ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,079,358,574ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$1,077,697InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$127,414OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,205,111ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,080,563,685TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:IN THE PREPARATION OF TAX RETURNS, TAX POSITIONS ARE TAKEN BASED ON INTERPRETATION OF FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAX LAWS. MANAGEMENT PERIODICALLY REVIEWS AND EVALUATES THE STATUS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND MAKES ESTIMATES OF AMOUNTS, INCLUDING INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ULTIMATELY DUE OR OWED. NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, OR RECORDED, AS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAX RETURNS GENERALLY REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY THE VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE TO FOUR YEARS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CUSTOMER SAVINGS REFUND 991,873. PHARMACY REBATES 50,851,903. PHARMACY REBATE GUARANTEE 3,381,928.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RATE STABILIZATION RESERVE INTEREST 127,414.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CUSTOMER SAVINGS REFUND 991,873. PHARMACY REBATES 50,851,903. PHARMACY REBATE GUARANTEE 3,381,928. RATE STABILIZATION EXCESS 75,097,231.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RATE STABILIZATION RESERVE INTEREST 127,414.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ROSS WILSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$262,913$0$0$0$0$0$53,174$0$38,412$0$354,499$0$0$0
LISA J ALLEN
CFO$234,184$0$0$0$0$0$48,364$0$38,412$0$320,960$0$0$0
ARJAY PATRICK
DIRECTOR OF IT SERVICES$223,337$0$0$0$0$0$43,998$0$12,459$0$279,794$0$0$0
MATT NYQUIST
DIRECTOR OF HEALTH PLAN OPERATIONS$212,040$0$0$0$0$0$43,998$0$38,412$0$294,450$0$0$0
TANYA PRATT
DIRECTOR OF FIELD SERVICES$208,957$0$0$0$0$0$40,019$0$15,531$0$264,507$0$0$0
KAREN SCHULZ
DIRECTOR OF MEMBER SERVICE$206,839$0$0$0$0$0$43,998$0$38,412$0$289,249$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

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PART I, LINE 1AAMOUNTS PAID FOR SOCIAL CLUB DUES ARE INCLUDED IN RECIPIENTS' TAXABLE WAGES.
COMMON PAYMASTERIN ORDER TO MINIMIZE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS MESSA PARTICIPATES WITH MEA AND OTHER RELATED ENTITIES IN A COMMON PAYMASTER AGREEMENT WHEREBY MEA PROCESSES PERIODIC PAYROLLS AND REMITS RELATED PAYROLL TAXES UNDER ITS EIN 38-0827000. MESSA REIMBURSES MEA FOR THESE EXPENSES AS THEY OCCUR.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERS PER BYLAWS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMESSA BOARD IS ELECTED BY THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE CONTROLLER REVIEWS THE FORM 990. THE MESSA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REVIEWS THE FORM 990 NEXT. AFTER REVIEW AND APPROVAL THE FORM 990 THEN GOES TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR FINAL REVIEW AND SIGNATURE. THE RETURN IS THEN FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE MESSA BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND EACH TRUSTEE SIGNS A STATEMENT. THE POLICY WILL BE REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY AND AN UPDATED STATEMENT WILL BE SIGNED BY EACH TRUSTEE AT THAT TIME. THE POLICY IS REVIEWED WITH NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS AT THE START OF HIS/HER TERM AND A STATEMENT IS SIGNED BY THE NEW TRUSTEE AT THAT TIME.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15SALARIES ARE SET BY BOARD APPROVED SALARY SCHEDULES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO MESSA ADMINISTRATION
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 8DECREASE DUE TO ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS REFLECTED THROUGH THE NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST CAUSED PENSION EXPENSE FOR THE CURRENT YEAR TO BE NEGATIVE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:ADJUSTMENT FOR MINIMUM PENSION LIABILILTY 653,327.