MARS INC VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: MARS INC VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION (EIN 36-3768068)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-11-11
IRS object ID: 202003169349302260
Schema version: 2019v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-11-11T11:28:50-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 Madison Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	New York	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10017	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	363768068	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARS INC VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES BENEFICIARY	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% MARS INCORPORATED	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	MARS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9736913500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	350 CLARK DRIVE SUITE 202	AddressLine1Txt
City	MOUNT OLIVE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	07828	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JASON NASKIEWICZ	PersonNm
Person Title	INVESTMENT MANAGER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9736913500	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-11-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LAURA J PARELLO	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01080295	PTIN
Phone	6464713000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-11-09	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	155.201.35.58	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id	13049920203165000014	FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id	2020-11-11	FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	141872C61EE2484E145CE7DD1027B534145F60B2	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	A61A87C7F4CFE256282EE1EB48ECA3E50871776D	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-04-22 16:20:28Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JASON NASKIEWICZ	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	350 CLARK DRIVE SUITE 202	AddressLine1Txt
City	MOUNT OLIVE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	07828	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$50,043,290	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Trust	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationTrustInd
Formation	1999	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PAYMENT OF HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LIFE BENEFITS FOR ITS MEMBERS	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	1	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	1	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$14,347,079	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$14,044,859	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$11,151,843	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$10,422,553	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$23,145,913	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$14,347,079	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$34,297,756	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$24,769,632	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$42,509,233	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$40,999,269	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,791	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$78,021	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$7,971,574	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,527,013	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$50,485,598	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$45,604,303	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$16,187,842	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$20,834,671	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$86,239,318	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$62,947,996	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$8,459,089	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$3,658,922	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$77,780,229	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$59,289,074	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	PAYMENT OF HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LIFE BENEFITS FOR ITS MEMBERS	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	PAYMENT OF HEALTH, WELFARE, AND LIFE BENEFITS FOR ITS MEMBERS	Desc
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	1	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	1	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	false	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARS INCORPORATED	PersonNm
Phone	9736913500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	350 CLARK DRIVE SUITE 202	AddressLine1Txt
City	MOUNT OLIVE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	07828	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THE NORTHERN TRUST COM	PersonNm
Title	TRUSTEE	TitleTxt
Average Hours Per Week	0.0	AverageHoursPerWeekRt
Average Hours Per Week Rltd Org	1.0	AverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt
Institutional Trustee	Yes (X)	InstitutionalTrusteeInd
Reportable Comp From Org	$2,577	ReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Reportable Comp From Rltd Org	$0	ReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt
Other Compensation	$0	OtherCompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,577	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
AETNA INC
151 FARMINGTON AVE	LINCOLNSHIRE	CT	06156	PLAN ADMINISTRATOR	$863,635
XEROX HR SOLUTIONS LLP
101 WOODCREST ROAD	CHERRY HILL	NJ	08003	RECORD KEEPER	$740,493
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT GROUP
1001 19TH ST NORTH 16TH FLOOR	ARLINGTON	VA	22209	INVESTMENT MGMT	$132,271

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions	$0	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PARTICIPANT CONTRIBUTIONS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$10,422,553	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,422,553	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$10,422,553	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,698,023	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,698,023	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$37,922,714	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$25,273,658	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$12,649,056	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,649,056	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$12,649,056	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$24,769,632	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,422,553	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$14,347,079	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,999,269	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,021	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$168,981	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$166,043	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,530,750	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$944,879	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	UBTI TAX EXPENSES	Desc
Total	$1,716,360	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,604,303	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$71,658,432	BOYAmt
EOY	$54,632,487	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,471,288	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,348,164	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,109,598	BOYAmt
EOY	$967,345	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$86,239,318	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,947,996	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$3,658,922	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,459,089	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,658,922	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$77,780,229	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,289,074	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$77,780,229	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,289,074	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$86,239,318	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,947,996	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$20,834,671	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$1,428,787	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$3,772,303	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp
Equipment		EquipmentGrp
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildingsGrp
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity Interests		CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp
Total Book Value Securities	$0	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES PAYABLE	$276,835
UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX	$257,500
DUE TO BROKER	$5,884
OTHER LIABILITIES	$3,118,703

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3,658,922	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE TRUST ESTABLISHED UNDER THE PLAN TO HOLD THE FORMER MARS PLAN'S ASSETS IS INTENDED TO QUALIFY AS TAX-EXEMPT PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C)(9) OF THE IRC AND ACCORDINGLY, THE TRUST'S NET INVESTMENT INCOME IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES. THE TRUST HAS OBTAINED A FAVORABLE TAX DETERMINATION LETTER DATED DECEMBER 9, 1988, THAT THE PLAN AND RELATED TRUST ARE DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") FURTHER, THE WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES' BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION TRUST ("WRIGLEY TRUST"), HOLDING THE WRIGLEY RETIREE HEALTH AND LIFE PLAN ASSETS, RECEIVED AN EXEMPTION LETTER FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DATED FEBRUARY 6, 1992, STATING THAT THE WRIGLEY TRUST IS TAX-EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(9) OF THE IRC AS A VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION. THE PLAN HAS BEEN AMENDED SINCE RECEIVING THE DETERMINATION LETTERS. THE PLAN ADMINISTRATOR BELIEVES THE PLAN IS DESIGNED AND IS CURRENTLY BEING OPERATED IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE IRC, AND QUALIFIES AS TAX EXEMPT. ACCORDINGLY, INCOME OF THE PLAN IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(A) OF THE IRC. PURSUANT TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE IRC AND STATE TAX STATUTES, A PORTION OF THE INCOME GENERATED BY THE TRUST IS SUBJECT TO AN UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX ("UBIT"). THE TRUST PAID $4,104,146 FOR UBIT EXPENSE DURING THE YEAR-ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, RELATED TO UBIT FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018. U.S. GAAP REQUIRE PLAN MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE PLAN AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF THE PLAN HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS $0 AND $2,327,269 OF DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND $3,118,703 AND $7,621,258 OF OTHER LIABILITIES FOR DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018, RESPECTIVELY, IN THE STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS. THE TOTAL NET AMOUNT OF $3,118,703 AND $5,293,989 IN THE STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018, RESPECTIVELY, INCLUDES TOTAL ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES OF $927,990 AND $2,295,438 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018, RESPECTIVELY, WHICH IS PART OF OTHER LIABILITIES. NET CHANGE OF $2,175,286 IN THE ASSET RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 WAS DUE TO DEFERRED TAX ASSET DECREASE OF $2,327,269 AND OTHER LIABILITIES DECREASE OF $4,502,555. NET AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN THE UBIT EXPENSE ON THE STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FOR BENEFITS. THE TRUST IS POTENTIALLY SUBJECT TO UBIT EXAMINATIONS BY THE IRS AND BY VARIOUS U.S. STATES, HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. THE PLAN ADMINISTRATOR BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2016.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Investments	$198,594
Central America and the Caribbean	Investments	$111,233

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$309,827	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$309,827	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (true)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (true)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (true)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (true)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI - GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT DISCLOSURE	GENERAL PART VI IS ANSWERED FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE TAXPAYER'S TRUSTEE, NORTHERN TRUST. THE EMPLOYER, MARS INC., HAS IN PLACE A BENEFITS PLAN COMMITTEE WHICH HAS OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNING AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO ALL COMPLIANCE AND DECISION-MAKING MATTERS RELATED TO THIS TAXPAYER, A VEBA TRUST.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION IS A VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION AS DESCRIBED IN CODE SECTION 501(c)(9). AS SUCH, THE ORGANIZATION WAS CREATED AND IS MAINTAINED FOR THE PAYMENT OF ELIGIBLE CLAIMS INCURRED BY PARTICIPANTS IN THE EMPLOYEE BEENFIT PLAN THAT IS FUNDED, IN PART, BY THE TRUST THAT IS THE FILING ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 8 AND 12-15	THIS ORGANIZATION IS A VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ASSOCIATION EXEMPT UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(9). ITS TRUSTEE IS A BANK THAT HAS A FIDUCIARY DUTY TO MANAGE INVESTMENTS IN THE INTEREST OF THE BENEFICIARIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B	PRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AMERICAS BENEFIT DIRECTOR AND AMERICAS INVESTMENT MANAGER OF THE PARENT COMPANY, MARS, INCORPORATED.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19	AS A 501(C)(9) ORGANIZATION, THE TRUST IS NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE TRUST GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS: $ 3,812,287 VENTURE CAPITAL/PARTNERSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS: (39,984) ------------ TOTAL $ 3,772,303
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE U.S. BENEFIT PLANS COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY TO REVIEW FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDIT RESULTS WITH THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS OF THE PARENT COMPANY, MARS, INCORPORATED.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARS INCORPORATED	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6885 ELM STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	MCLEAN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	221594774	EIN
Primary Activities	FOOD & CANDY	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	C CORP	EntityTypeTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARS INCORPORATED	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	P	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$832,205	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	COST	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE R, PART V, LINE 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CONSISTENT WITH PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION 80-26, MARS TRUST-BILLS THE VEBA WITHIN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN REIMBURSEMENT FOR PLAN ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES PAID BY THE COMPANY ON BEHALF OF THE RETIREE MEDICAL AND LIFE PLAN.	ExplanationTxt