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BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION (EIN 13-5656874)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-11
IRS object ID
202033169349302688
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-11-11T12:05:46-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12001 MARKET ST SUITE 1800AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN135656874EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% ROBERT J KOLODGYInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlBLUEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3122976000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1225 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60601ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT J KOLODGYPersonNm
Person TitleEVP & CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3122976462PhoneNum
Signature2020-11-11SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonERICA R MCREYNOLDSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00977806PTIN
Phone2673303000PhoneNum
Preparation2020-11-10PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address8.45.137.10IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id23522320203165000002FederalOriginalSubmissionId
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2022-01-07 14:23:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSCOTT SEROTAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1225 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$846,506,149GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.BCBS.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1948FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Program Service Revenue$685,968,038CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,383,589PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$8,358,831CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,461,163PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,467,840CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$606,168,219PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$695,794,709CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Total Expenses$602,641,023PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$659,070,100CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,527,196PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$36,724,609CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$795,746,293TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$872,476,835TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$699,522,048TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$711,916,469TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$96,224,245NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$160,560,366NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
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Revenue$224,428,296RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$164,910,956ExpenseAmt
Revenue$185,333,342RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc

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Revenue$163,070,460RevenueAmt
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Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$97,325,758TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$637,985,170TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3falseDescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (true)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (true)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (true)CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (true)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstYes (true)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (true)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control EntYes (true)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document228IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee1494EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtYes (true)SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member36IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (true)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (true)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (true)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (true)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (true)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VentureYes (true)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or ProcedureYes (true)WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT J KOLODGYPersonNm
Phone3122976462PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60601ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (81 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
SCOTT P SEROTA
PRESIDENT AND CEO40.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$8,037,966$0$3,213,785
JENNIFER VACHON
EVP ADMIN SRVS CHIEF OF STAFF40.00.0Yes (X)$1,123,047$0$192,756
ROBERT J KOLODGY JR
EVP & CFO40.00.0Yes (X)$1,037,556$0$58,951
KARI J HEDGES
SVP COMMERCIAL MARKETS40.00.0Yes (X)$739,170$0$167,757
JUSTINE HANDELMAN
SVP POLICY & REPRESENTATION40.00.0Yes (X)$790,152$0$111,713
MAUREEN E SULLIVAN
SVP CHIEF STRATEGY INNOVATION40.00.0Yes (X)$785,228$0$65,267
WILLIAM A BRESKIN
SVP GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS40.00.0Yes (X)$724,788$0$120,731
JOHN BANTA
ED VENTURE FUNDS40.00.0$571,825$0$256,198Yes (X)
KATHY DIDAWICK
VP CONGRESSIONAL COMMUNICATION40.00.0Yes (X)$640,869$0$162,399
WILLIAM S NEHS
SVP GEN COUNSEL & CORP SEC40.00.0Yes (X)$705,677$0$62,229
TERRY COONEY
VP INVESTMENT & NEBA40.00.0Yes (X)$616,543$0$149,272
PETAR NAUMOVSKI
VP CHIEF INFO SECURITY OFFICER40.00.0Yes (X)$710,591$0$53,510
TRENT T HAYWOOD
SVP CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER40.00.0Yes (X)$709,136$0$45,543
KRIS O HALTMEYER
VP LEGISLATIVE & REG POLICY40.00.0Yes (X)$581,471$0$120,550
JOHN CERISANO
VP FEDERAL RELATIONS40.00.0Yes (X)$523,179$0$123,087
MIKE JOYCE
VP CHIEF AUDITOR & COMPLIANCE40.00.0Yes (X)$441,724$0$116,187
JEFFREY BERTA
ED EIT BUSINESS PARTNER40.00.0$391,883$0$106,666Yes (X)
DENISE SCHOFIELD
ED CLINICAL OPERATIONS40.00.0$408,414$0$80,166Yes (X)
BRAD LUBRANT
VP FINANCE40.00.0Yes (X)$320,219$0$166,990
MARK TALLUTO
VP STRATEGY & ANALYTICS40.00.0Yes (X)$443,090$0$43,361
REED MELTON
VP CLINICAL OPERATIONS40.00.0Yes (X)$328,600$0$157,369
JULIE KOEWLER
VP BRAND STRATEGY40.00.0Yes (X)$432,116$0$53,812
MELISSA ROTUNNO
VP DEPUTY GEN COUNSEL BRAND40.00.0Yes (X)$355,993$0$121,879
PAUL GERRARD
VP STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS40.00.0Yes (X)$411,793$0$65,791
JENNIFER ATKINS
VP NETWORK SOLUTIONS40.00.0Yes (X)$396,885$0$57,927
RICH CULLEN
VP INTER-PLAN SOLUTIONS40.00.0Yes (X)$330,117$0$117,062
DOUGHTON LAWRENCE
ED ENTERPRISE PROGRAM40.00.0$349,813$0$89,216Yes (X)
NAOMI ARONSON
ED CLINICAL EVAL & INNOVATION40.00.0Yes (X)$389,140$0$44,379Yes (X)
DAVID YODER
VP MEMBER CARE BENEFITS40.00.0Yes (X)$378,684$0$49,931
NISHA K LULLA
VP OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT40.00.0Yes (X)$343,768$0$49,582
VINCENT NELSON
VP MEDICAL AFFAIRS40.00.0Yes (X)$335,417$0$52,857
NGAN MACDONALD
VP ENTERPRISE DATA SOLUTIONS40.00.0Yes (X)$315,433$0$60,640
PATRICK POPE
VP DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL40.00.0Yes (X)$299,598$0$52,654
KELLY WILLIAMS
VP HUMAN RESOURCES40.00.0Yes (X)$311,440$0$23,036
KIM D HOLLAND
VP STATE AFFAIRS40.00.0Yes (X)$264,263$0$29,804
BLAKE WILKERSON
VP STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS40.00.0Yes (X)$255,422$0$21,045
LACHLAN TIDMARSH
SVP & CIO40.00.0Yes (X)$185,767$0$7,672
JODY VOSS
VP DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION40.00.0$113,996$0$0Yes (X)
WILLIAM O'LOUGHLIN
VP CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER40.00.0$106,568$0$0Yes (X)
MATTHEW D ALL
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID W ANDERSON
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK BARNARD
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
CURTIS BARNETT
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER BOOTH
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAIL K BOUDREAUX
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN P CONLIN
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK CONWAY
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW DREYFUS
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN D FORSYTH
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERTO GARCIA-RODRIGU
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK B GANZ
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON C GEORGE
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK J GERAGHTY
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE GORE
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN H GRANDFIELD
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
J D HICKEY
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL J HILFERTY
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID HOLMBERG
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM HUCKLE
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM KECK
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAM KEHALY
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID LESAR
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL J LOEPP
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLENE MAHER
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL MARKOVICH
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK MUGIISHI
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID S PANKAU
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERALD PETKAU
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN PIENINCK
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
M CAROL PIGOTT
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEAN ROBBINS
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF ROE
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG SAMITT
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK SCHUM
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAULA STEINER
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL B STOLLAR
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY D ST HILAIRE
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIN STUCKY
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN UDVARHELYI
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM VINES
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANETTE K WILSON
BOARD MEMBER4.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$22,227,915TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$5,873,896TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K887IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (true)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
BEELINE SETTLEMENT COMPANY
12724 GRAN BAY PKWY WESTJACKSONVILLEFL32258WORKFORCE STAFFING$9,752,191
HEALTH INTELLIGENCE CO LLC
225 N MICHIGAN AVENUECHICAGOIL60601DATA ANALYTICS$9,535,694
KIRKLAND ELLIS
200 E RANDOLPH DRIVECHICAGOIL60601LEGAL SERVICES$19,308,741
WORLDWIDE INSURANCE SERVICES LLC
100 MATSONFORD ROADRADNORPA19087INTERL MED INSURANCE$12,440,249
INFOSYS PUBLIC SERVICES INC
800 KING FARM BLVD STE 505ROCKVILLEMD20850BUSINESS CONSULTING$13,905,374
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K161CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions$0TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PROGRAM900099$224,428,296$224,428,296
BLUECARD900099$185,333,342$185,333,342
OTHER SERVICES900099$178,880,642$163,070,460$15,810,182
FEE FOR SERVICES900099$59,947,478$59,947,478
BLUESNET900099$17,716,197$17,716,197

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$19,662,083TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$19,662,083RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$685,968,038TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,206,941TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,206,941ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$154,154,125SecuritiesAmt
Other$709,204OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$150,000,000SecuritiesAmt
Other$711,440OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,154,125SecuritiesAmt
Other-$2,236OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,151,890TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,151,890ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$0FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$0GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescK-1 INCOMEDesc
Business900001BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,467,840TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,467,840UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,467,840OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$695,794,709TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$670,157,856RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$17,278,022UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$8,358,831ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,770,851TotalAmt
Program Services$18,875,099ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,895,752ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,065,858TotalAmt
Program Services$151,380,946ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,684,912ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,890,111TotalAmt
Program Services$14,555,815ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$334,296ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,706,647TotalAmt
Program Services$15,502,729ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$203,918ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,923,693TotalAmt
Program Services$11,603,766ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$319,927ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,823,187TotalAmt
Program Services$25,694,230ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$128,957ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,912,263TotalAmt
Program Services$1,912,263ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,318,067TotalAmt
Program Services$4,318,067ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$212,659,224TotalAmt
Program Services$210,012,060ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,647,164ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,429,140TotalAmt
Program Services$59,428,140ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,792,305TotalAmt
Program Services$10,680,449ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$111,856ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,507,139TotalAmt
Program Services$56,950,726ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$556,413ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,908,739TotalAmt
Program Services$12,409,725ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$499,014ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,320,959TotalAmt
Program Services$6,663,871ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$657,088ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,504,223TotalAmt
Program Services$5,857,803ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$646,420ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,948,850TotalAmt
Program Services$16,666,076ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$282,774ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,559,075TotalAmt
Program Services$6,469,863ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,212ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MEMBERSHIP & SPONSORSHIP$2,507,339$2,377,100$130,239
CONTRIBUTIONS - GENERAL$4,558,289$4,457,792$100,497
BOOKS & PERIODICALS$1,795,933$1,643,924$152,009
MISCELLANEOUS$2,168,208$524,726$1,643,482

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$659,070,100TotalAmt
Program Services$637,985,170ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,084,930ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,302,014BOYAmt
EOY$1,413,973EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$504,222,247BOYAmt
EOY$555,519,865EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,834,280BOYAmt
EOY$49,431,229EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,249,607BOYAmt
EOY$16,927,100EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$93,828,315LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$74,880,676LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,065,511BOYAmt
EOY$18,947,639EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,121BOYAmt
EOY$5,121EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$182,737,165BOYAmt
EOY$189,713,869EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,401,742BOYAmt
EOY$7,781,565EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,928,612BOYAmt
EOY$32,736,474EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$795,746,293BOYAmt
EOY$872,476,835EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,218,586BOYAmt
EOY$149,406,858EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,334,391BOYAmt
EOY$9,587,964EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$498,119,809BOYAmt
EOY$505,017,261EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,849,262BOYAmt
EOY$47,904,386EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$699,522,048BOYAmt
EOY$711,916,469EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,224,245BOYAmt
EOY$160,560,366EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,224,245BOYAmt
EOY$160,560,366EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$795,746,293BOYAmt
EOY$872,476,835EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$36,724,609ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$12,363,137NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$15,248,375OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$996,492PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$570,000InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$570,000TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (true)Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (6 entries)

Business Name Line2OrganizationBusinessName/BusinessNameLine2TxtAddress Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPaid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt
Democratic Governors
Association1401 K Street NWWashingtonDC20005521304889$250,000
Republican Governors
Assoc1747 Pennsylvania AveWashingtonDC20006113655877$250,000
Republican Attorney
General Association1747 Pennsylvania AveWashingtonDC20006464501717$25,000
Democratic Attorney
General Association1580 Lincoln StDenverCO80203134220019$15,000
Democratic Legislati
ve Campaign Com1225 I St NWWashingtonDC20005521870839$15,000
Republican State
Leadership Com1201 F St NWWashingtonDC20004050532524$15,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots LobbyingTotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct LobbyingTotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying ExpendTotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose ExpendOtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose ExpendTotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable AmountLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots NontaxableGrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non TxTotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non TxTotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Substantially All Dues NondedfalseSubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingfalseOnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearfalseAgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$87,000,000DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$9,744,000NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$0NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$9,744,000NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$9,744,000AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE C, PART I-A, LINE 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FILING ORGANIZATION MADE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GENERAL TREASURY TO SIX SECTION 527 POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SPONSORED A SEPARATE FUND DESIGNATED FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (true)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$28,805,697OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$19,790,544DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,015,153BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$49,199,468OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$40,635,895DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,563,573BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,823,150OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,454,237DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,368,913BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$18,947,639TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial DerivativesFinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity InterestsCloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
NON-PUBLIC MUTUAL FUNDS$93,333,936C
WELLS FARGO MUTUAL FUNDS$10,749,391F
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS$77,395,778C
INVEST. IN AFFILIATES >5%$8,023,764C
206,839 COMMON, BCS INSR. CORP$211,000C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$189,713,869TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
PENSION LIABILITES$24,440,276
LONG-TERM DEFERRED REVENUE$5,034,788
LEASE LIABILITY$10,767,935
OTHER BENEFITS$7,661,387
POST-RETIREMENT LIABILITY$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$47,904,386TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART IV, LINE 2BESCROW & CUSTODIAL ARRANGEMENTS THE ASSOCIATION HOLDS FUNDS AS AGENT FOR ITS MEMBER PLANS UNDER ARRANGEMENTS COVERING ITS BLUE CARD AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PROGRAM.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTE THE ASSOCIATION FOLLOWS THE REQUIREMENT OF ASC 740-10-25 "ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES," WHICH CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING AND DISCLOSURES FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS, AS DEFINED. ASC 740-10-25 SEEKS TO REDUCE THE DIVERSITY IN PRACTICE ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT RELATED TO COUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES. UNDER ASC 740-10-25, AN ORGANIZATION MUST RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT ASSOCIATED WITH TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR TAX RETURN PURPOSES WHEN IT IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED. THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT SHOULD BE RECORDED. NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES WERE RECORDED OR INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018. THE ASSOCIATION IS OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FROM FISCAL YEAR 2016 FORWARD.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (true)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (true)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (39 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
SCOTT P SEROTA
PRESIDENT AND CEO$1,356,035$4,216,681$2,465,250$3,182,058$31,727$11,251,751$2,279,242
JENNIFER VACHON
EVP ADMIN SRVS CHIEF OF STAFF$473,680$334,600$314,767$148,879$43,877$1,315,803$75,326
ROBERT J KOLODGY JR
EVP & CFO$631,155$396,900$9,501$14,000$44,951$1,096,507
KARI J HEDGES
SVP COMMERCIAL MARKETS$368,416$210,000$160,754$122,723$45,034$906,927$5,160
JUSTINE HANDELMAN
SVP POLICY & REPRESENTATION$422,753$213,200$154,199$84,476$27,237$901,865$59,244
MAUREEN E SULLIVAN
SVP CHIEF STRATEGY INNOVATION$433,798$208,000$143,430$33,140$32,127$850,495$15,823
WILLIAM A BRESKIN
SVP GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS$325,835$160,000$238,953$93,158$27,573$845,519$11,283
JOHN BANTA
ED VENTURE FUNDS$272,777$294,569$4,479$217,475$38,723$828,023$169,569
KATHY DIDAWICK
VP CONGRESSIONAL COMMUNICATION$400,033$107,200$133,636$123,363$39,036$803,268$26,207
WILLIAM S NEHS
SVP GEN COUNSEL & CORP SEC$481,626$221,200$2,851$14,000$48,229$767,906
TERRY COONEY
VP INVESTMENT & NEBA$272,832$107,000$236,711$102,061$47,211$765,815$23,103
PETAR NAUMOVSKI
VP CHIEF INFO SECURITY OFFICER$483,598$225,000$1,993$14,000$39,510$764,101
TRENT T HAYWOOD
SVP CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER$497,175$211,600$361$14,000$31,543$754,679
KRIS O HALTMEYER
VP LEGISLATIVE & REG POLICY$312,441$137,000$132,030$84,133$36,417$702,021$31,121
JOHN CERISANO
VP FEDERAL RELATIONS$278,600$124,000$120,579$76,787$46,300$646,266$31,396
MIKE JOYCE
VP CHIEF AUDITOR & COMPLIANCE$270,387$100,000$71,337$85,076$31,111$557,911$6,996
DENISE SCHOFIELD
ED CLINICAL OPERATIONS$289,718$85,400$33,296$79,166$1,000$488,580
BRAD LUBRANT
VP FINANCE$225,948$76,000$18,271$132,157$34,833$487,209$14,064
MARK TALLUTO
VP STRATEGY & ANALYTICS$312,732$126,900$3,458$9,781$33,580$486,451
REED MELTON
VP CLINICAL OPERATIONS$239,325$77,500$11,775$148,661$8,708$485,969
JULIE KOEWLER
VP BRAND STRATEGY$314,421$115,900$1,795$14,000$39,812$485,928
JEFFREY BERTA
ED EIT BUSINESS PARTNER$267,002$74,000$50,881$77,747$28,919$498,549
MELISSA ROTUNNO
VP DEPUTY GEN COUNSEL BRAND$234,153$88,000$33,840$89,198$32,681$477,872$19,688
PAUL GERRARD
VP STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS$292,773$115,200$3,820$12,060$53,731$477,584
JENNIFER ATKINS
VP NETWORK SOLUTIONS$275,656$119,000$2,229$14,000$43,927$454,812
RICH CULLEN
VP INTER-PLAN SOLUTIONS$229,694$70,000$30,423$75,615$41,447$447,179
DOUGHTON LAWRENCE
ED ENTERPRISE PROGRAM$233,342$59,000$57,471$77,731$11,485$439,029
NAOMI ARONSON
ED CLINICAL EVAL & INNOVATION$232,513$57,900$98,727$14,660$29,719$433,519
DAVID YODER
VP MEMBER CARE BENEFITS$285,613$90,000$3,071$13,683$36,248$428,615
NISHA K LULLA
VP OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT$252,288$91,200$280$10,697$38,885$393,350
VINCENT NELSON
VP MEDICAL AFFAIRS$304,766$30,651$14,000$38,857$388,274
NGAN MACDONALD
VP ENTERPRISE DATA SOLUTIONS$235,141$78,000$2,292$12,301$48,339$376,073
PATRICK POPE
VP DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL$191,572$107,000$1,026$10,777$41,877$352,252
KELLY WILLIAMS
VP HUMAN RESOURCES$238,927$72,000$513$10,601$12,435$334,476
KIM D HOLLAND
VP STATE AFFAIRS$167,993$95,600$670$11,994$17,810$294,067
BLAKE WILKERSON
VP STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS$196,442$41,000$17,980$7,410$13,635$276,467
LACHLAN TIDMARSH
SVP & CIO$185,315$452$433$7,239$193,439
JODY VOSS
VP DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION$24,500$89,496$113,996$89,496
WILLIAM O'LOUGHLIN
VP CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER$106,568$106,568$106,568

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1AAS AN ORGANIZATION SERVING A SYSTEM OF LOCALLY BASED INDEPENDENT PLANS OFFERING HEALTH INSURANCE IN ALL 50 STATES, DC AND PUERTO RICO, THE ASSOCIATION'S OFFICERS ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN AN UNUSUALLY DEMANDING TRAVEL SCHEDULE. A COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT PLAN EXECUTIVES HAS ESTABLISHED CEO TRAVEL POLICIES DESIGNED TO ASSURE THE ORGANIZATION IS ABLE TO MEET THE CEO'S TRAVEL COMMITMENTS, INCLUDING TRAVEL TO UNDERSERVED REGIONAL DESTINATIONS. THESE POLICIES INCLUDE THE USE OF CHARTER AIRCRAFT AND FIRST CLASS TRAVEL ON SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS UNDER CERTAIN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES. THE ASSOCIATION HAS DESIGNED A COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL AND SERVICE-RELOCATION PROGRAM TO ASSIST RELOCATING EMPLOYEES AND NEW HIRES WITH THE RELOCATION PROCESS. THE ASSOCIATION MAY PROVIDE A TAX GROSS UP ON ALL OR PART OF A RELOCATING EMPLOYEE'S TAXABLE RELOCATION EXPENSES IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE RELOCATING EMPLOYEE OR NEW HIRE FOR NEGATIVE TAX CONSEQUENCES DUE TO TAXATION OF RELOCATION EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS. THE EXPENSES ARE REIMBURSED AND INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION, IF APPLICABLE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASSOCIATION'S POLICY. TO FACILITATE BUSINESS MEETINGS WITH VISITING PLAN OFFICIALS AND OTHERS, AND TO FOSTER SOCIAL INTERACTION SERVING THE INTERESTS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND TO FOSTER THEIR GOOD HEALTH, THE ASSOCIATION REIMBURSES A LUNCHEON CLUB MEMBERSHIP FOR OFFICERS. THE EXPENSES ARE REIMBURSED AND INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION, IF APPLICABLE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASSOCIATION'S POLICY.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND THE CONTINUED RETENTION OF HIS SERVICES ARE APPROVED EACH YEAR BY A COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATIONS BOARD COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT PLAN EXECUTIVES. THAT COMMITTEE ACTS AFTER DELIBERATIONS BASED UPON ADVICE FROM A QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM. THE CONSULTANT'S ADVICE AND THOSE DELIBERATIONS INCLUDE A REVIEW OF THE RESULTS OF THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT'S RESEARCH REGARDING COMPENSATION PAID BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR OFFICERS SERVING IN CAPACITIES COMPARABLE TO THAT OF THE ASSOCIATIONS CEO. EACH YEAR THIS COMMITTEES DECISIONS ARE REPORTED TO THE FULL BOARD DURING A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. THE BOARD DELIBERATES ON BOTH MATTERS. EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD OF THE CEOS SERVICE REQUIRES ACTION BY THE FULL BOARD. THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE STAND APPROVED UNLESS THE BOARD EXERCISES ITS INHERENT PREROGATIVE TO MODIFY THE COMMITTEE'S COMPENSATION DECISIONS. THE SAME COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT PLAN EXECUTIVES ANNUALLY RECEIVES THE CEOS RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION TO BE PAID TO THE OFFICERS. AS WITH THE CEOS COMPENSATION, THE DELIBERATIONS OF THIS COMMITTEE AND ITS DECISIONS TO APPROVE OR MODIFY THE CEO'S COMPENSATION ARE BASED UPON THE RESULTS OF AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT'S MARKET RESEARCH REGARDING COMPARABLE OFFICER PAY AND THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT'S ADVICE.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4QUESTION 4A - ONE OFFICER RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAY DURING 2019: TRENT HAYWOOD $147,077 QUESTION 4B - AS REQUIRED BY THE INSTRUCTIONS TO FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART II, A HYPOTHETICAL SERP ACCRUAL OF ADDITIONAL VESTED BENEFITS WAS CALCULATED FOR EACH REPORTABLE PERSON WHO WAS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM. THE ACCRUAL AMOUNTS WERE DETERMINED USING THE ASSOCIATION'S BEST ESTIMATE OF THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE ADDITIONAL VESTED BENEFITS. ADDITIONAL VESTED BENEFITS UNDER THE SERP ARE TAXED AND INCLUDED IN FORM W-2 BASED ON INCOME TAX REGULATIONS, WHICH DIFFER FROM THE INSTRUCTIONS TO SCHEDULE J. BECAUSE THE INSTRUCTIONS TO SCHEDULE J SPECIFY THAT AMOUNTS REPORTED IN COLUMNS B(I) THROUGH B(III), I.E., AMOUNTS REPORTED ON FORM W-2, SHOULD NOT BE REPORTED AGAIN IN COLUMN C OR D, THE AMOUNT OF IMPUTED SERP INCOME REPORTED IN FORM W-2 AND COLUMN B(III) WAS SUBTRACTED IN EACH CASE FROM THE HYPOTHETICAL SERP ACCRUAL OF ADDITIONAL VESTED BENEFITS. THE BALANCE OF THE HYPOTHETICAL ACCRUAL WAS INCLUDED IN COLUMN C FOR THE APPLICABLE REPORTABLE PERSONS AS FOLLOWS: SCOTT P SEROTA - 444,988 WILLIAM A BRESKIN - 0 JOHN CERISANO - 7,970 TERRY COONEY - 0 RICH CULLEN - 12,822 KATHY RIPLEY DIDAWICK - 51,174 KRIS O HALTMEYER - 15,549 JUSTINE HANDELMAN - 30,390 KARI J HEDGES - 62,806 MIKE JOYCE - 9,486 BRAD LUBRANT - 19,543 MELISSA ROTUNNO - 9,926 MELTON REED - 34,725 MAUREEN SULLIVAN - 0 JENNIFER VACHON - 85,976 DENISE SCHOFIELD - 5,958 DOUGHTON LAWRENCE - 5,651 JEFFREY BERTA - 6,812 The combined total of imputed SERP included in column C: 803,776.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7The Association maintains an Association wide annual performance bonus program that assures a portion of employees annual compensation is contingent upon the attainment of pre-approved organizational performance goals, as weighted by the performance measurement process that evaluates each individual employees' efforts. Officers, like all employees, are eligible to participate in this program. The performance goals and the budget for this bonus program are approved each year by the Associations Board based upon recommendations from a Board committee consisting of independent Plan executives. Moreover, the performance assessment judgments and the approval of actual payouts require approval by that committee. The CEO and an Executive Director participate in separate Long Term Incentive Bonus programs. As with the regular performance bonus programs, payouts under these Long Term Incentive Programs reflect the extent to which pre-established performance goals are reached. However, unlike the annual performance bonus program, the Long Term Incentive programs operate on a multi-year cycle to assure that the CEO and an Executive Director have incentives that look beyond the immediate year. Under the CEO's program, the performance measurements and the assessment of the achievement of those goals and the resulting payout amounts are all approved by the same Board committee described above and reported to the full Board. The committee's deliberations regarding the establishment of the program, the selection of the performance factors and assessment of performance all include consultation and recommendation from a qualified independent compensation consultant based upon a market study of comparable programs for comparable executives. Under the Executive Director's program, the performance measurement is based on the performance of specified investments.

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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (15 entries)

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FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE IS PROMOTING THROUGH INDEPENDENT BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD MEMBER PLANS, THE COMMON GOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY BY FOSTERING BROAD-BASED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 THE ASSOCIATION SERVES ITS MEMBERSHIP CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD MEMBER PLANS THAT OPERATE WITHIN SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREAS. THE ASSOCATION PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO MEMBER PLANS AND COORDINATES GOVERNMENT SERVICES, SUCH AS THE CONTRACT UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT PROGRAM (FEP), WHICH IS THE CORE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE COMMON GOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY BY FOSTERING BROAD-BASED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A THE BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION'S FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PROGRAM (FEP) ADMINISTERS THE BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD SERVICE BENEFIT PLAN. APPROXIMATELY 64.8 PERCENT OF ALL FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES WHO RECEIVED THEIR HEALTH CARE BENEFITS THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT'S FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM (FEHBP) ARE MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE BENEFIT PLAN RECEIVING HEALTH COVERAGE THROUGH MEMBER PLANS. SERVICE BENEFIT PLAN HAS BEEN PART OF THE FEHBP SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1960 AND IS THE LARGEST PLAN IN THE PROGRAM. ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2019 INCLUDED ENROLLMENT OF OVER 5.5 MILLION MEMBERS AND A RECORD 34 CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF OPEN SEASON ENROLLMENT GROWTH, RETENTION REACHED AN ALL-TIME HIGH AT 99.5 PERCENT ABOVE THE 2018 RATE OF 99.1 PERCENT, AND MOST SIGNIFICANTLY, FEP OFFERED ITS DENTAL AND VISION PRODUCTS TO FORMER TRICARE ENROLLEES FOR THE FIRST TIME. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B THE BLUECARD PROGRAM ENABLES BLUE PLAN MEMBERS TO RECEIVE THE BENEFITS OF THEIR INSURANCE CONTRACTS WHILE TRAVELING OR LIVING IN ANOTHER MEMBER PLAN'S GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA. THROUGH BLUECARD, BLUE PLAN MEMBERS ARE GIVEN SEAMLESS NATIONAL ACCESS TO PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS THAT PARTICIPATE IN BLUE NETWORKS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM LINKS PARTICIPATING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WITH THE INDEPENDENT BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD PLANS THROUGH A SINGLE ELECTRONIC NETWORK FOR CLAIMS PROCESSING AND REIMBURSEMENT. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C AS THE UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR THE MEMBER PLANS, THE ASSOCIATION COORDINATES ADVERTISING AND COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS, PROVIDING POLICY AND REPRESENTATION OF MEMBER INTERESTS, MONITORS AND FOSTERS THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF ALL THE PLANS AND SUPPORTS THE ABILITY OF THE PLANS TO OPERATE EFFICIENTLY BY PROVIDING CONFERENCES, CONSULTING AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES TO THE PLANS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES OPTIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS; OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE GROUP PACKAGE OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAMS TO THE PLANS; A CLOSED PRIVATE, WIDE AREA NETWORK THAT LINKS TEH COMPOUTER AND INFROMATION RESOURCES OF THE PLANS EXPENSE: 73,191,163 GRANTS: NONE NONEREVENUE: 97,325,758
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2VARIOUS ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBERS (DIRECTORS) ALSO SIT ON THE BOARD OF BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION AFFILIATES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6BCBSA HAS THIRTY-SIX (36) INDEPENDENT HEALTH CARE PLAN LICENSEES OPERATING IN SPECIFIED DOMESTIC SERVICE AREAS. ALL HEATH CARE PLAN LICENSEES ARE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AEACH PRIMARY LICENSEE MEMBER PLAN, BY THE AUTHORITY OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, SELECT THE CEO OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPANIES TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BCERTAIN GOVERNING DECISIONS, SUCH AS BY-LAW AMENDMENTS, REQUIRE ACTION BY BOTH THE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD AND ITS MEMBER PLANS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BIN GENERAL, FORM 990 CONTENT AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION ARE REVIEWED BY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL TAX (PWC) AND ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONALS AND INTERNAL LEGAL PERSONNEL. FINALIZING THE RETURN DRAFT CONSISTS OF DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN FINANCE OFFICERS AND FINANCE MANAGERS REGARDING THE NUMERIC RESULTS AND WRITTEN RESPONSES TO SELECT RETURN QUESTIONS. UPON INTERNAL AGREEMENT AS TO THE FORM AND CONTENT, AN ELECTRONIC DRAFT 990 IS SENT TO THE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBCBSA MAINTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE CODE OF CONDUCT AND COMPLIANCE PROGRAM APPLICABLE TO ALL EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS. IN ADDITION, ALL EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. THE BCBSA CHIEF AUDITOR AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER IS CHARGED WITH INVESTIGATING ANY ALLEGATIONS OF NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE OF CONDUCT, INCLUDING ANY COMPLAINTS REPORTED THROUGH THE ANONYMOUS HOTLINE MAINTAINED THROUGH AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION. THE RESULTS OF THE COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS EFFECTIVENESS ARE REPORTED TO THE FINANCIAL AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FAILURE TO ADHERE TO THE CODE OF CONDUCT MAY RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION, UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15A & 15BTHE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND THE CONTINUED RETENTION OF HIS SERVICES ARE APPROVED EACH YEAR BY A COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT PLAN EXECUTIVES. THAT COMMITTEE ACTS AFTER DELIBERATIONS BASED UPON ADVICE FROM A QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM. THE CONSULTANT'S ADVICE AND THOSE DELIBERATIONS INCLUDE A REVIEW OF THE RESULTS OF THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT'S RESEARCH REGARDING COMPENSATION PAID BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR OFFICERS SERVING IN CAPACITIES COMPARABLE TO THAT OF THE ASSOCIATION'S CEO. EACH YEAR THIS COMMITTEE'S DECISIONS ARE REPORTED TO THE FULL BOARD DURING A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. THE BOARD DELIBERATES ON BOTH MATTERS. EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD OF THE CEO'S SERVICE REQUIRES ACTION BY THE FULL BOARD. THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE STAND APPROVED UNLESS THE BOARD EXERCISES ITS INHERENT PREROGATIVE TO MODIFY THE COMMITTEE'S COMPENSATION DECISIONS. THE SAME COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT PLAN EXECUTIVES ANNUALLY RECEIVES THE CEO'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION TO BE PAID TO THE OFFICERS. AS WITH THE CEO'S COMPENSATION, THE DELIBERATIONS OF THIS COMMITTEE AND ITS DECISIONS TO APPROVE OR MODIFY THE CEO'S RECOMMENDATION ARE BASED UPON THE RESULTS OF AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT'S MARKET RESEARCH REGARDING COMPARABLE OFFICER PAY AND THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT'S ADVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ASSOCIATION COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLICABLE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY REQUEST AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE ASSOCIATION'S FORM 990 OR TO MAKE A COPY BY SENDING A WRITTEN REQUEST OR APPEARING IN PERSON AT ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE OR ANY OF ITS OTHER LOCATIONS. THE ASSOCIATION'S FAVORABLE DETERMINATION LETTER REGARDING ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS AND MATERIALS COMPRISING ITS EXEMPTION APPLICATION ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN THIS MANNER. IF THE ASSOCIATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS) AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL OR STATE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS, THOSE DOCUMENTS WILL BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AS APPLICABLE LAW MAY REQUIRE. FOR EXAMPLE, FORM 990 FILINGS MAY INCLUDE BYLAW AMENDMENTS AND THOSE AMENDMENTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AS NOTED ABOVE. OTHERWISE, THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC AT THE DISCRETION OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS: OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME-ASC 715 17,267,225 LOSS ON SETTLEMENT OF RETIREMENT OBLIGATION 4,108,883 IMPACT OF TRANSITION TO NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARD (4,878,483) HIC K-1 REVENUE (1,813,025) HIC BOOK INCOME 568,216 OTHER (4,439) TOTAL 15,248,377
Part IX Line 24bIN FURTHERANCE OF ITS TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE TO PROMOTE THE COMMON GOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO IMPROVE THE NATION'S HEALTH, AND THE ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF HEALTHCARE FOR ALL AMERICANS, BCBSA INCURRED EXPENSES TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE BCBSA'S VIEWS ON ISSUES FACING THE HEALTH INSURANCE INDUSTRY. INCURRED EXPENSES INCLUDE BUILDING OF COALITIONS, GRASSROOTS OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, BCBSA DID NOT CONTROL OR DIRECT THESE ACTIVITIES. BCBSA HAS DISCLOSED THESE EXPENSES ON PART IX, LINE 24B, CONTRIBUTIONS - GENERAL.
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11GDESCRIPTION:VARIOUS CONSULTING FEES TOTAL FEES:XXX-XX-XXXX
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11GDESCRIPTION:PRINTING & GRAPHICS TOTAL FEES:2923996
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11GDESCRIPTION:TEMPORARY HELP TOTAL FEES:2302002
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11GDESCRIPTION:RECRUITING TOTAL FEES:589795

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