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SERVICE EMPLOYEES BENEFIT FUND: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
SERVICE EMPLOYEES BENEFIT FUND (EIN 15-0613682)
Tax period
2017-11-01 to 2018-10-31
Filed
2019-08-14
IRS object ID
201942269349300544
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2019-08-14T11:53:30-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-10-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN010723685PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DERMODY BURKE & BROWN CPAS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1443 N FRANKLIN ST STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CitySYRACUSECityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP132041441ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-11-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN150613682EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SERVICE EMPLOYEES BENEFIT FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSERVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3152186513PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1250 S CLINTON STREET SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CitySYRACUSECityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP13202ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTAMMY MCMANUSPersonNm
Person TitleFUND MANAGERPersonTitleTxt
Phone3152186513PhoneNum
Signature2019-08-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLORI CIARLAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00039794PTIN
Phone3154719171PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address208.125.54.67IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-08-08IPDt
IP Tm11:08:47IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTAMMY MCMANUSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1250 S CLINTON STREET SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CitySYRACUSECityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP13202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$38,418,143GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.SEBF.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
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Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Total Expenses$33,215,769PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$35,934,156CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,319,826PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,483,987CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$29,836,901TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$31,828,585TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$157,582TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$171,009TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$29,679,319NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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MissionTO PROVIDE HEALTH AND WELFARE SERVICES TO MEMBERS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document525IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee10EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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 Line1TAMMY MCMANUS FUND MANAGERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3152186513PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1250 S CLINTON STREET SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CitySYRACUSECityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP13202ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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ROBERT WOOD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH GOLEMBESKI
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUTH HELLER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT PHILLIPSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIZ SMITH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY TUCKER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN MURRAY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMMY MCMANUS
FUND MANAGER37.50Yes (X)$98,667$0$21,699
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS525100$37,696,136$37,696,136
SEPARATED EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS525100$80,195$80,195
INTEREST ON DELINQUENCIES525100$64,402$64,402
AETNA REBATE525100$1,534$1,534
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$37,842,267TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$526,702TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$526,702ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSTOP LOSS REFUNDDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$49,174TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$49,174RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$49,174OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$38,418,143TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$37,891,441RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$526,702ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,326,969TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,366TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$421,996TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,239TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,072TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,544TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,050TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,564TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,618TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,279TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,591TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,405TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,388TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,807TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$450,538TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN$81,894
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES$836

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,934,156TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,092,295BOYAmt
EOY$2,888,789EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,868,772BOYAmt
EOY$3,201,060EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$119,080BOYAmt
EOY$116,584EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$312,893LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$280,115LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,585BOYAmt
EOY$32,778EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,257,795BOYAmt
EOY$25,128,803EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$452,374BOYAmt
EOY$460,571EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,836,901BOYAmt
EOY$31,828,585EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$157,582BOYAmt
EOY$171,009EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$157,582BOYAmt
EOY$171,009EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,679,319BOYAmt
EOY$31,657,576EOYAmt

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$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,679,319BOYAmt
EOY$31,657,576EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,836,901BOYAmt
EOY$31,828,585EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,483,987ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$505,730NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$312,893OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$280,115DepreciationAmt
Book Value$32,778BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$32,778TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$37,836,849TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$505,730NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$505,730RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$38,342,579RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$75,564InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$75,564RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$38,418,143TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$35,858,592TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$35,858,592ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$75,564InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$75,564ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$35,934,156TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT ORIGINALLY ADVISED IN JULY 1961, AND CONFIRMED WITH A LETTER DATED AUGUST 27, 1992, THAT THE PLAN CONSTITUTES A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AND IS, THEREFORE, EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER PROVISION OF SECTION 501 (C)(9) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE PLAN HAS BEEN AMENDED SINCE RECEIVING THE DETERMINATION LETTER. HOWEVER, THE PLAN ADMINISTRATOR AND THE PLANS TAX COUNSEL BELIEVE THAT THE PLAN IS CURRENTLY DESIGNED AND BEING OPERATED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE PLANS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE PLANS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. INCOME TAXES FOR SUCH UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME RESULTED FROM CERTAIN INVESTMENT INCOME. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE PLAN MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE PLAN AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE IRS. PLAN MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE PLAN, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2018, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE PLAN IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE PLAN CONTAINS UNION MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE DRAFT FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH YEAR, BOARD MEMBERS AND ALL STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE CHAIRMAN AND FUND MANAGER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE FUND MANAGER'S SALARY IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THROUGH THE BUDGET.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE IRS FORM 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO ANY INDIVIDUAL UPON WRITTEN OR IN PERSON REQUEST WITHOUT CHARGE OTHER THAN REASONABLE FEES FOR COPYING AND POSTAGE.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PLAN HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS RESULTS OF THE AUDIT AND HAS FINAL APPROVAL OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS APPOINTING AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.