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3M EMPLOYEES WELFARE BENEFITS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
3M EMPLOYEES WELFARE BENEFITS ASSOCIATION (EIN 36-3604792)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-11
IRS object ID
201603169349303935
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-11-11T15:15:56-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMINNEAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55402ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363604792EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line13M EMPLOYEES WELFARE BENEFITSBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2ASSOCIATION TRUST IIBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control3MEMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6517368146PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13M CENTER BUILDING 224-5N-40AddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55144ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKIMBERLY M TORSETHPersonNm
Person TitleASST. TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6517368146PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKAREN GRIESPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00078514PTIN
Phone6123764500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJANICE K ANGELLPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55144ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$410,132,049GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization TrustYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationTrustInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO FINANCE MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND LONG-TERM DISABILITY BENEFITS PROVIDED TO CURRENT 3M EMPLOYEES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent3VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers7TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$1,402,336CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$375,859,924PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$410,132,049CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$390,059,155CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$25,133PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$21,694,673CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$411,785,241CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,427,459PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,653,192CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$91,766,195TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$93,428,766TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$109,123,521TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$112,824,512TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$17,357,326NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$19,395,746NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionN/AMissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryBEForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member3IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JED LARKINBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6517337377PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13M CENTER BUILDING 224-5S-26AddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55144ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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MARLENE M MCGRATH
DIRECTOR1.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGG M LARSON
DIRECTOR1.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW J GINTER
DIRECTOR1.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
TRUSTEE1.002.00$31,413$0$0Yes (X)
MICHAEL A ANDERSON
PRESIDENT1.002.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID J OVERSTREET
SECRETARY1.002.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DENNIS P DUERST
TREASURER1.002.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KIMBERLY M TORSETH
ASST. TREASURER1.002.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD
3535 BLUE CROSS ROADEAGANMN551221154PROCESS MEDICAL CLAIMS$8,809,230
HEALTH PARTNERS
8170 33RD AVE S M/S 21104ABLOOMINGTONMN55425PROCESS MEDICAL CLAIMS$7,752,808
CAREMARK
2211 SANDERS ROADNORTHBROOKIL60062PROCESS MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG CLAIMS$1,780,094
HEWITT
45 SOUTH 7TH STREET SUITE 2100MINNEAPOLISMN55402RECORDKEEPING SERVICES$1,361,617
DELTA DENTAL
3560 DELTA DENTAL DRIVEEAGANMN551223166PROCESS DENTAL CLAIMS$1,145,820
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS900099$318,045,266$318,045,266
MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS900099$90,684,447$90,684,447
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$408,729,713TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,062,290TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,062,290ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$340,046SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$340,046SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$340,046ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$410,132,049TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$1,402,336ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$390,059,155TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,413TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,872TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,138TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,201TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
ADMINISTRATION$21,321,236
SERVICE FEES$168,352
OTHERS$57,874

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$411,785,241TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,476BOYAmt
EOY$32,006EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,334,589BOYAmt
EOY$27,157,950EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,665,903BOYAmt
EOY$61,996,583EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,708,227BOYAmt
EOY$4,242,227EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,766,195BOYAmt
EOY$93,428,766EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,187,364BOYAmt
EOY$109,065,249EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,936,157BOYAmt
EOY$3,759,263EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$109,123,521BOYAmt
EOY$112,824,512EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$17,357,326BOYAmt
EOY-$19,395,746EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$17,357,326BOYAmt
EOY-$19,395,746EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,766,195BOYAmt
EOY$93,428,766EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,653,192ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$385,228NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
POOLED SEPARATE ACCOUNTS$3,759,263F
COMMON/COLLECTIVE TRUSTS$52,568,647F
OTHER INVESTMENTS$1,357,732F
103-12 INVESTMENT ENTITIES$628,854F
SECURITIES LOANED$3,682,087F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$61,996,583TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOBLIGATION FOR COLLATERAL RECEIVEDDesc
Amt$3,759,263Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,759,263TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$409,670,683TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$385,228NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$385,228RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$410,055,911RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$76,138InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$76,138RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$410,132,049TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$408,858,103TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$408,858,103ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$76,138InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$2,851,000OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$2,927,138ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$411,785,241TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:TRUST II CONSTITUTES A QUALIFIED VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT ASSOCIATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(9) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AND IS, THEREFORE, CONSIDERED TO BE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(A). TRUST II OBTAINED ITS LATEST DETERMINATION LETTER ON JUNE 13, 1989, IN WHICH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) STATED THAT TRUST II, AS DESIGNED, WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE IRC. TRUST II HAS BEEN AMENDED SINCE RECEIVING THE DETERMINATION LETTER. HOWEVER, THE TRUST II ADMINISTRATOR BELIEVES THAT THE PLAN IS CURRENTLY DESIGNED AND BEING OPERATED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE IRC. 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 PLAN HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE IRS. THE PLAN IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN IBNR YEAR OVER YEAR 2,851,000.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE TRUST DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE 3M COMPANY TAX DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTATION AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC AND THEREFORE ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE. THE TRUST DOES NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

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3M EMPLOYEES WELFARE BENEFITS ASSOCIATION TRUST I
3M CENTER BUILDING 224-5N-40ST PAULMN55144411294448FINANCE HEALTH CARE BENEFITS PROVIDED TO RETIRED 3M EMPLOYEESMA501(C)(9)N/AN/A0
3M EMPLOYEES WELFARE BENEFITS ASSOCIATION TRUST III
3M CENTER BUILDING 224-5N-40ST PAULMN55144411746690FINANCE LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS TO RETIRED 3M EMPLOYEESMA501(C)(9)N/AN/A0
3M EMPLOYEES WELFARE BENEFITS ASSOCIATION
3M CENTER BUILDING 224-5N-40ST PAULMN55144411414203FINANCE LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS TO CURRENT 3M EMPLOYEESMA501(C)(9)N/AN/A0

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

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Business Name Line13M COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13M CENTER BUILDING 224-5N-40AddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55144ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN410417775EIN
Primary ActivitiesMANUFACTURINGPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd