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UFCW LOCAL 1459 & CONTRIBUTING: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
UFCW LOCAL 1459 & CONTRIBUTING (EIN 22-2507311)
Tax period
2014-11-01 to 2015-10-31
Filed
2016-08-12
IRS object ID
201632259349301908
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-08-12T09:30:01-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-10-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN350921680PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CROWE HORWATH LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1175 POWDER FOREST DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CitySIMSBURYCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06089ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-11-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN222507311EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UFCW LOCAL 1459 & CONTRIBUTING EMPLOYERSBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2HEALTH & WELFARE FUNDBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlUNITBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4137331197PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line133 EASTLAND STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySPRINGFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP011092348ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDANIEL P CLIFFORDPersonNm
Person TitleTRUSTEEPersonTitleTxt
Phone4137331197PhoneNum
Signature2016-08-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRICHARD BUGGYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00512316PTIN
Phone8606789200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDANIEL P CLIFFORDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line133 EASTLAND STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySPRINGFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP011092348ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,403,603GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization TrustYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationTrustInd
Formation1983FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$138,256CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$5,117,008CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Expenses$5,619,642CYTotalExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$977,847TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$940,284TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,223,521NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,410,774ExpenseAmt
Revenue$4,978,752RevenueAmt
DescTO OBTAIN AND ADMINISTER THE HEALTH AND WELFARE PROGRAM FOR ALL ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.Desc
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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 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 Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members4GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member4IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn 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 CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ZENITH AMERICAN SOLUTIONSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4137331197PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line133 EASTLAND STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySPRINGFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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JOEL A BOONE
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DANIEL P CLIFFORD
CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIMOTHY KITTERDGE RESIGNED
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SUSAN SANVILLE
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TYRONE HOUSEY
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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ZENITH AMERICAN SOLUTIONS
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CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS525100$4,786,665$4,786,665
EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS525100$192,087$192,087
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$4,978,752TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$151,233TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$151,233ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,273,618SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,286,595SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$12,977SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$12,977TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$12,977ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,117,008TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,978,752RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$138,256ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,652,866TotalAmt
Program Services$4,652,866ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,830TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,831TotalAmt
Management And General$22,831ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,924TotalAmt
Management And General$24,924ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$214,292TotalAmt
Program Services$151,625ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,667ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,139TotalAmt
Management And General$9,139ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,000TotalAmt
Management And General$5,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,166TotalAmt
Management And General$4,166ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,794TotalAmt
Management And General$15,794ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR$427,958$427,958
TRANSITIONAL REINSURANC$105,374$105,374
MASS. UNCOMPENSATED CAR$48,780$48,780
WELLNESS PROGRAM$24,171$24,171

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,517TotalAmt
Management And General$9,517ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,619,642TotalAmt
Program Services$5,410,774ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$208,868ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$440,717BOYAmt
EOY$508,475EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,029BOYAmt
EOY$19,051EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,670BOYAmt
EOY$23,338EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,265,828BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,624BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,876,868BOYAmt
EOY$7,163,805EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$115,315BOYAmt
EOY$156,994EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$862,532BOYAmt
EOY$783,290EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$977,847BOYAmt
EOY$940,284EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,899,021BOYAmt
EOY$6,223,521EOYAmt

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$6,899,021BOYAmt
EOY$6,223,521EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,876,868BOYAmt
EOY$7,163,805EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$502,634ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$172,866NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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

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

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
COMMON STOCK$972,713F
MUTUAL FUNDS$1,679,054F
FOREIGN AND CORPORATE BONDS$528,616F
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES$3,432,558F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$6,612,941TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
HEALTH CLAIMS PAYABLE$336,990
ESTIMATED CLAIMS INCURRED BUT NOT REPORTED$446,300
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$783,290TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,944,142TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$172,866NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$172,866RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,117,008RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,117,008TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,619,642TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,619,642ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,619,642TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGAAP REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE PLAN. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT EFFECTS OF A TAX POSITION ARE RECOGNIZED WHEN THE POSITION IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS, TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE IRS. THE PLAN ADMINISTRATOR HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE PLAN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015 AND 2014, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN. THE PLAN HAS RECOGNIZED NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE PLAN IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. THE PLAN ADMINISTRATOR BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2012.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2DANIEL CLIFFORD, TYRONE HOUSEY AND ROSS KIELY ARE OFFICERS OF THE UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 1459, WHICH IS A SPONSORING ORGANIZATION FOR THE UFCW UNION LOCAL 1459 & CONTRIBUTING EMPLOYERS' HEALTH & WELFARE FUND.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTS WITH ZENITH AMERICAN SOLUTIONS, AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR, TO CONDUCT THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THE FUND. ZENITH AMERICAN SOLUTIONS IS ENGAGED BY AND REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AAS A SPONSORING ORGANIZATION, THE UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 1459 HAS THE AUTHORITY TO APPOINT TWO TRUSTEES AND ONE OR MORE ALTERNATE TRUSTEES TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD. SIMILARLY, AS A SPONSORING ORGANIZATION AND A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER, THE STOP & SHOP SUPERMARKET COMPANY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO APPOINT TWO TRUSTEES AND ONE OR MORE ALTERNATE TRUSTEES TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AND APPROVED AND ACCEPTED AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING SUBSEQUENT TO THE PREPARATION AND FILING OF THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD REQUIRES ALL TRUSTEES TO REPORT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT LEAST ANNUALLY. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION AND RESOLUTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND IS CONTRACTED TO ZENITH AMERICAN SOLUTIONS, A THIRD PARTY CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR. CONTRACTUAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE EVALUATED AND NEGOTIATED BY THE BOARD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, TAX RETURNS AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST TO THE BENEFITS OFFICE.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT PROCESS. THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR IN HOW THESE RESPONSIBILITIES ARE ADMINISTERED.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

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UFCW LOCAL 1459 AND CONTRIBUTING EMPLOYERS LEGAL BENEFIT FUND
33 EASTLAND STREETSPRINGFIELDMA01109222507618MULTIEMPLOYER LEGAL BENEFIT FUNDMA501(C)(9)N/A0
UFCW LOCAL 1459 EDUCATION SAFETY & INDUSTRY TRUST FUND
33 EASTLAND STREETSPRINGFIELDMA01109522331090MULTIEMPLOYER EDUCATION & SAFETY FUNDMA501(C)(9)N/A0
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 FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
UFCW UNION 1459 EDUCATION SAFETY AND INDUSTRY TRUST FUND
NCOST
UFCW UNION 1459 & CONTRIBUTING EMPLOYERS LEGAL BENEFIT FUND
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(SEE PART VII FOR ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE)

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ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION SHARES OFFICE SPACE WITH TWO RELATED BUT INDEPENDENT MULTIEMPLOYER BENEFIT FUNDS, AND UTILIZES THE SAME THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR. EACH ORGANIZATION IS CHARGED FOR AND PAYS ALL OF ITS OWN COSTS.ExplanationTxt