MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS WELFARE PLAN: Form 990, tax year 2013

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS WELFARE PLAN (EIN 13-6058836)
Tax period: 2013-04-01 to 2014-03-31
Filed: 2015-02-12
IRS object ID: 201500439349301000
Schema version: 2013v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-02-12T07:20:40-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-03-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ERNST & YOUNG US LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	111 MONUMENT CIRCLE STE 4000	AddressLine1
City	INDIANAPOLIS	City
State	IN	State
ZIP Code	46204	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-04-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	136058836	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS WELFARE PLAN	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% LISA M POLASKY	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	MAJO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8006692255	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	200 PUBLIC SQUARE	AddressLine1
Address Line2	Suite 900	AddressLine2
City	CLEVELAND	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	44114	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	STEVEN ROGERS	PersonNm
Person Title	TRUSTEE	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2015-02-10	SignatureDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	STEVE ROGERSROBERT MANFRED JR	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	200 PUBLIC SQUARE SUITE 900	AddressLine1
City	CLEVELAND	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	44114	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$66,880,345	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Trust	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationTrustInd
Formation	1957	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1480	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$66,480,350	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$66,815,508	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$2,599	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$4,562	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$150,646	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$60,275	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$66,633,595	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$66,880,345	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$46,111,799	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$47,892,156	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$12,465,721	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$12,295,221	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$58,577,520	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$60,187,377	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$8,056,075	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$6,692,968	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$40,096,539	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$48,299,426	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,566,511	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$3,076,430	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$38,530,028	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$45,222,996	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE ORGANIZATION FUNDS MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, LIFE INSURANCE, AND ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT BENEFITS PURSUANT TO A MULTIEMPLOYER EMPLOYEE WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	1480	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (true)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LISA M POLASKY	PersonNm
Phone	2169371452	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	200 PUBLIC SQUARE SUITE 900	AddressLine1
City	CLEVELAND	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	44114	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RON FOWLER
TRUSTEE	0.5	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES POOLE
TRUSTEE	0.5	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN D ROGERS
TRUSTEE	0.5	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT D MANFRED JR
TRUSTEE	0.5	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM C BARTHOLOMAY
TRUSTEE	0.5	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAUL BEESTON
TRUSTEE	0.5	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RUSS OHLENDORF
TRUSTEE	0.5	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN SLOWEY
TRUSTEE	0.5	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CRAIG BRESLOW
TRUSTEE	0.5	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS CAPUANO
TRUSTEE	0.5	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

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

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/City	StateContractorAddress/USAddress/State	ZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCode	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
MERCER
PO BOX 730182	DALLAS	TX	753730182	PLAN ADMINISTRATION	$1,889,090
BREDHOFF KAISER
805 FIFTEENTH ST NW STE 1000	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	LEGAL SERVICES	$213,938
MORGAN LEWIS
1111 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20004	LEGAL SERVICES	$256,149
MHS SERVICES
PO BOX 932048	CLEVELAND	OH	44193	MHS SERVICE FEES	$1,001,614
AETNA INC
PO BOX 70944	CHICAGO	IL	606730944	INSURANCE	$4,111,800

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions	$0	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CLUB CONTRIBUTIONS	525100	$43,445,400	$43,445,400
MEMBER EXTENDED HLTH BENEFIT CONTRIB	525100	$23,370,108	$23,370,108

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$66,815,508	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,562	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,562	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

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

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS	Desc
Business	525100	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$60,275	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$60,275	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$60,275	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$66,880,345	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$66,875,783	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$4,562	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,892,156	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$497,430	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$102,880	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,955	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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

Travel TravelGrp

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

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

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

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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

Interest InterestGrp

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

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
INSURANCE PREMIUMS	$7,629,575
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES	$1,936,027
CLAIMS ADMINISTRATIVE FEES	$2,070,438
PRINTING & OTHER EXPENSES	$28,916

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,187,377	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$747,374	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,000,126	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,525,846	BOYAmt
EOY	$46,415,925	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$412,033	BOYAmt
EOY	$315,517	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$411,286	BOYAmt
EOY	$567,858	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,096,539	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,299,426	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,111,034	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,307,351	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$455,477	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,769,079	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,566,511	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,076,430	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,530,028	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,222,996	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,530,028	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,222,996	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,096,539	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,299,426	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$6,692,968	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp
Equipment		EquipmentGrp
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildingsGrp
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$66,880,345	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$66,880,345	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$66,880,345	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$60,187,377	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$60,187,377	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$60,187,377	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT	FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 & PART III, LINE 1 THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO FUND MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, LIFE INSURANCE, AND ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT BENEFITS PURSUANT TO THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS WELFARE PLAN ON BEHALF OF ELIGIBLE ACTIVE AND FORMER PLAYERS AND OTHER UNIFORMED PERSONNEL OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CLUBS. THE PLAN IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974 (ERISA).
DELEGATION OF MANAGEMENT DUTIES	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 3 MERCER IS THE WELFARE PLAN ADMINISTRATOR.
MEETINGS HELD BY THE GOVERNING BODY	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 8A Meeting minutes of all quarterly meetings of the Pension Committee of the MLB Players Welfare Plan are prepared and approved; copies of all meeting minutes are stored at the Plan Administration Office. No other meetings are held by a governing body.
REVIEW OF FORM 990	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11 The completed form 990 is reviewed by the Plan Administration Office and sent to the Pension Committee and co-counsel for the Pension Committee for additional review prior to the signing of the form 990 by two members of the Pension Committee.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY/WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY	FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 12 & 13 Conflict of Interest and whistleblower policies are consistent with the ERISA prohibited transaction and fiduciary provisions.
DOCUMENTATION RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 14 No written policy is in place. However, no documents are destroyed and all documents are stored on site for two years and then sent to secured, off-site storage.
DISCLOSURE	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 19 THE MLB PLAYERS WELFARE PLAN DOES NOT MAKE ITS PLAN DOCUMENT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC - ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE PLAN OR THEIR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES. THE PLANS DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FROM THE 5500'S ON FILE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PENSION COMMITTEE MLB PLAYERS BEN PLAN	BusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	200 PUBLIC SQUARE SUITE 900	AddressLine1
City	CLEVELAND	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	44114	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	510185287	EIN
Primary Activities	PLAN SPONSOR	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	401(A)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NA	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	false	ControlledOrganizationInd

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