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TRUSTED FRATERNAL LIFE: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
TRUSTED FRATERNAL LIFE (EIN 39-0201015)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-08-07
IRS object ID
201542229349301749
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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PersonJeffrey TilleyPersonNm
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Website Addresswww.catholicfinanciallife.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
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Activity Or MissionCatholic Financial Life, a faith-based membership organization, puts Catholic values in action by serving God through serving others, providing financial security and enhancing quality of life. The Society offers individual life insurance and annuity products through a network of Financial Advisors. Members also have access to fraternal benefits that include child cancer and orphan benefits, will preparation benefit and social activities through the chapter system. The Society is committed to hosting and supporting fraternal activities and community outreach. In 2014, members volunteered over 81,500 hours of service valued at nearly $1.9 million to extend their hand to help others in need. Nearly $1.3 million in contributions were raised through the Society's efforts to promote Catholic education, Diocesan programs, civic causes and more.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionCatholic Financial Life, a faith-based membership organization, puts Catholic values in action by serving God through serving others, providing financial security and enhancing quality of life. The Society exists to benefit the members of the Society and their beneficiaries. The Society is proud to be a membership organization that has served its members for more than 125 years. The Society's Articles of Incorporation state that it exists to provide assistance to its members, unite its members fraternally for social, religious, benevolent and intellectual improvement and to engage in the insurance business and in any other business reasonably incidental to the insurance business for the benefit of its members and their beneficiaries.MissionDesc
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Donald Layden
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Patrick J Murphy
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Thomas W VanHimbergen
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Arthur W Wigchers
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Allan G Lorge
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William O'Toole
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Lee Berg
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John Borgen
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Rogelio Cabral
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John Callen
Chief Investment Officer45$118,750$0$23,4700Yes (X)
Elizabeth Emory Gabrys
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Joseph Gadbois
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Frederick Muenkel
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Kerry Riemer
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Jeffrey Tilley
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Donald Delo
Director Information Systems Development45$106,621$0$12,2010Yes (X)
Ismael Cardenas
Regional Sales Manager45$148,337$0$6,5050Yes (X)
Kristin O'Connell
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Michael Soczka
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Jim Schaefer
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DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Commissions$3,704,302$3,704,302$0$0
Field representative expenses$1,120,789$1,120,789$0$0
Fraternal expenses$101,315$101,315$0$0
Other$2,668,059$2,668,059$0$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,286,105TotalAmt
Program Services$118,286,105ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,437BOYAmt
EOY$556,533EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$18,657,893LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$13,126,296LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,643,411BOYAmt
EOY$5,531,597EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,114,576,191BOYAmt
EOY$1,140,071,672EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$154,542,375BOYAmt
EOY$156,723,278EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,267,550BOYAmt
EOY$32,423,243EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,368,781BOYAmt
EOY$14,764,824EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,320,445,745BOYAmt
EOY$1,350,071,147EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,467,650BOYAmt
EOY$4,500,422EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,272,825,871BOYAmt
EOY$1,299,577,074EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,277,293,521BOYAmt
EOY$1,304,077,496EOYAmt
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$43,152,224BOYAmt
EOY$45,993,651EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,152,224BOYAmt
EOY$45,993,651EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,320,445,745BOYAmt
EOY$1,350,071,147EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$10,758,439ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$438,236NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$590,810PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$8,946,058OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Held Works Art HeldWorksArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$0RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$0AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,027,060OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,526,080DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,500,980BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,432,283OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,556,104DepreciationAmt
Book Value$876,179BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,198,550OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,044,112DepreciationAmt
Book Value$154,438BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,531,597TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Financial Derivatives FinancialDerivativesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Private commercial loans$30,454,178C
Private placement bonds$124,306,196C
Private equity holdings$476,677F
Other private holdings$1,486,227C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$156,723,278TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (7 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Policy and claim reserves$1,274,361,155
Minimum pension liability$8,277,535
Asset valuation reserve$7,632,528
Refunds payable$2,015,290
Advance premiums$2,103,936
Interest maintenance reserve$4,868,410
Other miscellaneus liabilities$318,220
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,299,577,074TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part III, Line 1The Society considers all works of art and historical exhibits to be nonadmitted assets as defined by the guidance within the National Association of Insurance Commissioner's Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual. These assets are accordingly excluded from the Society's balance sheet.
Schedule D, Part III, Line 4The Society has an extensive collection of historical items. The items are displayed throughout the Society's home office for viewing by associates, members and the general public. The Society maintains these items with utmost care to ensure they are available for future generations.
Schedule D, Part VI, Line 1bAmounts are aggregated for the Society's land and buildings on Schedule D, Part VI, line b.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
3501 S Lake DrMilwaukeeWI53207390807221501(c)(3)$25,000CashSoles for Education Walk sponsorship
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
3501 S Lake DrMilwaukeeWI53207390807221501(c)(3)$6,405CashSupport for various causes/campaigns
Catholic Financial Life Foundation Inc
1100 W Wells StMilwaukeeWI53233204780760501(c)(3)$110,000CashScholarships
Catholic Financial Life Foundation Inc
1100 W Wells StMilwaukeeWI53233204780760501(c)(3)$17,543CashSupport of Hope 4 Katie fundraiser
Catholic Relief Services
228 W Lexington StBaltimoreMD21201135563422501(c)(3)$13,500CashSupport for various causes/campaigns
Milwaukee Art Museum
700 N Art Museum DrMilwaukeeWI53202390806316501(c)(3)$22,500CashExhibition sponsor, benefactor member
Society of St Vincent de Paul
58 Progress ParkwayMaryland HeightsMO63043135562362501(c)(3)$54,063CashNational partner
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org5Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (7 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
Match Fund Program: Through this program our chapters and members conduct fundraisers to benefit individuals, families, communities, religious and charitable organizations. Catholic Financial Life matches up to $1,000 for each fundraiser conducted by our local chapters. Our chapters work independently or partner with local organizations to conduct fundraising activities. A total of 180 chapters out of 186 throughout the United States (126 of which are in Wisconsin) conducted 675 fundraisers in 2014. In 2014, $707,230 was raised by chapters, $360,666 was matched by the Home Office for a total of $1,067,896.15000$360,666CashThe number of recipients cannot be determined so an estimate is used.
Direct charitable outreach: Catholic Financial Life embodies Catholic values in action. In 2014 our chapters and the Home Office donated funds in support of our local communities and dioceses through direct donations. In 2014, $12,639 was donated by chapters and $186,503 was donated by the Home Office for a total of $199,142. While the number of recipients are not accumulated on an individual basis, the Society annually audits a sample of its local chapters.0$199,142Cash
Educational benefits: Grade school scholarships. Members attending Catholic elementary schools are eligible for annually renewable scholarships.557$111,400Cash
Spiritual benefits: Catholic Financial Life values the spiritual growth of its members. To foster and recognize this growth, several spiritual benefits are granted to members. 1. Baptismal certificates, 2. Commemorative prayer book for celebrating the Sacrament of First Holy Communion, 3. Up to $100 for those who participate in a retreat for the Sacrament of Confirmation or for spiritual growth and 4. Up to $100 towards the cost of attending a Catholic summer camp.900$85,209Cash
Financial benefits: Estate planning, Prenatal Benefit, Newborn Protection Benefit, Guaranteed Protection Benefit, Orphan's Benefit and Child Cancer Benefit171$14,400Cash
Wellness benefits / Prescription Savings: Prescription savings on brand name and generic medications, vision care, hearing care, diabetes care and supplies and daily living products. Free Medic alert membership for qualifying members for the first year. Free apartment (Family Care Suite) for members or families of members who are hospitalized in the Milwaukee area.47$2,360Cash2,084 prescriptions with a value of $49,306 as reported by the benefit administrator.$49,306
Member recognition program: Members are honored for longevity of membership with Catholic Financial Life. 50 year members are eligible to receive a gold rosary and 75 year members are eligible to receive a statue of the Immaculate Conception. Number of recipients not tracked on an individual basis.0$4,128Cash

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMatching funds grants are made to chapters for charitable fundraising programs which local chapters decide to support in accordance with the Matching Funds Program Policy. Elementary school tuition grants are made in accordance with a written corporate policy and are paid directly to the named educational institution or service provider. Member loyalty awards are based upon years of membership. All other contributions and grants are made by a Charitable Contributions Committee comprised of the Society's President/CEO, Secretary/Treasurer, and the Sr VP of Membership. Additionally, the Society provides funding to the Catholic Financial Life Foundation for high school and college scholarships which is reported as a fraternal expense in the year of the funding to the foundation.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
John Borgen
Senior Vice President -Membership$118,350$0$11,650$0$162$0$3,993$0$19,074$0$153,229$0$0$0
Frederick Muenkel
Vice President - Insurance Services$123,102$0$12,400$0$1,188$0$6,432$0$13,737$0$156,859$0$0$0
William O'Toole
President and Chief Executive Officer$277,416$0$30,600$0$3,287$0$40,400$0$13,737$0$365,440$0$0$0
Jeffrey Tilley
Secretary and Chief Financial Officer$144,741$0$14,100$0$1,188$0$7,309$0$15,534$0$182,872$0$0$0
Ismael Cardenas
Regional Sales Manager$140,774$0$100$0$7,463$0$6,001$0$504$0$154,842$0$0$0
Kristin O'Connell
Regional Sales Manager$38,428$0$4,323$0$142,384$0$7,559$0$18,531$0$211,225$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1aThe Society directly pays for social and health club dues for the President and Executive Vice President as those facilities are used for the Society's business purposes. Spouse travel costs are paid directly by the Society in those instances where spouse attendance is considered a normal business practice for the specific event. All club dues and spousal attendance events are reported to and reviewed by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3All officer positions are compared to market averages for like positions from an independent national survey of 20 to 30 organizations of the same size as the Society. All top officer salaries are reviewed with the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors completes an annual written evaluation of the President from all Directors. Considering this performance evaluation and industry average compensation survey data, the Executive Committee recommends the President's compensation for full Board of Directors action.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4Supplemental deferred compensation to William O'Toole ($30,000) which is included in Mr. O'Toole's officer compensation on Part Vll, section A.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6Catholic Financial Life is a fraternal benefit society operated under a mutual form owned by its members who own financial products.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aMembers of the Society's local chapters elect delegates to represent them at the triennial convention. Those delegates then elect Board of Directors at the triennial convention. The Board of Directors meets, at a minimum, quarterly.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7bIn the case of a merger with another fraternal with more than 10,000 members or more than $50 million of assets, the Society's delegates are required to vote on and approve the merger and/or Bylaw changes as previously approved by the Society's Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Form 990 is reviewed by select officers of the Society for accuracy and completeness. The return is then reviewed by the Governance and Audit Committees of the Board of Directors before filing. All Directors are provided access to a copy after it is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cAnnually all officers and directors are provided a copy of the Society's Code of Ethics (which includes conflict of interest policies) and they are required to certify they have read the Code, have no conflicts of interest and have not violated the Code. The Secretary/Treasurer reviews all signed certified copies. The Board of Directors also completes an annual self evaluation process.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15All officer positions are compared to market averages for like positions from an independent national survey of 20 to 30 organizations of the same size as the Society. All top officer salaries are reviewed with the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors completes an annual written evaluation of the President from all Directors. Considering this performance evaluation and industry average compensation survey data, the Executive Committee recommends the President's compensation for full Board of Directors action. Deliberations and decisions by the Executive Committee and Board of Directors are recorded in their respective meeting minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Governing documents and financial statements of the Society are available upon request. All members are provided a summary annual financial statement in the Society's membership magazine. Approved Bylaw changes are also reported to all members in the membership magazine. Delegates to the Society's triennial conventions receive complete copies of the Bylaws each time the convention convenes.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 1aAll revenues are regarded as being from activities substantially related to the organization's exempt purpose and therefore, included in column (B), Related or exempt function revenue.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 1All expenses are regarded as being from activities substantially related to the organization's exempt purpose and therefore, included in column (B), Program service expenses of the Statement of Functional Expenses.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 91. $-357,901 change in non-admitted assets, 2. $-1,509,998 change in Asset Valuation Reserve, 3. $-6,942,311 change in pension liability, 4. $-135,844 change in surplus as a result of reinsurance.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Catholic Financial Life Foundation IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11100 W Wells StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityMilwaukeeCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53233ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN204780760EIN
Primary ActivitiesReligious and educational grantsPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status9PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Catholic Knights Financial Services Inc
1100 W Wells StreetMilwaukeeWI53233391796482Holding companyWIN/AC$48,399$476,6771.000
Catholic Brokerage Service Corp
1100 W Wells StreetMilwaukeeWI53233391807368Supplemental brokerage servicesWIN/AC00
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
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 OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Catholic Financial Life Foundation IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypebTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$110,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCashMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationCatholic Financial Life filed a Form 8868, Extension of Time to File an Exempt Organization Return, by the original due date of May 15, 2015 and was granted an extension until August 15, 2015.ExplanationTxt