2014-02-13T12:32:55-06:00 2013-03-31 ERNST & YOUNG US LLP 111 MONUMENT CIRCLE STE 4000 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204 990 2012-04-01 136058836 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS WELFARE PLAN % LISA M POLASKY MAJO 8006692255 200 PUBLIC SQUARE Suite 900 CLEVELAND OH 44114 STEPHEN D ROGERS 2014-02-12 3176817000 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z STEVE ROGERSROBERT MANFRED JR 200 PUBLIC SQUARE SUITE 900 CLEVELAND OH 44114 66633595 false X N/A X 1957 NY SEE SCHEDULE O 8 8 1493 0 0 0 0 36632149 66480350 2191 2599 0 150646 36634340 66633595 0 0 45703444 46111799 0 0 0 0 0 8885026 12465721 54588470 58577520 -17954130 8056075 32995738 40096539 2521785 1566511 30473953 38530028 X SEE SCHEDULE O false false THE ORGANIZATION FUNDS MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, LIFE INSURANCE, AND ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT BENEFITS PURSUANT TO A MULTIEMPLOYER EMPLOYEE WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN. false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true 0 0 1493 true false false false false false false X 8 8 false true false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false X LISA M POLASKY 2169371452 200 PUBLIC SQUARE SUITE 900 CLEVELAND OH 44114 X DAVID BUSH 0.5 X JAMES POOLE 0.5 X STEVE ROGERS 1.0 X ROBERT D MANFRED JR 1.0 X WILLIAM C BARTHOLOMAY 0.5 X PAUL BEESTON 0.5 X ROSS OHLENDORF 0.5 X KEVIN SLOWEY 0.5 X 0 false false false MERCER 200 PUBLIC SQUARE SUITE 900 CLEVELAND OH 44114 PLAN ADMINISTRATION 1998365 BREDHOFF KAISER 805 FIFTEENTH ST NW STE 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20005 LEGAL SERVICES 269822 MORGAN LEWIS 1111 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20004 LEGAL SERVICES 240570 PARAGON 5885 LANDERBROOK DRIVE SUITE 130 CLEVELAND OH 44124 DATABASE CONSULTING 146778 4 0 CLUB CONTRIBUTIONS 525100 43445400 43445400 MEMBER EXTENDED HLTH BENEFIT CONTRIB 525100 23034950 23034950 66480350 2599 2599 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS 525100 150646 150646 150646 66633595 66630996 2599 0 0 0 46111799 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 498834 87842 0 0 0 20000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 INSURANCE PREMIUMS 7742568 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES 2028224 CLAIMS ADMINISTRATIVE FEES 2001693 PRINTING & OTHER EXPENSES 86560 58577520 584081 747374 30274370 38525846 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152342 412033 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1984945 411286 32995738 40096539 937341 1111034 0 0 1584444 455477 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2521785 1566511 X 0 0 0 0 30473953 38530028 30473953 38530028 32995738 40096539 8056075 X false true X true false 66633595 66633595 66633595 58577520 58577520 58577520 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. PENSION COMMITTEE MLB PLAYERS BEN PLAN 200 PUBLIC SQUARE SUITE 900 CLEVELAND OH 44114 510185287 PLAN SPONSOR NY 401(A) NA false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false