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PALM BEACH COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization
PALM BEACH COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND (EIN 59-2477751)
Tax period
2009-11-01 to 2010-10-31
Filed
2011-02-18
IRS object ID
201110499349300211
Schema version
2009v1.7
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)
Timestamp2011-02-18T06:42:49-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-10-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STEVEN I GORDON CPABusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14600 W COMMERCIAL BLVD STE 5AddressLine1
CityTAMARACCity
StateFLState
ZIP Code33319ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2009-11-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN592477751EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE FIGHTERSBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS FUNDBusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlPALMNameControl
Phone5619690729Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12328 S CONGRESS AVENUEAddressLine1
Address Line2ROOM/SUITE 2CAddressLine2
CityWEST PALM BEACHCity
StateFLState
ZIP Code33406ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameCRAIG WHITNEYName
TitleCHAIRMANTitle
Phone5619690729Phone
Date Signed2011-02-17DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameSTEVEN GORDONName
Phone9544855788Phone
Date Prepared2011-02-18DatePrepared
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2009TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonCRAIG WHITNEYNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12328 S CONGRESS AVEAddressLine1
CityWEST PALM BEACHCity
StateFLState
ZIP Code33406ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts24762668GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501cXOrganization501c
Type Of Organization TrustXTypeOfOrganizationTrust
Year Formation1985YearFormation
State Legal DomicileFLStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionSEE BELOWActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body10NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members10NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees0TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Current Year0ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year21848724ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY24240758ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year574877InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year463110InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year282937OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year58800OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year22706538TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year24762668TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year22480185BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY16308701BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year0SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year760843OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year797485OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year23241028TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year17106186TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year-534490RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY7656482RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY17022233TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY22603204TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY4732251TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY2578402TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY12289982NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY20024802NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionSEE BELOWMissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
DescriptionHEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS ARE PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionHEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS ARE PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR DEPENDENTSDescription
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
Balance Sheet Amounts ReportedtrueBalanceSheetAmountsReported
Independent Audit Financial StmttrueIndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To OrganizationsfalseMoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivities
GamingfalseGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With OrganizationfalseBsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family MemberfalseBsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss RltnshpfalseOfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of ArtfalseDeductibleContributionsOfArt
TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredfalseScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup WitholdingfalseComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members10NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members10NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodyfalseForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonMIKE BERGERONNamePerson
Telephone Number5619696663TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12328 S CONGRESS AVEAddressLine1
CityWEST PALM BEACHCity
StateFLState
ZIP Code33406ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (10 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
CRAIG WHITNEY
CHAIRPERSON2.00X000
MIKE SEDGEWICK
VICE CHAIRPE2.00X000
PAUL JAREMKO
ASST SECRETA2.00X000
BRENT HENDERSON
SECRETARY2.00X000
DREW HACKER
TRUSTEE2.00X000
MICHAEL MAYO
TRUSTEE2.00X000
MATTHEW GAFFNEY
TRUSTEE2.00X000
DONNA DAMICO
TRUSTEE2.00X000
GUY ROPER
TRUSTEE2.00X000
SCOTT BERGER
TRUSTEE2.00X000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation

Name Of Contractor NameOfContractor

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UMRBusinessNameLine1

Address Of Contractor AddressOfContractor

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1333 W VINE STAddressLine1
CityLEXINGTONCity
StateKYState
ZIP Code40507ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Of ServicesADMINISTRATIONDescriptionOfServices
Compensation418131Compensation
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K1NumberOfContractorsGT100K

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnRelated Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS1778568117785681
EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTIONS48118144811814
RETIREES CONTRIBUTIONS10895791089579
REIMBURSEMENTS RECEIVED539114539114
COBRA CONTRIBUTIONS1457014570
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue24240758TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column463110TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$463,110ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDescription
Total Revenue Column58800TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income58800RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue58800TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column24762668TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income24299558RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion$463,110ExclusionAmount

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total16308701Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total97674Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total25094Total

Occupancy Occupancy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total6000Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total57585Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1529Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotal
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES457171
CONTRACT LABOR57496
CONSULTING FEES36000
MISCELLANEOUS27923
OFFICE12587

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total18426Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total17106186Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY15418779BOY
EOY20910610EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1595052BOY
EOY1678006EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY7408BOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis24576LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec9988LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY994BOY
EOY14588EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY17022233BOY
EOY22603204EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY232251BOY
EOY216778EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY4500000BOY
EOY2361624EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY4732251BOY
EOY2578402EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117XDoNotFollowSFAS117

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY12289982BOY
EOY20024802EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY12289982BOY
EOY20024802EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY17022233BOY
EOY22603204EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedtrueFSAudited
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal ControlfalseDisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable PurposesfalseDisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy MonitoringfalseWrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements SatisfiedfalseSect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For SalefalseSolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FSfalseIncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule RfalseAreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis24576OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation9988Depreciation
Book Value14588BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings14588TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
BENEFIT LIABILITIES$2,361,624
RESERVE FOR EMPLOYEES PHYSICALS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts2361624TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue24762668TotalRevenue
Total Expenses17106186TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year7656482ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments78338NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments78338TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS7734820ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt24841006TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments78338NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F99078338RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal24762668RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form99024762668TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt17106186TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal17106186ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form99017106186TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ALL OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS DESCRIPTIONFORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DHEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS ARE PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC