CITIBANK NA EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: CITIBANK NA EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (EIN 13-2878534)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-14
IRS object ID: 202313199349301101
Schema version: 2022v5.0
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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-14T23:00:42-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	221478099	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COHNREZNICK LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10019	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	132878534	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CITIGROUP STAFF MEMBER'S	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CITI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2038622030	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	750 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD 8TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	STAMFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06901	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JENNIFER RAMELB	PersonNm
Person Title	BENEFITS/GLOBAL PENSION CONTR.	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2038622030	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	JENNIFER	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	RAMELB	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LORI ROTHE YOKOBOSKY CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01273422	PTIN
Phone	2122970400	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-11-01	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JENNIFER RAMELB	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	388 GREENWICH ST 7TH FL	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10013	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,562,058,218	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Trust	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationTrustInd
Formation	1975	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE TRUST PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF LIFE, SICKNESS, ACCIDENT AND OTHER BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEES OR THEIR BENEFICIARIES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	0	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	0	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$181,668	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,477,633	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$181,668	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,477,633	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$31,229,435	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$34,996,873	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	$971,881	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$612,895	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$32,201,316	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$35,609,768	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$32,019,648	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$34,132,135	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$112,031,558	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$77,586,144	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$112,031,558	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$77,586,144	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE TRUST PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF LIFE, SICKNESS, ACCIDENT AND OTHER BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEES OR THEIR BENEFICIARIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE TRUST PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF LIFE, SICKNESS, ACCIDENT AND OTHER BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEES OR THEIR BENEFICIARIES.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	0	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	0	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JENNIFER RAMELB	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3476484091	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	388 GREENWICH ST 7TH FLR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10013	ZIPCd

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Institutional TrusteeInstitutionalTrusteeInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN T SANTORO
MANAGING DIRECTOR	0.10		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JENNIFER RAMELB
NAM BENEFITS AND GLOBAL PENSION CONTROLLER	0.10		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

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	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
KPMG LLP
1350 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS	NEW YORK	NY	10019	ACCOUNTING SERVICES	$480,212
MELLON INVESTMENTS CORP
1 BOSTON PLACE 201 WASHINGTON ST	BOSTON	MA	021084408	INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES	$116,636

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,477,627	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,477,627	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$4,560,580,591	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$4,560,580,585	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$6	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$6	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,477,633	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,477,633	ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,996,873	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$480,212	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$116,636	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,047	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,609,768	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,784	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$111,024,204	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,901,823	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,639	BOYAmt
EOY	$188,970	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$972,699	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,492,567	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$112,031,558	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,586,144	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$112,031,558	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,586,144	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	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$112,031,558	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,586,144	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$112,031,558	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,586,144	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$34,132,135	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$313,279	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE TRUST DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND IN CONSULTATION WITH ITS STAFF. THE DRAFT PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM IS THEN CAREFULLY REVIEWED BY THE SPONSOR'S FINANCE, TAX, CORPORATE BENEFITS AND LEGAL DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE THEIR INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS. COMPLETED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND DISCLOSED CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED BY CHIEF OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE MADE PUBLIC PURSUANT TO IRS FILING REQUIREMENTS. WRITTEN REQUESTS FOR OTHER INFORMATION IS FORWARDED TO APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES FOR CONSIDERATION.
FORM 990, PART IV, QUESTION 16 AND 22:	ANY ASSISTANCE PROVIDED, SUCH AS THE PAYMENT OF ANY BENEFIT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE VEBA TRUST TO EMPLOYEES OF THE SPONSORING EMPLOYER IS NOT TO BE REPORTED IN SCHEDULE I OR SCHEDULE F.
FORM 990, PART IV, QUESTION 27:	THIS QUESTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A VEBA. ANY ASSISTANCE PROVIDED, SUCH AS PAYMENT OF A BENEFIT, CAN ONLY BE DONE PURSUANT TO THE NONDISCRIMINATION RULES IN SECTION 505.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B:	THE BENEFIT PLANS FUNDED BY VEBA TRUSTS ARE SUBJECT TO ERISA RULES, WHICH IMPOSES REQUIREMENTS FOR FIDUCIARY CONDUCT, AVOIDING RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (SELF-DEALING), PROVIDING FOR DISCLOSURE TO PARTICIPANTS, ETC.
FORM 990, PART I LINE 14 AND PART IX LINE 4:	THE COMPANY DECIDED NOT TO FUND THE VEBA TRUST AT THE END OF 2022, TO PAY FOR IBNR CLAIMS IN 2023. AS SUCH, THE RELATED CLAIMS ARE PAID DIRECTLY OUT OF THE COMPANY'S GENERAL ASSETS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A:	A VEBA TRUST HAS ITS TRUSTEE(S) APPOINTED BY THE EMPLOYER SPONSORING THE UNDERLYING BENEFIT PLAN. THESE TRUSTEES AND OTHER PLAN FIDUCIARIES ARE SUBJECT TO ERISA STANDARDS FOR FIDUCIARY CONDUCT, AND ARE BOUND BY TERMS OF UNDERLYING PLAN DOCUMENTS. THESE STANDARDS AND PLAN DOCUMENTS PROVIDE THE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT TRANSPARENCY THAT THE IRS IS LOOKING FOR IN THIS SECTION.