HERITAGE GROUP EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: HERITAGE GROUP EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST (EIN 35-1799877)
Tax period: 2019-06-01 to 2020-05-31
Filed: 2020-10-08
IRS object ID: 202032829349300403
Schema version: 2019v5.0
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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-10-08T05:32:34-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-05-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	350865680	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PILE CPAs	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE INDIANA SQ SUITE 1200	AddressLine1Txt
City	INDIANAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	462042066	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-06-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	351799877	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Heritage Group Employee Benefit Trust	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	HERI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3178726010	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 68123	AddressLine1Txt
City	Indianapolis	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46268	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	R DOUGLAS FELTON	PersonNm
Person Title	PLAN ADMIN.	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2020-10-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Jeremy C Kopeck CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00967303	PTIN
Phone	3172693454	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-04-22 16:20:28Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	R DOUGLAS FELTON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 68123	AddressLine1Txt
City	Indianapolis	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46268	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$38,373,492	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Trust	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationTrustInd
Formation	1990	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Payment of Health, Dental, and Vision Claims	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	1	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	0	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$38,003,313	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$38,373,492	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$38,003,313	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$38,373,492	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$32,879,990	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$34,099,893	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$5,123,323	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,273,599	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$38,003,313	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$38,373,492	CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$0	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,768,086	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,572,254	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$6,768,086	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,572,254	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$0	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	Payment of Health, Dental, and Vision Claims	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	Payment of Health, Dental, and Vision Claims	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
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	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	false	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 With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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	false	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
Backup Wthld Compliance	false	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
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
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	1	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	0	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	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
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	R Douglas Felton	PersonNm
Phone	3178726010	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5400 WEST 86TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	INDIANAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46268	ZIPCd

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Institutional TrusteeInstitutionalTrusteeInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
ASPHALT MATERIALS INC
Trustee	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
R DOUGLAS FELTON
PLAN ADMIN.	2.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

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

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

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
COBRA CONTRIBUTIONS	$540,249	$540,249
EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS	$6,692,995	$6,692,995
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS	$31,132,067	$31,132,067
REINSURANCE RECEIPTS	$8,181	$8,181

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$38,373,492	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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

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

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$38,373,492	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$38,373,492	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

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	$34,099,893	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	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	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	$0	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	$13,733	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
ADMIN FEES; REINSURANCE	$2,372,558
Stop Loss Premiums	$1,365,072
Vision Fees	$333,586
Dental Fees	$105,310

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,340	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,373,492	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,658,884	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,476,785	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$182,444	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$86,975	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$109,202	BOYAmt
EOY	$95,469	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,768,086	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,572,254	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,768,086	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,572,254	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,768,086	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,572,254	EOYAmt

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,768,086	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,572,254	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$0	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$161,834	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$68,330	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$93,504	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$20,610	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$18,645	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,965	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$95,469	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	The form 990 is provided to the organization's governing body before it is filed. If comments are made, appropriate changes are incorporated into the form prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	The organization does not make its governing documents and financial statements available to the public. The organization does not have a conflict of interest policy.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2B - AUDIT OF TAX YEAR	THE VEBA TRUST, THE FILER OF THE FORM 990, IS THE FUNDING MECHANISM FOR THE HERITAGE GROUP HEALTH CARE PLAN ("BENEFIT PLAN"). A FORM 5500 IS FILED EACH YEAR ON BEHALF OF THE BENEFIT PLAN BASED ON THE CALENDAR YEAR. THE CALENDAR YEAR ACTIVITY OF THE BENEFIT PLAN IS AUDITED EACH YEAR, AND THE REQUIRED OPINION OF AN INDEPENDENT QUALIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT IS ATTACHED TO THE FORM 5500. THE LATEST AUDIT WAS PERFORMED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019.AS MENTIONED, THE BENEFIT PLAN REPORTS ON A CALENDAR YEAR BASIS WHILE THE VEBA TRUST REPORTS, BY WAY OF ITS ANNUAL FORM 990, ON A FISCAL YEAR BASIS THAT ENDS MAY 31ST OF EACH YEAR. THE JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER ACTIVITY OF THE VEBA TRUST IS INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE BENEFIT PLAN, BUT A SEPARATE AUDIT OF THE VEBA TRUST FOR ITS YEAR ENDED MAY 31ST IS NOT PERFORMED.