2018-11-13T13:47:10-07:00 2017-12-31 990 2017-01-01 362154936 CENTRAL STATES SE & SW AREAS HEALTH & WELFARE F CENT 8475189800 9377 WEST HIGGINS ROAD ROSEMONT IL 600184938 Mark F Angerame Chief Financial Officer 8475189800 2018-11-13 12.11.222.50 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z THOMAS C NYHAN 9377 WEST HIGGINS ROAD ROSEMONT IL 600184938 51454137018 0 X myteamcare.org X NON PROFIT TAFT-HARTLEY 1950 IL To provide Health and Welfare benefits to participants. 8 8 723 0 0 0 0 0 3337047262 3429996766 115902858 166408463 0 0 3452950120 3596405229 0 0 2633616696 2728529025 53994865 56214403 0 0 0 104162741 106903709 2791774302 2891647137 661175818 704758092 6909252015 7797582703 1859025641 1870517906 5050226374 5927064797 To provide Health and Welfare benefits to participants. 0 0 To provide medical, prescription and dental coverage to approximately 209,000 participants. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 43752 0 1 723 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X Central States SE & SW Areas Health & Welfare Fund 8475189800 9377 W Higgins Rd Rosemont IL 600184938 Arthur H Bunte Jr Trustee 10 10 X 19800 19800 0 Gary F Caldwell Trustee 10 10 X 0 0 0 Gary Dunham Trustee 10 10 X 19800 19800 0 Marvin Kropp Trustee 10 10 X 0 0 0 Christopher J Langan Trustee 20 0 X 0 0 0 Greg R May Trustee 10 10 X 1980 1980 0 George J Westley Trustee 10 10 X 19800 19800 0 Charles A Whobrey Trustee 10 10 X 0 0 0 Mark F Angerame CFO/Assistant Exec. Director 34 16 X 263458 123980 75139 James Condon Deputy Chief Legal Officer; Secretary to Board 32 18 X 225012 126570 74952 Thomas C Nyhan Executive Director and General Counsel 34 16 X 421454 198331 75785 Patrick Moroney Group Director/CIO 32 18 X 201904 113571 69451 Peter Priede Director, Employer Services 32 18 X 146055 82156 70930 Scott B Robbins Director, Human Resources 32 18 X 113942 64092 46293 Steven Van Rossem Director, Strategic Initiatives and TeamCare 32 18 X 128400 72225 46046 Brad Berliner Associate General Counsel 21 29 X 89247 123245 49550 Robert Coco Deputy General Counsel 21 29 X 132710 183265 76586 John J Franczyk Jr Deputy General Counsel 21 29 X 141690 195666 76848 Albert M Madden Deputy General Counsel 21 29 X 132423 182871 75000 Carl E Synder Senior Director, Technology Services 36 14 X 170860 66445 47248 Ray A Hale Director, Communications 32 18 X 73273 41216 15459 2301808 1635013 799287 29 1 1 0 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois 300 East Randolph Chicago IL 60601 Administration 58752217 Multiplan Inc 535 East Diehl Road Naperville IL 60563 Administration 17852242 Conifer Value-Based Care LLC 1596 Whitehall Road Annapolis MD 21409 Administration 11550962 HumanaDental Insurance Company 500 West Main Street Louisville KY 40202 Administration 4297768 McShane Construction 9500 W Bryn Mawr Ave Suite 200 Rosemont IL 60018 Contractor 2724781 39 0 H&W Employer Contributions 525100 3390619679 3390619679 0 0 H&W Participant Contributions 525100 39377087 39377087 0 0 0 0 0 0 3429996766 118615437 118615437 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47905524815 0 47857731789 0 47793026 0 47793026 47793026 0 0 0 3596405229 3596405229 0 0 0 0 0 2728529025 2847797 0 32160920 8942596 9646019 2617071 0 61554 150500 0 0 8601520 2894052 0 4128563 4509254 0 4595836 237918 0 75785 0 0 2893910 228216 Dues, Publication and Subscriptions 409170 Miscellaneous 15270 PCORI 850879 TeamCare 77251282 2891647137 0 0 0 479947 527988 11322549 59892156 373361659 392817445 1020361 3051636 35204164 20565998 4888585 14638166 5309341805 6190841453 1208837109 1135813859 6909252015 7797582703 120151858 47262470 1738873783 1823255436 1859025641 1870517906 X 0 0 0 0 5050226374 5927064797 5050226374 5927064797 6909252015 7797582703 704758092 172080331 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 0 6104006 6104006 0 6060846 0 6060846 0 1197036 992589 204447 0 19179914 17419292 1760622 0 2662362 2154117 508245 14638166 Assets Held Under Securities Lending Agreement 1135813859 1135813859 0 Payable for Securities Purchased 164705061 Liability to return Collateral Under Securities Lending Agreement 1135813859 Estimated Claims Liability 510141000 Checks Drawn Against Future Deposits 12595516 1823255436 X 3768485560 172080331 0 0 0 172080331 3596405229 0 0 0 3596405229 2891647137 0 0 0 0 0 2891647137 0 0 0 2891647137 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") issued an exemption letter, dated September 11, 1987, stating that the Fund, as then designed, was exempt from federal income tax under Section 501 (c) (9) of the Internal Revenue Code. Fund management believes the Fund, as amended, continues to qualify and to operate in accordance with applicable rules and regulations; therefore, no provision for income taxes is included in these financial statements. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require Fund management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Fund and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Fund has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Fund is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits in progress for any tax periods. Fund management believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2014. X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 Arthur H Bunte Jr Trustee 19800 19800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19800 19800 0 0 Gary F Caldwell Trustee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gary Dunham Trustee 19800 19800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19800 19800 0 0 Marvin Kropp Trustee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Christopher J Langan Trustee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greg R May Trustee 1980 1980 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1980 1980 0 0 George J Westley Trustee 19800 19800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19800 19800 0 0 Charles A Whobrey Trustee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mark F Angerame CFO/Assistant Exec. Director 231628 109002 27200 12800 4630 2178 45279 9383 13924 6553 322661 139916 0 0 James Condon Deputy Chief Legal Officer; Secretary to Board 195683 110072 22400 12600 6929 3898 43833 10403 13258 7458 282103 144431 0 0 Thomas C Nyhan Executive Director and General Counsel 310266 146007 102000 48000 9188 4324 44182 9247 15202 7154 480838 214732 0 0 Patrick Moroney Group Director/CIO 177280 99720 19200 10800 5424 3051 39292 10403 12644 7112 253840 131086 0 0 Peter Priede Director, Employer Services 129485 72835 12800 7200 3770 2121 40799 8695 13719 7717 200573 98568 0 0 Scott B Robbins Director, Human Resources 101280 56970 9600 5400 3062 1722 16024 9013 13604 7652 143570 80757 0 0 Steven Van Rossem Director, Strategic Initiatives and TeamCare 113807 64017 12800 7200 1793 1008 16365 9205 13105 7371 157870 88801 0 0 Brad Berliner Associate General Counsel 82029 113277 5880 8120 1338 1848 11848 16362 8963 12377 110058 151984 0 Robert Coco Deputy General Counsel 118902 164198 11130 15370 2678 3697 37558 16872 9305 12851 179573 212988 0 0 John J Franczyk Jr Deputy General Counsel 126378 174522 13650 18850 1662 2294 37584 16908 9390 12966 188664 225540 0 0 Albert M Madden Deputy General Counsel 117807 162685 11130 15370 3486 4816 37476 16760 8721 12043 178620 211674 0 0 Carl E Synder Senior Director, Technology Services 159142 61889 6701 2606 5017 1950 19794 7698 14224 5532 204878 79675 0 0 Ray A Hale Director, Communications 71665 40312 0 0 1608 904 6521 3668 3373 1897 83167 46781 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Trustees will be reimbursed for air transportation to and from the location of meetings or conferences relating to the organization's (the "Fund's") activities. The cost of unrestricted, full-fare economy coach air travel is authorized on all airline flights. In general, a class above coach class will be reimbursed in full only if it does not cost more than an unrestricted, full-fare coach ticket to the same destination on the same day. However, if a Trustee's health, medical or physical condition or similar circumstance requires him or her to travel by first class or business class on flights of any duration, the Trustee may be reimbursed for the cost of first class or business class travel. This same travel policy applies to the organization's Executive Director/General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer/Assistant Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Following preliminary preparation and review by the organization's (the "Fund's") staff, including the Executive Director/General Counsel, the Deputy Chief Legal Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, the Fund's Trustees are provided a final version of the Form 990 before it is filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The organization (the "Fund") is subject to a Consent Decree entered by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division. This Consent Decree requires the Fund's trustees and employees to comply with ERISA, including the avoidance of conflicts constituting a breach of fiduciary duty or prohibited transaction under that statute. The Trustees and employees are provided a copy of the Consent Decree. Furthermore, pursuant to the Consent Decree, the Court has appointed an Independent Special Counsel who reports to the Court and to the U.S. Department of Labor and who monitors the Fund with respect to compliance with the Consent Decree. The Fund also provides all employees with a written policy concerning the avoidance of conflicts of interest; this policy specifically provides that any violation of the policy can be grounds for termination. The Fund's management and Internal Audit Department monitor compliance with this conflicts policy. Management is assisted in this process through periodic meetings with the Fund's auditors specifically focused on methods to prevent and detect fraud or conflicts. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The compensation of the organization's (the "Fund's") Executive Director/General Counsel was determined by the Fund's Board of Trustees, based upon a review of comparability data, including published compensation surveys, Form 990 data from other funds and the existence of an employment opportunity with another entity competing for the Executive Director/General Counsel's services. The Board of Trustees' compensation determination with respect to the Executive Director/General Counsel was documented in a contract of employment. As with all contracts with service providers entered by the Fund, the Fund's Consent Decree (see Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c) and ERISA require that the Executive Director/General Counsel's compensation be fixed at a reasonable level. As noted, under the Consent Decree, an Independent Special Counsel has been appointed by the Court to monitor the Fund's compliance with the Consent Decree. The compensation of officers and key employees of the Fund was determined by the Executive Director/General Counsel, in consultation with the Board of Trustees, based on comparability data, including published salary surveys and Form 990 data from other funds. The compensation determination with respect to officers and key employees was documented in forms executed by the Executive Director/General Counsel. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization's (the "Fund's") Plan Document and Trust Agreement, as well as reports of the Fund's Independent Special Counsel (see Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c) are available on the Fund's website. The Fund's publicly filed annual report (Form 5500) is available to participants of the Fund upon request. The Fund's conflict of interest policy, to the extent it is imbedded in the Consent Decree governing the Fund (see Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c), is also available to participants upon request. Central States SE and SW Areas Pension Fund (36-6044243) 9377 West Higgins Road Rosemont IL 600184938 Defined Benefit Pension Plan IL 501 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 Schedule R, Part II Part IV: We note that the instructions for 2011 and subsequent years' filings have eliminated the prior 10% minimum threshold for providing information on employers that make contributions to a welfare benefits trust such as the Central States Fund. To comply with this change, the Fund is confronted with trying to collect and analyze information for more than 920 contributing employers. We respectfully decline to provide such a voluminous list at this time primarily because: (1) The Fund does not have, or have ready access to, significant portions of this information, such as the type of entity or tax classification of each contributing employer and, over its 60 years of existence, the Fund has had no reason to collect it for its regular operations. (2) Contributing employers to the Fund are not "related" to the Fund in any material way as a legal or factual matter. All decisions concerning governance of the Fund are made by the eight-member Joint Board of Trustees pursuant to ERISA and the Taft-Hartley Act. Only approximately 15 employers (either directly or through an employer association) have the authority to appoint any of the four management-appointed Trustees of the Fund. (Two of the four management-appointed Trustees are appointed by contributing employers or employer associations, and two are appointed by the other management Trustees.) All operations of the Fund are carried out by employees of the Fund itself with no influence by or assistance from contributing employers. (3) Contributing employers, most of whom are not publicly traded companies, may legitimately wish to not have this non-public information - including their EIN, form of organization and "control" information - disclosed to the Service, especially in view of the availability of Form 990 information to the general public. (4) The Fund is particularly concerned that unrelated parties will use information concerning contributing employers to the Fund to "cross-identify" contributing employers to the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (which is governed by virtually the same Board of Trustees as the Central States Health & Welfare Fund) for the purpose of facilitating lawsuits or potential anti-union activities that result in damage to both Funds. Such identifying information is frequently sought to undermine contributions to the Funds or to otherwise interfere with their operations and is therefore closely guarded by the Central States Funds. There is little doubt that such parties would attempt to use such information to their advantage and to the potential detriment of the Funds. (5) Further, commercial health insurance carriers who are effectively competitors of the Central States Health & Welfare Fund could easily use the Fund's private and proprietary list of its contributing employers (which is comparable to a customer list for the Fund) in an effort to poach those contributing employers from the Fund and to persuade them to cover their employees by means of commercial health insurance instead. This could result in grave harm to the Fund. In summary, we respectfully submit that these concerns outweigh any conceivable interest the Service may have in collecting such voluminous contribution information. Ultimately, every dollar the Fund spends on reporting or other compliance tasks is one less dollar available to fund health and welfare benefits for its approximately 209,000 participants and their families, and for the day-to-day administration of the Fund.