INDEPENDENT ORDER OF VIKINGS: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF VIKINGS (EIN 36-1260620)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-04-04
IRS object ID
201820949349300012
Schema version
2017v2.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2018-04-04T11:32:41-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN361260620EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1INDEPENDENT ORDER OF VIKINGSBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlINDEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2172416300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line15250 South Sixth StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySpringfieldCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62703ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonJulie AbelPersonNm
Person TitleAdministratorPersonTitleTxt
Phone2172416300PhoneNum
Signature2018-04-03SignatureDt
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Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerWilliam SchaeferPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12291 Harrison AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityMuskegonCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49441ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$316,573GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addressiovikings.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Other Organization DscFraternalOtherOrganizationDsc
Formation1895FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe Independent Order of Vikings (IOV) is a Fraternal Benefit Society exempt under section 501(c)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code. The IOV operates to benefit its members under the lodge system. The IOV collects individual assessment premiums from its members for the purpose of paying life insurance or other benefits and maintaining a solvent legal reserve system.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$209,625PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$316,573CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$209,625PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$316,573CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$41,106PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$670,383CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,350PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,350CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$127,470PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$131,456CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$170,926PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$804,189CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$38,699PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$487,616CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,659,879TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,178,452TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,357,349TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$866,032TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,302,530NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,312,420NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionThe Independent Order of Vikings (IOV) operates to benefit its members under the lodge system. The IOV collects individual assessment premiums from its members for the purpose of paying life insurance or other benefits and maintaining a solvent legal reserve system.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescThe Independent Order of Vikings (IOV) is a Fraternal Benefit Society exempt under section 501 (c)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code. The IOV operates to benefit its members under the lodge system. The IOV collects individual assessment premiums form its members for the purpose of paying life insurance or other benefits and maintaining a solvent legal reserve system.Desc
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$0TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$0TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$0TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$0TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members13GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Independent Order of VikingsBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2172416300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line15250 South Sixth StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySpringfieldCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62703ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Ralph Spencer Beck
Jr. Past Grand Chief00Yes (X)Yes (X)$100$0$0
Melinda Rae Worden
Vice Grand Chief00Yes (X)Yes (X)$200$0$0
Eivor Britt-Louise Hichue
Grand Secretary00Yes (X)Yes (X)$500$0$0
William Arthur Peterson
Director/Trustee00Yes (X)$100$0$0
Lawrence David Anderson
Director/Trustee00Yes (X)$100$0$0
Robert Halley Grinnell
Director/Trustee00Yes (X)$100$0$0
Bryan Richard Nelson
Director/Trustee00Yes (X)$100$0$0
Rodney Wayne Ottum
Director/Trustee00Yes (X)$100$0$0
Sandra Lee Cramm
Director/Trustee00Yes (X)$100$0$0
Thomas Richard Jandt
Grand Treasurer00Yes (X)$250$0$0
Robert Dale Greenwald
Director/Trustee00Yes (X)$100$0$0
Barbara Anne Hendry
Director/Trustee00Yes (X)$100$0$0
William Herbert Schaefer
Grand Chief00Yes (X)$500$0$0
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,350TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions$0TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
Premium assessment income900099$81,020$81,020$0$0
Gross investment income900099$70,586$70,586$0$0
Realized gain on investments900099$3,402$3,402$0$0
Commission on reinsurance ceded900099$161,565$161,565$0$0

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
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Total Program Service Revenue$316,573TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$0SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt
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Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$316,573TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$316,573RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$670,383TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$2,350TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$81,592TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$32,010TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$1,244TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Official publications$8,228
State insurance dept fees$2,761

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$5,621TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$804,189TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$187,819BOYAmt
EOY$439,187EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$2,429,396BOYAmt
EOY$1,712,857EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$42,664BOYAmt
EOY$26,408EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$2,659,879BOYAmt
EOY$2,178,452EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$1,357,349BOYAmt
EOY$866,032EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$1,357,349BOYAmt
EOY$866,032EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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BOY$200,000BOYAmt
EOY$200,000EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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BOY$1,102,530BOYAmt
EOY$1,112,420EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$1,302,530BOYAmt
EOY$1,312,420EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$2,659,879BOYAmt
EOY$2,178,452EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$487,616ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$0NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$497,506OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (8 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Certificate reserves, life$716,387
Claims, life$25,733
Premiums paid in advance$403
Taxes, licenses, and fees$8,121
Amounts withheld by Society as Trustees$12,455
Due to unaffiliate$25,056
Scholarship fund$42,186
Miscellaneous$35,691
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$866,032TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$315,229TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$0NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$315,229RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$1,344InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,344RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$316,573TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$307,468TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$0OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$307,468ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$1,344InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$495,377OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$496,721ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$804,189TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part XII, Line 4bFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIncrease in aggregate reserve for life, increase in loading on deferred and uncollected premiumsExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3Third Party Administrator: Universal Guaranty Life Insurance Company, 5250 South 6th Street, Springfield, IL 62703
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6The organization is represented by members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aThe officers and directors are elected at the Grand Lodge Meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared by the Administrator.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe Conflict of Interest Policy is prepared with each election and is reviewed and approved by the Officers.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are filed with the appropriate regulatory authorities and are available upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Increase in aggregate reserve for life, increase in loading on deferred and uncollected premiums, investment expenses

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