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THE ALLIANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK BENEFIT FUND: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
THE ALLIANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK BENEFIT FUND (EIN 20-0225592)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-02-03
IRS object ID
201600359349300620
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-02-03T10:41:30-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN160765486PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1369 FRANKLIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN200225592EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALLIANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK BENEFIT FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlALLIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7162847868PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12914 PINE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNIAGARA FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14301ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARLES NESBITTPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRMAN/TRUSTEEPersonTitleTxt
Phone7162847868PhoneNum
Signature2016-01-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMICHAEL J GRIMALDIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01295846PTIN
Phone7168563300PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerCHARLES NESBITTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityNIAGARA FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$66,569,907GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization TrustYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationTrustInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE TRUST WAS ESTABLISHED TO ACT AS AGENT OF PLANS ADOPTED BY EMPLOYERS THROUGH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT OR BY UNION TRUSTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING, MANAGING, AND PAYING FUNDS TO OBTAIN INSURANCE FOR HEALTH BENEFITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH PLANS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$24,052PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$35,118CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$65,830,932PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$66,548,648CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Expenses$67,097,939CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$228,679PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$549,291CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$2,692,903TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$903,333TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,180,656TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,086,099NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,512,247NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE TRUST WAS ESTABLISHED TO ACT AS AGENT OF PLANS ADOPTED BY EMPLOYERS THROUGH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT OR BY UNION TRUSTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING, MANAGING, AND PAYING FUNDS TO OBTAIN INSURANCE FOR HEALTH BENEFITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH PLANSMissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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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 Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document3IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member4IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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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

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

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CHARLES NESBITT
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JAMES BRIGGS
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RAYMOND KING
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VICTOR MONTALBO
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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COBRA & RETIRED525100$123,853$123,853
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$66,513,530TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$20,687SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$21,259SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,856,731TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,664TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,349TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,960TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,153TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$230TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,901TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,185TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
EDUCATION$4,066
BANK CHARGES$1,700

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,097,939TotalAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$1,919,919BOYAmt
EOY$1,607,363EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$479,413BOYAmt
EOY$234,428EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$20,922BOYAmt
EOY$15,210EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$495,715BOYAmt
EOY$763,525EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,463BOYAmt
EOY$72,377EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,989,432BOYAmt
EOY$2,692,903EOYAmt

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BOY$446,160BOYAmt
EOY$381,152EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$457,173BOYAmt
EOY$799,504EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$903,333BOYAmt
EOY$1,180,656EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,086,099BOYAmt
EOY$1,512,247EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,086,099BOYAmt
EOY$1,512,247EOYAmt

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BOY$2,989,432BOYAmt
EOY$2,692,903EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$549,291ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$24,561NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$66,524,087TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$24,561NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$24,561RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$66,548,648RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$66,548,648TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$67,097,939TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$67,097,939ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$67,097,939TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE TRUST UTILIZES A PLAN ADMINISTRATOR TO ADMINISTER THE TRUST AND PERFORM DAILY DUTIES. THE PLAN ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE TRUST'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6EMPLOYERS - BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND UNION TRUSTS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATRUSTEES ARE ELECTED TO THE GOVERNING BOARD BY CURRENT TRUSTEES TRUSTEES (GOVERNING BOARD) MEETINGS ARE HELD TO CONDUCT ORGANIZATION'S BUSINESS. MEMBERS ARE NOTIFIED OF TRUSTEE DECISIONS AND GOVERN THEIR ACTIONS BY CONTINUED PARTICIPATION
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11PLAN ADMINISTRATOR REVIEWS AND PRESENTS TO THE GOVERNING BOARD
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE FUND'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED WITH EACH TRUSTEE AND THE PLAN ADMINISTRATOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19COPY AVAILABLE AT OFFICE OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR