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BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION (EIN 13-5656874)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-11
IRS object ID
201533179349303188
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-11-11T11:04:58-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN135656874EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBLUEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3122976000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1225 North Michigan AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60601ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRobert KolodgyPersonNm
Person TitleSr. VP & Chief Financial OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone3122976000PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-12SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerScott SerotaPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1225 North Michigan AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$462,483,783GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.bcbs.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1948FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe organization's tax exempt purpose is promoting through independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield member (Plans), the common good and general welfare of the community by fostering broad-based health insurance coverage.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body38VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent36VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1253TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$15,015,912TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$1,297,363NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$412,878,752PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$456,031,393CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$975,908PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,100,612CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$54,823PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$251,672CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$413,909,483PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$457,383,677CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$179,879,571PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$179,415,728CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$245,262,984PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$270,219,633CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$425,142,555PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$449,635,361CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$11,233,072PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$7,748,316CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$588,221,414TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$691,620,828TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$453,203,066TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$588,934,440TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$135,018,348NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$102,686,388NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe Association serves its membership consisting of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans (Plans) which operates within specified geographic service areas. The Association provides a variety of services to member Plans and coordinates government services such as the Medicare Part A prime contract and the contract under the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEP); all of which are the core of the organization's exempt purpose of promoting the common good and general welfare of the community by fostering broad-based health insurance coverage.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$146,757,690ExpenseAmt
Revenue$146,872,413RevenueAmt
DescThe Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's Federal Employee Program (FEP) administers the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan. Approximately 61 percent of all federal employees and retirees who received their health care benefits through the government's Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) are members of the Service Benefit Plan receiving health coverage through member Plans. Service Benefit Plan has been part of the FEHBP since its inception in 1960 and is the largest plan in the program. Accomplishments in 2014 were related to product innovation, expanding service offerings and enhancing member experience. Research efforts were geared toward providing meaningful ways to improve cost and quality of care. Key success includes - 99 percent member retention, 15 percent growth in the BlueVision product to 50 percent market share; redesign of the fepblue website.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$109,537,175ExpenseAmt
Revenue$113,521,164RevenueAmt
DescThe BlueCard program is a clearinghouse service provided when a member Plan participant receives healthcare in another member Plan geographic service area. BlueCard gives Blue members seamless national access to physicians and hospitals that participate in Blue networks. The program links participating healthcare providers with the independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans through a single electronic network for claims processing and reimbursement. During 2014 the BlueCard program celebrated its 20th year of continued success. Approximately 1.1 million claims enter the blue card system daily. The fees associated with this delivery platform continues to generate a significant amount of revenue for the Association. The BlueCard program generated an estimated Plan savings of more than $74.6 billion in 2014.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$56,165,371ExpenseAmt
Revenue$63,034,613RevenueAmt
DescAs the umbrella organization for the member Plans, the Association coordinates advertising and communications programs, providing policy and representation of member interests, monitors and fosters the financial stability of all the Plans and supports the ability of the Plans to operate efficiently by providing conferences, consulting and miscellaneous services to the Plans.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (7 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtRevenueRevenueAmtDescDescGrantGrantAmt
$37,639,167$44,670,408The Association provides optional consulting services and other miscellaneous services.
$35,283,863$35,283,863The Association develops, enhances and protects the value of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield brand names and symbols and supports the oversight and management of member Plan license agreements.
$16,098,193$14,917,250National Data Warehouse (NDW) is a central data warehouse composed of aggregate standardized and de-identified data (such as medical and drug claims, membership and other provider information) obtained from participating member plans for use in complementing the analytical systems within each of the Plans to improve business intelligence and for the benefit of understanding and managing health care costs and quality via benchmarking and trend analysis.
$13,415,224$13,862,814Operation of the National Employee Benefits Administration Program which provides a comprehensive group package of employee benefits programs to the Plans.
$11,244,870$18,672,150Operation of the telecommunications network which facilitates inter-plan communication.
$4,923,176$5,196,718The Association performs services for the Medicare A program and other services agreements with the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). BCBSA acts in a coordinating role for all Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans to perform certain aspects of the Medicare A intermediary functions and other government business services provided to Plans. The Association provides additional services to DHHS through contracts with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
$0$153,010K-1 Partnership revenue from BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners II, LLP and National Account Service Company, LLC. Both entities provide goods and services related to BCBSA's tax exempt purpose.$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$118,604,493TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$0TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$132,756,213TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$431,064,729TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document214IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee1253EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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
Governing Body Voting Members38GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member36IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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 CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or ProcedureYes (1)WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonRobert J KolodgyPersonNm
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CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60601ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (74 entries)

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David W Anderson
BoardMember10Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter Andruszkiewicz
BoardMember1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard L Boals
BoardMember30Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christopher Booth
BoardMember10Yes (X)$0$0$0
H R Brereton Barlow
BoardMember1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chester Burrell
BoardMember10Yes (X)$0$0$0
Denise S Cesare
BoardMember10Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew C Corbin
BoardMember2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Dreyfus
BoardMember2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul von Ebers
BoardMember0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
John D Forsyth
BoardMember1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark B Ganz
BoardMember2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
David R Gentile
BoardMember10Yes (X)$0$0$0
Don C George
BoardMember10Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patrick J Geraghty
BoardMember2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Zelda Geyer-Sylvia
BoardMember10Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael A Gold
BoardMember10Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bill Gracey
BoardMember2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Guyette
BoardMember1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patricia A Hemingway Hall
BoardMember50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel J Hilferty
BoardMember3.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Holmberg
BoardMember10Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tim Huckle
BoardMember0.500Yes (X)$0$0$0
Terry D Kellogg
BoardMember2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott D Kreiling
BoardMember10Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel J Loepp
BoardMember3.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Markovich
BoardMember30Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert A Marino
BoardMember2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven S Martin
BoardMember30Yes (X)$0$0$0
David S Pankau
BoardMember2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
M Carol Pigott
BoardMember1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Reitz
BoardMember1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Roe
BoardMember0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ramon M Ruiz Comas
BoardMember2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rick Schum
BoardMember20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary D StHilaire
BoardMember10Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph Swedish
BoardMember30Yes (X)$0$0$0
P Mark White
BoardMember2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Bradley Wilson
BoardMember20Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Winkenwerder
BoardMember20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Danette K Wilson
BoardMember0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott P Serota
President & CEO400$3,549,253$0$2,034,432Yes (X)
William A Breskin
VP, Government Programs400$454,069$0$103,384Yes (X)
William James Colbourne
SR VP, HR and Administration400$878,478$0$368,303Yes (X)
Frank E Coyne Jr
VP, Operations & Ntl Programs400$617,627$0$147,206Yes (X)
Kathy Ripley Didawick
VP, Congressional Communications400$367,242$0$85,619Yes (X)
John T Ericksen
VP, Federal Relations400$488,062$0$95,497Yes (X)
Jena Lanise Bell Estes
VP, Government Programs400$374,485$0$100,919Yes (X)
Alissa T Fox
SR VP, Policy & Representation400$982,972$0$147,790Yes (X)
Paul John Julian Gerrard
VP, Strategic Communications400$351,055$0$35,747Yes (X)
Sudhama Gopalan
VP, Strategy400$232,190$0$3,356Yes (X)
Kris O Haltmeyer
VP, Health Policy & Analysis400$342,145$0$37,102Yes (X)
Justine Germann Handelman
VP, Legislative & Regulatory Policy400$450,578$0$87,880Yes (X)
Trent T Haywood
SR VP, Chief Medical Officer400$537,736$0$44,363Yes (X)
Kari J Hedges
VP, National Programs400$396,012$0$34,761Yes (X)
Mitchell J Helfand
VP, Finance400$382,530$0$139,652Yes (X)
Kim D Holland
VP, State Affairs400$282,597$0$33,991Yes (X)
Robert J Kolodgy Jr
SR VP, FSGP & CFO400$716,216$0$46,107Yes (X)
Shirley S Lady
VP, Transformation Services400$399,655$0$122,058Yes (X)
William S Nehs
VP, Dep Gen Counsel Asst Sec400$409,419$0$42,070Yes (X)
William Barry OLoughlin
VP, Operational Readiness400$485,747$0$126,734Yes (X)
Doug Porter
SR VP, Operations & CIO400$688,629$0$101,032Yes (X)
Cynthia Passmore Rolfe
VP, Consumer Brand Strategy400$364,959$0$14,703Yes (X)
Maureen E Sullivan
SR VP, Strategic Services & CSO400$704,517$0$137,510Yes (X)
Cheryl L Thomas
VP, Human Resources400$138,121$0$10,647Yes (X)
Jennifer Vachon
SR VP, Admin Services & Chief of Staff400$460,165$0$90,358Yes (X)
Jody A Voss
VP, Strategic Business Services400$393,949$0$69,027Yes (X)
Roger G Wilson
SR VP, Gen Counsel & Secretary400$780,165$0$170,239Yes (X)
Nasir Khan
Exec Dir, Enterprise Informatics400$347,262$0$163,059Yes (X)
Carole R Flamm
Exec Med Dir, Ctr for Clinic Value400$355,752$0$85,818Yes (X)
John Cerisano
Exec Dir, Congress Relations400$353,158$0$81,292Yes (X)
Daniel A Engel
Sr Assoc Gen Counsel400$330,621$0$106,971Yes (X)
Steven D Putziger
Exec Dir, Brand Protect & Finance400$330,620$0$109,183Yes (X)
Mark A Talluto
Exec Dir, Marketing400$318,055$0$42,374Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$5,019,184TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K616IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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HP Enterprise Services LLC
PO Box 92013ChicagoIL60675Systems Consulting$9,125,627
Health Intelligence Co LLC
225 N Michigan AveunueChicagoIL60601Data Analytics$11,613,143
AXA Assistance USA Inc
122 S Michigan AvenueChicagoIL60602Medical Claims Processing$7,656,241
Kirkland & Ellis
200 E Randolph DriveChicagoIL60601Legal Services$7,413,511
WebMD Health Corp
669 River Dr Ctr TwoElmwood ParkNJ07407System Consulting Services$10,894,844
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K105CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions$0TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

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Federal Employee Program900099$146,872,413$146,872,413$0$0
BlueCard900099$113,521,164$113,521,164$0$0
Other Services900099$63,034,613$63,034,613$0$0
Consulting & Misc Services900099$44,670,408$44,670,408$0$0
Brand Enhancement & Protection900099$35,283,863$35,283,863$0$0

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$37,731,682RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$456,031,393TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,077,217SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,972,133SecuritiesAmt
Other$127,973OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$105,084SecuritiesAmt
Other-$127,973OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$22,889ExclusionAmt

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Service Fee Revenue525990$98,662$0$98,662$0
Partnership Pass Through Gain900001$153,010$153,010$0$0

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$251,672OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$441,267,153RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$15,015,912UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,100,612ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,561,917TotalAmt
Program Services$15,468,802ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,093,115ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$4,839,906ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$12,262,914TotalAmt
Program Services$7,503,427ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,759,487ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,413,894TotalAmt
Program Services$14,539,082ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$125,188ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,827,785TotalAmt
Program Services$8,599,383ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$228,402ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,099,369TotalAmt
Program Services$9,846,981ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$252,388ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,271,159TotalAmt
Program Services$1,271,159ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,095,329TotalAmt
Program Services$4,095,329ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$142,871,299TotalAmt
Program Services$142,162,761ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$708,538ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,498,288TotalAmt
Program Services$9,498,288ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,645,965TotalAmt
Program Services$9,550,297ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$95,668ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,554,259TotalAmt
Program Services$44,913,387ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$640,872ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,158,097TotalAmt
Program Services$11,091,274ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,066,823ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,743,985TotalAmt
Program Services$5,088,956ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$655,029ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,192,917TotalAmt
Program Services$4,539,711ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$653,206ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,347TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,347ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,214,476TotalAmt
Program Services$12,041,438ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$173,038ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,252,013TotalAmt
Program Services$4,212,085ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,928ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Membership, Sponsorship, Gen'l Contribut$4,074,011$3,700,282$373,729$0
Books & Periodicals$2,009,299$1,936,045$73,254$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,513,820TotalAmt
Program Services$1,496,730ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,090ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$449,635,361TotalAmt
Program Services$431,064,729ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,570,632ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$711,793BOYAmt
EOY$2,720,860EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$368,976,369BOYAmt
EOY$446,581,844EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,053,132BOYAmt
EOY$33,446,130EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$386,485BOYAmt
EOY$2,928EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,109,695BOYAmt
EOY$9,260,918EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$99,097,514LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$75,941,555LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,665,074BOYAmt
EOY$23,155,959EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,000BOYAmt
EOY$15,000EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$145,710,892BOYAmt
EOY$166,129,773EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,662,752BOYAmt
EOY$3,532,448EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,930,222BOYAmt
EOY$6,774,968EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$588,221,414BOYAmt
EOY$691,620,828EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,095,762BOYAmt
EOY$115,574,350EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,364,488BOYAmt
EOY$4,463,579EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$312,923,125BOYAmt
EOY$391,376,227EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,819,691BOYAmt
EOY$77,520,284EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$453,203,066BOYAmt
EOY$588,934,440EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,018,348BOYAmt
EOY$102,686,388EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,018,348BOYAmt
EOY$102,686,388EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$588,221,414BOYAmt
EOY$691,620,828EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$7,748,316ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$21,090NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$40,101,366OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$715,140PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours0VolunteerHoursCnt
Expended527 Activities$0Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$525,000InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$525,000TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (1)Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (3 entries)

Business Name Line2OrganizationBusinessName/BusinessNameLine2TxtAddress Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPaid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmtContributions Rcvd DlvrContributionsRcvdDlvrAmt
Republican Governor's
Association1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW Ste 250WashingtonDC20004113655877$250,000$0
Democratic Governor's
Association1401 K Street NW Ste 200WashingtonDC20005521304889$250,000$0
Republican Attorneys General Association
1747 Pennsylvania AvenueWashingtonDC20006464501717$25,000$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$89,500,000DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$11,568,654NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$0NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$11,568,654NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$11,568,654AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over$0CarriedOverAmt
Taxable$0TaxableAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule C, Part I-A, Line 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe filing organization made contributions from the general treasury to three Section 527 political organizations and sponsored a separate fund designated for exempt purposes.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$28,657,720OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$17,742,040DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,915,680BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$70,439,794OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$58,199,515DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,240,279BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$23,155,959TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Non Public Mutual Funds$103,448,365C
Wells Fargo Mutual Funds (MNSGX)$43,170,501F
1 share common BCBSA Services, Inc.$13,262,469C
Investments in Affiliates >5%$6,038,438C
206,889 Common, BCS Insurance Corp$210,000C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$166,129,773TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Pension Liability$50,908,418
Long-Term Deferred Revenue$13,534,784
Lease Liability$7,598,861
Other Benefits$3,106,691
Post-Retirement Liability$2,371,530
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$77,520,284TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part IV, Line 2bThe Association holds funds as agent for its member Plans under arrangements covering its Blue Card and Federal Employee Program.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2The Association follows the requirements of ASC 740-10-25 "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes," which clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertainty in tax positions, as defined. ASC 740-10-25 seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of the recognition and measurement related to accounting for income taxes. Under ASC 740-10-25, an organization must recognize the tax benefit associated with tax positions taken for tax return purposes when it is more-likely-than-not that the position will be sustained. The Association does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that should be recorded. No interest or penalties were recorded or included in the consolidated statement of activities for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. The Association is open to examination by taxing authorities from fiscal year 2011 forward.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (33 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Scott P Serota
President & CEO$1,019,242$0$2,460,817$0$69,194$0$1,994,955$0$39,477$0$5,583,685$0$1,214,514$0
William A Breskin
VP, Government Programs$275,862$0$90,000$0$88,207$0$69,801$0$33,583$0$557,453$0$0$0
William James Colbourne
SR VP, HR and Administration$540,773$0$185,000$0$152,705$0$339,352$0$28,951$0$1,246,781$0$0$0
Frank E Coyne Jr
VP, Operations & Ntl Programs$304,294$0$125,000$0$188,333$0$114,282$0$32,925$0$764,834$0$0$0
Kathy Ripley Didawick
VP, Congressional Communications$249,470$0$80,000$0$37,773$0$57,780$0$27,839$0$452,862$0$0$0
John T Ericksen
VP, Federal Relations$288,261$0$97,000$0$102,801$0$71,325$0$24,172$0$583,559$0$0$0
Jena Lanise Bell Estes
VP, Government Programs$271,305$0$76,300$0$26,880$0$60,873$0$40,046$0$475,404$0$0$0
Alissa T Fox
SR VP, Policy & Representation$431,708$0$245,000$0$306,264$0$116,947$0$30,843$0$1,130,762$0$0$0
Paul John Julian Gerrard
VP, Strategic Communications$241,200$0$90,300$0$19,555$0$6,978$0$28,770$0$386,803$0$0$0
Sudhama Gopalan
VP, Strategy$232,131$0$0$0$59$0$2,241$0$1,115$0$235,546$0$0$0
Kris O Haltmeyer
VP, Health Policy & Analysis$238,370$0$70,000$0$33,775$0$7,527$0$29,575$0$379,247$0$0$0
Justine Germann Handelman
VP, Legislative & Regulatory Policy$267,635$0$130,000$0$52,943$0$54,852$0$33,028$0$538,458$0$0$0
Trent T Haywood
SR VP, Chief Medical Officer$376,236$0$160,000$0$1,500$0$13,000$0$31,363$0$582,099$0$0$0
Kari J Hedges
VP, National Programs$249,023$0$95,000$0$51,989$0$6,746$0$28,015$0$430,773$0$0$0
Mitchell J Helfand
VP, Finance$230,366$0$85,000$0$67,165$0$120,893$0$18,759$0$522,183$0$0$0
Kim D Holland
VP, State Affairs$207,297$0$57,000$0$18,300$0$12,180$0$21,811$0$316,588$0$0$0
Robert J Kolodgy Jr
SR VP, FSGP & CFO$467,770$0$222,000$0$26,445$0$17,500$0$28,607$0$762,322$0$0$0
Shirley S Lady
VP, Transformation Services$251,346$0$95,000$0$53,308$0$98,446$0$23,612$0$521,712$0$0$0
William S Nehs
VP, Dep Gen Counsel Asst Sec$312,411$0$94,800$0$2,208$0$13,000$0$29,070$0$451,489$0$0$0
William Barry OLoughlin
VP, Operational Readiness$298,088$0$125,000$0$62,660$0$88,466$0$38,268$0$612,482$0$0$0
Doug Porter
SR VP, Operations & CIO$409,418$0$195,000$0$84,212$0$69,625$0$31,407$0$789,662$0$0$0
Cynthia Passmore Rolfe
VP, Consumer Brand Strategy$253,431$0$91,700$0$19,828$0$10,671$0$4,032$0$379,662$0$0$0
Maureen E Sullivan
SR VP, Strategic Services & CSO$394,952$0$175,000$0$134,565$0$93,087$0$44,423$0$842,027$0$0$0
Cheryl L Thomas
VP, Human Resources$45,237$0$74,200$0$18,684$0$2,779$0$7,867$0$148,767$0$0$0
Jennifer Vachon
SR VP, Admin Services & Chief of Staff$257,235$0$150,000$0$52,930$0$61,638$0$28,719$0$550,522$0$0$0
Jody A Voss
VP, Strategic Business Services$243,218$0$93,300$0$57,431$0$51,038$0$17,989$0$462,976$0$0$0
Roger G Wilson
SR VP, Gen Counsel & Secretary$424,979$0$206,000$0$149,186$0$154,165$0$16,074$0$950,404$0$0$0
Nasir Khan
Exec Dir, Enterprise Informatics$232,896$0$80,000$0$34,367$0$133,910$0$29,149$0$510,322$0$0$0
Carole R Flamm
Exec Med Dir, Ctr for Clinic Value$278,484$0$60,500$0$16,769$0$59,487$0$26,331$0$441,571$0$0$0
John Cerisano
Exec Dir, Congress Relations$242,892$0$63,500$0$46,766$0$41,057$0$40,236$0$434,451$0$0$0
Daniel A Engel
Sr Assoc Gen Counsel$221,083$0$56,000$0$53,539$0$85,660$0$21,311$0$437,593$0$0$0
Steven D Putziger
Exec Dir, Brand Protect & Finance$233,115$0$60,000$0$37,505$0$84,639$0$24,544$0$439,803$0$0$0
Mark A Talluto
Exec Dir, Marketing$236,228$0$72,900$0$8,927$0$14,119$0$28,255$0$360,429$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1aAs an organization serving a system of locally based independent Plans offering health insurance in all 50 States, DC and Puerto Rico, the Association's officers are expected to maintain an unusually demanding travel schedule. Accordingly, a committee of the Association's Board comprised of independent Plan executives has established CEO travel policies designed to assure the Association is able to meet his travel commitments, including travel to underserved regional destinations. These policies include the use of charter aircraft and first class travel on scheduled commercial flights under certain limited circumstances. The use of these travel services are not treated as taxable compensation to the officers or board members.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3The compensation of the CEO and the continued retention of his services are approved each year by a committee of the Association's Board comprised of independent Plan executives. That committee acts after deliberations based upon advice from a qualified independent compensation consulting firm. The consultants advice and those deliberations include a review of the results of the independent consultants research regarding compensation paid by other organizations for officers serving in capacities comparable to that of the Association's CEO. Each year this committees decisions are reported to the full Board during a regularly scheduled meeting. The Board deliberates on both matters. Extension of the period of the CEOs service requires action by the full Board. The compensation determinations of the committee stand approved unless the Board exercises its inherent prerogative to modify the committees compensation decisions. The same committee of independent Plan executives annually receives the CEOs recommendations regarding the compensation to be paid to the officers. As with the CEOs compensation, the deliberations of this committee and its decisions to approve or modify the CEOs recommendation are based upon the results of an independent consultants market research regarding comparable officer pay and the independent consultants advice.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4As required by the instructions to Form 990, Schedule J, Part II, a hypothetical SERP accrual was calculated for each reportable person who was eligible to participate in that program. The accrual amounts were determined using the Association's best estimate of the accrual using the methodology specified in the instructions to Schedule J. Because vested accruals under the SERP are currently taxed based on a different methodology and the instructions to Schedule J specify that amounts reported in columns B(i) through B(iii) should not be reported again in column C or D, the amount of imputed SERP income reported in column B(iii) was subtracted in each case and the balance of the hypothetical accrual was included in column C for the applicable reportable persons as follows: Scott P Serota - 447,641; William A. Breskin - 15,837; William J Colbourne - 256,653; Frank Coyne - 32,353; Kathy Didawick - 13,160; Jena Lanise Bell Estes - 15,583; Alissa T Fox -44,888; Justine Handleman - 20,951; Mitchell Helfand - 49,064; Shirley Lady - 22,640; Bill OLoughlin - 31,227; Doug Porter - 20,162; Maureen E Sullivan - 33,260; Jennifer Vachon - 24,676; Jody Voss - 17,997; Roger G Wilson - 70,088; Nasir Khan - 29,036; Carole Flamm - 14,861; Dan Engel - 11,755 and Steven Putziger - 41,973. The combined total of imputed SERP included in column C =1,213,805.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7The Association maintains an Association wide annual performance bonus program that assures a portion of employees annual compensation is contingent upon the attainment of pre-approved organizational performance goals, as weighted by the performance measurement process that evaluates each individual employees efforts. Officers, like all employees, are eligible to participate in this program. The performance goals and the budget for this bonus program are approved each year by the Associations Board based upon recommendations from a Board committee consisting of independent Plan executives. Moreover, the performance assessment judgments and the approval of actual payouts require approval by that committee. The CEO also participates in a Long Term Incentive Bonus program. As with the regular performance bonus program, payouts under the Long Term Incentive Program reflect the extent to which preestablished performance goals are reached. However, unlike the annual performance bonus program, the Long Term Incentive program operates on a multi-year cycle to assure that the CEO has incentives that look beyond the immediate year. This program, the performance measurements and the assessment of the achievement of those goals and the resulting payout amounts are all approved by the same Board committee described above and reported to the full Board. The committees deliberations regarding the establishment of the program, the selection of the performance factors and assessment of performance all include consultation and recommendation from a qualified independent compensation consultant based upon a market study of comparable programs for comparable executives.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (11 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
F Ruiz
Directors Family$102,728Employee Salary0
N Parker
Directors Family$93,718Employee Salary0
Health Intelligence Co LLC
Officer - Customers Director$11,727,817Payment for Services0
BCS Insurance Company
Officer-Vendors Director$729,845Payment for Insurance0
Health Intelligence Co LLC
Officer - Vendors Director$16,720,287Receipts - Contract Fees0
National Account Services Company
Officer-Customers Director$3,250,354Receipts for Services0
Highway to Health Inc
Officer-Customers Director$1,756,216Receipts for License0
Consortium Health Plans Inc
Director-Vendors Director$407,875Payment for Services0
BCBS Venture Partners LP
Officer-Customer Director$289,579Receipts for Services0
BCBS Venture Partners II LP
Officer-Customers Director$254,181Receipts for Services0
BCS Life Insurance Co
Director-Customers Director$146,771Receipts for Services0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 2dddd
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2Various Association Board members (directors) also sit on the board of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association affiliates.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6BCBSA has thirty seven (37) independent health care plan licensees operating in specified domestic service areas. All health care plan licensees are Association members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aThe governing body approves a nominating committee to oversee governing body elections.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7bGoverning body decisions are approved according to the by-laws of the corporation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bIn general, Form 990 content and sources of information are reviewed by subject matter experts including, but not limited to, internal and external tax and accounting professionals and internal legal personnel. Finalizing the return draft consists of discussions between Finance Officers and Finance Managers regarding the numeric results and written responses to select return questions. Upon internal agreement as to the form and content, an electronic draft 990 is sent to the Association's board prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cBCBSA maintains a comprehensive code of conduct and compliance program applicable to all employees and officers. In addition, all employees, officers, and board members are required to complete an annual conflict of interest form. The BCBSA Chief Auditor and Compliance Officer is charged with investigating any allegations of non compliance with the code of conduct, including any complaints reported through the anonymous hotline maintained through an independent organization. The results of the compliance programs effectiveness are reported to the audit committee of the Board of Directors on an annual basis. Failure to adhere to the code of conduct may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The compensation of the CEO and the continued retention of his services are approved each year by a committee of the Association's Board comprised of independent Plan executives. That committee acts after deliberations based upon advice from a qualified independent compensation consulting firm. The consultant's advice and those deliberations include a review of the results of the independent consultant's research regarding compensation paid by other organizations for officers serving in capacities comparable to that of the Association's CEO. Each year this committee's decisions are reported to the full Board during a regularly scheduled meeting. The Board deliberates on both matters. Extension of the period of the CEO's service requires action by the full Board. The compensation determinations of the committee stand approved unless the Board exercises its inherent prerogative to modify the committees compensation decisions. The same committee of independent Plan executives annually receives the CEO's recommendations regarding the compensation to be paid to the officers. As with the CEO's compensation, the deliberations of this committee and its decisions to approve or modify the CEO's recommendation are based upon the results of an independent consultant's market research regarding comparable officer pay and the independent consultant's advice.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The Association complies with all applicable public disclosure requirements. Thus, for example, members of the public may request an opportunity to review the Association's Form 990 or to make a copy by sending a written req'uest or appearing in person at its principal office or any of its other locations. The Associations favorable determination letter regarding its tax exempt status and materials comprising its exemption application are also available in this manner. If the Association's governing documents (articles of incorporation and bylaws) and conflict of interest policy are subject to applicable federal or state public disclosure requirements, those documents will be made publicly available as applicable law may require. For example, Form 990 filings may include bylaw amendments and those amendments will be made available as noted above. Otherwise, the governing documents and conflict of interest policy will be provided to the public at the discretion of the Association's management.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gTemporary Help - $39,495,877; Recruiting - $942,252; Printing and Graphics - $2,786,885; VariousConsulting Fees including (but not limited to) actuaries, public relations, market research and business strategy, public policy and government relations, data analysis and infrastructure design - $100,707,283
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9ASC 715 Other Comprehensive Income from Pension Plan Obligations ($40,104,756) + Intercompany Activity $3,390

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Health Services Foundation
225 North Michigan AvenueChicagoIL60601237011867Education,ResearchIL501(c)(3)9N/A0
BC and BS Foundation on Health Care
225 North Michigan AvenueChicagoIL60601237164980Education,ResearchIL501(c)(3)9N/A0

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BCBSA Services IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1225 North Michigan AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN364176277EIN
Primary ActivitiesInt'l LicensingPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$13,837ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$42,755ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
BCBSA Services Inc
l$64,015Actual costs plus markup for BCBSA costs
BCBSA Services Inc
q$97,121Actual costs incurred by reporting entity