LOUISIANA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION GROUP BENEFITS TR: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
LOUISIANA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION GROUP BENEFITS TR (EIN 37-6485374)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-05-19
IRS object ID
201541399349300129
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-05-19T13:52:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN721202445PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1POSTLETHWAITE & NETTERVILLEBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1326 E CORNERVIEWAddressLine1Txt
CityGONZALESCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70737ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN376485374EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LOUISIANA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION GROUPBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2BENEFITS TRUSTBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLOUIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2253438402PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11175 NICHOLSON DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityBATON ROUGECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70802ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL WAGUESPACKPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRMANPersonTitleTxt
Phone2253438402PhoneNum
Signature2015-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonC MICHAEL SCHEXNAYDERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00645544PTIN
Phone2256211100PhoneNum
Preparation2015-05-14PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMICHAEL WAGUESPACKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 69AddressLine1Txt
CityNAPOLEONVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70390ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$68,060,805GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization TrustYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationTrustInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE GROUP HEALTH BENEFITS TO PARTICIPATING SHERIFFS' DEPARTMENTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$6,848PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$4,782CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,600CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$68,386,212PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$68,060,805CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$63,417,864PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$61,987,333CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$3,200,693PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$5,094,687CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$66,618,557PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$67,082,020CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,767,655PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$978,785CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$23,682,725TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$6,699,115TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,086,441TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$16,617,499NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$17,596,284NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionNONEMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$67,082,020ExpenseAmt
Revenue$68,060,805RevenueAmt
DescTO PROVIDE GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE TO PARTICIPATING SHERIFFS' DEPARTMENTS.Desc
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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 SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Document9IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G9IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Form8899 Filedind0Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed0Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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 Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldLAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DARLENE PETTYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2253438403PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11175 NICOLSON DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityBATON ROUGECityNm
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ZIP70802ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MIKE WAGUESPACK
CHAIRMAN0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICKY EDWARDS
SHERIFF0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY BENNETT
EX-OFFICO MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY MANCUSO
SHERIFF0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE STONE
SHERIFF0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SKIP MCGEE
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANELLE MILLET
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RENEE BRINKLEY
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MONICA CASON
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

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DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBER PREMIUMS525100$64,727,865$64,727,865
MEMBER ASSESSMENTS525100$2,878,079$2,878,079
DRUG SUBSIDY REBATE900099$436,840$436,840
LIFE INSURANCE REFUND900099$11,639$11,639
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$68,054,423TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$4,782TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,782RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,600RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,600OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$68,060,805RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,987,333TotalAmt
Program Services$61,987,333ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,000TotalAmt
Program Services$100,000ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,898TotalAmt
Program Services$22,898ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,532,052TotalAmt
Program Services$4,532,052ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,624TotalAmt
Program Services$4,624ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
CONSULTANTS$406,100$406,100
SELF INSURED HEALTH TAX$23,867$23,867
BANK CHARGES$5,146$5,146

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,082,020TotalAmt
Program Services$67,082,020ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,555,255BOYAmt
EOY$7,909,037EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,211,025BOYAmt
EOY$9,208,103EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,550,334BOYAmt
EOY$4,239,538EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$2,000,000EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$326,047EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,316,614BOYAmt
EOY$23,682,725EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$6,699,115BOYAmt
EOY$6,086,441EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,699,115BOYAmt
EOY$6,086,441EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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BOY$16,617,499BOYAmt
EOY$17,596,284EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,617,499BOYAmt
EOY$17,596,284EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,316,614BOYAmt
EOY$23,682,725EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$978,785ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (10 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
BANC OF CA N.A IRVINE, CA$245,000C
BANK OF BARODA NEW YORK$236,000C
BANK OF INDIA NEW YORK$245,000C
BANK OF CHINA NEW YORK$245,000C
BERKSHIRE BANK$245,000C
CITIZENS ST BANK$45,000C
FIRST NIAGARA BK$245,000C
INDEPENDENCE BANK OF KY$245,000C
SYNOVUS BANK$245,000C
CASH & ALTERNATIVES$4,000C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$2,000,000TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH INCOME TAX ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC). THE LOUISIANA SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION GROUP BENEFITS TRUST IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(9) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THEREFORE, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT RECORDED A PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION FILES A FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURN UNDER U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE GROUP BENEFITS TRUST FUND'S BOARD WAS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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