AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM RETIREE MEDICAL TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM RETIREE MEDICAL TRUST (EIN 75-2472686)
Tax period: 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed: 2014-11-17
IRS object ID: 201443219349309624
Schema version: 2013v3.1
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
Form 990
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2014-11-17T15:32:30-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2013-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ERNST & YOUNG US LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2100 ONE PPG PLACE	AddressLine1
City	PITTSBURGH	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	15222	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	752472686	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	American Electric Power System Retiree	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	Medical Benefit Trust	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4122367175	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	C/O THE BNYM PO BOX 535007	AddressLine1
Address Line2	Suite	AddressLine2
City	PITTSBURGH	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	152535007	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Brent Heintzelman	PersonNm
Person Title	VP	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4122367175	PhoneNum
Signature	2014-11-17	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KATHLEEN MOSELEY	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00116760	PTIN
Phone	4122367175	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 535007	AddressLine1
City	PITTSBURGH	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	152535007	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$402,838,147	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Trust	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationTrustInd
Formation	1993	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE TRUST CONTINUES TO HOLD, INVEST, AND REINVEST ITS ASSETS TO ACCUMULTATE AMTS. THAT WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE BENEFITS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE PARTICIPANTS (AND THEIR DEPENDENTS)	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	1	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	0	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$45,506,931	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$11,665,478	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$100,295,247	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$34,957,247	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$13,421,022	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$71,780,588	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$4,902,700	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$9,060,276	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$118,618,969	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$115,798,111	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$117,300,830	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$103,888,607	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$70,810	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$79,126	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$14,270,286	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$13,957,500	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$131,641,926	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$117,925,233	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$13,022,957	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,127,122	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$706,535,443	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$745,288,655	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$745,288,655	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$0	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	The Trust provided medical and dental benefits for current and future retired employees (and their dependents) of American Electric Power Company, Inc. and its affiliates who are not covered by collective bargaining agreements.	Desc
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$0	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member	0	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	false	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Person	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON	PersonNm
Phone	4122367175	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 535007	AddressLine1
City	PITTSBURGH	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	152535007	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON	PersonNm
Title	TRUSTEE (SEE SCH O)	TitleTxt
Average Hours Per Week	0.0	AverageHoursPerWeekRt
Average Hours Per Week Rltd Org	0.0	AverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt
Institutional Trustee	Yes (X)	InstitutionalTrusteeInd
Reportable Comp From Org	$79,126	ReportableCompFromOrgAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$79,126	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/City	StateContractorAddress/USAddress/State	ZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCode	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
AETHNA
151 farmington avenue	HARTFORD	CT	06156	ADMINISTRATION	$4,473,204
PRUDENTIAL
751 Broad Street	NEWARK	NJ	07102	MISCELLANEOUS	$2,646,437
MEDCO
400 PARSONS POND DRIVE	FRANKLIN LAKES	NJ	07417	ADMINISTRATION	$1,740,354
ANTHEM
120 MONUMENT CIRCLE	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	46204	ADMINISTRATION	$384,591
NISA INVESTMENT
150 N MERAMEC AVE 640	ST LOUIS	MO	63105	INVESTMENT MGMT	$346,094

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions	$0	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS	525100	$31,432,226	$31,432,226
OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS	525100	$3,525,021	$3,525,021

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$34,957,247	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,094,402	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$13	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$12,094,389	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$346,726,222	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$287,040,036	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$59,686,186	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$59,686,186	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$33,411,958	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$26,274,228	ExclusionAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
COMMINGLED FUND INCOME	900099	$4,659,464	$4,659,464
FEDERAL TAX REFUNDS	900099	$4,400,228	$4,400,228
RECAPTURED BROKER COMMISSIONS	900099	$570		$570

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$14	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$9,060,276	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$115,798,111	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$34,957,260	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$45,506,931	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$35,333,920	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$103,888,607	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,126	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,006	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$346,094	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$211,614	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
MISC FEES	$2,654,851
ADMINISTRATION FEES	$6,668,996
UBTI TAX EXPENSE	$3,503,000
FOREIGN TAXES PAID	$542,664

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$275	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$117,925,233	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,818	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,872,714	BOYAmt
EOY	$46,734,631	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$358,406	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$660,377,716	BOYAmt
EOY	$698,195,618	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$745,288,655	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$706,535,443	BOYAmt
EOY	$745,288,655	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$706,535,443	BOYAmt
EOY	$745,288,655	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$706,535,443	BOYAmt
EOY	$745,288,655	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$2,127,122	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$40,528,260	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$352,074	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Other	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FORM 990 PART IV LINE 12 & PART XII LINE 2 Although the financial statements of the Trust, as such, were not reviewed by an independent accountant, the financial activity of the Trust is incorporated into the financial statements of the ERISA welfare benefit plans to which the Trust relates, and the annual financial statements of those plans are audited by an independent accountant. The plan sponsor has a committee that is responsible for the oversight of the audit of those financial statements and the selection of the independent accountant. FORM 990 PART VI SECTION A LINE 1A & 1B & PART VII THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON N.A. SERVES AS SOLE DIRECTED TRUSTEE OF THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFIT TRUST. THE PLAN SPONSOR IS AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORPORATION. THE TRUST IS ADMINISTERED BY THE PLAN SPONSOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT. AS SUCH THE VEBA DOES NOT HAVE A GOVERNING BODY THAT EXERCISES DISCRETION. ForM 990 PART VI SECTION A & B LINE 8, 12-15 THESE QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THE TRUST. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRUST DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES, THEREFORE, NO PROCESSES RELATED TO EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ARE IN PLACE. FORM 990, PART VI SECTION B, LINE 11B A COMPLETE ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990 PART VI SECTION C LINE 19 AS A 501 (C)(9) ORGANIZATION THE TRUST IS NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE THE DOCUMENTS REFERENCED IN QUESTION 19 AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. FORM 990 PART VII SECTION A LINE 1A COLUMN (B) AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK DEVOTED TO POSITIONS : AS TRUSTEE, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SUCH AS ACTING AS INVESTMENT MANAGER FOR THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFIT TRUST. THESE SERVICES REQUIRE NUMEROUS INDIVIDUAL BANK EMPLOYEES' INVOLVEMENT IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THUS CANNOT BE QUANTIFIED ON AN HOURLY BASIS. THEREFORE THE TRUSTEE'S FEES ARE NOT BASED UPON HOURLY BASIS BUT ARE CALCULATED BASED UPON FACTORS SUCH AS THE MARKET VALUE OF THE ACCOUNT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON'S AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORPORATION. Form 990 PART XI LINE 9 THE AMOUNT ON LINE 9 REPRESENTS AN ADJUSTMENT OF $2,978 FOR RECLASSIFICATION OF REIT INCOME AND A $349,096 WASH SALE ADJUSTMENT. PART XII, LINE 1 MODIFIED CASH BASIS	ExplanationTxt

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AEP SERVICE CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA	AddressLine1
City	COLUMBUS	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	43215	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	134922641	EIN
Primary Activities	MGMT & ADMIN	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AEP COMPANY INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	C CORP	EntityTypeTxt
Controlled Organization	false	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd