Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et | THERE IS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GREGORY LEICHLING (TRUSTEE) AND JOHN LEICHLING (TRUSTEE). |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | EMPLOYEES AND TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO DISCLOSE ANY RELATIONSHIPS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE RESPONSES ARE REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT EACH YEAR. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | THE PLAN ADMINISTRATORS AND OTHER UNION APPOINTED POSITIONS ARE PAID AT RATES AS PRESCRIBED IN CERTAIN CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE STEAMSHIP TRADE ASSOCIATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION UPON REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | THE PLAN ADMINISTRATORS AND OTHER UNION APPOINTED POSITIONS ARE PAID AT RATES AS PRESCRIBED IN CERTAIN CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE STEAMSHIP TRADE ASSOCIATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION UPON REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | THE FUND MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO ANY PARTICIPANT UPON REQUEST AT THE FUND OFFICE. |
| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 22 | NET ASSETSIN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETEING THE FEDERAL FORM 990, THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS RELATED OBLIGATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED IN THE FORM 990 FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND 2013. SEPTEMBER 30,2014 SEPTEMBER 30, 2013CLAIMS PAYABLE AND IBNR 287,200 376,382 PREMIUMS DUE 48,000 175,728ACCUMULATED ELIGIBILITY CREDIT 2,418,000 2,475,000 2,753,200 3,027,110POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS 26,246,244 24,866,621TOTAL PLAN BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS 28,999,444 27,893,731 |
| FORM 990, PART VII, COMPENSATION EXPLANATION | THE STA OF BALTIMORE - ILA BENEFITS FUND PAYS FOR AND IS REIMBURSED IN ARREARS FROM THE STA OF BALTIMORE - ILA PENSION PLAN AND THE STA OF BALTIMORE - ILA SEVERANCE AND ANNUITY PLAN FOR CERTAIN SHARED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ON A MONTHLY BASIS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE SALARY AND RELATED EXPENSES FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE FUND OFFICE. SALARY EXPENSE, INCLUDING RELATED PAYROLL TAXES, AND BENEFITS EXPENSE ARE ALLOCATED TO THE THREE PLANS USING THE FOLLOWING ALLOCATION RATES:STA OF BALTIMORE - ILA BENEFITS FUND 30%STA OF BALTIMORE - ILA PENSION PLAN 54%STA OF BALTIMORE - ILA SEVERANCE AND ANNUITY PLAN 16% |
| Software ID: | 13000170 |
| Software Version: | 2013v4.0 |