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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
| (A)
Christian Reformed Church in North America |
382051351 | 1 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (B)
Reformed Church in America Board of Benefit Services |
135562285 | 1 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
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Total 2
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0 | 0 | ||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 20012124 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part I, Line 1 | The Board of Trustees of the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA BOT) and the Reformed Church in America Board of Benefits Services (RCA BOBS) established the Reformed Benefits Association (RBA) for the provision, management and administration of health and welfare benefit plans for ministers, lay employees and retirees of the denominations, their agencies and participating churches and other assemblies on a joint basis. Further, the RBA was established to develop a spirit of Christian fellowship and cooperative mission among the denominations to promote, through cooperative effort, the spiritual, moral, social and civic welfare of the Christian community. As a result, the CRCNA BOT and the RCA BOBS, as members of the RBA, delegate the authority of the RBA Board of Trustees to conduct these activities and identify additional services which can be performed by the RBA on a joint basis on behalf of its members. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 1 | The RBA has been established for the provision, management and administration of health and welfare benefit plans for member denominations, their ministers, lay employees, retirees, agencies and participating churches and other assemblies on a joint basis. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | Organization members: The RBA has two initial members, The Christian Reformed Church in North America Council of Delegates (CRCNA COD) (formerly the Christian Reformed Church in North America Board of Trustees), and the Reformed Church in America Board of Benefit Services (RCA BOBS). Additional members can be admitted by the RBA Board of Trustees with the provision that they do not jeopardize the tax-exempt status of the RBA under Section 501(c)3 of the code and that admittance of the new member does not cause any benefit plans sponsored by the RBA to cease constituting a single employer plan within the meaning of CPPEPA. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | Member authorization to appoint Trustees: Per amended Bylaws (2015) of the RBA, the RBA Board of Trustees is comprised of 8 voting trustees, 6 Regular Trustees and 2 Staff Trustees. Each member organization appoints 3 Regular Trustees, and 1 Staff Trustee. The Staff Trustee will be a paid denomination executive whom is appointed by the originating members. Trustee vacancies will be filled by the original appointing member of the trustee position that is vacant. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | Review of the 990 form: The 990 form is completed by the Finance Manager for the RBA and submitted to the Board Treasurer for review prior to submitting to the IRS |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | Conflict of Interest policy: All Board members are required to sign the Conflict of Interest Policy. The policy is given out as a part of the annual August Board meeting. Existing board members are required to review and re-submit the form if any changes to their status occurred, new Board Members are required to submit the form at that time. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 13 | Whistleblower Policy: All RBA employee positions are paid as CRCNA employees. As such, all policies in place for CRCNA employees are also applied to RBA employees. The CRCNA has a public whistleblower policy available on their website, www.crcna.org |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 14 | Document Retention and Destruction Policy: All financial services for the RBA are handled in the CRCNA financial services department. The CRCNA written document retention and destruction policy is applied to all services rendered for the RBA. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | Compensation review and approval:The CRCNA Staff Board Member, and the Benefits Director, are currently secunded under the CRCNA payroll with costs allocated to the RBA. The current CRCNA pay scale and compensation evaluations are applied to any RBA employee. All CRCNA compensated employee positions, including any officers or director positions are evaluated by the Human Resource Committee (HRC) and an outside group to determine position grades or levels. Each grade is then assigned a Pay Scale based on Internal, Individual, and External Equity. These Pay Grades and Pay Scales are annually reviewed an updated by the HRC. the RCA Staff Board Member is currently secunded under the RCA payroll with costs allocated to the RBA. RCA compensation practices are not known. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | Availability of public documents: The RBA Govering Documents, Conflict of Interest Policy, and financial statements are available on request. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a | Related Organization compensation for Kelly Oliveira is estimated due to availability of W-2 information. The estimate is based on agreed on compensation reimbursements being 10% of salary and benefits. |
| Software ID: | 20012124 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |