| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2 | Line 2 - Family Relationship or Business Relationship - The relationshipbetween the Trustees of the Fund is a business relationship. The Fund is established and maintained pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. The Fund, as a Taft-Hartley Trust Fund, is administered by a Board of Trustees which is composed of an equal number of union and employer representatives. Because of this organizational requirement, there is a business relationship between the Trustees. |
| Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a | Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a - Election of Members and Their RightsEmployer representatives on the Board of Trustees are appointed by the contributing employers. Employee representatives on the Board of Trustees are appointed by the union. |
| Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 | The Form 990 is presented and approved at a meeting of the Board of Trustees, subject to review by and approval of the Funds legal counsel. In addition, each Trustee is provided a copy of the Funds final Form 990 including required schedules), as ultimately filed with the IRS, prior to its filing with the IRS. |
| Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c | Line 12 - Annually, each Trustee must answer the fiduciary liability insurance renewal questionaire, which contains questions regarding potential and actual conflicts of interest. |
| Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b | Line 15 - The Fund did not have a CEO, Executive Director, or top management official, or other officers or key employees, as those terms are defined in the instructions. |
| Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 | The Fund is established and maintained pursuant to the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974, as amended. It operates in compliance with the Reporting and Disclosure requirements of Subtitle B, Part 1 of ERISA with respect to disclosure of its governing documents and financial information. It operates in compliance with Fiduciary Responsibility requirements of Subtitle B, Part 4 of ERISA. |
| Part VII response or note to any other line in Part VII | Line 1a - Dean Gutzman and Scott Thrasher served as trustees of the Fundwithout compensation from the fund for those services. However, they werecompensated as employees of the Upper Peninsula Plumbers and PipefittersLocal 111, and the Upper Peninsula Plumber and Pipefitters Education Fundwhich were contributing employers, to the Fund, and as such, relatedorganizations as that term is defined in the instructions. |
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