Ford Foundation Veba Trust

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New York, NYMutual-benefit / member-servingSince 2009Mutual/MembershipEIN 27-0904683Revenue $8.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRS320 E 43rd St, 10017-4801 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Jan 2011

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To provide medical/dental/life benefits covering all eligible retirees of Ford fdn (& dependents).

$25K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2.7M a year · 99% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$25K
to officers and key staff · 0.3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 50% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$6K
0.02% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 1 voting members
Concern: none of 1 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.3M
+303% vs prior year
Spent
$7.6M
Net assets
$37.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$8.3M
FY2024▲ +303%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$8.3M
Expenses
$7.6M
FY2024▲ +41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$7.6M
Net assets
$37.1M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$44.2M
FY2021$45.0M
FY2022$33.2M
FY2023$33.1M
FY2024$37.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990; $25K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Trustee (thru 12/12/2024)
$24,726Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (as of 12/12/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co’s $25K as Trustee (thru 12/12/2024) is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 305 $1–10M mutual/membership nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co$24,726$100,353$106,574$73,070$60,217

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides medical, dental, and life benefits for eligible Ford Foundation retirees and their families.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The ford foundation retiree welfare plan is funded by the ford foundation through the ford foundation veba trust. The plan provides medical and dental insurance to retirees of the foundation and their eligible dependents. The plan also provides life insurance for retirees and pays those benefits to beneficiaries named by the retiree.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$7.6M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$37.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$37.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$176K
Total revenueLn 12$8.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
InvestmentsLn 11–13$37.2M
Total assetsLn 16$37.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$37.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
InvestmentsLn 11–13$33.6M$37.2M
Total assetsLn 16$33.6M$37.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$513K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$33.1M$37.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$7.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $8.3M$7.6M$656K$37.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$5.4M−$3.3M$33.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$4.4M−$2.5M$33.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$5.2M−$3.8M$45.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $70K$4.6M−$4.5M$44.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $8,281,560 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$7,165,707
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,056,539$1,115,853
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,056,539$8,281,560
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $5,257,634$7,536,442
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $80,214$25,574
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $53,683$63,246
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,391,531$7,625,262
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,334,992$656,298
Part VI · Governance 0 of 1 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,281,560 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,165,707$7,165,707
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $939,801$939,801
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $176,052$176,052
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,165,707 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,115,853$8,281,560
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,625,262 across 4 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$7,536,442
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$25,574
IX-11c Accounting fees$28,737
IX-11g Other fees for services$34,509
IX-25 Total functional expenses$7,625,262
Part X · Balance sheet $37,151,575 assets, 7 lines filed
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $33,620,467$37,151,575
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,620,467$37,151,575
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,268$5,997
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $488,199$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $513,467$5,997
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,107,000$37,145,578
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,620,467$37,151,575
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $37,145,578 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,281,560
XI-2 Total expenses$7,625,262
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$656,298
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,107,000
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,894,081
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$488,199
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$37,145,578

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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