National Mutual Benefit

Madison, WIUnknown exempt organizationSince 1916 EIN 39-0494090Revenue $36.7M in FY2020

On file with the IRSbetterlifeins.com6522 Grand Teton Plaza · Madison, WI

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Fraternal Benefit Society - As a fraternal benefit insurance society, our mission is to provide meaningful fraternal programs and benefits for our members as well as high quality insurance products and services. We strengthen our members fraternally through charitable, educational and volunteer programs that encourage family values, help improve communities, support patriotism for our country and help others in need.

Run by 3,548 volunteers and 105 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2020
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2020, 6 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$36.7M
Spent
$38.4M
To programs
0%
Net assets
$0

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2020.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$390,087Pt VII · Sec A
Svp-Finance/Secretary/Treasurer
$257,491Pt VII · Sec A
Svp-Member Acquisition
$176,904Pt VII · Sec A
Gm-Independent Agencies
$138,211Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President - Fraternal
$135,267Pt VII · Sec A
Svp-Market Development
$114,291Pt VII · Sec A
Sales Director
$111,993Pt VII · Sec A
Vp-Member Services
$101,008Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Offers insurance and fraternal programs to strengthen members through charitable, educational, and volunteer work.

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2 programs · $38.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Insurance Activities

The primary purpose of the insurance activities of National Mutual Benefit is to accomplish the exempt purpose of the fraternal benefit society rather than to produce income. Number of members: 30,010

$37.6Mprogram expense
02

Fraternal Actvities and Programs

The following is a report of expenditures, activities and programs of National Mutual Benefit and its branches completed in 2020 in fulfillment of the Society's fraternal character: 1. National Office Branch Support: Subsidies are sent to fraternal branches on a quarterly basis, based on the number of members in a geographic area.

$798Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$36.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36.7M
Money outPt IX
$38.4M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A18
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36.7M
Total revenueLn 12$36.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5105
VolunteersI 63,548
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$253K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$339.5M$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$706K$0
Total assetsLn 16$345.0M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$307.5M$0
Net assetsLn 32$37.5M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$24.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.9M
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$246K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$509K
Payroll taxesLn 10$334K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$58K
Accounting feesLn 11c$277K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$568K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$98K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$117K
Office expensesLn 13$1.2M
Information technologyLn 14$1.1M
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$350K
TravelLn 17$88K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$40K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.2M
InsuranceLn 23$85K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.1M
All other expensesLn 24e$78K
Total functional expensesLn 25$38.4M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2020 Latest Viewing $36.7M$38.4M−$1.7M$0 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $36,708,977 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $36,172,507$36,708,977
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $36,172,507$36,708,977
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $24,892,411$24,363,057
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,876,423$5,658,744
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,964,849$8,421,853
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $35,733,683$38,443,654
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $438,824−$1,734,677
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $36,708,977 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $778,755 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $35,930,222 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$35,930,222
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,708,977 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$36,708,977
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $38,443,654 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$24,363,057
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$1,920,164
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$2,649,352
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$246,405
IX-9 Other employee benefits$508,540
IX-10 Payroll taxes$334,283
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$58,372
IX-11c Accounting fees$277,060
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$567,969
IX-11g Other fees for services$97,920
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$117,219
IX-13 Office expenses$1,174,692
IX-14 Information technology$1,132,126
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$350,004
IX-17 Travel$88,149
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$39,704
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$2,225,220
IX-23 Insurance$84,901
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$2,130,409
IX-24e All other expenses$78,108
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$38,443,654
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year −$253,444$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $706,362$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $339,524,298$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,982,812$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $344,960,028$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $637,712$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $16,419$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $306,814,999$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $307,487,196$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $37,472,832$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $344,960,028$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$36,708,977
XI-2 Total expenses$38,443,654
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,734,677
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$37,472,832
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$219,747
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$35,957,902
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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