Bremer Banks Group Benefits Trust 21764060

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
411413952
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2013
Forms available
Form 990 2013
Location
St Paul, MN, USA
Phone
6514666270
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Associations (Non-Government)

Reported finances

Revenue
$22,023,923
Expenses
$20,343,658
Assets
$5,187,489
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization is a voluntary employees beneficiary association established for the purpose of funding and paying medical, pharmacy and dental benefits for active and inactive employees, and certain retired and disabled employees.

What it reported doing in 2013

This trust is a voluntary employees beneficiary association that was established to fund and pay employee benefits.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 93% of its reported program spending for member benefits.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 6
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.3%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 99.9%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Limited
    • Other executive compensation review process: Limited
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.6%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.25; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.1%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 29.1% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92.3% of revenue deployed · 99.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 1 board members independent · 1 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $12K · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2010 to 2013
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.