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Public Employees Federation Public Employees Benefits Fund

EIN 23-7357996 · Albany, NY

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What it says it does

THE FUND'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN HEALTH BENEFITS TO MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FEDERATION, AFL-CIO.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

FROM ITS INCEPTION TO 1993, THE FUND PROVIDED DENTAL, OPTICAL, AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS TO ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR COVERED DEPENDENTS. IN 1993, AS A RESULT OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FEDERATION, AFL-CIO (PEF) AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND CEASED, BENEFITS PAID FROM THE FUND WERE TERMINATED, AND THE FUND INTENDED TO LIQUIDATE ITS ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. DURING 2017 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DECIDED TO REACTIVATE THE FUND, AND FROM FEBRUARY 2018 THROUGH MARCH 2021 THE FUND PROVIDED ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT BENEFITS TO APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MEMBERS OF PEF.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(9) employees' beneficiary association.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(9) employees' beneficiary association as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1974.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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