The Nestle in the USA Welfare Benefit Tr
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
PROVIDE HEALTH COVERAGE OR BENEFITS EXCLUSIVELY FOR ELIGIBLE RETIREES (AND THEIR ELIGIBLE DEPENDENTS AND BENEFICIARIES) UNDER ONE OR MORE GROUP BENEFIT PLANS MAINTAINED BY NESTLE USA, INC. AND CERTAIN OF ITS AFFILIATES.
- Income
- $33.2 million
- Spending
- $22.7 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $28,204, trustee
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
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 December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- NESTLE IN THE USA RETIREE WELFARE BENEFIT TRUST (THE TRUST) REFERS TO THE TRUST USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE'S BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION (VEBA) AS A FUNDING VEHICLE FOR RETIREE HEALTH COVERAGE OR BENEFITS EXCLUSIVELY FOR ELIGIBLE RETIREES (AND THEIR ELIGIBLE DEPENDENTS AND BENEFICIARIES) UNDER ONE OR MORE GROUP BENEFIT PLANS MAINTAINED BY NESTLE USA, INC. (THE COMPANY) AND CERTAIN OF ITS AFFILIATES. THE COMPANY HAS ADOPTED THE TRUST AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, AN ILLINOIS CORPORATION OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (THE TRUSTEE) TO CONSTITUTE SUCH A VEBA TRUST FUNDING VEHICLE FOR SUCH PLANS. THE ADMINISTRATOR MEANS SUCH PERSON(S), CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, COMMITTEE, TEAM OR EXECUTIVES AS CONSTITUTED, DESIGNATED, OR APPOINTED BY THE COMPANY FROM TIME TO TIME WHICH HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADMINISTERING EACH PLAN AND SHALL BE DEEMED FOR PURPOSES OF ERISA TO BE THE PLAN ADMINISTRATOR AND THE NAMED FIDUCIARY FOR PLAN ADMINISTRATION AND FOR MONITORING AND COLLECTING CONTRIBUTIONS. WITH RESPECT TO THE PLANS FOR WHICH THE VEBA IS ADOPTED BY THE COMPANY AS A FUNDING MEDIUM, THE COMPANY HAS APPOINTED THE TRUSTEE UNDER A TRUST AGREEMENT, AND THE COMPANY DIRECTS THE TRUSTEE TO ADD THE ASSETS TRANSFERRED TO THE TRUSTEE BY THE COMPANY AND/OR AFFILIATE TO THE ASSETS OF THE TRUST FUND AND APPOINTS THE ADMINISTRATOR AS THE FIDUCIARY WHICH HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADMINISTERING THE PLAN, INCLUDING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS TRUST AND THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE AS THE FIDUCIARY WHICH HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PLAN INVESTMENTS HELD AS PART OF THE TRUST. THE VEBA TRUST CURRENTLY FUNDS ONLY THE NESTLE RETIREE MEDICAL ACCOUNT PLAN, THE PURPOSES OF WHICH IS TO REIMBURSE CERTAIN RETIREES FOR ELIGIBLE MEDICAL EXPENSES THAT ARE NOT OTHERWISE REIMBURSED BY ANOTHER PLAN OR PROGRAM.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
Not on the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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