United Steelworkers

IRS exemption revoked

Skowhegan, ME501(c)(5)EIN 01-0346358

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Local Union enforced the collective bargaining agreement to better the working conditions of the Local Union and provide representation to its members.

$55K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 11 voting members
Concern: none of 11 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$565K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$437K
Net assets
$791K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$565K
FY2025▲ +8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$517K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$553K
FY2023$547K
FY2024$525K
FY2025$565K
Expenses
$437K
FY2025▼ -28%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$450K
FY2021$578K
FY2022$577K
FY2023$459K
FY2024$610K
FY2025$437K
Net assets
$791K
FY2025▲ +19%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$721K
FY2021$651K
FY2022$659K
FY2023$747K
FY2024$662K
FY2025$791K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2011

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1940.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$9,053Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$7,529Pt VII · Sec A
Maint VP
$6,810Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$5,819Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Secretary
$5,726Pt VII · Sec A
$5,197Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$4,598Pt VII · Sec A
$3,837Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patrick Carleton————$57,935$39,863
Melissa Caswell———$50,357——
Melissa Wyman————$47,762$39,293
Michaael Hachey—$23,178————
Michael Hachey———$21,527$12,641$3,674
Justin Shaw———$19,283$10,829$2,115
Shawn Burwood$7,529$18,007$13,702———
Justin Shaw$9,053—$17,667———

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

Advocates for workers by enforcing agreements and improving job conditions.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The Local Union Continues in an ongoing effort to defend and enforce the negotiated collective bargaining agreement for our members wages, benefits and working conditions. The members dues, related income and expenses are used to carry out these activites.

Pt IX · col B

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 3 grants · $21K · 2020–2023
Individual RecipientFY2023$7,000
Individual RecipientFY2021$7,000
Individual RecipientFY2020$7,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$565K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$340K
Other incomeLn 4–11$221K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$437K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$791K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$476K
Total assetsLn 16$791K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$340K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$221K
Total revenueLn 12$565K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$476K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$476K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$314K
Total assetsLn 16$791K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$791K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 551
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$348K$476K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$314K$314K
Total assetsLn 16$662K$791K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$662K$791K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$9K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$174K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$90K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$19K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$54K
TravelLn 17$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$437K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $565K$437K$129K$791K 990 PDF
FY2024 $525K$610K−$85K$662K 990 PDF
FY2023 $547K$459K$88K$747K 990 PDF
FY2022 $553K$577K−$24K$659K 990 PDF
FY2021 $508K$578K−$70K$651K 990 PDF
FY2020 $517K$450K$68K$721K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $565,197 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7,094 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $339,836$339,836
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,147$4,147
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $30,560$30,560
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $183,560$183,560
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $565,197$565,197
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $436,516 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$9,434
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$174,325
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$55,292
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$89,636
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$20,648
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$6,518
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$18,512
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$54,425
IX-17 Travel$5,600
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$2,126
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expenses$436,516
Part X · Balance sheet $790,790 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $347,715$476,396
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $314,394$314,394
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $662,109$790,790
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $662,109$790,790
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $662,109$790,790
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $790,790 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$565,197
XI-2 Total expenses$436,516
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$128,681
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$662,109
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$790,790

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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