United Steelworkers FY2020 filing

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.

$124K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
$124K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.9 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
$517K
Spent
$450K
Net assets
$721K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$517K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$517K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$553K
FY2023$547K
FY2024$525K
FY2025$565K
Expenses
$450K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$450K
FY2021$578K
FY2022$577K
FY2023$459K
FY2024$610K
FY2025$437K
Net assets
$721K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$721K
FY2021$651K
FY2022$659K
FY2023$747K
FY2024$662K
FY2025$791K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2011
You’re viewing the FY2020 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

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

12 people listed on the 990; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$39,863Pt VII · Sec A
Office Admin
$39,293Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$9,488Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$8,308Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$4,774Pt VII · Sec A
$4,432Pt VII · Sec A
$4,373Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Secretary
$3,676Pt 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$3,837—$12,477$21,527$12,641$3,674
Justin Shaw$9,053—$17,667$19,283$10,829$2,115
Shawn Burwood$7,529$18,007$13,702$15,206$15,488—
Dakota Hatach—$16,143————

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 · in their own filed words · FY2020
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 activities.

Pt IX · col B

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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$517K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$317K
Other incomeLn 4–11$199K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$450K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$721K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$445K
Total assetsLn 16$721K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$317K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$199K
Total revenueLn 12$517K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$445K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$445K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$276K
Total assetsLn 16$721K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$721K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$378K$445K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$276K$276K
Total assetsLn 16$654K$721K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$654K$721K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$22K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K
Office expensesLn 13$19K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$58K
TravelLn 17$8K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$165
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$222
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$166K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$450K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 FY2020 990 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $517,393 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $305,592$316,724
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $600$1,265
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $193,459$199,404
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $499,651$517,393
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,000$9,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $210,833$159,756
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $307,664$280,566
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $525,497$449,822
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$25,846$67,571
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $517,393 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,406 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $316,724$316,724
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,265$1,265
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $15,520$15,520
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $177,478$177,478
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $517,393$517,393
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $449,822 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$9,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$124,435
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$22,100
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$13,221
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
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$1,080
IX-13 Office expenses$19,288
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$57,504
IX-17 Travel$8,352
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$165
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$222
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$18,368
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$165,828
IX-24e All other expenses$9,759
IX-25 Total functional expenses$449,822
Part X · Balance sheet $721,363 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $377,544$445,115
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $276,248$276,248
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $653,792$721,363
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $653,792$721,363
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $653,792$721,363
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $721,363 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$517,393
XI-2 Total expenses$449,822
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$67,571
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$653,792
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$721,363

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

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