United Steelworkers FY2024 filing

IRS exemption revoked

Skowhegan, ME501(c)(5)EIN 01-0346358Revenue $525K in FY2024

On file with the IRS653 Waterville Rd, 04976-4806 · Skowhegan, METax-exempt since Dec 1940

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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.

$129K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
$129K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 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 10 voting members
Concern: none of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$525K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$610K
Net assets
$662K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$525K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$517K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$553K
FY2023$547K
FY2024$525K
FY2025$565K
Expenses
$610K
FY2024▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$450K
FY2021$578K
FY2022$577K
FY2023$459K
FY2024$610K
FY2025$437K
Net assets
$662K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$721K
FY2021$651K
FY2022$659K
FY2023$747K
FY2024$662K
FY2025$791K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2011
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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; $129K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$23,178Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Presdient
$18,007Pt VII · Sec A
$16,143Pt VII · Sec A
President
$15,663Pt VII · Sec A
Maint VP
$13,713Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$12,765Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Secretary
$7,638Pt VII · Sec A
$6,346Pt 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

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  • 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.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
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 and related income and expenses are used to carry out there activites.

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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$525K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$319K
Other incomeLn 4–11$202K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$610K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$662K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$348K
Total assetsLn 16$662K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$319K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$202K
Total revenueLn 12$525K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$348K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$348K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$314K
Total assetsLn 16$662K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$662K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$433K$348K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$314K$314K
Total assetsLn 16$747K$662K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$747K$662K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$172K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$99K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K
Office expensesLn 13$12K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$87K
TravelLn 17$22K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$610K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $565K$437K$129K$791K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $524,999 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $330,286$318,511
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,252$4,964
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $215,593$201,524
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $547,131$524,999
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,500$7,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $136,700$171,830
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $209,434$266,947
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $101,699$164,375
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $459,333$610,152
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $87,798−$85,153
Part VI · Governance 0 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $524,999 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,613 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $318,511$318,511
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,964$4,964
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $23,081$23,081
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $171,830$171,830
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $524,999$524,999
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $610,152 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$7,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$171,830
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$128,877
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$98,614
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$39,456
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$18,709
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$2,320
IX-13 Office expenses$12,345
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$87,414
IX-17 Travel$22,148
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$3,175
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$7,440
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$9,200
IX-24e All other expenses$1,624
IX-25 Total functional expenses$610,152
Part X · Balance sheet $662,109 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $432,868$347,715
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $314,394$314,394
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $747,262$662,109
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $747,262$662,109
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $747,262$662,109
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $662,109 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$524,999
XI-2 Total expenses$610,152
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$85,153
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$747,262
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$662,109

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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