Unite Here 217 Local FY2020 filing

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New Haven, CT501(c)(5)Since 2001Mutual / membership EIN 06-0694008Revenue $1.6M in FY2020

On file with the IRS425 College St, 06511-6667 · New Haven, CTTax-exempt since Feb 1988

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The union mission is to secure improved wages, working conditions & other economic advantages for its members through organizing, negotiating & the collective bargaining process through legal and economic means, and other lawful methods.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$202K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $222K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$202K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $90K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
Spent
$1.2M
Net assets
$998K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$998K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$998K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1988.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

28 people listed on the 990; $202K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary-Treasurer
$45,640Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$45,516Pt VII · Sec A
New Haven Vice President
$37,939Pt VII · Sec A
President
$17,042Pt VII · Sec A
$16,733Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$13,782Pt VII · Sec A
First Vice President
$10,932Pt VII · Sec A
Hartford Vice President
$10,791Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joshua Stanley$83,367$78,000$76,154$58,474$51,834—
Diana St Mark—$57,980$54,066$50,974—$45,516
Ken Blair$42,162$50,598$11,355$2,136$1,010$17,042
Connie Holt————$37,371$45,640
Ryan Dicapua————$6,037$37,939
Alan Chamblee————$17,792$10,791
Stephen Alderman$637——$440$2,613$16,733
Donald Jean-Marie—————$13,782

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

Negotiates collective bargaining agreements to improve wages, hours, and working conditions for its members.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Administered & negotiated collective bargaining agreements that provide improved wages, hours, working conditions and other economic advantages for its respective members.

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$90K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $65K · 2021–2025
New Haven RisingCT · FY2025$25,000
New Haven RisingCT · FY2024$10,000
New Haven RisingCT · FY2022$10,000
New Haven RisingCT · FY2021$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$812K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$668K
Other incomeLn 4–11$150K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$998K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$992K
Total assetsLn 16$998K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$668K
Government grantsLn 1e$44K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$812K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$150K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$648K
SavingsLn 2$343K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$992K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$600
Total assetsLn 16$998K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$998K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 592
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$585K$992K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$605K$998K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$605K$998K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$142K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$139K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$397K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$146K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K
Legal feesLn 11b$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K
Office expensesLn 13$48K
OccupancyLn 16$32K
TravelLn 17$32K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$192K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.2M$2.1M$56K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.2M$2.3M−$77K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$1.6M$290K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.3M$316K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.3M$348K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.6M$1.2M$398K$998K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,634,814 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $211,141$667,733
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,261,268$812,304
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,802$4,655
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $154,016$150,122
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,630,227$1,634,814
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,250$5,090
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$142,404
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $753,718$744,474
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $714,446$344,551
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,478,414$1,236,519
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $151,813$398,295
Part VI · Governance 17 of 25 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,634,814 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$434,914
VIII-1e Government grants$44,034
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$188,785
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$667,733
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $812,304$812,304
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,655$4,655
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $150,122$150,122
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $962,426 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,655$1,634,814
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,236,519 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$5,090
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$142,404
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$139,258
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$396,953
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$20,130
IX-9 Other employee benefits$145,882
IX-10 Payroll taxes$42,251
IX-11b Legal fees$12,576
IX-11c Accounting fees$10,500
IX-11g Other fees for services$4,760
IX-13 Office expenses$48,229
IX-16 Occupancy$31,686
IX-17 Travel$31,692
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$2,266
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$192,266
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$2,421
IX-23 Insurance$3,646
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$4,509
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,236,519
Part X · Balance sheet $998,025 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $246,555$648,406
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $338,800$343,455
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,986$5,564
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,100$600
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $604,783$998,025
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $604,783$998,025
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $604,783$998,025
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $604,783$998,025
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $998,025 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,634,814
XI-2 Total expenses$1,236,519
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$398,295
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$604,783
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$5,053
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$998,025

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

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