Construction & General Building Laborers Local 79 FY2023 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(5)Since 1996Mutual / membership EIN 13-3882419Revenue $21.4M in FY2023

On file with the IRS131 West 33rd St 7th FL, 10001-2908 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Feb 1968

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To improve working conditions and living standards of members through collective bargaining, education, training and employee benefits, and to establish necessary procedures for the amicable resolution of all disputes which may arise between employers and employees.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$3.2M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.1M a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.2M
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $53.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$3.8M
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$21.4M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$20.2M
Net assets
$80.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$21.4M
FY2023▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$16.9M
FY2021$20.6M
FY2022$23.1M
FY2023$21.4M
FY2024$22.3M
FY2025$21.7M
Expenses
$20.2M
FY2023▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$16.0M
FY2021$17.2M
FY2022$18.5M
FY2023$20.2M
FY2024$20.4M
FY2025$21.0M
Net assets
$80.4M
FY2023▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$72.7M
FY2021$79.2M
FY2022$73.9M
FY2023$80.4M
FY2024$85.3M
FY2025$91.0M

From the FY2023 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 1968.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $3.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary/Treasurer/Asst Bus Mgr
$342,566Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Asst to Bus Mgr
$278,743Pt VII · Sec A
President/Business Agent
$235,962Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Director of Marketing
$212,634Pt VII · Sec A
Auditor/Business Agent
$211,037Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Director of Marketing
$209,450Pt VII · Sec A
Auditor/Business Agent
$208,005Pt VII · Sec A
Business Agent
$204,019Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anthony J Vita$425,476$369,218$342,566$331,782—$268,931
Michael J Prohaska$284,261$367,822$184,404$358,515$351,045$315,989
John S Norbury$309,846$249,865$235,962$228,959$201,788$189,807
Kenneth J Brancaccio————$227,265$282,995
Charles J Rynkiewicz—$196,290$278,743$265,562$236,021—
Edward Medina$252,581$218,507$204,019$194,097$189,075$183,742
Jose Andino - Bus Agent—————$251,894
Oona Adams$246,814$242,848$212,634———

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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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves worker conditions and living standards through bargaining, education, training, and benefits.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

To improve working conditions and living standards of members through collective bargaining, education, training and employee benefits, and to establish necessary procedures for the amicable resolution of all disputes which may arise between employers and employees.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$21.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Money outPt IX
$20.2M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$80.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.6M
Total assetsLn 16$84.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A18
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$81K
Total revenueLn 12$21.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$748K
SavingsLn 2$4.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$53.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$501K
Other assetsLn 15$22.4M
Total assetsLn 16$84.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.8M
Net assetsLn 32$80.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 551
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.6M$5.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$45.1M$53.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$508K$501K
Total assetsLn 16$77.3M$84.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M$3.8M
Net assetsLn 32$73.9M$80.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3.3M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.4M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2.2M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$936K
Payroll taxesLn 10$468K
Legal feesLn 11b$143K
Accounting feesLn 11c$98K
Investment management feesLn 11f$278K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$216K
Office expensesLn 13$624K
OccupancyLn 16$775K
TravelLn 17$375K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$596K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$2.0M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$205K
InsuranceLn 23$201K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.0M
All other expensesLn 24e$471K
Total functional expensesLn 25$20.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $21.7M$21.0M$662K$91.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $22.3M$20.4M$1.9M$85.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $21.4M$20.2M$1.2M$80.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $23.1M$18.5M$4.7M$73.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $20.6M$17.2M$3.4M$79.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $16.9M$16.0M$878K$72.7M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $21,351,225 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,382,021$20,059,234
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,474,216$1,271,704
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $278,263$20,287
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $23,134,500$21,351,225
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,722,679$11,286,708
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,745,635$8,913,797
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,468,314$20,200,505
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,666,186$1,150,720
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $21,351,225 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,059,234$20,059,234
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,352,245$1,352,245
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$80,541−$80,541
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $20,287$20,287
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,079,521 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,271,704$21,351,225
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,200,505 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$3,308,176
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$4,380,628
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$2,193,895
IX-9 Other employee benefits$936,310
IX-10 Payroll taxes$467,699
IX-11b Legal fees$142,848
IX-11c Accounting fees$97,500
IX-11f Investment management fees$277,982
IX-11g Other fees for services$216,170
IX-13 Office expenses$624,442
IX-16 Occupancy$774,968
IX-17 Travel$374,501
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$595,760
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$1,978,018
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$204,839
IX-23 Insurance$201,111
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$2,955,148
IX-24e All other expenses$470,510
IX-25 Total functional expenses$20,200,505
Part X · Balance sheet $84,222,430 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,154,834$748,025
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,396,981$4,820,609
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,446,046$2,520,085
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $131,372$123,619
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $508,392$500,871
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $45,080,818$51,002,109
X-12 Other securities$2,072,645
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $22,611,337$22,434,467
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $77,329,780$84,222,430
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,643,476$1,827,650
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $235,000$232,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,601,000$1,783,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,479,476$3,842,650
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $73,850,304$80,379,780
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $73,850,304$80,379,780
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $77,329,780$84,222,430
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $80,379,780 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$21,351,225
XI-2 Total expenses$20,200,505
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,150,720
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$73,850,304
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,378,756
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$80,379,780

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