Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1970.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
10 people listed on the 990; $117K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James a Smolinski JR | $123,702 | $121,702 | $120,050 | $117,955 | $116,528 |
| Matthew Weldon | $110,536 | — | — | — | — |
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.
See Operating Engineers Local 17 Training Fund executive salaries →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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Trains apprentices and members for skilled trades.
Questions for Operating Engineers Local 17 Training Fund
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Local 17 training fund held training courses for apprentices during the fiscal year, and also provided courses to other members of local 17 to enhance their skills, improve safety education, and CERTIFY/RECERTIFY members in necessary areas.
Training fund inc. Acted as nominee for the training fund, holding title to the real estate used by the training fund for providing training to eligible apprentices and members of local 17 and from which the training fund rented its administrative office space. Training fund inc.
The training fund received grants from governmental and other agencies which were used to offset some of the costs of teaching safety and health in regard to hazardous waste removal, asbestos removal, crane safety, msha, excavation, radiation safety, osha outreach, forklift safety, welding and burning, hydraulic hammer, job site safety…
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $770K | $575K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $490K | $840K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1.9M | $2.0M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $3.5M | $3.7M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $42K | $60K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.5M | $3.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $198K | $198K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $405K | $405K | ||
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $205K | $205K | ||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $96K | $96K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $49K | $49K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $12K | $12K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $35K | $35K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $5K | $5K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $4K | $4K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $127K | $98K | $29K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $45K | $45K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $330 | $330 | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $155 | $155 | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $175K | $175K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $50K | $45K | $4K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $46K | $46K | $275 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $86K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 9, 2025 | $2.3M | $1.8M | $517K | $4.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 8, 2024 | $1.9M | $1.5M | $338K | $4.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 2, 2023 | $1.8M | $1.6M | $147K | $3.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Dec 12, 2022 | $1.7M | $1.5M | $193K | $3.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 7, 2021 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $7K | $3.6M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,458,721 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,458,721 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,451,967 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $3,686,034 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,625,846 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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