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Operating Engineers Local 17 Training Fund FY2023 filing

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Lake View, NY501(c)(3) EIN 23-7087500Revenue $1.8M in FY2023Latest return filed Oct 9, 2025

On file with the IRSiuoe-17.com2342 Pleasant Ave, 14085-9647 · Lake View, NYTax-exempt since Nov 1970School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The Operating Engineers Local 17 Training Fund provides the education and Training of apprentices and members.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$120K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $240K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $803K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$58K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$3.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2023▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2023▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$3.9M
FY2023▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$4.9M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending May 2023) · 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 Nov 1970.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $1.6M Management & general 4% · $73K

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; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$120,050Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Benchley
Employer Tru
$0Pt VII · Sec A
William Fekete
Union Truste
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Hopkins
Union Truste
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James C Logan
Employer Tru
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Douglas May
Employer Tru
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nick Osinski
Employer Tru
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stephen Palmeri
Union Truste
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains apprentices and members for skilled trades.

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

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.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

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.

$77Kprogram expense
03

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…

$40Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$73K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$616K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Gains on assetsLn 7$11K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$295K
SavingsLn 2$321K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$616K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$27K
Accounts receivableLn 4$241K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$11K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$803K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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$624K$616K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$777K$803K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$58K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$3.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$206K$206K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$429K$429K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$222K$222K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$108K$108K
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$45K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$34K
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$32K
OccupancyLn 16$62K$62K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$218K$218K
InsuranceLn 23$48K$48K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$186K$186K$275
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.6M$73K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
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
FY2023 ViewingFiled 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
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 7, 2021 $1.5M$1.5M$7K$3.6M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,782,917 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $39,598$53,846
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,624,080$1,617,069
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,592$27,053
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $41,810$84,949
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,724,080$1,782,917
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $984,815$1,011,405
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $546,338$624,636
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,531,153$1,636,041
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $192,927$146,876
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,782,917 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,305 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$40,326
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,520
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$53,846
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,617,069$1,617,069
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,074$16,074
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $700$700
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $28,789$28,789
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $18,000 · Excluded from tax −$7,021$10,979
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $54,155$54,155
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,689,249 · Excluded from tax $39,822$1,782,917
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,636,041 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $206,476$206,476
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $429,215$429,215
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $222,065$222,065
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $108,267$108,267
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,382$45,382
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,815$1,815
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $34,494$34,494
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,653$4,653
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $31,316$31,316
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $32,154$32,154
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $62,179$62,179
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,852$2,852
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,005$3,005
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $218,130$218,130
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $47,830$47,830
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $185,933 · Management $275$186,208
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,562,650 · Management $73,391 · Fundraising $0$1,636,041
Part X · Balance sheet $3,986,551 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $481,724$294,529
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $142,374$321,205
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $39,466$26,805
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $202,960$240,886
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $13,430$10,790
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,100$16,100
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,131,058$2,273,177
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $569,148$591,634
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $207,789$211,425
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,804,049$3,986,551
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $800$32,846
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $23,569$25,068
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,369$57,914
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $3,779,680$3,928,637
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,779,680$3,928,637
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,804,049$3,986,551
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,928,637 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,782,917
XI-2 Total expenses$1,636,041
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$146,876
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,779,680
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,081
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,928,637

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