United Steelworkers

Not tax-deductible

Lafayette, IN501(c)(5)EIN 35-0776344Revenue $222K in FY2025

On file with the IRS2535 S 30th St Ste 8b, 47909-2786 · Lafayette, INTax-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.

$165K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $12K a year · 5% 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
$165K
to officers and key staff · 66% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 66% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
27 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.4 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 11 voting members
Concern: none of 11 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$222K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$251K
Net assets
$616K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$222K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$254K
FY2021$216K
FY2022$269K
FY2023$308K
FY2024$277K
FY2025$222K
Expenses
$251K
FY2025▼ -30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$197K
FY2021$203K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$284K
FY2024$357K
FY2025$251K
Net assets
$616K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$730K
FY2021$746K
FY2022$692K
FY2023$718K
FY2024$644K
FY2025$616K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. 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; $165K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$110,365Pt VII · Sec A
$13,812Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$13,651Pt VII · Sec A
$8,213Pt VII · Sec A
$7,699Pt VII · Sec A
$3,271Pt VII · Sec A
$2,833Pt VII · Sec A
$2,366Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Spencer Buchanan—$61,261$117,997$112,572$106,184$107,657
Scott Wolendowski$110,365$66,362—$5,717$1,080$3,233
Larry Schoolcraft$13,812$15,842$8,242$2,259$1,080$765
Rick Arnold$13,651$12,522$4,158$660$660$695
Aaron Eldert—$10,580$5,220———
Susie Bending$7,699$10,105$2,452$2,110$780$780
Lloyd Underwood$8,213—————
Tabitha Kaye—$7,242$1,830$2,285$870$699

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for workers by enforcing agreements and improving conditions.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
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 these Activities.

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 · 1 grant · $6K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$222K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$194K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$251K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$616K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$574K
Total assetsLn 16$616K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$194K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$222K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$574K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$574K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K
Total assetsLn 16$616K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$616K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$602K$574K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$41K$42K
Total assetsLn 16$644K$616K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$644K$616K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$165K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$23K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$13K
TravelLn 17$16K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$251K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $222K$251K−$28K$616K 990 PDF
FY2024 $277K$357K−$79K$644K 990 PDF
FY2023 $308K$284K$24K$718K 990 PDF
FY2022 $269K$326K−$57K$692K 990 PDF
FY2021 $216K$203K$13K$746K 990 PDF
FY2020 $254K$197K$57K$730K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $222,461 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $239,181$194,084
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25,751$22,729
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,276$5,648
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $277,208$222,461
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,954$2,400
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $278,891$204,673
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $73,780$43,886
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $356,625$250,959
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$79,417−$28,498
Part VI · Governance 0 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
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 $222,461 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,648 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $194,084$194,084
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $22,729$22,729
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $222,461$222,461
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $250,959 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$2,400
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$165,074
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$22,755
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$16,844
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
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$0
IX-13 Office expenses$5,884
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$12,585
IX-17 Travel$16,403
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$1,350
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$2,633
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$2,843
IX-24e All other expenses$2,188
IX-25 Total functional expenses$250,959
Part X · Balance sheet $615,792 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $602,165$573,667
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $41,430$42,125
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $643,595$615,792
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $643,595$615,792
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $643,595$615,792
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $615,792 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$222,461
XI-2 Total expenses$250,959
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$28,498
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$643,595
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$695
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$615,792

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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