Unite Here Local Union 450

Not tax-deductible

Rosemont, IL501(c)(5)Since 1949EIN 36-0776855Revenue $1.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRS5600 N River Rd Ste 841, 60018-5166 · Rosemont, ILTax-exempt since Feb 1998

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To organize all workers for the economic, moral and social advancement of their condition and status including arbitration, negotiation, member welfare, etc.

$361K 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$361K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $151K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.08% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$979K
FY2022$988K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$916K
FY2021$732K
FY2022$814K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -0.7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$858K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 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 1998.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $361K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$133,454Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary-Treasurer
$120,758Pt VII · Sec A
$64,970Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$42,280Pt VII · Sec A
Former Executive Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Executive Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alfonso Garcia$133,454$133,691$133,047$130,051$135,516$133,977
Bonnie Biggerstaff$120,758$121,220$114,455$112,044$114,936$111,028
James Houda$64,970—————
Pedro Zamarripa————$33,433$63,298
Sandra Grifin$42,280$40,160$32,955$22,710——

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

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Amounts paid by members as consideration for providing goods, services or facilities in furtherance of the purpose constituting the basis for the exemption of the organization.

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$151K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$140K
Investment incomeLn 3$56K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$256K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$140K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$56K
Other incomeLn 4–11$45
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$91K
SavingsLn 2$165K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$256K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$986K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$380K$256K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$874K$986K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$477K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$235K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$62K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K
Legal feesLn 11b$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K
Office expensesLn 13$17K
OccupancyLn 16$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$34K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$464K
InsuranceLn 23$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.5M−$70K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.4M−$189K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.0M$107K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $988K$814K$174K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $979K$732K$247K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$916K$286K$858K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,424,286 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$140,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,148,182$1,228,548
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $49,728$55,693
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,350$45
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,202,260$1,424,286
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,400$2,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $755,782$857,809
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $623,128$634,513
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,391,310$1,494,322
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$189,050−$70,036
Part VI · Governance 8 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,424,286 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$140,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$140,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,228,548$1,228,548
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $55,693$55,693
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $45$45
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,228,593 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $55,693$1,424,286
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,494,322 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$2,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$476,788
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$234,676
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$62,175
IX-9 Other employee benefits$32,244
IX-10 Payroll taxes$51,926
IX-11b Legal fees$20,701
IX-11c Accounting fees$12,505
IX-11f Investment management fees$4,384
IX-13 Office expenses$17,414
IX-16 Occupancy$15,899
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$33,723
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$464,402
IX-23 Insurance$18,764
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$43,690
IX-24e All other expenses$3,031
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,494,322
Part X · Balance sheet $1,244,429 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $216,192$90,551
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $163,852$165,401
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $873,526$985,881
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,596$2,596
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,256,166$1,244,429
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,924$1,006
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,924$1,006
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,252,242$1,243,423
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,252,242$1,243,423
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,256,166$1,244,429
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,243,423 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,424,286
XI-2 Total expenses$1,494,322
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$70,036
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,252,242
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$61,217
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,243,423

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

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