Unite-Here Local No 1

Not tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(5)Since 1982EIN 36-3185986Revenue $14.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSunitehere1.org218 S Wabash Ave, 60604-2444 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Feb 1998

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The Local has a stated purpose to organize workers for the economic, moral and social advancement of their condition and status in life. The Local also promotes efficient service to the public and the best interests of the industries in which its members are engaged.

$366K 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $491K a year · 5% 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
$366K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $202K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
0.08% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 17 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 17 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.9M
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$14.9M
Net assets
$11.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$14.9M
FY2025▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.2M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$8.0M
FY2023$10.2M
FY2024$11.9M
FY2025$14.9M
Expenses
$14.9M
FY2025▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.1M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$10.0M
FY2024$11.4M
FY2025$14.9M
Net assets
$11.0M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.0M
FY2021$10.0M
FY2022$9.5M
FY2023$9.9M
FY2024$10.5M
FY2025$11.0M

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.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990; $366K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Former Vice President
$83,378Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$79,478Pt VII · Sec A
Former Executive Board
$66,877Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary & Executive Board
$61,895Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President & Executive Board
$52,613Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$8,190Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$2,872Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$2,139Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrea Sotelo$83,378$81,491$77,382$67,400$66,400$68,223
Xiao Dan Li$79,478$77,591$73,558$64,000$56,992$58,088
Clarence Broniarczyk—————$71,601
Damiano Jenkins$66,877$64,471$59,584$58,184$51,852$52,849
Latonia Marshall$61,895$41,271$4,220$1,532—$502
Jose Perez—$32,170$59,923$55,874$49,452$50,403
Cecilia Leiva$52,613$54,728$45,312$28,882$11,013$6,107
Emad Menias$8,190$7,400$5,128$3,961—$881

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

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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

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Unites workers to improve their lives economically, morally, and socially.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

To organize all workers for the economic, moral, and social advancement of their condition and status.

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$202K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$497K
Investment incomeLn 3$331K
Money outPt IX
$14.9M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$11.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$11.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A17
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$497K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$331K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$14.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$925K
SavingsLn 2$3.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Other assetsLn 15$59K
Total assetsLn 16$11.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$11.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5114
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M$4.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.2M$6.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$10.5M$11.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$10.5M$11.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$103K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$494K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$467K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.0M
Payroll taxesLn 10$387K
Legal feesLn 11b$1.5M
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$122K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K
Office expensesLn 13$363K
OccupancyLn 16$603K
TravelLn 17$136K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$178K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$4.7M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K
InsuranceLn 23$30K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$534K
All other expensesLn 24e$329
Total functional expensesLn 25$14.9M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $14.9M$14.9M$45K$11.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.9M$11.4M$515K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.2M$10.0M$181K$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.0M$7.9M$113K$9.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.0M$6.0M$974K$10.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.2M$7.1M$1.1M$9.0M 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 $14,908,414 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $201,586$497,414
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,319,763$14,065,444
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $343,082$330,779
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,498$14,777
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,868,929$14,908,414
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $23,833$102,599
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,024,007$6,494,344
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,306,297$8,266,895
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,354,137$14,863,838
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $514,792$44,576
Part VI · Governance 1 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 $14,908,414 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$497,414
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$497,414
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $14,065,444$14,065,444
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $329,612$329,612
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,167$1,167
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,777$14,777
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,080,221 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $330,779$14,908,414
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,863,838 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$102,599
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$493,672
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$4,117,005
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$466,683
IX-9 Other employee benefits$1,029,665
IX-10 Payroll taxes$387,319
IX-11b Legal fees$1,519,892
IX-11c Accounting fees$31,284
IX-11f Investment management fees$3,000
IX-11g Other fees for services$121,585
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$5,600
IX-13 Office expenses$362,932
IX-16 Occupancy$602,818
IX-17 Travel$136,335
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$177,697
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$4,739,078
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$2,454
IX-23 Insurance$30,082
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$533,809
IX-24e All other expenses$329
IX-25 Total functional expenses$14,863,838
Part X · Balance sheet $11,000,917 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $814,311$925,239
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,428,546$3,135,055
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,913$11,889
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $6,229,043$6,869,397
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $68,465$59,337
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,547,278$11,000,917
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,346$8,616
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,346$8,616
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,541,932$10,992,301
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,541,932$10,992,301
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,547,278$11,000,917
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,992,301 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,908,414
XI-2 Total expenses$14,863,838
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,576
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,541,932
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$405,793
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,992,301

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