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Local 160 - Joint Apprentice Committee

Not tax-deductible

Murphysboro, IL501(c)(5)Mutual / membership EIN 37-1124478Revenue $509K in FY2025Latest return filed Apr 15, 2026

On file with the IRSPo Box 81, 62966-0081 · Murphysboro, ILTax-exempt since Mar 1983

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To provide training for apprentices to the journeymen of united association of plumbers & pipefitters Local 160.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$120K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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 surplus $17K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$13K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 7 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 7 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$509K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$491K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$495K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$509K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$317K
FY2021$334K
FY2022$318K
FY2023$545K
FY2024$477K
FY2025$509K
Expenses
$491K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$289K
FY2021$340K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$436K
FY2024$502K
FY2025$491K
Net assets
$495K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$332K
FY2021$326K
FY2022$305K
FY2023$501K
FY2024$476K
FY2025$495K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1983.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Bradley Thies
Training COO
$120,259Pt VII · Sec A
Ron Ceto
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Randy Grob
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Josh Moro
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bradley Thies$120,259$117,466$109,811$95,965$95,965$73,595

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

Trains apprentices to become skilled plumbers and pipefitters.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Training and educational programs provided to ready the apprentice participants for positions as journeymen plumbers and pipefitters with united association of plumbers & pipefitters local 160.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$509K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$496K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$491K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$495K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$204K
Total assetsLn 16$508K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Government grantsLn 1e$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$496K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$509K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$204K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$204K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$304K
Total assetsLn 16$508K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$495K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$197K$204K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$292K$304K
Total assetsLn 16$489K$508K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$476K$495K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$120K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$83K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$50K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$925
Office expensesLn 13$10K
OccupancyLn 16$48K
TravelLn 17$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$46K
InsuranceLn 23$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K
Total functional expensesLn 25$491K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 15, 2026 $509K$491K$18K$495K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 15, 2025 $477K$502K−$25K$476K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 16, 2024 $545K$436K$109K$501K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 19, 2023 $318K$340K−$21K$305K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 18, 2022 $334K$340K−$5K$326K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 15, 2021 $317K$289K$28K$332K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $509,079 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,000$9,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $470,246$495,868
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $691$1,446
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $750$2,765
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $476,687$509,079
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $307,473$307,578
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $194,313$183,012
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $501,786$490,590
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$25,099$18,489
Part VI · Governance 1 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $509,079 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$9,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $495,868$495,868
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,446$1,446
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,765$2,765
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $498,633 · Excluded from tax $1,446$509,079
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $490,590 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$120,259
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$83,482
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$50,267
IX-9 Other employee benefits$29,150
IX-10 Payroll taxes$24,420
IX-11c Accounting fees$925
IX-13 Office expenses$9,754
IX-16 Occupancy$48,458
IX-17 Travel$1,241
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$11,748
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$46,117
IX-23 Insurance$7,321
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$57,448
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$490,590
Part X · Balance sheet $507,638 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $197,055$203,575
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $291,737$304,063
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $488,792$507,638
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,689$13,046
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,689$13,046
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $476,103$494,592
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $476,103$494,592
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $488,792$507,638
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $494,592 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$509,079
XI-2 Total expenses$490,590
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,489
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$476,103
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$494,592

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

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