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Operating Engineers Local 324 FY2021 filing

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Bloomfld Hls, MI501(c)(5)Mutual / membership EIN 38-2872986Revenue $1.3M in FY2021

On file with the IRS324lmec.org500 Hulet Dr Ste 110, 48302-0345 · Bloomfld Hls, MITax-exempt since Apr 1991

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The Operating Engineers Local 324 labor management education committee aims to make michigan the premier state in the union and possibly the world to construct and maintain infrastructure and facilities. We will achieve this mission through education, communication, innovation and dedication to the members of Operating Engineers Local 324, while concurrently striving to enhance progressive relationships with the contactors employing them and the project owners providing opportunities for the members to perform their craft.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $127K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Cash reserves
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 23.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$123K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 10 voting members
Fine: 5 of 10 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2021▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2021▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending April 2021) · 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 Apr 1991.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brain Berg
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Hart
Trustee/Administrator
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Boone
Trustee - Part Year
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Smith
Secretary - Part Year
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Lee Graham$154,471$142,645$135,660
Adam Strong$109,510——
Dan Argentati—$106,296$102,308

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains workers to build and maintain Michigan's infrastructure and facilities.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To distribute promotional and educational materials and information to architects, engineers, and operating engineers to enhance progressive relationships with the contractors employing them and the project owners providing opportunities for members to perform their craft.

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 · $250K · 2022–2022
Road to Michigan's FutureMI · FY2022$250,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$500
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$500
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K$123K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$368K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$169K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$105K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$264K
Office expensesLn 13$18K
Information technologyLn 14$3K
OccupancyLn 16$13K
TravelLn 17$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$558
InsuranceLn 23$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$94K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.0M$1.5M$439K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.7M$127K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.9M−$240K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.4M$79K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.3M$1.1M$246K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.3M$114K$1.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,336,278 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,391,388$1,335,778
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $299$500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,391,687$1,336,278
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $553,648$563,652
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $724,415$526,336
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,278,063$1,089,988
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $113,624$246,290
Part VI · Governance 5 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $1,336,278 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,335,778$1,335,778
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $500$500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,335,778 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $500$1,336,278
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,089,988 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$368,153
IX-9 Other employee benefits$168,920
IX-10 Payroll taxes$26,579
IX-11c Accounting fees$104,975
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$264,400
IX-13 Office expenses$17,943
IX-14 Information technology$3,048
IX-16 Occupancy$13,496
IX-17 Travel$2,691
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$3,370
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$558
IX-23 Insurance$21,419
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$94,436
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,089,988
Part X · Balance sheet $2,204,957 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,849,700$2,160,325
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $76,999$4,750
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,598$37,064
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,000$2,818
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,953,297$2,204,957
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $117,586$122,956
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $117,586$122,956
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,835,711$2,082,001
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,835,711$2,082,001
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,953,297$2,204,957
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,082,001 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,336,278
XI-2 Total expenses$1,089,988
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$246,290
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,835,711
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,082,001

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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