Plumbers Union 178 - General Fund FY2021 filing

Not tax-deductible

Springfield, MO501(c)(5)EIN 44-0377546

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Local Union hall representing Plumbers and pipefitters, referring to employment, furthering education, research and loyal cooperation the interests of its members and making aggrements with employers engaged in the plumbing and pipefitting industry so that all concerned therewith may work in complete accord and to their mutual advantage.

$153K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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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
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 $411K a year · 31% 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
$153K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 28.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $37K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
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 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$730K
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$730K
FY2021▲ +12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$654K
FY2021$730K
FY2022$897K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2021▲ +25%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Jan 1941.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $153K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Business Manager/ Fin. Sec
$78,498Pt VII · Sec A
$73,189Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$200Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$200Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$200Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$200Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Committee
$200Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$200Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Gott$94,123$88,092$84,911$79,381$78,498—
Justin McCarty$87,766$74,695$77,661$74,010$73,189$73,189
Joshua Morris$87,766$76,457$79,168$38,723$200$200
Matthew Lowry$250$200$200$200$200$200
Clif Carnahan$250$200$200$200$200$200
Steven Glenn Craig$250—————
Kevin Whitehead$250$200$200$200$200$200
Ricky Tate$250$200$200$200$200$200

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

Programs and updates

Represents plumbers and pipefitters, finding them jobs and advancing their skills.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The largest program service provided is the membership benefits to local union memerships for the dues paid during the year.

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$37K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$730K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$740K
SavingsLn 2$995K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$46K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45K$46K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$104K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$213K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$68K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$878
Office expensesLn 13$10K
OccupancyLn 16$10K
TravelLn 17$8K
InterestLn 20$20
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K
InsuranceLn 23$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$202K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$730K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.1M$495K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.1M$444K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.0M$461K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$897K$367K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.1M$730K$353K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$654K$346K$1.4M 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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,082,575 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,295 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$893,928
VIII-1e Government grants$53,333
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$90,707
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,037,968
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,138$2,138
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $11,200$11,200
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $29,974$29,974
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $42,469 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,138$1,082,575
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $729,852 across 17 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$103,912
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$212,958
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$68,296
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$16,328
IX-9 Other employee benefits$14,248
IX-10 Payroll taxes$18,656
IX-11b Legal fees$3,117
IX-11c Accounting fees$14,600
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$878
IX-13 Office expenses$10,331
IX-16 Occupancy$10,340
IX-17 Travel$7,952
IX-20 Interest$20
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$9,445
IX-23 Insurance$20,230
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$202,294
IX-24e All other expenses$16,247
IX-25 Total functional expenses$729,852
Part X · Balance sheet $1,781,091 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $587,163$740,301
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $796,684$994,979
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $44,521$45,811
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,428,368$1,781,091
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,428,368$1,781,091
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,428,368$1,781,091
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,781,091 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,082,575
XI-2 Total expenses$729,852
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$352,723
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,428,368
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,781,091

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

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