United Steelworkers FY2021 filing

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Ashdown, AR501(c)(5)Mutual / membership EIN 71-6066864Revenue $151K in FY2021Latest return filed Feb 27, 2026

On file with the IRSPo Box 631, 71822-0631 · Ashdown, ARTax-exempt since Dec 1940

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Labor Union enforced the collective bargaining agreement to better the working conditions of the Local Union and to provide representation to its members.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$68K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 60% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 60% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
52 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 51.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
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 10 voting members
Concern: none of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$151K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$114K
Net assets
$603K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$151K
FY2021▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$124K
FY2021$151K
FY2022$150K
FY2023$188K
FY2024$196K
FY2025$191K
Expenses
$114K
FY2021▲ +47%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$77K
FY2021$114K
FY2022$186K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$201K
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$603K
FY2021▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$566K
FY2021$603K
FY2022$567K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$507K
FY2025$499K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1940.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$10,217Pt VII · Sec A
Grievance Chairman
$9,436Pt VII · Sec A
President
$8,275Pt VII · Sec A
$6,892Pt VII · Sec A
$6,760Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Secretary
$6,351Pt VII · Sec A
$5,931Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$5,738Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Beard$14,235$19,324$12,624$11,522$5,738$4,160
Priscilla Johnson$14,672—————
Tony Beard$13,809$9,181$6,799$9,792$6,760$6,034
Charles Swilley$13,602$9,269$6,406—$2,350—
Peter Schwartz$9,629——$11,007$10,217$8,845
Kevin Kesterson———$10,748$6,892—
Peter Swartz——$10,534———
David Shumake$9,519$1,595————

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

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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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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The Local Union continues in an ongoing effort to defend and enforce the negotiated collective bargaining agreement for our members wages, benefits and working condition. The members dues and related income and expenses are used to carry out these activities, The Local Union is continually striving to maintain or accomplish improvements…

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$151K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$139K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$114K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$603K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$490K
Total assetsLn 16$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$139K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$151K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$216K
SavingsLn 2$274K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$490K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$113K
Total assetsLn 16$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$603K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$453K$490K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$113K$113K
Total assetsLn 16$566K$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$566K$603K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$10K
TravelLn 17$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$965
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$114K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 27, 2026 $191K$499K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 7, 2025 $196K$201K−$4K$507K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 29, 2024 $188K$244K−$56K$511K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 11, 2023 $150K$186K−$36K$567K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 9, 2022 $151K$114K$37K$603K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 18, 2021 $124K$77K$47K$566K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $151,274 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $115,865$138,537
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,335$5,392
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,928$7,345
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $124,128$151,274
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,550$4,950
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $57,554$74,352
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $17,380$34,825
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $77,484$114,127
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $46,644$37,147
Part VI · Governance 0 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $151,274 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $138,537$138,537
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,392$5,392
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,345$7,345
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $151,274$151,274
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $114,127 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$4,950
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$68,357
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$1,889
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$4,106
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$6,974
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$9,652
IX-17 Travel$1,192
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$16,042
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$965
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expenses$114,127
Part X · Balance sheet $603,356 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $184,449$216,225
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $268,733$274,104
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $113,027$113,027
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $566,209$603,356
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $566,209$603,356
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $566,209$603,356
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $603,356 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$151,274
XI-2 Total expenses$114,127
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$37,147
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$566,209
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$603,356

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