United Steelworkers FY2023 filing

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To monitor and improve working conditions for members.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$94K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $49K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$94K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 10.6 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 11 voting members
Concern: none of 11 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$273K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$333K
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$273K
FY2023▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$412K
FY2021$287K
FY2022$237K
FY2023$273K
FY2024$275K
FY2025$324K
Expenses
$333K
FY2023▲ +45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$226K
FY2021$223K
FY2022$230K
FY2023$333K
FY2024$258K
FY2025$243K
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2023▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.8M

From the FY2023 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; $94K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$21,472Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$15,816Pt VII · Sec A
Unit Griever
$15,077Pt VII · Sec A
President
$13,081Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Secretary
$12,103Pt VII · Sec A
$5,807Pt VII · Sec A
$5,460Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$4,998Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Donald Borne$14,364$17,988$21,472———
Wade Spears$7,852$11,709$15,816———
Borne Donald———$15,547$11,845—
Johnnie Bonds$13,932$9,986$15,077———
Eric Roy$11,128$11,111$13,081———
Earl Alleman$5,917$9,034$12,103———
Spears Wade———$11,522$9,385$2,227
Alleman Earl———$10,369$10,264—

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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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for better worker safety and fair treatment.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2023
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 conditions. The members dues, related income and expenses are used to carry out these activities.

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 · $10K · 2021–2021
United SteelworkersTX · FY2021$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$273K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$267K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$524
Money outPt IX
$333K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$295K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$267K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$524
Total revenueLn 12$273K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$295K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$295K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$134K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 60
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$355K$295K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$134K$134K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K
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$94K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$28K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$61K
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$34K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$14K
TravelLn 17$10K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$30K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$333K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $324K$243K$81K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $275K$258K$17K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $273K$333K−$60K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $237K$230K$6K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $287K$223K$64K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $412K$226K$185K$2.3M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $272,592 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $260,218$266,608
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$28,991$5,460
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,371$524
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $236,598$272,592
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,050$2,430
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $84,644$122,728
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $142,407$207,585
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $230,101$332,743
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,497−$60,151
Part VI · Governance 0 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
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 $272,592 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $524 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $266,608$266,608
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,460$5,460
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $272,592$272,592
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $332,743 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$2,430
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$94,253
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$28,475
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$60,592
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$33,527
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$14,070
IX-17 Travel$10,376
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$29,541
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$9,479
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$50,000
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expenses$332,743
Part X · Balance sheet $2,384,692 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $355,302$295,180
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $133,771$133,771
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,754,238$1,955,741
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,243,339$2,384,692
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,243,339$2,384,692
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,243,339$2,384,692
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,384,692 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$272,592
XI-2 Total expenses$332,743
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$60,151
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,243,339
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$201,504
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,384,692

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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