Operative Plasterers & Cement

Not tax-deductible

Bell Gardens, CA501(c)(5)Since 1864Mutual / membership EIN 95-0613085Revenue $6.5M in FY2025Latest return filed Jul 23, 2026

On file with the IRSBell Gardens, CATax-exempt since Nov 1966

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501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$944K paid to officers and key staff.
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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.5M a year · 26% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$944K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
32.8 mo
of spending, in cash
32.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$653K
5% of total assets
Liabilities are 5% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 15 voting members
None of 15 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$6.5M
+0.5% vs prior year
Spent
$4.6M
Net assets
$13.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.5M
FY2025▲ +0.5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$6.5M
Expenses
$4.6M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$4.6M
Net assets
$13.8M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$7.9M
FY2022$9.0M
FY2023$10.2M
FY2024$12.0M
FY2025$13.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1966.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $944K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Financial Secretary
$157,898Pt VII · Sec A
Business Agent
$135,462Pt VII · Sec A
Business Agent
$135,292Pt VII · Sec A
Business Agent
$134,855Pt VII · Sec A
Business Agent
$117,547Pt VII · Sec A
Business Agent - Past
$113,337Pt VII · Sec A
Business Agent - Past
$55,520Pt VII · Sec A
Business Agent - Past
$46,626Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ricardo Gonzalez$157,898$151,405$146,483$125,673$116,627$109,742
Fitzgerald Jacobs———$125,973$135,873$127,394
David Martinez JR$135,462$127,753$126,177———
Thony Sarmiento$135,292$129,876$125,614$121,008$116,792$109,742
Jose Luis Vega$134,855$129,675$124,773$21,585——
Michael Ciarmoli$55,520$130,288$125,614$121,002$116,747$109,892
Michael Cammarano$113,337$129,926$125,620$121,033$116,672$109,742
Jesus Mendez JR$46,626$128,749$126,127$121,227$116,283$110,042

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Unite members into one organization for the purpose of improving economic advantages through collective bargaining and to promote the social awareness of its membership.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 95-0613085) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$442K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Money outPt IX
$4.6M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$13.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12.7M
Total assetsLn 16$14.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$653K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A16
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$442K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$45K
Total revenueLn 12$6.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.5M
SavingsLn 2$8.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12.7M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$19K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$327K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$14.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$653K
Net assetsLn 32$13.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.5M$12.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$830K$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$294K$327K
Total assetsLn 16$12.6M$14.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$659K$653K
Net assetsLn 32$12.0M$13.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$33K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$1.4M
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$150K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$62K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$45K
Payroll taxesLn 10$88K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$375
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K
Office expensesLn 13$174K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$72K
TravelLn 17$99K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$37K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$2.1M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$54K
InsuranceLn 23$46K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$185K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.6M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 23, 2026 $6.5M$4.6M$1.8M$13.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 2, 2025 $6.4M$4.6M$1.8M$12.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 1, 2024 $5.5M$4.4M$1.1M$10.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 13, 2023 $5.6M$4.4M$1.2M$9.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 23, 2022 $5.6M$4.0M$1.5M$7.9M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 $5.6M$4.0M$1.6M$6.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

D · Assets and endowments J · Pay O · Explanations R · Related orgs
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $6,455,383 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,850,409$5,995,215
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $547,241$441,666
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,754$18,502
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,422,404$6,455,383
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $54,500$33,000
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,886,743$1,760,420
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,641,465$2,847,105
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,582,708$4,640,525
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,839,696$1,814,858
Part VI · Governance 0 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $6,455,383 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,995,215$5,995,215
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $396,264$396,264
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,850$11,850
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $45,402$45,402
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,652 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,652
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,001,867 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $453,516$6,455,383
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,640,525 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$33,000
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$1,414,670
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$150,330
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$62,448
IX-9 Other employee benefits$45,248
IX-10 Payroll taxes$87,724
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$375
IX-11c Accounting fees$25,330
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$27,229
IX-13 Office expenses$174,361
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$72,130
IX-17 Travel$99,138
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$36,779
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$2,125,978
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$54,494
IX-23 Insurance$45,883
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$185,408
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,640,525
Part X · Balance sheet $14,479,192 assets, 31 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,949,436$4,469,620
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,560,359$8,223,511
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$18,689
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $294,312$326,946
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $829,664$1,440,426
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,633,771$14,479,192
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,151$7,896
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $649,788$645,196
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $658,939$653,092
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $11,974,832$13,826,100
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,974,832$13,826,100
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,633,771$14,479,192
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,826,100 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,455,383
XI-2 Total expenses$4,640,525
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,814,858
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,974,832
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$36,410
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,826,100

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

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