International Brotherhood of 43 Ibew

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
150347945
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Clay, NY, USA
Phone
3154220435
Rating
49
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,948,542
Expenses
$4,710,242
Assets
$22,148,695
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RAYMOND TUCKER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • PATRICK HARRINGTON (PRESIDENT/ ASST. BUS. MGR)

Highest reported compensation

  • ALAN MARZULLO (BUSINESS MANAGER): $260,433 total reported compensation
  • PATRICK HARRINGTON (PRESIDENT/ ASST. BUS. MGR): $240,189 total reported compensation
  • WILLIAM TOWSLEY (EXEC. BOARD/ ASST. BUS. MGR): $236,796 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Local #43 is the central New York chapter of the international brotherhood of electrical workers, a labor membership organization of electrical workers. The main function of the local #43 is to perform administrative duties as required for the continuation of the services provided to the members of the union.

What it reported doing in 2025

The union is organized to work on behalf of the electrical workers to secure employment and better working conditions.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 89% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 78% of its reported program spending for member benefits.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most filed governance safeguards are in place. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 14
  • Transparency & Controls: 68
  • Accountability: 71
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 14.2%; rating input score 14
  • Program expense ratio: 20.5%; rating input score 20
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 32.2%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.7; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 30.5%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 14.2% of revenue deployed · 20.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 14 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $964K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $260K · 14 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 14/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 20/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.