Local Union 890 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391076682
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Janesville, WI, USA
Phone
6087520321
Rating confidence
Limited

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,799,980
Expenses
$1,734,085
Assets
$6,658,268
Liabilities
$9

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBERT WALTERS (PRESIDENT)
  • ALEX BRELLENTHIN (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • BEN MYERS (BUSINESS MANAGER/FINANCIAL SECRETARY): $174,154 total reported compensation
  • GARRIK HARWICK (RECORDING SECRETARY): $167,275 total reported compensation
  • DANIEL REUTER (EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER): $7,123 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Local union 890 of the international brotherhood of electrical workers was chartered on february 6, 1919 as a labor organization under the terms of the constitution of the international brotherhood of electrical workers and has jurisdiction in most of southern Wisconsin.

What it reported doing in 2024

The objectives of local union 890 of the international brotherhood of electrical workers are to promote reasonable methods of work, cultivate feelings of friendship among those of the industry, settle all disputes between employers and employee by arbitration (if possible), assist each other in sickness or distress, secure employment, reduce the hours of daily labor, secure adequate pay for our work, seek a higher standard of living, seek security for the individual, and by legal and proper means elevate the morale, intellectual, and social conditions of our members, their families, and dependents, in the interest of a higher standard of citizenship. The organization serves approximately 800 members.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 93% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 59
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 77
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 36.1%; rating input score 36; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 38.1%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.84; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 21.2%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 10.2% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.2% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 12 of 13 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $174K · 14 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 12 of 13 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 11 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.

  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 36/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.