Ufcw Region 4 Central States Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
510513065
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Erlanger, KY, USA
Phone
8592828388
Rating confidence
Limited

Reported finances

Revenue
$196,038
Expenses
$207,323
Assets
$759,562
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRAD EDWARDS (PRESIDENT)
  • ROBERT BLAIR (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • PAUL WHITELEY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • RANDY QUICKEL (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JOHN CAKMAKCI (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • COURTNEY PHILLIPS (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BRAD EDWARDS (PRESIDENT)
  • KEVIN GARVEY (SECRETARY/TREASURER)
  • PAUL SMITHBERGER (RECORDER (THRU 11/24))

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The ufcw region 4 central states council comprising the states of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan, was formed to encourage organizing; to promote unified action to maintain, protect and advance the interest and welfare of the locals and the membership; to secure and promote legislation beneficial to its members and all working people; to participate in all labor actions for mutual benefit and protection; and to increase public understanding of the labor movement and the goals of the ufcw international union.

What it reported doing in 2024

The council holds meetings and conferences that the local leaders, staff and members attend in order to increase their education and awareness of issues; and in turn for them to go back to their locals and pass on this information. The council reimbursed its locals for their expenses incurred in organizing various employers, projects to educate the public, and some donations and members' assistance. The council's expenditures are for the direct and indirect benefit of all its 136,137 members.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% 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: 78
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 74.5%; rating input score 74; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.8%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.66; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -1.9% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 22 people listed
  • Consistency: 10 of 11 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.