United Assoc of Journeymen & Appren of Plumbing & Pipefitting Local 333

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
383418294
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Lansing, MI, USA
Phone
5173935480
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,580,020
Expenses
$4,319,357
Assets
$15,604,671
Liabilities
$53,813

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID MULL (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DUSTIN HOWARD (BUSINESS MGR): $229,008 total reported compensation
  • CHRISTOPHER KECK (ASST BUSINES): $219,396 total reported compensation
  • NICK ASHER (BUSINESS AGE): $213,140 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The united association of plumbers is crafted for the purpose of promoting the welfare of its union members, secure adequate wages, working conditions and opportunities of employment, encourage its members to safeguard and promote the principles of free collective bargaining, and protect the jurisdiction of work for representation, organizing and bargaining of the united association of journeymen and apprentices of plumbing and pipefitting industry local no. 333, in compliance with the taft-hartly act.

What it reported doing in 2025

The united association of plumbers is crafted for the purpose of promoting the welfare of its union members, secure adequate wages, working conditions and opportunities of employment, encourage its members to safeguard and promote the principles of free collective bargaining, and protect the jurisdiction of work for the representation, organizing and bargaining of the united association of journeymen and apprentices of the plumbing and pipefitting industry local no. 333, in compliance with the taft-hartley act.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The program-spending lines do not add up, so the filing cannot show reliably whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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 voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 52
  • Transparency & Controls: 66
  • Accountability: 61
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 43.4%; rating input score 43
  • Program expense ratio: 82.7%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 33.3%; rating input score 33; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 49.7%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.61; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 31.5%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.6% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 43.4% of revenue deployed · 82.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 12 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $3.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $229K · 13 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 43/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.