United Gas Workers Union Local 69

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251835544
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Bridgeport, WV, USA
Phone
4435327587
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,161,296
Expenses
$772,152
Assets
$4,118,846
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JASON BOYCE (PRESIDENT)
  • JENNIFER J DAVIS (VICE PRESIDENT MAJORITY)
  • KEVIN D CUNNINGHAM (VICE PRESIDENT MINORITY)

Highest reported compensation

  • JASON BOYCE (PRESIDENT): $1,200 total reported compensation
  • TAYLOR J BROWN (SECRETARY): $1,140 total reported compensation
  • DEBBIE M SYCK (TREASURER): $1,020 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Union representation

What it reported doing in 2024

Organization exists to represent 851 employees of hope gas inc., eastern gas transport & storage as well as enbridge inc. The organization negotiates working contracts wages and benefits for the members and represents employees against management should any work rules be in question.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 80% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 83
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.1%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 11
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 33.5%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.33; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.9%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 1 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $772K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 13 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 8 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.