Laborers International Union of North America
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO UNITE FOR THEIR OWN ADVANCEMENT AND BETTERMENT, AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE USPS, ALL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS, AND SUCH OTHER EMPLOYEES WHO ARE WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THIS LOCAL UNION AND WHO COME WITHIN THE MAIL HANDLERS CRAFT JURISDICTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL OPERATIONS DIRECTLY/INDIRECTLY RELATED TO POSTAL AND MAIL HANDLER OPERATION, WHETHER PERFORMED BY USPS EMPLOYEES OR ANY OTHER EMPLOYERS, AND ALL OTHER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO WISH TO AFFILIATE AS ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF THIS UNION.
- Income
- $4.4 million
- Spending
- $4.0 million
- Employees
- 144
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $219,638, vice president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- THIS LOCAL UNION SHALL STRIVE TO ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS AND PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE MAIL HANDLER CRAFT THROUGH MUTUAL COOPERATION ORGANIZING THE UNORGANIZED, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, THE PROMOTION OF LEGISLATION, THE PROVISION OF BENEFITS SUCH AS SICK, ACCIDENT, AND SIMILAR BENEFITS TO ITS MEMBERS, AND ALL OTHER PEACEFUL AND LAWFUL MEANS WHEREBY LABOR ORGANIZATION SEEK TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE A BROAD SPECTRUM OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL OBJECTIVES. THIS LOCAL UNION SHALL FUNCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATION, AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS. THIS LOCAL UNION SHALL CONDUCT ITS AFFAIRS IN A MANNER WHICH WILL ENHANCE, CONSERVE, AND PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF THE NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION AND ITS AFFILIATES AND MEMBERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1940.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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