International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
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What it says it does
THE OBJECTS OF IUPAT DISTRICT COUNCIL NO. 21 ARE TO ORGANIZE THE UNORGANIZED, TO ESTABLISH CENTRAL REPRESENTATIVE BODIES HAVING JURISDICTION IN ALL MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST TO THE INTERNATIONAL UNION'S JURISDICTION; TO BRING ABOUT HARMONY AND UNITY BETWEEN LOCAL UNIONS; TO ESTABLISH A MINIMUM RATE OF WAGES IN THE DISTRICT; TO ENFORCE A CODE OF WORKING RULES GOVERNING HOURS, WAGES, AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT; AND TO CREATE A MARKETPLACE IN WHICH AN ATMOSPHERE OF LABOR/MANAGEMENT COOPERATION WILL ENHANCE PROSPERITY TO UNION EMPLOYERS WHILE, AT THE SAME TIME, INSURING JOB SECURITY, SAFETY, TRAINING AND EXCELLENT WAGES AND BENEFITS FOR OUR MEMBERS.
- Income
- $17.7 million
- Spending
- $16.6 million
- Employees
- 74
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $374,279, business manager/secretary-treasurer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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)
- MAINTAINING THE GOALS AND PURPOSES OF MEMBER LOCAL UNIONS. SERVICES ARE PERFORMED BY BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SECRETARY-TREASURER AS WELL AS BY OFFICE PERSONNEL. THE SERVICES COVER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL. THE GOALS OF DISTRICT COUNCIL 21 INCLUDE FOSTERING MEANS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF WORKING AND LIVING STANDARDS OF THE MEMBERS, BRINGING ABOUT SATISFACTORY CONTRACTS WITH EMPLOYERS, ADVANCING AND MAINTAINING BETTER RELATIONS BETWEEN MEMBERS AND EMPLOYERS, AND SETTLING DISPUTES AND FACILITATING PLACEMENT OF UNION MEMBERS IN JOBS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization as not 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 2025.
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 February 1964.
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 October 21, 2026.
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