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Operating Engineers Local 150 Apprenticeship Fund

Countryside, IL · EIN 36-6219511 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Operating Engineers Local 150 Apprenticeship Fund reported $48.2 million in revenue and $33.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.30 went to program services, $7.70 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 91.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $446,360 (ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER). 47 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 100% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $33M

For context, the median across 409 covered employment charities: $88.97 programs, $11.03 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $48M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 409 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
92.3%88.0%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
7.7%10.9%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.6%22.8%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
91.4%62.6%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$446,360$297,435
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.35%1.26%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
476
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
40.28.1
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 12100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$30M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $44M

Instructing and training of persons desiring to become Operating Engineers, and retaining and improving the capabilities of Operating Engineers

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$334,646$111,714$446,360
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$219,924$0$137,703$357,627
COORDINATOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$217,707$0$136,179$353,886
ASSISTANT COORDINATOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$179,431$0$137,703$317,134
ASSISTANT COORDINATOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$178,951$0$137,703$316,654
SAFETY COORDINATOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$173,818$0$137,703$311,521

47 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Operating Engineers Local 150 Apprenticeship Fund (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2,645 (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80M2019202020212022202320242025$48M$33M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$48M$33M92.3%$111M$446,360
2024 ⓘ$44M$31M92.6%$95M$431,286
2023 ⓘ$44M$30M91.6%$82M$425,515
2022 ⓘ$38M$28M91.7%$67M$345,152
2021 ⓘ$39M$26M91.3%$63M$310,866
2020 ⓘ$62M$27M92.8%$50M$299,779
2019 ⓘ$24M$33M93.6%$14M$297,826

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 12 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 597

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
LINK BELT CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
Equipment purchase
$836,580
ENGIE NORTH AMERICA INC
Utilities
$530,234
WINDY CITY REPRESENTATIVES
Hvac contractor
$394,460
ADELSTEIN & ASSOCIATES
Advertising
$141,000

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Operating Engineers Local 150 Apprenticeship Fund's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Operating Engineers Local 150 Apprenticeship Fund, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Operating Engineers Local 150 Apprenticeship Fund's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Operating Engineers Local 150 Apprenticeship Fund reported that 92.3% of its $33.0 million in expenses went to program services, 7.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Operating Engineers Local 150 Apprenticeship Fund pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Operating Engineers Local 150 Apprenticeship Fund reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $446,360, for the role of ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Operating Engineers Local 150 Apprenticeship Fund get its money?

Of $48.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 0.6% came from contributions and grants and 91.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Operating Engineers Local 150 Apprenticeship Fund a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 36-6219511 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202622119349300817 · read the filing
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202511979349301606 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432159349300628 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202321669349302262 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242149349301559 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202121319349300132 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202001299349301340 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 36-6219511: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.