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Heating Piping & Refrigeration Training Fund

Landover, MD · EIN 53-0238872 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Heating Piping & Refrigeration Training Fund reported $17.2 million in revenue and $10.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.42 went to program services, $21.58 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: 84.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $278,135 (TRAINING DIRECTOR). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 61% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11M

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
78.4%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
21.6%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
84.7%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$278,135$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.58%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
78
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
53.213.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
8 of 8100.0%

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

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$8.4M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Providing education and training programs for the apprentice and journeymen steamfitters

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
TRAINING DIRECTOR
Key employee, 39.0 hrs/week
$170,798$0$107,337$278,135
ASSISTANT TRAINING DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$152,460$0$102,752$255,212
ASSISTANT TRAINING DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$152,460$0$102,752$255,212
ASSISTANT TRAINING DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$152,460$0$102,752$255,212
ASSISTANT TRAINING DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$150,234$0$102,200$252,434
WELDING INSTRUCTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$131,055$0$88,337$219,392

7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Heating Piping & Refrigeration Training Fund (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.5M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$17M$11M78.4%$48M$278,135
FY2024 ⓘ$13M$9.9M73.0%$46M$262,518
FY2023 ⓘ$12M$8.4M76.5%$40M$255,992
FY2022 ⓘ$12M$8.5M77.3%$43M$253,137
FY2021 ⓘ$11M$7.2M80.5%$40M$247,196
FY2020 ⓘ$11M$6.9M79.9%$34M$192,046

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · 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–1b8 · 8 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • 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 5111
  • Volunteers Part I, line 68

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Heating Piping & Refrigeration Training 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 Heating Piping & Refrigeration Training Fund, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of Heating Piping & Refrigeration Training Fund's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Heating Piping & Refrigeration Training Fund reported that 78.4% of its $10.8 million in expenses went to program services, 21.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Heating Piping & Refrigeration Training Fund pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Heating Piping & Refrigeration Training Fund reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $278,135, for the role of TRAINING DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Heating Piping & Refrigeration Training Fund get its money?

Of $17.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 84.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Heating Piping & Refrigeration Training Fund a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 53-0238872 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, object 202620599349300407 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202531959349301493 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202411979349300241 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202331959349301523 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202211019349301306 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202110779349300611 · read the filing

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