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Nonprofit · EIN 36-3185986

UNITE HERE

Also known as 1 LOCAL

Tax-exempt · CHICAGO, IL 60604

Financials

$10.2M$10M2023$11.9M$11.4M2024$14.9M$14.9M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of UNITE HERE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$14,908,414$14,863,838$44,576$11,000,917$8,616$10,992,301
December 31, 2024990$11,868,929$11,354,137$514,792$10,547,278$5,346$10,541,932
December 31, 2023990$10,208,571$10,027,669$180,902$9,893,475$22,443$9,871,032
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$497,414
Program service revenue
$14,065,444
Investment income
$330,779
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,167
Other revenue
$14,777

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$102,599
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$493,672
Other salaries and wages
$4,117,005
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$6,494,344
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,519,892
Accounting fees
$31,284
Occupancy
$602,818
Travel
$136,335
Depreciation
$2,454

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$10,547,278
Total assets, end of year
$11,000,917
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,616
Net assets, end of year
$10,992,301
Land, buildings and equipment
$11,889
Net assets without donor restrictions
$10,992,301
Gross receipts
$14,910,247
Employees
114
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1982
State of legal domicile
IL

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ANDREA SOTELOFORMER VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$83,378$30,648
XIAO DAN LITREASURER
Officer
40$79,478$30,648
DAMIANO JENKINSFORMER EXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
40$66,877$24,704
LATONIA MARSHALLSECRETARY & EXECUTIVE BOARD
Officer
40$61,895$18,256
CECILIA LEIVAVICE PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE BOARD
Officer
40$52,613$23,371
EMAD MENIASVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
0.5$8,190$0
ALEXANDER WILLIAMSEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$2,872$0
ROUSHAUNDA WILLIAMSEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$2,139$0
ROBERTO ISLAVICE PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE BOARD
Officer
0.5$1,737$0
FABIOLA RIVERAEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$1,470$0
JERI ELLIOTTVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
0.5$1,212$0
CARLA MENDEZEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$1,166$0
ROGER RIALMOEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$806$0
GILBERT NEALVICE PRESIDENT & FORMER EXECUTIVE BOARD
Officer
0.5$772$0
JESUS MORALESVICE PRESIDENT & FORMER EXECUTIVE BOARD
Officer
0.5$738$0
7 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MARIO BUSTAMANTEVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
0.5$480
BRENDA CLAVELLE-ROSSFORMER SECRETARY
Officer
0.5$222
JOSE PEREZFORMER EXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
40$0
TAWANDA MURRAYEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KAREN KENTPRESIDENT
Officer
40$0
LOUIS WEEKSEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$0
YOHANNES GEZUFORMER VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
0.5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ANDREA SOTELOVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$81,491$29,538
XIAO DAN LITREASURER
Officer
40$77,591$29,538
DAMIANO JENKINSEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
40$64,471$23,983
CECILIA LEIVAEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
40$54,728$22,041
LATONIA MARSHALLEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
40$41,271$11,681
JOSE PEREZEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
40$32,170$10,713
EMAD MENIASVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
0.5$7,400$0
ALEX WILLIAMSEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$2,997$0
JESUS MORALESEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$2,517$0
ROBERTO ISLAEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$2,168$0
JERI ELLIOTTVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
0.5$1,936$0
BRENDA CLAVELLE-ROSSSECRETARY
Officer
0.5$1,474$0
GILBERT NEALEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$679$0
YOHANNES GEZUVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KAREN KENTPRESIDENT
Officer
40$0$0
LOUIS WEEKSEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$0$0
MARIO BUSTAMANTEVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
0.5$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ANDREA SOTELOVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$77,382$27,296
XIAO DAN LITREASURER
Officer
40$73,558$27,297
DAMIANO JENKINSEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$59,584$22,222
JOSE PEREZEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$59,923$20,306
CECILIA LEIVAEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$45,312$20,666
EMAD MENIASVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$5,128$0
LATONIA MARSHALLEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
40$4,220$0
JESUS MORALESEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$2,288$0
ALEX WILLIAMSEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$1,811$0
ROBERTO ISLAEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$1,785$0
BRENDA CLAVELLE-ROSSSECRETARY
Officer
0.5$1,229$0
JERI ELLIOTTVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$732$0
YOHANNES GEZUVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
GILBERT NEALEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KAREN KENTPRESIDENT
Officer
40$0$0
LOUIS WEEKSEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$0$0
MARIO BUSTAMANTEVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
0.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
218 S WABASH AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60604-2444
In care of
% KAREN KENT
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
KAREN KENT, 218 S WABASH AVE STE 700, CHICAGO, IL 60604
Signed the 990
KAREN KENT, PRESIDENT
Phone
(312) 663-4373
Return prepared by
MACNELL ACCOUNTING & CONSULTING

Mission

THE LOCAL HAS A STATED PURPOSE TO ORGANIZE WORKERS FOR THE ECONOMIC, MORAL AND SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT OF THEIR CONDITION AND STATUS IN LIFE. THE LOCAL ALSO PROMOTES EFFICIENT SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC AND THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE INDUSTRIES IN WHICH ITS MEMBERS ARE ENGAGED.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • TO ORGANIZE ALL WORKERS FOR THE ECONOMIC, MORAL, AND SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT OF THEIR CONDITION AND STATUS.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
36-3185986
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1998
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Group exemption
8177: UNITE HERE
Assets (IRS master file)
$11,000,917
Income (IRS master file)
$14,910,247

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$14,908,414$14,863,838$11,000,917IRS
990December 2024$11,868,929$11,354,137$10,547,278IRS
990December 2023$10,208,571$10,027,669$9,893,475XML
990December 2022$8,006,288$7,893,429$9,473,309IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-3185986).

Questions about UNITE HERE

What is the EIN of UNITE HERE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of UNITE HERE is 36-3185986.
Is UNITE HERE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1998.
Are donations to UNITE HERE tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does UNITE HERE file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of UNITE HERE due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did UNITE HERE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of UNITE HERE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KAREN KENT.
Who are the officers and directors of UNITE HERE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 22 people; 17 received compensation from the organization, the highest $83,378 (ANDREA SOTELO, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does UNITE HERE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $14,908,414, expenses of $14,863,838 and total assets of $11,000,917 at year end.

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