Nonprofit · EIN 41-0588267
UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPE
Also known as 15 PPF
Tax-exempt · MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $10,790,805 | $9,779,935 | $1,010,870 | $35,434,138 | $28,246,691 | $7,187,447 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $10,107,172 | $9,572,988 | $534,184 | $35,517,220 | $29,397,989 | $6,119,231 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $10,218,215 | $9,816,973 | $401,242 | $36,081,033 | $30,521,052 | $5,559,981 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $9,860,577
- Investment income
- $18,275
- Net rental income
- $911,235
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$17,842
- Other revenue
- $911,953
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $419,809
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,109,227
- Other salaries and wages
- $143,665
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,484,139
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,007
- Accounting fees
- $40,701
- Depreciation
- $154,220
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $35,517,220
- Total assets, end of year
- $35,434,138
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $28,246,691
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,187,447
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,301,672
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,187,447
- Gross receipts
- $11,098,167
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 11
- Year formed
- 1890
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS PAHKALA | BUSINESS MANAGER Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $185,068 | $115,692 |
| DAVE LILLBACK | BUSINESS AGENT Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $165,146 | $103,650 |
| MIKE BRANDT | BUSINESS AGENT Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $162,806 | $103,065 |
| JOSEPH LANE | BUSINESS AGENT Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $159,245 | $103,650 |
| ERIC OLIVERIUS | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $2,432 | $0 |
| JUSTIN PARIZEK | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $2,344 | $0 |
| CURT VREEMAN | FINANCE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $1,649 | $0 |
| JOE GARDELL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $1,541 | $0 |
| PAUL MASON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $1,370 | $0 |
| ERIK TORGERSON | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $1,294 | $0 |
| KEN THUNDER | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $1,289 | $0 |
| ANDREW JAMBOR | FINANCE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $636 | $0 |
| JOE PEARSON | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| WESTON BRANDT | INSIDE GUARD Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER VILLANUEVA | FINANCE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS PAHKALA | BUSINESS MANAGER Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $168,412 | $102,522 |
| JOSEPH LANE | BUSINESS AGENT Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $159,245 | $100,434 |
| SCOTT GALE LEFT JUNE 2024 | BUSINESS MANAGER Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $83,809 | $54,578 |
| DAVE LILLBACK | BUSINESS AGENT Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $82,912 | $51,941 |
| MIKE BRANDT | BUSINESS AGENT Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $82,302 | $51,788 |
| JOHANN PETERSON | BUSINESS AGENT Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $77,584 | $49,731 |
| KEN THUNDER | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $4,041 | $0 |
| JOE GARDELL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $2,974 | $0 |
| SCOTT SUNDGAARD LEFT JUNE 2024 | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $2,926 | $0 |
| ERIK TORGERSON | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $2,594 | $0 |
| RICH HANSON LEFT JUNE 2024 | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $1,894 | $0 |
| ROGER VILLANUEVA | FINANCE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $1,675 | $0 |
| PAUL MASON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $1,459 | $0 |
| CURT VREEMAN | FINANCE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $1,257 | $0 |
| ERIC OLIVERIUS | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $997 | $0 |
| ANDREW JAMBOR | FINANCE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $667 | $0 |
| JOE PEARSON | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| WESTON BRANDT | INSIDE GUARD Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN PARIZEK | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT EDWARDS LEFT JUNE 2024 | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| COLE MONTGOMERY LEFT JUNE 2024 | INSIDE GUARD Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PARIZEK LEFT JUNE 2024 | FINANCE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DIRK ZWAK LEFT JUNE 2024 | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT GALE | BUSINESS MANAGER Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $163,194 | $105,711 |
| JOSEPH LANE | BUSINESS AGENT Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $148,770 | $93,905 |
| THOMAS PAHKALA | BUSINESS AGENT Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $147,249 | $93,524 |
| JOHANN PETERSON | BUSINESS AGENT Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $146,430 | $93,320 |
| KEN THUNDER | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $2,436 | $0 |
| SCOTT SUNDGAARD | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $2,126 | $0 |
| JOE GARDELL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $2,067 | $0 |
| ERIK TORGERSON | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $1,244 | $0 |
| CURT VREEMAN | FINANCE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $1,077 | $0 |
| RICH HANSON | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $1,016 | $0 |
| ERIC OLIVERIUS | FINANCE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $655 | $0 |
| GRANT EDWARDS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $600 | $0 |
| DIRK ZWACK | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| COLE MONTGOMERY | INSIDE GUARD Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PARIZEK | FINANCE BOARD Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT LICHLITER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH PEARSON | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8625 MONTICELLO LN N STE 1, MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369-4548
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- THOMAS PAHKALA, 8625 MONTICELLO LN N STE 1, MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369
- Signed the 990
- THOMAS PAHKALA, BUSINESS MANAGER
- Phone
- (612) 333-8601
- Website
- WWW.PLUMBERSLOCAL15.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
THE UNITED ASSOCIATION PLUMBERS UNION LOCAL NO. 15 IS A LABOR ORGANIZATION AFFILIATED WITH THE AFL-CIO AND OPERATES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SERVICES TO PROMOTE THE BEST INTEREST AND GENERAL WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDED SERVICES AND BENEFITS FOR THE MEMBERS OF PLUMBERS UNION LOCAL NO. 15, INCLUDING THE MARKET RECOVERY PROGRAM WHICH IS DESIGNED TO ORGANIZE THE UNORGANIZED AND TO REGAIN MARKET SHARE FOR THE UNION MEMBERS.
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-0588267
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1941
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $35,434,138
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,098,167
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $10,790,805 | $9,779,935 | $35,434,138 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $10,107,172 | $9,572,988 | $35,517,220 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $10,218,215 | $9,816,973 | $36,081,033 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $9,963,610 | $9,743,854 | $36,506,036 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 41-0588267).
Questions about UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPE
- What is the EIN of UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPE is 41-0588267.
- Is UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1941.
- Are donations to UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPE tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPE 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 UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPE 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 UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPE 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 UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names THOMAS PAHKALA.
- Who are the officers and directors of UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $185,068 (THOMAS PAHKALA, BUSINESS MANAGER).
- How much revenue does UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,790,805, expenses of $9,779,935 and total assets of $35,434,138 at year end.
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