Nonprofit · EIN 41-1246784
UNITE HERE
Also known as 17 LOCAL
Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55414
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,863,987 | $2,689,615 | $174,372 | $372,034 | $0 | $372,034 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,374,731 | $2,423,045 | -$48,314 | $197,662 | $0 | $197,662 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,157,948 | $2,137,809 | $20,139 | $248,662 | $2,686 | $245,976 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,863,987
- Membership dues
- $2,143,183
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $526,812
- Other salaries and wages
- $550,272
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,375,833
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $43,678
- Accounting fees
- $11,085
- Occupancy
- $99,085
- Depreciation
- $2,070
- Program services (functional)
- $2,689,615
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $197,662
- Total assets, end of year
- $372,034
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $372,034
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,871
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $372,034
- Gross receipts
- $2,863,987
- Employees
- 22
- Year formed
- 1953
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URIEL ESPINOZA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $94,732 | $43,495 |
| CHRISTA SARRACK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $91,053 | $42,814 |
| WADE LUNEBURG | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $104,258 | $26,508 |
| SHEIGH FREEBERG | SECRETARY TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $85,823 | $23,293 |
| VIKY MELGAR | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 0 | $3,639 | $0 |
| SELENE MELGAR | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 0 | $3,100 | $0 |
| DEWIT MELES | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $1,316 | $0 |
| BETELEHEM ALI | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $1,200 | $0 |
| DESIREE KING | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $1,200 | $0 |
| TERESA ARENS | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $1,200 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DOUGHERTY | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $1,100 | $0 |
| TAMRA HUSTON | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $1,100 | $0 |
| SALLY LINDSLEY | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $1,100 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URIEL ESPINOZA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $90,474 | $41,620 |
| CHRISTA SARRACK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $85,381 | $40,653 |
| WADE LUNEBURG | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $98,149 | $24,895 |
| SHEIGH FREEBERG | SECRETARY TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $84,920 | $23,740 |
| BETELEHEM ALI | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $11,808 | $1,431 |
| DESIREE KING | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $1,300 | $0 |
| SALLY LINDSLEY | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $1,300 | $0 |
| DEWIT MELES | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $1,200 | $0 |
| TERESA ARENS | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $1,100 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DOUGHERTY | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $1,000 | $0 |
| TAMRA HUSTON | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $900 | $0 |
| ALICIA J BIRD | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $600 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URIEL ESPINOZA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $91,316 | $40,000 |
| CHRISTA SARRACK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $84,304 | $38,736 |
| WADE LUNEBURG | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $96,495 | $23,974 |
| SHEIGH FREEBERG | SEC TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $83,381 | $21,730 |
| TERESA ARENS | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $1,100 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DOUGHERTY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $1,100 | $0 |
| TAMRA HUSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $1,100 | $0 |
| DESIREE KING | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $1,100 | $0 |
| BETELEHEM ALI | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $1,000 | $0 |
| ROSEANN KASPER-MORRELL | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $800 | $0 |
| SALLY LINDSLEY | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEWIT MELES | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| VIKY MARTINEZ | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL GEGEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEAH RILEY | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADEWOLA ADIGOUN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 312 CENTRAL AVE SE STE 444, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55414-1096
- In care of
- % CHRISTA SARRACK
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CHRISTA SARRACK, 312 CENTRAL AVE Ste 444, Minneapolis, MN 55414
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTA SARRACK, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (612) 379-4730
- Return prepared by
- Betts & Hayes Ltd
Mission
UNION ORGANIZATION SERVING AS BARGAINING AGENT FOR ITS MEMBERS
Program accomplishments
- UNION ORGANIZATION SERVING AS BARGAINING AGENT FOR ITS MEMBERSExpenses $2,689,615
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
- 41-1246784
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Exempt since
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 8177: UNITE HERE
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $372,034
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,863,987
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,863,987 | $2,689,615 | $372,034 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,374,731 | $2,423,045 | $197,662 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,157,948 | $2,137,809 | $248,662 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,514,358 | $1,935,262 | $236,221 | 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 41-1246784).
Questions about UNITE HERE
- What is the EIN of UNITE HERE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of UNITE HERE is 41-1246784.
- Is UNITE HERE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1998.
- 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 CHRISTA SARRACK.
- Who are the officers and directors of UNITE HERE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 13 received compensation from the organization, the highest $94,732 (URIEL ESPINOZA, VICE PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does UNITE HERE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,863,987, expenses of $2,689,615 and total assets of $372,034 at year end.
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