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Nonprofit · EIN 91-6311527

NORTHWEST SHEET METAL WORKERS ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST

Tax-exempt · PUYALLUP, WA 98372

Financials

$3.9M$4.8M2023$4.5M$4.8M2024$4.7M$3.6M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NORTHWEST SHEET METAL WORKERS ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$4,695,578$3,635,505$1,060,073$10,713,204$3,145$10,710,059
December 31, 2024990$4,496,831$4,753,257-$256,426$8,980,160$3,848$8,976,312
December 31, 2023990$3,897,058$4,845,240-$948,182$8,655,909$5,745$8,650,164
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$4,474,923
Investment income
$219,155
Other revenue
$1,500

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$243,657
Benefits paid to members
$2,172,333
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$213,172
Other salaries and wages
$87,818
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$478,408
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$21,508
Occupancy
$25,854
Travel
$12,856

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$8,980,160
Total assets, end of year
$10,713,204
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,145
Net assets, end of year
$10,710,059
Publicly traded securities
$8,788,864
Net assets without donor restrictions
$10,710,059
Gross receipts
$4,695,578
Employees
2
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1989
State of legal domicile
WA

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
JIM FREESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$213,172$101,818
JUSTIN BOURGAULTCO-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAM HEMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN THOMASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRYAN JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BJ GIRITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE MULLERCO-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRENT WYMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JIM FREESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$199,814$100,742
DEVIN LEINGANGCO-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN THOMASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIFFANY CAULFIELDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAM HEMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEITH JOHANSENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE MULLERCO-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BJ GIRITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JIM FREESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$191,430$88,576
DEVIN LEINGANGCO-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN THOMASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIFFANY CAULFIELDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAM HEMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEITH JOHANSENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE MULLERCO-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BJ GIRITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
424 29TH ST NE STE D, PUYALLUP, WA 98372-6785
In care of
% DWIGHT C NELSON
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
JAMES FREES, 424 29TH ST NE D, PUYALLUP, WA 98372
Signed the 990
JAMES FREES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(360) 863-8978
Return prepared by
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Mission

TO IMPROVE LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONSHIPS, JOB SECURITY, COMPETITIVENESS, PRODUCTIVITY, ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE SHEET METAL TRADE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • TO ORGANIZE THE UNORGANIZED AND TO MAKE SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS MORE COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKET PLACE.

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
91-6311527
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1991
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$10,713,204
Income (IRS master file)
$4,695,578

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$4,695,578$3,635,505$10,713,204IRS
990December 2024$4,496,831$4,753,257$8,980,160IRS
990December 2023$3,897,058$4,845,240$8,655,909XML
990December 2022$3,890,954$3,996,230$8,861,611IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––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 91-6311527).

Questions about NORTHWEST SHEET METAL WORKERS ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST

What is the EIN of NORTHWEST SHEET METAL WORKERS ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTHWEST SHEET METAL WORKERS ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST is 91-6311527.
Is NORTHWEST SHEET METAL WORKERS ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1991.
Are donations to NORTHWEST SHEET METAL WORKERS ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does NORTHWEST SHEET METAL WORKERS ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST 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 NORTHWEST SHEET METAL WORKERS ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST 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 NORTHWEST SHEET METAL WORKERS ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST 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 NORTHWEST SHEET METAL WORKERS ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JAMES FREES.
Who are the officers and directors of NORTHWEST SHEET METAL WORKERS ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $213,172 (JIM FREES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does NORTHWEST SHEET METAL WORKERS ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,695,578, expenses of $3,635,505 and total assets of $10,713,204 at year end.

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