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Nonprofit · EIN 94-0577594

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION

Also known as ILWU

Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109

Financials

$9.4M$19.2M2023$14.7M$11.1M2024$12.2M$8.5M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$12,222,523$8,503,316$3,719,207$8,825,483$1,064,142$7,761,341
December 31, 2024990$14,698,024$11,108,640$3,589,384$4,595,783$587,198$4,008,585
December 31, 2023990$9,420,727$19,165,782-$9,745,055$11,541,218$11,256,213$285,005
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,833,298
Program service revenue
$10,339,068
Investment income
$15,955
Royalties
$16,492
Other revenue
$34,202

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$60,100
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,236,599
Other salaries and wages
$2,322,553
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$5,291,353
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$250,418
Accounting fees
$80,000
Occupancy
$483,300
Travel
$1,204,637
Depreciation
$6,702

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$4,595,783
Total assets, end of year
$8,825,483
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,064,142
Net assets, end of year
$7,761,341
Land, buildings and equipment
$28,528
Net assets without donor restrictions
$7,761,341
Gross receipts
$12,222,523
Employees
23
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1937
State of legal domicile
CA

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
LINDSAY NICHOLASGENERAL COUNSEL/EXEC ADMIN
Highest-paid employee
40$276,954$93,726
ROBERT OLVERA JRPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$238,720$86,844
EDWIN FERRISSECRETARY TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
40$227,318$84,791
RYAN WHITMANVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$221,296$83,707
BRANDON WOLFFVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$211,906$82,017
BRENSON WAILEHUA-HANSENDIR OF OPERATIONS - HI
Highest-paid employee
40$185,478$77,260
ALEXANDRA JURCZAKSENIOR POLICY ADVISOR
Highest-paid employee
40$177,494$75,823
RYAN DOWLINGORGANIZING DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$158,528$72,409
ROY SAN FILIPPOCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$156,277$72,004
MYKA DUBAYEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROB ASHTONEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN FAGEAUXEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT FINDLEYEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUISA GRATZEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JESSE GROOMEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
17 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DAX KOHOEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN MARTZEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
DAN MCKISSONEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSE A NUEZEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL PODUEEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTIAN WESTEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
JIMMY BARRERASEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
WHITNEY BROEKSTRAEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT ESTRADAEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
KEOLA GOROSPEEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK MENDOZAEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
JEANNIE SILVAEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
TRENT WILLISEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
DUSTIN DAWSONEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
JARED FAKEREXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVE GONZALESEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
DARIN NORTONEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 44 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LINDSAY NICHOLASGENERAL COUNCIL/EXEC ADMIN
Key employee
40$262,369$86,297
WILLIAM ADAMSPRESIDENT (TERM)
Trustee or director, Officer
40$232,947$81,001
ROBERT OLVERA JRPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$225,881$79,730
EDWIN FERRISSECRETARY TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
40$219,483$78,578
PAUL SAM KREUTZVICE PRESIDENT (TERM)
Trustee or director, Officer
40$200,554$78,807
ALEXANDRA JURCZAKSENIOR ADVISOR
Key employee
40$175,986$70,748
RYAN DOWLINGORGANIZING DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$162,645$68,347
ROY SAN FILIPPOCOMMUNICATION DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$144,796$65,134
RYAN TAKASFIELD SERVICE ORGANIZER
Highest-paid employee
40$138,681$64,034
ROBIN WALKERLIBRARIAN/ARCHIVIST/EDUC DIR
Highest-paid employee
40$135,791$63,513
JONATHAN BRIERFIELD SERVICE ORGANIZER
Highest-paid employee
40$126,422$61,827
REBECCA CONTRERASACCOUNTING MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$134,763$53,267
RYAN WHITMANVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$36,645$13,303
BRANDON WOLFFVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$36,635$6,594
MELVIN MACKAYEXECUTIVE BOARD (TERM)
Trustee or director
1$1,400$0
JESSE GROOMEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$1,050$0
JOHN MARTZEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$800$0
MYKA DUBAYEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$600$0
ROB ASHTONEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RAY BENAVENTEEXECUTIVE BOARD (TERM)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN FAGEAUXEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SEAN FARLEYEXECUTIVE BOARD (TERM)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT FINDLEYEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON FORDEXECUTIVE BOARD (TERM)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUISA GRATZEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAX KOHOEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEAN MCGRATHEXECUTIVE BOARD (TERM)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAN MCKISSONEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSE A NUEZEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
D KEHAU OYAMONT-MAEHAEXECUTIVE BOARD (TERM)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL PODUEEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LOURDES R RIVERAEXECUTIVE BOARD (TERM)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAY UBELHARTEXECUTIVE BOARD (TERM)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTIAN WESTEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICARDO DE LA TORREEXECUTIVE BOARD (TERM)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SIERRA DELGADOEXECUTIVE BOARD (TERM)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RADFORD DEMOTTAEXECUTIVE BOARD (TERM)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIMMY BARRERASEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WHITNEY BROEKSTRAEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT ESTRADAEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEOLA GOROSPEEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK MENDOZAEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEANNIE SILVAEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRENT WILLISEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 35 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LINDSAY NICHOLASGENERAL COUNCIL/EXEC ADMIN
Key employee
40$239,060$80,910
PAUL SAM KREUTZVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$216,684$82,175
WILLIAM ADAMSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$220,337$77,540
EDWIN FERRISSECRETARY TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
40$214,517$76,492
ROBERT OLVERA JRVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$211,002$75,860
REBECCA CONTRERASACCOUNTING MANAGER
Key employee
40$162,890$67,200
RYAN DOWLINGORGANIZING DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$153,699$65,545
ALEXANDRA JURCZAKSENIOR ADVISOR
Highest-paid employee
40$142,866$63,595
ROY SAN FILIPPOCOMMUNICATION DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$139,492$62,988
ROBIN WALKERLIBRARIAN/ARCHIVIST/EDUC DIR
Highest-paid employee
35$131,557$61,560
CARLOS CORDONFIELD SERVICE ORGANIZER
Highest-paid employee
35$130,331$61,340
RYAN TAKASFIELD SERVICE ORGANIZER
Highest-paid employee
35$125,222$60,420
MELVIN MACKAYEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
2$2,800$0
JESSE GROOMEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$1,800$0
JOHN MARTZEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$1,800$0
MYKA DUBAYEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$1,650$0
JOSE A NUEZEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$1,600$0
LUISA GRATZEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$800$0
ROB ASHTONEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RAY BENAVENTEEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SIERRA DELGADOEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RADFORD DEMOTTAEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN FAGEAUXEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SEAN FARLEYEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT FINDLEYEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON FORDEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAX KOHOEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEAN MCGRATHEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAN MCKISSONEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
D KEHAU OYAMONT-MAEHAEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL PODUEEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LOURDES R RIVERAEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICARDO DE LA TORRE SREXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAY UBELHARTEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTIAN WESTEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1188 FRANKLIN ST 4TH FL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109-6800
In care of
% EDWIN FERRIS
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
EDWIN FERRIS, 1188 Franklin St Fl 4, San Francisco, CA 94109
Signed the 990
EDWIN FERRIS, SECRETARY TREASURER
Phone
(415) 775-0533
Return prepared by
MILLER KAPLAN ARASE LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-0577594 or by the name INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY FUNCTION IS TO REPRESENT AND UNIONIZE WORKERS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS FIVE OFFICES TO ORGANIZE AND TO RENDER ASSISTANCE TO OVER 50 LOCALS AND UNION MEMBERS WHEN CALLED UPON TO DO SO.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • DISPATCHER - THE DISPATCHER IS THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE ILWU. IT IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY AND MAILED DIRECTLY TO APPROXIMATELY 37,500 MEMBERS OF THE UNION AND OTHER SUBSCRIBERS.
  • RESEARCH AND EDUCATION - THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF A WIDE SPECTRUM OF UNION ACTIVITIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT, TRADE UNION TRAINING AND EDUCATION, LEGISLATIVE ANALYSES,AND INTERNAL UNION ADMINISTRATION.
  • ORGANIZING - FIELD STAFF ENGAGE IN AND SUPPORT EFFORTS TO ORGANIZE WORKERS AND PROVIDE ORGANIZING ASSISTANCE TO LOCALS.

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
94-0577594
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1942
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Group exemption
0576 (44 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$4,595,783
Income (IRS master file)
$14,698,024

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$12,222,523$8,503,316$8,825,483XML
990December 2024$14,698,024$11,108,640$4,595,783IRS
990December 2023$9,420,727$19,165,782$11,541,218XML
990December 2022$9,396,201$8,148,105$10,963,317IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 94-0577594).

Questions about INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION

What is the EIN of INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION is 94-0577594.
Is INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1942.
Are donations to INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION 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 INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION 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 INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION 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 INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names EDWIN FERRIS.
Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 32 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $276,954 (LINDSAY NICHOLAS, GENERAL COUNSEL/EXEC ADMIN).
How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,222,523, expenses of $8,503,316 and total assets of $8,825,483 at year end.

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