2024-11-05T15:56:00-05:00 2024-06-30 383382520 MCCLAIN SMITH & WENZ PC 6915 ROCHESTER ROAD STE 100 TROY MI 480851285 990EZ 2023-07-01 352257624 LOCAL 17 FOUNDATION LOCA 2484234540 17000 W TWELVE MILE RD SOUTHFIELD MI 48076 JAMES SHAW CHAIRMAN 2484234540 2024-11-05 true false JAMES T WELCH P00454564 2488798400 2024-11-05 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X N/A X X 44240 X 18896 25344 31839 -6495 12401 2600 2600 9801 16043 25844 16043 25844 16043 25844 16043 25844 X TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE ELECTRICAL PROFESSION IN NEED AS A RESULT OF ILLNESS, ACCIDENT, DISABILITY, DISASTER OR OTHER MISFORTUNE. THE FOUNDATION ASSISTS PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY WHO THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN, HAVE LOST THEIR JOB AND ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILY. 2600 2600 ALLEN SCHROEDER TREAS/DIRECT 1.00 0 CHARLES D DORTENZIO SECRETARY/DI 1.00 0 JAMES SHAW CHAIRMAN 1.00 0 TOM FORD DIRECTOR 1.00 0 MICHAEL PITTMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 X false false false false false false false false false ALLEN SCHROEDER 17000 W TWELVE MILE SOUTHFIELD MI 48076 2484234540 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 12520 2353 3600 4015 18896 41384 12520 2353 3600 4015 18896 41384 41384 26035 3180 5960 36840 25344 97359 138743 0.29830 0.27220 X THE LOCAL 17 FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR THE SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC PRIMARILY TO SUPPORT ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. THIS EFFORT IS DRIVEN BY THE FOLLOWING KEY COMPONENTS: 1. STRUCTURED FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS THE LOCAL 17 FOUNDATION REGULARLY ORGANIZES FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS TARGETED AT VARIOUS CAUSES, SUCH AS COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS, AND SUPPORT FOR ELECTRICAL WORKERS' FAMILIES IN NEED. THESE CAMPAIGNS ARE OFTEN SEASONAL ENSURING THAT OUTREACH AND SOLICITATIONS ARE CONTINUAL AND FOCUSED ON MEETING SPECIFIC COMMUNITY NEEDS. 2. COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, THE LOCAL 17 FOUNDATION ENHANCES ITS FUNDRAISING REACH. THESE PARTNERSHIPS ALLOW FOR SPONSORSHIPS, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL AVENUES FOR DONATIONS. COLLABORATIONS LEND CREDIBILITY TO THE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, MAKING THEM MORE APPEALING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY SHOWCASING MUTUAL GOALS WITH TRUSTED LOCAL ENTITIES. 3. UTILIZATION OF UNION EVENTS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THE FOUNDATION HOLDS PUBLIC AND MEMBER EVENTS WHERE FUND SOLICITATION CAN BE SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED. BY LEVERAGING THESE EVENTS, THE LOCAL 17 FOUNDATION NOT ONLY RAISES FUNDS BUT ALSO BUILDS COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF ITS GOALS AND VALUES, FOSTERING A POSITIVE PUBLIC IMAGE THAT ENCOURAGES CONTINUOUS SUPPORT. 4. TRANSPARENCY AND REPORTING THE LOCAL 17 FOUNDATION FOLLOWS A PRACTICE OF TRANSPARENT FINANCIAL REPORTING TO ITS MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC. THIS TRANSPARENCY BUILDS TRUST AND ENSURES THE PUBLIC THAT THEIR DONATIONS ARE USED EFFECTIVELY. REGULAR REPORTING AND UPDATES ALSO DEMONSTRATE THE ONGOING AND BONA FIDE NATURE OF THE FUNDRAISING PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS AND DISCUSSES THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE FOUNDATION, AND WHO ARE HAVING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THEIR CONTROL. THE FOUNDATION THEN PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS. PART II, LINE 10 FUNDRAISING GOLF EVENT 72,015 PART II, LINE 17A THE LOCAL 17 FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR THE SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC PRIMARILY TO SUPPORT ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. THIS EFFORT IS DRIVEN BY THE FOLLOWING KEY COMPONENTS: 1. STRUCTURED FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS THE LOCAL 17 FOUNDATION REGULARLY ORGANIZES FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS TARGETED AT VARIOUS CAUSES, SUCH AS COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS, AND SUPPORT FOR ELECTRICAL WORKERS' FAMILIES IN NEED. THESE CAMPAIGNS ARE OFTEN SEASONAL ENSURING THAT OUTREACH AND SOLICITATIONS ARE CONTINUAL AND FOCUSED ON MEETING SPECIFIC COMMUNITY NEEDS. 2. COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, THE LOCAL 17 FOUNDATION ENHANCES ITS FUNDRAISING REACH. THESE PARTNERSHIPS ALLOW FOR SPONSORSHIPS, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL AVENUES FOR DONATIONS. COLLABORATIONS LEND CREDIBILITY TO THE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, MAKING THEM MORE APPEALING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY SHOWCASING MUTUAL GOALS WITH TRUSTED LOCAL ENTITIES. 3. UTILIZATION OF UNION EVENTS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THE FOUNDATION HOLDS PUBLIC AND MEMBER EVENTS WHERE FUND SOLICITATION CAN BE SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED. BY LEVERAGING THESE EVENTS, THE LOCAL 17 FOUNDATION NOT ONLY RAISES FUNDS BUT ALSO BUILDS COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF ITS GOALS AND VALUES, FOSTERING A POSITIVE PUBLIC IMAGE THAT ENCOURAGES CONTINUOUS SUPPORT. 4. TRANSPARENCY AND REPORTING THE LOCAL 17 FOUNDATION FOLLOWS A PRACTICE OF TRANSPARENT FINANCIAL REPORTING TO ITS MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC. THIS TRANSPARENCY BUILDS TRUST AND ENSURES THE PUBLIC THAT THEIR DONATIONS ARE USED EFFECTIVELY. REGULAR REPORTING AND UPDATES ALSO DEMONSTRATE THE ONGOING AND BONA FIDE NATURE OF THE FUNDRAISING PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS AND DISCUSSES THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE FOUNDATION, AND WHO ARE HAVING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THEIR CONTROL. THE FOUNDATION THEN PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS. FUNDRAISING GOL 25344 25344 4911 26928 25344 25344 4911 26928 31839 -6495 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES DONATED-COMMUNITY MEMBERS 2,600 TOTAL 2,600 FORM 990-EZ, PART III TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE ELECTRICAL PROFESSION IN NEED AS A RESULT OF ILLNESS, ACCIDENT, DISABILITY, DISASTER OR OTHER MISFORTUNE. FORM 990-EZ, PART V, LINE 35B THE FOUNDATION DID NOT EARN ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME DURING THE YEAR.