Nonprofit · EIN 36-2125555
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
Also known as 881 LOCAL
Tax-exempt · DES PLAINES, IL 60018
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $15,989,727 | $15,452,355 | $537,372 | $40,587,332 | $5,818,077 | $34,769,255 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $15,958,830 | $15,827,409 | $131,421 | $37,159,123 | $6,248,360 | $30,910,763 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $15,422,072 | $16,137,746 | -$715,674 | $32,001,457 | $4,724,811 | $27,276,646 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $15,345,271
- Investment income
- $634,139
- Other revenue
- $10,317
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $85,049
- Benefits paid to members
- $15,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,710,027
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,907,573
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,828,028
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $405,546
- Accounting fees
- $50,000
- Occupancy
- $508,120
- Travel
- $326,952
- Depreciation
- $203,613
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $37,159,123
- Total assets, end of year
- $40,587,332
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,818,077
- Net assets, end of year
- $34,769,255
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $659,784
- Publicly traded securities
- $21,452,687
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $34,769,255
- Gross receipts
- $15,989,727
- Employees
- 54
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1947
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN POWELL | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $298,517 | $31,713 |
| ANDREW O'KEEFE | SECRETARY-TREASURER Officer | 40 | $278,670 | $27,049 |
| STEPHEN CAMPBELL | VP/LEGISLATIVE-POLITICAL DIR Officer | 40 | $136,390 | $26,928 |
| HEATHER SVAST | COMPTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,905 | $27,235 |
| TERESA RAMIREZ | RECORDER / DIRECTOR OF ORG Officer | 40 | $123,801 | $26,930 |
| SUSAN GEORGELOS | CHIEF OF STAFF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,370 | $26,861 |
| MARY GAVRILOS | VP/ASSISTANT FIELD DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $115,697 | $26,951 |
| MARGARET VIS | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,759 | $26,861 |
| CONSTANTINE DOUKAS | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $109,866 | $26,982 |
| GEORGE ROBERTS | VP/DIRECTOR OF FIELD OPER Officer | 40 | $106,819 | $26,951 |
| TATYANA VIST | GRAPHIC DESIGNER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,490 | $26,861 |
| KEVIN WEST | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $105,973 | $27,001 |
| ANTHONY MALITO | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $103,296 | $26,976 |
| MARCELLA ROBINSON | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $95,650 | $26,921 |
| CHRIS FEMAL | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $95,390 | $26,902 |
30 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY COLLIER | VP/ORGANIZER-BUSINESS REP Officer | 40 | $93,183 | $26,863 |
| JUSTYNA BRYJA | VP/ASSISTANT FIELD DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $86,259 | $31,510 |
| KENNETH SWANSON | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $83,673 | $26,833 |
| CLINT D BROWN | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $73,674 | $26,748 |
| MICHAL AMBROZEWICZ | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $73,362 | $26,687 |
| MARKEISHA MARSHALL | VP/ORGANIZER Officer | 40 | $68,693 | $26,716 |
| WESLEY TARTT | VP/ORGANIZER-BUSINESS REP Officer | 40 | $66,768 | $26,656 |
| CRISTIAN MARQUEZ | VP/ORGANIZER - PAST Officer | 40 | $5,542 | $1,732 |
| MARY TAPIA BARTHEL | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $7,232 | $0 |
| VALERIE WICINSKI | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $3,862 | $205 |
| LISA LEARK | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $3,781 | $260 |
| KIM STEWART | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $3,832 | $194 |
| KATHRYN EGGERT | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $3,738 | $221 |
| KRYSTINA KLEICH | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $3,811 | $116 |
| KATHRYN RESENDIZ | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $3,676 | $156 |
| DENISE MELE-GIRONDA | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $3,603 | $147 |
| GARLAND BLAKELY | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $3,160 | $377 |
| KENT MADISON | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $3,338 | $135 |
| THOMAS TYSKA | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $3,081 | $298 |
| JAMES MOUNCE | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $354 |
| DIANE ZABALY-SCHREINER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $341 |
| MARY LONGO | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,704 | $153 |
| SUSANN SCHAAR | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $166 |
| ANDREA TINSLEY | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $101 |
| WILLIAM ZANDER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $0 |
| CANDACE STOUT | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $0 |
| LISA SNYDER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,502 | $0 |
| SUSAN KLEIN | VICE PRESIDENT - PAST Officer | 1 | $600 | $171 |
| AMIE SPANGLER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $544 | $0 |
| CASEY COLLIER | VICE PRESIDENT - PAST Officer | 1 | $400 | $65 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 46 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL SCHAEFER | SECRETARY-TREASURER - PAST Officer | 40 | $338,763 | $12,940 |
| STEVEN POWELL | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $288,870 | $30,781 |
| ANDREW O'KEEFE | SECRETARY-TREASURER Officer | 40 | $229,992 | $26,121 |
| PATRICIA VARDALOS | COMPTROLLER / VP - PAST Officer | 40 | $156,959 | $15,001 |
| STEPHEN CAMPBELL | LEGISLATIVE/POLITICAL DIRECTOR - NEW Officer | 40 | $132,412 | $25,943 |
| TERESA RAMIREZ | RECORDER / DIRECTOR OF ORG Officer | 40 | $120,745 | $26,011 |
| HEATHER SVAST | COMPTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,066 | $24,595 |
| SUSAN GEORGELOS | CHIEF OF STAFF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,690 | $25,944 |
| MARGARET VIS | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,444 | $25,944 |
| MARY GAVRILOS | ASSISTANT FIELD DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $109,094 | $26,023 |
| CONSTANTINE DOUKAS | BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $106,652 | $26,057 |
| GEORGE ROBERTS | DIRECTOR OF FIELD OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $104,118 | $26,021 |
| TATYANA VIST | GRAPHIC DESIGNER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,417 | $25,943 |
| KEVIN WEST | BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $103,148 | $26,065 |
| ANTHONY MALITO | BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $102,359 | $26,047 |
| CHRIS FEMAL | BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $93,191 | $25,959 |
| MARCELLA ROBINSON | BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $92,614 | $25,978 |
| JUSTYNA BRYJA | ASSISTANT FIELD DIRECTOR - NEW Officer | 40 | $84,032 | $31,514 |
| JEFFREY COLLIER | ORGANIZER / BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE - NEW Officer | 40 | $84,377 | $25,823 |
| KENNETH SWANSON | BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $81,535 | $25,890 |
| CLINT D BROWN | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $71,508 | $25,817 |
| CRISTIAN MARQUEZ | ORGANIZER - NEW Officer | 40 | $67,723 | $25,743 |
| MARKEISHA MARSHALL | ORGANIZER - NEW Officer | 40 | $66,809 | $25,733 |
| MOISES ZAVALA | BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE - PAST Officer | 40 | $68,609 | $4,307 |
| ROBERT KLEICH JR | BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE - PAST Officer | 40 | $56,225 | $1,967 |
| MARY KEANE | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE - PAST Officer | 40 | $110 | $4,379 |
| MARY TAPIA BARTHEL | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $4,344 | $0 |
| THERESA GRATZ | VICE PRESIDENT - PAST Officer | 1 | $844 | $1,121 |
| GARLAND BLAKELY | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $347 |
| JAMES MOUNCE | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $326 |
| THOMAS TYSKA | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $277 |
| DIANE ZABALY-SCHREINER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,496 | $303 |
| LISA LEARK | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $232 |
| KATHRYN EGGERT | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $207 |
| VALERIE WICINSKI | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $192 |
| KIM STEWART | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $178 |
| SUSAN KLEIN | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $163 |
| SUSANN SCHAAR | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $156 |
| MARY LONGO | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $145 |
| DENISE MELE-GIRONDA | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $137 |
| KRYSTINA KLEICH | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $110 |
| KATHRYN RESENDIZ | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,496 | $145 |
| KENT MADISON | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,496 | $128 |
| CASEY COLLIER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $62 |
| ANDREA TINSLEY | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,496 | $93 |
| WILLIAM ZANDER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,496 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 44 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN POWELL | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $280,804 | $29,880 |
| PAUL SCHAEFER | SECRETARY-TREASURER Officer | 40 | $262,816 | $25,231 |
| ANDREW O'KEEFE | VP/EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $183,960 | $25,222 |
| PATRICIA VARDALOS | COMPTROLLER / VICE PRESIDENT - NEW Officer | 40 | $182,796 | $25,043 |
| STEPHEN CAMPBELL | LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,209 | $28,553 |
| TERESA RAMIREZ-GONZALEZ | RECORDER / DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZING Officer | 40 | $117,670 | $25,119 |
| ANTHONY MALITO | VP/DIRECTOR OF FIELD OPERA Officer | 40 | $117,535 | $25,161 |
| MOISES ZAVALA | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $109,999 | $25,184 |
| ROBERT KLEICH JR | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $108,507 | $25,287 |
| SUSAN GEORGELOS | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,447 | $25,055 |
| MARGARET VIS | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,202 | $25,055 |
| CONSTANTINE DOUKAS | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $103,116 | $25,140 |
| GEORGE ROBERTS | VP/DIRECTOR OF FIELD OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $101,131 | $25,114 |
| TATYANA VIST | GRAPHIC DESIGNER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,411 | $25,045 |
| KEVIN WEST | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $99,053 | $25,141 |
| JOHN REICHLING | ORGANIZER / BUS REPRESENTA - PAST Officer | 40 | $94,778 | $25,158 |
| MARY GAVRILOS | VICE PRESIDENT - NEW Officer | 40 | $92,800 | $24,960 |
| MARCELLA ROBINSON | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $88,866 | $25,052 |
| CHRIS FEMAL | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE Officer | 40 | $88,615 | $25,024 |
| KENNETH SWANSON | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE - NEW Officer | 40 | $77,221 | $24,895 |
| CLINT D BROWN | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE - NEW Officer | 40 | $67,440 | $24,842 |
| MARY KEANE | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE - NEW Officer | 40 | $56,675 | $24,886 |
| JANET LEE DOLAN | VP/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE - PAST Officer | 40 | $46,396 | $2,073 |
| MARY TAPIA BARTHEL | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $5,019 | $0 |
| MARY LONGO | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $3,252 | $135 |
| THERESA GRATZ | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,544 | $1,035 |
| LISA LEARK | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $2,168 | $197 |
| GARLAND BLAKELY | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,994 | $318 |
| JAMES MOUNCE | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,994 | $302 |
| THOMAS TYSKA | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,994 | $257 |
| DIANE ZABALY-SCHREINER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,946 | $274 |
| KATHRYN EGGERT | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,994 | $189 |
| VALERIE WICINSKI | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,994 | $182 |
| KIM STEWART | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,994 | $165 |
| SUSAN KLEIN | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,994 | $153 |
| SUSANN SCHAAR | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,994 | $148 |
| DENISE MELE-GIRONDA | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,994 | $128 |
| KRYSTINA KLEICH | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,994 | $105 |
| KATHRYN RESENDIZ | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,946 | $136 |
| KENT MADISON | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,946 | $121 |
| CASEY COLLIER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,994 | $60 |
| WILLIAM ZANDER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,946 | $0 |
| MARY BOSWELL | VICE PRESIDENT - PAST Officer | 1 | $1,444 | $125 |
| ANDREA TINSLEY | VICE PRESIDENT - NEW Officer | 1 | $944 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1350 E TOUHY AVE STE 300E, DES PLAINES, IL 60018-3342
- In care of
- % STEVEN POWELL
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- STEVEN M POWELL, 1350 E TOUHY AVENUE 300E, DES PLAINES, IL 60018
- Signed the 990
- STEVEN M POWELL, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (847) 294-5064
- Website
- WWW.LOCAL881UFCW.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LEGACY PROFESSIONALS LLP
Mission
LABOR UNION
Program accomplishments
- TO ORGANIZE ALL WORKERS FOR THE ECONOMIC, MORAL AND SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT OF THEIR CONDITION AND STATUS.
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
- 36-2125555
- 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
- Group exemption
- 0278: UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $40,587,332
- Income (IRS master file)
- $15,989,727
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $15,989,727 | $15,452,355 | $40,587,332 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $15,958,830 | $15,827,409 | $37,159,123 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $15,422,072 | $16,137,746 | $32,001,457 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $15,439,141 | $16,381,734 | $30,640,392 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 36-2125555).
Questions about UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
- What is the EIN of UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION is 36-2125555.
- Is UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1941.
- Are donations to UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL 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 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL 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 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL 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 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names STEVEN M POWELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 45 people; 45 received compensation from the organization, the highest $298,517 (STEVEN POWELL, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $15,989,727, expenses of $15,452,355 and total assets of $40,587,332 at year end.
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