Building & Construction Trades Council
The organization's primary exempt function is to centralize organizing activities of various construction trade unions and promote union construction projects.
Building & Construction Trades Council at a glance
In short: Building & Construction Trades Council gave $63K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $63,200
- -19.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,800
- +0.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $16,500
- Total assets
- $558,110
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Building & Construction Trades Council funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kaleida Health Foundation ($25K). Together the top 4 received $63K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Building & Construction Trades Council gives
- Giving grew 56% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2021) to $78K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $63K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kaleida Health Foundation Buffalo, NY | General Operations | $25,000 |
| Children's Hospital of Buffalo Foundation Buffalo, NY | General Operations | $20,000 |
| Ecmc Foundation Inc Buffalo, NY | General Operations | $13,000 |
| Ub Foundation Buffalo, NY | General Operations | $5,200 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $558,110 | $277,385 | $242,844 | $63,200 | 4 | $21,180 |
| 2024 | $507,160 | $283,365 | $203,167 | $78,450 | 5 | $19,131 |
| 2023 | $423,447 | $227,078 | $181,973 | $54,000 | 4 | $16,735 |
| 2022 | $371,313 | $218,271 | $212,896 | $40,500 | 4 | $14,178 |
| 2021 | $396,398 | $169,946 | $187,403 | $28,600 | 3 | $18,484 |
| 2020 | $387,183 | $146,641 | $139,896 | $29,500 | 3 | $11,898 |
| 2019 | $351,612 | $157,682 | $175,894 | $77,075 | Total only | $3,756 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Building & Construction Trades Council
Based on IRS filings
Building & Construction Trades Council is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Lake View, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $558K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $63K. Net investment income was $21K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Building & Construction Trades Council is led by Paul Brown, President on every filing since 2019; 2 of 8 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Paul Brown
President
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$6K (2019) → $9K (2025)
Ron Wheeler
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Williamson
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Austin
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Willis
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Fekete
Secretary & Treasurer
Financial Sec-Treas → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
8 hrs/week
$2K (2023) → $6K (2025)
Chuck Locurto
Sergeant at Arms
Trustee → Sergeant-At-Arms, 2023
Sergeant-At-Arms → Sergeant at Arms, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Inlut
Vice President
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Thomas Halligan To (2023) — Financial Sec-Treas
- Former: Chris Stone (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Sean Redden (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Brian Lipczynski (2022) — Sergeant-At-Arms
- Former: Thomas Halligan (2022) — Financial Sec-Treas
- Former: Art Fadeley (2019–2021) — Sergeant at Arms
- Former: Tom Halligan (2019–2021) — Secretary-Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $9K, to Paul Brown (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Building & Construction Trades Council
How much does Building & Construction Trades Council give each year?
Building & Construction Trades Council gave $63K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $78K across 5 grants.
What is Building & Construction Trades Council's typical grant size?
Building & Construction Trades Council's median grant in 2025 was $16,500, and its average grant was $15,800, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Building & Construction Trades Council give grants?
Building & Construction Trades Council gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Buffalo, NY (4 grants).
Does Building & Construction Trades Council give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Building & Construction Trades Council's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Building & Construction Trades Council?
Building & Construction Trades Council reported $558K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $277K.
What is Building & Construction Trades Council?
Building & Construction Trades Council is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Lake View, NY. It holds $558K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Building & Construction Trades Council's EIN?
Building & Construction Trades Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-6050939. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 9, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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