Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board Workers United

Public charity · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 36-2938055

The joint board's purpose is to organize workers for the economic, moral and social advancement of their condition and status in life. The joint board also promotes efficient service to the public and the best interest for member's employers.

Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board Workers United at a glance

In short: Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board Workers United reported $31K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$31,235 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
+18.5% vs 2024
Total assets
$10,035,140
+12.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$10,426,073
+3.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$477,075
+19.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$9,312,431
+5.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board Workers United funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

WashingtonMadison

How Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board Workers United gives

  • Giving fell 93% from 2020 to 2023. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2023) to $86K (2020). In 2025 it reported $31K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Worker Justice Wisconsin Madison, WISupport for Workers Rights$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$10,035,140$10,426,073$9,312,431$31,235Total only$477,075
2024$8,933,810$10,107,552$8,816,070$26,359Total only$400,844
2023$8,547,470$9,369,203$8,815,797$6,0001$333,000
2022$8,058,803$9,376,725$8,936,054$23,292Total only$197,755
2021$7,694,204$10,385,993$8,145,786$30,8081$181,389
2020$5,568,414$9,080,661$7,999,070$85,5601$168,408

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board Workers United

Based on IRS filings

Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board Workers United is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.0M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $31K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $477K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board Workers United is led by Naomi Hanshew, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 25 of 28 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Naomi Hanshew

    President

    Manager → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $151K (2020) → $159K (2025)

  • Antwan Lewis

    Activist & Executive Board

    Activist & Executive Board Member → Activist & Executive Board, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $493 (2021) → $3K (2025)

  • Carlos Ginard

    Vice President

    Assistant Manager → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $109K (2020) → $125K (2025)

  • Dan Colleta

    Activist & Executive Board - Past

    Activist & Executive Board Member → Activist & Executive Board, 2022

    Activist & Executive Board → Activist & Executive Board - Past, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $144 (2020) → $478 (2025)

  • Denise Williams

    Activist & Executive Board

    Activist & Executive Board → Activist & Executive Board - Past, 2024

    Activist & Executive Board - Past → Activist & Executive Board, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $609 (2020) → $2K (2025)

  • Eric Moore

    Union Representative

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $88K (2020) → $93K (2025)

  • Irma Palmerin

    Activist & Executive Board - Past

    Activist & Executive Board Member → Activist & Executive Board, 2022

    Activist & Executive Board → Activist & Executive Board - Past, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $487 (2021) → $16K (2025)

  • Karen Sharp

    Activist & Executive Board

    Activist & Executive Board Member → Activist & Executive Board, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $470 (2024) → $0 (2025)

  • Ken Sims

    Activist & Executive Board - Past

    Activist & Executive Board Member → Activist & Executive Board, 2022

    Activist & Executive Board → Activist & Executive Board - Past, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $145 (2020) → $2K (2025)

  • Marjorie Terrell

    Activist & Executive Board

    Activist & Executive Board Member → Activist & Executive Board, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $5K (2020) → $3K (2025)

  • Mark Milko

    Secretary & Treasurer - Past

    Union Representative → Secretary & Treasurer - New, 2024

    Secretary & Treasurer - New → Secretary & Treasurer - Past, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $94K (2020) → $42K (2025)

  • Matthew Rinehart

    Activist & Executive Board

    Activist & Executive Board Member → Activist & Executive Board, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $199 (2020) → $2K (2025)

  • Emilia M. Castro

    Activist & Executive Board

    Activist & Executive Board Member → Activist & Executive Board, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2021) → $8K (2025)

  • Charles Scherbaum

    Comptroller

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $110K (2022) → $120K (2025)

  • Daryl Chris Katz

    Activist & Executive Board

    Activist & Executive Board - New → Activist & Executive Board, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2022) → $1K (2025)

  • Jeffrey Kellett

    Activist & Executive Board

    Activist & Executive Board - New → Activist & Executive Board, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2022) → $3K (2025)

  • Lizeht Salazar Calzada

    Activist & Executive Board

    Activist & Executive Board - New → Activist & Executive Board, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $678 (2022) → $987 (2025)

  • Robert Gallagher

    Activist & Executive Board

    Activist & Executive Board - New → Activist & Executive Board, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $3K (2022) → $6K (2025)

  • Sam Schumacher

    Activist & Executive Board

    Activist & Executive Board - New → Activist & Executive Board, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $4K (2023) → $2K (2025)

  • Susan Nava

    Activist & Executive Board - Past

    Activist & Executive Board - New → Activist & Executive Board, 2023

    Activist & Executive Board → Activist & Executive Board - Past, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $167 (2022) → $0 (2025)

  • Adan Alvarez

    Activist & Executive Board

    Activist & Executive Board - New → Activist & Executive Board, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $4K (2024) → $2K (2025)

  • Brenda Davis

    Activist & Executive Board

    Activist & Executive Board - New → Activist & Executive Board, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $971 (2024) → $2K (2025)

  • Jackie Thompson

    Activist & Executive Board

    Activist & Executive Board - New → Activist & Executive Board, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2024) → $1K (2025)

  • Rachelle Wilson

    Union Representative - Past

    Union Representative - New → Union Representative - Past, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $74K (2024) → $74K (2025)

  • Tamika Jones

    Activist & Executive Board - Past

    Activist & Executive Board - New → Activist & Executive Board - Past, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $860 (2024) → $0 (2025)

  • Victor Goldsberry

    Activist & Executive Board

    Activist & Executive Board - New → Activist & Executive Board, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2024) → $4K (2025)

  • Kimberly Ridley

    Activist & Executive Board - Past

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $680 (2025)

  • Russell Doyle

    Activist & Executive Board - Past

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2025)

Former officers (25)
  • Former: Douglas Warren (2020–2024) — Secretary & Treasurer - Past
  • Former: Stephanye Brown (2020–2024) — Activist & Executive Board - Past
  • Former: Yolanda Jones (2020–2024) — Activist & Executive Board - Past
  • Former: Kimberly Ridley-Smith (2021–2024) — Activist & Executive Board
  • Former: Paul Vallas (2022–2024) — Activist & Executive Board - Past
  • Former: Spencer Dirrig (2022–2024) — Activist & Executive Board - Past
  • Former: Russ Doyle (2024) — Activist & Executive Board - New
  • Former: Tim Kitzberger (2024) — Activist & Executive Board - Past
  • Former: Tom Molyet (2020–2023) — Activist & Executive Board -Past
  • Former: Timothy Kitzberger (2022–2023) — Activist & Executive Board
  • Former: Joann Richardson (2020–2022) — Activist & Executive Board - Past
  • Former: Karen Bean (2020–2022) — Activist & Executive Board - Past
  • Former: Micaela Castro (2020–2022) — Activist & Executive Board
  • Former: Antonio Diaz (2021–2022) — Union Representative - Past
  • Former: Medina Piedad (2021–2022) — Activist & Executive Board - Past
  • Former: Randy Richards (2021–2022) — Activist & Executive Board - Past
  • Former: Jeff Lazenby (2020–2021) — Activist & Executive Board Member - Past
  • Former: Jon Ozello (2020–2021) — Activist & Executive Board Member - Past
  • Former: Kyle Kemenah (2020–2021) — Activist & Executive Board Member - Past
  • Former: Michael Hoagland (2020–2021) — Union Representative - Past
  • Former: Renee Kelly (2020–2021) — Activist & Executive Board Member - Past
  • Former: Richard Burks (2020–2021) — Activist & Executive Board Member - Past
  • Former: Virgil Nelson (2020–2021) — Activist & Executive Board Member - Past
  • Former: Jeff Kellett (2020) — Activist & Executive Board Member-Past
  • Former: Margarito Diaz Jaimes (2020) — Union Representative

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Naomi Hanshew — President: $159KNaomi HanshewPresident$159KCarlos Ginard — Vice President: $125KCarlos GinardVice President$125KCharles Scherbaum — Comptroller: $120KCharles ScherbaumComptroller$120KEric Moore — Union Representative: $93KEric MooreUnion Representative$93KRachelle Wilson — Union Representative - Past: $74KRachelle WilsonUnion Representative - Past$74KMark Milko — Secretary/Treasurer - Past: $42KMark MilkoSecretary/Treasurer - Past$42KIrma Palmerin — Activist/Executive Board - Past: $16KIrma PalmerinActivist/Executive Board - Past$16KEmilia M Castro — Activist/Executive Board: $8KEmilia M CastroActivist/Executive Board$8KRobert Gallagher — Activist/Executive Board: $6KRobert GallagherActivist/Executive Board$6KVictor Goldsberry — Activist/Executive Board: $4KVictor GoldsberryActivist/Executive Board$4KAntwan Lewis — Activist/Executive Board: $3KAntwan LewisActivist/Executive Board$3KMarjorie Terrell — Activist/Executive Board: $3KMarjorie TerrellActivist/Executive Board$3KJeffrey Kellett — Activist/Executive Board: $3KJeffrey KellettActivist/Executive Board$3KKen Sims — Activist/Executive Board - Past: $2KKen SimsActivist/Executive Board - Past$2KSam Schumacher — Activist/Executive Board: $2KSam SchumacherActivist/Executive Board$2KMatthew Rinehart — Activist/Executive Board: $2KMatthew RinehartActivist/Executive Board$2KBrenda Davis — Activist/Executive Board: $2KBrenda DavisActivist/Executive Board$2KAdan Alvarez — Activist/Executive Board: $2KAdan AlvarezActivist/Executive Board$2KDenise Williams — Activist/Executive Board: $2KDenise WilliamsActivist/Executive Board$2KRussell Doyle — Activist/Executive Board - Past: $1KRussell DoyleActivist/Executive Board - Past$1KDaryl Chris Katz — Activist/Executive Board: $1KDaryl Chris KatzActivist/Executive Board$1KJackie Thompson — Activist/Executive Board: $1KJackie ThompsonActivist/Executive Board$1KLizeht Salazar Calzada — Activist/Executive Board: $987Lizeht Salazar CalzadaActivist/Executive Board$987Kimberly Ridley — Activist/Executive Board - Past: $680Kimberly RidleyActivist/Executive Board - Past$680Dan Colleta — Activist/Executive Board - Past: $478Dan ColletaActivist/Executive Board - Past$478

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $159K, to Naomi Hanshew (President). 25 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board Workers United

How much does Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board Workers United give each year?

Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board Workers United reported $31K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $26K in grants paid.

How large is Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board Workers United?

Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board Workers United reported $10.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.4M.

Where does Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board Workers United operate?

Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board Workers United has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Wisconsin.

What is Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board Workers United's EIN?

Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board Workers United's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2938055. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 28, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 27, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 5, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 20, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 29, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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