Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund
The fund administers a labor-management cooperation committee. The exempt purpose of this fund is to improve labor-management relations, economic development, and other communications between labor and management.
Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund at a glance
In short: Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund gave $1.6M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.6M), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,609,480
- -5.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,609,480
- -5.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,609,480
- Total assets
- $178,492,931
- +40.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maryland (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Qualified Elevator Inspector Training Fund ($1.6M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $825K (2020) to $1.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Qualified Elevator Inspector Training Fund Columbia, MD | To assist the fund which provides educational training to eligible elevator inspectors. | $1,609,480 |
Ready to take the next step with Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund?
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $178,492,931 | $75,923,645 | $36,637,519 | $1,609,480 | 1 | $40,177 |
| 2024 | $126,657,274 | $61,385,598 | $36,590,584 | $1,700,000 | 1 | $10,373 |
| 2023 | $91,581,179 | $39,452,103 | $30,659,890 | $1,500,000 | 1 | $46 |
| 2022 | $81,169,889 | $29,193,872 | $25,150,645 | $1,500,000 | 1 | $32,260 |
| 2021 | $75,509,631 | $27,265,052 | $16,722,566 | $1,440,000 | 1 | $30,748 |
| 2020 | $63,534,974 | $23,195,622 | $14,750,080 | $825,000 | 1 | $182,874 |
About Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund
Based on IRS filings
Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund is a public charity, based in Columbia, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $178.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.6M. Net investment income was $40K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund's 2025 filing lists 22 officers; 18 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James M. Demmel
Asstant Nat'l Director
National Coordinator → Asstant Nat'l Director & National Coordinator, 2023
Asstant Nat'l Director & National Coordinator → Asstant Nat'l Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$211K (2020) → $280K (2025)
R. Allen Spears
National Director
On filings since 2020
60 hrs/week
$269K (2020) → $322K (2025)
Frank J. Christensen
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James K. Bender II
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larry J. McGann
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Chapman III
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carisa H. Barrett
National Coordinator
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$202K (2020) → $241K (2025)
David R. Hallmark
National Coordinator
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$202K (2020) → $241K (2025)
Donald M. Winkle
National Coordinator
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$202K (2020) → $241K (2025)
Eric Rogers
National Coordinator
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$202K (2020) → $252K (2025)
Kevin P. Sullivan
National Coordinator
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$202K (2020) → $241K (2025)
Eric Stringer
National Coordinator
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$232K (2024) → $241K (2025)
Maggie Cleveland
National Coordinator
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$232K (2024) → $241K (2025)
Matthew Rusch
National Coordinator
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$232K (2024) → $241K (2025)
Todd J. Albertson
National Coordinator
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$232K (2024) → $241K (2025)
Fred A. Thompson
National Coordinator
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$241K (2025)
Kristi R. Todd
National Coordinator
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$241K (2025)
Lawrence L. Alley
National Coordinator
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$241K (2025)
Michael D. Janca
National Coordinator
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$241K (2025)
Robert B. Peak
National Coordinator
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$241K (2025)
Vernon D. Soeder
National Coordinator
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$241K (2025)
William R. Donnell
National Coordinator
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$241K (2025)
Former officers (12)
- Former: Howard S. Russell (2020–2024) — National Coordinator
- Former: John Valone (2022–2024) — National Coordinator
- Former: Alex J. Krupski (2020–2023) — National Coordinator
- Former: Mark S. Mullins (2020–2023) — National Coordinator
- Former: Michael D. Morand (2020–2023) — Asstant Nat'l Director
- Former: Robert S. Hultstrom (2020–2023) — National Coordinator
- Former: Gregory L. Levenson (2023) — National Coordinator
- Former: Timothy Gray (2023) — National Coordinator
- Former: David Morgan (2020–2021) — National Coordinator
- Former: Michael Halpin (2020–2021) — National Coordinator
- Former: Timothy Moennich (2021) — National Coordinator
- Former: Eric McClaskey (2020) — National Coordinator
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $322K, to R Allen Spears (National Director). 18 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund
How much does Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund give each year?
Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund gave $1.6M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 1 grant.
How large is Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund?
Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund reported $178.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $75.9M.
Where does Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund operate?
Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund has awarded grants in Maryland.
What is Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund's EIN?
Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2051811. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Other open foundation grants in Maryland
Maryland Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
Explore Open Grants
Browse active grant opportunities in Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund's focus areas in our free grants database
Similar Funders
Similar funders in Maryland
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD
The Annie E. Casey Foundation funds U.S. nonprofits and other partners working to improve outcomes for children and young people, including family strengthening, child welfare, education, employment, community development and juvenile justice. In 2024, grants ranged from $50 to $1,185,000, with a median of $40,000. Grants are by invitation only; it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets
$2.3B
Grants
1,462
Total Given
$93.1M
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg
Owings Mills, MD
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation funds direct services, programs, general operations, and capital projects in housing, health, jobs, education, and aging for low-income and vulnerable people. Its 2024 grants had a median of $50,000; its Small Grants Program offers up to $50,000 over two years, with funding focused on Baltimore, Hawaiʻi, Israel, and Northeastern Pennsylvania. It awards grants by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets
$1.8B
Grants
872
Total Given
$127.8M
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Johns Hopkins University funds a broad range of education, research, health, and community-related work, with 2025 grants ranging from $5,500 to nearly $95 million and a median of $100,000; many of the largest awards were sub-awards. Its grants went to organizations across the U.S., with the largest shares in California and Maryland, and the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.
Assets
$25.3B
Grants
813
Total Given
$594.1M
The Keith Campbell Foundation
Bethesda, MD
The Keith Campbell Foundation funds nonprofits working for equitable, livable communities, especially on watershed health, clean water, agriculture, and related community needs, with a focus on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays and California’s San Francisco Bay watershed. Giving varies widely: 2024 grants ranged from $40 to $1.5 million, with a median of $5,000. It accepts unsolicited requests, with two application cycles per year.
Assets
$420.2M
Grants
688
Total Given
$27.9M
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Bethesda, MD
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation funds cystic fibrosis research, drug development, specialized care, and related training and clinical programs. In 2024, its grants had a median of about $150,000, with awards ranging from $2,800 to nearly $12.9 million; it supports work nationwide. Applications are submitted through specific funding opportunities, but the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.
Assets
$5.0B
Grants
624
Total Given
$189.6M
Baltimore Community Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Community Foundation supports schools, neighborhoods, and community projects, including work on kindergarten readiness, student well-being, neighborhood vitality, and arts and culture. Its 2024 grants had a median of about $19,800, with amounts varying widely, and its strategic school and neighborhood grants focus on Baltimore City and Baltimore County. It invites applications through its online portal for specified grant programs.
Assets
$314.3M
Grants
604
Total Given
$29.3M
More similar funders
More Funders in Maryland
The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open
Figures come from Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.
Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund down — hundreds of funders to go?