Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO
Health Professionals & Allied Employees (HPAE) is a public charity based in Emerson, New Jersey. The organization is a labor union for health care professionals and allied workers, with more than 13,000 members across 23 locals, according to its website.
Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO at a glance
In short: Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO gave $415K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in New Jersey. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $414,761
- +16.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +6.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $24,398
- +9.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $21,194
- Total assets
- $16,401,755
- +18.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO
- Contact
Mailing address: 110 Kinderkamack Road, Emerson, NJ 07630-1854
Phone: (201) 262-5005
Website: https://hpae.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Local 5094 ($56K). Together the top 10 received $346K.
Grant Size Distribution
83 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 75 grants of 83 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
HPAE’s website describes its membership and work as spanning New Jersey and the Philadelphia area. In 2025, 98% of reported grant dollars went to recipients in New Jersey and 2% to recipients in Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 17 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. How we count
- 94% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $252K (2021) to $415K (2025). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $415K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Local 5094 Piscataway, NJ | REBATE | $56,156 |
| Local 5089 Neponsit, NJ | REBATE | $53,804 |
| Local 5058 Freehold, NJ | REBATE | $46,928 |
| Local 5118 Collingswood, NJ | REBATE | $46,180 |
| Local 5131 Millville, NJ | REBATE | $32,870 |
| Local 5004 Ridgewood, NJ | REBATE | $27,749 |
| The New Jersey Citizen Action Suite, NJ | 2025 Donation | $25,000 |
| Local 5105 Wenonah, NJ | REBATE | $22,160 |
| Local 5621 Woodbury, NJ | REBATE | $21,194 |
| Local 5185 Bayonne, NJ | REBATE | $14,327 |
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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 | $16,401,755 | $14,538,104 | $12,677,893 | $414,761 | 17 | $392,091 |
| 2024 | $13,801,003 | $13,766,988 | $11,447,156 | $355,885 | 16 | $404,889 |
| 2023 | $11,356,393 | $12,556,387 | $10,973,150 | $387,654 | 17 | $107,057 |
| 2022 | $9,260,870 | $11,627,264 | $10,694,663 | $390,914 | 17 | $51,929 |
| 2021 | $8,706,417 | $11,007,944 | $10,566,124 | $252,091 | 16 | $87,611 |
| 2020 | $7,496,516 | $10,757,467 | $10,187,135 | — | — | $-33,199 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to promote and secure optimal working conditions and professional development for its members. Its 2024 filing also describes member benefits that include contract negotiations, arbitration, and education.
HPAE’s website describes education and training for union representatives, local officers, and members, including leadership development, continuing education, professional development, and workshops on personal and family needs. Its listed 2025 grants were primarily rebates to local unions. The filing states that local union rebates are paid under State Executive Council policy based on dues paid by bargaining-unit members.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, HPAE reported 17 grants totaling $414,761. Grant amounts ranged from $5,966 to $56,156, with a median of $21,194. The largest reported grants included:
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Deborah White as president, Barbara Rosen as vice president, and Alexis Rean-Walker as secretary treasurer. It also lists Ruth Agosto, Alice Barden, Alice Howarth, Anna Pona, April Ferrara, Bonnie Terwillger, and Ryan Novosielski as members of the State Executive Council.
Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO is led by Christopher Whalen, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 17 of 57 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christopher Whalen
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$132K (2020) → $157K (2025)
Deborah White
President
On filings since 2020
32 hrs/week
$98K (2020) → $125K (2025)
Bridget P. Devane
Director of Public Policy
Director Public Policy → Director of Public Policy, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$131K (2022) → $144K (2025)
Leshinski Lisa
Director Public Sector Member
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$148K (2025)
Alexis Rean-Walker
Secretary Treasurer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$104K (2020) → $144K (2025)
Banita Herndon
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$3K (2025)
Barbara Rosen
Vice President
On filings since 2020
32 hrs/week
$101K (2020) → $121K (2025)
Carlton Levine
Staff Rep III
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$125K (2020) → $152K (2025)
Doris Bell
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$6K (2020) → $3K (2025)
Joan Zitzman
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$6K (2023) → $6K (2025)
John Bauer
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$3K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Kendra McCann
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$3K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Nicole Mankowski
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$5K (2023) → $3K (2025)
Robert Davis
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$6K (2020) → $3K (2025)
Sabrina Brown-Oliver
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$3K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Sheila Schicker
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$3K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Sheryl Mount
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$6K (2022) → $6K (2025)
Teresa Leone
Staff Rep III & South Team Lead
Staff Rep III & Education → Staff Rep III, 2024
Staff Rep III → Staff Rep III & South Team Lead, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$129K (2020) → $156K (2025)
Barbara Boyler
State Executive Council
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$21K (2025)
Faith Mazuru
State Executive Council
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$3K (2025)
Tiffany Powell
State Executive Council
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$500 (2025)
Abdul Umoru
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alice Barden
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alice Howarth
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anna Pona
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
April Ferrara
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bonnie Terwillger
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane Smith
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Nulty
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Peck
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judith Merkowsky
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin O'Hea
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Vaughan
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Fordyce
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Mc Laughlin
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Priscilla Surles
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Lowe
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra White
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Hodge
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Posser
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Towanna Budhu
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Cefaratti
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Valerie Hamer
State Executive Council
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Albert Kwimi
State Executive Council
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Caroline Sands
State Executive Council
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christa Saracino
State Executive Council
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Crimaldi
State Executive Council
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Lewis
State Executive Council
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Issac G. Peoples
State Executive Council
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jaime Healy
State Executive Council
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jose Falconi
State Executive Council
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Kochel
State Executive Council
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Larson
State Executive Council
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ruth Agosto
State Executive Council
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Novosielski
State Executive Council
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tamara Williams-Joseph
State Executive Council
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendi Esteves
State Executive Council
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Fred De Luca (2020–2024) — Director Member Representative
- Former: Jeffrey Ball (2024) — Project Cordinator
- Former: Lisa Leshinski (2023) — Hpae General Counsel
- Former: Michael Allen (2023) — Communications Coordinator
- Former: Adam Witt (2020–2021) — State Executive Council
- Former: Charlotte Crowe (2020–2021) — State Executive Council
- Former: Cynthia McDougall (2020–2021) — State Executive Council
- Former: Cynthia Sacchi (2020–2021) — State Executive Council
- Former: Dana Barrett (2020–2021) — State Executive Council
- Former: Haydee Wagner (2020–2021) — Administrator Director
- Former: Isiah Brown (2020–2021) — State Executive Council
- Former: Janaye Williams (2020–2021) — State Executive Council
- Former: Jaqueline Franchetti (2020–2021) — State Executive Council
- Former: Joanne Savidge (2020–2021) — State Executive Council
- Former: Lorna Miquiabas (2020–2021) — State Executive Council
- Former: Lourdes Soto (2020–2021) — State Executive Council
- Former: Marsha Lauriano (2020–2021) — State Executive Council
- Former: Mary Ball (2020–2021) — State Executive Council
- Former: Nancy Martell (2020–2021) — State Executive Council
- Former: Renee Conyers (2020–2021) — State Executive Council
- Former: Ryan Hannagan (2020–2021) — State Executive Council
- Former: Thomas Murphy (2020–2021) — State Executive Council
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 $157K, to Christopher Whalen (Executive Director). 17 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO
How much does Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO give each year?
Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO gave $415K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $356K across 16 grants.
What is Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO's typical grant size?
Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO's median grant in 2025 was $21,194, and its average grant was $24,398, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO give grants?
Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO gives mostly in New Jersey: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Bayonne, NJ (2 grants).
Does Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Rebate" (16 grants).
Who are Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO's largest grantees?
Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO's largest 2025 grantees include Local 5094 ($56,156), Local 5089 ($53,804) and Local 5058 ($46,928), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 38% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO?
Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO reported $16.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.5M.
What does Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to promote and secure optimal working conditions and professional development for its members. Its 2024 filing also describes member benefits that include contract negotiations, arbitration, and education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO?
Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check hpae.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO's EIN?
Health Professionals & Allied Employees Aft/AFL-CIO's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7378574. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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