International Brotherhood of Electrical

Public charity · Grantmaker Merrillville, IN EIN: 35-0415488

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International Brotherhood of Electrical at a glance

In short: International Brotherhood of Electrical gave $54K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$53,500
-78.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$17,833
-78.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$12,383,755
+2.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who International Brotherhood of Electrical funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Legacy Foundation: $35KLegacy Foundation$35KTradewinds: $10KTradewinds$10KNorthwest Indiana Oilmen: $9KNorthwest Indiana Oilmen$9K

The largest 2025 recipient was Legacy Foundation ($35K). Together the top 3 received $54K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 12 (92%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

MerrillvilleWashingtonWhitingChicagoDallasGriffith

How International Brotherhood of Electrical gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). 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$100K$200K$300K4 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $37K (2021) to $246K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $54K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Legacy Foundation Merrillville, INScholarships$35,000
Tradewinds Merrillville, IN2025 and 2026 Sponsorship$10,000
Northwest Indiana Oilmen Whiting, IN2025 and 2026 Sponsorship$8,500
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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$12,383,755$3,540,535$3,267,356$53,5003$289,948
2024$12,110,574$3,432,383$3,124,244$245,8973$268,209
2023$11,802,435$3,252,320$2,811,830$53,0002$239,062
2022$11,361,945$2,685,730$2,579,142$44,9002$-42,227
2021$11,255,795$2,312,749$2,356,524$36,6002$57,340
2020$11,299,209$2,162,563$2,541,224$181,2974$114,865

About International Brotherhood of Electrical

Based on IRS filings

International Brotherhood of Electrical is a public charity, based in Merrillville, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $54K. Net investment income was $290K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

International Brotherhood of Electrical is led by Donald Bullock, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); all 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Donald Bullock

    President

    Executive Board → President - New & Executive Board - Past, 2023

    President - New & Executive Board - Past → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $3K (2020) → $10K (2025)

  • Charles Miller

    Executive Board

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $2K (2020) → $6K (2025)

  • Felipe Hernandez

    Business Manager & Financial

    Treasurer & Business Agent → Business Manager, Financial- New & Treasurer - Past, 2023

    Business Manager, Financial- New & Treasurer - Past → Business Manager & Financial, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $7K (2020) → $178K (2025)

  • Lloyd Martinez

    Executive Board

    Examining Board → Executive Board - New & Examining Board - Past, 2023

    Executive Board - New & Examining Board - Past → Executive Board, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $1K (2020) → $5K (2025)

  • Nick Hardesty

    Business Agent

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $122K (2020) → $145K (2025)

  • Roman Bronson

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $2K (2020) → $2K (2025)

  • Taylor Kimes

    Executive Board

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $2K (2020) → $3K (2025)

  • Andrew Saberniak

    Treasurer

    Treasurer - New → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    $1K (2023) → $4K (2025)

  • Julianne Guidotti

    Recording Secretary

    Recording Secretary - New → Recording Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    $1K (2023) → $4K (2025)

  • Michael Raseta

    Executive Board

    Executive Board - New → Executive Board, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    $1K (2023) → $3K (2025)

  • Teresa Baranowski

    Executive Board

    Executive Board - New → Executive Board, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    $6K (2023) → $2K (2025)

  • Brion Grooms

    Business Agent

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $137K (2024) → $144K (2025)

Former officers (14)
  • Former: B. Curt Lesnick (2020–2023) — President - Past
  • Former: Curtis G. Lesnick (2020–2023) — Examining Board - Past
  • Former: David Ziegler (2020–2023) — Recording Secretary - Past
  • Former: Herb Hippie (2020–2023) — Executive Board - Past
  • Former: Joe Pfister (2020–2023) — Examining Board - Past
  • Former: Joree Richards (2020–2023) — Business Manager & Financial - Past
  • Former: Larry Slagle II (2020–2023) — Executive Board - Past
  • Former: Elliot Rosenberry (2023) — Examining Board - New
  • Former: Emmanual Turner (2023) — Examining Board - New
  • Former: Steve Soderquist (2023) — Examining Board - New
  • Former: Jeffrey Krug (2020–2022) — Recording Secretary-Past
  • Former: Ryan Reithel (2020–2021) — Business Manager & Financial - Past
  • Former: Nile Howe (2020) — Examining Board - Past
  • Former: Thomas Patrick (2020) — Executive Board - Past

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

Felipe Hernandez — Business Manager/Financial: $178KFelipe HernandezBusiness Manager/Financial$178KNick Hardesty — Business Agent: $145KNick HardestyBusiness Agent$145KBrion Grooms — Business Agent: $144KBrion GroomsBusiness Agent$144KDonald Bullock — President: $10KDonald BullockPresident$10KCharles Miller — Executive Board: $6KCharles MillerExecutive Board$6KLloyd Martinez — Executive Board: $5KLloyd MartinezExecutive Board$5KAndrew Saberniak — Treasurer: $4KAndrew SaberniakTreasurer$4KJulianne Guidotti — Recording Secretary: $4KJulianne GuidottiRecording Secretary$4KTaylor Kimes — Executive Board: $3KTaylor KimesExecutive Board$3KMichael Raseta — Executive Board: $3KMichael RasetaExecutive Board$3KRoman Bronson — Vice President: $2KRoman BronsonVice President$2KTeresa Baranowski — Executive Board: $2KTeresa BaranowskiExecutive Board$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $178K, to Felipe Hernandez (Business Manager/Financial). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about International Brotherhood of Electrical

How much does International Brotherhood of Electrical give each year?

International Brotherhood of Electrical gave $54K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $246K across 3 grants.

What is International Brotherhood of Electrical's typical grant size?

International Brotherhood of Electrical's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $17,833, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does International Brotherhood of Electrical give grants?

International Brotherhood of Electrical gives mostly in Indiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Merrillville, IN (2 grants).

Does International Brotherhood of Electrical give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on International Brotherhood of Electrical's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is International Brotherhood of Electrical?

International Brotherhood of Electrical reported $12.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.5M.

What is International Brotherhood of Electrical's EIN?

International Brotherhood of Electrical's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-0415488. 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

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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