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International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Public charity · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 53-0215427 Website

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is a public charity based in Washington, DC. Formed in 1903, its stated program is to organize workers and secure improved wages, hours, working conditions, and other advantages through organizing and collective bargaining.

International Brotherhood of Teamsters at a glance

In short: International Brotherhood of Teamsters gave $924K across 24 grants in 2024 (avg $39K), top state South Carolina. 63% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$924,326
+201.6% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
24
+71.4% vs 2023
Average grant
$38,514
+75.9% vs 2023
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$609,348,755
+13.9% vs 2023
New grantees (estimate)
63% first-time grantees (15 of 24, 2024; small sample)
Primary geography
South Carolina (27% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Contact

Mailing address: 25 Louisiana Ave Nw, Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 624-6800
Website: https://teamster.org

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who International Brotherhood of Teamsters funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Teamsters Local Union 509: $250KTeamsters Local Union 509$250KWorker Solidarity & Defense Foundation: $250KWorker Solidarity & DefenseFoundation$250KMotion Picture & Television Fund: $111KMotion Picture & TelevisionFund$111KTeamsters Local 61: $50KTeamsters Local 61$50KJobs with Justice: $33KJobs with Justice$33KGreg Hill Foundation: $25KGreg Hill Foundation$25KThomas R O'Donnell Scholarship Fund: $25KThomas R O'Donnell ScholarshipFund$25KGood Jobs First: $20KGood Jobs First$20KTeamsters Joint Council 42: $20KTeamsters Joint Council 42$20KPeggy Browing Fund: $11KPeggy Browing Fund$11K

The largest 2024 recipient was Teamsters Local Union 509 ($250K). Together the top 10 received $795K.

Grant Size Distribution

110 grants across all recorded years

88<$50K11$50–100K7$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 88 grants of 110 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The 2024 grant dollars were distributed among recipients in multiple states. The largest reported state shares were South Carolina and Washington at 27% each, followed by California at 14%, Massachusetts at 10%, and Washington, DC, at 7%.

Grant Distribution by State

27states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 24 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonLos AngelesNew YorkBostonMemphisPhiladelphiaArlingtonDetroitKennebunkSaugusCambridgeCharlestonCovinaMinneapolisOaklandOrland ParkAlexandriaAshevilleBixbyBloomfield Hills

Is International Brotherhood of Teamsters open to new grantees?

63%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 15 of 24 grantees (63%) were first-time recipients. With only 24 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $54K; repeat grants $13K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $10K repeat.

  • 25% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving grew 26% from 2021 to 2024. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). 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

$0$1M$2M$3M37 grants2020 24 grants2021 11 grants2022 14 grants2023 24 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $276K (2022) to $2.4M (2020). In 2024 it made 24 grants totaling $924K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Teamsters Local Union 509 West Columbia, SCFinancial Support$250,000
Worker Solidarity & Defense Foundation Seattle, WAFinancial Support$250,000
Motion Picture & Television Fund Woodland Hills, CAFinancial Support$110,826
Teamsters Local 61 Asheville, NCFinancial Support$50,000
Jobs with Justice Washington, DCFinancial Support$33,000
Greg Hill Foundation Woburn, MAFinancial Support$25,000
Thomas R O'Donnell Scholarship Fund Great Neck, NYFinancial Support$25,000
Good Jobs First Washington, DCFinancial Support$20,000
Teamsters Joint Council 42 Pamona, CAFinancial Support$20,000
Peggy Browing Fund Philadelphia, PAFinancial Support$11,000
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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
2024$609,348,755$223,777,901$198,584,884$924,32624$-2,264,080
2023$535,100,383$228,191,016$173,772,786$306,50014$12,969,007
2022$458,216,623$238,065,362$165,307,129$275,75011$34,918,705
2021$509,184,318$211,790,968$160,594,293$735,03224$17,927,053
2020$475,639,855$201,796,223$156,592,555$2,412,89937$12,813,766

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The organization says its objectives include organizing workers, educating members to cooperate in movements benefiting the organization, and promoting the benefits of worker organization. It seeks reasonable hours, fair wages, improved working conditions, and respectful treatment for workers.

The 2024 grants included support for organizations with varied stated missions. Jobs with Justice describes its work as advancing workers’ rights to form unions and bargain for fair wages, benefits, and working conditions. Good Jobs First describes itself as a research and policy resource center focused on accountable economic development incentives, corporate accountability, and smart growth for working families. The Teamsters National Black Caucus describes its mission as providing training and education opportunities, exchanging ideas, strengthening relationships within the labor movement, and developing leadership skills for members. Other 2024 recipients included organizations whose stated missions concern assistance to local families touched by tragedy, cancer research and education, and charitable purposes.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2024, the organization reported 24 grants totaling $924,326. Grant amounts ranged from $5,500 to $250,000, with a median of $10,000. The largest listed grants were $250,000 each to Teamsters Local Union 509 in South Carolina and Worker Solidarity & Defense Foundation in Washington; $110,826 to Motion Picture & Television Fund in California; and $50,000 to Teamsters Local 61 in North Carolina. Other listed awards included $33,000 to Jobs with Justice, $25,000 each to Greg Hill Foundation and Thomas R O'Donnell Scholarship Fund, and $20,000 each to Good Jobs First and Teamsters Joint Council 42.

The filing states that documentation is maintained to substantiate grants or assistance and that grants exceeding $25,000 require Executive Board approval.

The organization’s website also describes a $4.6 million U.S. Department of Labor grant awarded in 2015 for a five-year cycle to establish trucking-industry apprenticeship programs. This was funding received by the organization, not a grant it gave.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists Sean O’Brien as General President and Fred Zuckerman as General Secretary-Treasurer. Other listed officers and directors are Willie Ford, Daniel Kane Jr, and Vincent Perrone, International Trustees; William Hamilton, Vice President – Eastern R; John Palmer and Gregory Floyd, IBT at-large vice presidents; and Stanley J Hennessy and Craig McInnes, Vice Presidents – Canada.

International Brotherhood of Teamsters is led by Sean O'Brien, General President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); all 54 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Sean O'Brien

    General President

    Vice President - Eastern R → Vice President - Eastern Region, 2021

    Vice President - Eastern Region → General President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $92K (2020) → $389K (2024)

  • Colleen Brady

    Department Director

    International Auditor → Department Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $175K (2020) → $317K (2024)

  • Kevin Moore

    International Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $154K (2020) → $175K (2024)

  • Daniel Kane Jr.

    International Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $85K (2022) → $94K (2024)

  • Michael Caputy

    Department Director

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $192K (2022) → $210K (2024)

  • Vincent Perrone

    International Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $67K (2022) → $94K (2024)

  • Willie Ford

    International Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $68K (2022) → $94K (2024)

  • Christopher Rosell

    Department Director

    On filings since 2023

    35 hrs/week

    $222K (2023) → $237K (2024)

  • Daniel F. Risteen

    Field Services Director

    On filings since 2023

    35 hrs/week

    $197K (2023) → $205K (2024)

  • William L. Petty

    Department Director

    On filings since 2023

    35 hrs/week

    $219K (2023) → $234K (2024)

  • Bret Caldwell

    Deputy Chief of Staff

    Department Director & Communications → International Representative, 2022

    International Representative → Deputy Chief of Staff, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $209K (2020) → $231K (2024)

  • Charles A. Jones

    Ibt at Large - Vice President

    Vice President - Central R → Vice President - Central Region, 2021

    Vice President - Central Region → Ibt at Large - Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $90K (2020) → $124K (2024)

  • Craig McInnes

    Vice President - Canada

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $63K (2020) → $75K (2024)

  • Francois Laporte

    Vice President - Canada

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $293K (2020) → $98K (2024)

  • Gregory Floyd

    Ibt at Large Vice President

    Vice President → International Vice President, 2021

    International Vice President → Ibt at Large Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $88K (2020) → $106K (2024)

  • James Avral Thompson

    Vice President - Central R

    Vice President - Central R → Vice President - Central Region, 2021

    Vice President - Central Region → Vice President - Central R, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $90K (2020) → $109K (2024)

  • John Palmer

    Ibt at Large Vice President

    Vice President - Southern → Vice President - Southern Region, 2021

    Vice President - Southern Region → Ibt at Large Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $94K (2020) → $114K (2024)

  • Joseph Polo

    International Auditor

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $173K (2020) → $205K (2024)

  • Louis S. Baniecki

    International Auditor

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $173K (2020) → $205K (2024)

  • Robert Kopystynsky

    Vice President- Central R

    Vice President - Central Region → Vice President - Central R, 2023

    Vice President - Central R → Vice President- Central R, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $90K (2020) → $108K (2024)

  • Stanley J. Hennessy

    Vice President - Canada

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $65K (2020) → $77K (2024)

  • William Hamilton

    Vice President - Eastern R

    Vice President - Eastern R → Vice President - Eastern Region, 2021

    Vice President - Eastern Region → Vice President - Eastern R, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $153K (2020) → $174K (2024)

  • Scott Hilton

    Assistant to the Gst

    International Auditor → Assistant to the Gst, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    35 hrs/week

    $182K (2021) → $233K (2024)

  • Brent Taylor

    Southern Region Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $71K (2022) → $94K (2024)

  • Brian Hairfield

    International Auditor

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $191K (2022) → $206K (2024)

  • Brian Rainville

    Executive Assistant to the Gp

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $237K (2022) → $269K (2024)

  • Chris Griswold

    Ibt At-Large Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $70K (2022) → $94K (2024)

  • Daniel W. Avelyn

    Central Region Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $72K (2022) → $94K (2024)

  • Fred Zuckerman

    General Secretary-Treasure

    General Secretary-Treasurer → General Secretary-Treasure, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $260K (2022) → $349K (2024)

  • Gregory Unterseher

    Manager of Pilot Representative

    Manager of Pilot Representation → Manager of Pilot Representative, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $185K (2022) → $254K (2024)

  • James Wright

    Ibt At-Large Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $67K (2022) → $94K (2024)

  • Joan Corey

    Ibt At-Large Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $69K (2022) → $96K (2024)

  • Juan Carlos Campos

    Ibt At-Large Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $68K (2022) → $94K (2024)

  • Lindsay Elizabeth Doughtery

    Western Region Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $31K (2022) → $8K (2024)

  • Mark Davison

    Western Region Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $71K (2022) → $94K (2024)

  • Matthew Taibi

    Eastern Region Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $67K (2022) → $94K (2024)

  • Peter Lee Finn

    Western Region Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $68K (2022) → $94K (2024)

  • Renee Pesci

    International Auditor

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $180K (2022) → $204K (2024)

  • Richard D. Hicks

    Western Region Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $86K (2022) → $94K (2024)

  • Richard Tom Erickson

    Central Region Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $71K (2022) → $94K (2024)

  • Robert Colone

    Exe Assistant & Counsel to the G

    Exe Assistant & Counsel to the Gst → Exe Assistant & Counsel to the G, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $246K (2022) → $330K (2024)

  • Rocco James Calo

    Eastern Region Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $67K (2022) → $94K (2024)

  • Thor Tee Johnson

    Southern Region Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $70K (2022) → $94K (2024)

  • Armando Sola Farias

    International Auditor

    On filings since 2023

    35 hrs/week

    $191K (2023) → $203K (2024)

  • Casey Sean Emory

    Assistant Chief Engineer

    On filings since 2023

    35 hrs/week

    $208K (2023) → $264K (2024)

  • Francis Patrick Hughes

    Chief Investigator

    Chief Investogator → Chief Investigator, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    35 hrs/week

    $196K (2023) → $205K (2024)

  • John Francis Lennox

    International Auditor

    On filings since 2023

    35 hrs/week

    $192K (2023) → $204K (2024)

  • Kelly Hemple

    Administrator Assistant & Special

    On filings since 2023

    35 hrs/week

    $209K (2023) → $217K (2024)

  • Lisa Pau

    Staff Attorney

    On filings since 2023

    35 hrs/week

    $205K (2023) → $229K (2024)

  • Clint Ayres

    Watch Engineer

    New on the 2024 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $272K (2024)

  • Kara Elizabeth Deniz

    Assistant Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $207K (2024)

  • Leticia Zivalich

    International Representative

    New on the 2024 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $285K (2024)

  • Michael Krahling

    Watch Engineer

    New on the 2024 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $205K (2024)

  • Shawn Ellis

    Training Coordinator Central Region

    New on the 2024 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $293K (2024)

Former officers (53)
  • Former: Richard Gibson (2020–2023) — Staff Attorney
  • Former: Joseph Ferreira (2022–2023) — Trade Division Director
  • Former: Pamela Turner (2022–2023) — Department Director
  • Former: Heather King (2023) — International Auditor
  • Former: James L. Donovan (2023) — Department Director
  • Former: Michael Prete (2023) — International Auditor
  • Former: Daniel J. Kane Sr. (2020–2022) — Vice President - Eastern Region
  • Former: Denis Taylor (2020–2022) — International Trustee
  • Former: Freddie N. Simpson (2020–2022) — Vice President - at Large
  • Former: Fredrick P. Potter (2020–2022) — Vice President - at Large
  • Former: George Miranda (2020–2022) — Vice President - at Large
  • Former: George Tedeschi (2020–2022) — Vice President - at Large
  • Former: James P. Hoffa (2020–2022) — General President
  • Former: Jim Kabell (2020–2022) — International Trustee
  • Former: John F. Murphy (2020–2022) — Ibt Vice President - at Large
  • Former: Kimberly Schultz (2020–2022) — Vice President - Southern Reg
  • Former: Lamont Byrd (2020–2022) — Department Director & Safety
  • Former: Richard Ken Hall (2020–2022) — General Secretary Treasurer
  • Former: Rick Middleton (2020–2022) — Western Region Vice President
  • Former: Ronald Herrera (2020–2022) — Vice President - Trade Div
  • Former: Ronald Schwab (2020–2022) — Assistant Director
  • Former: Steven Vairma (2020–2022) — Ibt At-Large Vice President
  • Former: William M. Frisky (2020–2022) — Vice President - Central Region
  • Former: Jesse Paul Milton (2021–2022) — Watch Engineer
  • Former: John K. Sullivan (2021–2022) — Watch Engineer
  • Former: Robert Gray (2021–2022) — Watch Engineer
  • Former: Christine Gegear (2022) — International Auditor
  • Former: David Smith (2022) — International Auditor
  • Former: Joanne Batz (2022) — Legal Assistant & Paralegal
  • Former: Linda Benzer (2022) — Executive Secretary to the Gst
  • Former: Louie Blyden (2022) — Department Director
  • Former: Patricia Cole (2022) — Department Director
  • Former: Per Bernstein (2022) — Assistant Director
  • Former: Anthony Mathis (2020–2021) — Assistant to Gst & Auditor
  • Former: Carin Zelenko (2020–2021) — Department Director & Capital Strategies
  • Former: Christine Bailey (2020–2021) — Department Director & Field Action
  • Former: Cynthia Impala (2020–2021) — Department Director & Traini
  • Former: David Bourne (2020–2021) — Trade Division Director & Airline
  • Former: Dennis Pierce (2020–2021) — Rail Conference-Blet National
  • Former: Frederick Dubinsky (2020–2021) — International Representative
  • Former: Gary S. Witlen (2020–2021) — Department Director & Legal
  • Former: Iain Gold (2020–2021) — Department Director & Strate
  • Former: James Kimball (2020–2021) — International Auditor
  • Former: Jeffrey Farmer (2020–2021) — Department Director & Organizing
  • Former: John Slatery (2020–2021) — Department Director & Benefits
  • Former: Marion Davis (2020–2021) — Dept. Director, Bldg & Controller
  • Former: Neil Ditchek (2020–2021) — General President Assistant & General Council
  • Former: Nicolas Manicone (2020–2021) — Staff Attorney
  • Former: Rome Aloise (2020–2021) — Vice President - Western Region
  • Former: Scott Hegland (2020–2021) — International Auditor
  • Former: Todd J. Thompson (2020–2021) — Special Assistant to Gp
  • Former: Leah Ford (2020) — Assistant Director & Special
  • Former: Sara P. Payne (2020) — Associate Director & Trng Coord Wst

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Sean O'Brien — General President: $389KSean O'BrienGeneral President$389KFred Zuckerman — General Secretary-Treasure: $349KFred ZuckermanGeneral Secretary-Treasure$349KRobert Colone — EXE Asst& Counsel to the G: $330KRobert ColoneEXE Asst& Counsel to the G$330KColleen Brady — Department Director: $317KColleen BradyDepartment Director$317KShawn Ellis — Training Coordinator Central Region: $293KShawn EllisTraining Coordinator Central…$293KLeticia Zivalich — International Representative: $285KLeticia ZivalichInternational Representative$285KClint Ayres — Watch Engineer: $272KClint AyresWatch Engineer$272KBrian Rainville — Exec Asst to the GP: $269KBrian RainvilleExec Asst to the GP$269KCasey Sean Emory — Assistant Chief Engineer: $264KCasey Sean EmoryAssistant Chief Engineer$264KGregory Unterseher — Manager of Pilot Represent: $254KGregory UnterseherManager of Pilot Represent$254KChristopher Rosell — Department Director: $237KChristopher RosellDepartment Director$237KWilliam L Petty — Department Director: $234KWilliam L PettyDepartment Director$234KScott Hilton — Asst to the GST: $233KScott HiltonAsst to the GST$233KBret Caldwell — Deputy Chief of Staff: $231KBret CaldwellDeputy Chief of Staff$231KLisa Pau — Staff Attorney: $229KLisa PauStaff Attorney$229KKelly Hemple — Admin Assistant & Special: $217KKelly HempleAdmin Assistant & Special$217KMichael Caputy — Department Director: $210KMichael CaputyDepartment Director$210KKara Elizabeth Deniz — Assistant Director: $207KKara Elizabeth DenizAssistant Director$207KBrian Hairfield — International Auditor: $206KBrian HairfieldInternational Auditor$206KDaniel F Risteen — Field Services Director: $205KDaniel F RisteenField Services Director$205KLouis S Baniecki — International Auditor: $205KLouis S BanieckiInternational Auditor$205KJoseph Polo — International Auditor: $205KJoseph PoloInternational Auditor$205KMichael Krahling — Watch Engineer: $205KMichael KrahlingWatch Engineer$205KFrancis Patrick Hughes — Chief Investigator: $205KFrancis Patrick HughesChief Investigator$205KJohn Francis Lennox — International Auditor: $204KJohn Francis LennoxInternational Auditor$204KRenee Pesci — International Auditor: $204KRenee PesciInternational Auditor$204KArmando Sola Farias — International Auditor: $203KArmando Sola FariasInternational Auditor$203KKevin Moore — International Trustee (P): $175KKevin MooreInternational Trustee (P)$175KWilliam Hamilton — Vice President - Eastern R: $174KWilliam HamiltonVice President - Eastern R$174KCharles a Jones — IBT at Large - Vice Presid: $124KCharles a JonesIBT at Large - Vice Presid$124KJohn Palmer — IBT at Large Vice Presiden: $114KJohn PalmerIBT at Large Vice Presiden$114KJames Avral Thompson — Vice President - Central R: $109KJames Avral ThompsonVice President - Central R$109KRobert Kopystynsky — Vice Pres- Central R (P): $108KRobert KopystynskyVice Pres- Central R (P)$108KGregory Floyd — IBT at Large Vice Presiden: $106KGregory FloydIBT at Large Vice Presiden$106KFrancois Laporte — Vice President - Canada: $98KFrancois LaporteVice President - Canada$98KJoan Corey — IBT at-Large Vice - Presid: $96KJoan CoreyIBT at-Large Vice - Presid$96KDaniel W Avelyn — Central Region Vice-Presid: $94KDaniel W AvelynCentral Region Vice-Presid$94KChris Griswold — IBT at-Large Vice - Presid: $94KChris GriswoldIBT at-Large Vice - Presid$94KWillie Ford — International Trustee: $94KWillie FordInternational Trustee$94KDaniel Kane Jr — International Trustee: $94KDaniel Kane JrInternational Trustee$94KRichard D Hicks — Western Region Vice - Pres: $94KRichard D HicksWestern Region Vice - Pres$94KVincent Perrone — International Trustee: $94KVincent PerroneInternational Trustee$94KRichard Tom Erickson — Central Region Vice-Presid: $94KRichard Tom EricksonCentral Region Vice-Presid$94KBrent Taylor — Southern Region Vice - Pre: $94KBrent TaylorSouthern Region Vice - Pre$94KMark Davison — Western Region Vice - Pres: $94KMark DavisonWestern Region Vice - Pres$94KThor Tee Johnson — Southern Region Vice - Pre: $94KThor Tee JohnsonSouthern Region Vice - Pre$94KRocco James Calo — Eastern Region Vice - Pres: $94KRocco James CaloEastern Region Vice - Pres$94KJuan Carlos Campos — IBT at-Large Vice - Presid: $94KJuan Carlos CamposIBT at-Large Vice - Presid$94KJames Wright — IBT at-Large Vice - Presid: $94KJames WrightIBT at-Large Vice - Presid$94KPeter Lee Finn — Western Region Vice - Pres: $94KPeter Lee FinnWestern Region Vice - Pres$94KMatthew Taibi — Eastern Region Vice - Pres: $94KMatthew TaibiEastern Region Vice - Pres$94KStanley J Hennessy — Vice President - Canada: $77KStanley J HennessyVice President - Canada$77KCraig McInnes — Vice President - Canada: $75KCraig McInnesVice President - Canada$75KLindsay Elizabeth Doughtery — Western Region Vice - Pres: $8KLindsay Elizabeth…Western Region Vice - Pres$8K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $389K, to Sean O'Brien (General President). 54 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about International Brotherhood of Teamsters

How much does International Brotherhood of Teamsters give each year?

International Brotherhood of Teamsters gave $924K across 24 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $307K across 14 grants.

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

International Brotherhood of Teamsters's median grant in 2024 was $10,000, and its average grant was $38,514, across 24 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from International Brotherhood of Teamsters that year got $54K on average.

Where does International Brotherhood of Teamsters give grants?

International Brotherhood of Teamsters's top state is South Carolina, with 27% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Washington (27%) and California (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (3 grants) and Boston, MA (3 grants).

Does International Brotherhood of Teamsters give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 24 grants with a stated purpose on International Brotherhood of Teamsters's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Financial Support" (24 grants).

Who are International Brotherhood of Teamsters's largest grantees?

International Brotherhood of Teamsters's largest 2024 grantees include Teamsters Local Union 509 ($250,000), Worker Solidarity & Defense Foundation ($250,000) and Motion Picture & Television Fund ($110,826), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 66% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is International Brotherhood of Teamsters?

International Brotherhood of Teamsters reported $609.3M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $223.8M.

What does International Brotherhood of Teamsters fund?

The organization says its objectives include organizing workers, educating members to cooperate in movements benefiting the organization, and promoting the benefits of worker organization. It seeks reasonable hours, fair wages, improved working conditions, and respectful treatment for workers. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from International Brotherhood of Teamsters?

International Brotherhood of Teamsters has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check teamster.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is International Brotherhood of Teamsters's EIN?

International Brotherhood of Teamsters's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 53-0215427. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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

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Grantable. (2026). International Brotherhood of Teamsters funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/international-brotherhood-of-teamsters-morg_e6d35caf209f4717a4837ee6db34c91a

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