International Union of Elevator Constructors
The International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) is a public charity based in Columbia, Maryland. Founded in 1901, it represents elevator constructors in the United States and Canada and supports members through collective bargaining, training, and advocacy for fair wages, benefits, and safe working conditions.
International Union of Elevator Constructors at a glance
In short: International Union of Elevator Constructors gave $488K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $38K), top state Illinois. 15% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $487,500
- -24.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- -38.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $37,500
- +22.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $71,048,293
- +14.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 15% first-time grantees (2 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (44% 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 International Union of Elevator Constructors
- Contact
Mailing address: 7154 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046
Phone: (410) 953-6150
Website: https://iuec.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who International Union of Elevator Constructors funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Toy Box Connection ($140K). Together the top 10 received $457K.
Grant Size Distribution
72 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 55 grants of 72 (76%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in multiple states and the District of Columbia. The largest reported shares were Illinois (44%), the District of Columbia (18%), Pennsylvania (10%), Tennessee (8%), and New York (7%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is International Union of Elevator Constructors open to new grantees?
15%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 13 grantees (15%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $19K; repeat grants $41K. How we count
Medians: $19K first-time, $35K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $122K (2019) to $650K (2022). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $488K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Toy Box Connection Orland Park, IL | To provide assistance to touch the life of a child through the gift of a toy. | $140,000 |
| Christopher P Gardner Foundation Chicago, IL | To provide assistance to both individuals and organizations in financing unique and innovative educational benefits. | $75,000 |
| Iuec Local No 5 Charitable Fund Philadelphia, PA | To provide assistance to purcahse to install stair chairs for disabled veterans. | $50,000 |
| North America Building Trades Union Washington, DC | To provide support for the stability of employment and economic security of organized labor construction workers in North America. | $50,000 |
| Union Sportsmen's Alliance Nashville, TN | To Provide Benefits to Members. | $39,500 |
| Dixon Center for Military & Veterans Services New York, NY | To provide assistance to make the live of veterans and their families better through wages and affordable healthcare and benefits. | $35,000 |
| Bridge Over Troubled Waters Boston, MA | To provide effective and innovative services to homeless, at-risk, and runaway youths, to avoid a lifetime of dependency on social services. | $25,000 |
| Union Veterans Council Washington, DC | To Promote of the Hiring of Working-Class Veterans. | $15,000 |
| Union Histories Macedoniia, OH | To provide assistance to ensure the union industry's history is preserved. | $15,000 |
| CMRAVE Washington, DC | To Provide Assistance for Military Veterans Employment Opportunities. | $12,250 |
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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 | $71,048,293 | $32,194,947 | $24,819,866 | $487,500 | 13 | $1,983,268 |
| 2024 | $62,238,913 | $30,677,463 | $25,602,201 | $644,423 | 21 | $1,882,668 |
| 2023 | $57,691,457 | $29,571,300 | $22,975,757 | $352,600 | 15 | $1,228,391 |
| 2022 | $51,135,118 | $26,417,944 | $23,008,884 | $650,450 | 13 | $116,716 |
| 2021 | $47,605,328 | $28,121,151 | $22,655,157 | $260,352 | 10 | $138,679 |
| 2020 | $38,980,819 | $24,746,336 | $18,686,102 | $143,712 | 7 | $477,927 |
| 2019 | $32,936,277 | $24,980,709 | $19,165,764 | $121,596 | 7 | $436,335 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The IUEC says its mission is to represent and advocate for members through collective bargaining, ensure fair wages, strong benefits, and safe working conditions, and advance training, professionalism, and craftsmanship. Its 2024 filing describes the organization’s purpose as securing improved wages, hours, working conditions, and other economic advantages for members, as well as providing educational advancement and training for officers, employees, and members.
Its 2025 grants supported organizations with varied missions. For example, the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance says its mission is to unite the union community through conservation to preserve North America’s outdoor heritage. Bridge Over Troubled Waters says it serves homeless, at-risk, and runaway youth and helps them pursue self-sufficiency. The Union Veterans Council describes its work as giving working-class veterans a voice and improving the quality of life for veterans, their families, and workers.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the IUEC reported 13 grants totaling $487,500. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $140,000, with a median of $25,000. Notable grants included $140,000 to Toy Box Connection, $75,000 to the Christopher P. Gardner Foundation, $50,000 to IUEC Local No. 5 Charitable Fund, and $50,000 to the North America Building Trades Union.
Other reported grants included $39,500 to the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance, $35,000 to the Dixon Center for Military & Veterans Services, and $25,000 to Bridge Over Troubled Waters. The filing also reports grants for veterans’ assistance and employment, union history preservation, diabetes research, and benefits for active and retired Maryland state troopers.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Mark Nutting, Aaron Moore, Nathan Weber, and Michael McLean as trustees; Frank J. Christensen as general president; James K. Bender II and James Chapman III as assistant general presidents; Larry McGann as general secretary-treasurer; and Leonard Legotte and Mike Funk as vice presidents. The IUEC website states that James Chapman III was appointed general president in August 2026.
International Union of Elevator Constructors is led by Frank J. Christensen, General President on every filing since 2019; 29 of 46 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Frank J. Christensen
General President
On filings since 2019
34 hrs/week
$374K (2019) → $456K (2025)
Edward Christensen
Regional Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$247K (2019) → $304K (2025)
Eric McClaskey
Safety Director & Ass't Safety Director
Assistant Director of Safety → Assistant Safety Director, 2024
Assistant Safety Director → Safety Director & Ass't Safety Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$219K (2022) → $318K (2025)
Gilbert Duncan
It Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$259K (2019) → $319K (2025)
Harry Gilbert Jr.
Regional Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$247K (2019) → $304K (2025)
Jerry Cluff
Regional Director
Vice President → Regional Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$219K (2022) → $304K (2025)
Kevin McGettigan
Regional Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$247K (2019) → $304K (2025)
Newton Blanchard
Regional Director
Organizer → Regional Director & Organizer, 2023
Regional Director & Organizer → Regional Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$202K (2020) → $304K (2025)
Patrick McGarvey
Director of Organizing
Regional Director → Director of Organizing, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$247K (2019) → $319K (2025)
Robert Capuani
Regional Director & Organizer
Organizer → Regional Director & Organizer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$196K (2019) → $301K (2025)
Steven Bruno
Regional Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$247K (2019) → $304K (2025)
Terence Carr
Regional Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$247K (2019) → $304K (2025)
Wayne Sims
Regional Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$247K (2019) → $304K (2025)
Josh Josoff
Director of Codes & Standards
Trustee → Organizer, 2024
Organizer → Director of Codes & Standards, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$232K (2024) → $279K (2025)
Mark Nutting
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael McLean
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Moore
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Weber
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Baumann
Assistant Director of Organizing
Assistant Director of Organizing → Assistant Director of Orga, 2022
Assistant Director of Orga → Assistant Director of Organizing, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$227K (2019) → $281K (2025)
Frederick McCourt
Organizer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$196K (2019) → $242K (2025)
James Chapman III
Assistant General President
Regional Director → Assistant General President & Regional Director, 2024
Assistant General President & Regional Director → Assistant General President, 2025
On filings since 2019
34 hrs/week
$247K (2019) → $424K (2025)
James K. Bender II
Assistant General President
On filings since 2019
34 hrs/week
$350K (2019) → $32K (2025)
James Lowery
Organizer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$196K (2019) → $242K (2025)
Kevin Moody
Organizer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$196K (2019) → $242K (2025)
Larry J. McGann
General Secretary-Treasure
General Secretary-Treasure → General Secretary-Treasurer, 2024
General Secretary-Treasurer → General Secretary-Treasure, 2025
On filings since 2019
34 hrs/week
$348K (2019) → $425K (2025)
Mario Vicchiullo
Organizer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$196K (2019) → $242K (2025)
Steve Simpson
Organizer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$196K (2019) → $242K (2025)
Vance Ayres
Organizer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$196K (2019) → $242K (2025)
David Griefenhagen
Assistant Safety Director & Organizer
Vice President → Director of Codes & Standards, 2024
Director of Codes & Standards → Assistant Safety Director & Organizer, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$257K (2024) → $281K (2025)
Michael Halpin
Organizer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$223K (2023) → $281K (2025)
Timothy Gray
Organizer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$232K (2024) → $242K (2025)
Costel Zamfir
Organizer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$228K (2025)
Howard Russell
Organizer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$228K (2025)
Joseph Williams
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leonard Legotte
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Funk
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Strafer
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Brave
Vice President
On filings since 2021
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Morgan
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President & Trustee, 2022
Vice President & Trustee → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2021
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John O'Connor
Vice President
On filings since 2022
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Derosa
Vice President
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Driscoll
Vice President
Trustee → Trustee & Vice President, 2024
Trustee & Vice President → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Perkins II
Vice President
On filings since 2024
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Russo
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Crawley
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randy Christolini
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Abel Arabitg (2019–2024) — Organizer
- Former: Allen F. Thompson Jr. (2019–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Clarence Baker (2019–2024) — Organizer
- Former: Joseph Dupont (2019–2024) — Organizer
- Former: Mike Langer (2019–2024) — Safety Director
- Former: Tony Gazzaniga (2019–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Ryan Donnell (2022–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Juan Gonzalez (2023–2024) — Vice President
- Former: David Morgan (2019–2023) — Organizer
- Former: Clinton Matthews (2019–2022) — Regional Director
- Former: Graham Fitzsimmons (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Lloyd Storr (2019–2022) — Assistant Director of Safe
- Former: Gregory Levenson (2021–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Jason Gray (2021–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Mike Garfold (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Donald Schafer (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Edward Loomis (2019–2021) — Organizer
- Former: James Biagini (2019–2021) — Director of Organizing
- Former: John Orr (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: John Valone (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Michael Garfold (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Sean McCormick (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Dan Vinette (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Scott Russell (2019) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $456K, to Frank J Christensen (General President). 29 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about International Union of Elevator Constructors
How much does International Union of Elevator Constructors give each year?
International Union of Elevator Constructors gave $488K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $644K across 21 grants.
What is International Union of Elevator Constructors's typical grant size?
International Union of Elevator Constructors's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $37,500, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from International Union of Elevator Constructors that year got $19K on average.
Where does International Union of Elevator Constructors give grants?
International Union of Elevator Constructors's top state is Illinois, with 44% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were District of Columbia (18%) and Pennsylvania (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (4 grants).
Does International Union of Elevator Constructors give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on International Union of Elevator Constructors's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are International Union of Elevator Constructors's largest grantees?
International Union of Elevator Constructors's largest 2025 grantees include Toy Box Connection ($140,000), Christopher P Gardner Foundation ($75,000) and Iuec Local No 5 Charitable Fund ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 54% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is International Union of Elevator Constructors?
International Union of Elevator Constructors reported $71.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $32.2M.
What does International Union of Elevator Constructors fund?
The IUEC says its mission is to represent and advocate for members through collective bargaining, ensure fair wages, strong benefits, and safe working conditions, and advance training, professionalism, and craftsmanship. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from International Union of Elevator Constructors?
International Union of Elevator Constructors has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check iuec.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is International Union of Elevator Constructors's EIN?
International Union of Elevator Constructors's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-0725260. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 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 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 8, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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