Local 825 Labor Management Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Springfield, NJ EIN: 45-2828933

Labor management trust assisting operating engineers local 825 and its signatory contractors in securing building projects, creating jobs, promoting the benefits of union labor and maintaining a credentialed workforce.

Local 825 Labor Management Fund at a glance

In short: Local 825 Labor Management Fund gave $10.0M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $5.0M), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,040,842
+0.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,020,421
+201.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,020,421
Total assets
$9,644,666
+19.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Local 825 Labor Management Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Stronger Foundations Inc: $1.0MStronger Foundations Inc$1.0M

The largest 2025 recipient was Stronger Foundations Inc ($1.0M).

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M4$1–5M5$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 21 (38%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

RahwaySpringfieldAlbanyLong ValleyTrentonWashingtonEwingLyndhurst

How Local 825 Labor Management Fund gives

  • Giving grew 31% from 2022 to 2025. 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$5M$10M$15M4 grants2020 3 grants2021 5 grants2022 5 grants2023 6 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5.2M (2020) to $11.1M (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $10.0M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
See Attached Part IV Statement Springfield, NJMarket Recovery$9,040,842
Stronger Foundations Inc Rahway, NJIssue Advocacy$1,000,000
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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
2025$9,644,666$17,712,591$16,210,882$10,040,8422$221,104
2024$8,043,793$14,656,455$15,897,845$10,002,0436$191,084
2023$8,445,085$14,258,856$17,082,046$11,092,3075$229,186
2022$9,324,898$13,220,020$13,193,742$7,663,8935$106,250
2021$8,752,256$10,504,925$10,680,540$5,792,1843$117,586
2020$6,737,370$11,586,981$10,498,371$5,193,4294$56,355

About Local 825 Labor Management Fund

Based on IRS filings

Local 825 Labor Management Fund is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Springfield, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $10.0M. Net investment income was $221K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Local 825 Labor Management Fund's 2025 filing lists 13 officers; 5 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mark Longo

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $201K (2020) → $259K (2025)

  • David Rible

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Lalevee

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Kocsis Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Wood

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Davis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Dipalma

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob Kocsis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Cooney

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Ortega

    Community Af

    Community Af → Community Affairs, 2022

    Community Affairs → Community Af, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $110K (2020) → $154K (2025)

  • Kate Gibbs

    Deputy Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $166K (2020) → $221K (2025)

  • Michael Makarski

    External Aff

    External Aff → External Affairs, 2022

    External Affairs → External Aff, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $155K (2020) → $208K (2025)

  • Gina Sullivan

    Business Development

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $105K (2022) → $137K (2025)

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Latham Tiver (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Ross Pepe (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael Travostino (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Gregory Lalevee (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Darlene Regina (2020–2021) — Trustee

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

Mark Longo — Director: $259KMark LongoDirector$259KKate Gibbs — Deputy Direc: $221KKate GibbsDeputy Direc$221KMichael Makarski — External AFF: $208KMichael MakarskiExternal AFF$208KDaniel Ortega — Community Af: $154KDaniel OrtegaCommunity Af$154KGina Sullivan — Business Dev: $137KGina SullivanBusiness Dev$137K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $259K, to Mark Longo (Director). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Local 825 Labor Management Fund

How much does Local 825 Labor Management Fund give each year?

Local 825 Labor Management Fund gave $10.0M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10.0M across 6 grants.

How large is Local 825 Labor Management Fund?

Local 825 Labor Management Fund reported $9.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $17.7M.

What is Local 825 Labor Management Fund?

Local 825 Labor Management Fund is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Springfield, NJ. It holds $9.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Local 825 Labor Management Fund operate?

Local 825 Labor Management Fund has awarded grants in District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York.

What is Local 825 Labor Management Fund's EIN?

Local 825 Labor Management Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-2828933. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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