Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council
To promote and protect the interest of the membership, to elevate the moral, intellectual and social conditions of all working men and women and to assist members in sickness and distress.
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council at a glance
In short: Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council gave $1.1M across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $135K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,079,100
- +129.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- +60.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $134,888
- +43.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $262,051,947
- +10.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council
Who Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Development Now for Chicago ($1.0M). Together the top 8 received $1.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 27 (78%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council gives
- Giving grew 639% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2021) to $1.1M (2023). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $1.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Development Now for Chicago Chicago, IL | General Support | $1,000,000 |
| Carpenters Assistance Relief Program Los Angeles, CA | General Support | $30,000 |
| Home Builders Charitable Foundation St. Louis, MO | General Support | $10,000 |
| Mundelein Seminary Mundelein, IL | General Support | $10,000 |
| Windy City Productions Falls Church, VA | General Support | $10,000 |
| Little Village 26TH Street Area Chamber of Commerce Inc Chicago, IL | General Support | $7,600 |
| Associated General Contractors of Missouri St. Louis, MO | General Support | $6,000 |
| Champaign Park District Champaign, IL | General Support | $5,500 |
Ready to take the next step with Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council?
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $262,051,947 | $110,028,389 | $85,590,520 | $1,079,100 | 8 | $9,485,313 |
| 2024 | $236,863,157 | $106,572,712 | $80,688,462 | $470,500 | 5 | $5,911,290 |
| 2023 | $209,914,296 | $95,546,522 | $79,654,389 | $1,104,195 | 9 | $-378,531 |
| 2022 | $195,631,791 | $85,585,121 | $71,842,960 | $145,950 | 4 | $1,782,298 |
| 2021 | $110,214,946 | $45,299,424 | $47,092,634 | $7,000 | 1 | $2,084,632 |
| 2020 | $111,564,523 | $52,302,807 | $51,946,565 | $65,475 | 5 | $2,001,842 |
| 2019 | $111,701,881 | $53,846,788 | $50,094,730 | $53,035 | 5 | $1,810,096 |
About Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council
Based on IRS filings
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $262.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $9.5M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council is led by Joel Pogose, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); all 24 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joel Pogose
President
Vice President - New → President-New & Vice President-Past, 2024
President-New & Vice President-Past → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$224K (2020) → $317K (2025)
Alberto Jotautas
Conductor & Safety Director
Conductor & Ass't Safety Director → Conductor & Safety Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$148K (2019) → $206K (2025)
John Jarger
Director of Operations
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$220K (2019) → $287K (2025)
Joseph Weber
Trustee & Assistant to the Est
Trustee, Business Representative & Organizer → Trustee & Assistant to the Est, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$160K (2019) → $241K (2025)
Paul Brown
Trustee & Business Representative
Trustee, Business Representative & Organizer → Trustee & Business Representative, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$119K (2019) → $155K (2025)
Robert Howard
Trustee & Business Representative
Trustee, Business Representative & Organizer → Trustee & Business Representative, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$151K (2019) → $180K (2025)
Brian Hardy
It Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$197K (2023) → $215K (2025)
Jonathan Jones
Director of Workforce Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$213K (2025)
Anthony Ballay
Warden & Assistant to the Est
Warden & Ass't to the Executive Sec'y Treasurer → Warden & Assistant to the Est, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$222K (2019) → $267K (2025)
Anthony Janowski
Executive Committee
Marketing Director & Director of Sustainability → Executive Committee - New, 2023
Executive Committee - New → Executive Committee, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$179K (2019) → $273K (2025)
Kevin McLaughlin
Executive Secretary-Treasurer
Executive Committee → Executive Sec-Treas-New & Executive Cmt-Past, 2024
Executive Sec-Treas-New & Executive Cmt-Past → Executive Secretary-Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$225K (2019) → $380K (2025)
Robert Lid
Executive Committee - Past
Executive Committee → Executive Committee - Past, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$230K (2019) → $277K (2025)
Ronald Culbertson
Executive Committee - Past
Executive Committee → Executive Committee - Past, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$235K (2019) → $198K (2025)
Thomas Ryan Jr.
Executive Committee
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$175K (2019) → $214K (2025)
Anthony Diraffaele
Research Analyst
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$186K (2020) → $214K (2025)
Daniel O'Connell III
Executive Committee
Executive Committee - New → Executive Committee, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$157K (2023) → $184K (2025)
Edmund Sexton
Contracts & Bonds
Assistant to the Est → Contracts & Bonds, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$213K (2023) → $234K (2025)
Riki Dial Jr.
Executive Committee
Executive Committee - New → Executive Committee, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$147K (2023) → $178K (2025)
Virgil Kloth
Executive Committee
Executive Committee - New → Executive Committee, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$192K (2023) → $220K (2025)
John Peters
Executive Committee
Executive Committee - New → Executive Committee, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$174K (2024) → $187K (2025)
Stephen Pinkley
Executive Committee
Executive Committee - New → Executive Committee, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$169K (2024) → $223K (2025)
Wade Beasley
Vice President
Vice President - New → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$214K (2024) → $287K (2025)
Anthony Guida
Executive Committee - New
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$207K (2025)
Victor Ancich III
Controller
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$231K (2025)
Former officers (19)
- Former: Gary Perinar Jr. (2019–2024) — Executive Secretary-Treasurer-Past
- Former: James Cooper (2019–2024) — Assistant to the Est & Former Officer
- Former: Jeffrey Isaacson (2019–2024) — President - Past
- Former: Larry Perinar Jr. (2023–2024) — Business Representative
- Former: Scott Byrne (2023–2024) — Executive Committee - Past
- Former: Robert Jacobson (2024) — Apprentice Fund Director
- Former: Bruce Werning (2019–2023) — Executive Committee - Past
- Former: Keith Jutkins (2019–2023) — Vice President - Past
- Former: Kevin O'Gorman (2019–2023) — Assistant to the Est & Political Director
- Former: Robert N. German (2019–2023) — Executive Committee - Past
- Former: John Horak (2019–2022) — Assistant to the Est & Safety Director
- Former: Alejandro Perez (2021) — Business Representative & Organizer
- Former: John Clearwater - Former (2019–2020) — Executive Committee & Marketing Director
- Former: Joseph Pastorino - Former (2019–2020) — Trustee, Executive Committee & Bus. Representative
- Former: Frank T. Libby - Former (2019) — President & Executive Secretary-Treasurer
- Former: James Jones - Past (2019) — Controller
- Former: James Sanfilippo - Former (2019) — Executive Committee, Bus. Representative & Organizer
- Former: Peter Diraffaele (2019) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Richard Albrecht - Former (2019) — Trustee, Bus. Representative & Organiza
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 $380K, to Kevin McLaughlin (Executive Secretary-Treasurer). 24 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council
How much does Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council give each year?
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council gave $1.1M across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $471K across 5 grants.
What is Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council's typical grant size?
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $134,888, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council give grants?
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council gives mostly in Illinois: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (2 grants) and St. Louis, MO (2 grants).
Does Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council's largest grantees?
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council's largest 2025 grantees include Development Now for Chicago ($1,000,000), Carpenters Assistance Relief Program ($30,000) and Home Builders Charitable Foundation ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 96% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council?
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council reported $262.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $110.0M.
What is Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council's EIN?
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-1894832. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 26, 2020)
- 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 February 17, 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 February 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
Explore Open Grants
Browse active grant opportunities in Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council's focus areas in our free grants database
Similar Funders
Funders that support many of the same organizations
The Chicago Community Trust
Chicago, IL
The Chicago Community Trust funds eligible nonprofits working to narrow the wealth gap and meet urgent needs, with priorities including economic mobility, education, jobs, homeownership, and community development in metropolitan Chicago and Cook County. Its 2025 grants had a median of $26,500, though amounts varied widely; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.
Assets
$7.1B
Grants
4,316
Total Given
$1.2B
Chicago Federation of Labor and Industrial Union Council
Chicago, IL
Labor council
Assets
$8.5M
Grants
3
Total Given
$28K
Union Pacific Foundation
Omaha, NE
The Union Pacific Foundation funds 501(c)(3) nonprofits in Union Pacific communities, prioritizing direct services and organizational capacity in safety, workforce development, community and public spaces, and local needs. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $600,000, with a median of $10,000; it accepts online applications during designated periods.
Assets
$75K
Grants
441
Total Given
$8.2M
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Saint Louis, MO
The Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports charitable and educational nonprofits in communities where Enterprise Mobility operates, focusing on health, education, arts, and disaster relief; applicants must be actively supported by an Enterprise Mobility team member, spouse, or domestic partner. Giving varies widely: it reported 9,499 grants in 2024, but its 2025 filing showed one grant of $101.4 million, so that amount is not a typical award. Applications are accepted at any time through eligible Enterprise-affiliated applicants; the Foundation does not limit giving to preselected organizations.
Assets
$594.3M
Grants
1
Total Given
$101.4M
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Washington, DC
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters funds affiliated organizations and initiatives related to workers, carpentry councils, economic development, education, public policy, and community issues in the United States and Canada. In 2024, its 25 grants ranged from $7,500 to $1 million, with a median of $250,000. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.
Assets
$815.8M
Grants
25
Total Given
$7.4M
The Allstate Foundation
Northbrook, IL
The Allstate Foundation funds youth empowerment, efforts to prevent and address relationship abuse, nonprofit leadership, and related economic opportunity and equity work. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $2 million, with a median of $1,000, and awards must support work in the United States. It accepts proposals from organizations beyond a preselected list; proposals are reviewed as received.
Assets
$89.3M
Grants
2,010
Total Given
$38.0M
More similar funders
More Funders in Illinois
The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open
Figures come from Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council down — hundreds of funders to go?