Natl Assoc of Letter Carriers #825

Public charity · Grantmaker Oak Brook, IL EIN: 23-7219773

Local Labor Union

Natl Assoc of Letter Carriers #825 at a glance

Total assets
$746,567
+8.8% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$1,042,198
+14.4% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$7,559
+7099.0% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$974,515
+11.7% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Natl Assoc of Letter Carriers #825 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Chicago

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6KTotal only2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2019) to $6K (2020). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $4K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
MDA Chicago, IL—$4,027
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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$746,567$1,042,198$974,515——$7,559
2023$686,383$911,081$872,636$4,0271$105
2022$647,930$826,533$975,171——$1,439
2021$809,501$796,351$873,095$4,663Total only—
2020$864,562$886,733$902,305$5,999Total only$2,539
2019$883,183$935,962$984,178$2,150Total only$2,487

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Natl Assoc of Letter Carriers #825

Based on IRS filings

Natl Assoc of Letter Carriers #825 is a public charity, based in Oak Brook, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $747K in total assets. Net investment income was $8K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Natl Assoc of Letter Carriers #825 is led by Scott Jacaway, President on every filing since 2022; all 12 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Scott Jacaway

    President

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $822 (2022) → $86K (2024)

  • William Hahn

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    6 hrs/week

    $2K (2019) → $4K (2024)

  • Diana Hani-Taylor

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    6 hrs/week

    $7K (2024)

  • Frank Sladek

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $85K (2019) → $35K (2024)

  • Ken Rus

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    16 hrs/week

    $19K (2019) → $21K (2024)

  • Mark Dowdle

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $36K (2019) → $36K (2024)

  • Marvin Billups

    Sgt-At-Arms

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    $2K (2019) → $2K (2024)

  • Mike Kern

    Owcp & Hrb

    Olcp & Hrb → Owcp & Hrb, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    16 hrs/week

    $18K (2019) → $20K (2024)

  • Melissa Aschom

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $71K (2022) → $87K (2024)

  • Melissa Rakestraw

    Executive Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $43K (2022) → $103K (2024)

  • Javier Cardona

    Vice President

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $1K (2024)

  • Lionel Gonzalez

    Vice President

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $60K (2024)

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Catherine Goodman (2019–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Jay Ricke (2019–2022) — Former President
  • Former: William Schorsch (2019–2022) — Former Executive Vice President
  • Former: Eric Smith (2019–2021) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Barbara Farrell (2019) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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

Melissa Rakestraw — Executive Vice Pres: $103KMelissa RakestrawExecutive Vice Pres$103KMelissa Aschom — Vice President: $87KMelissa AschomVice President$87KScott Jacaway — President: $86KScott JacawayPresident$86KLionel Gonzalez — Vice President: $60KLionel GonzalezVice President$60KMark Dowdle — Secretary: $36KMark DowdleSecretary$36KFrank Sladek — Vice President: $35KFrank SladekVice President$35KKen Rus — Treasurer: $21KKen RusTreasurer$21KMike Kern — Owcp/HRB: $20KMike KernOwcp/HRB$20KDiana Hani-Taylor — Trustee: $7KDiana Hani-TaylorTrustee$7KWilliam Hahn — Trustee: $4KWilliam HahnTrustee$4KMarvin Billups — Sgt-at-Arms: $2KMarvin BillupsSgt-at-Arms$2KJavier Cardona — Vice President: $1KJavier CardonaVice President$1K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $103K, to Melissa Rakestraw (Executive Vice Pres). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Natl Assoc of Letter Carriers #825

How large is Natl Assoc of Letter Carriers #825?

Natl Assoc of Letter Carriers #825 reported $747K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0M.

Where does Natl Assoc of Letter Carriers #825 operate?

Natl Assoc of Letter Carriers #825 has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Natl Assoc of Letter Carriers #825's EIN?

Natl Assoc of Letter Carriers #825's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7219773. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 30, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 20, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 5, 2022)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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