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Office & Professional Employees International Union-Local 277

Public charity · Grantmaker Fort Worth, TX EIN: 75-0850331 Website

To organize all unorganized office, professional, and clerical workers; to secure terms and conditions of employment for its workers consonant with ideals of fair wages; to promote and encourage harmonious relations between ourselves and our employers; to render all possible assistance to our brothers and sisters in the American federation of labor and congress of industrial organizations and the canadian labour congress; and to have, in general, the same aims and purpose of the international union as provided for in its constitution in the interest of all office, professional, and clerical workers.

Office & Professional Employees International Union-Local 277 at a glance

In short: Office & Professional Employees International Union-Local 277 gave $44K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $11K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$43,820
+41.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,955
-29.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,660
Total assets
$4,456,390
+1.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Office & Professional Employees International Union-Local 277 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Shoot for a Cure: $15KShoot for a Cure$15KTexas AFL-CIO: $11KTexas AFL-CIO$11KTarrant County AFL-CIO: $10KTarrant County AFL-CIO$10KGuide Dogs of America: $8KGuide Dogs of America$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Shoot for a Cure ($15K). Together the top 4 received $44K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60KTotal only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 2 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2021) to $44K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $44K.

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
Shoot for a Cure Donation to Find a Cure$15,000
Texas AFL-CIO Donation to Futher Texas AFL-CIO Mission$11,200
Tarrant County AFL-CIO Donation to Further Tarrant Coun$10,120
Guide Dogs of America Donation to Further Mission of Organization$7,500
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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$4,456,390$4,990,863$4,935,409$43,8204$18,063
2024$4,398,292$4,624,883$4,546,638$31,0002$21,168
2023$5,043,453$4,128,222$3,993,399$22,599Total only$11,243
2022$4,851,733$3,760,230$3,694,632$12,875Total only$1,211
2021$4,719,215$3,978,676$3,961,435$3,560Total only$1,210
2020$4,248,302$3,248,035$3,910,773$9,624Total only$4,146

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

About Office & Professional Employees International Union-Local 277

Based on IRS filings

Office & Professional Employees International Union-Local 277 is a public charity, based in Fort Worth, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $44K. Net investment income was $18K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Office & Professional Employees International Union-Local 277 is led by Tyler L. Turner, President & Business Manager since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 7 of 8 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tyler L. Turner

    President & Business Manager

    President & Bus. Manager → President & Business Manager, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $136K (2020) → $281K (2025)

  • Diane Gonzalez

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    $2K (2020) → $2K (2025)

  • Tonia Stonum

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    $1K (2020) → $7K (2025)

  • Debra Johnson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    6 hrs/week

    $3K (2022) → $3K (2025)

  • Crystal D. Gentry

    Recording Secretary & Busi

    Recording Secretary & Bus. → Recording Secretary & Business Representative, 2024

    Recording Secretary & Business Representative → Recording Secretary & Busi, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $2K (2020) → $107K (2025)

  • Deaundra Cephus

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    $2K (2020) → $8K (2025)

  • Kimberly K. Whiteman

    Member at Large & Business R

    Member at Large & Bus. Representative → Member at Large & Business Representative, 2024

    Member at Large & Business Representative → Member at Large & Business R, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    $357 (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Norma L. Gonzalez

    Secretary, Treasurer & Assistant Bus Representative

    Secretary, Treasurer & Assistant Bus. Re → Secretary, Treasurer & Assistant Bus Representative, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $119K (2020) → $127K (2025)

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Jackie Curry (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Becky Turner (2021) — Senior Bus. Representative

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

Tyler Turner — President/Business Manager: $281KTyler TurnerPresident/Business Manager$281KNorma L Gonzalez — Sec/Treas & Asst Bus Rep: $127KNorma L GonzalezSec/Treas & Asst Bus Rep$127KCrystal D Gentry — Recording Secretary & Busi: $107KCrystal D GentryRecording Secretary & Busi$107KDeaundra Cephus — Vice President: $8KDeaundra CephusVice President$8KTonia Stonum — Trustee: $7KTonia StonumTrustee$7KDebra Johnson — Trustee: $3KDebra JohnsonTrustee$3KDiane Gonzalez — Trustee: $2KDiane GonzalezTrustee$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $281K, to Tyler Turner (President/Business Manager). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Office & Professional Employees International Union-Local 277

How much does Office & Professional Employees International Union-Local 277 give each year?

Office & Professional Employees International Union-Local 277 gave $44K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $31K across 2 grants.

What is Office & Professional Employees International Union-Local 277's typical grant size?

Office & Professional Employees International Union-Local 277's median grant in 2025 was $10,660, and its average grant was $10,955, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Does Office & Professional Employees International Union-Local 277 give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Office & Professional Employees International Union-Local 277's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Office & Professional Employees International Union-Local 277?

Office & Professional Employees International Union-Local 277 reported $4.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.0M.

What is Office & Professional Employees International Union-Local 277's EIN?

Office & Professional Employees International Union-Local 277's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-0850331. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 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 September 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 16, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 11, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 10, 2026)

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