Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker N Charleston, SC EIN: 58-2442647

To maintain a labor-management committee to sponsor a wide range of cooperative activities designed to improve communication and engender cooperative and harmonious relations between labor and management representatives.

Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund at a glance

In short: Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund gave $676K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $338K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$676,284
-16.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$338,142
-16.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$338,142
Total assets
$3,231,191
+23.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
South Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Local Union 421: $580KLocal Union 421$580K421 JATC: $96K421 JATC$96K

The largest 2025 recipient was Local Union 421 ($580K). Together the top 2 received $676K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K3$50–100K2$100–250K2$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 13 (31%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

N CharlestonNorth CharlestonPemproke Pines

How Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund gives

  • Giving grew 103% 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$250K$500K$750K$1M2 grants2019 2 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $215K (2019) to $806K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $676K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Local Union 421 North Charleston, SC—$580,440
421 JATC North Charleston, SC—$95,844
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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$3,231,191$1,392,824$804,777$676,2842$76,870
2024$2,607,334$1,713,138$951,836$806,4112$61,446
2023$1,718,217$727,187$541,017$395,1853$30,724
2022$1,454,117$576,542$422,672$333,1983$38,469
2021$1,505,612$629,265$344,316$294,3283$50,278
2020$1,103,369$521,189$285,241$228,9322$40,058
2019$880,838$507,491$359,921$215,2772$12,035

About Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund

Based on IRS filings

Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund is a public charity focused on Employment, based in N Charleston, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $676K. Net investment income was $77K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund's 2025 filing lists 8 officers; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Caroll Garrett

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Morgan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Perry S Howard

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zane Gauldin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry K Batson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Clark

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Leonardi

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rod Hargrave

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Bob Hughes (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Steve Smith (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Keith Batson (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Reggie Bush (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Jack Weaver (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert Hughes (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Tim West (2019) — Trustee

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.

Frequently asked questions about Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund

How much does Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund give each year?

Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund gave $676K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $806K across 2 grants.

How large is Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund?

Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.

What is Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund?

Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund is a public charity focused on Employment, based in N Charleston, SC. It holds $3.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund operate?

Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund has awarded grants in Florida, South Carolina.

What is Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund's EIN?

Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-2442647. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 1, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 10, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 2, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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