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Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association

501(c)(6) organization Chantilly, VA EIN: 36-2099048 Website

To help the advancement of the sheet metal and air conditioning industry and to foster and encourage the organization and continuing function of the regional, state, and local associations.

Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association at a glance

In short: Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association gave $875K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $438K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$875,202
+30.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$437,601
+30.5% vs 2023
Median grant
$437,601
Total assets
$30,168,534
+4.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
Virginia (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

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

Who Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Labor-Management Cooperation Committee: $852KLabor-Management CooperationCommittee$852KSmacna College of Fellows: $23KSmacna College of Fellows$23K

The largest 2024 recipient was Labor-Management Cooperation Committee ($852K). Together the top 2 received $875K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 10 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

ChantillyWashington

How Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association gives

  • Giving grew 110% from 2021 to 2024. 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$1M3 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $266K (2019) to $875K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $875K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Labor-Management Cooperation Committee Chantilly, VATo Promote the Union Sheet Metal Industry$852,202
Smacna College of Fellows Chantilly, VAScholarships$23,000
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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
2024$30,168,534$19,460,950$19,526,530$875,2022$756,485
2023$28,757,645$17,498,155$16,292,401$670,4342$280,422
2022$25,441,238$14,720,117$14,235,501$691,0002$-158,387
2021$27,683,187$13,818,128$11,964,946$416,0002$253,432
2020$24,250,148$12,264,956$10,571,608$416,0002$358,697
2019$22,125,187$14,409,520$12,011,672$266,0003$384,493

About Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association

Based on IRS filings

Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association is a public charity, based in Chantilly, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $30.2M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $875K. Net investment income was $756K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association is led by Aaron Hilger, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2022; 7 of 29 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Aaron Hilger

    Chief Executive Officer

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $407K (2022) → $468K (2024)

  • Eli Howard

    Executive Director of Tech

    Executive Director Technical Resources → Executive Director of Techincal Resources, 2023

    Executive Director of Techincal Resources → Executive Director of Tech, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $216K (2019) → $255K (2024)

  • Stan Kolbe

    Executive Director of Governor

    Director of Legislative Affairs → Executive Director of Gover't & Political Affairs, 2023

    Executive Director of Gover't & Political Affairs → Executive Director of Governor, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $191K (2019) → $232K (2024)

  • Thomas E. Martin

    President

    Secretary Treasurer → President-Elect, 2023

    President-Elect → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    $1K (2019) → $0 (2024)

  • Jason Watson

    Executive Director of Labo

    Executive Director Labor Relations → Executive Director of Labor Relations, 2021

    Executive Director of Labor Relations → Executive Director of Labo, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $169K (2020) → $209K (2024)

  • Joye Blanscett

    Executive Director of Oper

    Director of Labor Services & Hr Management → Executive Director of Operations, 2022

    Executive Director of Operations → Executive Director of Oper, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    35 hrs/week

    $162K (2021) → $189K (2024)

  • Linda Jennings

    Executive Director of Mark

    Executive Director of Market Sectors → Executive Director of Mark, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    35 hrs/week

    $204K (2023) → $215K (2024)

  • Matt Hildreth

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mitch Golay

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roy Jensen

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Byxbe

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bernie Antchak

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bobby McCally

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Gudenburr

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Myers

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Kerber

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth Kleeberg

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Cramer

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Sano

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Irwin

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dominic Bonitatis

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Passannante

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Cole

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Klaus

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • A. Scott Vidimos

    Secretary-Treasurer

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → Secretary-Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    $1K (2019) → $0 (2024)

  • Carol Duncan

    Immediate Past President

    President Elect → President, 2023

    President → Immediate Past President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    $252 (2020) → $0 (2024)

  • Joseph Samia

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    $1K (2019) → $0 (2024)

  • Nadine Witchel

    CFO

    New on the 2024 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $173K (2024)

  • Todd Hill

    President-Elect

    Secretary-Treasurer → President-Elect, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (46)
  • Former: Anthony E. Kocurek (2019–2023) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Carmen Koo (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Daniel Monahan (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Link (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Paul Heimann (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Rick Ferguson (2023) — Director
  • Former: Aaron Smith (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Albert Labella (2019–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Angela Simon Pe (2019–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Blair Hubber (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Chad Bunting (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jeffrey Henriksen (2019–2022) — Executive Director of Communications
  • Former: Ken Wiesbrook (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Randy Attaway (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Randy B. Pagel Sr. (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Shasta L. Erickson (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Steven Benkovsky (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Vincent R. Sandusky (2019–2022) — Former CEO
  • Former: Wayne A. Greenwood (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Leila Sader (2021–2022) — Controller
  • Former: Mark Terzigni (2021–2022) — Director of Market Sector
  • Former: Patrick Brooks (2021–2022) — Senior Project Manager
  • Former: Justin Crandol (2022) — Director of Safety
  • Former: Scott Barr (2022) — Project Manager-Technical Resources
  • Former: Shawn Ohara (2022) — Project Manager-Technical Resources
  • Former: Gary G. Luthe Sr. (2019–2021) — Director -
  • Former: James E. Hall (2019–2021) — Director -
  • Former: Kyle Bellmon (2019–2021) — Director -
  • Former: Nathan Dills (2019–2021) — Past President -
  • Former: Vince Sandusky (2020–2021) — Chief Executive Officer
  • Former: John Franco (2021) — Director of Meetings & Conventions
  • Former: Michael McCullion (2021) — Director of Safety & Health
  • Former: William Farrell (2021) — Project Manager-Technical Resources
  • Former: Jerrold Marans (2019–2020) — Controller
  • Former: Tom Soles (2020) — Executive Director Market Sector Councils
  • Former: Arthur Williams (2019) — Director
  • Former: Brian Fluetsch (2019) — Director
  • Former: Danny Dillon (2019) — Director
  • Former: Deborah Wyandt (2019) — Executive Director Labor Relations
  • Former: Hank Artlip (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jack Knox (2019) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: James M. Morgan (2019) — Director
  • Former: John D. Raught (2019) — Director
  • Former: K. Joe Isom (2019) — Director
  • Former: Ken Groeschel Jr. (2019) — Director
  • Former: Thomas J. Soles (2019) — Executive Director Market Sector Councils

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

Aaron Hilger — Chief Executive Officer: $468KAaron HilgerChief Executive Officer$468KEli Howard — Executive Director of Tech: $255KEli HowardExecutive Director of Tech$255KStan Kolbe — Executive Director of Gove: $232KStan KolbeExecutive Director of Gove$232KLinda Jennings — Executive Director of Mark: $215KLinda JenningsExecutive Director of Mark$215KJason Watson — Executive Director of Labo: $209KJason WatsonExecutive Director of Labo$209KJoye Blanscett — Executive Director of Oper: $189KJoye BlanscettExecutive Director of Oper$189KNadine Witchel — CFO: $173KNadine WitchelCFO$173K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $468K, to Aaron Hilger (Chief Executive Officer). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association

How much does Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association give each year?

Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association gave $875K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $670K across 2 grants.

How large is Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association?

Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association reported $30.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $19.5M.

Where does Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association operate?

Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Virginia.

What is Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association's EIN?

Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2099048. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 5, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 27, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 24, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 17, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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