Unite Here 34 Local FUE
The union mission is to secure improved wages, working conditions & other economic advantages for its members through organizing, negotiating & the collective bargaining process through legal and economic means, and other lawful methods.
Unite Here 34 Local FUE at a glance
In short: Unite Here 34 Local FUE gave $456K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $152K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $456,117
- -17.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $152,039
- +10.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $122,167
- Total assets
- $9,900,472
- +18.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Unite Here 34 Local FUE funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was New Haven Rising ($324K). Together the top 3 received $456K.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 15 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Unite Here 34 Local FUE gives
- Giving fell 33% 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 $108K (2019) to $678K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $456K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New Haven Rising New Haven, CT | Contribution Community Support | $323,950 |
| New Haven Works New Haven, CT | Program Support | $122,167 |
| Unite Here Local 11 Hardship Fund Los Angeles, CA | To provide financial support for families of union members displaced by wildfires. | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,900,472 | $6,019,454 | $4,420,622 | $456,117 | 3 | $334,698 |
| 2024 | $8,334,580 | $5,341,084 | $4,553,279 | $549,443 | 4 | $124,242 |
| 2023 | $7,622,646 | $4,826,348 | $3,843,824 | $627,585 | 3 | $9,620 |
| 2022 | $6,709,034 | $4,374,073 | $4,452,805 | $677,592 | 2 | $594 |
| 2021 | $6,606,758 | $3,966,157 | $3,222,992 | $332,179 | 3 | $1,389 |
| 2020 | $5,862,734 | $4,491,419 | $3,507,882 | $365,458 | 4 | $3,059 |
| 2019 | $4,880,105 | $4,565,866 | $3,048,877 | $107,700 | 2 | $5,186 |
About Unite Here 34 Local FUE
Based on IRS filings
Unite Here 34 Local FUE is a public charity, based in New Haven, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $456K. Net investment income was $335K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Unite Here 34 Local FUE is led by Lisa Stevens, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 15 of 39 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lisa Stevens
President
Recording Secretary → Vice President - Medical, 2021
Vice President - Medical → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$991 (2019) → $72K (2025)
Alita Ford
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frances Osugi
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelley James Latino
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Marchand
Chief Steward
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$83K (2019) → $96K (2025)
Ann Delauro
Vice President - Central
Vice President → Vice President - Central, 2023
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
$626 (2023) → $0 (2025)
Anne Schwartz
Executive Board
Executive Board → Executive Board & Researcher, 2023
Executive Board & Researcher → Executive Board, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$806 (2019) → $77K (2025)
Avani Mehta
Elected Organizer
Organizer → Elected Organizer, 2021
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$60K (2019) → $98K (2025)
Azaria McClure
Chief Steward
Executive Board → Chief Steward, 2021
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$55K (2019) → $89K (2025)
Barbara Vereen
Chief Steward
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$87K (2019) → $100K (2025)
Celesta Kearney
Executive Board & Organizer
Executive Board → Executive Board & Organizer, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$1K (2019) → $84K (2025)
Dana Greene
Executive Board & Organizer
Executive Board → Executive Board & Organizer, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$37K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Elia Vollano
Vice President - Medical
Executive Board → Recording Secretary, 2021
Recording Secretary → Vice President - Medical, 2023
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
$1K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Ellen Cupo
Executive Board
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$869 (2019) → $4K (2025)
Ian Dunn
Elected Organizer
Organizer → Elected Organizer, 2021
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$65K (2019) → $90K (2025)
Jennifer Garcia
Secretary Treasurer
Executive Board → Vice President - Science, 2022
Vice President - Science → Secretary Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
$124 (2022) → $7K (2025)
Jess Corbett
Elected Organizer
Chief Steward → Elected Organizer, 2021
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$74K (2019) → $90K (2025)
Kenneth Suzuki
Secretary Treasurer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$53K (2019) → $62K (2025)
Melanie Guerrera
Vice President - Medical
Executive Board → Vice President - Medical, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$11K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Renee Reed
Executive Board
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$556 (2020) → $0 (2025)
Sheila Otoole
Vice President - Medical
Executive Board → Vice President - Medical, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$264 (2019) → $0 (2025)
Tiffany Jones
Executive Board
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$4K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Wanda Gail Ferreira
Recording Secretary
Executive Board → Recording Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$1K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Bernadette Alicea
Executive Board & Organizer
Executive Board → Executive Board & Organizer, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
$13K (2024) → $4K (2025)
Hubert Berkeley
Executive Board
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
$1K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Erica Alston
Executive Board & Organizer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$59K (2024) → $28K (2025)
Deborah Conlon
Office Manager
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$102K (2025)
Arthur Greiser
Executive Board
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jo-Ann Dziuba
Executive Board
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lorraine Skibitcky
Executive Board
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Luz Miranda
Executive Board
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Dias
Executive Board
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Nettleton
Executive Board
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Casanova
Executive Board
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fran Spadacenta
Executive Board
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Callery
Executive Board
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Monaco
Executive Board
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rod Storer
Executive Board & Organizer
Executive Board → Executive Board & Organizer, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shivhan Allan
Executive Board
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (35)
- Former: Craig Wilson Sr. (2019–2024) — Executive Board
- Former: Eleanor Migliore (2019–2024) — Executive Board
- Former: Kate Gonzales (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Mary Thigpen (2019–2024) — Executive Board
- Former: Melissa Nixon (2019–2024) — Executive Board
- Former: Rebecca Corbett (2019–2024) — Executive Board
- Former: Chris Owens (2021–2024) — Executive Board
- Former: Connor Orourke (2021–2024) — Executive Board
- Former: Crystal Bates (2021–2024) — Executive Board
- Former: Isaac Bloodworth (2021–2024) — Executive Board
- Former: Kiamesha Robinson (2021–2024) — Executive Board
- Former: Lynell Graham (2021–2024) — Executive Board
- Former: Amelia Prostano (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Kelley James (2023) — Trustee
- Former: James Kelley (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Laura Kennington (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Aldo Cupo (2019–2021) — Executive Board
- Former: Antonio Lopes (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Lisa Gras (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Pamela O'Donnell (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Yolanda Giordano (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Ann Minton (2019–2020) — Executive Board
- Former: Camilla Parente (2019–2020) — Executive Board
- Former: Emily Dileo (2019–2020) — Executive Board
- Former: Kiamesha Robinson-Wingate (2019–2020) — Executive Board
- Former: Laura Fuller-Weston (2019–2020) — Executive Board
- Former: Marcy Kaufman (2019–2020) — Executive Board
- Former: Samantha Violante (2019–2020) — Executive Board
- Former: Sarah Saiano (2019–2020) — Executive Board
- Former: Shirley Lin (2019–2020) — Executive Board
- Former: Thomas Philips (2019–2020) — Executive Board
- Former: Toni Ann Simiola (2019–2020) — Executive Board
- Former: Yvonne Evans (2019–2020) — Executive Board
- Former: Gloria Timpko (2019) — Chief Steward
- Former: Jean Coriolan (2019) — Organizer
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 $102K, to Deborah Conlon (Office Manager). 15 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Unite Here 34 Local FUE
How much does Unite Here 34 Local FUE give each year?
Unite Here 34 Local FUE gave $456K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $549K across 4 grants.
What is Unite Here 34 Local FUE's typical grant size?
Unite Here 34 Local FUE's median grant in 2025 was $122,167, and its average grant was $152,039, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Unite Here 34 Local FUE give grants?
Unite Here 34 Local FUE gives mostly in Connecticut: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New Haven, CT (2 grants).
Does Unite Here 34 Local FUE give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Unite Here 34 Local FUE's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Unite Here 34 Local FUE?
Unite Here 34 Local FUE reported $9.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.0M.
What is Unite Here 34 Local FUE's EIN?
Unite Here 34 Local FUE's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1048535. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 26, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 26, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 23, 2026)
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