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United Association of Journeymen &

ANNAPOLIS, MD EIN: 53-0159020 Website
Employment

The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry (UA) is a labor union representing approximately 355,000 to 393,000 plumbers, pipefitters, sprinkler fitters, service technicians, and welders across North America. The organization is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland and was formed in 1889. The UA is designated as a 501(c)(5) labor organization and has been tax-exempt since January 1941.

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$492.2M

+6.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$38.3M

+17.7% YoY

Grant Count

82

-28.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$468K

+65.1% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The UA's stated purpose is to achieve, by organization, the improvement of the social and economic conditions of employees identified with the plumbers and pipefitters industries. The organization provides services and benefits to its members, including training programs, career development, and support services.

The UA operates extensive training initiatives, including five-year apprenticeship programs, journeyman training, a comprehensive five-year instructor training program, and numerous certification programs for pipe trades professionals.

Grantmaking

The UA makes grants to support its member organizations and affiliated local unions. Recent grant activity includes:

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The UA operates across North America, with member local unions throughout the United States and Canada. Grant-making activity shows particular concentration in the District of Columbia, California, and Texas.

Grant Distribution by State

44states
+37 more states

States

AlaskaArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaDelawareFloridaGeorgiaIowaIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMississippiMontanaMpNebraskaNew JerseyNew MexicoNevadaNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaVermontWashingtonWisconsinWest Virginia

Cities

AlbuquerqueAlexandriaAllstonAlsipAnchorageAnn ArborAnnapolisArlingtonAugustaBaltimoreBillingsBostonBurr RidgeChicagoChicopeeCincinnatiClevelandColumbiaColumbusConifer

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

2024 Financial Data:

  • Total Revenue: $178,590,576
  • Total Expenses: $145,780,720
  • Total Assets: $492,211,309
  • Total Liabilities: $215,000
  • Employees: 134

2020 Financial Data:

  • Revenue: $146,396,444
  • Expenses: $98,667,368
  • Assets: $370,115,473

The organization reported providing first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers, with details reported on Schedule J of its tax filings.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$49M$98M$147M$196M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$492,211,309$462,244,971$438,696,061
Revenue$178,590,576$169,029,654$162,199,737
Expenses$145,780,720$127,996,120$143,151,456
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$13,012,830$13,787,652$16,712,063
Distributable Amount———

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10M$19M$29M$38M56 grants202058 grants202160 grants2022115 grants202382 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

OHIO STATE ASSOCIATION$2.2MILLINOIS PIPE TRADES$1.9MNEW YORK STATE PIPE TRAD…$1.7MMOUNTAIN STATES PIPE TRA…$1.7MTENNESSEE STATE PIPE TRA…$1.7MGEORGIACAROLINAS PIPE TR…$1.7MSOUTHWEST PIPE TRADES AS…$1.7MLOUISIANA (SOUTH CENTRAL…$1.6MFLORIDA PIPE TRADES COUN…$1.5MMID-ATLANTIC PIPE TRADES…$1.4M

Grant Size Distribution

250 grants across all recorded years

45<$50K50$50–100K57$100–250K23$250–500K32$500K–1M43$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Mark McManus serves as General President of the organization.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

MARK MCMANUSGENERAL PRESIDENT$496KMICHAEL PLEASANTASS'T GENERAL PRESIDENT$439KPATRICK H KELLETTGENERAL SEC'Y-TREASURER$436KMICHAEL MULVANEYEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$376KDERRICK KUALAPAIGENERAL SEC'Y-TREASURER/ADMI…$370KCHRIS HASLINGERADMINISTRATIVE ASST$353KPATRICK DOLAN JRDIR METAL TRADES DEPT$352KANTHONY GALLAGHERADMINISTRATIVE ASST$341KJASON N POPE SRDIR OF INFORMATION TECH$337KJAMES TUCKEREXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$336KWENDELL HIBDONDIR ENERGY AND INFRASTR$334KWILLIAM GILBERTDIR PIPELINE & GAS DISTRI$334KBRIAN KELLYDIRECTOR OF HVAC$334KRUSS BRECKENRIDGEDIR POL & LEG DEPT$333KTHOMAS BIGLEYDIR PLUMBING SERVICES$333KRAYMOND BOYDDIR EDUCATION & TRAINING$327KTERENCE N SNOOKSDIR CANADIAN AFFAIRS$316KJOSEPH ROHRER SRSPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE$300KTERRY WEBBADMIN ASST/CANADA$296KHARRY BRETTINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$295KKEVIN P CARDENINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$295KKENNETH RUGGLESINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$295KROGER D MORGANINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$295KJOHN J MURPHYINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$295KRICHARD N ALLENINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$295KROBERT JOHNSONINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$295KTHOMAS MCCARTHYINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$295KKURT W STEENHOEKINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$295KAARON STOCKWELLINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$295KLANCE ALBININT'L REPRESENTATIVE$295KWILLIAM WELSHDIRECTOR OF TRADE JURIS$295KJOHN KIERCEINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$295KRUSSELL SHELTONINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$295KEVAN WOODINGINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$295KJOHN KRUEGER JRINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$295KMIKE MIKICHSPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE$293KLARRY BULMANSPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE$292KDARREN D JONESINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$291KCHRISTOPHER INGHRAMSPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE$288KKYLE HENDERSONINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$284KBRADLEY BIRDINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$278KSTEPHANE FAVRONINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$237KGREG MITCHELLINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$237KBRUCE A MYLESINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$237KHEIKO P WIECHERNINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$237KPETER GIBBONSVICE PRESIDENT$143KKENNETH BROADBENTVICE PRESIDENT$133KGARY ARNOLDVICE PRESIDENT$132KDANIEL HENDRIXVICE PRESIDENT$120KJAMES NOONVICE PRESIDENT$106KSTEVEN BREITLOWVICE PRESIDENT$104KBRIAN E FISHERDIRECTOR OF ORGANIZING$47K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
THOMAS BIGLEYDIR PLUMBING SERVICES40$333,065
PATRICK DOLAN JRDIR METAL TRADES DEPT40$351,814
BRIAN E FISHERDIRECTOR OF ORGANIZING40$47,451
WILLIAM GILBERTDIR PIPELINE & GAS DISTRI40$333,814
WENDELL HIBDONDIR ENERGY AND INFRASTR40$334,090
BRIAN KELLYDIRECTOR OF HVAC40$333,574
WILLIAM WELSHDIRECTOR OF TRADE JURIS40$294,721
MARK MCMANUSGENERAL PRESIDENT40$496,200
DERRICK KUALAPAIGENERAL SEC'Y-TREASURER/ADMINISTRATIVE ASST40$370,364
PATRICK H KELLETTGENERAL SEC'Y-TREASURER40$435,868
MICHAEL PLEASANTASS'T GENERAL PRESIDENT40$439,318
JAMES TUCKEREXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT40$335,574
MICHAEL MULVANEYEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT40$376,047
CHRIS HASLINGERADMINISTRATIVE ASST40$353,025
ANTHONY GALLAGHERADMINISTRATIVE ASST40$341,209
TERRY WEBBADMIN ASST/CANADA40$295,513
KENNETH BROADBENTVICE PRESIDENT40$133,101
STEVEN BREITLOWVICE PRESIDENT40$104,287
DANIEL HENDRIXVICE PRESIDENT40$119,523
JAMES NOONVICE PRESIDENT40$106,272
GARY ARNOLDVICE PRESIDENT40$131,608
PETER GIBBONSVICE PRESIDENT40$142,804
LANCE ALBININT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$294,725
RICHARD N ALLENINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$294,965
BRADLEY BIRDINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$277,627
HARRY BRETTINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$295,241
KEVIN P CARDENINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$295,241
STEPHANE FAVRONINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$236,786
KYLE HENDERSONINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$283,961
ROBERT JOHNSONINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$294,961
DARREN D JONESINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$291,221
JOHN KIERCEINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$294,721
JOHN KRUEGER JRINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$294,625
THOMAS MCCARTHYINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$294,961
GREG MITCHELLINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$236,786
ROGER D MORGANINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$295,237
JOHN J MURPHYINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$295,237
BRUCE A MYLESINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$236,786
KENNETH RUGGLESINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$295,241
RUSSELL SHELTONINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$294,721
KURT W STEENHOEKINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$294,961
AARON STOCKWELLINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$294,961
HEIKO P WIECHERNINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$236,786
EVAN WOODINGINT'L REPRESENTATIVE40$294,721
TERENCE N SNOOKSDIR CANADIAN AFFAIRS40$315,741
JASON N POPE SRDIR OF INFORMATION TECH40$336,588
RAYMOND BOYDDIR EDUCATION & TRAINING40$326,946
RUSS BRECKENRIDGEDIR POL & LEG DEPT40$333,441
LARRY BULMANSPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE40$291,961
CHRISTOPHER INGHRAMSPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE40$287,935
MIKE MIKICHSPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE40$292,961
JOSEPH ROHRER SRSPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE40$300,376

Recent News & Activity

Recent developments and announcements

The UA has been active in securing federal grant funding for infrastructure modernization and workforce development. Recent initiatives include:

PHMSA Grant Funding Will Create Good Union Jobs, Modernize Aging Critical

PHMSA grant funding to create union jobs and modernize aging critical infrastructure

PHMSA Grant Funding Will Create Good Union Jobs, Modernize Aging Critical

Support for women and minority veterans transitioning to post-military careers through grant-funded programs

P4A Grant Will Support Women, Minority Veterans in Post-Military Careers

Tool grants supporting career development through the UA VIP program

UA VIP program receives $50k tool grant to support career development

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Employment

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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