United Steelworkers International

Public charity · Grantmaker Lincoln, NE EIN: 47-0366391

The Mission Statement of the Organization Include, but is not limited to on Behalf of its Members Collective Bargaining, Greivance Procedures, Arbitration, Strike Benefits, Education, and to Improve the Working Conditions of its members

United Steelworkers International at a glance

Total assets
$711,341
+0.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$91,717
-18.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$13,416
-7.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$91,399
+23.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who United Steelworkers International funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Pittsburgh

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20KTotal only2020 1 grant2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2022) to $20K (2021). In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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
United Steelworkers International Pittsburgh, PADonation$20,000
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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
2025$711,341$91,717$91,399——$13,416
2024$711,023$112,992$73,789$4,573Total only$14,478
2023$671,820$74,083$78,406$4,369Total only$6,693
2022$676,143$108,532$133,878$4,120Total only$1,582
2021$701,489$71,672$97,597$20,0001$2,573
2020$727,414$79,045$75,116$5,466Total only$8,278

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

About United Steelworkers International

Based on IRS filings

United Steelworkers International is a public charity, based in Lincoln, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $711K in total assets. Net investment income was $13K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

United Steelworkers International is led by Mike WIlhelm, President on every filing since 2023; 7 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mike WIlhelm

    President

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    $7K (2023) → $8K (2025)

  • Micah Stanley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barb Kortum

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Vernom

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Millikan

    Financial Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    15 hrs/week

    $588 (2020) → $782 (2025)

  • Harry Hoden

    Vice President

    Guide → Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $612 (2020) → $7K (2025)

  • Terry Meisinger

    Guard

    Recording Secretary → Guard, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $612 (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Anthony Perkins

    Guard

    Guard → Guide, 2023

    Guide → Guard, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    $40 (2024) → $480 (2025)

  • Charles Venneman

    Recording Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    $614 (2022) → $677 (2025)

  • Larry Ogden

    Guide

    Guide → Guard, 2023

    Guard → Guide, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    $65 (2025)

  • Rebecca Ellis

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    $3K (2023) → $6K (2025)

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Gerald Trouba (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Gerry Trouba (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: JD Brown (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Janette Magnuson (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Richard Wolf (2023) — Guard
  • Former: Michael Wilhelm (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Becky Ellis (2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jenny Magnuson (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Rich Wolf (2022) — Guard
  • Former: Virginia Skidmore (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Hugh Bowen (2020) — President

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

Mike WIlhelm — President: $8KMike WIlhelmPresident$8KHarry Hoden — VP: $7KHarry HodenVP$7KRebecca Ellis — Treasurer: $6KRebecca EllisTreasurer$6KEric Millikan — FS: $782Eric MillikanFS$782Charles Venneman — RS: $677Charles VennemanRS$677Anthony Perkins — Guard: $480Anthony PerkinsGuard$480Larry Ogden — Guide: $65Larry OgdenGuide$65

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $8K, to Mike WIlhelm (President). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about United Steelworkers International

How large is United Steelworkers International?

United Steelworkers International reported $711K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $92K.

Where does United Steelworkers International operate?

United Steelworkers International has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is United Steelworkers International's EIN?

United Steelworkers International's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0366391. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 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 March 18, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 30, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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