United Steelworkers

Public charity · Grantmaker Tonawanda, NY EIN: 16-0578122

The mission statement of the organization include but is not limited to on behalf of its members collective bargaining, grievance procedures, arbitration, strike benefits, education, and to improve the working conditions of its members.

United Steelworkers at a glance

Total assets
$963,232
-25.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$69,579
-93.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$968
+14.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$401,256
-32.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who United Steelworkers 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

Tonawanda

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ride for Charity Tonawanda, NY—$5,000
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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$963,232$69,579$401,256——$968
2024$1,294,909$991,086$590,977——$845
2023$894,800$724,124$842,861——$816
2022$1,013,537$690,701$628,095——$1,275
2021$950,931$591,280$593,601$5,0001$188
2020$953,252$558,731$493,757——$430

About United Steelworkers

Based on IRS filings

United Steelworkers is a public charity, based in Tonawanda, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $963K in total assets. Net investment income was $968.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

United Steelworkers is led by Joshua Hall, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 5 of 8 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joshua Hall

    President

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $2K (2020) → $2K (2025)

  • Frank Bystrzak

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Davonte Henry

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Novak

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Sheridan

    Recording Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $1K (2020) → $980 (2025)

  • Michael Dobrzenski

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $1K (2020) → $1K (2025)

  • Stephen Simard

    Financial Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $2K (2020) → $17K (2025)

  • Richard Shanahan

    Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    $1K (2024) → $750 (2025)

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Christopher Ennis (2021–2024) — Recording Secretary
  • Former: Rick Zanelotti (2021–2024) — Guide
  • Former: Christopher Betterley (2024) — Guard
  • Former: Phillip Saccamanno (2024) — Guard
  • Former: Tabbetha Novak (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Daniel Drozdak (2020–2023) — Guard
  • Former: Justin Majewski (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Matthew Vassallo (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Thomas O'Shei (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Damar Hood (2021–2023) — Guard
  • Former: David Evans (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Gary Sniezak (2020) — Guard

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

Stephen Simard — Financial Secretary: $17KStephen SimardFinancial Secretary$17KJoshua Hall — President: $2KJoshua HallPresident$2KMichael Dobrzenski — Treasurer: $1KMichael DobrzenskiTreasurer$1KJames Sheridan — Recording Secretary: $980James SheridanRecording Secretary$980Richard Shanahan — Vice President: $750Richard ShanahanVice President$750

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $17K, to Stephen Simard (Financial Secretary). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about United Steelworkers

How large is United Steelworkers?

United Steelworkers reported $963K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $70K.

Where does United Steelworkers operate?

United Steelworkers has awarded grants in New York.

What is United Steelworkers's EIN?

United Steelworkers's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-0578122. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 10, 2022)

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