Civic Intelligence

Workers United

990EZ • Fiscal year 2025 • EIN 39-6021645

Jan 01, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

333 South Ashland AvenueChicago, IL 60607

(312) 738-6106

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

73rd percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 73% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

81st percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 81% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

86th percentile

28%

Higher net margin than 86% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

47th percentile

$960

Higher top officer pay than 47% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 1.8% of source-year revenue.

2025 filings • 501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

77th percentile

14%

Faster asset growth than 77% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

8th percentile

-31%

Faster revenue growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Assets

$162,542

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$160,762

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$1,780

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

$54,630

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$39,388

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$15,242

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $50,672Liabilities 2011: $1,1552011Assets 2013: $116,179Liabilities 2013: $3,5172013Assets 2014: $103,503Liabilities 2014: $7962014Assets 2015: $118,903Liabilities 2015: $5,6732015Assets 2016: $144,392Liabilities 2016: $3,9462016Assets 2017: $141,471Liabilities 2017: $7,2782017Assets 2018: $133,352Liabilities 2018: $9,5622018Assets 2019: $143,509Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $174,707Liabilities 2020: $5,5662020Assets 2021: $110,043Liabilities 2021: $9,961Net Assets 2021: $100,0822021Assets 2022: $132,357Liabilities 2022: $5,173Net Assets 2022: $127,1842022Assets 2023: $145,047Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2025: $162,542Liabilities 2025: $1,780Net Assets 2025: $160,7622025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$162,542
Liabilities$1,780
Net Assets$160,762

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50K-$100KRevenue 2011: $54,372Expenses 2011: $45,462Net Income 2011: $8,9102011Revenue 2013: $127,290Expenses 2013: $70,683Net Income 2013: $56,6072013Revenue 2014: $56,176Expenses 2014: $67,381Net Income 2014: -$11,2052014Revenue 2015: $59,221Expenses 2015: $42,401Net Income 2015: $16,8202015Revenue 2016: $61,319Expenses 2016: $35,571Net Income 2016: $25,7482016Revenue 2017: $54,295Expenses 2017: $57,061Net Income 2017: -$2,7662017Revenue 2018: $80,878Expenses 2018: $88,997Net Income 2018: -$8,1192018Revenue 2019: $59,550Expenses 2019: $49,393Net Income 2019: $10,1572019Revenue 2020: $52,248Expenses 2020: $21,050Net Income 2020: $31,1982020Revenue 2021: $38,128Expenses 2021: $102,792Net Income 2021: -$64,6642021Revenue 2022: $48,660Expenses 2022: $26,345Net Income 2022: $22,3152022Revenue 2023: $50,904Expenses 2023: $42,995Net Income 2023: $7,9092023Revenue 2025: $54,630Expenses 2025: $39,388Net Income 2025: $15,2422025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$54,630
Expenses$39,388
Net Income$15,242
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Mar 20, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$54,630
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Collective bargaining & representation of members.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Collective bargaining & representation of workers.--
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Aaron MorganVice President-$480$480$960
Kirk SmithPresident-$0$480$480
James PattersonSecretary-$420-$420
John ManningSergeant At Arms-$300-$300
William LewisChief Shop Steward-$300-$300
Lawrence MickelsonChief Shop Steward-$300-$300
Don WilliamsChief Shop Steward-$300-$300
Robert CristChief Shop Steward-$300-$300
Andrew KelleyTreasurer-$0--
Tim YoungChief Shop Steward-$0--
John BerryChief Shop Steward-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Workers United
EIN
39-6021645
Phone
3127386106
Address
333 South Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60607

Signing Officer

Name
Carlos Ginard
Title
Vice President Parent Joint Board
Phone
3127386100
Signed
2026-03-20
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

Description;Amount^Expenses Reimbursed to Affiliate;30658|Arbitration Training Fees;2300|Promotional Items Given Away to Members;1546|Travel and Lodging Expenses for Trainings;1215|Participation Fees for Labor Events;220|Office and Administrative Supplies;89^Total;36028^

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20

Description;Amount^Conversion Accrual to Cash;11779|Net Change in Value of Investments;4454^Total;16233^

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24

Description;EOY Amount^Accounts Receivable Officer Advance;630^Total;630^

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26

Description;EOY Amount^Accounts Payable;1780^Total;1780^

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.63$0.02$1.61$0.55$0.39$0.15
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.45$0.00$0.51$0.43$0.08
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.32$0.05$1.27$0.49$0.26$0.22
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.10$0.10$1.00$0.38$1.03$0.65
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.75$0.06$0.52$0.21$0.31
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.44$0.00$0.60$0.49$0.10
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.33$0.10$0.81$0.89$0.08
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.41$0.07$0.54$0.57$0.03
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.44$0.04$0.61$0.36$0.26
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.19$0.06$0.59$0.42$0.17
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.04$0.01$0.56$0.67$0.11
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.16$0.04$1.27$0.71$0.57
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.51$0.01$0.54$0.45$0.09