Civic Intelligence

United Steelworkers

EIN 41-1891756 • 501(c)5 • Cloquet, MN

Profile

Collective Bargaining

121 Ave CCloquet, MN 55720

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

21st percentile

-13%

Higher net margin than 21% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$14,310

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 8.2% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

33rd percentile

-4.6%

Faster asset growth than 33% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

58th percentile

4.3%

Faster revenue growth than 58% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$471,174

Down $22,491 (-4.6%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$471,174

Down $22,491 (-4.6%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin21st percentile

Revenue

Up

$175,470

Up $7,154 (+4.3%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$197,961

Up $19,447 (+11%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$22,491

Down $12,293 (-121%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth33rd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2010: $296,075Liabilities 2010: $0Net Assets 2010: $296,0752010Assets 2011: $318,844Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $293,797Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $304,196Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $292,823Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $316,129Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $340,682Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $345,611Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $369,165Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $394,181Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $442,446Net Assets 2020: $442,4462020Assets 2021: $447,387Net Assets 2021: $447,3872021Assets 2022: $493,782Net Assets 2022: $493,7822022Assets 2023: $503,863Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $503,8632023Assets 2024: $493,665Net Assets 2024: $493,6652024Assets 2025: $471,174Net Assets 2025: $471,1742025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$471,174
Liabilities-
Net Assets$471,174
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth58th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2010: $198,324Expenses 2010: $229,601Net Income 2010: -$31,2772010Revenue 2011: $134,281Expenses 2011: $111,512Net Income 2011: $22,7692011Revenue 2012: $130,471Expenses 2012: $155,518Net Income 2012: -$25,0472012Revenue 2013: $135,547Expenses 2013: $125,148Net Income 2013: $10,3992013Revenue 2014: $134,200Expenses 2014: $145,573Net Income 2014: -$11,3732014Revenue 2015: $178,360Expenses 2015: $155,054Net Income 2015: $23,3062015Revenue 2016: $141,221Expenses 2016: $116,668Net Income 2016: $24,5532016Revenue 2017: $134,043Expenses 2017: $121,784Net Income 2017: $12,2592017Revenue 2018: $132,561Expenses 2018: $109,007Net Income 2018: $23,5542018Revenue 2019: $135,997Expenses 2019: $110,981Net Income 2019: $25,0162019Revenue 2020: $128,439Expenses 2020: $80,174Net Income 2020: $48,2652020Revenue 2021: $132,597Expenses 2021: $127,656Net Income 2021: $4,9412021Revenue 2022: $151,705Expenses 2022: $105,310Net Income 2022: $46,3952022Revenue 2023: $149,985Expenses 2023: $139,904Net Income 2023: $10,0812023Revenue 2024: $168,316Expenses 2024: $178,514Net Income 2024: -$10,1982024Revenue 2025: $175,470Expenses 2025: $197,961Net Income 2025: -$22,4912025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$175,470
Expenses$197,961
Net Income-$22,491
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$471,174
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$471,174
Revenue
$175,470
Expenses
$197,961
Net income
-$22,491
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.71$4.71$1.75$1.98$0.22
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.94$4.94$1.68$1.79$0.10
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.04$0.00$5.04$1.50$1.40$0.10
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.94$4.94$1.52$1.05$0.46
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.47$4.47$1.33$1.28$0.05
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.42$4.42$1.28$0.80$0.48
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.94$0.00$1.36$1.11$0.25
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.69$0.00$1.33$1.09$0.24
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.46$0.00$1.34$1.22$0.12
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.41$0.00$1.41$1.17$0.25
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.16$0.00$1.78$1.55$0.23
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.93$0.00$1.34$1.46$0.11
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.04$0.00$1.36$1.25$0.10
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.94$0.00$1.30$1.56$0.25
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.19$0.00$1.34$1.12$0.23
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.96$0.00$2.96$1.98$2.30$0.31
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 2, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$175,470
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Collective Bargaining

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The Local Union enforced the Collective Bargaining Agreement to Better the Working Conditions of the Local Union and Provide REpresentation to its Members--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Jay ArntsonPresidentPT$14,310-$14,310
Steven BauerVice President-$13,109-$13,109
Chris WaldorfVP Of Pulp-$9,408-$9,408
Jay LahtiFinancial SecretaryPT$6,906-$6,906
Stephanie MerrillRecording Secretary-$5,660-$5,660
Michelle MihalekTreasurer-$5,276-$5,276
Shawn MeisnerTrustee-$3,147-$3,147
Todd FedericksonTrustee-$2,928-$2,928
Tammy StueberTrustee-$1,417-$1,417
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
United Steelworkers
EIN
41-1891756
In Care Of
% Michelle Mihalek
Phone
2184915332
Address
121 Ave C, Cloquet, MN 55720

Signing Officer

Name
Michelle Muhalek
Title
Treasurer
Phone
2184915332
Signed
2026-02-02
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Preparer

Preparer
Michelle Mihalek
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8, Other Revenue

“IRS refund 3,991”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8, Other Revenue

“MN State withholding 521”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8, Other Revenue

“MN State withholding 152”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8, Other Revenue

“USW leadership refund 1,133”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8, Other Revenue

“USW D11 refund conf refund 635”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Travel 16,121”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Conferences, conventions, and meetings 18,672”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Office expense 10,000”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Per Cap 2,615”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Direct Taxes 16,252”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Workmans comp 490”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24, Other Assets

“Office Equipment Beginning of year 9,702, End of year 9,702”

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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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