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Office & Professional Employees International Union - Local 179

EIN 62-6047128 • 501(c)5 • Chattanooga, TN

Profile

Union mission is to improve the lives of working families by bringing economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our communities.

2715 Belle Arbor Avenue AChattanooga, TN 37406-3617

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Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

58th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

79th percentile

21%

Higher net margin than 79% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

61st percentile

$3,600

Higher top officer pay than 61% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 2.4% of source-year revenue.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

77th percentile

13%

Faster asset growth than 77% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

24th percentile

-11%

Faster revenue growth than 24% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

Up

$266,904

Up $31,631 (+13%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

$266,904

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue60th percentileNet Margin79th percentile

Revenue

Down

$147,214

Down $17,441 (-11%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$115,583

Down $46,247 (-29%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$31,631

Up $28,806 (+1020%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth77th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2011: $54,041Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $55,046Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $68,904Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $69,195Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $70,378Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $64,260Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $103,835Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $103,8352017Assets 2018: $146,086Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $146,0862018Assets 2019: $147,387Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $147,3872019Assets 2020: $174,236Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $206,576Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $206,5762021Assets 2022: $232,448Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $232,4482022Assets 2023: $235,273Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $266,904Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $266,9042024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$266,904
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$266,904
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth24th percentile

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $54,041Expenses 2011: $52,859Net Income 2011: $1,1822011Revenue 2012: $55,046Expenses 2012: $55,846Net Income 2012: -$8002012Revenue 2013: $68,904Expenses 2013: $66,272Net Income 2013: $2,6322013Revenue 2014: $69,195Expenses 2014: $64,727Net Income 2014: $4,4682014Revenue 2015: $70,377Expenses 2015: $67,282Net Income 2015: $3,0952015Revenue 2016: $66,952Expenses 2016: $73,897Net Income 2016: -$6,9452016Revenue 2017: $144,762Expenses 2017: $104,028Net Income 2017: $40,7342017Revenue 2018: $146,526Expenses 2018: $104,275Net Income 2018: $42,2512018Revenue 2019: $136,855Expenses 2019: $135,554Net Income 2019: $1,3012019Revenue 2020: $139,864Expenses 2020: $113,015Net Income 2020: $26,8492020Revenue 2021: $129,354Expenses 2021: $97,014Net Income 2021: $32,3402021Revenue 2022: $120,085Expenses 2022: $94,213Net Income 2022: $25,8722022Revenue 2023: $164,655Expenses 2023: $161,830Net Income 2023: $2,8252023Revenue 2024: $147,214Expenses 2024: $115,583Net Income 2024: $31,6312024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$147,214
Expenses$115,583
Net Income$31,631
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$266,904
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$266,904
Revenue
$147,214
Expenses
$115,583
Net income
$31,631
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.67$0.00$2.67$1.47$1.16$0.32
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.35$0.00$1.65$1.62$0.03
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.32$0.00$2.32$1.20$0.94$0.26
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.07$0.00$2.07$1.29$0.97$0.32
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.74$0.00$1.40$1.13$0.27
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.47$0.00$1.47$1.37$1.36$0.01
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.46$0.00$1.46$1.47$1.04$0.42
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.04$0.00$1.04$1.45$1.04$0.41
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.64$0.00$0.67$0.74$0.07
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.70$0.00$0.70$0.67$0.03
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.69$0.00$0.69$0.65$0.04
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.69$0.00$0.69$0.66$0.03
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.55$0.00$0.55$0.56$0.01
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.54$0.00$0.54$0.53$0.01
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 5, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$147,214
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Union mission is to improve the lives of working families by bringing economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our communities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
REPRESENTATION OF MEMBERS TO LABOR RELATIONS BOARD FOR POTENTIAL DISCRIMINATION.$0$115,583
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay61st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
RON FREEMANPresidentPT$3,600-$3,600
BRANDEN SEWELLTreasurerPT$2,820-$2,820
STEVE NAPOLITANOVice PresidentPT$2,520-$2,520
HOLLY PAGESecretaryPT$1,920-$1,920
JERRY METCALFTrusteePT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Office & Professional Employees
EIN
62-6047128
Phone
7068669346
Address
2715 BELLE ARBOR AVENUE A, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37406-3617

Signing Officer

Name
Branden Sewell
Title
Treasurer
Phone
4238273820
Signed
2025-05-05
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
G R RUSH & COMPANY PLLC CPA'S
Address
6500 BUILDING 5720 SKURLOCK ROAD, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37411-5517
Preparer
David Distefano
Phone
4238995162
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10 - Payments to Affiliates

“Affiliate name: office & professional employees intl union. Purpose of payment: national dues. Amount of payment: 54,338.”

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

“Description: office secretary. Amount: 12,000. Description: other expenses. Amount: 9,804. Description: phone. Amount: 3,734. Description: bank fees. Amount: 180. Description: meals. Amount: 1,672. Description: promotion cost. Amount: 2,799. Description: family day. Amount: 4,024. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 34,213.”

Raw XML Appendix122 raw XML fields

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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