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US nonprofit · EIN 043432489 · Southwick, MAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 043432489) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

International Union of Operating Engineers Local 98 & Empl Coop TR's network

4 people4 organisationsi4 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (9) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
David Kazimierczak ChairUnion Trustee/Chairperson2024
2 yrs
Darrin AugerUnion Trustee2022
4 yrs
Jenna RahkonenEmployer Trustee2020
6 yrs
Jonathan PecoyEmployer Trustee2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Kara RichotteFund Administrator - Eff 3/2020since 2020
Michelle P SchweitzerFund Admstr - Thru 3/2020since 2018
William D FAYUnion Trustee2021

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
David KazimierczakUnion Trustee/Chairperson1$0
Darrin AugerUnion Trustee1$0
Jenna RahkonenEmployer Trustee1$0
Jonathan PecoyEmployer Trustee1$0
Kara RichotteFund Administrator1$0$145k$81k

About

Legal name
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 98 & Empl Coop Tr
EIN
043432489
Address
Po Box 1290, Southwick, MA, 01077-1290
State
Massachusetts
Mission
To improve labor management relationships, preserve employment security, enhance economic development in the community and improve communication with respect to individual advancements, and to promote the economic competitiveness of operating engineers and employers in the industry, primarily by awarding grants to eligible employers who are collectively bargained with the union. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
J40 Employment
IRS classification
501(c)05 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Employment
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1998
Principal officer
Kara A Richotte (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 1999
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsJenna Rahkonen
≥4years on the filingsDarrin Auger
≥2years on the filingsDavid Kazimierczak
≥2years on the filingsJonathan Pecoy

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$992k
Total liabilities
$14k
Net assets or fund balances
$978k
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$570k
Grants and similar paid out
$575k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$617k$477k$140k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

13 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Morais Contractors IncTo successfully bid and obtain jobs in construction industry$100k
Ludlow Construction Co IncTo successfully bid and obtain jobs in construction industry$83k
Rifenburg Contracting CorpTo successfully bid and obtain jobs in construction industry$65k
Baltazar Contractors IncTo successfully bid and obtain jobs in construction industry$54k
Et & L CorpTo successfully bid and obtain jobs in construction industry$53k
Caracas Construction CorpTo successfully bid and obtain jobs in construction industry$45k
Northern General Cont IncTo successfully bid and obtain jobs in construction industry$41k
Dw White Construction IncTo successfully bid and obtain jobs in construction industry$36k
Jh Maxymillian IncTo successfully bid and obtain jobs in construction industry$35k
David G Roach & Son IncTo successfully bid and obtain jobs in construction industry$30k
Aj Virgilo Construction IncTo successfully bid and obtain jobs in construction industry$12k
Warner Brothers LLCTo successfully bid and obtain jobs in construction industry$8k
Costello Dismantling Co IncTo successfully bid and obtain jobs in construction industry$7k