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Chicago Journeymen Plumbers' Local Union 130 Ua

To operate a local labor union in the northeastern illinois area which represents membership in employment-related matters.

$2.0M
Granted FY2025still arriving
22
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$371k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Employment$4.1MHousing & Shelter$2.6MCommunity Improvement$823kHuman Services$120kEducation$73kHealth$31kArts & Culture$30kRecreation & Sports$26kOther$0
02FY2025 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 22 grants below total $1,774,792, the rows itemized in this filing. The $2,022,008 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $247,216 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $58k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $200k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $580k
  • $250k+3 grants · $937k
$43,803
Median grant
1
States reached
$31M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BESTLER CORP$371,304
ACTION PLUMBING CO INC$287,613
CORPORATE PLUMBING INC$278,102
JB PLUMBING LLC$173,833
HARTWIG PLBG & HTG INC$130,796
NORMAN MECHANICAL INC$121,304
O'CONNOR PLUMBING INC$91,903
M&C SERVICES INC$62,218
CR LEONARD$45,376
CHICAGO FEDERATION OF LABOR$45,250
MAC PLUMBING & ASSOCIATES$43,803
LONE STAR PLUMBING CO$27,696
IRISH FELLOWSHIP EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL FOUNDATION$26,750
PLOMO PLUMBERS CLUB$11,250
DEE PLUMBING & SEWER INC$9,630
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 8% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Horizon Construction Group: $40k → 10%HARTWIG PLBG & HTG INC: $184k → 6%CR LEONARD: $45k → 7%HARTWIG PLBG & HTG INC: $174k → 6%ACTION PLUMBING CO INC: $344k → 7%CR LEONARD: $45k → 7%HARTWIG PLBG & HTG INC: $131k → 6%ACTION PLUMBING CO INC: $334k → 7%MAC PLUMBING & ASSOCIATES: $44k → 7%HARTWIG PLBG & HTG INC: $130k → 6%ACTION PLUMBING CO INC: $314k → 7%MAC PLUMBING & ASSOCIATES: $41k → 7%HARTWIG PLBG & HTG INC: $78k → 6%ACTION PLUMBING CO INC: $288k → 7%JB PLUMBING LLC: $174k → 6%ACTION PLUMBING CO INC: $282k → 7%O'CONNOR PLUMBING INC: $127k → 8%ACTION PLUMBING CO INC: $211k → 7%O'CONNOR PLUMBING INC: $125k → 8%JB PLUMBING LLC: $50k → 6%Action Plumbing Co Inc: $105k → 7%O'CONNOR PLUMBING INC: $123k → 8%Action Plumbing Co Inc: $44k → 7%LONE STAR PLUMBING CO: $59k → 7%O'CONNOR PLUMBING INC: $97k → 8%M&C SERVICES INC: $62k → 8%LONE STAR PLUMBING CO: $34k → 7%O'CONNOR PLUMBING INC: $92k → 8%M&C SERVICES INC: $48k → 8%O'CONNOR PLUMBING INC: $83k → 8%OConnor Plumbing Inc: $35k → 8%PLUMBERS LOCAL 130 UA RETIREES' CLUB: $64k → 8%CHICAGO FEDERATION OF LABOR: $45k → 14%NORMAN MECHANICAL INC: $151k → 8%CORPORATE PLUMBING INC: $316k → 8%NORMAN MECHANICAL INC: $121k → 8%CORPORATE PLUMBING INC: $278k → 8%NORMAN PLUMBING INC: $71k → 8%NORMAN PLUMBING INC: $37k → 8%BESTLER CORP: $371k → 8%BESTLER CORP: $312k → 8%BESTLER CORP: $283k → 8%BESTLER CORP: $264k → 8%BESTLER CORP: $193k → 8%BESTLER CORP: $134k → 8%Bestler Corp: $79k → 8%Bestler Corp: $66k → 8%Bestler Corp: $38k → 8%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$7.7M · 30 repeat orgs$173k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +14% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

30 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

30
16

Total granted

$7.7M
$173k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+14%
0%

Still filing today

23%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
PhilanthropyHealthEducationEmploymentMembership BenefitArts & CultureOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • CF
    CHICAGO FEDERATION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL UNION COUNCIL
    5× · 2017–2022 · $89k · revenue +6%
  • CF
    Chicago Federation of Labor Workforce and Community Initiative
    2× · 2024–2025 · $64k · revenue +1%
  • IF
    IRISH FELLOWSHIP EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL FOUNDATION
    3× · 2023–2025 · $47k · revenue +14%

Funded once

  • HC
    Horizon Construction Group
    one grant, 2018 · $40k
  • AH
    American Heart Association Incgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $26k · revenue +26%
  • UH
    UNION HISTORIES
    one grant, 2024 · $12k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Illinois Pipe Trades Association

To promote, protect, and serve the member unions by establishing and maintaining minimum wage standards, protecting members from unjust competition, and overseeing labor agreements within the state of illinois.

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2
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

To organize all workers for the econimic, moral and social advancement of their condition and status.

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3
Illinois Mechanical Specialty Contractors Association

To provide support and allow for dissemination of legislative activities to the members who are construction employers in illinos.

Community Improvement
4
Laborers' Int'l Union of North America District Council of Chicago

To promote unity of action in dealing with employers and to coordinate and consolidate the activities of its various affiliated local unions so they can work in a harmonious and united way.

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5
Union League Club of Chicago

See schedule o.the union league club of chicago (the "club") provides a unique opportunity for its members to participate as a leader in promoting civic, philanthropic and cultural matters of common interest. our offerings focus on…

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6
Fca of Illinois

A union painting, glazing, and drywall taping contractors association dedicated to improving the industry through negotiating and implementing a collective bargaining agreement, promoting safety, education, and training to its members,…

Community Improvement
7
Underground Contractors Association

To serve and advance the underground industry and its members, who provide quality utility installation for the citizens of illinois, following the highest legal, moral and ethical standards.

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8
Chicago Journeymen Plumbers' Local Union 130 Ua

To operate a local labor union in the northeastern illinois area which represents membership in employment-related matters.

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9
Iron Workers District Council of Chicago and Vicinity

Organize workers for advancement

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10
Illinois Section of the American Water Works Association Inc

The illinois section of the american water works association, inc. (isawwa) provides resources for the advocacy of safe and sustainable water through enriching membership, mentoring, and increasing public awareness.

Public Benefit
11
West Central Building and Construction Trades Council

Betterment of the wage earners working condition

Community Improvement
12
International Union of Operating Engineers Local Union No 965

To represent members of the international union of operating engineers in the central and west central illinois area.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc; the most unlike its peers is American Heart Association Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

18 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 18 of the 46 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/18
Grantees still filing
10/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ACTION PLUMBING CO INC: $2,153,950 · OtherACTION PLUMBING CO INCBESTLER CORP: $1,738,412 · OtherBESTLER CORPHARTWIG PLBG & HTG INC: $697,159 · OtherHARTWIG PLBG & HTG INCO'CONNOR PLUMBING INC: $688,910 · OtherO'CONNOR PLUMBING INCCORPORATE PLUMBING INC: $667,906 · OtherCORPORATE PLUMBING INCNORMAN MECHANICAL INC: $487,406 · OtherNORMAN MECHANICAL INC+30 more: $1,198,051 · Other+30 morePLUMBERS LOCAL 130 UA RETIREES' CLUB: $84,502 · Membership BenefitChicago Federation of Labor Workforce and Community Initiative: $64,250 · EmploymentIRISH FELLOWSHIP EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL FOUNDATION: $46,750 · EducationUNITED ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST: $10,000 · EducationPIGA OF CHICAGOLAND NFP co P McCARTHY: $20,700 · PhilanthropyCHICAGO ROOFERS AND WATERPROOFERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $12,250 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC: $5,500 · PhilanthropyAmerican Heart Association Inc: $26,000 · HealthIN SEARCH OF A CURE: $5,350 · HealthIRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE CENTER: $6,700 · Arts & Culture
Other$7,631,794Membership Benefit$84,502Employment$64,250Education$56,750Philanthropy$38,450Health$31,350Arts & Culture$6,700

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCHICAGO FEDERATION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL UNION COUNCIL: $88,500 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetPLUMBERS LOCAL 130 UA RETIREES' CLUB: $84,502 over 2y, 8.5% of budgetChicago Federation of Labor Workforce and Community Initiative: $64,250 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetIRISH FELLOWSHIP EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL FOUNDATION: $46,750 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetIRISH FELLOWSHIP CLUB OF CHICAGO: $41,700 over 5y, 17% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $26,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPIGA OF CHICAGOLAND NFP co P McCARTHY: $20,700 over 3y, 10% of budgetILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL GENERAL FUND: $20,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetCHICAGO ROOFERS AND WATERPROOFERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $12,250 over 2y, 6.2% of budgetUNITED ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST: $10,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetPATHWAY TO ADVENTURE COUNCIL INC BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $8,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSPRINKLER FITTERS AND APPRENTICES LOCAL UNION 281 UA: $7,600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHICAGO WOMEN IN TRADES: $7,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetIRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE CENTER: $6,700 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMACHINERY MOVERS RIGGERS AND ERECTORS UNION LOCAL #136: $5,950 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetUNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC: $5,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPIRATES INC: $5,500 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetIN SEARCH OF A CURE: $5,350 over 1y, 1.4% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds CHICAGO FEDERATION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL UNION COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds PLUMBERS LOCAL 130 UA RETIREES' CLUB ↗
  • Who funds Chicago Federation of Labor Workforce and Community Initiative ↗
  • Who funds IRISH FELLOWSHIP EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds IRISH FELLOWSHIP CLUB OF CHICAGO ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds PIGA OF CHICAGOLAND NFP co P McCARTHY ↗
  • Who funds ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL GENERAL FUND ↗
  • Who funds CHICAGO ROOFERS AND WATERPROOFERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UNITED ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST ↗
  • Who funds PATHWAY TO ADVENTURE COUNCIL INC BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds SPRINKLER FITTERS AND APPRENTICES LOCAL UNION 281 UA ↗
  • Who funds CHICAGO WOMEN IN TRADES ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

International Union o…International Union o…The Chicago Community…Amazonsmile Foundation
International Union of Operating Engineers Local No 399IL13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: International Union of Operating Engineers Local No 399 · International Union of Operating Engineers 150 · The Chicago Community Trust · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Chicago Journeymen Plumbers' Local Union 130 Ua funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Chicago Journeymen Plumbers' Local Union 130 Ua. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 46 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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