INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS
EIN 36-6001415 · Business & Industry (S40)
What they do
Since Obtaining Its Charter On September 15, 1918, IBEW Local 794 Has and Will Continue to Seek to Better The Working Conditions of Workers In The Railroad Branch of The Electrical Industry Within Its Jurisdiction, to Improve The Grade of Their Work Product, and to Enhance The Efficiency of The Electrical Work They Perform Through The Following Activities: (i) Bargaining Collectively With Employers; (ii) Organizing Workers; (iii) Promoting Reasonable Methods of Work; (iv) Cultivating Feelings of Friendship Among Those In The Electrical Industry; (v) Settling Disputes Between Employers and Employees By Arbitration (if Possible); (vi) Assisting Members In Sickness and Distress; (vii) Assisting Members In Securing Employment; (viii) Securing Adequate Pay and Other Similar Benefits for Members Work; (ix) Seeking A Higher and Higher Standard of Living for Members; and (x) Seeking Security for Members. As Part of Its Exempt Mission, IBEW Local 794 Also Seeks By Legal and Proper Means to Elev
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JUAN RAMOSFINANCIAL SECRETARY
THOMAS VERHOEVEPRESIDENT
CRAIG KIELHOFERRECORDING SECRETARY
CARLOS VILLASENORTREASURER
DOUG HEATHEXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER
DAVE ADDYMANEXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER
FRANK BILOTTOVICE PRESIDENT
ANTHONY SMITHEXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2022
- Location
- PO BOX 938, OAK FOREST, IL 60452-0938
- County
- Cook
- In care of
- % THOMAS VERHOEVE
- Primary officer
- Carlos Villasenor, Treasurer
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Business & Industry (S40)
- IRS tax category
- Business & Industry
- Revocation date
- May 15, 2020