PIPE FITTERS TRAINING FUND: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: PIPE FITTERS TRAINING FUND (EIN 36-2536349)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-11-04
IRS object ID: 202523089349302542
Schema version: 2024v5.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-11-04T13:25:39-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	320043599	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LEGACY PROFESSIONALS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER SUITE	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	700	AddressLine2Txt
City	WESTCHESTER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60154	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362536349	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PIPE FITTERS TRAINING	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	FUND LOCAL 597	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PIPE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7083269240	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10850 W 187TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	MOKENA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60448	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHRISTOPHER HERNANDEZ	PersonNm
Person Title	TRUSTEE	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3126330597	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-11-04	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ERIC WALLIN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01630474	PTIN
Phone	3123680500	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-11-04	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CHRISTOPHER HERNANDEZ	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10850 W 187TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	MOKENA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60448	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$75,797,374	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.PF597.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Trust	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationTrustInd
Formation	1949	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS OF APPRENTICES AND JOURNEYMEN IN THE PIPE FITTING INDUSTRY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1059	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$674,762	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$191,051	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$29,882,081	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$31,752,007	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$794,368	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,051,156	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$152,202	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$281,974	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$31,503,413	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$33,276,188	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$16,944,617	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$20,154,462	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$11,345,306	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$12,589,597	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$28,289,923	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$32,744,059	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,213,490	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$532,129	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$64,483,353	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$66,929,240	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,997,604	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,176,153	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$61,485,749	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$62,753,087	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	PROVIDE TRAINING IN THE PIPE FITTING TRADE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	TO PROVIDE TRAINING EDUCATION AND ON THE JOB TRAINING FOR APPRENTICES AND JOURNEYMEN IN THE PIPE FITTING TRADE.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	16	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	1059	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MATT MAJSZAK	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7083269240	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10850 W 187TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	MOKENA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60448	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DENNIS HAHNEY
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER HERNANDEZ
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIMOTHY GILLOOLEY
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH VELLENGA
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN HELM
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARC PITTAS
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATHY MCCAULEY
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN RAYBURN
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH BONATO
TRAINING DIRECTOR	40.00		$206,155	$0	$78,775	Yes (X)
BRIAN MURPHY
INSTRUCTOR	40.00		$167,339	$0	$83,487		Yes (X)
CHRIS GRAVITT
INSTRUCTOR	40.00		$167,286	$0	$84,090		Yes (X)
GLEN BURCH
INSTRUCTOR	40.00		$165,935	$0	$82,460		Yes (X)
RICHARD HOBSON
INSTRUCTOR	40.00		$165,242	$0	$83,727		Yes (X)
JOEL ZACARIAS
INSTRUCTOR	40.00		$161,824	$0	$82,346		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,033,781	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$494,885	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	27	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
CHICAGO TUBE & IRON
1 CHICAGO TUBE DRIVE	ROMEOVILLE	IL	60446	TRAINING & EDU. MATERIALS	$1,397,102
WELDING INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CORP
PO BOX 735001	CHICAGO	IL	60637	TRAINING & EDU. MATERIALS	$531,208
TOTAL ELECTRIC INC
16308 S 107TH AVENUE	ORLAND PARK	IL	60467	BUILDING MAINTENANCE	$520,770
ABM JANITORIAL SERVICES
PO BOX 74008829	CHICAGO	IL	60674	JANITORIAL SERVICES	$451,856
CONSTELLATION NEW ENERGY INC
PO BOX 4640	CAROL STREAM	IL	60197	UTILITY COMPANY	$398,694

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	17	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations	$191,051	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$126,780	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$191,051	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS	900099	$31,196,149	$31,196,149
REIMBURSEMENTS	900099	$339,241	$339,241
EDUCATIONAL FEES	900099	$135,050	$135,050
SCRAP SALES	900099	$81,567	$81,567

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$31,752,007	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$994,477	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$994,477	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$281,974	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$281,974	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$281,974	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$281,974	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$42,577,865	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$42,521,186	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$56,679	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$56,679	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$56,679	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$33,276,188	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$31,752,007	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,333,130	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$284,930	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,638,777	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,506,866	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,448,989	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,274,900	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$91,513	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,609	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,000	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,136	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$275,584	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$172,812	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,986,190	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,494	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,160	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$980,012	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,137,621	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$210,951	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES	$4,352,345
SERVICES PROVIDED BY WE	$62,100
DRUG SCREENING	$47,036
MISCELLANEOUS	$17,034

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,744,059	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$323,094	BOYAmt
EOY	$70,504	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,609,832	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,184,049	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$260,337	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,402,916	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,480,876	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,704	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,255	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$59,081,400	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$22,539,984	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,932,045	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,541,416	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,926,425	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,627,140	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,483,353	BOYAmt
EOY	$66,929,240	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,607,543	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,155,297	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$835,856	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,490,335	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$554,205	BOYAmt
EOY	$530,521	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,997,604	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,176,153	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,485,749	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,753,087	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,485,749	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,753,087	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,483,353	BOYAmt
EOY	$66,929,240	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$532,129	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$735,209	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,536,515	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,536,515	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$40,374,835	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$11,916,882	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$28,457,953	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,934,694	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,281,581	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,653,113	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$13,011,441	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$9,143,504	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,867,937	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$223,915	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$198,017	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$25,898	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$36,541,416	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATION	$160,725
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN LIABILITY	$324,592
DUE TO WELFARE FUND	$45,204

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$530,521	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$34,008,397	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$735,209	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$735,209	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$33,273,188	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$3,000	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$3,000	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$33,276,188	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$32,741,059	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$32,741,059	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$3,000	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$3,000	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$32,744,059	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE THE FUND TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE FUND AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE FUND HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES. THE FUND IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JOSEPH BONATO
TRAINING DIRECTOR	$196,981	$0	$0	$0	$9,174	$0	$52,646	$0	$26,129	$0	$284,930	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS GRAVITT
INSTRUCTOR	$167,286	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$57,422	$0	$26,668	$0	$251,376	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN MURPHY
INSTRUCTOR	$167,339	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$56,177	$0	$27,310	$0	$250,826	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD HOBSON
INSTRUCTOR	$165,242	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$57,011	$0	$26,716	$0	$248,969	$0	$0	$0
GLEN BURCH
INSTRUCTOR	$165,935	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$55,880	$0	$26,580	$0	$248,395	$0	$0	$0
JOEL ZACARIAS
INSTRUCTOR	$161,824	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$55,903	$0	$26,443	$0	$244,170	$0	$0	$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	TRAINING EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL	Desc
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$126,780	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FUND RECEIVED SEVERAL TYPES OF TRAINING EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL. IT IS NOT PRACTICAL TO LIST THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE GOVERNING BODY FOR THEIR CAREFUL REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B	SALARIES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE OFFICE OF THE FUND.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
PIPE FITTERS' WELFARE FUND LOCAL 597
45 NORTH OGDEN AVENUE	CHICAGO	IL	60607	362141703	PROVIDES HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS	IL	501(C)9	NOT APPLICABLE	0
PIPE FITTERS' RETIREMENT FUND LOCAL 597
45 NORTH OGDEN AVENUE	CHICAGO	IL	60607	626105084	PROVIDES RETIREMENT BENEFITS	IL	401(A)	NOT APPLICABLE	0
PIPE FITTERS' ASSOCIATION LOCAL 597 401(K) PLAN
45 NORTH OGDEN AVENUE	CHICAGO	IL	60607	361820310	PROVIDES RETIREMENT BENEFITS	IL	401(A)	NOT APPLICABLE	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd