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Address

CARPENTERS
101 CONSTITUTION AVENUE NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20001

Financial Information

The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), which is enforced by the Office of Labor-Management Standards, requires labor unions to file annual reports detailing their operations. Contained in those reports are breakdowns of each union's spending, income and other financial information.

Basic Financials

Total Assets $734,311,476
Total Liabilities $5,736,778
Total Income $148,875,850
Total Spent $141,108,294

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $39,980,012 (+24.1%)
Accounts Receivable $6,062,038 (-16.4%)
Investments $444,096,206 (-2.3%)
Fixed Assets $117,588,510 (-2.3%)
Treasury Securities $112,968,901 (+9.7%)
Other Assets $6,776,287 (+43.1%)
Loans Receivable $6,839,522 (+2.3%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $1,526,331
Other Liabilities $4,210,447
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $0
Per Person Tax $75,052,665
Investments $45,002,013
Supplies $189,954
Loan Repayment $160,037
Interest $6,634,185
Dividends $3,837,093
Rents $3,366,110
Fees and Fines $641,302
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $12,614,273
Affiliates $1,378,218
Members $0
Reinvestments $53,518,081
All Others $218,536

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2021  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Spending

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) requires unions to report how they spent their money in a number of categories. For the first five, OLMS requires unions to provide detailed information on any recipient that received more than $5,000 per year.

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational $2,642,645 (1.87%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $18,226,725 (12.92%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $10,431,206 (7.39%)
General Overhead $18,976,728 (13.45%)
Union Administration $12,564,678 (8.90%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $2,946,198 (2.09%)
To Union Employees $5,587,675 (3.96%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2021  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
2002531,839
2003523,271
2004524,237
2005522,416
2006523,126
2007523,815
2008511,053
2009473,777
2010446,694
2011428,207
2012415,806
2013411,050
2014412,278
2015447,743
2016445,870
2017424,826
2018435,904
2019437,634
2020432,107
2021430,605

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2021  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
DOUGLAS MCCARRONGENERAL PRESIDENT$587,743
RANDY THORNHILLDISTRICT VP$545,931
FRANK SPENCERFIRST GENERAL VP$483,863
THOMAS FLYNNGENERAL SEC-TREAS$457,502
DAVID THARPSECOND GENERAL VP$445,763
MICHAEL CAPELLIRETIRING GENERAL SECTREAS$416,873
DENNIS DONAHOUDISTRICT VP$364,986
MARK MCGRIFFDISTRICT VP$358,475
WILLIAM WATERKOTTEDISTRICT VP$356,144
MICHAEL ROWEDISTRICT VP$298,933

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2021  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023