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BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF BUFFALO NY & VICINITY
LAKE VIEW, NY · EIN 166050939 · Form 990 · FY2025 · NTEE J40 · Employment · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$277K
expenses
$243K
net assets
$558K
employees
0
volunteers
15
mission · from form 990

THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT FUNCTION IS TO CENTRALIZE ORGANIZING ACTIVITIES OF VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION TRADE UNIONS AND PROMOTE UNION CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

profile · synthesized from sources

The Building & Construction Trades Council of Buffalo NY & Vicinity coordinates organizing activities among construction trade unions in Western New York. It advocates for union labor on construction projects and supports workforce development within the skilled trades. The organization operates as a regional council representing multiple affiliated unions.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Union Project Promotion
Advocates for the use of union labor on public and private construction projects in Western New York
Workforce Training Coordination
Facilitates collaboration among affiliated unions to align apprenticeship and skills development programs
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Union-Contractor Construction Partnerships 1 activity
    • Centralizing organizing activities of construction trade unions and promoting union construction projects
      Coordinates and centralizes the organizing efforts of various construction trade unions in the Buffalo, NY area, while actively promoting union-based construction projects.
financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$277K
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue$271K98%
Investment income$21K8%
Other revenue$-15K
expenses
Total expenses$243K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$15K
Grants paid out$107K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$558K
Cash$129K
Investments$429K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$558K
Liquid reserves27.6 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +22.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
PAUL BROWN PRESIDENT 5 $9K
WILLIAM FEKETE SECRETARY/TREASURER 8 $6K
board members · 4
  • CHRIS AUSTIN — TRUSTEE
  • JAMES WILLIS — TRUSTEE
  • RICK WILLIAMSON — TRUSTEE
  • RON WHEELER — TRUSTEE
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Labor Union Coordination
    methodology: labor_union_coordination
    By centralizing organizing activities across multiple construction trade unions, the council strengthens collective advocacy and amplifies project promotion efforts, leveraging unified bargaining power and shared resources to achieve greater industry influence.