Cpwr the Center for Construction

SILVER SPRING, MD EIN: 52-1172454 Website

TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH, TRAINING AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, WITH A FOCUS ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WORKING CONDITIONS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$13.0M

-4.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$7.2M

+5.5% YoY

Grant Count

29

+16.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$248K

-9.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$11M$16M$22M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$13,014,850$13,665,304$10,981,361
Revenue$19,702,256$18,896,630$17,330,296
Expenses$19,276,765$18,093,726$16,966,697
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$162,207$98,881$4,773
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$5M$7M24 grants202022 grants202127 grants202225 grants202329 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ZENITH AME SOLUTION$4.0MNATIONAL IRONWORKERS$369KWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY$319KINSULATION INDUSTRY$310KVIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST$296KREGENTS OF THE UNIV OF CA$268KUNIV OF MASS-LOWELL$217KBUILDING PATHWAYS INC$193KGST MICHIGAN WORKS$174KJOBTRAIN$170K

Grant Size Distribution

127 grants across all recorded years

51<$50K12$50–100K42$100–250K17$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CHRIS CAINEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$219KRICK RINEHARTDEPUTY DIRECTOR$190KMARY TARBRAKEASSOC. DIR FINANCE/ADMIN$173KQUINN PATRICIADIRECTOR, ENERGY EMPLOYEES P…$133KGUSTAFSON GARYDIRECTOR, ENV HAZARDS TRAINING$130KMEMARIAN BABAKDIRECTOR, SAFETY RESEARCH$129KSURTEES STEVEDIRECTOR, CAREER WORKERS$125K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CHRIS CAINEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR35$219,402
SEAN MCGARVEYPRESIDENT1
BRANDON BISHOPSECRETARY TREASURER1
JONATHAN D NEWMANVP/ GENERAL COUNSEL1
REV J CLETUS KILEYDIRECTOR1
JEFF PEOPLESDIRECTOR1
KENNETH J RUETERDIRECTOR1
MARY TARBRAKEASSOC. DIR FINANCE/ADMIN35$172,638
RICK RINEHARTDEPUTY DIRECTOR35$189,616
QUINN PATRICIADIRECTOR, ENERGY EMPLOYEES PROJECTS35$133,363
GUSTAFSON GARYDIRECTOR, ENV HAZARDS TRAINING35$130,144
MEMARIAN BABAKDIRECTOR, SAFETY RESEARCH35$129,199
SURTEES STEVEDIRECTOR, CAREER WORKERS35$124,942

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

28states
+20 more states

Cities

AlbuquerqueAtlantaAustinBaltimoreBlacksburgBostonBoulderChapel HillCheneyChicagoClemsonCollege StationCorvallisDenverFalls ChurchFlintFort CollinsGainesvilleHanoverHoughton

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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