Amalgamated Transit Union FY2023 filing

Not tax-deductible

Clifton, NJ501(c)(5)EIN 22-1311765Revenue $566K in FY2023

On file with the IRS1149 Bloomfield Ave Ste 5, 07012-2314 · Clifton, NJTax-exempt since Oct 1940

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Representation New Jersey Transit union members.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$184K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$184K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$566K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$631K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$243K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$566K
FY2023▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$504K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$515K
FY2023$566K
FY2024$607K
Expenses
$631K
FY2023▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$417K
FY2021$471K
FY2022$574K
FY2023$631K
FY2024$686K
Net assets
$243K
FY2023▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$329K
FY2021$367K
FY2022$308K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$165K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1940.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $631K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $184K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$110,710Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Secretary
$31,939Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$29,403Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Sec
$12,053Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Pablo Gonzalez$116,654$110,710$107,142$99,568$93,411
Manuel Colon$38,052$31,939$32,998$27,766$18,166
Carlos Gonzalez$33,412$29,403$24,609$22,920$17,142
Christopher Whisten$27,345$12,053$19,200——
Elvis Lopez————$2,427

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for New Jersey Transit union members' rights and interests.

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1 program · $631K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Provide contract negotiations, collective bargaining, and arbitration to 980 union members in Hudson County New Jersey.

$631Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$566K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$557K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$631K
Ln 25
Programscol B$631K
Owns and owesPt X
$243K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$243K
Total assetsLn 16$243K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$557K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$566K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
SavingsLn 2$180K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$243K
Total assetsLn 16$243K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$243K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$308K$243K
Total assetsLn 16$308K$243K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$308K$243K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$184K$184K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$53K$53K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$39K$39K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$28K$28K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$264K$264K
Total functional expensesLn 25$631K$631K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $607K$686K−$78K$165K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $566K$631K−$65K$243K 990 PDF
FY2022 $515K$574K−$59K$308K 990 PDF
FY2021 $508K$471K$38K$367K 990 PDF
FY2020 $504K$417K$87K$329K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $565,968 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $502,127$556,871
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,453$5,357
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,426$3,740
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $515,006$565,968
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $252,510$263,932
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $321,037$366,998
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $573,547$630,930
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$58,541−$64,962
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $565,968 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $556,871$556,871
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,357$5,357
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,740$3,740
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $565,968 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$565,968
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $630,930 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $184,105$184,105
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $52,812$52,812
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,217$3,217
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,798$23,798
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $39,300$39,300
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,120$7,120
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,371$4,371
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,740$3,740
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,020$5,020
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,200$5,200
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $28,118$28,118
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,477$10,477
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $263,652$263,652
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $630,930 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$630,930
Part X · Balance sheet $243,175 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $133,361$63,043
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $174,776$180,132
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $308,137$243,175
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $308,137$243,175
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $308,137$243,175
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $308,137$243,175
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $243,175 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$565,968
XI-2 Total expenses$630,930
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$64,962
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$308,137
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$243,175

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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