American Postal Workers Union FY2020 filing

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Fresh Meadows, NY501(c)(5)Since 1971Mutual / membership EIN 23-7272591Revenue $312K in FY2020

On file with the IRS61-43 186th Street Ste 110, 11365-2710 · Fresh Meadows, NYTax-exempt since Nov 1973

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Through collective bargaining efforts to secure better wages benefits and working conditions

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$152K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $882 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$152K
to officers and key staff · 51% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 51% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$6K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 11 voting members
Concern: none of 11 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$312K
Spent
$300K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$251K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$312K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$312K
FY2021$312K
FY2022$350K
FY2023$354K
FY2024$392K
FY2025$379K
Expenses
$300K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$300K
FY2021$286K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$381K
FY2024$396K
FY2025$372K
Net assets
$251K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$277K
FY2022$258K
FY2023$230K
FY2024$227K
FY2025$234K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1973.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $152K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$85,753Pt VII · Sec A
Director Clerk Craft
$24,557Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$20,741Pt VII · Sec A
Director Motor Vehicle Craft
$6,600Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$2,702Pt VII · Sec A
Admin VP Clerk Craft
$2,662Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$2,368Pt VII · Sec A
Director Industrial Relations
$2,038Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lillian Pascal$98,186$90,633$94,818$93,177$89,452$85,753
Desai Chandrak$45,099$19,445$8,617$4,442$4,588$2,662
Freddy Vasquez——$39,181$31,968$23,077$20,741
Patricia Vasquez—$25,770$25,270$25,567$22,313$24,557
Theodora Lavender-Reed$5,153$6,878$5,676$5,565$2,635$2,038
Jacqueline Edwards$4,904$6,833$5,975$5,814$3,182$2,702
Curtis Morgan$4,865$5,695$4,489$6,459$6,172$6,600
Stephanie Furlow——$5,598$3,853——

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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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Secures better wages, benefits, and working conditions through collective bargaining.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Through collective bargaining efforts the local union strives to secure a safe and healthy work environment better working conditions and a better standard of living for members and their families.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$312K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$310K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$300K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$251K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$257K
Total assetsLn 16$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$310K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$312K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$18K
SavingsLn 2$239K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$257K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$251K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$244K$257K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$244K$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$239K$251K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$189K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$23K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K
TravelLn 17$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$300K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $379K$372K$7K$234K 990 PDF
FY2024 $392K$396K−$4K$227K 990 PDF
FY2023 $354K$381K−$27K$230K 990 PDF
FY2022 $350K$369K−$19K$258K 990 PDF
FY2021 $312K$286K$26K$277K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $312K$300K$12K$251K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $312,437 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $355,948$309,869
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,500$2,568
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $359,448$312,437
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $31,931$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $216,781$214,078
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $95,877$86,140
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $344,589$300,218
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,859$12,219
Part VI · Governance 0 of 11 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $312,437 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,158 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $305,711 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$305,711
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,568$2,568
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $309,869 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,568$312,437
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $300,218 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$189,375
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$9,887
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$14,816
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$4,500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$3,514
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$22,745
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$15,225
IX-17 Travel$1,509
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$1,040
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$4,609
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$1,431
IX-24e All other expenses$31,567
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$300,218
Part X · Balance sheet $257,351 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,610$18,204
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $205,804$239,147
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $244,414$257,351
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,596$6,314
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,596$6,314
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $238,818$251,037
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $238,818$251,037
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $244,414$257,351
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $251,037 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$312,437
XI-2 Total expenses$300,218
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,219
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$238,818
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$251,037

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