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American Postal Workers Union

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Syracuse, NY501(c)(5)Since 1976Mutual / membership EIN 23-7341563Revenue $441K in FY2025

On file with the IRSapwucnyal.homestead.comPo Box 2233, 13220-2233 · Syracuse, NYTax-exempt since Nov 1973

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To represent all covered employees by the enforcement of the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiated by the United States Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union AFL-CIO with regards to hours, wages and working conditions.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
17¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$243K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $77K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
17%
of spending
Concern: 17% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$243K
to officers and key staff · 61% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 61% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
27 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$441K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$397K
To programs
17%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$441K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$400K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$430K
FY2023$439K
FY2024$464K
FY2025$441K
Expenses
$397K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$256K
FY2021$247K
FY2022$323K
FY2023$442K
FY2024$435K
FY2025$397K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$698K
FY2021$850K
FY2022$972K
FY2023$988K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 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

Where the money goes

17 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 17% · $69K Management & general 83% · $327K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $243K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$108,346Pt VII · Sec A
David Simmons
Executive VP
$96,691Pt VII · Sec A
$13,568Pt VII · Sec A
Denise Price
Avp Schenectady
$9,575Pt VII · Sec A
Shirley Pitts
Human Relations Director
$4,046Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Landry
Assoc Craft VP
$2,581Pt VII · Sec A
James Pritchard
Maintenance Craft Director
$2,194Pt VII · Sec A
Floyd Germano
Treasurer
$1,927Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nicole Burnett$108,346$104,210$101,300$97,755$90,400$81,076
David Simmons$96,691$94,682$80,276$12,850$6,709$6,190
Patricia Walsh$13,568$12,554$11,403$10,582$10,056$7,330
Michael Landry$2,581$1,887$4,508$4,116$4,240$10,905
Denise Price$9,575$9,636$7,515$5,897$3,615$5,402
Johanna Bailey$1,923$4,894$7,443$3,626$2,407$1,584
Rebecca Backe——$1,819$4,441$1,543$940
James Pritchard$2,194$4,354$4,335$1,364$1,680$1,350

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Enforce postal worker contract terms for hours, wages, and working conditions.

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3 programs · $30K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The local union maintains a union hall to provide a place for members to attend meetings, attend union initiated social functions as well as a place to hold their own private functions.

$15Kprogram expense
02

Local Union members have an allotment to their respective social funds in order to hold social functions, give charitable contributions, scholarship grants, sympathy gifts and organize members. (Social Functions - $2547) (Charitable Donations, Scholarships, Sympathy, Organizing - $10751)

$13Kprogram expense
03

Publishing a local newsletter to keep members informed as to the issues affecting hours, wages and working conditions.

$1Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$441K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$418K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$397K
Ln 25
Programscol B$69K
Managementcol C$327K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$899K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
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$418K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$441K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$899K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$899K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$204K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$855K$899K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$179K$204K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$243K$243K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$20K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$31K$31K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$15K$15K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$397K$69K$327K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $441K$397K$45K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $464K$435K$28K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $439K$442K−$3K$988K 990 PDF
FY2022 $430K$323K$107K$972K 990 PDF
FY2021 $390K$247K$143K$850K 990 PDF
FY2020 $400K$256K$143K$698K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $441,462 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $448,064$418,211
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,611$16,031
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,083$7,220
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $463,758$441,462
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $279,904$285,231
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $155,354$111,676
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $435,258$396,907
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,500$44,555
Part VI · Governance 0 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $441,462 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $425,431 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16,031 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$16,031
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $441,462 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$441,462
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $396,907 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $242,700$242,700
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $20,422$20,422
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $22,109$22,109
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $13,664$13,664
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $8,652$8,652
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,022$14,022
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,224$31,224
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,503$8,503
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,127$1,127
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,562 · Management $15,219 · Fundraising $0$29,781
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,703$3,703
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $69,438 · Management $327,469 · Fundraising $0$396,907
Part X · Balance sheet $1,103,085 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $854,771$898,918
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $178,812$204,167
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,033,583$1,103,085
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,615$1,207
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,615$1,207
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,031,968$1,101,878
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,033,583$1,103,085
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,101,878 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$441,462
XI-2 Total expenses$396,907
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,555
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,031,968
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$25,355
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,101,878

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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