American Postal Workers Union Cmal 4553

Not tax-deductible

Worcester, MA501(c)(5)Since 1985EIN 23-7345042Revenue $366K in FY2025

On file with the IRS326 Plantation St, 01604-1749 · Worcester, MATax-exempt since Nov 1973

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Collective bargaining unit

Run by 11 volunteers and 30 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
4 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 7 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 4 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$198K
to officers and key staff · 47% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 47% of spending; over 30%.
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
$2K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$366K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$424K
Net assets
$159K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$366K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$301K
FY2020$306K
FY2021$310K
FY2022$317K
FY2023$311K
FY2024$387K
FY2025$366K
Expenses
$424K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$285K
FY2020$261K
FY2021$279K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$338K
FY2024$370K
FY2025$424K
Net assets
$159K
FY2025▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$159K
FY2020$207K
FY2021$237K
FY2022$220K
FY2023$193K
FY2024$215K
FY2025$159K

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

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 7% · $29K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $198K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$100,039Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$35,879Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$26,462Pt VII · Sec A
$15,298Pt VII · Sec A
Payroll
$10,912Pt VII · Sec A
Legislative Director
$3,510Pt VII · Sec A
$1,850Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$1,295Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Keith Richard$100,039—————
Richard Keith—$92,663————
John Flannery——$86,000$85,092$78,893$77,786
Stewards$10,912$6,860$78,679$77,900$59,402$49,036
Cynthia Roy$35,879—————
Alison Dumouchel$26,462$25,978————
Joseph Socha—$19,787$11,110$10,674$10,461$14,430
Gail Swett————$1,074$1,515

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

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American Postal Workers Union Cmal 4553 is a member-serving organization based in Worcester, MA, formed in 1985.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

To organize all workers and secure improved wages, hours, working conditions, and other economic advantages through organization, negotiations, and other collective bargaining for aproximately 750 workers

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$366K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$356K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Money outPt IX
$424K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$159K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$161K
Total assetsLn 16$161K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$356K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Total revenueLn 12$366K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$161K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$161K
Total assetsLn 16$161K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$159K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 530
VolunteersI 611
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$198K$161K
Total assetsLn 16$215K$161K
LiabilitiesLn 26$477$2K
Net assetsLn 32$215K$159K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$36K$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$163K$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$52K$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$11K$0
Office expensesLn 13$16K$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$20K$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$5K$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$47K$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$0$29K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$424K$0$29K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $366K$424K−$58K$159K 990 PDF
FY2024 $387K$370K$17K$215K 990 PDF
FY2023 $311K$338K−$27K$193K 990 PDF
FY2022 $317K$334K−$17K$220K 990 PDF
FY2021 $310K$279K$31K$237K 990 PDF
FY2020 $306K$261K$45K$207K 990 PDF
FY2019 $301K$285K$16K$159K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $366,087 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $363,476$356,043
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,600$10,044
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $143$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $387,219$366,087
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$35,545
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $236,352$232,787
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$10,532
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $133,509$144,799
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $369,861$423,663
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,358−$57,576
Part VI · Governance 0 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
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 $366,087 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10,044 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$356,043
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$356,043
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $10,044 · Excluded from tax $0$366,087
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $423,663 across 14 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$35,545
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$163,115
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$51,774
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,898
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,799
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$10,532
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,057
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$20,400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,978
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$47,374
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,850
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $28,987 · Fundraising $0$34,325
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,016
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $28,987 · Fundraising $0$423,663
Part X · Balance sheet $160,828 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $197,795$160,828
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $215,075$160,828
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $477$1,754
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $477$1,754
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $214,598$159,074
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $214,598$159,074
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $215,075$160,828
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $159,074 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$366,087
XI-2 Total expenses$423,663
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$57,576
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$214,598
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,052
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$159,074

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

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