American Postal Workers Union FY2020 filing

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Richmond, VA501(c)(5)EIN 23-7345070

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to unite the bargaining unit and increase the benefit of members at union

$103K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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 $55K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 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
$103K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.4 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
850
of 850 voting members
Looks good: 850 of 850 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$367K
Spent
$272K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$298K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$367K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$367K
FY2021$365K
FY2022$388K
FY2023$452K
FY2024$473K
FY2025$510K
Expenses
$272K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$272K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$365K
FY2023$510K
FY2024$395K
FY2025$445K
Net assets
$298K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$298K
FY2021$428K
FY2022$451K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$472K
FY2025$536K

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.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990; $103K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$21,023Pt VII · Sec A
$17,678Pt VII · Sec A
V-President
$11,356Pt VII · Sec A
President
$9,961Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Individual Crafts
$7,552Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$3,942Pt VII · Sec A
$3,356Pt VII · Sec A
Director Vehicle
$3,028Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jerome Cosby$39,990$18,454$15,520$8,360$7,995—
DO Chung$38,226—————
DO Chung—$36,138$38,141$24,639$21,072$21,023
48 Other Members——$29,321———
22 Other Memberfs$21,008—————
51 Other Steward—$20,083————
54 Others Members—————$17,678
Vernon Stephens—$6,703$16,841$6,874——

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

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

Programs and updates

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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to unite the bargaining unit and increase the benefit of members

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$367K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$354K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$462
Money outPt IX
$272K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$298K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$190K
Total assetsLn 16$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A22
Voting boardVI 1a850
IndependentVI 1b850
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$354K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$462
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$367K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$120K
SavingsLn 2$70K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$190K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$114K
Total assetsLn 16$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$298K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 575
VolunteersI 6850
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$91K$190K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$121K$114K
Total assetsLn 16$212K$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$203K$298K
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$16K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$73K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K
Office expensesLn 13$3K
OccupancyLn 16$22K
TravelLn 17$15K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K
InterestLn 20$635
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$16K
InsuranceLn 23$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$63K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$272K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $510K$445K$64K$536K 990 PDF
FY2024 $473K$395K$79K$472K 990 PDF
FY2023 $452K$510K−$58K$393K 990 PDF
FY2022 $388K$365K$23K$451K 990 PDF
FY2021 $365K$236K$129K$428K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $367K$272K$95K$298K 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 FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $366,623 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $11,967 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$353,669
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$353,669
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $462 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$462
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $525 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$525
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,954 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$366,623
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $271,690 across 18 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$16,016
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$72,636
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$30,250
IX-9 Other employee benefits$5,628
IX-10 Payroll taxes$8,868
IX-11c Accounting fees$9,395
IX-13 Office expenses$3,321
IX-16 Occupancy$21,779
IX-17 Travel$15,085
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$2,763
IX-20 Interest$635
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$16,230
IX-23 Insurance$3,690
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$62,994
IX-24e All other expenses$2,400
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$271,690
Part X · Balance sheet $303,917 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,691$119,921
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $68,839$69,647
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $121,389$114,349
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $211,919$303,917
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,500$5,565
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,500$5,565
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $203,419$298,352
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $203,419$298,352
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $211,919$303,917
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $298,352 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$366,623
XI-2 Total expenses$271,690
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$94,933
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$203,419
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$298,352

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