American Postal Workers Union FY2021 filing

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Richmond, VA501(c)(5)EIN 23-7345070Revenue $365K in FY2021

On file with the IRSPo Box 27191, 23261-7191 · Richmond, VATax-exempt since Nov 1973

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

$101K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
$101K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$12K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
800
of 800 voting members
Looks good: 800 of 800 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$365K
-0.4% vs prior year
Spent
$236K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$428K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$365K
FY2021-0.4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$367K
FY2021$365K
FY2022$388K
FY2023$452K
FY2024$473K
FY2025$510K
Expenses
$236K
FY2021▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$272K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$365K
FY2023$510K
FY2024$395K
FY2025$445K
Net assets
$428K
FY2021▲ +43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$298K
FY2021$428K
FY2022$451K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$472K
FY2025$536K

From the FY2021 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

23 people listed on the 990; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$21,072Pt VII · Sec A
$12,792Pt VII · Sec A
President
$9,997Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Ind. Plant
$7,995Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Individual Crafts
$6,333Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$4,928Pt VII · Sec A
V-President
$4,842Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Clerk Craft
$3,675Pt 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$7,552
DO Chung$38,226$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—$11,356
Smith Williams$9,784$8,107$12,865———

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

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

to unite the bargaining unit and increase the benefit of members

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$365K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$357K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$117
Money outPt IX
$236K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$428K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$329K
Total assetsLn 16$440K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A23
Voting boardVI 1a800
IndependentVI 1b800
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$357K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$117
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$365K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$259K
SavingsLn 2$70K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$329K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$111K
Total assetsLn 16$440K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$428K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$190K$329K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$114K$111K
Total assetsLn 16$304K$440K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$298K$428K
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$12K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$29K
TravelLn 17$20K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K
InterestLn 20$122
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$236K$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 Viewing $365K$236K$129K$428K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $365,244 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $353,669$357,384
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $462$117
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,492$7,743
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $366,623$365,244
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $16,016$11,573
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $117,382$115,043
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $138,292$109,225
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $271,690$235,841
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $94,933$129,403
Part VI · Governance 800 of 800 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body800
VI-1b Independent voting members800
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 $365,244 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7,743 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$357,384
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$357,384
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $117$117
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,860$365,244
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $235,841 across 31 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$11,573
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$67,597
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$33,804
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$5,628
IX-10 Payroll taxes$8,014
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$11,190
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$3,543
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$28,662
IX-17 Travel$19,590
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$2,634
IX-20 Interest$122
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$13,440
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$3,926
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$26,118
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$235,841
Part X · Balance sheet $439,597 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $119,921$258,586
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $69,647$69,918
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-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $114,349$111,093
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $303,917$439,597
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,565$11,842
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,565$11,842
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $298,352$427,755
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $298,352$427,755
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $303,917$439,597
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $427,755 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$365,244
XI-2 Total expenses$235,841
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$129,403
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$298,352
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$427,755

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