Labor Tribune Governing Board

St Louis, MOUnknown exempt organizationSince 2022 EIN 38-4222924Revenue $1.8M in FY2025Latest return filed May 14, 2026

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The Labor Tribune is a weekly newspaper whose mission is to amplify the voice of the Labor movement in missouri and southern illinois, and to strengthen the bond between unions and their members.

99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$120K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$906K
403% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 403% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.8M
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
99%
Net assets
−$682K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
−$682K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023−$738K
FY2024−$759K
FY2025−$682K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $1.7M Management & general 1% · $20K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Marketing Director
$120,358Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Daniel Braun$120,358$127,863$107,810

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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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Newspaper circulation and advertising programs educate and improve the social welfare of citizens by documenting and publicizing public policy developments affecting workers' rights, jobs, public education, public issues, and the economy.

$1.7Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$83
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$20K
Owns and owesPt X
−$682K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92K
Total assetsLn 16$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$906K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$83
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$92K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$92K
Accounts receivableLn 4$127K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$906K
Net assetsLn 32−$682K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$42K$92K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$136K$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$895K$906K
Net assetsLn 32−$759K−$682K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$577K$577K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$31K$31K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$103K$103K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$38K
Legal feesLn 11b$495$495
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$98K$98K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$18K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$22K$2K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$8K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$815K$815K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$8K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.7M$20K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $1.8M$1.8M$78K−$682K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 23, 2025 $1.8M$1.8M−$21K−$759K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $2.0M$1.9M$43K−$738K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,846,129 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,823,307$1,845,019
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $60$83
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,370$1,027
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,825,737$1,846,129
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 $785,711$749,676
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,061,353$1,018,714
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,847,064$1,768,390
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$21,327$77,739
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $1,846,129 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,845,019$1,845,019
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $83$83
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,027$1,027
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,846,129 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,846,129
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,768,390 across 17 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $577,356$577,356
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,919$30,919
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $103,174$103,174
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,227$38,227
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $495$495
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,455$6,455
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $98,026$98,026
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,450$3,450
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,244 · Management $4,296$22,540
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,433$13,433
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,600 · Management $2,400$24,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,686$7,686
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,140$1,140
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,781$3,781
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,954 · Management $2,241$10,195
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $815,447$815,447
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,858 · Management $4,208$12,066
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,748,295 · Management $20,095 · Fundraising $0$1,768,390
Part X · Balance sheet $224,796 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,172$91,671
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $83,834$127,136
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,770$5,989
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $135,776$224,796
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $62,483$17,251
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,027$63,708
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $825,000$825,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,675$507
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $895,185$906,466
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $15,000$15,000
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year −$774,409−$696,670
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$759,409−$681,670
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $135,776$224,796
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$681,670 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,846,129
XI-2 Total expenses$1,768,390
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$77,739
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$759,409
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$681,670

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