American Postal Workers Union

Not tax-deductible

Eagan, MN501(c)(5)Since 1973EIN 41-0981191

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To organize all Workers for the economic, moral and social advancement of their condition and status.

$158K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $120K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$158K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
35 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 35.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$3K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$707K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$587K
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$707K
FY2025▼ -8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$605K
FY2022$647K
FY2023$690K
FY2024$754K
FY2025$771K
FY2025$707K
Expenses
$587K
FY2025▼ -23%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$496K
FY2022$503K
FY2023$565K
FY2024$545K
FY2025$758K
FY2025$587K
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.9M
FY2025$2.0M

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $158K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$94,773Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$8,877Pt VII · Sec A
Motor Vehicle Craft Direct
$7,490Pt VII · Sec A
Clerk Craft Director
$6,492Pt VII · Sec A
Industrial Relations Direc
$5,159Pt VII · Sec A
Maintenance Craft Director
$5,098Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee Chair
$4,745Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$3,876Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
David Cook$94,773$96,718$90,735$68,741$6,952$5,963
Todd Elkerton————$78,603$77,546
Bruce Gutzke—$10,443$8,920$10,925$4,476$4,732
Jason Stevens$8,877$10,094$7,224$9,034$5,463$4,436
James Pierce$2,986$9,677$5,766$7,526$3,827$4,026
Shelley Fleming$1,681$8,788$6,464$6,118$4,414—
Adam Godes$7,490$7,854$5,270$7,028$3,418$3,218
Timothy Strong—$3,519$5,956$6,734$4,779$4,567

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

American Postal Workers Union is a member-serving organization based in Eagan, MN, formed in 1973.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

To provide unity among postal employees; to provide them representation as a democratic labor union; to enable them to participate in any movement that may be to their benefit and economic welfare and to render all possible assistance to the apwu afl-cio.

Pt IX · col B

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$707K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$683K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$587K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A18
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$683K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$707K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$194K
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$303K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 540
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$1.6M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$200
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$11K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$202K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$105K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K
Legal feesLn 11b$189
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$30
Office expensesLn 13$68K
OccupancyLn 16$32K
TravelLn 17$57K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$33K
InsuranceLn 23$833
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$587K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 $771K$758K$12K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $754K$545K$209K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $690K$565K$125K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $647K$503K$144K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $605K$496K$109K$1.5M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $707,349 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $682,580$682,580
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,208$21,208
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,561$3,561
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $682,580 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,769$707,349
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $587,448 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$1,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$200
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$11,200
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$202,185
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$104,721
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$8,242
IX-9 Other employee benefits$6,256
IX-10 Payroll taxes$28,512
IX-11b Legal fees$189
IX-11c Accounting fees$8,250
IX-11g Other fees for services$4,979
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$30
IX-13 Office expenses$67,909
IX-16 Occupancy$31,900
IX-17 Travel$57,308
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$11,501
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$32,600
IX-23 Insurance$833
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$9,133
IX-25 Total functional expenses$587,448
Part X · Balance sheet $2,015,684 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $181,122$193,674
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,459,884$1,519,430
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $285,674$302,580
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,926,680$2,015,684
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,504$2,628
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,504$2,628
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,919,176$2,013,056
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,919,176$2,013,056
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,926,680$2,015,684
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,013,056 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$707,349
XI-2 Total expenses$587,448
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$119,901
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,919,176
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$26,021
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,013,056

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