American Postal Workers Union

Not tax-deductible

Des Moines, IA501(c)(5)EIN 42-0835932

Representation and education of our bargaining unit including the negotiation and implementation of the collective bargaining agreement.

$63K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$63K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 13 voting members
Concern: none of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$365K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$374K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$388K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$365K
FY2024▼ -14%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$323K
FY2021$325K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$424K
FY2024$365K
Expenses
$374K
FY2024▲ +2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$297K
FY2021$313K
FY2022$379K
FY2023$368K
FY2024$374K
Net assets
$388K
FY2024▼ -2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$367K
FY2021$380K
FY2022$341K
FY2023$397K
FY2024$388K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1973.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$15,151Pt VII · Sec A
Clerk Craft Director
$5,862Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$5,550Pt VII · Sec A
Maintenance Craft Director
$5,075Pt VII · Sec A
$4,432Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$4,400Pt VII · Sec A
$3,966Pt VII · Sec A
$3,810Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jon Arnold$4,400$11,558$18,347$15,366$15,447
Michael Bates$15,151$13,830$14,644$15,529$10,834
Julie Bates$5,862$5,249$6,483$8,500$11,128
Stephanie Grover$3,585$6,879———
Michael Gillespie$3,966$3,915$6,236$4,904$5,221
David Bostwick—$2,322$5,174$6,021$4,270
Jason Courtney$5,075$5,721———
Bryon Preminger$3,810$5,602———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for workers by negotiating contracts and providing education.

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3 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Organization of the bargaining unit through social functions, membership recruitment incentives, and sale or gift of organizational items.

Pt IX · col B
02

Education of and communication with members through printed matter, training programs, membership meetings, etc.

Pt IX · col B
03

Negotiation and implementation of the collective bargaining agreement including the arbitration of grievances.

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$365K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$339K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$102
Money outPt IX
$374K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$388K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$198K
Total assetsLn 16$388K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A15
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$339K
Investment incomeLn 3$102
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$365K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$198K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$198K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$191K
Total assetsLn 16$388K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$388K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$211K$198K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$195K$191K
Total assetsLn 16$406K$388K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$0
Net assetsLn 32$397K$388K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$63K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$83K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
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$35K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$70K
TravelLn 17$24K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K
InterestLn 20$119
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$36K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$38K
All other expensesLn 24e$304
Total functional expensesLn 25$374K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $365K$374K−$9K$388K 990 PDF
FY2023 $424K$368K$56K$397K 990 PDF
FY2022 $340K$379K−$39K$341K 990 PDF
FY2021 $325K$313K$13K$380K 990 PDF
FY2020 $323K$297K$25K$367K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $364,970 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,216 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
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$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $339,278 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$339,278
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $102 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$102
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $350 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$350
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $20,024 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$20,024
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $364,970 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$364,970
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $374,217 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$2,050
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$62,686
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$82,891
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$1,977
IX-9 Other employee benefits$2,428
IX-10 Payroll taxes$11,763
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
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$34,789
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$69,940
IX-17 Travel$24,223
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$2,745
IX-20 Interest$119
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$36,090
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$4,600
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$37,612
IX-24e All other expenses$304
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$374,217
Part X · Balance sheet $388,139 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $210,599$197,539
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 $195,200$190,600
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $405,799$388,139
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,413$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,413$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $397,386$388,139
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $405,799$388,139
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $388,139 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$364,970
XI-2 Total expenses$374,217
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,247
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$397,386
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$388,139

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