Communication Workers of America

Not tax-deductible

St Cloud, MN501(c)(5)EIN 45-0220512

Representing union employees

$58K 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $53K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 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
$58K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$482K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$391K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$802K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$482K
FY2025▲ +19%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$280K
FY2021$366K
FY2022$354K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$405K
FY2025$482K
Expenses
$391K
FY2025▲ +21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$253K
FY2021$261K
FY2022$344K
FY2023$246K
FY2024$323K
FY2025$391K
Net assets
$802K
FY2025▲ +13%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$508K
FY2021$613K
FY2022$623K
FY2023$629K
FY2024$711K
FY2025$802K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1961.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary/Tr
$16,679Pt VII · Sec A
President
$11,600Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres
$7,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP
$5,250Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP
$5,025Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$4,182Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$2,850Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$2,550Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Renee Brand$16,679$13,575$18,522$12,961$8,314$7,800
Matt Lelou$11,600$9,600$9,600$9,400$8,400$8,400
Dennis Kubat——$9,525$9,692$8,340$9,588
Wade Walvatne$7,000$6,000$4,885$4,225——
Damien Frere$5,250$4,500$2,250$1,125——
Misty Fuglseth$5,025$450————
Kevin Penner——$4,635$4,450$4,200$4,200
James Wiebe————$4,200$4,200

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

Programs and updates

Communication Workers of America is a member-serving organization based in St Cloud, MN.

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1 program service account for $391K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$482K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$458K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Money outPt IX
$391K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$802K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$411K
Total assetsLn 16$804K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$458K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Total revenueLn 12$482K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$390K
SavingsLn 2$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$411K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$393K
Total assetsLn 16$804K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$802K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$333K$411K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$380K$393K
Total assetsLn 16$712K$804K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$711K$802K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$93K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K
Office expensesLn 13$549
TravelLn 17$22K
InsuranceLn 23$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$204K
Total functional expensesLn 25$391K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $482K$391K$91K$802K 990 PDF
FY2024 $405K$323K$81K$711K 990 PDF
FY2023 $253K$246K$7K$629K 990 PDF
FY2022 $354K$344K$10K$623K 990 PDF
FY2021 $366K$261K$105K$613K 990 PDF
FY2020 $280K$253K$26K$508K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $482,248 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$444,638
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,836
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$458,474
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,774$23,774
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $23,774$482,248
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $390,970 across 9 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$41,546
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$92,574
IX-10 Payroll taxes$6,529
IX-11c Accounting fees$5,040
IX-11g Other fees for services$16,114
IX-13 Office expenses$549
IX-17 Travel$21,634
IX-23 Insurance$2,746
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$204,238
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$390,970
Part X · Balance sheet $803,962 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $321,974$390,385
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,556$20,335
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $379,708$393,242
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $712,238$803,962
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,457$1,902
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,457$1,902
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $710,781$802,060
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $710,781$802,060
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $712,238$803,962
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $802,060 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$482,248
XI-2 Total expenses$390,970
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$91,278
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$710,781
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$802,060

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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