American Postal Workers Union

Not tax-deductible

Omaha, NE501(c)(5)Since 1961EIN 47-0540207

Local admin of natl union policy

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 21 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $31K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$220K
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$72K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$393K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$460K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$908K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$393K
FY2025▼ -20%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$304K
FY2021$366K
FY2022$418K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$494K
FY2025$393K
Expenses
$460K
FY2025▲ +2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$357K
FY2021$435K
FY2022$441K
FY2023$428K
FY2024$451K
FY2025$460K
Net assets
$908K
FY2025+0.4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$223K
FY2021$147K
FY2022$863K
FY2023$853K
FY2024$905K
FY2025$908K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $460K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $220K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$140,648Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres
$57,617Pt VII · Sec A
$10,784Pt VII · Sec A
$2,400Pt VII · Sec A
$2,400Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$1,870Pt VII · Sec A
$1,800Pt VII · Sec A
$1,200Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Phil Thomas$140,648$101,125$94,907$90,422$86,300$89,375
Donna Van Voltenberg$10,784$71,658$70,974$66,407$63,577$63,406
David Black$57,617$46,299$22,388$12,261$12,062$13,572
Lisa Bolan——$6,820$42,175$20,332$12,292
Stephanie M Logan—$1,500$3,185$467——
Ralph Hutchinson$2,400$2,400$2,400$2,400$2,400$2,400
Elizabeth Gamache$2,400$2,400$2,400$2,400$2,400$2,400
Keith Dai—$800$2,400$2,400$2,400$2,400

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Administers national union policies locally.

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

Administration of national union policy at local level

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$393K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$331K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$414
Money outPt IX
$460K
Ln 25
Programscol B$460K
Owns and owesPt X
$908K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K
Total assetsLn 16$980K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$331K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$414
Total revenueLn 12$393K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$960K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$980K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
Net assetsLn 32$908K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 63
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K$21K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$919K$960K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$976K$980K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K$72K
Net assetsLn 32$905K$908K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$28K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$312K$312K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$22K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$48K$48K$0$0
TravelLn 17$30K$30K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$460K$460K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $393K$460K−$67K$908K 990 PDF
FY2024 $494K$451K$43K$905K 990 PDF
FY2023 $410K$428K−$18K$853K 990 PDF
FY2022 $418K$441K−$23K$863K 990 PDF
FY2021 $366K$435K−$69K$147K 990 PDF
FY2020 $304K$357K−$53K$223K 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 $392,679 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $61,128 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$331,137
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$331,137
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $414$414
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $61,128 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $414$392,679
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $459,812 across 8 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $27,966$27,966
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $312,198 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$312,198
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,465 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,465
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,563 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,563
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,730 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,730
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $48,444 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$48,444
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,418 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$30,418
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,028 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,028
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $459,812 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$459,812
Part X · Balance sheet $980,391 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,986$20,733
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $918,574$959,658
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $975,560$980,391
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $50,607$30,815
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $19,953$41,084
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70,560$71,899
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $905,000$908,492
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $905,000$908,492
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $975,560$980,391
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $908,492 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$392,679
XI-2 Total expenses$459,812
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$67,133
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$905,000
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$41,084
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$29,541
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$908,492

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