American Postal Workers Union FY2024 filing

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Atlanta, GA501(c)(5)Since 1979EIN 58-0949584Revenue $1.2M in FY2024

On file with the IRS2381 Fairburn Rd Sw, 30331-5242 · Atlanta, GATax-exempt since Nov 1973

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Promoting rights of workers to organize have representation.

4¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$564K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $52K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
4%
of spending
Concern: 4% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$564K
to officers and key staff · 44% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 44% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
4%
Net assets
$559K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$559K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$605K
FY2021$667K
FY2022$728K
FY2023$679K
FY2024$559K
FY2025$612K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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.

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Where the money goes

4 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 4% · $57K Management & general 96% · $1.2M

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

20 people listed on the 990; $564K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$100,412Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$100,203Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary-Treasurer
$95,137Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Clerk Division Dir
$88,672Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$42,761Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Dir. Assoc. Office
$21,694Pt VII · Sec A
Assist Maint Div Director Past
$17,258Pt VII · Sec A
Clerk Craft
$16,351Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mitchell Taylor$97,312$100,412$92,553$81,365$79,962$49,530
Chantriss Flanagan$95,527$100,203$47,820$8,010$6,319$6,107
Doris Simmons$93,827$95,137$60,363———
Stacey Sabir Brown———$90,705$93,364$93,708
Brenda Story$87,429$88,672$66,815$12,345$19,144$10,766
Kenyon Beasley——$56,239$84,352$82,679$85,029
Kurtis Griffin———$82,343$78,504$45,910
William Flanagan$48,290$42,761$22,128$6,450$4,188$750

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for workers' rights to organize and negotiate with management.

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1 program · $57K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Promoting rights of workers to organize have representation and provide benefits.

$57Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$207
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$57K
Managementcol C$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$559K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$306K
Total assetsLn 16$559K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A20
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$207
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$306K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$306K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K
Other assetsLn 15$213K
Total assetsLn 16$559K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$559K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 557
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$440K$306K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K$32K
Total assetsLn 16$679K$559K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$679K$559K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$57K$57K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$564K$564K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$65K$65K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$40K$40K
Payroll taxesLn 10$203K$203K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$500$500
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$22K$22K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$62K$62K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$34K$34K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$123K$123K
All other expensesLn 24e$96K$96K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$57K$1.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.1M$60K$612K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.2M$1.3M−$120K$559K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M−$50K$679K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.1M$62K$728K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.0M$61K$667K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.0M$300K$605K 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 I · Summary $1,177,475 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,128,868$1,170,955
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $550$207
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $31,121$6,313
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,160,539$1,177,475
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $52,165$57,434
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $859,971$872,738
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $297,908$366,923
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,210,044$1,297,095
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$49,505−$119,620
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,177,475 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,313 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,170,955
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,170,955
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $207$207
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,520$1,177,475
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,297,095 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $57,434$57,434
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $564,463$564,463
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $64,703$64,703
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $40,288$40,288
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $203,284$203,284
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,538$4,538
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $500$500
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $22,441$22,441
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $6,224$6,224
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $62,275$62,275
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesManagement $34,306$34,306
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,009$10,009
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,274$8,274
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $122,812$122,812
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $95,544$95,544
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $57,434 · Management $1,239,661$1,297,095
Part X · Balance sheet $559,118 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $440,367$306,084
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,957$7,240
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,005$32,406
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $213,409$213,388
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $678,738$559,118
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $678,738$559,118
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $678,738$559,118
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $678,738$559,118
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $559,118 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,177,475
XI-2 Total expenses$1,297,095
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$119,620
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$678,738
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$559,118

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