TN Afl-CIO Labor Council

Not tax-deductible

Nashville, TN501(c)(5)Since 1956EIN 62-0561921

Labor organization

66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$227K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$227K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
35
of 37 voting members
Looks good: 35 of 37 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$939K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$943K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$504K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$939K
FY2025▲ +6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$913K
FY2023$918K
FY2024$889K
FY2025$939K
Expenses
$943K
FY2025▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$961K
FY2023$991K
FY2024$906K
FY2025$943K
Net assets
$504K
FY2025▼ -0.8%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$567K
FY2021$645K
FY2022$598K
FY2023$525K
FY2024$508K
FY2025$504K

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 May 1956.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $626K Management & general 34% · $317K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

37 people listed on the 990; $227K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$128,578Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$98,389Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
3rd Vice Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Billy Dycus$128,578$116,514$111,504$111,818$106,922$108,956
Aj Starling$98,389$89,511$84,398$84,715$81,037$84,209

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

Advocates for Tennessee workers' rights and interests through education and legislative action.

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1 program service account for $626K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Program expenses of the council consist of activities and programs to promote the objectives and principles of the afl-cio in the state of tennessee

$626Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $103K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$11,350
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,500
Tennessee Worker's AllianceFY2021$30,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$7,427
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,900
Unitemized GrantFY2020$15,638

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$939K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$938K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$943K
Ln 25
Programscol B$626K
Managementcol C$317K
Owns and owesPt X
$504K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$390K
Total assetsLn 16$506K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
37
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a37
IndependentVI 1b35
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$938K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$939K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$312K
SavingsLn 2$78K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$390K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$107K
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$506K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$504K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$384K$390K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$117K$107K
Total assetsLn 16$510K$506K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$508K$504K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$11K$11K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$268K$215K$54K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$163K$130K$33K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$13K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$10K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$25K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$109K$109K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$10K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$25K$21K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$27K
TravelLn 17$46K$40K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$63K$63K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$95$10K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$91K$31K$60K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$1K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$943K$626K$317K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $939K$943K−$4K$504K 990 PDF
FY2024 $889K$906K−$17K$508K 990 PDF
FY2023 $918K$991K−$73K$525K 990 PDF
FY2022 $913K$961K−$48K$598K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.1M$79K$645K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.2M−$40K$567K 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 $938,805 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $874,307 · Excluded from tax $63,232$937,539
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,266$1,266
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $874,307 · Excluded from tax $64,498$938,805
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $942,946 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $11,000$11,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $214,704 · Management $53,676$268,380
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $130,410 · Management $32,603$163,013
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,638 · Management $3,159$15,797
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,602 · Management $2,401$12,003
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,260 · Management $6,315$31,575
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,950$14,950
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $8,314$8,314
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $108,995$108,995
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,307 · Management $8,331$18,638
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,468 · Management $3,788$25,256
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $26,688$26,688
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40,478 · Management $5,788$46,266
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $63,256$63,256
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $95 · Management $9,618$9,713
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,713$7,713
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,044 · Management $59,916$90,960
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,304 · Management $19,125$20,429
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $625,619 · Management $317,327 · Fundraising $0$942,946
Part X · Balance sheet $506,263 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $307,318$312,109
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $76,824$77,751
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $117,117$107,403
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,000$9,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $510,259$506,263
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,265$2,410
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,265$2,410
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $507,994$503,853
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $507,994$503,853
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $510,259$506,263
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $503,853 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$938,805
XI-2 Total expenses$942,946
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,141
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$507,994
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$503,853

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