TN Afl-CIO Labor Council FY2020 filing

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501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$193K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$193K
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 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
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
33
of 35 voting members
Looks good: 33 of 35 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$567K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$913K
FY2023$918K
FY2024$889K
FY2025$939K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$961K
FY2023$991K
FY2024$906K
FY2025$943K
Net assets
$567K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$567K
FY2021$645K
FY2022$598K
FY2023$525K
FY2024$508K
FY2025$504K

From the FY2020 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 May 1956.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $905K Management & general 22% · $256K

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

35 people listed on the 990; $193K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$108,956Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$84,209Pt VII · Sec A
3rd Vice Pre
$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
Vice Preside
$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

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

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1 program · $905K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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

$905Kprogram expense

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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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$825K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$240K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$905K
Managementcol C$256K
Owns and owesPt X
$567K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$421K
Total assetsLn 16$567K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
35
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a35
IndependentVI 1b33
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$240K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$825K
Investment incomeLn 3$490
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$287K
SavingsLn 2$134K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$421K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$137K
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$567K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$567K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$448K$421K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$150K$137K
Total assetsLn 16$607K$567K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$607K$567K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K$5K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$16K$16K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$233K$198K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$317K$244K$73K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$6K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$90K$76K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$34K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$90K$90K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$128K$123K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$11K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$17K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$20K
TravelLn 17$9K$8K$969
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$970$16K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$344$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$96K$65K$31K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$180$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$905K$256K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $1.1M$1.2M−$40K$567K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,120,551 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$239,812
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $925,859$824,671
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$1,929$490
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $151,943$55,578
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,075,873$1,120,551
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,250$20,638
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $533,030$686,592
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $486,916$453,532
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,023,196$1,160,762
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $52,677−$40,211
Part VI · Governance 33 of 35 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body35
VI-1b Independent voting members33
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,120,551 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$239,812
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$239,812
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $798,196 · Excluded from tax $26,475$824,671
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $490$490
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $55,578$55,578
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $853,774 · Excluded from tax $26,965$1,120,551
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,160,762 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $15,638$15,638
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $198,017 · Management $34,944$232,961
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $243,821 · Management $73,028$316,849
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,566 · Management $1,901$7,467
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $75,515 · Management $14,280$89,795
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,592 · Management $5,928$39,520
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,300$12,300
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $90,048$90,048
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $122,651 · Management $5,705$128,356
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,000$12,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,955 · Management $21,053$32,008
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,755 · Management $2,888$19,643
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $19,700$19,700
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,440 · Management $969$9,409
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $970 · Management $16,395$17,365
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $344 · Management $7,217$7,561
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,097 · Management $31,170$96,267
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $180 · Management $8,695$8,875
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $904,589 · Management $256,173 · Fundraising $0$1,160,762
Part X · Balance sheet $566,847 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $313,649$287,132
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $134,080$134,080
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $150,329$136,635
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,000$9,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $607,058$566,847
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $607,058$566,847
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $607,058$566,847
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $607,058$566,847
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $566,847 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,120,551
XI-2 Total expenses$1,160,762
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$40,211
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$607,058
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$566,847

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