American Postal Workers Union FY2021 filing

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Nashville, TN501(c)(5)EIN 62-0879129Revenue $346K in FY2021

On file with the IRSapwunashville.orgPo Box 290033, 37229-0033 · Nashville, TNTax-exempt since Nov 1973

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To unite all Postal employees into one brotherhood for social and economic advancement and to endorse the theory that all citizens of the united states are entitled to reliable, efficient Postal service.

15¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$103K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $90K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
15%
of spending
Concern: 15% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$103K
to officers and key staff · 50% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 50% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$5K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$346K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$205K
To programs
15%
Net assets
$438K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$346K
FY2021▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$307K
FY2021$346K
FY2022$393K
FY2023$421K
FY2024$429K
Expenses
$205K
FY2021▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$205K
FY2022$255K
FY2023$411K
FY2024$389K
Net assets
$438K
FY2021▲ +48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$297K
FY2021$438K
FY2022$576K
FY2023$587K
FY2024$626K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1973.

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Where the money goes

15 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 15% · $31K Management & general 85% · $173K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $103K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$24,850Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$18,440Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$8,251Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$7,982Pt VII · Sec A
Director Mai
$7,538Pt VII · Sec A
Director Mvs
$6,782Pt VII · Sec A
Director Are
$5,507Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Directo
$4,303Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jerry Bennett$26,338$18,712$8,335$4,041—
Keith Pullen$23,779$22,316$25,449$24,850$21,382
Robbin Atchley$24,689$22,620$19,310$18,440$15,255
Steven Simms$15,010$15,906$11,760$7,982$4,500
Charles Ross$11,366$15,279———
Ron Armstrong$11,797$15,085———
Cord Fletcher$11,194$13,125$1,126——
Juan Soler$10,385$12,720$5,908$2,613$1,994

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 15aNo

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Unites postal employees for advancement and advocates for reliable postal service for all citizens.

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1 program · $31K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Uniting approximately 700 members out of approximately 900 postal employees in nashville, TN, for social and economic advancement and providing a reliable and efficient postal service.

$31Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$346K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$346K
Investment incomeLn 3$324
Money outPt IX
$205K
Ln 25
Programscol B$31K
Managementcol C$173K
Owns and owesPt X
$438K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$413K
Total assetsLn 16$444K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A15
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$346K
Investment incomeLn 3$324
Total revenueLn 12$346K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$338K
SavingsLn 2$74K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$413K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K
Other assetsLn 15$250
Total assetsLn 16$444K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$438K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$296K$413K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$31K
Total assetsLn 16$302K$444K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$297K$438K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$103K$103K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$51K$31K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$47$47
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$998$998
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$575$575
Total functional expensesLn 25$205K$31K$173K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $429K$389K$40K$626K 990 PDF
FY2023 $421K$411K$10K$587K 990 PDF
FY2022 $393K$255K$138K$576K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $346K$205K$142K$438K 990 PDF
FY2020 $307K$187K$119K$297K 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 $346,186 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $305,347$345,862
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $355$324
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $963$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $306,665$346,186
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,500$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $128,677$131,679
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $54,090$72,844
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $187,267$204,523
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $119,398$141,663
Part VI · Governance 13 of 15 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $346,186 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $345,862$345,862
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $324$324
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $345,862 · Excluded from tax $324$346,186
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $204,523 across 10 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $102,748$102,748
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $19,044$19,044
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $9,887$9,887
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,441$8,441
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,286 · Management $19,886$51,172
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $9,859$9,859
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $47$47
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,752$1,752
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $998$998
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $575$575
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $31,333 · Management $173,190 · Fundraising $0$204,523
Part X · Balance sheet $443,632 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $222,392$338,219
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $74,086$74,409
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,156$30,754
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $250$250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $301,884$443,632
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,136$5,221
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,136$5,221
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $296,748$438,411
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $296,748$438,411
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $301,884$443,632
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $438,411 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$346,186
XI-2 Total expenses$204,523
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$141,663
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$296,748
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$438,411

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