American Postal Workers Union FY2024 filing

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All members of labor have the right to economic, political, social, justice, and have the inherent right to earn a living and be paid for the service they perform regardless of race, color, creed, sex, sexual oriantation, age, or religion.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$318K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $106K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$318K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$80K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 12 voting members
Concern: none of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
0%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$927K
FY2021$941K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2024▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$899K
FY2021$839K
FY2022$993K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.4M

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26 people listed on the 990; $318K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$82,172Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$80,364Pt VII · Sec A
Secreatary/Treasurer
$77,351Pt VII · Sec A
Retiree Co-Ordinator
$14,453Pt VII · Sec A
Station Director
$10,856Pt VII · Sec A
N Houston Associate Vice President
$8,748Pt VII · Sec A
Clerk Craft Director
$6,964Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Clerk Craft Director
$3,871Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alfred Davison$84,953$82,172$80,066$76,311$71,323$73,326
Pritt Singh$82,314$80,364$82,143$78,205$68,986$68,045
Bernadette Baker$80,114$77,351$75,330$75,871$70,641$65,789
Billie Glazebrook$16,739$14,453$18,096$10,321$5,869$8,744
Karen White——$14,190$16,860$16,226$16,660
Valerie Streety——$11,273$11,763$11,265$9,915
Pat Jones-Taylor$7,957$10,856$7,590$1,550$3,263$5,162
Deanna Simmons$9,622$8,748$7,223$6,427$6,312$5,390

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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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Organization of the bargain unit through social functions, membership recruitment incentives, sale or gift of organization materials, etc.

Pt IX · col B
02

Education of and communication with members through printed matter, training programs, membership meetings, etc.

Pt IX · col B
03

Negotiation and implemantation of collective bargaining agreement including the arbitration of greivance cases.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$101K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A26
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$101K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
SavingsLn 2$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$417K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 572
VolunteersI 610
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$1.6M$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$402K$417K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K$80K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.3M
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$92K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$318K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$111K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$46K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$107
Office expensesLn 13$51K
Information technologyLn 14$18K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$115K
TravelLn 17$39K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$67K
InterestLn 20$160
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K
InsuranceLn 23$31K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.2M$80K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.3M$1.0M$296K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.0M$120K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$993K$10K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $941K$839K$102K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $927K$899K$28K$1.8M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,307,182 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,084,193$1,177,087
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42,608$101,041
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $26,095$29,054
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,152,896$1,307,182
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $89,372$91,505
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $544,366$497,535
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $398,954$422,099
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,032,692$1,011,139
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $120,204$296,043
Part VI · Governance 0 of 12 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,307,182 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,177,087 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,177,087
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $101,041 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$101,041
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $5,906 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,906
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $23,148 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$23,148
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,307,182 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,307,182
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,011,139 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 members$91,505
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$318,297
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$110,952
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$34,984
IX-10 Payroll taxes$33,302
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$45,900
IX-11c Accounting fees$3,250
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$14,541
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$107
IX-13 Office expenses$51,367
IX-14 Information technology$18,010
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$115,285
IX-17 Travel$39,080
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$67,256
IX-20 Interest$160
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$19,922
IX-23 Insurance$30,976
IX-24e All other expenses$16,245
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,011,139
Part X · Balance sheet $2,415,167 assets, 21 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $119,526; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,799$80,070
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,535,786$1,792,132
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,687$6,556
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $402,350$416,883
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,104,148$2,415,167
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $65,087$80,063
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $65,087$80,063
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,039,061$2,335,104
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,104,148$2,415,167
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,335,104 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,307,182
XI-2 Total expenses$1,011,139
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$296,043
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,039,061
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,335,104

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