American Postal Workers Union

Not tax-deductible

Fort Worth, TX501(c)(5)Since 1914EIN 75-1390825

Provides representation to union members regarding various local union collective bargaining issues

$186K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $741 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$186K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 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
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$528K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$528K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$288K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$528K
FY2025▼ -5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$417K
FY2022$513K
FY2023$556K
FY2024$555K
FY2025$528K
Expenses
$528K
FY2025▼ -4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$389K
FY2022$574K
FY2023$532K
FY2024$550K
FY2025$528K
Net assets
$288K
FY2025-0.01%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$320K
FY2022$259K
FY2023$283K
FY2024$288K
FY2025$288K

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 Nov 1973.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $186K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$109,963Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$45,452Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP
$7,839Pt VII · Sec A
Clerk Craft Director
$6,918Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$6,433Pt VII · Sec A
Maintenance Craft Director
$4,937Pt VII · Sec A
Mvs Craft Director
$3,996Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Benjamin Martinez$109,963$114,964$111,822$108,077$92,120
Toni Dimas$45,452$39,023$28,700$25,370$7,252
Alvin Curtis—$12,701$15,599$19,747$10,007
Karen Reed$7,839$17,621$7,421$6,221$4,516
Cheri Sampson$6,433$6,954$8,728$14,287—
Tonya Brooks————$7,801
Jacoby Johnson$6,918————
Rosie Pruitt————$6,268

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for fair wages, benefits, and member issues through collective bargaining.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Provides representation to union members regarding various local union collective bargaining issues

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$528K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$528K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Money outPt IX
$528K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$288K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$91K
Total assetsLn 16$288K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$528K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Total revenueLn 12$528K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$717
SavingsLn 2$91K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$91K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$197K
Total assetsLn 16$288K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$288K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$102K$91K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$187K$197K
Total assetsLn 16$288K$288K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$288K$288K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$201K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$44K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K
Office expensesLn 13$72K
Information technologyLn 14$7K
OccupancyLn 16$19K
TravelLn 17$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$74K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K
InsuranceLn 23$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$528K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $528K$528K−$36$288K 990 PDF
FY2024 $555K$550K$5K$288K 990 PDF
FY2023 $556K$532K$24K$283K 990 PDF
FY2022 $513K$574K−$61K$259K 990 PDF
FY2021 $417K$389K$28K$320K 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 $527,563 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,025 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
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 $526,528 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$526,528
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10$10
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $527,553 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10$527,563
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $527,599 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$200,580
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$43,699
IX-10 Payroll taxes$18,288
IX-11c Accounting fees$5,500
IX-11g Other fees for services$2,654
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$17,147
IX-13 Office expenses$72,266
IX-14 Information technology$7,397
IX-16 Occupancy$18,821
IX-17 Travel$10,441
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$74,402
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$18,917
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$6,097
IX-23 Insurance$7,703
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$23,687
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$527,599
Part X · Balance sheet $288,435 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,859$717
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $99,982$90,748
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $186,630$196,970
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $288,471$288,435
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $288,471$288,435
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $288,471$288,435
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $288,471$288,435
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $288,435 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$527,563
XI-2 Total expenses$527,599
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$36
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$288,471
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$288,435

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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