American Postal Workers Union

Not tax-deductible

Shepherd, TX501(c)(5)Since 1971EIN 75-6025327

Provides representation to the Local membership regarding wages, benefits, working conditions and other member related issues.

$243K 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 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
$243K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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 18 voting members
Concern: none of 18 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$527K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$564K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$583K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$527K
FY2025▲ +2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$378K
FY2021$470K
FY2022$439K
FY2023$506K
FY2024$516K
FY2025$527K
Expenses
$564K
FY2025▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$241K
FY2021$314K
FY2022$427K
FY2023$524K
FY2024$543K
FY2025$564K
Net assets
$583K
FY2025▼ -6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$497K
FY2021$653K
FY2022$665K
FY2023$647K
FY2024$621K
FY2025$583K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $243K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$91,743Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$36,637Pt VII · Sec A
District VP 1
$24,476Pt VII · Sec A
Director News Information Edit
$13,154Pt VII · Sec A
District VP 5
$10,618Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$9,480Pt VII · Sec A
District VP 9
$7,682Pt VII · Sec A
District VP 4
$7,305Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ruben Campos$91,743$57,689$4,093$2,400$2,078$1,300
Carlton Williams——$87,286$80,533$76,262$75,176
Debbie Barrett-Wiltz$36,637$27,653$21,231$15,298$19,924—
Debbie Land$24,476$8,632$750———
Billy Jones$9,480$18,663$14,968$15,032$13,219$8,144
Ronald E Vaughns—$10,062$13,746$7,981$8,014—
J Carlos Barrios$13,154$11,265$13,449$9,316——
Mary Newsom$10,618$12,517$6,811$2,609$1,799$1,209

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 fair wages, safe workplaces, and collective bargaining for workers.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Provides representation to the Local membership regarding wages, benefits, working conditions and other member related issues.

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$527K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$510K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$564K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$583K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$583K
Total assetsLn 16$583K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A21
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$510K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Total revenueLn 12$527K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$103K
SavingsLn 2$480K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$583K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$471
Total assetsLn 16$583K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$583K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
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$620K$583K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$679$471
Total assetsLn 16$621K$583K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$621K$583K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$243K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$62K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K
Office expensesLn 13$26K
OccupancyLn 16$3K
TravelLn 17$131K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$24K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$564K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $527K$564K−$37K$583K 990 PDF
FY2024 $516K$543K−$27K$621K 990 PDF
FY2023 $506K$524K−$18K$647K 990 PDF
FY2022 $439K$427K$12K$665K 990 PDF
FY2021 $470K$314K$157K$653K 990 PDF
FY2020 $378K$241K$138K$497K 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 $526,572 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $30,736 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 $479,503 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$479,503
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,333$16,333
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $510,239 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,333$526,572
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $563,843 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$242,997
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$13,262
IX-9 Other employee benefits$61,856
IX-10 Payroll taxes$21,239
IX-11c Accounting fees$5,075
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$25,724
IX-13 Office expenses$26,222
IX-16 Occupancy$2,885
IX-17 Travel$130,539
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$23,711
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$9,320
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$1,013
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$563,843
Part X · Balance sheet $583,440 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $255,407$102,832
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $364,625$480,137
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $679$471
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $620,711$583,440
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $620,711$583,440
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $620,711$583,440
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $620,711$583,440
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $583,440 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$526,572
XI-2 Total expenses$563,843
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$37,271
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$620,711
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$583,440

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

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