American Postal Workers Union

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Houston, TX501(c)(5)Since 1971Mutual / membership EIN 75-6025327Revenue $527K in FY2025Latest return filed Jun 22, 2026

On file with the IRSHouston, TXTax-exempt since Nov 1973

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

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 75-6025327) · Dispute this line
501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$243K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
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
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
0% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$243K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
12.4 mo
of spending, in cash
12.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 18 voting members
None of 18 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$527K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$564K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$583K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$527K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$378K
FY2021$470K
FY2022$439K
FY2023$506K
FY2024$516K
FY2025$527K
Expenses
$564K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$241K
FY2021$314K
FY2022$427K
FY2023$524K
FY2024$543K
FY2025$564K
Net assets
$583K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$497K
FY2021$653K
FY2022$665K
FY2023$647K
FY2024$621K
FY2025$583K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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).

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

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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

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

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

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 75-6025327) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

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 officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 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 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 22, 2026 $527K$564K−$37K$583K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 2, 2025 $516K$543K−$27K$621K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 20, 2024 $506K$524K−$18K$647K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 27, 2023 $439K$427K$12K$665K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 10, 2022 $470K$314K$157K$653K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 13, 2021 $378K$241K$138K$497K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

C · Political and lobbying D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $526,572 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $500,425$510,239
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,638$16,333
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $516,063$526,572
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $295,700$339,354
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $246,953$224,489
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $542,653$563,843
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$26,590−$37,271
Part VI · Governance 0 of 18 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
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 officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$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

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