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Progressive Workers Union

Washington, DCUnknown exempt organization EIN 83-0302895Revenue $337K in FY2025Latest return filed Apr 10, 2026

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Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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FY2025
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $67K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Cash reserves
24.1 mo
of spending, in cash
24.1 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
17
of 17 voting members
17 of 17 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$337K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$301K
Net assets
$604K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$337K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$172K
FY2021$240K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$295K
FY2025$337K
Expenses
$301K
FY2025▼ -30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$48K
FY2022$61K
FY2023$211K
FY2024$427K
FY2025$301K
Net assets
$604K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$271K
FY2021$463K
FY2022$653K
FY2023$701K
FY2024$569K
FY2025$604K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

29 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Erica Dodt
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jadine Sonoda
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Walter Keady
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Benjamin Weiner
Fifth Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 economic, environmental, and racial justice within the labor movement.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Progressive workers union is part of a bolder, more diverse labor movement fighting for economic, environmental, and racial justice.

Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$337K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$337K
Money outPt IX
$301K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$604K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$604K
Total assetsLn 16$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$337K
Total revenueLn 12$337K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$604K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$604K
Total assetsLn 16$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$604K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$569K$604K
Total assetsLn 16$569K$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$569K$604K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$96K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$117K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$590
Office expensesLn 13$9K
OccupancyLn 16$43K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$301K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 10, 2026 $337K$301K$36K$604K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $295K$427K−$132K$569K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $259K$211K$48K$701K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $250K$61K$189K$653K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 19, 2022 $240K$48K$192K$463K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 30, 2021 $172K$271K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $337,032 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $294,747$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$337,032
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $294,747$337,032
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$15,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$98,208
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $427,213$187,912
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $427,213$301,120
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$132,466$35,912
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $337,032 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $337,032$337,032
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $337,032 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$337,032
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $301,120 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$15,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$95,931
IX-10 Payroll taxes$2,277
IX-11b Legal fees$117,056
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$590
IX-13 Office expenses$8,646
IX-16 Occupancy$42,788
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$18,832
IX-25 Total functional expenses$301,120
Part X · Balance sheet $604,461 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $568,549$604,461
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $568,549$604,461
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $568,549$604,461
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $568,549$604,461
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $568,549$604,461
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $604,461 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$337,032
XI-2 Total expenses$301,120
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$35,912
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$568,549
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$604,461

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

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