Amalgamated Transit Union FY2021 filing

IRS exemption revoked

Phoenix, AZ501(c)(5)EmploymentEIN 86-6053872

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Labor organizing

$382K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
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 $63K a year · 4% 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
$382K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$486K
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.3M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
0%
Net assets
$849K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2021▼ -6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2021▼ -3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$849K
FY2021▲ +4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$818K
FY2021$849K
FY2022$734K
FY2023$733K
FY2024$724K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2011
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Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1940.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $382K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$101,195Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Sec
$94,460Pt VII · Sec A
$88,671Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$88,141Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Board Memb
$4,822Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Board Memb
$2,356Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Board Memb
$841Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Board Memb
$566Pt VII · Sec A

Robert J Bean’s $133K as President is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M employment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert J Bean$133,136$141,188$121,063$118,351$101,195$106,651
Dwayne Sessions$128,308$121,356$108,359$103,970$94,460$86,855
Frank Gutierrez JR$120,490$117,818$114,026$107,790$88,671$84,365
Dana Kraiza$119,237$117,109$113,162$102,096$88,141$88,349
Susana Judd$2,134—$1,240$1,414$2,356$5,571
Chris Sheaffer$2,009$315——$4,822$3,445
Charles Gooch$3,906$1,699————
Robert Elmer$785$321—$3,723——

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

Programs and updates

Amalgamated Transit Union is a member-serving organization based in Phoenix, AZ.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Organization is a labor union for transit workers in phoenix, az

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$849K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$263K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$486K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$263K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$263K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$486K
Net assetsLn 32$849K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$217K$263K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$502K$486K
Net assetsLn 32$818K$849K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$382K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$205K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$34K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$62K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$92K
TravelLn 17$35K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K
InterestLn 20$27K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$307K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K
InsuranceLn 23$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.2M$1.8M$402K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.8M−$9K$724K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.4M−$899$733K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.3M−$115K$734K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.3M$1.3M$31K$849K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.3M$71K$818K 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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,287,421 across 9 lines filed
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 $1,284,120$1,284,120
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,301$3,301
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,287,421$1,287,421
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,256,258 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$1,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$381,830
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$204,982
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$33,616
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$33,981
IX-11c Accounting fees$12,568
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$13,605
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$61,559
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$91,945
IX-17 Travel$34,794
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$1,049
IX-20 Interest$26,953
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$307,322
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$36,449
IX-23 Insurance$12,784
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$1,821
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,256,258
Part X · Balance sheet $1,334,630 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $216,919$263,216
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,103,025$1,071,414
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,319,944$1,334,630
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $502,399$485,922
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $817,545$848,708
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $817,545$848,708
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,319,944$1,334,630
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $848,708 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,287,421
XI-2 Total expenses$1,256,258
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,163
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$817,545
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$848,708

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