Pacific Media Workers Guild Local 39521 FY2021 filing

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(5)Since 1944Mutual / membership EIN 94-0722887Revenue $709K in FY2021Latest return filed Aug 10, 2026

On file with the IRSmediaworkers.org433 Natoma St FL 2, 94103-2940 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Nov 1950

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To represent Workers in the communications field in matters related to collective bargaining.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$4K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $46K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4K
to officers and key staff · 0.6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$74K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$709K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$554K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$617K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$709K
FY2021▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$694K
FY2021$709K
FY2022$755K
FY2023$716K
FY2024$716K
FY2025$859K
Expenses
$554K
FY2021▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$607K
FY2021$554K
FY2022$648K
FY2023$774K
FY2024$760K
FY2025$832K
Net assets
$617K
FY2021▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$490K
FY2021$617K
FY2022$846K
FY2023$790K
FY2024$786K
FY2025$817K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1950.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $554K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $4K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary
$3,500Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Applegate$118,600$115,840$112,620$94,178—$91,741
Annie Sciacca$6,813$15,674$14,868—$3,500—
Michael Cabantuan——$4,734———
Michael Cabatuan—$3,910—$1,156——
Derek Moore—————$1,200

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 · FY2020
01

To represent workers in the communications field in matters relating to collective bargaining.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$709K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$438K
Other incomeLn 4–11$268K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$554K
Ln 25
Programscol B$554K
Owns and owesPt X
$617K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$671K
Total assetsLn 16$691K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$438K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$268K
Total revenueLn 12$709K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100
SavingsLn 2$671K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$671K
Accounts receivableLn 4$20K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$94
Total assetsLn 16$691K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K
Net assetsLn 32$617K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$516K$671K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$94$94
Total assetsLn 16$524K$691K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$74K
Net assetsLn 32$490K$617K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
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$4K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$243K$243K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$20K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$23K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$21K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$138K$138K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$833$833
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$52K$52K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$554K$554K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 10, 2026 $859K$832K$27K$817K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 3, 2025 $716K$760K−$44K$786K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 25, 2024 $716K$774K−$58K$790K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 13, 2023 $755K$648K$108K$846K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 25, 2022 $709K$554K$155K$617K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 2, 2021 $694K$607K$87K$490K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $709,053 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $453,238$437,531
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,727$3,836
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $236,674$267,686
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $693,639$709,053
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $322,322$290,993
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $284,474$263,029
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $606,796$554,022
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $86,843$155,031
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $709,053 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $437,531$437,531
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,836$3,836
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $267,686$267,686
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $709,053$709,053
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $554,022 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 staffPrograms $3,500$3,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $243,052$243,052
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,591$11,591
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,061$13,061
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,789$19,789
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $22,627$22,627
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $28,115$28,115
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,917$20,917
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $138,132$138,132
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $833$833
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,405$52,405
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $554,022$554,022
Part X · Balance sheet $691,129 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100$100
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $516,004$671,035
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,936$19,900
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $94$94
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $524,134$691,129
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,523$11,469
X-25 Other liabilities$62,278
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,523$73,747
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $489,611$617,382
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $489,611$617,382
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $524,134$691,129
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $617,382 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$709,053
XI-2 Total expenses$554,022
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$155,031
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$489,611
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$27,260
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$617,382

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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