American Postal Workers Union

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Concord, CA501(c)(5)EIN 94-2341955

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To improve the welfare and working condition of union members in the American Postal Workers Union.

$195K 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 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
$195K
to officers and key staff · 59% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 59% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$10
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$374K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$331K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$168K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$374K
FY2025▼ -9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$346K
FY2021$345K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$387K
FY2024$410K
FY2025$374K
Expenses
$331K
FY2025▼ -10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$341K
FY2021$341K
FY2022$366K
FY2023$347K
FY2024$367K
FY2025$331K
Net assets
$168K
FY2025▲ +34%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$69K
FY2021$73K
FY2022$41K
FY2023$82K
FY2024$126K
FY2025$168K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $195K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$90,096Pt VII · Sec A
$28,460Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Truste
$23,092Pt VII · Sec A
$22,366Pt VII · Sec A
$17,415Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$10,532Pt VII · Sec A
Clerk Craft
$3,113Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alan W Ross$90,096—$75,547$69,956$64,286$63,991
Alan W Ross—$87,747————
Lisa M Ortega$23,092——$82,786$76,529$76,600
Christina Abouremeleh—$38,524————
Christina Abouremeleh$28,460—————
Stephen M Lysaght$17,415—$26,807$17,452$12,023$14,441
Samuel Cisneros—$26,698————
Sofia Castanon$22,366—————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for better welfare and working conditions for postal union members.

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

To advance, promote, foster and benefit all of the organization members'.

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$374K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$369K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$294
Money outPt IX
$331K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$168K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$166K
Total assetsLn 16$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$369K
Investment incomeLn 3$294
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$374K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$81K
SavingsLn 2$85K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$166K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10
Net assetsLn 32$168K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 60
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$123K$166K
Total assetsLn 16$126K$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$10
Net assetsLn 32$126K$168K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$225K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$200
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K
Office expensesLn 13$10K
Information technologyLn 14$2K
OccupancyLn 16$29K
TravelLn 17$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$7K
InsuranceLn 23$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$100
Total functional expensesLn 25$331K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $374K$331K$43K$168K 990 PDF
FY2024 $410K$367K$44K$126K 990 PDF
FY2023 $387K$347K$41K$82K 990 PDF
FY2022 $334K$366K−$32K$41K 990 PDF
FY2021 $345K$341K$4K$73K 990 PDF
FY2020 $346K$341K$5K$69K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $374,236 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $368,612$368,612
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $294$294
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,330$5,330
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,330 · Excluded from tax $368,906$374,236
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $331,498 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$224,507
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$1,559
IX-10 Payroll taxes$19,277
IX-11b Legal fees$200
IX-11c Accounting fees$6,333
IX-11g Other fees for services$3,816
IX-13 Office expenses$10,180
IX-14 Information technology$1,733
IX-16 Occupancy$28,707
IX-17 Travel$1,731
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$3,577
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$7,440
IX-23 Insurance$4,213
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$18,125
IX-24e All other expenses$100
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$331,498
Part X · Balance sheet $168,221 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97,674$80,592
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,610$85,429
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,200$2,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $125,571$168,221
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$10
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$10
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $125,571$168,211
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $125,571$168,211
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $125,571$168,221
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $168,211 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$374,236
XI-2 Total expenses$331,498
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,738
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$125,571
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$88
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$168,211

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

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