Transportation-Communications Union

Not tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(5)EIN 95-6006086

For the betterment of wages, hours and working conditions.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 17 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$134K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 10 voting members
Concern: none of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$399K
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$423K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$424K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$399K
FY2024▲ +18%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2021$304K
FY2022$352K
FY2023$339K
FY2024$399K
Expenses
$423K
FY2024▲ +41%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$204K
FY2021$228K
FY2022$292K
FY2023$301K
FY2024$423K
Net assets
$424K
FY2024▼ -5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$275K
FY2021$350K
FY2022$409K
FY2023$447K
FY2024$424K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1944.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $423K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $134K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Local Chairman
$72,541Pt VII · Sec A
President
$22,785Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Secretary Treasurer
$21,282Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee Chairman
$6,202Pt VII · Sec A
$4,276Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$2,532Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$2,456Pt VII · Sec A
$1,983Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Winston$72,541$113,983$111,404——
Michael Winston———$103,214$9,424
Olivia Nelson-Richard————$93,322
Joshua Ott$22,785$17,424$11,390——
Freddie a Flores$21,282$12,082$3,300——
Ayesha Douglas—$4,652$18,499——
Ayesha Douglas———$14,255$15,846
Joshua Ott———$8,745$5,014

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 pay, fair hours, and improved workplace conditions.

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1 program service account for $423K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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For the betterment of wages hours and working conditions.

$423Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$399K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$363K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$12
Money outPt IX
$423K
Ln 25
Programscol B$423K
Owns and owesPt X
$424K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$424K
Total assetsLn 16$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$363K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$12
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$399K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$394K
SavingsLn 2$30K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$424K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$424K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 625
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$447K$424K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$447K$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$447K$424K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$134K$134K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$94K$94K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$13K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$966$966$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$610$610$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$62K$62K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$2K$2K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$96K$96K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$423K$423K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $399K$423K−$23K$424K 990 PDF
FY2023 $339K$301K$38K$447K 990 PDF
FY2022 $352K$292K$59K$409K 990 PDF
FY2021 $304K$228K$76K$350K 990 PDF
FY2020 $310K$204K$106K$275K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $399,285 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,892 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$363,381
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$363,381
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $12 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$12
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $30,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$30,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,904 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$399,285
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $422,544 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $134,057 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$134,057
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $94,449 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$94,449
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,655 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,655
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $966 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$966
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,504 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,504
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $610 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$610
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,250 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,250
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $62,356 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$62,356
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $2,020 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,020
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,730 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,730
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $95,656 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$95,656
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,291 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,291
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $422,544 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$422,544
Part X · Balance sheet $424,170 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $447,431$394,130
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$30,040
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $447,431$424,170
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $447,431$424,170
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $447,431$424,170
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $424,170 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$399,285
XI-2 Total expenses$422,544
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$23,259
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$447,431
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−$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$424,170

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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