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National Association Of Letter Carriers

825 John Grace Branch
  • Oak Brook, IL
  • Tax-exempt since Sept. 1944
  • EIN: 23-7219773

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Labor, agricultural and horticultural organizations that are educational or instructive, including unions, created for the purpose of improving conditions of work, and products of efficiency.

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$911k (2023)

Expenses
$873k (2023)

Total Assets
$686k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$912 (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$911,081
Expenses
$872,636
Net Income
$38,445
Net Assets
$685,471
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $868,219
95.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $105
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $42,757
4.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $454,423
52.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $76,903
8.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $686,383
Total Liabilities $912
Net Assets $685,471
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Melissa Rakestraw (Executive Vice Pres) $99,191 $0 $0
Frank Sladek (Vice President) $97,306 $0 $0
Melissa Aschom (Vice President) $89,027 $0 $0
Scott Jacaway (President) $87,608 $0 $0
Mark Dowdle (Secretary) $34,257 $0 $0
Mike Kern (Owcp/Hrb) $21,323 $0 $0
Ken Rus (Treasurer) $21,006 $0 $0
William Hahn (Trustee) $4,705 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 30, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$826,533
Expenses
$975,171
Net Income
-$148,638
Net Assets
$646,025
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $805,787
97.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,439
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $19,307
2.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $477,355
49.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $115,257
11.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $647,930
Total Liabilities $1,905
Net Assets $646,025
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Frank Sladek (Vice President) $99,770 $0 $0
Catherine Goodman (Vice President) $85,327 $0 $0
Melissa Aschom (Vice President) $70,800 $0 $0
Jay Ricke (Former President) $54,525 $0 $0
William Schorsch (Former Ex Vice President) $49,261 $0 $0
Melissa Rakestraw (Executive Vice Pres) $43,314 $0 $0
Mark Dowdle (Secretary) $28,344 $0 $0
Mike Kern (Olcp/Hrb) $20,639 $0 $0
Ken Rus (Treasurer) $20,214 $0 $0
William Hahn (Trustee) $4,339 $0 $0
Scott Jacaway (President) $822 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 4, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$796,351
Expenses
$873,095
Net Income
-$76,744
Net Assets
$808,606
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $776,100
97.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $20,251
2.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $438,495
50.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $103,613
11.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $809,501
Total Liabilities $895
Net Assets $808,606
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Frank Sladek (Vice President) $95,008 $0 $0
Jay Ricke (President) $94,881 $0 $0
Catherine Goodman (Trustee/President) $82,584 $0 $0
William Schorsch (Vice President) $75,401 $0 $0
Mark Dowdle (Secretary) $34,650 $0 $0
Ken Rus (Treasurer) $19,116 $0 $0
Mike Kern (Olcp/Hrb) $18,470 $0 $0
Eric Smith (Ex Vice President) $13,520 $0 $0
William Hahn (Trustee) $3,202 $0 $0
Marvin Billups (Sgt At Arms) $1,663 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 5, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$886,733
Expenses
$902,305
Net Income
-$15,572
Net Assets
$864,289
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $866,486
97.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,539
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $17,708
2.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $434,802
48.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $100,362
11.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $864,562
Total Liabilities $273
Net Assets $864,289
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Frank Sladek (Vice President) $90,530 $0 $0
William Schorsch (Vice President) $84,153 $0 $0
Jay Ricke (President) $81,144 $0 $0
Eric Smith (Ex Vice President) $54,750 $0 $0
Catherine Goodman (Trustee) $54,261 $0 $0
Mark Dowdle (Secretary) $31,221 $0 $0
Mike Kern (Olcp/Hrb) $18,087 $0 $0
Ken Rus (Treasurer) $18,039 $0 $0
Marvin Billups (Sgt At Arms) $1,319 $0 $0
William Hahn (Trustee) $1,298 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Dec. 20, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$935,962
Expenses
$984,178
Net Income
-$48,216
Net Assets
$882,901
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $916,203
97.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,487
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $17,272
1.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $439,772
44.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $78,825
8.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $883,183
Total Liabilities $282
Net Assets $882,901
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Frank Sladek (Vice President) $85,200 $0 $0
Eric Smith (Exec Vice President) $84,328 $0 $0
Jay Ricke (President) $83,470 $0 $0
William Schorsch (Vice President) $83,121 $0 $0
Mark Dowdle (Secretary) $36,024 $0 $0
Catherine Goodman (Trustee) $26,289 $0 $0
Ken Rus (Treasurer) $19,077 $0 $0
Mike Kern (Olcp/Hrb) $17,585 $0 $0
Marvin Billups (Sgt At Arms) $2,094 $0 $0
William Hann (Trustee) $1,682 $0 $0
Barbara Farrell (Trustee) $902 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 30, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$934,420
Expenses
$907,848
Net Income
$26,572
Net Assets
$813,865
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $905,990
97.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,596
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $26,834
2.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $406,255
44.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $115,037
12.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $814,222
Total Liabilities $357
Net Assets $813,865
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Frank Sladek (Vice President) $88,984 $0 $0
Eric Smith (Exec Vice President) $82,599 $0 $0
Jay Ricke (President) $79,182 $0 $0
William Schorsch (Vice President) $78,453 $0 $0
Mark Dowdle (Secretary) $38,257 $0 $0
Richard Treonis (Owcp) $20,874 $0 $0
Ken Rus (Treasurer) $17,906 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 11, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$889,564
Expenses
$769,911
Net Income
$119,653
Net Assets
$787,293
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $862,082
96.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $730
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $26,752
3.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $401,148
52.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $69,541
9.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $787,880
Total Liabilities $587
Net Assets $787,293
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Frank Sladek (Vice President) $88,815 $0 $0
Jay Ricke (President) $84,370 $0 $0
Eric Smith (Exec Vice President) $82,397 $0 $0
William Schorsch (Vice President) $77,840 $0 $0
Mark Dowdle (Secretary) $33,000 $0 $0
Ken Rus (Treasurer) $17,763 $0 $0
Richard Treonis (Owcp) $16,963 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 12, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$864,276
Expenses
$808,223
Net Income
$56,053
Net Assets
$667,640
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $844,151
97.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $892
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $19,233
2.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $383,774
47.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $60,794
7.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $668,504
Total Liabilities $864
Net Assets $667,640
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jay Ricke (President) $82,786 $0 $0
Eric Smith (Exec Vice President) $81,646 $0 $0
Frank Sladek (Vice President) $79,903 $0 $0
William Schorsch (Vice President) $73,001 $0 $0
Mark Dowdle (Secretary) $33,219 $0 $0
Richard Treonis (Owcp) $18,091 $0 $0
Ken Rus (Treasurer) $15,128 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 1, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$821,740
Expenses
$728,372
Net Income
$93,368
Net Assets
$611,587
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $795,428
96.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $842
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $25,470
3.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $372,370
51.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $65,553
9.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $612,049
Total Liabilities $462
Net Assets $611,587
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Eric Smith (Exec Vice President) $80,955 $0 $0
Frank Sladek (Vice President) $76,329 $0 $0
William Schorsch (Vice President) $76,303 $0 $0
Jay Ricke (President) $75,628 $0 $0
Mark Dowdle (Secretary) $31,051 $0 $0
Richard Treonis (Owcp) $17,000 $0 $0
Ken Rus (Treasurer) $15,104 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 26, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$738,356
Expenses
$773,952
Net Income
-$35,596
Net Assets
$518,425
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $716,327
97.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $17
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $22,012
3.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $367,557
47.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $76,616
9.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $518,784
Total Liabilities $359
Net Assets $518,425
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jay Ricke (President) $83,551 $0 $0
Eric Smith (Exec Vice President) $83,479 $0 $0
William Schorsch (Vice President) $71,256 $0 $0
Frank Sladek (Vice President) $70,492 $0 $0
Mark Dowdle (Secretary) $26,916 $0 $0
Richard Treonis (Owcp) $16,849 $0 $0
Ken Rus (Treasurer) $15,014 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 11, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$783,802
Expenses
$759,528
Net Income
$24,274
Net Assets
$554,021
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $768,651
98.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $31
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $15,120
1.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $357,038
47.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $69,715
9.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $554,452
Total Liabilities $431
Net Assets $554,021
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jay Ricke (President) $82,169 $0 $0
Eric Smith (Exec Vice President) $81,180 $0 $0
William Schorsch (Vice President) $68,792 $0 $0
Marie Didier (Vice President) $66,173 $0 $0
Frank Sladek (Vice President) $28,750 $0 $0
Richard Treonis (Owcp) $14,523 $0 $0
Ken Rus (Treasurer) $13,717 $0 $0
Mark Dowdle (Secretary) $1,734 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 30, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$783,688
Expenses
$830,457
Net Income
-$46,769
Net Assets
$529,747
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $757,736
96.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $308
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $25,644
3.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $360,347
43.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $73,552
8.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $530,233
Total Liabilities $486
Net Assets $529,747

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$805,366
Expenses
$817,249
Net Income
-$11,883
Net Assets
$576,516
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $777,939
96.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $3,692
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $23,735
2.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $356,510
43.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $65,091
8.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $577,039
Total Liabilities $523
Net Assets $576,516

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

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Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

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