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Communication Workers Of America

82160 Local

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
$32.7k (2023)

Expenses
$38.5k (2023)

Total Assets
$5.62k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$2.86k (2023)

Years with missing data
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 Sept.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$32,710
Expenses
$38,528
Net Income
-$5,818
Net Assets
$2,762
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,461
19.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,622
Total Liabilities $2,860
Net Assets $2,762
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Penny J Franklin (President) $5,463 $0
Teresa Bishop (Recording Secretary) $1,589 $0
Robert Patterson Jr (Admin Chief Steward) $1,252 $0
Melissa Kay Whitlock (Treasurer) $782 $0
Barry Slone (Vice President) $0 $0
John Ashley (Sgt/Arms) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$26,102
Expenses
$27,839
Net Income
-$1,737
Net Assets
$8,580
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,406
16.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,265
Total Liabilities $2,685
Net Assets $8,580
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Penny J Franklin (President) $5,022 $0
Teresa Bishop (Recording Secretary) $1,914 $0
Robert Patterson Jr (Admin Chief Steward) $1,410 $0
Melissa Kay Whitlock (Treasurer) $1,384 $0
Barry Slone (Vice President) $0 $0
John Ashley (Sgt/Arms) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$27,352
Expenses
$22,643
Net Income
$4,709
Net Assets
$10,317
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $665
2.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,205
Total Liabilities $1,888
Net Assets $10,317
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Penny J Franklin (President) $3,819 $0
Teresa Bishop (Recording Secretary) $3,094 $0
Robert Patterson Jr (Admin Chief Steward) $2,810 $0
Debbie Lake (Admin Chief Steward) $2,483 $0
Melissa Kay Whitlock (Treasurer) $1,085 $0
Barry Slone (Vice President) $27 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$26,735
Expenses
$39,075
Net Income
-$12,340
Net Assets
$5,608
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $3
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,204
8.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,372
Total Liabilities $764
Net Assets $5,608
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Penny J Franklin (President) $6,130 $0
Teresa Bishop (Recording Secretary) $3,270 $0
Debbie Lake (Admin Chief Steward) $2,163 $0
Melissa Kay Whitlock (Treasurer) $1,248 $0
Barry Slone (Vice President) $52 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$47,591
Expenses
$33,466
Net Income
$14,125
Net Assets
$17,948
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $8
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $7,123
15.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,182
Total Liabilities $234
Net Assets $17,948
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Penny J Franklin (President) $6,072 $0
Teresa Bishop (Recording Secretary) $1,438 $0
Melissa Kay Whitlock (Treasurer) $1,184 $0
Debbie Lake (Admin Chief Steward) $948 $0
Barry Slone (Vice President) $203 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$26,006
Expenses
$33,707
Net Income
-$7,701
Net Assets
$3,823
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $3
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,655
17.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,405
Total Liabilities $582
Net Assets $3,823

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$31,963
Expenses
$26,451
Net Income
$5,512
Net Assets
$16,143
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $4
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,245
10.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,950
Total Liabilities $807
Net Assets $16,143

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$29,271
Expenses
$27,352
Net Income
$1,919
Net Assets
$10,632
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $10
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,135
17.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,800
Total Liabilities $1,168
Net Assets $10,632

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$28,597
Expenses
$27,798
Net Income
$799
Net Assets
$8,712
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,133
14.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,082
Total Liabilities $370
Net Assets $8,712

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$22,341
Expenses
$18,509
Net Income
$3,832
Net Assets
$7,913
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,967
26.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,274
Total Liabilities $361
Net Assets $7,913

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$15,286
Expenses
$18,652
Net Income
-$3,366
Net Assets
$4,081
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $6
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $20
0.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,381
Total Liabilities $300
Net Assets $4,081

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$22,638
Expenses
$24,756
Net Income
-$2,118
Net Assets
$7,447
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $14
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,541
Total Liabilities $94
Net Assets $7,447

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

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