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Communication Workers Of America

3371 Local
  • Ashland, KY
  • Tax-exempt since Nov. 1950
  • EIN: 61-0911372

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
$116k (2023)

Expenses
$145k (2023)

Total Assets
$208k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$4.02k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2012 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
$116,255
Expenses
$145,360
Net Income
-$29,105
Net Assets
$204,433
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $570
0.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $8,275
7.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $208,456
Total Liabilities $4,023
Net Assets $204,433
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Christopher Whitt (President) $10,576 $0
Michael Yoakem (Vice President) $7,854 $0
Kelli Sullivan (Treasurer) $1,200 $0
Michael K Roberts (Secretary) $1,200 $0
Stephen W Hedge (Vice President) $1,184 $0
Robert Wright (Vice President) $1,184 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 13, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$139,065
Expenses
$88,784
Net Income
$50,281
Net Assets
$233,538
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $283
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $18,339
13.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $234,119
Total Liabilities $581
Net Assets $233,538
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Cayton D Miller (Vice President) $16,231 $0
Christopher Whitt (President) $6,110 $0
Kelli Sullivan (Treasurer) $1,200 $0
Michael K Roberts (Secretary) $1,200 $0
Stephen W Hedge (Vice President) $862 $0
Robert Wright (Vice President) $862 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 14, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$147,416
Expenses
$105,340
Net Income
$42,076
Net Assets
$183,257
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $174
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $7,346
5.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $184,501
Total Liabilities $1,244
Net Assets $183,257
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Kelli Sullivan (Treasurer) $11,806 $0
Cayton D Miller (Vice President) $9,079 $0
Christopher Whitt (President) $5,498 $0
Robert Wright (Vice President) $2,032 $0
Stephen W Hedge (Vice President) $1,506 $0
Michael K Roberts (Secretary) $1,200 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 8, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$123,713
Expenses
$84,884
Net Income
$38,829
Net Assets
$141,181
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $252
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $14,840
12.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $144,983
Total Liabilities $3,802
Net Assets $141,181
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Kelli Sullivan (Treasurer) $8,948 $0
Cayton D Miller (Vice President) $7,218 $0
Christopher Whitt (President) $5,835 $0
Michael K Roberts (Secretary) $1,200 $0
Stephen W Hedge (Vice President) $282 $0
Robert Wright (Vice President) $281 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 12, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$233,746
Expenses
$221,450
Net Income
$12,296
Net Assets
$102,352
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $186,954
80.0%
Investment Income $177
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $46,615
19.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $39,560
17.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $39,624
17.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $103,937
Total Liabilities $1,585
Net Assets $102,352
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cayton D Miller (Vice President) $15,569 $0 $0
Kelli Sullivan (Treasurer) $12,009 $0 $0
Christopher Whitt (President) $7,681 $0 $0
Robert Wright (Vice President) $1,906 $0 $0
Michael K Roberts (Secretary) $1,200 $0 $0
Stephen W Hedge (Vice President) $1,195 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 22, 2019

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$232,633
Expenses
$254,455
Net Income
-$21,822
Net Assets
$90,056
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $208,666
89.7%
Investment Income $196
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $23,771
10.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $55,405
21.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $19,748
7.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $91,896
Total Liabilities $1,840
Net Assets $90,056
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cayton D Miller (Vice President) $16,176 $0 $0
Phillip D Coldiron (President) $15,300 $0 $0
Kelli Sullivan (Treasurer) $9,060 $0 $0
Christopher Whitt (President) $7,553 $0 $0
Robert Wright (Vice President) $3,461 $0 $0
Stephen W Hedge (Vice President) $2,655 $0 $0
Michael K Roberts (Secretary) $1,200 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 13, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$219,115
Expenses
$225,236
Net Income
-$6,121
Net Assets
$111,878
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $217,590
99.3%
Investment Income $169
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,356
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $42,716
19.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,838
1.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $115,729
Total Liabilities $3,851
Net Assets $111,878
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Phillip D Coldiron (President) $21,600 $0 $0
Kelli Sullivan (Treasurer) $10,283 $0 $0
Cayton D Miller (Vice President) $3,836 $0 $0
Michael K Roberts (Secretary) $2,662 $0 $0
Christopher Whitt (Vice President) $2,313 $0 $0
Robert Wright (Vice President) $2,022 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$234,775
Expenses
$207,261
Net Income
$27,514
Net Assets
$117,999
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $234,241
99.8%
Investment Income $184
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $350
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $30,876
14.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,687
3.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $118,830
Total Liabilities $831
Net Assets $117,999
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Phillip D Coldiron (President) $16,200 $0 $0
Kelli Sullivan (Treasurer) $6,839 $0 $0
Christopher Whitt (Vice President) $2,882 $0 $0
Michael K Roberts (Secretary) $2,394 $0 $0
Cayton Miller (Vice President) $1,804 $0 $0
Judith A Brock (Treasurer) $502 $0 $0
Robert Wright (Vice President) $255 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$230,383
Expenses
$285,848
Net Income
-$55,465
Net Assets
$90,485
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $230,043
99.9%
Investment Income $176
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $164
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $45,053
15.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $15,358
5.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $91,421
Total Liabilities $936
Net Assets $90,485
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Phillip D Coldiron (President) $23,356 $0 $0
Judith A Brock (Treasurer) $10,077 $0 $0
Michael K Roberts (Secretary) $3,293 $0 $0
Cathy Floyd (Vice President) $2,287 $0 $0
Robert Wright (Vice President) $2,006 $0 $0
Michael Yoakem (Vice President) $1,753 $0 $0
Christopher Whitt (Vice President) $1,445 $0 $0
Cayton Miller (Vice President) $836 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 23, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$239,823
Expenses
$254,525
Net Income
-$14,702
Net Assets
$145,950
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $233,514
97.4%
Investment Income $225
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,084
2.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $57,625
22.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,517
3.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $147,351
Total Liabilities $1,401
Net Assets $145,950
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Phillip D Coldiron (President) $40,716 $0 $0
Judith A Brock (Treasurer) $8,277 $0 $0
Michael Yoakem (Vice President) $3,498 $0 $0
Cathy Floyd (Vice President) $2,491 $0 $0
Michael K Roberts (Secretary) $2,336 $0 $0
Ernest Gilliam Ii (Vice President) $307 $0 $0
Robert Wright (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 6, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$238,182
Expenses
$285,931
Net Income
-$47,749
Net Assets
$160,652
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $237,817
99.8%
Investment Income $365
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $58,751
20.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,071
1.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $163,203
Total Liabilities $2,551
Net Assets $160,652

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990
Filed on Dec. 23, 2013

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$239,058
Expenses
$327,649
Net Income
-$88,591
Net Assets
$208,352
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $227,516
95.2%
Investment Income $800
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $10,742
4.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $64,373
19.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $12,570
3.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $209,999
Total Liabilities $1,647
Net Assets $208,352

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990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

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 Sept.
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-EZ

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
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-EZ

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
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 Sept.
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 Sept.
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 Sept.
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

About This Data

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.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

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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."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

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