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Civil Service Employees Association

EIN 13-5675500 · Brooklyn, NY

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

WE ORGANIZE AND REPRESENT WORKERS TO ENSURE OUR VOICE IS HEARD, OUR PLACE AT THE TABLE IS KEPT AND THE AMERICAN DREAM IS OURS IN THE 21ST CENTURY. AS A LABOR UNION, WE ARE COMMITTED TO UNION DEMOCRACY AND WE FOLLOW THESE VALUES WITH INTEGRITY. THE VALUES ARE HONESTY, INCLUSIVENESS, FULL PARTICIPATION, RESPECT, DIVERSITY, OPEN COMMUNICATION, ACCOUNTABILITY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.

Income
$242,415
Spending
$175,778
Employees
2
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$8,100, office coordinator

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Governance

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. INVESTIGATED AND PROCESSED MEMBER GRIEVANCES ON A DAILY BASIS PURSUANT TO THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
  2. ATTENDED ANNUAL DELEGATES CONVENTION TO VOTE ON THE PROVISIONS AND BY-LAWS OF THE UNION CONSTITUTION.
  3. ATTENDED SAFETY AND HEALTH WORHSHOPS AND TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN ORDER TO MAKE OUR MEMBERS WORKSITES SAFER AND MORE SECURE.
  4. PARTICIPATED IN LABOR-MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND COMMITTEES ON A REGULAR BASIS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE MORALE AND WORKING CONDITIONS AT THE MEMBERS WORKPLACES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.

    Not on the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 1970.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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