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Communication Workers of America

EIN 23-7325710 · Sewell, NJ

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What it says it does

TO REPRESENT EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE LOCAL'S JURISDICTION THROUGH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.

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

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

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

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

Programs described in its return (5)

$412,981 spent. CWA LOCAL 1085 NEGOTIATES LABOR CONTRACTS, PROSECUTES GRIEVANCES AND HANDLES APPEALS ON BEHALF OF REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES. LOCAL 1085 ALSO INFORMS EMPLOYEES ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND ADVOCATES ON THEIR BEHALF IN REGARD TO WORKING CONDITIONS.
$1,750 spent. CWA LOCAL 1085 PROVIDES ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF EMPLOYEES THROUGH LEGISLATIVE-POLITICAL ACTION.
$9,000 spent. CWA LOCAL 1085 PROMOTES THE ROLE OF LABOR IN THE COMMUNITY BY AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS AND MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO WORTHY CAUSES.
CWA LOCAL 1085 NEGOTIATES LABOR CONTRACTS, PROSECUTES GRIEVANCES AND HANDLES APPEALS ON BEHALF OF REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES. LOCAL 1085 ALSO INFORMS EMPLOYEES ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND ADVOCATES ON THEIR BEHALF IN REGARD TO WORKING CONDITIONS.
CWA LOCAL 1085 NEGOTIATES LABOR CONTRACTS, PROSECUTES GRIEVANCES AND HANDLES APPEALS ON BEHALF OF REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES. LOCAL 1085 ALSO INFORMS EMPLOYEES ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND ADVOCATES ON THEIR BEHALF IN REGARD TO WORKING CONDITIONS.

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

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.
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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1950.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 October 21, 2026.

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