American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees
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What it says it does
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- Income
- $3.1 million
- Spending
- $1.9 million
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $146,416, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- UNITED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE WORKERS HAS BEEN FORMED TO: IMPROVE THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF ALL OF ITS MEMBERS; PROMOTE DEMOCRACY FOR ITS MEMBERS; PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND HIGH QUALITY OF EMS SERVICES AND; EXPRESS ITS BELIEF IN THE UNITY OF ORGANIZED LABOR. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS UNION ARE: TO SECURE THE BEST POSSIBLE PAY, BENEFITS, JOB SECURITY, WORKING CONDITIONS, AND PENSIONS/RETIREE BENEFITS FOR ITS MEMBERS THROUGH ORGANIZATION OF THE UNORGANIZED, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL ACTION, AND THE UTILIZATION OF OTHER LAWFUL STRATEGIES; PROMOTE THE PROFESSIONAL REPUTATION OF AND PUBLIC RESPECT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE WORKERS; CREATE DIGNIFIED, SAFE, AND PROGRESSIVE JOB CONDITIONS FOR EMS WORKERS THAT ENABLE THOSE WORKERS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES; PROMOTE TRADE UNIONISM AND WORKER SOLIDARITY ACROSS INDUSTRIES AND WORKFORCES; PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS MEMBERS TO INFLUENCE AND SHAPE THEIR FUTURE THROUGH FREE DEMOCRATIC TRADE UNIONISM; ENCOURAGE THE SETTLEMENT BY NEGOTIATION AND MEDIATION OF ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN MEMBERS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS; ACHIEVE INFLUENCE OVER THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INDUSTRY SECTOR AND LABOR MARKET; ENSURE THAT WORKERS' VOICES ARE HEARD AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, AND THAT THEIR EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE SHAPE THE TRANSFORMATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES AND GLOBALLY; ELIMINATE HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION OF ANY SORT TO ENSURE EQUAL TREATMENT REGARDLESS OF CLASS, RACE, COLOR, NATIONALITY, ETHNICITY, AGE, GENDER, LANGUAGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, PLACE OF ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, RELIGIOUS AND/OR POLITICAL BELIEFS, AND MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY (AND ACTIVELY OPPOSE SUCH DISCRIMINATION WHEREVER IT APPEARS); AND ESTABLISH STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR EMPLOYERS, THE PUBLIC WE SERVE, AND THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE WORK AND LIVE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 December 2024.
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 August 1957.
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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