American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs
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What it says it does
THE KANSAS AFL-CIO IS THE STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR REPRESENTING OVER 95,000 MEMBERS OF 300 UNIONS THROUGOUT KANSAS. THE MISSION OF THE KANSAS AFL-CIO IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF WORKING FAMILIES AND TO BRING ECONOMIC JUSTICE TO THE WORKPLACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE TO OUR STATE AND THE NATION. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION, WE WORK TO (1) BUILD A BROAD MOVEMENT OF KANSAS WORKERS BY HELPING WORKERS JOIN AND FORM UNIONS (2) SUPPORT KANSAS WORKERS AS THEY BARGAIN WITH EMPLOYERS TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS AND WORKPLACES, AS WELL AS THEIR COMMUNITIES, STATE AND NATION (3) STRENGTHEN THE VOICE OF KANSAS WORKING FAMILIES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND IN A CHANGING GLOBAL ECONOMY.
- Income
- $586,271
- Spending
- $510,195
- Employees
- 3
- Highest pay
- $83,197, exec vice pr
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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 December 31, 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 (2)
- $409,729 spent. LABOR & VOTER REGISTRATION: TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF KANSAS MEMBERS OF AFL-CIO AND WAGE WORKERS IN GENERAL; AS WELL AS, INCREASING VOTER REGISTRATION IN THE STATE OF KANSAS.
- $7,875 spent. THE COPE FUND: POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO WORTHY CANDIDATES AT STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1956.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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