Transport Workers Union of America
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What it says it does
REPRESENTING FLIGHT DISPATCHERS AND DISPATCHERS' ASSISTANTS AS SOLE BARGAINING AGENT.
- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $1.1 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 49
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 (1)
- $1.0 million spent. THE TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA LOCAL 550 IS A LABOR ORGANIZATION FUNCTIONING AS THE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE AND SOLE BARGAINING AGENT FOR THE FLIGHT DISPATCHERS, DISPATCH ASSISTANTS, AND METEOROLOGISTS EMPLOYED BY SOUTHWEST AIRLINES. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, NEGOTIATING AMENDMENTS TO THE LABOR AGREEMENT, MANAGING DISPATCHER COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, AND REPRESENTING MEMBERS IN DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS, ARBITRATIONS, OR GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES. TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF SAFETY, EFFICIENCY, AND PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT IN AIR TRANSPORTATION, THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS SAFETY AND STANDARDIZATION PROGRAMS WITH SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AND SPONSORS MEMBER ATTENDANCE AT INDUSTRY ESSENTIAL SAFETY, ARBITRATION, AND LABOR CONVENTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL DISPATCH STANDARDS BY FUNDING MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR ALL REPRESENTED INDIVIDUALS IN THE AIRLINE DISPATCHERS FEDERATION (ADF) AND THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF AIRLINE DISPATCHERS ASSOCIATIONS (IFALDA). AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, THERE WERE 578 MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
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 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 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 August 1944.
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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