American Federation of Government Employees
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What it says it does
To promote the interests and improve the effectiveness of member AFGE locals in their efforts to render the maximum service to the Council membership.
- Income
- $230,407
- Spending
- $0
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
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 (4)
- $79,243 spent. Largest expense: to reimburse e-board officers for administrative types of expenses to work Union related business activities to represent our bargaining membership. Also, to reimburse the e-board for travel-related expenses for training, consultations, meetings, arbitrations, and conferences to represent our bargaining membership. The Council receives per capita tax (membership dues) from our affiliated Local Unions to cover these types of expenses. We do not produce revenue from these expenses.
- $25,394 spent. The second largest expense is to reimburse Local Union officers for travel-related expenses for training, consultations, meetings, arbitrations, and conferences while on Union business to represent our bargaining unit. We do not produce revenue from this activity.
- $62,765 spent. The third-largest expense is reimbursing our Locals for funds used to obtain new members, as well as to contribute to our AFGE parent organization to represent us. We do not produce revenue from these expenses.
- $788 spent. The fourth largest expense is to pay for services such as our subscription to Quickbooks and Cyberfeds, which is a research tool to assist with grievances and arbitrations to represent our bargaining unit. We do not receive revenue from these services.
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 October 1940.
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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