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Communications Workers of America
EIN 16-6054241 • 501(c)5 • Buffalo, NY
Profile
Labor union - to provide collective bargaining for members and to improve the working conditions for the betterment of its members.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
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Liabilities / Revenue
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
7th percentile
Higher net margin than 7% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
54th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 54% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 4.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
5th percentile
Faster asset growth than 5% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
8th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$0
Down $80,013 (-100%) from 2018
Liabilities
Down$0
Down $353 (-100%) from 2018
Net Assets
Down$0
Down $79,660 (-100%) from 2018
Revenue
Down$34,135
Down $23,195 (-40%) from 2018
Expenses
Down$50,446
Down $3,779 (-7.0%) from 2018
Net Income
Down-$16,311
Down $19,416 (-625%) from 2018
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $0
- Revenue
- $34,135
- Expenses
- $50,446
- Net income
- -$16,311
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Oct 1, 2018 to Sep 30, 2019
- Signed
- Jan 25, 2020
- Return Version
- 2018v3.1
- Gross Receipts
- $34,135
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Labor union - to provide collective bargaining for members and to improve the working conditions for the betterment of its members.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE UNION WORKED TO BARGAIN FOR TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT AND MONITOR FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. | $0 | $0 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANDACE BOBIK | Secretary | - | $1,459 | - | $1,459 |
| NGA TA | Vice President | - | $955 | - | $955 |
| BARNABAS THUAN | Treasurer | - | $888 | - | $888 |
| TERI BUCZKOWSKI | President | - | $620 | - | $620 |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Communications Workers of America
- EIN
- 16-6054241
- Phone
- 7165494605
- Address
- 821 ELK ST B, BUFFALO, NY 14210
Signing Officer
- Name
- Teri Buczkowski
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 7165494605
- Signed
- 2020-01-25
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Tronconi Segarra & Associates Llp
- Address
- 8321 MAIN STREET, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221
- Preparer
- Diane M Straka CPA
- Phone
- 7166331373
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue
“Description: miscellaneous income. Amount: 2,014.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10 - Payments to Affiliates
“Affiliate name: cwa, afl-cio, clc. Affiliate address: 501 3rd street nw washington, dc 20001. Purpose of payment: payment of member per capita. Amount of payment: 24,635.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: office supplies and expenses. Amount: 627. Description: insurance. Amount: 1,217. Description: travel. Amount: 133. Description: member functions and meetings. Amount: 11,267. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 13,244.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20 - Other Changes in Net Assets
“Description: transfer to international union. Amount: -63,349.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets
“Description: other depreciable assets. Beg. Of year amount: 4,091. End of year amount: 0.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities
“Description: payroll. Beg. Of year amount: 353. End of year amount: 0.”
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| IRS990ScheduleN/AssetsDistributedInd | 0 | 1 |
| IRS990ScheduleN/AttorneyGeneralNotifiedInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990ScheduleN/BondsOutstandingInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990ScheduleN/DirectorOfSuccessorInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990ScheduleN/EmployeeOfSuccessorInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990ScheduleN/LiabilitiesPaidInd | 0 | 1 |
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| IRS990ScheduleN/OwnerOfSuccessorInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990ScheduleN/ReceiveCompensationInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990ScheduleN/RequiredToNotifyAGInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME. AMOUNT: 2,014. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | AFFILIATE NAME: CWA, AFL-CIO, CLC. AFFILIATE ADDRESS: 501 3RD STREET NW WASHINGTON, DC 20001. PURPOSE OF PAYMENT: PAYMENT OF MEMBER PER CAPITA. AMOUNT OF PAYMENT: 24,635. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES AND EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 627. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 1,217. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 133. DESCRIPTION: MEMBER FUNCTIONS AND MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 11,267. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 13,244. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | DESCRIPTION: TRANSFER TO INTERNATIONAL UNION. AMOUNT: -63,349. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,091. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 353. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. |
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