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Communications Workers of America Local 13500

990 • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 25-1520644

Oct 01, 2023 to Sep 30, 2024 • Filed on Jan 21, 2025

1370 Washington Pike Ste 406Bridgeville, PA 15017

(412) 821-1407

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

41st percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2024 filings • 501(c)5 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

41st percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2024 filings • 501(c)5 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

26th percentile

-1.7%

Higher net margin than 26% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)5 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

75th percentile

$71,539

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 14.1% of source-year revenue.

2024 filings • 501(c)5 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

28th percentile

-1.0%

Faster asset growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)5 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

49th percentile

5.3%

Faster revenue growth than 49% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)5 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Assets

Down

$796,333

Down $8,402 (-1.0%) from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$796,333

Down $8,402 (-1.0%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Revenue

Up

$508,032

Up $25,573 (+5.3%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$516,434

Up $75,247 (+17%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$8,402

Down $49,674 (-120%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$2.0M$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2011: $1,452,969Liabilities 2011: $250,598Net Assets 2011: $1,202,3712011Assets 2012: $1,503,186Liabilities 2012: $235,175Net Assets 2012: $1,268,0112012Assets 2013: $1,353,018Liabilities 2013: $12,753Net Assets 2013: $1,340,2652013Assets 2014: $1,194,493Liabilities 2014: $4,732Net Assets 2014: $1,189,7612014Assets 2015: $955,167Liabilities 2015: $7,939Net Assets 2015: $947,2282015Assets 2016: $1,326,252Liabilities 2016: $429,259Net Assets 2016: $896,9932016Assets 2017: $781,052Liabilities 2017: $15,888Net Assets 2017: $765,1642017Assets 2018: $704,911Liabilities 2018: $15,426Net Assets 2018: $689,4852018Assets 2019: $563,627Liabilities 2019: $2,164Net Assets 2019: $561,4632019Assets 2020: $609,621Liabilities 2020: $3,959Net Assets 2020: $605,6622020Assets 2021: $703,025Liabilities 2021: $350Net Assets 2021: $702,6752021Assets 2022: $763,463Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $763,4632022Assets 2023: $804,735Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $804,7352023Assets 2024: $796,333Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $796,3332024Assets 2025: $799,925Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $799,9252025

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$796,333
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$796,333

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MExpenses 2011: $1,288,4072011Expenses 2012: $752,0232012Expenses 2013: $768,9382013Revenue 2014: $660,147Expenses 2014: $810,651Net Income 2014: -$150,5042014Revenue 2015: $674,662Expenses 2015: $917,195Net Income 2015: -$242,5332015Revenue 2016: $1,806,588Expenses 2016: $1,856,823Net Income 2016: -$50,2352016Revenue 2017: $585,153Expenses 2017: $716,982Net Income 2017: -$131,8292017Revenue 2018: $632,390Expenses 2018: $708,069Net Income 2018: -$75,6792018Revenue 2019: $552,308Expenses 2019: $680,330Net Income 2019: -$128,0222019Revenue 2020: $504,659Expenses 2020: $460,460Net Income 2020: $44,1992020Revenue 2021: $493,245Expenses 2021: $396,232Net Income 2021: $97,0132021Revenue 2022: $502,893Expenses 2022: $442,105Net Income 2022: $60,7882022Revenue 2023: $482,459Expenses 2023: $441,187Net Income 2023: $41,2722023Revenue 2024: $508,032Expenses 2024: $516,434Net Income 2024: -$8,4022024Revenue 2025: $496,997Expenses 2025: $493,405Net Income 2025: $3,5922025

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$508,032
Expenses$516,434
Net Income-$8,402
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2024
Signed
Jan 21, 2025
Return Version
2023v6.0
Gross Receipts
$508,032
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Cwa local 13500 is a statewide affiliate of the cwa whose purpose is to represent employees during the collectve bargaining, arbitration of grievances amd to promote the general interest and welfare of its members.

Cwa local 13500 is a pa statewide affiliate of the cwa whose purpose is to represent employees during the collective bargaining, arbitration of grievances and to promote the general interest and welfare of its members.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$392,208$401,825▲ $9,617
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$409,067$389,525▼ $19,542
Total Assets$804,735$796,333▼ $8,402
Other Assets Total$3,460$4,983▲ $1,523
Liabilities
Total Liabilities$0$0→ $0
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$804,735$796,333▼ $8,402
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$804,735$796,333▼ $8,402
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$804,735$796,333▼ $8,402
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Cindy NeumeyerPresident-exFT$71,539$71,539
Jeninifer SzparaV. Pres-pittPT$67,808$67,808
Kathy ShortSec/trs-execPT$58,976$58,976
Michael AhernV. Pres-centPT$58,571$58,571
Sue PriceSec/trs-centPT$53,705$53,705
Jennifer GromekSec/trs-pittPT$17,390$17,390
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$466,608
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$3,243
Other Revenue
$38,181
Change in Net Assets
$-8,402
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$360,694
Other Expenses$155,740
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees---$327,985
Occupancy---$45,088
Travel---$45,051
Payroll Taxes---$27,114
Office Expenses---$16,195
Insurance---$7,070
Conferences and Meetings---$7,061
Fees for Services Legal---$6,000
Other Salaries and Wages---$5,595
Fees for Services Accounting---$4,300
All Other Expenses---$2,169
Other Expenses---$1,661
Total Functional Expenses$0$0$0$516,434
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
Yes
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 6

Cwa local 13500 is organized with active union members of communications workers of america local 13500 that are required to pay dues.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 7A

Cwa local 13500 has members that elect the executive vice-president and the division secretary/treasurer for each of the different cwa local divisions (executive division, central division and the pittsburgh division). Members also elect delegates to the cwa convention. The executive board is elected every three (3) years. The next election is november 2026.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 7B

The executive board makes the final decisions related to the members of cwa local 13500. The executve board is elected at the convention every three years by the delegates of the cwa convention. All proposed changes to constitution and by-laws are subject to vote and approval at the local convention. The next election is november 2026.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B

A draft copy of the irs form 990 is reviewed and approved by the executive secretary/treasurer prior to electronically filing the form. In addition, the irs form 990 was provided to each member of the executive committee shortly after the filing with the internal revenue service. Each member will sign a form indicating that they have reviewed the irs form 990 and that they noted no changes that needed to be made to the irs form 990 that was filed with the internal revenue service. If any changes were noted by the board members that resulted in the need for an irs form 990 return, then an amended irs form 990 will be filed with the internal revenue service.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 12C

Cwa local 13500's executive secretary/treasurer reviewes all "conflicts of interest questionaire's signed by the current officers for any indications of a conflict of interest on an annual basis. As of september 30, 2024, there were no conflicts of interest noted on the questionaires signed by the officers.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19

Cwa local 13500's irs form 990 is available for public inspection upon request. The governing documents. Conflicts of interest statements and the financial statements are not available for public inspection.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Communication Workers Afl-cio
EIN
25-1520644
Phone
4128211407
Address
1370 WASHINGTON PIKE STE 406, BRIDGEVILLE, PA 15017

Signing Officer

Name
Kathy Short
Title
Sec/trs-exec
Phone
4128211407
Signed
2025-01-21

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Kathy Short
Formed
1944
Legal Domicile
Pa
Voting Board Members
4
Independent Board Members
0
Employees
30

Preparer

Firm
CYPHER & CYPHER CPA'S
Address
179 E PIKE ST, CANONSBURG, PA 15317-1765
Preparer
James P Jackson CPA
Phone
7247453543
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4D

A labor union organized to provide collective bargaining, arbitration of grievances and promote the interest and welfare of its members.

Financial Statement Notes

Schedule D, Page 3, Part X

Part x line2 fasb asc 740 income taxes requires entities to disclose in their financial statements the nature of any uncertainties in their tax position. Fasb 740 income taxes requires that the union determine whether each tax position taken is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the relevant taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation. For any tax position meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the union is required to recognize in their financial statements the largest tax consequence that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon final settlement. As of september 30, 2024, the union has no uncertain tax positions that qualify for recognition or disclosure in the financial statements/tax return.

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2CWA LOCAL 13500 HAS MEMBERS THAT ELECT THE EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT AND THE DIVISION SECRETARY/TREASURER FOR EACH OF THE DIFFERENT CWA LOCAL DIVISIONS (EXECUTIVE DIVISION, CENTRAL DIVISION AND THE PITTSBURGH DIVISION). MEMBERS ALSO ELECT DELEGATES TO THE CWA CONVENTION. THE EXECUTIVE BOARD IS ELECTED EVERY THREE (3) YEARS. THE NEXT ELECTION IS NOVEMBER 2026.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MAKES THE FINAL DECISIONS RELATED TO THE MEMBERS OF CWA LOCAL 13500. THE EXECUTVE BOARD IS ELECTED AT THE CONVENTION EVERY THREE YEARS BY THE DELEGATES OF THE CWA CONVENTION. ALL PROPOSED CHANGES TO CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS ARE SUBJECT TO VOTE AND APPROVAL AT THE LOCAL CONVENTION. THE NEXT ELECTION IS NOVEMBER 2026.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4A DRAFT COPY OF THE IRS FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY/TREASURER PRIOR TO ELECTRONICALLY FILING THE FORM. IN ADDITION, THE IRS FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHORTLY AFTER THE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. EACH MEMBER WILL SIGN A FORM INDICATING THAT THEY HAVE REVIEWED THE IRS FORM 990 AND THAT THEY NOTED NO CHANGES THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE TO THE IRS FORM 990 THAT WAS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. IF ANY CHANGES WERE NOTED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT RESULTED IN THE NEED FOR AN IRS FORM 990 RETURN, THEN AN AMENDED IRS FORM 990 WILL BE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5CWA LOCAL 13500'S EXECUTIVE SECRETARY/TREASURER REVIEWES ALL "CONFLICTS OF INTEREST QUESTIONAIRE'S SIGNED BY THE CURRENT OFFICERS FOR ANY INDICATIONS OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST NOTED ON THE QUESTIONAIRES SIGNED BY THE OFFICERS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt6CWA LOCAL 13500'S IRS FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST STATEMENTS AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.
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Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.80$0.00$0.80$0.50$0.49$0.00
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.80$0.00$0.80$0.51$0.52$0.01
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.80$0.00$0.80$0.48$0.44$0.04
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.76$0.00$0.76$0.50$0.44$0.06
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.70$0.00$0.70$0.49$0.40$0.10
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.61$0.00$0.61$0.50$0.46$0.04
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.56$0.00$0.56$0.55$0.68$0.13
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.70$0.02$0.69$0.63$0.71$0.08
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.78$0.02$0.77$0.59$0.72$0.13
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.33$0.43$0.90$1.81$1.86$0.05
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.96$0.01$0.95$0.67$0.92$0.24
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.19$0.00$1.19$0.66$0.81$0.15
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.35$0.01$1.34$0.77
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.50$0.24$1.27$0.75
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.45$0.25$1.20$1.29