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National Association of Letter Carriers

EIN 55-0662409 • 501(c)5 • Huntington, WV

Profile

education of members statewide labor organization with 19 locals and approximately 1289 members

PO Box 7816Huntington, WV 25778-7816
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

20th percentile

-15%

Higher net margin than 20% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

85th percentile

$16,310

Higher top officer pay than 85% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 31.9% of source-year revenue.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

27th percentile

-8.7%

Faster asset growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

20th percentile

-15%

Faster revenue growth than 20% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$78,955

Down $7,570 (-8.7%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$78,955

Down $7,570 (-8.7%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin20th percentile

Revenue

Down

$51,200

Down $8,745 (-15%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$58,770

Up $13,629 (+30%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$7,570

Down $22,374 (-151%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth27th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$100K$50K$0Assets 2012: $30,841Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $26,164Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $25,476Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $31,024Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $33,375Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $36,226Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $33,385Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $48,941Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $39,659Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $57,201Liabilities 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $73,234Net Assets 2022: $73,2342022Assets 2023: $71,721Net Assets 2023: $71,7212023Assets 2024: $86,525Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $86,5252024Assets 2025: $78,955Net Assets 2025: $78,9552025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$78,955
Liabilities-
Net Assets$78,955
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth20th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2012: $63,264Expenses 2012: $68,929Net Income 2012: -$5,6652012Revenue 2013: $53,641Expenses 2013: $58,318Net Income 2013: -$4,6772013Revenue 2014: $62,410Expenses 2014: $63,098Net Income 2014: -$6882014Revenue 2015: $56,445Expenses 2015: $50,897Net Income 2015: $5,5482015Revenue 2016: $64,083Expenses 2016: $61,732Net Income 2016: $2,3512016Revenue 2017: $59,692Expenses 2017: $56,841Net Income 2017: $2,8512017Revenue 2018: $68,378Expenses 2018: $71,219Net Income 2018: -$2,8412018Revenue 2019: $67,719Expenses 2019: $52,163Net Income 2019: $15,5562019Revenue 2020: $59,178Expenses 2020: $68,460Net Income 2020: -$9,2822020Revenue 2021: $60,688Expenses 2021: $43,146Net Income 2021: $17,5422021Revenue 2022: $67,350Expenses 2022: $51,317Net Income 2022: $16,0332022Revenue 2023: $68,453Expenses 2023: $69,966Net Income 2023: -$1,5132023Revenue 2024: $59,945Expenses 2024: $45,141Net Income 2024: $14,8042024Revenue 2025: $51,200Expenses 2025: $58,770Net Income 2025: -$7,5702025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$51,200
Expenses$58,770
Net Income-$7,570
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$78,955
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$78,955
Revenue
$51,200
Expenses
$58,770
Net income
-$7,570
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$79.0$79.0$51.2$58.8$7.57
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$86.5$0.00$86.5$59.9$45.1$14.8
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$71.7$71.7$68.5$70.0$1.51
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$73.2$73.2$67.4$51.3$16.0
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$57.2$0.00$60.7$43.1$17.5
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$39.7$0.00$59.2$68.5$9.28
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$48.9$0.00$67.7$52.2$15.6
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$33.4$0.00$68.4$71.2$2.84
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$36.2$0.00$59.7$56.8$2.85
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$33.4$0.00$64.1$61.7$2.35
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$31.0$0.00$56.4$50.9$5.55
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$25.5$0.00$62.4$63.1$0.69
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$26.2$0.00$53.6$58.3$4.68
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$30.8$0.00$63.3$68.9$5.67
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
May 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
Signed
Sep 2, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$51,200
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

education of members

education of members statewide labor organization with 19 locals and approximately 1289 members

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
statewide labor organization with 19 locals and approximately 1289 members$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay85th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Robert J PadenPresident-$7,964$8,346$16,310
Homer ChristianVice President-$4,344$9,520$13,864
Michael CastleSecretary Treasurer-$5,772$6,056$11,828
Steven TaylorDirector Education-$2,606$7,806$10,412
Thomas HoughtonDirector Retirees-$1,771$2,769$4,540
Lara HornEx Board-$1,448$2,116$3,564
Paden ChristianEx Board-$1,592$1,824$3,416
Darren SmithEx Board Member-$1,448$1,640$3,088
John BettiEx Board-$1,158$1,506$2,664
Charles PasquinoEx Board-$579$1,675$2,254
John FalleckerEx Board-$869$963$1,832
Troy LahueChairman Ex Board-$579$821$1,400
Rob LloydEx Board-$579$773$1,352
Chad FalleckerEx Board-$579$669$1,248
Walter BrummageEx Board-$290$800$1,090
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
National Association of Letter Carriers
EIN
55-0662409
In Care Of
% Michael Castle
Address
PO BOX 7816, Huntington, WV 25778-7816

Signing Officer

Name
Michael Castle
Title
Secretary-treasurer
Signed
2025-09-02
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| gave 9000 in scholarships for family of the union members sponsored golf tournaments for charities 3000 donated to food drive and various local charities 4000, $16000|”

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