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Communication Workers of America

EIN 56-6064029 • 501(c)5 • Wilmington, NC

Profile

Communication workers union

4533 Dean DrWilmington, NC 28405
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

2nd percentile

-187%

Higher net margin than 2% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

64th percentile

$2,744

Higher top officer pay than 64% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 9.4% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

64th percentile

6.2%

Faster asset growth than 64% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2025

Revenue Growth

32nd percentile

-4.1%

Faster revenue growth than 32% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$51,869

Up $5,890 (+13%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$51,869

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin2nd percentile

Revenue

Down

$29,281

Down $2,538 (-8.0%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$84,000

Up $41,235 (+96%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$54,719

Down $43,773 (-400%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth64th percentile

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2012: $51,606Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $53,503Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $53,5032013Assets 2014: $56,365Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $51,769Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $54,886Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $63,134Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $66,308Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $52,954Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $62,292Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $62,2922020Assets 2021: $64,020Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $64,0202021Assets 2022: $56,925Net Assets 2022: $56,9252022Assets 2023: $45,979Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2025: $51,869Net Assets 2025: $51,8692025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$51,869
Liabilities-
Net Assets$51,869
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth32nd percentile

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

$100K$50K$0-$50K-$100KRevenue 2012: $34,257Expenses 2012: $25,250Net Income 2012: $9,0072012Revenue 2013: $37,036Expenses 2013: $35,139Net Income 2013: $1,8972013Revenue 2014: $36,572Expenses 2014: $33,710Net Income 2014: $2,8622014Revenue 2015: $37,264Expenses 2015: $41,860Net Income 2015: -$4,5962015Revenue 2016: $42,672Expenses 2016: $39,555Net Income 2016: $3,1172016Revenue 2017: $41,093Expenses 2017: $32,845Net Income 2017: $8,2482017Revenue 2018: $42,055Expenses 2018: $38,881Net Income 2018: $3,1742018Revenue 2019: $43,177Expenses 2019: $56,531Net Income 2019: -$13,3542019Revenue 2020: $42,207Expenses 2020: $32,869Net Income 2020: $9,3382020Revenue 2021: $33,925Expenses 2021: $32,197Net Income 2021: $1,7282021Revenue 2022: $30,342Expenses 2022: $37,437Net Income 2022: -$7,0952022Revenue 2023: $31,819Expenses 2023: $42,765Net Income 2023: -$10,9462023Revenue 2025: $29,281Expenses 2025: $84,000Net Income 2025: -$54,7192025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$29,281
Expenses$84,000
Net Income-$54,719
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$51,869
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$51,869
Revenue
$29,281
Expenses
$84,000
Net income
-$54,719
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$51.9$51.9$29.3$84.0$54.7
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$46.0$0.00$31.8$42.8$10.9
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$56.9$56.9$30.3$37.4$7.10
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$64.0$0.00$64.0$33.9$32.2$1.73
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$62.3$0.00$62.3$42.2$32.9$9.34
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$53.0$0.00$43.2$56.5$13.4
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$66.3$0.00$42.1$38.9$3.17
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$63.1$0.00$41.1$32.8$8.25
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$54.9$0.00$42.7$39.6$3.12
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$51.8$0.00$37.3$41.9$4.60
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$56.4$0.00$36.6$33.7$2.86
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$53.5$0.00$53.5$37.0$35.1$1.90
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$51.6$0.00$34.3$25.3$9.01
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Signed
Dec 9, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$29,281
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Communication workers labor union

Communication workers union

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
none$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay64th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Clinton CollinsPresident-$2,744-$2,744
Michael PoulsonSecretary-Treasurer-$1,549-$1,549
Debra BoboJob Stewart-$1,002-$1,002
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Communication Workers of America
EIN
56-6064029
Address
4533 Dean Dr, WILMINGTON, NC 28405

Signing Officer

Name
Michael K Poulson
Title
Secretary-Treasurer
Phone
9102333911
Signed
2025-12-09
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Doing Business As Names

“CWA”

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| per diem mileage hotel expense to reimburse officers, $6495|”

Raw XML Appendix109 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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IRS990EZ/GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt00
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IRS990EZ/MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd0X
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