Communication Workers of America

EIN 57-6020134 • 501(c)5 • Spartanburg, SC

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Communications workers of america 3716 is the spartanburg, south carolina branch of the national communications workers of america trade union. The local branch represents its union members in trade negotiations.

347-c E Blackstock RdSpartanburg, SC 29301

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Siviq Scores

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

0.02x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 77% of similar nonprofits.

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

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 72% of similar nonprofits.

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

-175%

Higher net margin than 2% of similar nonprofits.

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

$5,021

Higher top officer pay than 66% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 12.4% of source-year revenue.

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

-76%

Faster asset growth than 6% of similar nonprofits.

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

-79%

Faster revenue growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets77th percentile

Assets

Down

$22,300

Down $11,614 (-34%) from 2023

Liabilities

$447

Up $246 (+122%) from 2023

Net Assets

$21,853

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations

Liabilities / Revenue72nd percentile Net Margin2nd percentile

Revenue

Down

$40,441

Down $6,776 (-14%) from 2023

Expenses

$111,405

Up $55,019 (+98%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$70,964

Down $61,795 (-674%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth6th percentile

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

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2025

Assets$22,300

Liabilities$447

Net Assets$21,853

Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth3rd percentile

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

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$40,441

Expenses$111,405

Net Income-$70,964

Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing

Assets: $22,300
Liabilities: $447
Net assets: $21,853
Revenue: $40,441
Expenses: $111,405
Net income: -$70,964

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.22	$0.00	$0.22	$0.40	$1.11	$0.71
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.34	$0.00		$0.47	$0.56	$0.09
2022Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.43	$0.00		$0.46	$0.42	$0.05
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.39	$0.00	$0.38	$0.49	$0.59	$0.09
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.48	$0.00	$0.48	$0.55	$0.45	$0.10
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.39	$0.01	$0.38	$0.63	$0.69	$0.06
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.44	$0.01		$0.68	$0.67	$0.00
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.44	$0.00	$0.44	$0.70	$0.66	$0.04
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.40	$0.01	$0.40	$0.60	$0.48	$0.12
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.28	$0.00	$0.28	$0.57	$0.55	$0.02
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.26	$0.00	$0.26	$0.49	$0.50	$0.01
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$0.27	$0.00	$0.27	$0.52	$0.50	$0.03
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.25	$0.00		$0.51	$0.51	$0.00
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$0.25	$0.01	$0.24	$0.49	$0.54	$0.05

Latest Filing Detail

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Signed: Dec 17, 2025
Return Version: 2024v5.0
Gross Receipts: $40,441

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA 3716 IS A SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA BRANCH OF THE COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA TRADE UNION. ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE IS CARRIED OUT BY REPRESENTING ITS UNION MEMBERS IN THE SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA AREA.	-	-
UNION	-	-

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay66th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
GAIL J SHEWALTER	President	-	$5,021	-	$5,021
ROBERT JONES	Secretary-Tr	-	$4,371	-	$4,371
JAE H OWENS	Vice Preside	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Communication Workers of America
EIN: 57-6020134
Phone: 8645766845
Address: 347-C E BLACKSTOCK RD, SPARTANBURG, SC 29301

Signing Officer

Name: Robert Jones
Title: Secretary-treasurer
Phone: 8643842075
Signed: 2025-12-17
Discuss with paid preparer: Yes

Preparer

Firm: Elliott & Painter Llp
Address: 390 E HENRY ST STE 203, SPARTANBURG, SC 29302
Preparer: Marcus Q Elliott Sr CPA
Phone: 8645831476

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses office expense 186 general supplies 428 travel/mileage 1,509 lodging 185 miscellaneous 803 postage 222 contributions 300 door prizes 50 bank charges 17 return of strike pay 74,743 outstanding strike pay -700 total 77,743”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“Equipment 3,792 3,792 leasehold improvements 11,835 11,835 total 15,627 15,627”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

“Payroll tax payable 1,186 447”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“Communications workers of america 3716 is the spartanburg, south carolina branch of the national communications workers of america trade union. The local branch represents its union members in trade negotiations.”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28

“Communications workers of america 3716 is a spartanburg, south carolina branch of the communications workers of america trade union. Its exempt purpose is carried out by representing its union members in the spartanburg, south carolina area.”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31

“UNION”

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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