Communication Workers of America

EIN 61-0911372 • 501(c)5 • Ashland, KY

Profile

Labor Union

5520 Hicks RoadAshland, KY 41102

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Siviq Scores

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

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 65% of similar nonprofits.

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

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 67% of similar nonprofits.

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

10%

Higher net margin than 64% of similar nonprofits.

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

$10,576

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 9.1% of source-year revenue.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

5.8%

Faster asset growth than 63% of similar nonprofits.

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

0.1%

Faster revenue growth than 43% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets65th percentile

Assets

$189,349

Up $10,454 (+5.8%) from 2024

Liabilities

Down

$584

Down $305 (-34%) from 2024

Net Assets

$188,765

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations

Liabilities / Revenue67th percentile Net Margin64th percentile

Revenue

$106,472

Up $62 (+0.1%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$95,713

Down $37,124 (-28%) from 2024

Net Income

$10,759

Up $37,186 (+141%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth63rd percentile

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

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2025

Assets$189,349

Liabilities$584

Net Assets$188,765

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth43rd percentile

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

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2025

Revenue$106,472

Expenses$95,713

Net Income$10,759

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Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.

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Assets: $189,349
Liabilities: $584
Net assets: $188,765
Revenue: $106,472
Expenses: $95,713
Net income: $10,759

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2025XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.89	$0.01	$1.89	$1.06	$0.96	$0.11
2024Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$1.79	$0.01		$1.06	$1.33	$0.26
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$2.08	$0.04	$2.04	$1.16	$1.45	$0.29
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$2.34	$0.01	$2.34	$1.39	$0.89	$0.50
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.85	$0.01	$1.83	$1.47	$1.05	$0.42
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$1.45	$0.04		$1.24	$0.85	$0.39
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$1.04	$0.02	$1.02	$2.34	$2.21	$0.12
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.92	$0.02	$0.90	$2.33	$2.54	$0.22
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.16	$0.04	$1.12	$2.19	$2.25	$0.06
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.19	$0.01	$1.18	$2.35	$2.07	$0.28
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.91	$0.01	$0.90	$2.30	$2.86	$0.55
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.47	$0.01	$1.46	$2.40	$2.55	$0.15
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$1.63	$0.03	$1.61		$2.86
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$2.10	$0.02	$2.08		$3.28
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$2.99	$0.02	$2.97		$2.48

Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2025 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2023 below.

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Oct 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2023
Signed: Nov 13, 2023
Return Version: 2022v5.0
Gross Receipts: $116,255

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Labor Union

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
Labor Union representing employees in contract negotiations and labor disputes with employers.	-	-

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
Christopher Whitt	President	PT	$10,576	-	$10,576
Michael Yoakem	Vice President	PT	$7,854	-	$7,854
Kelli Sullivan	Treasurer	PT	$1,200	-	$1,200
Michael K Roberts	Secretary	-	$1,200	-	$1,200
Stephen W Hedge	Vice President	-	$1,184	-	$1,184
Robert Wright	Vice President	-	$1,184	-	$1,184

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Communication Workers of America
EIN: 61-0911372
Phone: 6069286451
Address: 5520 Hicks Road, Ashland, KY 41102

Signing Officer

Name: Kelli Sullivan
Title: Treasurer
Signed: 2023-11-13
Discuss with paid preparer: Yes

Preparer

Firm: Community Business Service Inc
Address: 1357 Nichols Place, Ashland, KY 41101
Preparer: Rachel J McAllister
Phone: 6065713589

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Revenue.1

“Reimbursed Expenses $8275”

Other Expenses.1001

“Advertising and Promotion $1400”

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $5424”

Other Expenses.1007

“Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $42094”

Other Expenses.1009

“Depreciation $3093”

Other Expenses.1

“Entertainment $626”

Other Expenses.2

“Bereavement $111”

Other Assets.1002

“Furniture and Fixtures - Beginning $146 Furniture and Fixtures - Ending $128”

Other Assets.1003

“Machinery and Equipment - Beginning $557 Machinery and Equipment - Ending $105”

Other Assets.1

“Other Receivables - Beginning $63 Other Receivables - Ending $0”

Total Liabilities.1001

“Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $581 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $4023”

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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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