Nonprofit · EIN 23-7063256
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Also known as 1839 NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY
Tax-exempt · JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $363,650 | $383,467 | -$19,817 | $544,282 | $0 | $544,282 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $446,707 | $475,489 | -$28,782 | $544,884 | $0 | $544,884 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $388,642 | $445,042 | -$56,400 | $535,415 | $0 | $535,415 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $338,669
- Membership dues
- $338,569
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $24,981
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $99,275
- Other salaries and wages
- $81,713
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $206,693
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $4,000
- Accounting fees
- $2,350
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $544,884
- Total assets, end of year
- $544,282
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $544,282
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $544,282
- Gross receipts
- $423,650
- Employees
- 12
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM CALATHES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $28,880 |
| JOHN DONNELLAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $10,830 |
| BARBARA HILDNER | GRIEV. CH Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $10,830 |
| JOSEPH MOSKOWITZ | CHIEF NEGOTI Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $10,830 |
| CHRISTOPHER SHAMBURG | EXECUTIVE VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $7,220 |
| ALLISON THORNTON | RECORDING SE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $7,220 |
| ROBERT DOWD | VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $5,415 |
| PATRICIA HOLZMAN | VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $5,415 |
| JOHN LASKI | VP Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $5,415 |
| RUTH ORTIZ | VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $5,415 |
| MOITRAYEE CHATTERJEE | UNION REPRES Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $1,805 |
| RUBINA VOHRA | COPE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM CALATHES | GRIEV. CH/CH Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $23,465 |
| BARBARA HILDNER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $21,660 |
| JOHN LASKI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $7,220 |
| RUBINA VOHRA | EXECUTIVE VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $7,220 |
| ROBERT DOWD | VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $5,415 |
| PATRICIA HOLZMAN | VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $5,415 |
| RUTH ORTIZ | VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $5,415 |
| MAX HERMAN | VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $3,610 |
| DEBRA MCCLARY | RECORDING SE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $3,610 |
| ALLISON THORNTON | WEBMASTER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $3,610 |
| JOSEPH MOSKOWITZ | UNION REP. Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $1,805 |
| THERESA GUERRIERE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $903 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM CALATHES | GRIEVANCE CH Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $34,295 |
| BARBARA HILDNER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $27,075 |
| JOHN LASKI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $12,635 |
| MAX HERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $7,220 |
| LEWIS SEAGULL | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $7,220 |
| RUBINA VOHRA | EXECUTIVE VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $7,220 |
| QUEEN GIBSON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $5,415 |
| PATRICIA HOLZMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $5,415 |
| DEBRA MCCLARY | RECORDING SE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $3,610 |
| ALLISON THORNTON | CORRESPONDIN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $3,610 |
| THERESA GUERRIERE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $1,805 |
| JOSEPH MOSKOWITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $1,805 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2039 KENNEDY BLVD, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305-1596
- In care of
- % BARBARA HILDNER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WILLIAM CALATHES, 2039 KENNEDY BLVD, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305
- Signed the 990
- WILLIAM CALATHES, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (201) 200-2216
- Website
- WWW.AFTLOCAL1839.ORG
- Return prepared by
- COWAN GUNTESKI & CO PA
Mission
THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS- LOCAL 1839 (AFT-LOCAL 1839) WAS FOUNDED IN 1972 AND REPRESENTS THE FACULTY, PROFESSIONAL STAFF, LIBRARIANS, A H MOORE FACULTY/ STAFF AND ADJUNCT FACULTY AT NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY AND IS AN AFFILIATE LOCAL OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS AND THE AFL-CIO. THE AFT-LOCAL 1839 IS A FOUNDING MEMBER AND ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ALL THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COUNCIL OF NEW JERSEY STATE COLLEGE LOCALS, PARTICIPATING IN UNION NEGOTIATIONS IN FULL-TIME/PART-TIME AGREEMENTS AND THE ADJUNCT FACULTY AGREEMENTS.
Program accomplishments
- CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
- THE UNION NEGOTIATED THE CONTRACTS AND PROVIDES A MECHANISM FOR INDIVIDUAL GRIEVANCES FOR ITS MEMBERS. THE UNION ORGANIZED CAMPUS WIDE DEMONSTRATIONS TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE DIMINISHING CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE STATE TO HIGHER EDUCATION. THE UNION PROVIDES FUNDS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7063256
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1970
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Employment (J40Z)
- Group exemption
- 0787: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $544,282
- Income (IRS master file)
- $423,650
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $363,650 | $383,467 | $544,282 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $446,707 | $475,489 | $544,884 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $388,642 | $445,042 | $535,415 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $405,640 | $418,506 | $564,222 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7063256).
Questions about AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS is 23-7063256.
- Is AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1970.
- Are donations to AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names WILLIAM CALATHES.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $28,880 (WILLIAM CALATHES, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $363,650, expenses of $383,467 and total assets of $544,282 at year end.
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