Nonprofit · EIN 23-7325710
COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA
Also known as 1085 LOCAL
Tax-exempt · SEWELL, NJ 08080
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $471,921 | $423,731 | $48,190 | $1,279,403 | $26,110 | $1,253,293 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $465,071 | $436,317 | $28,754 | $1,184,996 | $20,507 | $1,164,489 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $423,287 | $357,991 | $65,296 | $1,019,687 | $12,305 | $1,007,382 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $428,174
- Investment income
- $43,602
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $17,332
- Other revenue
- $145
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $9,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $152,945
- Other salaries and wages
- $43,611
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $220,778
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $21,122
- Accounting fees
- $13,900
- Occupancy
- $20,068
- Travel
- $4,290
- Depreciation
- $7,485
- Program services (functional)
- $423,731
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,184,996
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,279,403
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $26,110
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,253,293
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $173,611
- Publicly traded securities
- $946,087
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,253,293
- Gross receipts
- $471,921
- Employees
- 25
- Year formed
- 1972
- State of legal domicile
- NJ
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL BLASZCZYK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $89,672 |
| JOE HILES | EXECUTIVE VP Trustee or director | 8 | $16,960 |
| SUZANNE WOZNIAK | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $13,307 |
| JAMIE EDWARDS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $9,010 |
| BRIAN O'DONNELL | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $6,808 |
| PAUL WATKINS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $6,141 |
| JIM O'CONNOR | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $2,290 |
| ANDREA JONES | CHIEF STEWAR Trustee or director | 1 | $2,073 |
| STEPHANIE SMITH | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $1,782 |
| THERESA FANFARILLO | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $1,187 |
| VICKY SMITH | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $880 |
| BEN BRADWAY | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $800 |
| SEAN FERGUSON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $800 |
| LIAM MCMONAGLE | CHIEF STEWAR Trustee or director | 1 | $744 |
| RHONDA CHEEK | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $491 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICIA LOCKWOOD | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS RAUNER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL BLASZCZYK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $84,535 |
| JOE HILES | EXECUTIVE VP Trustee or director | 8 | $15,988 |
| SUZANNE WOZNIAK | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $12,545 |
| JAMIE EDWARDS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $8,921 |
| BRIAN O'DONNELL | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $5,476 |
| PAUL WATKINS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $5,229 |
| LINDSEY IAVICOLA | CHIEF STEWAR Trustee or director | 1 | $1,510 |
| JIM O'CONNOR | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $1,377 |
| STEPHANIE SMITH | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $1,193 |
| THERESA FANFARILLO | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $880 |
| VICKY SMITH | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $880 |
| SEAN FERGUSON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $850 |
| BILL PURNER | CHIEF STEWAR Trustee or director | 1 | $800 |
| BEN BRADWAY | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $720 |
| ANDREA JONES | CHIEF STEWAR Trustee or director | 1 | $384 |
| RHONDA CHEEK | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $148 |
| HOLLY BRADWAY | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA LOCKWOOD | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS RAUNER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY RHOADS | CHIEF STEWAR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL BLASZCZYK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $82,473 |
| JOE HILES | EXECUTIVE VP Trustee or director | 8 | $15,897 |
| SUZANNE WOZNIAK | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $14,669 |
| JAMIE EDWARDS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $8,795 |
| BRIAN O'DONNELL | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 2 | $4,880 |
| PAUL WATKINS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $3,192 |
| JIM O'CONNOR | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $1,907 |
| LEE BUIRCH | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $1,575 |
| STEPHANIE SMITH | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $1,262 |
| BEN BRADWAY | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $1,112 |
| VICKY SMITH | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $967 |
| RACHEL GORMAN | CHIEF STEWAR Trustee or director | 1 | $941 |
| THERESA FANFARILLO | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $940 |
| PATRICIA LOCKWOOD | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $522 |
| JOLYN MITCHELL | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $400 |
| SUSAN LIVINGSTON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $80 |
| SEAN FERGUSON | CHIEF STEWAR Trustee or director | 1 | $50 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 207 HOLLY DELL DR, SEWELL, NJ 08080-9184
- In care of
- % MICHAEL BLASZCZYK
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MICHAEL BLASZCZYK, 207 HOLLYDELL DRIVE, SEWELL, NJ 08080
- Signed the 990
- MICHAEL BLASZCZYK, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (856) 853-8516
- Website
- CWA1085.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BARATZ & ASSOCIATES PA
Mission
TO REPRESENT EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE LOCAL'S JURISDICTION THROUGH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.
Program accomplishments
- CWA LOCAL 1085 NEGOTIATES LABOR CONTRACTS, PROSECUTES GRIEVANCES AND HANDLES APPEALS ON BEHALF OF REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES. LOCAL 1085 ALSO INFORMS EMPLOYEES ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND ADVOCATES ON THEIR BEHALF IN REGARD TO WORKING CONDITIONS.Expenses $412,981
- CWA LOCAL 1085 PROVIDES ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF EMPLOYEES THROUGH LEGISLATIVE-POLITICAL ACTION.Expenses $1,750
- CWA LOCAL 1085 PROMOTES THE ROLE OF LABOR IN THE COMMUNITY BY AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS AND MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO WORTHY CAUSES.Expenses $9,000 · grants $9,000
- CWA LOCAL 1085 NEGOTIATES LABOR CONTRACTS, PROSECUTES GRIEVANCES AND HANDLES APPEALS ON BEHALF OF REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES. LOCAL 1085 ALSO INFORMS EMPLOYEES ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND ADVOCATES ON THEIR BEHALF IN REGARD TO WORKING CONDITIONS.
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7325710
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1950
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 1102: COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA AFL-CIO CLC
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,279,403
- Income (IRS master file)
- $471,921
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $471,921 | $423,731 | $1,279,403 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $465,071 | $436,317 | $1,184,996 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $423,287 | $357,991 | $1,019,687 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 23-7325710).
Questions about COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA
- What is the EIN of COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA is 23-7325710.
- Is COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1950.
- Are donations to COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA 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 COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names MICHAEL BLASZCZYK.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 15 received compensation from the organization, the highest $89,672 (MICHAEL BLASZCZYK, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $471,921, expenses of $423,731 and total assets of $1,279,403 at year end.
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