Nonprofit · EIN 41-0252680
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Also known as 28 ST PAUL LOCAL
Tax-exempt · SAINT PAUL, MN 55103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,366,613 | $4,511,508 | -$144,895 | $1,620,146 | $8,949 | $1,611,197 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,747,500 | $4,784,252 | -$36,752 | $1,756,256 | $0 | $1,756,256 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,282,863 | $4,334,565 | -$51,702 | $1,822,301 | $29,900 | $1,792,401 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $215,867
- Program service revenue
- $4,111,134
- Investment income
- $38,267
- Other revenue
- $1,345
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $16,255
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $57,558
- Other salaries and wages
- $727,450
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,116,659
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,731
- Accounting fees
- $91,971
- Occupancy
- $149,691
- Depreciation
- $5,555
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,756,256
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,620,146
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,949
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,611,197
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $12,059
- Publicly traded securities
- $55,896
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,611,197
- Gross receipts
- $4,366,613
- Employees
- 35
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1957
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAITLIN REID | LEAD ORGANIZER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,403 | $45,596 |
| MARY KALDA | STAFF DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,118 | $20,120 |
| LEAH VANDASSOR | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $34,459 | $0 |
| SYLVIA PEREZ | DIR OF NON-LICENSED PERSON Officer | 5 | $5,913 | $0 |
| JENNIFER KONKEL | SECRETARY Officer | 5 | $4,800 | $0 |
| EDMUND JOHNSON | TREASURER Officer | 5 | $2,600 | $0 |
| BRIAN HODGE-RICE | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYANT VIRNIG | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL HAEFMEYER | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE KYUNG | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANCE LUNNING | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA SCHATZLEIN | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN THUNE | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY WAHI | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN PONCE | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOLLY HAAS | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HOUSTON | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PEGGY COBBINS | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| QUENTIN WATHUM-OCAMA | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANAZ PADAMSEE | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRACIE LOWE-KRAUSE | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAKE ANDERSON | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA AZURE | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEE PHA VANG | EXECUTIVE BOARD - PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM LUCY | EXECUTIVE BOARD - PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANTELLA BARNES | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARY KALDA | STAFF DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,692 | $35,945 |
| CAITLIN REID | LEAD ORGANIZER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,569 | $35,668 |
| LEAH VANDASSOR | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $31,574 | $0 |
| RENE MYERS | DIR OF NON-LICENSED PERSON - PAST Officer | 5 | $4,800 | $0 |
| SHANTELLA BARNES | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $4,000 | $0 |
| ROBYN ASHER | TREASURER - PAST Officer | 5 | $3,850 | $0 |
| JENNIFER KONKEL | SECRETARY Officer | 5 | $1,000 | $0 |
| BRIAN HODGE-RICE | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL HAEFMEYER | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA SHEPPARD | EXECUTIVE BOARD - PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANCE LUNNING | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE YOUNG | EXECUTIVE BOARD - PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA SCHATZLEIN | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN THUNE | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET NELSON | EXECUTIVE BOARD - PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAVNIKA SHAH | EXECUTIVE BOARD - PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY WAHI | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY KONKEL | EXECUTIVE BOARD - PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA SHEPHERD | EXECUTIVE BOARD - PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY COBBINS | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| QUENTIN WATHUM-OCAMA | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH BOSCH | EXECUTIVE BOARD - PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEE PHA VANG | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED JOHNSON | EXECUTIVE BOARD - PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYANT VIRNIG | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE KYUNG | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN PONCE | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOLLY HAAS | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HOUSTON | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANAZ PADAMSEE | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM LUCY | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACIE LOWE-KRAUSE | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH SWANBERG | SECRETARY - PAST Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDMUND JOHNSON | TREASURER Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SYLVIA PEREZ | DIR OF NON-LICENSED PERSON Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEAH LINDEMAN | STAFF DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,094 | $19,264 |
| LEAH VANDASSOR | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $32,713 | $0 |
| TODD MARDER | TREASURER - PAST Officer | 5 | $3,600 | $0 |
| ROBYN ASHER | TREASURER Officer | 5 | $3,600 | $0 |
| RENE MYERS | DIR OF NON-LICENSED PERSON Officer | 5 | $2,750 | $0 |
| SHANTELLA BARNES | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $1,950 | $0 |
| JAVNIKA SHAH | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $1,940 | $0 |
| JAY WAHI | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $1,000 | $0 |
| ED JOHNSON | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $1,000 | $0 |
| ERIN THUNE | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $900 | $0 |
| QUENTIN WATHUM-OCAMA | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $800 | $0 |
| BRIAN HODGE-RICE | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL HAEFMEYER | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA SHEPPARD | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANCE LUNNING | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE YOUNG | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA SCHATZLEIN | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET NELSON | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY KONKEL | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA SHEPHERD | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY COBBINS | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH BOSCH | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEE PHA VANG | EXECUTIVE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH SWANBERG | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 23 EMPIRE DRIVE STE N100, SAINT PAUL, MN 55103-1856
- In care of
- % SYLVIA PEREZ
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LEAH VANDASSOR, 23 EMPIRE DRIVE N100, ST PAUL, MN 55103
- Signed the 990
- CARRIE KYUNG, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (651) 222-7303
- Website
- WWW.SPFE28.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LEGACY PROFESSIONALS LLP
Mission
TO ORGANIZE ALL WORKERS FOR THEIR MORAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT.
Program accomplishments
- THE FEDERATION PROVIDES LEGAL AND NEGOTIATION SERVICES FOR EMPLOYMENT DISPUTES WITH THE DISTRICT AND PROVIDES MEETING SPACE AND FUNDING FOR MEMBERS' EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-0252680
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1967
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 0787: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,620,146
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,366,613
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $4,366,613 | $4,511,508 | $1,620,146 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $4,747,500 | $4,784,252 | $1,756,256 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $4,282,863 | $4,334,565 | $1,822,301 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $4,366,387 | $4,230,685 | $1,845,698 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2017 | – | – | – | 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 41-0252680).
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 41-0252680.
- Is AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1967.
- 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 August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. 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 August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names LEAH VANDASSOR.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 26 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $107,403 (CAITLIN REID, LEAD ORGANIZER).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,366,613, expenses of $4,511,508 and total assets of $1,620,146 at year end.
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