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Nonprofit · EIN 53-6014540

AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION

Also known as ATU

Tax-exempt · SILVER SPRING, MD 20903

Financials

$47.4M$40.4M2023$55.8M$49.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$55,791,181$49,468,381$6,322,800$249,316,717$27,858,998$221,457,719
June 30, 2024990 (amended)$47,391,855$40,398,610$6,993,245$241,510,132$26,375,213$215,134,919
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$37,215,877
Investment income
$15,863,093
Royalties
$162,732
Net rental income
-$650,729
Net gain from sales of assets
$9,234,687
Other revenue
$2,712,211

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$872,337
Benefits paid to members
$4,053,720
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$7,380,847
Other salaries and wages
$6,380,662
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$24,701,850
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$346,000
Accounting fees
$80,365
Occupancy
$1,049,604
Travel
$4,698,549
Depreciation
$95,763

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$241,510,132
Total assets, end of year
$249,316,717
Total liabilities, end of year
$27,858,998
Net assets, end of year
$221,457,719
Land, buildings and equipment
$15,881,495
Publicly traded securities
$65,535,540
Net assets without donor restrictions
$221,457,719
Gross unrelated business income
-$650,729
Gross receipts
$239,108,687
Employees
81
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1892
State of legal domicile
DC

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TRUJILLO YVETTEINTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE VI
Trustee or director, Officer
39$330,320$286,864
KIRK KENNETHINTERNATIONAL SECRETARY-TR
Trustee or director, Officer
38.8$327,189$283,898
COSTA JOHNINTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
38.8$356,067$229,321
BARNES MARCELLUSINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$248,816$204,925
JOHNSON GARYINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$238,106$181,711
MACDOUGALL STEPHANINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$254,335$165,420
SMITH DANIELGENERAL COUNSEL
Highest-paid employee
40$249,286$142,456
ROSENBERG JEFFREYLEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$227,235$156,276
GARLAND ANTHONYINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$250,882$132,426
SOMMERS MICHELLE RINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$243,557$121,443
HOWARD CURTIS AINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$242,074$110,238
DAY KENNETHINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$239,910$106,750
CHAPMAN JACQUESINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$240,415$99,517
AGUILAR ARTURO EINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$242,352$96,727
GREAVES RAYMOND WINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$251,963$85,086
11 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LINDSAY III JAMES BINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$254,154$81,941
CRUZ NATALIE CINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$240,382$94,390
ROSCOW DAVIDASSISTANT TO THE IP FOR CO
Highest-paid employee
40$204,053$125,889
HENRY MARK AINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$240,353$85,208
CHU JESSICACHIEF OF STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$232,648$85,095
SAWYER-TURNER AMANDAINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$240,965$69,920
CORNELIUS MICHAEL LINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$219,555$76,477
YOUSEFI SALMACONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
40$191,704$58,205
SFORZA EMANUELEINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$166,030$74,276
CALLAHAN JOHNINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$166,030$64,385
WILSON KENNETHINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$166,030$31,331
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 26 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KIRKKENNETHINTERNATIONAL SECRETARY-TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
38.8$320,438$218,927
COSTAJOHNINTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
38.8$336,142$188,919
TRUJILLOYVETTEINTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
39$311,910$183,702
MACDOUGALL STEPHENINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$237,025$185,168
BARNES MARCELLUSINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$228,115$172,288
JOHNSON GARYINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$225,362$147,001
SMITH DANIELGENERAL COUNSEL
Highest-paid employee
40$236,769$125,390
ROSENBERG JEFFREYLEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$218,546$130,743
GARLAND ANTHONYINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$235,292$106,847
SOMMERS MICHELLEINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$228,332$106,521
HOWARD CURTISINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$226,413$92,442
DAY KENNETHINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$225,132$89,548
CHAPMAN JACQUESINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$225,075$83,873
AGUILAR ARTUROINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$227,304$81,129
ROSCOW DAVIDASSISTANT TO THE IP FOR COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$196,250$111,194
GREAVES RAYMONDINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$237,025$70,342
LINDSAY IIIJAMES BINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$238,000$67,013
CRUZ NATALIEINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$225,848$78,802
MURPHY RICHARDINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$197,066$98,121
CHU JESSICACHIEF OF STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$218,989$75,859
HENRY MARKINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$225,335$59,149
SAWYER-TURNER AMANDAINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$226,539$55,798
SFORZA EMANUELEINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$209,200$72,377
CALLAHAN JOHNINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$209,200$63,550
WILSON KENNETHINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$209,200$32,200
PANOS JUSTINCAMPAIGNS DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$193,647$30,738

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
10000 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE, SILVER SPRING, MD 20903-1706
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOHN COSTA, 10000 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE, SILVER SPRING, MD 20903
Signed the 990
KENNETH R KIRK, INTERNATIONAL SEC TREASURER
Phone
(301) 431-7100
Return prepared by
CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLC

Mission

THE OBJECT OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION SHALL BE TO ORGANIZE LOCAL UNIONS. TO PLACE OUR OCCUPATION ON A HIGHER PLANE OF INTELLIGENCE, EFFICIENCY AND SKILL; ENCOURAGE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES BETWEEN EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS; SECURE EMPLOYMENT AND ADEQUATE PAY FOR OUR WORK. TO ENGAGE IN SUCH LEGISLATIVE, POLITICAL, EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND WELFARE ACTIVITIES AS WILL FURTHER THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF THE MEMBERSHIP. TO SEEK THE IMPROVEMENT OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA AND TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF LABOR EVERYWHERE.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • LABOR UNION ACTIVITIES INCLUDING MEMBERSHIP ADMINISTRATION AND REPRESENTATION, EDUCATION, ORGANIZING, AND CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION.

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
53-6014540
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1940
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Group exemption
0155 (159 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$249,316,717
Income (IRS master file)
$239,108,687

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$55,791,181$49,468,381$249,316,717IRS
990June 2024$47,391,855$40,398,610$241,510,132XML
990June 2023$53,332,011$47,436,808$225,278,356IRS
990June 2022$36,319,157$32,779,068$210,986,424IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 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 53-6014540).

Questions about AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION

What is the EIN of AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION is 53-6014540.
Is AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1940.
Are donations to AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION 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 AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION 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 AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION 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 AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOHN COSTA.
Who are the officers and directors of AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 26 people; 26 received compensation from the organization, the highest $330,320 (TRUJILLO YVETTE, INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE VI).
How much revenue does AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $55,791,181, expenses of $49,468,381 and total assets of $249,316,717 at year end.

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