Nonprofit · EIN 16-0767220
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Also known as 2525 BUFFALO TEACHERS FEDERATION
Tax-exempt · BUFFALO, NY 14201
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,918,268 | $3,735,919 | $1,182,349 | $8,280,552 | $827,539 | $7,453,013 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,571,056 | $3,504,967 | $1,066,089 | $7,223,864 | $766,310 | $6,457,554 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,175,126 | $3,621,261 | $553,865 | $5,975,403 | $1,223,550 | $4,751,853 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $3,835,404
- Investment income
- $853,400
- Net rental income
- $191,791
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $343,273
- Other revenue
- $229,464
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $246,255
- Other salaries and wages
- $510,163
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $848,311
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $85,812
- Depreciation
- $22,853
- Program services (functional)
- $3,158,853
- Management and general (functional)
- $577,066
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,223,864
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,280,552
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $827,539
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,453,013
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $239,938
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,262,725
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,453,013
- Gross unrelated business income
- $4,061
- Gross receipts
- $14,354,025
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1948
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH MONTANTE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $118,541 |
| MELINDA MACPHERSON-SULLIVAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $40,428 |
| MARK MECCA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $5,277 |
| DENNIS BRANCATO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $926 |
| RACHEL LIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $728 |
| M SUE RAICHILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $728 |
| EVE SHIPPENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $728 |
| DESIREE BRECKENRIDGE-BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $728 |
| MELINDA CUVIELLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $405 |
| JANINE SCHUSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $405 |
| APRIL HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $405 |
| MELISSA MEL HOLDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $405 |
| KAREN KANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $405 |
| KIM PARZYMIESO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $405 |
| TARA ROSA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $405 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORY SAWICKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $405 |
| CHRIS STEPHENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $405 |
| DAVID STEPHENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $405 |
| THOMAS ANTHONY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $405 |
| BRIAN MEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $405 |
| MIKE JEFFERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $405 |
| RICHARD PYSZCZEK JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $405 |
| SAM FRITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $405 |
| ELLEN MALONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $205 |
| AMY FLYNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $139 |
| RICH NIGRO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| PHILIP RUMORE | PRESIDENT EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE HERKEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH MONTANTE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $125,335 |
| REBECCA PORDUM | FORMER OFFICER Former | 40 | $83,930 |
| PHILIP RUMORE | FORMER OFFICER Former | 40 | $78,363 |
| MELINDA MACPHERSON-SULLIVAN | VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $5,197 |
| CHRISTINE SALAMONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $1,513 |
| SOPHIA JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $1,396 |
| DENNIS BRANCATO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $891 |
| MELISSA KENNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $758 |
| M SUE RAICHILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $700 |
| EVE SHIPPENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $700 |
| RACHEL LIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $591 |
| NICOLE HERKEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $567 |
| JANINE SCHUSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $385 |
| APRIL HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $385 |
| GREGORY SAWICKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $385 |
| ANTHONY THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $385 |
| MICHAEL MECCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $385 |
| DESIREE BRECKENRIDGE-BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $385 |
| BRIAN MEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $385 |
| MIKE JEFFERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $385 |
| RICHARD PYSZCZEK JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $385 |
| RICH NIGRO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $251 |
| TARA ROSA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $145 |
| CHRIS STEPHENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $134 |
| DAVID STEPHENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $134 |
| SAM FRITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $134 |
| MELINDA CUVIELLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $133 |
| MELISSA MEL HOLDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $133 |
| KAREN KANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $133 |
| KIM PARZYMIESO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $133 |
| SEAN CROWLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $100 |
| KIMBERLY GABEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $88 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH MONTANTE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $117,230 |
| PHILIP RUMORE FORMER | PRESIDENT Former | 40 | $116,001 |
| REBECCA PORDUM FORMER | VICE PRESIDENT Former | 40 | $97,771 |
| MELINDA MACPHERSON-SULLIVAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $4,981 |
| DENNIS BRANCATO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $873 |
| RACHEL LIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $686 |
| M SUE RAICHILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $686 |
| JANINE SCHUSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $377 |
| APRIL HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $377 |
| AMY FLYNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $377 |
| MARK MECCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $377 |
| GREGORY SAWICKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $377 |
| THOMAS ANTHONY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $377 |
| MICHAEL MECCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $377 |
| RICH NIGRO EFFECTIVE 72023 | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $377 |
| DESIREE BRECKENRIDGE-BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $377 |
| BRIAN MEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $377 |
| MARK JEFFERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $377 |
| RICHARD PYSZCZEK JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $377 |
| EVE SHIPPENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $309 |
| SEAN CROWLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA CUVIELLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA MEL HOLDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN KANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM PARZYMIESO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TARA ROSA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS STEPHENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID STEPHENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 271 PORTER AVE, BUFFALO, NY 14201-1052
- In care of
- % PHILIP RUMORE
- Mailing address (990-N for 2008)
- 271 Porter Avenue, Buffalo NY 14201
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RICHARD NIGRO, 271 PORTER AVE, BUFFALO, NY 14201
- Principal officer (990-N for 2008)
- Philip Rumore, 271 Porter Avenue, Buffalo NY 14201
- Signed the 990
- RICHARD NIGRO, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (716) 881-5400
- Website
- WWW.BTFNY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLP
Mission
THE PURPOSE OF THE BUFFALO TEACHER FEDERATION IS TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER LOYALTY TO THE HIGHEST IDEALS IN EDUCATION AND TO AID IN BRINGING ABOUT THE REALIZATION OF THESE IDEALS. THE FEDERATION'S OBJECTIVE IS TO MAINTAIN THE TEACHING PROFESSION BY UPHOLDING A HIGH STANDARD OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENTRANCE INTO THE PROFESSION; AND TO IMPROVE THE MATERIAL WELFARE AND TO RAISE THE PROFESSIONAL EFFICIENCY OF THE TEACHERS, AND THUS TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AND TO AWAKEN IN THE PUBLIC MIND A SENSE OF SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION.
Program accomplishments
- BUFFALO TEACHERS FEDERATION, INC. IS THE BARGAINING UNIT FOR THE APPROXIMATELY 3,800 TEACHERS EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF BUFFALO BOARD OF EDUCATION.Expenses $3,158,853 · revenue $3,869,016
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
- 16-0767220
- 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)
- $8,280,552
- Income (IRS master file)
- $14,354,025
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $4,918,268 | $3,735,919 | $8,280,552 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $4,571,056 | $3,504,967 | $7,223,864 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $4,175,126 | $3,621,261 | $5,975,403 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $3,417,196 | $3,752,042 | $5,511,563 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2008 Officer: Philip Rumore | August 31, 2009 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 16-0767220).
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 16-0767220.
- 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 RICHARD NIGRO.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 28 people; 25 received compensation from the organization, the highest $118,541 (JOSEPH MONTANTE, TREASURER).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,918,268, expenses of $3,735,919 and total assets of $8,280,552 at year end.
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