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Nonprofit · EIN 20-1608505

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Also known as C0005MN MINNESOTA COUNCIL NUMBER 5, AFSCME Local 1842

Tax-exempt · SOUTH ST PAUL, MN 55075

Financials

$23.3M$22.7M2023$25.9M$24.9M2024$26.6M$27M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$26,589,839$27,027,351-$437,512$16,388,094$10,048,751$6,339,343
December 31, 2024990$25,925,159$24,857,378$1,067,781$15,570,358$8,793,503$6,776,855
December 31, 2023990$23,327,790$22,687,684$640,106$14,418,890$8,709,816$5,709,074
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$172,500
Program service revenue
$26,073,337
Investment income
$187,002
Other revenue
$157,000

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$514,203
Other salaries and wages
$4,987,481
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$8,962,518
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$114,392
Accounting fees
$62,100
Occupancy
$426,691
Travel
$693,783
Depreciation
$7,458

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$15,570,358
Total assets, end of year
$16,388,094
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,048,751
Net assets, end of year
$6,339,343
Land, buildings and equipment
$12,089
Net assets without donor restrictions
$6,339,343
Gross receipts
$26,589,839
Employees
1,416
Volunteers
500
Year formed
2004
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
Bart AndersenC5 Exec Director
Key employee
40$152,798$0$66,979
Nicole AyresC5 Finance Director
Key employee
40$120,600$0$59,995
Krist HendlelC5 Business Director
Key employee
40$120,600$0$59,131
Eric HessePresident
Trustee or director, Officer
6.4$10,448$17,388$0
Louis McNuttSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
5.6$9,041$16,027$0
Joel HoffmanDirector
Trustee or director
1.8$2,907$17,201$0
Adam BoothDirector
Trustee or director
2.9$4,772$15,181$0
Jeffrey PaulsonDirector
Trustee or director
3.2$5,179$13,967$0
Latonya ReevesVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
4.9$8,005$10,965$0
Grace JonesDirector
Trustee or director
1.6$2,617$13,953$0
Migdalia BaezDirector
Trustee or director
1.8$2,942$12,494$0
Eric Manriquez CuelloDirector
Trustee or director
2.2$3,511$9,576$0
Jeffrey VarsDirector
Trustee or director
3.3$5,328$6,375$0
Andrew ZiebellDirector
Trustee or director
2.4$3,863$7,088$0
Patrick PearceDirector
Trustee or director
1.5$2,491$5,778$0
19 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgs
Max VastDirector
Trustee or director
2.2$3,612$4,466
Kenneth GarnierDirector
Trustee or director
3.2$5,150$1,500
Grace Molenaar MoldonadoDirector
Trustee or director
3.5$5,733$711
Samantha HillDirector
Trustee or director
3.9$6,369$0
Susanne DesmondDirector
Trustee or director
3.9$6,322$0
Kathy VakeTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$2,400$3,484
Martin HoerthDirector
Trustee or director
2.8$4,564$1,160
Ronisha BucknerDirector
Trustee or director
2.3$3,794$1,735
Tabitha MitchellDirector
Trustee or director
3.1$5,037$0
Anna KoktanDirector
Trustee or director
2.8$4,627$156
Tinia BunayDirector
Trustee or director
2.5$4,124$0
Tamika HannahDirector
Trustee or director
2.4$3,863$0
Wendy WohlwendDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$3,600
Brett WeisdackDirector
Trustee or director
1.3$2,122$745
Jolene JamnickDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$2,700
Carmen LangevinDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$1,200
Zeyruk AliDirector
Trustee or director
0.7$1,184$0
Tanya MetcalfDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$200$0
Christine ColbensonDirector
Trustee or director
0.01$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 34 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
Bart AndersenC5 Exec Director
Key employee
40$148,347$0$65,075
Nicole AyresC5 Finance Director
Key employee
40$117,048$0$58,277
Krist HendlelC5 Payroll
Key employee
40$102,339$0$55,067
Latonya ReevesVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
7$11,349$17,643$0
Kenneth GarnierDirector
Trustee or director
4.3$6,964$17,451$0
Eric HessePresident
Trustee or director, Officer
7.9$12,802$9,949$0
Susanne DesmondDirector
Trustee or director
1.1$1,708$20,523$0
Jeffrey PaulsonDirector
Trustee or director
3.6$5,900$13,320$0
Louis McNuttSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
7.5$12,234$5,635$0
Migdalia BaezDirector
Trustee or director
1.9$3,158$13,067$0
Adam BoothDirector
Trustee or director
3.5$5,685$10,199$0
Joel HoffmanDirector
Trustee or director
0.3$482$10,735$0
Eric ManriquezDirector
Trustee or director
0.8$1,318$8,726$0
Max VastDirector
Trustee or director
3.4$5,603$4,207$0
Simone BoissiereDirector
Trustee or director
0.3$428$8,878$0
Jeffrey VarsDirector
Trustee or director
3.4$5,505$3,600$0
Samantha HillDirector
Trustee or director
5$8,147$0$0
Grace BaltichDirector
Trustee or director
4.4$7,161$756$0
Grace JonesDirector
Trustee or director
3.4$5,472$2,317$0
Martin HoerthDirector
Trustee or director
3.5$5,695$2,070$0
Patrick PearceDirector
Trustee or director
2.1$3,416$4,248$0
Renae Pereira WebbDirector
Trustee or director
3.8$6,205$1,459$0
Tamika HannahDirector
Trustee or director
3.4$5,562$0$0
Kathy VakeTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$2,400$2,750$0
Ronisha BucknerDirector
Trustee or director
2.9$4,681$0$0
Andrew ZiebellDirector
Trustee or director
0.4$708$2,780$0
Wendy WohlwendDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0$3,300$0
Jolene JamnickDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0$2,475$0
Zeyruk AliDirector
Trustee or director
0.7$1,119$1,286$0
Tabitha MitchellDirector
Trustee or director
0.8$1,378$900$0
Brett WeisdackDirector
Trustee or director
0.3$558$1,675$0
Marcelus FonlajaDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$880$440$0
Carmen LangevinDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0$1,100$0
Tinia BunayDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$762$250$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 33 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
Bart AndersenC5 Interim Exec Director
Key employee
40$144,026$0$59,071
Nicole AyresC5 Finance Director
Key employee
40$113,639$0$44,675
Krist HendlelC5 Payroll
Key employee
40$99,358$0$52,953
Eric HessePresident
Trustee or director, Officer
9.9$16,125$7,243$0
Jeffrey PaulsonDirector
Trustee or director
4.8$7,727$13,655$0
Jessica LanghorstDirector
Trustee or director
5$8,199$8,517$0
Latonya ReevesVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
3.7$6,011$9,926$0
Adam BoothDirector
Trustee or director
2.6$4,252$10,576$0
Louis McNuttSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
5.6$9,101$4,948$0
Jeffreyn VarsDirector
Trustee or director
4$6,492$7,200$0
Daniel GormanDirector
Trustee or director
3.2$5,149$5,643$0
Sarah VastDirector
Trustee or director
2$3,257$6,995$0
Migdalia BaezDirector
Trustee or director
0.01$236$9,212$0
Mark PozancDirector
Trustee or director
2$3,413$5,121$0
Tiffany LeffDirector
Trustee or director
3.4$5,541$900$0
Grace JonesDirector
Trustee or director
1.4$2,331$3,976$0
Jennifer Novosad SwansonDirector
Trustee or director
1.7$2,826$3,287$0
Christina St GermaineDirector
Trustee or director
1.8$2,921$3,102$0
Grace BaltichDirector
Trustee or director
3.2$5,158$736$0
Sarah MaxwellDirector
Trustee or director
0.8$1,274$4,560$0
Kenneth GardnierDirector
Trustee or director
2.2$3,617$2,026$0
Patrick PearceDirector
Trustee or director
0.9$1,541$4,002$0
Renae Pereira WebbDirector
Trustee or director
2.2$3,561$1,321$0
Martin HoerthDirector
Trustee or director
2.2$3,596$920$0
Tamika HannahDirector
Trustee or director
2.6$4,172$0$0
Samantha ShepardDirector
Trustee or director
1.6$2,604$1,107$0
Samantha HillDirector
Trustee or director
2.2$3,514$0$0
Ronisha BucknerDirector
Trustee or director
1.9$3,105$0$0
Aaron Gardner KocherDirector
Trustee or director
1.6$2,668$0$0
Kathy VakeTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$2,400$0$0
Marla ZapaDirector
Trustee or director
0.01$0$900$0
Jolen JamnickDirector
Trustee or director
0.01$60$0$0
Norman SynderDirector
Trustee or director
0.01$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
300 HARDMAN AVE S, SOUTH ST PAUL, MN 55075-2471
In care of
% BART ANDERSEN
Mailing address (990-N for 2007)
300 Hardman Avenue South, South Saint Paul MN 55075
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Eric Hesse, 300 Hardman Avenue, So St Paul, MN 55075
Principal officer (990-N for 2007)
Robin Madsen, 1425 Arlington Avenue East, Saint Paul MN 55106
Signed the 990
Eric Hesse, President
Phone
(651) 450-4990
Return prepared by
Gary W Paulson CPA

Mission

AFSCME Council 5 is a union of 26,800 members who advocate for excellence in services for the public, dignity in the workplace, and opportunity and prosperity for all working families.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • FIELD SERVICES The field services department continues to engage Locals in AFSCME STRONG plans to foster local empowerment and to build local union membership within our established 125 locals and engaging with 43,338 individuals within our locals, with 31,549 logged assesments. In 2025 the Council signed 4,866 new members, 410 PEOPLE members, with 364 signing for PEOPLE MVP. We had 403 drop requests. The Council also reimplemented the BECK process which has resuilted in hundreds of AFPs and dozens of new members.Field Reps continue to provided training, to negotiate contracts and to assist with grievances and external organizing.

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
20-1608505
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
Exempt since
1957
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Employment (J40)
Assets (IRS master file)
$16,388,094
Income (IRS master file)
$26,589,839

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$26,589,839$27,027,351$16,388,094XML
990December 2024$25,925,159$24,857,378$15,570,358XML
990December 2023$23,327,790$22,687,684$14,418,890XML
990December 2022$24,500,576$21,910,874$13,971,219IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2007
Officer: Robin Madsen
December 31, 2007≤ $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 20-1608505).

Questions about AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

What is the EIN of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES is 20-1608505.
Is AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1957.
Which annual return does AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES 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 STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Eric Hesse.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 34 people; 30 received compensation from the organization, the highest $152,798 (Bart Andersen, C5 Exec Director).
How much revenue does AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $26,589,839, expenses of $27,027,351 and total assets of $16,388,094 at year end.

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