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Nonprofit · EIN 36-2338589

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

Also known as 8011 ILLINOIS STATE

Tax-exempt · WESTMONT, IL 60559

Financials

$26.7M$25.8M2023$27.6M$27.2M2024$29.1M$28.8M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$29,108,543$28,796,775$311,768$31,985,808$10,217,031$21,768,777
December 31, 2024990$27,631,942$27,172,782$459,160$30,323,482$9,096,823$21,226,659
December 31, 2023990$26,676,305$25,775,147$901,158$29,486,173$8,886,437$20,599,736
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$28,117,318
Investment income
$282,578
Net gain from sales of assets
$9,924
Other revenue
$708,647

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$103,771
Benefits paid to members
$59,691
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,777,348
Other salaries and wages
$10,599,413
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$19,346,222
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$46,000
Occupancy
$1,181,380
Travel
$306,376
Depreciation
$68,260

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$30,323,482
Total assets, end of year
$31,985,808
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,217,031
Net assets, end of year
$21,768,777
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,700,150
Publicly traded securities
$6,459,513
Net assets without donor restrictions
$21,768,777
Gross receipts
$29,983,682
Employees
141
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1937
State of legal domicile
IL

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 / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DAN MONTGOMERYPRESIDENT - PAST
Trustee or director
40$261,820$86,595
TONIA HARVARD DEWUNION PROFESSIONAL ISSUES DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$222,467$76,837
MONICA TREVINODIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
40$222,228$76,842
MONIQUE REDEAUXDIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$222,348$76,715
LENNY NIEVESFIELD SERVICE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$221,629$77,116
TODD STACHOWIAKFIELD SERVICE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$222,107$76,628
AMY ALSOPPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$221,722$76,699
DENEEN TAYLORFIELD SERVICE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$221,867$76,050
NICK CHRISTENDIRECTOR OF COLLECTIVE BAR
Key employee
40$218,238$76,300
ARNOLDO FABELADIRECTOR OF FIELD MOBILIZATION
Key employee
40$214,188$77,311
BYREN JOHNSONDIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
Key employee
40$208,469$73,679
MAUREEN MEEKSDIRECTOR OF INTERNAL OPERATIONS
Key employee
40$208,029$73,804
JOHN MILLERMEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
10$97,687$32,265
STACY DAVIS GATESPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
30$99,663$29,172
CYNDI OBERLE-DAHMEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$81,978$18,675
54 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHARLES NOUDVICE PRESIDENT - PAST
Trustee or director
1$68,892$30,912
DAN MERCERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$18,000$29,174
PANKAJ SHARMASECRETARY-TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$13,046$3,631
BETH ANDERSONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$12,000$0
ELAINE BARLOSVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$12,000$0
JHOANNA MALDONADOVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$12,000$0
VERONICA AGUIRREVICE PRESIDENT - PAST
Trustee or director
1$10,092$0
CHRISTEL WILLIAMS-HAYESVICE PRESIDENT - PAST
Trustee or director
1$9,592$0
JENNIFER CONANTVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
STEVEN ELZAVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
MATTHEW EMIGHOLZVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
ZEIDRE FOSTERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
ANDREW FRIEDLIEBVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
APRIL GIANNOSAVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
CAROLINA GIRALDOVICE PRESIDENT - PAST
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
ANTHONY JOHNSTONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
YVETTE JUSTICEVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
AARON KRALLVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
DEBORAH LAWSONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
TOMAS LOBATOVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
WENDY LOCHMANNVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
JON MONIQUE MANUELVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
BRANDI MANYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
MICHELLE MITCHELLVICE PRESIDENT - PAST
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
JACKSON POTTERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
KELLY REGNIERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
KRISTEN RYANVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
MICHAEL SITCHVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
TARA STAMPSVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
KYLE STERNVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
TROY SWANSONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
LASHAWN WALLACEVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
ANDREW WEBERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
MARIA MORENOVICE PRESIDENT - PAST
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
JENNIFER VACCAROVICE PRESIDENT - PAST
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
LEE ANN GEMMINGENVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$2,400$0
TRAVIS HATTANVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$2,400$0
LEAH KRIPPNERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$2,400$0
TERRY TURLEYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$2,400$0
JESSE SHARKEYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$1,800$0
STEVEN FRANKELVICE PRESIDENT - PAST
Trustee or director
1$1,800$0
NINA HIKEVICE PRESIDENT - PAST
Trustee or director
1$1,800$0
GERVAISE CLAYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$1,200$0
MARY EDWARDSVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$1,200$0
KEITH NYQUISTVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$1,200$0
JEFF ADKINS-DUTROVICE PRESIDENT - PAST
Trustee or director
1$1,200$0
MATTHEW FAHRENBACHERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$600$0
VICKI KURZYDLOVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$600$0
DIANE CASTROVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW STECVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STACY DAVIS GATESEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT - PAST
Trustee or director
10$0$0
CYNDI OBERLE-DAHMSECRETARY-TREASURER - PAST
Trustee or director
10$0$0
JOHN MILLERVICE PRESIDENT - PAST
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PANKAJ SHARMAVICE PRESIDENT - PAST
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 61 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DAN MONTGOMERYPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$263,920$85,479
TONIA HAVARD DEWFIELD STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$215,841$74,414
TODD STACHOWIAKFIELD STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$215,541$74,197
AMY ALSOPUNION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$215,082$74,311
MONIQUE REDEAUXDIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$213,815$73,768
MONICA TREVINODIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
40$213,595$73,768
LYNNETTE SCULUCAFIELD STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$213,441$73,673
DAVID COMERFORDFIELD STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$212,541$74,353
ARNOLDO FABELADIRECTOR OF FIELD MOBILIZATION
Key employee
40$209,375$74,247
NICK CHRISTENDIRECTOR OF COLLECTIVE BAR
Key employee
40$201,084$72,075
MAUREEN MEEKSDIRECTOR OF INTERNAL OPERATIONS
Key employee
40$191,730$58,505
BRYEN JOHNSONDIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
Key employee
40$187,936$58,333
JOHN MILLERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$83,295$27,908
CYNDI OBERLE-DAHMSECRETARY-TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$78,533$17,895
STACY DAVIS GATESEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$77,200$17,895
WILLIAM BRIGGSVICE PRESIDENT - PAST
Trustee or director
1$11,150$14,807
VERONICA AGUIRREVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$12,000$0
BETH ANDERSONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$12,000$0
ELAINE BARLOSVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$12,000$0
JHOANNA MALDONADOVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$12,000$0
CHRISTEL WILLIAMS-HAYESVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$12,000$0
DAN MERCERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$8,100$0
WENDY LOCHMANNVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$4,200$0
NINA HIKEVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,600$0
JENNIFER CONANTVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
STEVEN ELZAVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
MATTHEW EMIGHOLZVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
STEVEN FRANKELVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
ANDREW FRIEDLIEBVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
LEE ANN GEMMINGENVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
APRIL GIANNOSAVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
TRAVIS HATTANVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
AARON KRALLVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
LEAH KRIPPNERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
DEBORAH LAWSONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
TOMAS LOBATOVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
BRANDI MANYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
MICHELLE MITCHELLVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
MARIA MORENOVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
CHARLES NOUDVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
KELLY REGNIERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
KRISTEN RYANVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
JESSE SHARKEYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
PANKAJ SHARMAVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
MICHAEL SITCHVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
TARA STAMPSVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
KYLE STERNVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
TROY SWANSONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
TERRY TURLEYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
JENNIFER VACCAROVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
LASHAWN WALLACEVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
ANDREW WEBERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
ZEIDRE FOSTERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$2,400$0
ANTHONY JOHNSTONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$2,400$0
JON MONIQUE MANUELVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$2,400$0
JEFF ADKINS-DUTROVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$1,800$0
YVETTE JUSTICEVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$1,800$0
JACKSON POTTERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$1,800$0
MICKEY OLHAVAVICE PRESIDENT - PAST
Trustee or director
1$1,800$0
CAROLINA GIRALDOVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$600$0
SUELLEN GOEBELVICE PRESIDENT - PAST
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 61 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JONATHON NADLERFIELD STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$301,888$56,228
DAN MONTGOMERYPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$263,480$84,334
DAVID RICHMONDDIRECTOR OF INTERNAL OPERATIONS
Key employee
40$249,120$81,360
MICHELLE PAULDIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
Key employee
40$249,260$80,886
LISA UPHOFFFIELD STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$213,275$72,614
AMY ALSOPUNION PROF ISSUES DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$209,377$71,728
ARNOLDO FABELADIRECTOR OF FIELD MOBILIZATION
Key employee
40$207,820$71,935
MONICA TREVINODIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
40$207,720$71,387
LYNNETTE SCULUCAFIELD STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$207,618$71,294
DENEEN TAYLORFIELD STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$204,277$70,791
MONIQUE REDEAUXDIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$202,170$70,244
NICK CHRISTENDIRECTOR OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
Key employee
40$194,565$68,423
JOHN MILLERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$83,295$26,834
CYNDI OBERLE-DAHMSECRETARY-TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$77,853$17,895
STACY DAVIS GATESEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$77,200$17,895
WILLIAM BRIGGSVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$18,000$27,067
ELAINE BARLOSVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$12,000$0
BETH ANDERSONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$12,000$0
JHOANNA MALDONADOVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$12,000$0
VERONICA AGUIRREVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$12,000$0
CHRISTEL WILLIAMS-HAYESVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$12,000$0
JENNIFER JOHNSONVICE PRESIDENT-PAST
Trustee or director
1$7,000$0
MICKEY OLHAVAVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,750$0
AARON KRALLVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
STEVE ELZAVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
STEVEN FRANKELVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
LEE ANN GEMMINGENVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
ANTHONY JOHNSTONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
MICHELLE MITCHELLVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
MICHAEL SITCHVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
MARIA MORENOVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
TROY SWANSONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
JACKSON POTTERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
KELLY REGNIERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
LEAH KRIPPNERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
TERRY TURLEYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
BRANDI MANYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
DEBORAH LAWSONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
MATTHEW EMIGHOLZVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
JENNIFER VACCAROVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
ANDREW FRIEDLIEBVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
TOMAS LOBATOVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
LASHAWN WALLACEVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
TRAVIS HATTANVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
ANDREW WEBERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
SUELLEN GOEBELVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
JON MONIQUE MANUELVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$3,000$0
JENNIFER CONANTVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$2,400$0
YVETTE JUSTICEVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$2,400$0
JEFF ADKINS-DUTROVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$2,400$0
KYLE STERNVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$2,400$0
ZEIDRE FOSTERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$2,400$0
CHARLES NOUDVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$2,400$0
PANKAJ SHARMAVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$2,400$0
KRISTEN RYANVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$2,400$0
BRANDON JOHNSONVICE PRESIDENT-PAST
Trustee or director
1$1,800$0
JESSE SHARKEYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$1,800$0
JACKI PAYNEVICE PRESIDENT-PAST
Trustee or director
1$1,200$0
APRIL GIANNOSAVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$1,200$0
NINA HIKEVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TARA STAMPSVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
500 OAKMONT LN, WESTMONT, IL 60559-5520
In care of
% DAN MONTGOMERY
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
STACY DAVIS GATES, 500 OAKMONT LANE, WESTMONT, IL 605595523
Signed the 990
PANKAJ SHARMA, SECRETARY-TREASURER
Phone
(630) 468-4080
Return prepared by
LEGACY PROFESSIONALS LLP

Mission

IMPROVE THE STATUS OF TEACHERS, EDUCATIONAL WORKERS AND OTHER WORKERS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PROVIDE ORGANIZING, LEGAL, AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO MEMBER LOCAL UNIONS. APPROXIMATELY 89,000 MEMBERS BENEFITED.

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
36-2338589
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1967
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$31,985,808
Income (IRS master file)
$29,983,682

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$29,108,543$28,796,775$31,985,808XML
990December 2024$27,631,942$27,172,782$30,323,482XML
990December 2023$26,676,305$25,775,147$29,486,173XML
990December 2022$25,696,460$25,783,932$27,735,706IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 36-2338589).

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 36-2338589.
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 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 TEACHERS 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 TEACHERS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names STACY DAVIS GATES.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 69 people; 63 received compensation from the organization, the highest $261,820 (DAN MONTGOMERY, PRESIDENT - PAST).
How much revenue does AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $29,108,543, expenses of $28,796,775 and total assets of $31,985,808 at year end.

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