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Nonprofit · EIN 36-6091178

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

Also known as 1274 NORTH SUBURBAN AFT

Tax-exempt · SKOKIE, IL 60077

Financials

$1.5M$1.5M2022$1.6M$1.7M2023$1.8M$1.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$1,758,782$1,578,156$180,626$1,455,628$0$1,455,628
June 30, 2024990$1,643,542$1,707,707-$64,165$1,268,489$0$1,268,489
June 30, 2023990$1,496,098$1,523,231-$27,133$1,584,939$334,820$1,250,119
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$1,708,404
Investment income
$12,556
Net rental income
$37,822
Other revenue
$37,822

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$6,920
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$67,000
Other salaries and wages
$12,650
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$87,794
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$6,518
Accounting fees
$15,000
Occupancy
$76,159

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,268,489
Total assets, end of year
$1,455,628
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$1,455,628
Publicly traded securities
$126,936
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,455,628
Gross receipts
$1,758,782
Employees
123
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1916
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PANKAJ SHARMAPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
6$21,500
ROBYN CAPLANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
12$15,000
ANKUR JOSHIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$14,200
MATT FAHRENBACHERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$13,600
CAITLEN SWEENEYPSRP CHAIR - PAST
Trustee or director
0.5$12,200
MELANIE JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$9,683
MARY RICHARDSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$5,833
JON'TA FRAZIERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$5,500
DAVE KONDELABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$4,714
MARI GARVONADOEQUITY CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director
1.25$3,500
SHERRY JO BAEHRCOMMUNICATIONS - PAST
Trustee or director
1.25$3,500
TRACY HUNTASST. BOOKKEEPER
Trustee or director
5$3,000
GLORIA KIMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$2,500
TRAVIS DUPRIESTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$2,300
LANI MALDONADOSOCIAL MEDIA
Trustee or director
1.25$2,250
39 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ELIZABETH LAWRENCEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$2,114
JILL PAISLEYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$2,000
LAURA BARBANENTEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,913
KEVIN CONLEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,900
COLEEN SHARKEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,505
NICK CONNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,455
MARCI HEYMANNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,350
NICOLE GASDEFENSE CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.5$1,350
ANDREW ANASTASIADESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,312
JEANNE CUSHINGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,094
ANNE MOSSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,000
KATHLEEN RASMUSSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$976
TOM BUJNOWSKIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$900
MICHELLE MCGREGORBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$450
HEATHER HAGGERTYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$400
JACKIE NAUGHTONRETIREE CHAIR - PAST
Trustee or director
0.5$400
MARGARET VIGNERIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$400
MEGAN SPLETZERSOCIAL MEDIA CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director
1.25$300
FRED SCHLESSINGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$200
MARQUS LEDOUXBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$200
CHERYL MENKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$100
MICHELLE NIDEABOARD MEMBER - PAST
Trustee or director
0.5$100
STEPHANIE ROSALESBOARD MEMBER - PAST
Trustee or director
0.5$100
ARLENE LA ROSABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BILLY JOYCEEQUITY CHAIR - PAST
Trustee or director
1.25$0
CAROLINE CERRONEBOARD MEMBER - PAST
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DEB TAKEHARAIFT FIELD SERVICE - PAST
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JENNIFER ORSELLOBOARD MEMBER - PAST
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JODY BUSHLER FRIMANBOARD MEMBER - PAST
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOE EDWARDSDEFENSE CHAIR - PAST
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOE RODRIGUEZBOARD MEMBER - PAST
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KATHLEEN BITZ-SPOSATOBOARD MEMBER - PAST
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KRISTINE JOYNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LEAH FRIEDIFT FIELD SERVICE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LENNY NIEVESIFT FIELD SERVICE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MEGAN ROBERTSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RACHEL GROSSSOCIAL MEDIA - PAST
Trustee or director
1.25$0
RON DORNSEIFBOARD MEMBER - PAST
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SHERRY NASHBOARD MEMBER - PAST
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 42 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PANKAJ SHARMAPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
6$17,900
ROBYN CAPLANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
12$15,000
ANKUR JOSHIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$13,000
CAITLEN SWEENEYPSRP CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.5$12,200
RON DORNSEIFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$9,450
MATT FAHRENBACHERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$9,450
JON'TA FRAZIERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$5,800
DAVE KONDELABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$5,314
MARI GARVONADOEQUITY CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$5,150
MELANIE JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$5,000
SHERRY JO BAEHRCOMMUNICATIONS
Trustee or director
1$3,500
JOE EDWARDSDEFENSE CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.5$3,300
JENNIFER ORSELLOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$2,500
TRAVIS DUPRIESTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$2,300
KEVIN CONLEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$2,300
JILL PAISLEYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$2,000
COLEEN SHARKEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,993
NICK CONNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,955
JODY BUSHLER FRIMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,950
KATHLEEN RASMUSSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,876
ELIZABETH LAWRENCEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,824
ANDREW ANASTASIADESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,812
KATHLEEN BITZ-SPOSATOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,694
BILLY JOYCEEQUITY CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$1,650
RACHEL GROSSSOCIAL MEDIA
Trustee or director
1$1,500
MARCI HEYMANNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,350
MICHELLE MCGREGORBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,200
TOM BUJNOWSKIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,100
NICOLE GASBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,000
HEATHER HAGGERTYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$1,000
MARGARET VIGNERIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$900
JACKIE NAUGHTONRETIREE CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.5$700
FRED SCHLESSINGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$400
STEPHANIE ROSALESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$250
JEANNE CUSHINGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$200
MARQUS LEDOUXBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$200
MICHELLE NIDEABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$150
JOE RODRIGUEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$100
SHERRY NASHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$100
TRACY HUNTASST. BOOKKEEPER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DEB TAKEHARAIFT FIELD SERVICE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LENNY NIEVESIFT FIELD SERVICE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 35 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PANKAJ SHARMAPRESIDENT
Officer
6$17,650
ROBYN CAPLANTREASURER
Officer
12$15,000
ANKUR JOSHIEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$13,200
CAITLEN SWEENEYPSRP CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.5$10,300
RON DORNSEIFEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$9,450
SHERRY JO BAEHRCOMMUNICATIONS CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.5$8,750
MATT FAHRENBACHEREXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$5,700
DAVE KONDELAEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$5,301
JON'TA FRAZIEREXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$4,500
MARI GARVONADOEQUITY CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.5$3,200
JILL PAISLEYVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
5$2,828
JENNIFER ORSELLOEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$2,800
TRAVIS DUPRIESTEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$2,300
NICK CONNEREXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$2,055
JODY BUSHLER SHELISTEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$2,050
SUMER BELLINDEREXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$1,694
JOE EDWARDSDEFENSE CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.5$1,500
RACHEL GROSSSOCIAL MEDIA CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.5$1,500
KATHLEEN RASMUSSENEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$1,376
ANDREW ANASTASIADESEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$1,312
COLEEN SHARKEYEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$1,196
KATHLEEN BITZ-SPOSATOEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$1,094
KEVIN CONLEYEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$1,000
TOM BUJNOWSKIEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$1,000
HEATHER HAGGERTYEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$800
BILLY JOYCEEQUITY CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.5$750
MARGARET VIGNERIEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$500
NICOLE GASEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$500
JACKIE NAUGHTONRETIREE CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.5$500
MICHELLE MCGREGOREXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$450
IZREAL CARYEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$300
DEB TAKEHARAIFT FIELD SERVICE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LENNY NIEVESIFT FIELD SERVICE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ELIZABETH LAWRENCEEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARQUS LEDOUXEXECUTIVE BOARD
Trustee or director
0.5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
9933 LAWLER AVE STE 222, SKOKIE, IL 60077-3705
In care of
% STEVE GROSSMAN
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
PANKAJ SHARMA, 9933 N LAWLER AVE 222, SKOKIE, IL 600773705
Signed the 990
PANKAJ SHARMA, PRESIDENT
Phone
(847) 673-1274
Website
NSTU.ORG
Return prepared by
LEGACY PROFESSIONALS LLP

Mission

TO IMPROVE THE WORKING CONDITION AND STATUS OF TEACHERS, EDUCATIONAL WORKERS, AND OTHER WORKERS IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE ORGANIZATION.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • TO NEGOTIATE & ADMINISTER THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, HANDLE MEMBER GRIEVANCES AND PERFORM ITS DUTIES AS THE EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTIVE IN DEALING WITH THE EMPLOYER IN LABOR MANAGEMENT DUTIES.

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
36-6091178
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1945
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,455,628
Income (IRS master file)
$1,758,782

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$1,758,782$1,578,156$1,455,628XML
990June 2024$1,643,542$1,707,707$1,268,489XML
990June 2023$1,496,098$1,523,231$1,584,939XML
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2019–––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 36-6091178).

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 36-6091178.
Is AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1945.
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 June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. 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 June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names PANKAJ SHARMA.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 54 people; 38 received compensation from the organization, the highest $21,500 (PANKAJ SHARMA, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,758,782, expenses of $1,578,156 and total assets of $1,455,628 at year end.

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