Nonprofit · EIN 51-0238385
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
Also known as 0096 AFGE VA LOCAL
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · ST LOUIS, MO 63106
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $248,058 | $223,648 | $24,410 | $385,617 | $0 | $385,617 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $383,955 | $364,899 | $19,056 | $361,207 | $0 | $361,207 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $354,006 | $357,825 | -$3,819 | $342,151 | $0 | $342,151 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $248,058
- Membership dues
- $248,058
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $25,500
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $25,500
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $22,300
- Occupancy
- $6,850
- Travel
- $3,685
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $361,207
- Total assets, end of year
- $385,617
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $385,617
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $385,617
- Gross receipts
- $248,058
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1978
- State of legal domicile
- MO
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRY WADLINGTON | SECRETARY TREASURER Officer | 40 | $6,000 |
| FRANCES BRUCE | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT PROFE Officer | 40 | $6,000 |
| TIFFANY MCPHERSON | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT NON- Officer | 40 | $5,750 |
| TIMOTHY HIPP | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT NON- Officer | 40 | $4,000 |
| JOSHUA TERRY | CHIEF STEWARD Trustee or director | 40 | $3,500 |
| TONIA ELLIS | STEWARD Trustee or director | 8 | $250 |
| VERNON HUNE | STEWARD - SARGENT IN ARMS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL SZYMAN | LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDGAR EVANS | DELEGATE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| APRIL WILLIAMS | LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN KIRK | STEWARD Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| LATOI WILLIAMS | STEWARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA SHERRILL MCGAUGHY | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $0 |
| VANESSA MCDONALD | DELEGATE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON TRAVIS | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT PROFE Officer | 16 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIFFANY MCPHERSON | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT NON- Officer | 40 | $6,500 |
| HARRY WADLINGTON | SECRETARY TREASURER Officer | 40 | $5,600 |
| JOSHUA TERRY | CHIEF STEWARD Trustee or director | 40 | $5,500 |
| FRANCES BRUCE | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT PROFE Officer | 40 | $5,500 |
| TIMOTHY HIPP | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT NON-PROFESSIONAL Officer | 40 | $5,050 |
| DONNA SHERRILL MCGAUGHY | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $500 |
| SHARON TRAVIS | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT PROFE Officer | 16 | $450 |
| VERNON HUNE | STEWARD - SARGENT IN ARMS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL SZYMAN | LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDGAR EVANS | DELEGATE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| APRIL WILLIAMS | LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONIA ELLIS | STEWARD Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| CAROLYN KIRK | STEWARD Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| LATOI WILLIAMS | STEWARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VANESSA MCDONALD | DELEGATE Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONNA SHERRILL MCGAUGHY | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $8,300 |
| HARRY WADLINGTON | SECRETARY TREASURER Officer | 20 | $7,500 |
| FRANCES BRUCE | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT PROFESSIONAL Officer | 40 | $6,800 |
| JOSHUA TERRY | CHIEF STEWARD Trustee or director | 40 | $6,500 |
| TIMOTHY HIPP | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT NON-PROFESSIONAL Officer | 40 | $6,500 |
| TIFFANY MCPHERSON | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT NON-PROFESSIONAL Officer | 40 | $5,750 |
| LATOYA ENGLAND | STEWARD Trustee or director | 1 | $450 |
| VERNON HUNE | STEWARD - SARGENT IN ARMS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL SZYMAN | LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RHONDA FINNEY | STEWARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDGAR EVANS | DELEGATE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHERRI SICKLES | STEWARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STACEY WOODSON | CHIEF STEWARD Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| APRIL WILLIAMS | LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VANESSA MCDONALD | DELEGATE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON TRAVIS | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT PROFESSIONAL Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 915 N GRAND BLVD BUILDING 6 106, ST LOUIS, MO 63106-1621
- In care of
- % MARGRET E MATHEWS-TREASURER
- Mailing address (990-N for 2009)
- St Louis VAMC, PO BOX 76096, Saint Louis MO 63106
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LATOI WILLIAMS, 915 N GRAND BLVD BUILDING 6 106, ST LOUIS, MO 63106
- Principal officer (990-N for 2009)
- Donald L Green, St Louis VAMC, PO BOX 76096, Saint Louis MO 63106
- Signed the 990
- LATOI WILLIAMS, TREASURER
- Phone
- (314) 322-5698
- Return prepared by
- PURK & ASSOCIATES PC
Mission
TO REPRESENT MEMBERS IN THEIR RELATIONS WITH THEIR EMPLOYER, ASSIST MEMBERS IN BARGAINING FOR SALARIES, INDIVIDUALS AND EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS, AND PROMOTING STATUS OF MEMBERS.
Program accomplishments
- TO REPRESENT MEMBERS IN THEIR RELATIONS WITH THEIR EMPLOYER, ASSIST MEMBERS IN BARGAINING FOR SALARIES, INDIVIDUALS AND EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS, AND PROMOTING STATUS OF MEMBERS.
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 51-0238385
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1940
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 0194: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $385,617
- Income (IRS master file)
- $248,058
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2013
- Posted by the IRS
- August 12, 2013
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2013
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $248,058 | $223,648 | $385,617 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $383,955 | $364,899 | $361,207 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $354,006 | $357,825 | $342,151 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $364,133 | $378,602 | $345,970 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2009 Officer: Donald L Green | December 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 51-0238385).
Questions about AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES is 51-0238385.
- Is AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2013 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2013.
- Are donations to AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT 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 GOVERNMENT 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 GOVERNMENT 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 GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LATOI WILLIAMS.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $6,000 (HARRY WADLINGTON, SECRETARY TREASURER).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $248,058, expenses of $223,648 and total assets of $385,617 at year end.
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