COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA AFL-CIO CLC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA AFL-CIO CLC (EIN 53-0246709)
Tax period: 2013-06-01 to 2014-05-31
Filed: 2015-04-14
IRS object ID: 201511049349301006
Schema version: 2013v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-04-14T14:24:46-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-05-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	470900880	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200	AddressLine1
Address Line2	WEST	AddressLine2
City	BETHESDA	City
State	MD	State
ZIP Code	20814	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-06-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	530246709	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA AFL-CIO CLC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COMM	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2024341100	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	501 3RD STREET NW	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20001	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANNIE HILL	PersonNm
Person Title	SECRETARY-TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2024341100	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-04-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SCOTT E HALLBERG CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01081188	PTIN
Phone	2023319880	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ANNIE HILL	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	501 3RD STREET NW	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20001	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,261,921,366	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.CWA-UNION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Assoc	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation	1949	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	EXEMPT LABOR ORGANIZATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(5).	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	21	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	488	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,304,541	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$455,994	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$54,111	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$54,492	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$124,258,604	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$130,033,288	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$13,585,225	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$13,002,784	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$8,107,977	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$7,288,978	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$146,005,917	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$150,379,542	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,684,612	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$3,391	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$17,547	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$71,191,405	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$67,796,194	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$79,025,379	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$70,780,964	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$150,220,175	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$141,279,317	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$4,214,258	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$9,100,225	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$605,281,438	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$622,029,860	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$311,461,996	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$302,133,983	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$293,819,442	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$319,895,877	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAILS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	TO ORGANIZE WORKERS FOR THE ECONOMIC, MORAL, AND SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT OF THEIR CONDITION AND STATUS. TO ASSIST WORKERS BY PROVIDING ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE DUE TO STRIKES AND DEATHS.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (1)	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	408	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	488	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	UK	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	GM	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	21	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	0	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	0	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	Yes (1)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANNIE HILL SECRETARY-TREAS	PersonNm
Phone	2024341100	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	501 3RD STREET NW	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20001	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
MARTIN O'HANLON
DIR. CWA/SCA CANADA	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MADELYN ELDER
AT LARGE DIVERSITY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREG WYNN
AT LARGE DIVERSITY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NESTOR SOTO LOPEZ
AT LARGE DIVERSITY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROLYN WADE
AT LARGE DIVERSITY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAWRENCE A COHEN
PRESIDENT	40.00		$188,722	$0	$16,076	Yes (X)
ANNIE L HILL
SECRETARY - TREASURER	40.00		$169,814	$0	$16,076	Yes (X)
JUDITH R DENNIS
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00		$148,142	$0	$16,076	Yes (X)
CLAUDE CUMMINGS JR
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00		$152,997	$0	$16,076	Yes (X)
JAMES C JOYCE
NABET PRESIDENT	40.00		$145,440	$0	$15,937	Yes (X)
BERNARD J LUNZER
TNG-CWA PRESIDENT	40.00		$152,877	$0	$22,488	Yes (X)
BROOKS W SUNKETT
VICE PRESIDENT - PW	40.00		$150,480	$0	$22,488	Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER M SHELTON
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00		$147,659	$0	$22,488	Yes (X)
EDWARD F MOONEY
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00		$148,225	$0	$15,288	Yes (X)
JAMES D CLARK
IUE-CWA DIVISION PRES.	40.00		$150,877	$0	$22,488	Yes (X)
JAMES L WEITKAMP
VICE PRESIDENT - FORMER	40.00		$150,502	$0	$16,076	Yes (X)
MARY L TAYLOR
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00		$148,182	$0	$22,488	Yes (X)
RALPH V MALY
VICE PRESIDENT - FORMER	40.00		$117,005	$0	$22,488	Yes (X)
LINDA L HINTON
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00		$148,426	$0	$16,076	Yes (X)
LAURA REYNOLDS
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00		$125,023	$0	$3,600	Yes (X)
BILL BATES
VICE PRESIDENT - TELECOMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGIES	40.00		$138,465	$0	$3,600	Yes (X)
SARA NELSON
VICE PRESIDENT - AFA	40.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DAN WASSER
EXECUTIVE OFFICER - PPMWS	40.00		$121,167	$0	$22,488	Yes (X)
MARY K O'MELVENY
GENERAL COUNSEL	40.00		$166,057	$0	$22,488		Yes (X)
PETER E MITCHELL
MANAGING GENERAL COUNSEL	40.00		$151,255	$0	$22,488		Yes (X)
RONALD D COLLINS
CHIEF OF STAFF	40.00		$144,507	$0	$16,076		Yes (X)
GEORGE KOHL
SR. DIR-COLL BARG & TECHN	40.00		$143,451	$0	$22,488		Yes (X)
YVETTE HERRERA
SR. DIR-POLITICS/COMM/EDUC	40.00		$141,345	$0	$22,488		Yes (X)
VEDA SHOOK
AFA INTL VP - FORMER	40.00		$116,192	$0	$22,488			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,366,810	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$420,813	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	111	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (1)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/City	StateContractorAddress/USAddress/State	ZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCode	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
STEVEN WEISSMAN
80 PINE STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10005	LEGAL	$1,296,000
BLUE STATE DIGITAL
5 WEST 20TH STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10011	STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES	$934,230
AUTOMOTIVE RENTALS INC
9000 MIDATLANTIC DRIVE	MT LAUREL	NJ	08054	CAR RENTAL	$926,660
BERLIN ROSEN LTD
15 MAIDEN LANE STE 1600	NEW YORK	NY	10038	LEGAL	$854,011
KELLY PRESS
1701 CABIN BRANCH DRIVE	CHEVERLY	MD	20785	PRINTER	$760,517

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	53	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$54,492	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$54,492	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MEMBERSHIP DUES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$130,033,288	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$130,033,288	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$130,033,288	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,043,460	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$8,043,460	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,503,662	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,503,662	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$9,021,980	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$6,135,343	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$2,886,637	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,886,637	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,304,541	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,582,096	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,110,365,805	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,105,406,481	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$4,959,324	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,959,324	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,959,324	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISC. RECEIPTS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,898,679	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,898,679	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,898,679	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$150,379,542	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$137,891,291	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,304,541	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$11,129,218	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,684,612	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,547	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,453,437	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,247,618	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,033,014	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,360,128	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,701,997	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,343,443	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$233,377	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$119,031	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,536,874	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,853,100	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$796,126	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,701,534	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,074,001	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$659,991	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,066,079	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,395,268	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,379	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
AFA MEC ADMIN	$13,220,231
STRATEGIC INDUSTRY FUND	$11,638,175
OTHER EXPENSES	$6,852,029
AFFILIATION DUES	$5,400,048

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,881,278	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$141,279,317	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,547,601	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,618,808	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,349,323	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,206,337	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,038,707	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,059,074	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,560,477	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,869,015	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$73,697,153	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$35,086,819	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,902,430	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,610,334	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$371,773,815	BOYAmt
EOY	$409,211,246	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$117,914,519	BOYAmt
EOY	$110,349,656	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,194,566	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,105,390	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$605,281,438	BOYAmt
EOY	$622,029,860	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,493,514	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,643,969	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,418,339	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,418,339	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$251,550,143	BOYAmt
EOY	$241,071,675	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$311,461,996	BOYAmt
EOY	$302,133,983	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$293,819,442	BOYAmt
EOY	$319,895,877	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$293,819,442	BOYAmt
EOY	$319,895,877	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$605,281,438	BOYAmt
EOY	$622,029,860	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$9,100,225	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$14,787,672	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$35	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$2,188,573	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Paid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt	Contributions Rcvd DlvrContributionsRcvdDlvrAmt
CWA - COPE
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	520246709	$374,917	$99,600
NEW YORKERS TOGETHER
80 PINE STREET FLOOR 37	NEW YORK	NY	10005	463535222	$100,000
CWA WORKING VOICES
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	273350868	$158,600

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	Yes (1)	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I-A, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTED POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE LOCALS AND FROM MEMBERS'S PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. THESE FUNDS WERE PROMPTLY TRANSFERRED TO THE SEPARATE POLITICAL ORGANIZATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$11,916,514	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$11,916,514	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$49,390,850	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$27,877,196	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$21,513,654	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,222,862	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$923,378	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$299,484	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$10,258,858	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,461,736	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,797,122	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$908,069	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$824,509	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$83,560	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$38,610,334	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
INSURANCE COMPANY CONTRACTS	$792,930	F
PARTNERSHIPS AND OTHER INVESTMENTS	$56,615,370	F
HEDGE FUND	$52,763,664	F
OPTIONS / FUTURES	$177,692	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$110,349,656	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ACCRUED POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COST	$179,599,476
STRIKE FUNDS	$934,098
SEVERANCE PAYABLE	$86,786
ACCRUED PENSION LIABILITY	$53,214,696
DUE TO BROKERS	$5,819,114
INTEREST RATE SWAP LIABILITY	$1,417,505

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$241,071,675	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$171,302,557	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$14,787,672	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$6,135,343	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$20,923,015	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$150,379,542	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$150,379,542	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$147,414,660	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$6,135,343	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$6,135,343	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$141,279,317	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$141,279,317	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	CWA IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(5) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. CWA IS ALSO EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 47 OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR INCOME TAXES. CWA'S FORMS 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, AND FORM 990-T, EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN, FOR THE YEARS ENDED MAY 31, 2010 THROUGH 2013 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. CWA FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES REGARDING ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE PROVISIONS PRESCRIBE A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT PRINCIPLES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. THIS HAD NO IMPACT ON CWA'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	BUILDING OPERATIONS 6,135,343.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	BUILDING OPERATIONS 6,135,343.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	EUROPE	RegionTxt
Offices	2	OfficesCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	PROGRAM SERVICES	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS TO REGIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS.	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$45,436	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	2	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	2	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$45,436	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$45,436	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 3:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	BANK FEES AND REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS TO REGIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS. EXPENDITURES WERE ACCOUNTED THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S CASH DISBURSEMENT PROCESS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (79 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2
4 PETES SAKE ALS FOUNDATION
1020 CROMWELL BRIDGE RD	TOWSON	MD	21286	043462719	501(C)(3)	$9,500	GENERAL SUPPORT
ADVANCEMENT PROJECT
1910 WEST SUNSET BLVD	LOS ANGELES	CA	90026	954835230	501(C)(3)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
AFA SCHOLARSHIP FUND
2 EAGLE BLUFF STREET	FREDERICKSBURG	VA	22406	521908779	501(C)(3)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
AFL-CIO SECRETARY TREASURER
815 16TH STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	530228172	501(C)(5)	$50,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
ALIGN
50 BROADWAY 29TTH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10004	200559291	501(C)(3)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE
11 DUPONT CIRCLE NW 2ND FLOOR	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	521009973	501(C)(3)	$15,500	GENERAL SUPPORT
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS
815 16TH ST NW 4TH FLOOR	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	522277805	501(C)(4)	$6,500	GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICA VOTES
1155 CONNECTICUT AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	264568349	501(C)(4)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN CONSTITUION SOCIETY
1333 H ST NW 11TH FLOOR	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	522313694	501(C)(3)	$30,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION
1629 K ST NW STE 300	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	530180733	501(C)(4)	$9,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
1640 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	521243457	501(C)(4)	$50,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
APALA
815 16TH ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	521777961	501(C)(5)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
ARIZONA ADVOCACY NETWORK INC
99 EAST VIRGINIA AVE RM 210	PHOENIX	AZ	85004	010637750	501(C)(4)	$25,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
BERTHA DOC FACTORY
6330 W 45TH PLACE	WHEAT RIDGE	CO	80033	473535629		$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE
1825 K STREET NW SUITE 400	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	521861766	501(C)(4)	$6,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
CASA DE MARYLAND MULTICULTURAL CENTER
8151 15TH AVENUE	HYATTSVILLE	MD	20783	521372972	501(C)(3)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
CASA IN ACTION
8151 15TH AVE	LANGLEY PARK	MD	20783	272145405	501(C)(3)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
CENTER FOR COMMUNICTY CHANGE
1536 U STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20009	520888113	501(C)(3)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
CENTRAL FLORIDA JOBS WITH JUSTICE
231 EAST COLONIAL DRIVE	ORLANDO	FL	32801	201449852	501(C)(3)	$10,500	GENERAL SUPPORT
CITIZENS ACTION OF NEW YORK
94 CENTRAL AVENUE	ALBANY	NY	12206	112644562	501(C)(4)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
CITIZENS TRADE CAMPAIGN
1155 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 500	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	521809705	501(C)(4)	$30,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
CLEVELAND JOBS WITH JUSTICE
20525 CENTER RIDGE ROAD	CLEVELAND	OH	44116	341850535	501(C)(3)	$5,950	GENERAL SUPPORT
COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS & HOUSING
175 S THIRD ST STE 250	COLUMBUS	OH	43215	311189209		$25,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMON CAUSE
1133 19TH ST NW NO 900	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	526078441	501(C)(4)	$17,500	GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION
1720 MASSACHUSETTS AVE	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	521160561	501(C)(3)	$25,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS INSTITUTE
413 NEW JERSEY AVENUE SE	WASHINGTON	DC	20003	522270607	501(C)(4)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INSTITUTE
300 M STREET SE 5TH FLOOR SUITE 510	WASHINGTON	DC	20003	521114225	501(C)(3)	$6,000	GENERAL SUPPORT	510
COUNCIL FOR A LIVABLE WORLD
322 4TH ST NE	WASHINGTON	DC	20002	520746112	501(C)(4)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
DEMOS
220 5TH AVE 5TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10001	134105066	501(C)(3)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION
1140 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 200	WASHINGTON	DC	200364028	954191698	501(C)(3)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
FAITH & POLITICS INSTITUTE
110 MARYLAND AVENUE NE NO 504	WASHINGTON	DC	20002	521759052	501(C)(3)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
FUNDS FOR GROWTH & SECURITY
						$300,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
GROVE INSIGHT
				911850889		$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHST FORUM
1634 I ST NW STE 1001	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	521497461	501(C)(3)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
IOWA CCI ACTION FUND
2001 FOREST AVENUE	DES MOINES	IA	50311	421110721	501(C)(3)	$65,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
JOBS WITH JUSTICE
1325 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW STE 200	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	521865575	501(C)(3)	$103,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
LAANE
464 LUCAS AVE STE 202	LOS ANGELES	CA	90017	954459427	501(C)(3)	$25,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
LABOR HERITAGE FOUNDATION
815 16TH ST NW 4TH FLOOR	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	521313015	501(C)(3)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
MASSACHUSETTS JOBS WITH JUSTICE
3353 WASHINGTON ST	BOSTON	MA	02130	222604923	501(C)(3)	$5,500	GENERAL SUPPORT
MI FAMILIA VOTA
1710 E INDIAN SCHOOL RD RM 100	PHOENIX	AZ	85014	810668995	501(C)(4)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
MI FAMILIA VOTA EDUCATION FUND
1710 E INDIAN SCHOOL RD RM 100	PHOENIX	AZ	85014	200182824	501(C)(3)	$15,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
MIRA
PO BOX 1104	JACKSON	MS	39215	943425290	501(C)(3)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
MISSOURI EARLY VOTING FUND
PO BOX 1921	JEFFERSON CITY	MO	65102	464606246		$15,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK
106 WEST 145TH STREET	NEW YORK	NY	100394138	113269182	501(C)(4)	$40,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER EQUALITY
1325 MASSACHUSETSS AVE NW STE 700	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	412090291	501(C)(3)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL COALITION ON BLACK
1050 CONNECTICUT AVE NW FL1000	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	521253112	501(C)(3)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL CONSUMERS LEAGUE
1701 E STREET NW STE 1200	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	530242038	501(C)(3)	$6,500	GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT
75 MAIDEN LANE SUITE 601	NEW YORK	NY	10038	132758558	501(C)(3)	$7,500	GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL GAY & LESBIAN TASK FORCE
1325 MASSACHUSETSS AVE NW STE 600	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	521624852	501(C)(3)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION FORUM
50 F STREET NW NO 300	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	131776711	501(C)(3)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL PEOPLES ACTION COMMITTEE
810 N MILWAUKEE AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60642	237241567	501(C)(4)	$25,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL WOMENS HISTORY MUSEUM
205 S WHITING ST NO 254	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22304	541801426	501(C)(3)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN
1100 H ST NW 3RD FLOOR	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	237094479	501(C)(4)	$30,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
NC STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP
PO BOX 335	DURHAM	NC	27702	566061662	501(C)(4)	$52,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW JERSEY UNITED STUDENTS
93 LOUIS STREET	NEW BRUNSWICK	NJ	08901	454722981		$15,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW YORK STATEWIDE SENIOR ACTION COUNCIL INC
275 STATE STREET	ALBANY	NY	12210	222233947	501(C)(3)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
OHIO AFL-CIO
395 EAST BROAD ST STE 300	COLUMBUS	OH	43215	314425064	501(C)(5)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
OHIO ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN
150 E MOUND ST	COLUMBUS	OH	43215	263064170	501(C)(4)	$15,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
PARTNERSHIP FOR WORKING FAMILIES
1825 K ST NO 210	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	710914032	501(C)(3)	$25,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION
1140 CONNECTICUT AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	954191698	501(C)(3)	$13,681	GENERAL SUPPORT
PRIDE AT WORK
815 16TH STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	522217817	501(C)(4)	$15,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
PROGRESSIVE STATES NETWORK
82 WALL STREET STE 200	NEW YORK	NY	100053685	202912052	501(C)(3)	$50,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
PROGRESSIVECONGRESSORG
600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE STE 340	WASHINGTON	DC	20003	203714244	501(C)(3)	$55,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
PROGRESSOHIOORG INC
172 E STATE ST STE 600	COLUMBUS	OH	43215	205462965	501(C)(4)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
PROTEUS ACTION LEAGUE
15 RESEARCH DRIVE	AMHERST	MA	01002	223888268	501(C)(4)	$100,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
EVERY VOICE
1133 19TH ST NW 9TH FLOOR	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	522032544	501(C)(4)	$33,350	GENERAL SUPPORT
REAL URBAN MINISTRY INC
3232 WINDERN	HOUSTON	TX	77004			$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
STATE UNITY FUND
815 16TH ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	200263611		$67,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
TAKE ACTION MINNESOTA
705 RAYMOND AVE STE 100	ST PAUL	MN	55114	203338691	501(C)(4)	$95,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
THE AMER FRIENDS OF YITZHAK RABIN CTR
36-12 34TH AVE 4TH FLOOR	ASTORIA	NY	11106	133962392	501(C)(3)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
THE BLACK INSTITUTE
39 BROADWAY STE 1740	NEW YORK	NY	10006	271580786	501(C)(3)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
THE BLUE GREEN ALLIANCE
1020 19TH STREET STE 600 NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	203477309	501(C)(4)	$25,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
1629 K ST NW 10TH FLOOR	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	520789800	501(C)(4)	$5,650	GENERAL SUPPORT
UPKNYC
32 COURT ST STE 2109	BROOKLYN	NY	11201	464296794		$25,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
USACTION
1825 K STREET NW STE 210	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	522214305	501(C)(4)	$23,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
WOMENS CAMPAIGN FUND
1900 L STREET NW STE 500	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	203846776	501(C)(4)	$53,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
WORKING AMERICA
815 16TH ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	202035052	501(C)(3)	$5,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATION
2 NEVINS STREET 3RD FLOOR	BROOKLYN	NY	11217	204994004	501(C)(4)	$25,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATION INC
2 NEVINS STREET 3RD FLOOR	BROOKLYN	NY	11217	204994004	501(C)(4)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	39	Total501c3OrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
LAWRENCE A COHEN
PRESIDENT	$188,722	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,600	$0	$12,476	$0	$204,798	$0	$0	$0
ANNIE L HILL
SECRETARY - TREASURER	$167,314	$0	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$3,600	$0	$12,476	$0	$185,890	$0	$0	$0
JUDITH R DENNIS
VICE PRESIDENT	$148,142	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,600	$0	$12,476	$0	$164,218	$0	$0	$0
CLAUDE CUMMINGS JR
VICE PRESIDENT	$152,997	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,600	$0	$12,476	$0	$169,073	$0	$0	$0
JAMES C JOYCE
NABET PRESIDENT	$145,440	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,937	$0	$161,377	$0	$0	$0
BERNARD J LUNZER
TNG-CWA PRESIDENT	$145,677	$0	$0	$0	$7,200	$0	$3,600	$0	$18,888	$0	$175,365	$0	$0	$0
BROOKS W SUNKETT
VICE PRESIDENT - PW	$150,480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,600	$0	$18,888	$0	$172,968	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER M SHELTON
VICE PRESIDENT	$147,659	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,600	$0	$18,888	$0	$170,147	$0	$0	$0
EDWARD F MOONEY
VICE PRESIDENT	$148,225	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,288	$0	$163,513	$0	$0	$0
JAMES D CLARK
IUE-CWA DIVISION PRES.	$141,677	$0	$0	$0	$9,200	$0	$3,600	$0	$18,888	$0	$173,365	$0	$0	$0
JAMES L WEITKAMP
VICE PRESIDENT - FORMER	$150,502	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,600	$0	$12,476	$0	$166,578	$0	$0	$0
MARY L TAYLOR
VICE PRESIDENT	$148,182	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,600	$0	$18,888	$0	$170,670	$0	$0	$0
LINDA L HINTON
VICE PRESIDENT	$148,426	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,600	$0	$12,476	$0	$164,502	$0	$0	$0
MARY K O'MELVENY
GENERAL COUNSEL	$160,557	$0	$0	$0	$5,500	$0	$3,600	$0	$18,888	$0	$188,545	$0	$0	$0
PETER E MITCHELL
MANAGING GENERAL COUNSEL	$143,255	$0	$0	$0	$8,000	$0	$3,600	$0	$18,888	$0	$173,743	$0	$0	$0
RONALD D COLLINS
CHIEF OF STAFF	$142,007	$0	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$3,600	$0	$12,476	$0	$160,583	$0	$0	$0
GEORGE KOHL
SR. DIR-COLL BARG & TECHN	$137,451	$0	$0	$0	$6,000	$0	$3,600	$0	$18,888	$0	$165,939	$0	$0	$0
YVETTE HERRERA
SR. DIR-POLITICS/COMM/EDUC	$135,345	$0	$0	$0	$6,000	$0	$3,600	$0	$18,888	$0	$163,833	$0	$0	$0
VEDA SHOOK
AFA INTL VP - FORMER	$110,192	$0	$0	$0	$6,000	$0	$3,600	$0	$18,888	$0	$138,680	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE THE DELEGATES ELECTED BY THE LOCAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE BYLAWS OR RULES. EACH LOCAL MAY ELECT AN ALTERNATE DELEGATE FOR EACH DELEGATE ELECTED WHO SHALL ATTEND THE CONVENTION IN THE EVENT THE DELEGATE IS UNABLE TO ATTEND.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	A LOCAL DELEGATE HAVE ONE VOTE BY SECRET BALLOT AT THE CONVENTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	DURING THE CONVENTION, THE LOCAL DELEGATE(S) HAVE ONE VOTE ON DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	FORM 990 IS DRAFTED THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE AUDIT FIRM AND IN-HOUSE FINANCIAL AND LEGAL PROFESSIONALS. THE DRAFT IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE CWA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. THE FORM IS THEN FINALIZED AND SUBMITTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE COMPENSATION OF THE TOP OFFICIALS AND OTHER OFFICERS ARE DETERMINED BY COMPARABILITY DATA AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD APPOINTED BUDGET COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION MAKES DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	BENEFIT COSTS OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC COSTS 3,606,078. UNREALIZED LOSS ON INTEREST RATE SWAP LIABILITY -1,417,505.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE PROCESS IS UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (13 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt
CWA PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES' PENSIONS
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	530246709	BENEFIT PLAN	DC	501(A)	0
CWA 401(K) TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	530246709	BENEFIT PLAN	DC	501(A)	0
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS RELIEF COMMITTEE
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	526049044	TO RECEIVE AND ACCEPT DONATIONS, GIFT AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED TO PROVID	DC	501(C)(5)	0
CWA SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT TRUST
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	521137722	BENEFIT PLAN	DC	501(A)	0
CWA HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	521899918	BENEFIT PLAN	DC	501(C)(9)	0
CWA DISASTER RELIEF FUND
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	522128973	TO PROVIDE DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO CURRENT AND FUTURE MEMBERS OF CWA.	DC	501(C)(3)	0	509(A)(3) TYPE 1
IUE-CWA RETIREE PROGRAM
2701 DRYDEN ROAD	DAYTON	OH	45439	530246709	TO RECEIVE AND ACCEPT DONATIONS, GIFT AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED TO PROVID	DC	501(A)	0
CWA JOE BEIRNE FOUNDATION
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	522298284	TO DEVELOP, ESTABLISH AND FINANCE PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE AND ADVANCE	DC	501(C)(3)	0	509(A)(3) TYPE 1
CWA - COPE
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	520246709	PAC FUND	DC	527	0
CWA NON-FEDERAL SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	134128960	PAC FUND	DC	527	0
CWA - COPE VA
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	522331196	PAC FUND	DC	527	0
NEW YORKERS TOGETHER
80 PINE STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10005	463532222	PAC FUND	NY	527	0
CWA WORKING VOICES
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	273350868	PAC FUND	DC	527	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (1)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd