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US nonprofit · EIN 132575256 · New York, NYiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 132575256)Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 September 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.2026 return IRS e-file (TEOS) 2026 release: 990 for the year to 30 September 2025.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Communication Workers of America's network

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Officers and directors

20 listediThe register holds no board history for this organisation, so this is the roster from its newest return: Form 990 Part VII, year to 30 September 2025 (IRS e-file, 2026 release). Titles are as filed; the IRS publishes no person identifier.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisation
Gloria MiddletonPresident34$202k
Teesha Foreman2nd Vice Pres34$150k
Gwendolyn RichardsonRep/Consult35$124k
Helen JarrettExecutive Board35$118k
Deborah ValentinMembership Coord.35$114k
Christopher ThomasPS Staff Rep35$110k
Tomas LasterPS Staff Rep35$106k
John O'malleyLeg. Coordinator35$101k
Amica BenjaminMember at Large1$72k
Robin Blair-BatteTreasurer30$56k
Gerald Brown1st Vice Pres34$29k
Gregory SmithM.A.L (PST)35$16k
Ivory ShakimaMember at Large1$9k
Rosario RomanMember at Large1$8k
Dennis VargasMember at Large1$5k
Debra PaylorMember at Large1$4k
Ranston FosterR.A.Lt)1$3k
Carol GriffithMember at Large1$2k
George JohnsonMember at Large1$298
Deborah BusaccoMember at Large1

Officers and senior leadership

28 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Amica BenjaminMember at Largesince 2022
Arthur CheliotesPresident(past)2018
Carol GriffithMember at Largesince 2024
Charles GarciaExecutive Board2018
Christopher ThomasPS Staff Rep2025
Debra PaylorMember at Largesince 2018
Deborah BusaccoMember at Largesince 2024
Denise GilliamFormer Executivsince 2018
Dennis VargasMember at Largesince 2024
Gregory SmithMember at Largesince 2019
George JohnsonMember at Largesince 2024
Georgina Strickland-PhillipFmr Vice Pressince 2018
Gerald Brown2nd Vice Pressince 2018
Gloria MiddletonPresidentsince 2018
Hazel WorleyFormer Executivsince 2018
Helen JarrettExecutive Boardsince 2019
Hilary BloomfieldFormer Exec Brdsince 2018
Ivory ShakimaMember at Large2025
John O'MalleyLeg. Coordinator2025
Lisa LloydFrmr Mmbr Lrgsince 2018
Lourdes AcevedoRecording Sectysince 2018
Lenora SmithFrmr Mmbr Lrgsince 2018
Ranston FosterR.A.Lt)since 2021
Robin Blair-BatteTreasurersince 2018
Rosario RomanMember at Largesince 2021
Teesha ForemanMember at Largesince 2021
Tomas LasterPS Staff Rep2025
Venus WilliamsFormer Executivsince 2018

About

Legal name
Communication Workers of America
EIN
132575256
Address
6 Harrison St, New York, NY, 10013-2810
State
New York
Mission
To provide collective bargaining representation to members. (as filed on the Form 990)
IRS classification
501(c)05 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Principal officer
Gloria Middleton (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 1969
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$2m
Net assets or fund balances
$1.1m
Employees
57

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$8m$8.1mDeficit $67k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.