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US nonprofit · EIN 560935635 · Buffalo, NYiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 560935635) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 March 2026: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

C W A Staff Union

Revenue
$183k
year to 31 March 2026
Expenses
$223k
year to 31 March 2026
Total assets
$514k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$514k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
15
4.1 years on average
Staff
3
employees, year to 31 March 2026
Left since last filing
4
27% of the board
Voting members
15
reported in Part VI
Exemption reinstated on 15 August 2010. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 August 2010 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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C W A Staff Union's network

15 people1 organisationi15 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

15 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Akeyia JohnsonExecutive Board2024
2 yrs
Amber BrooksExecutive Board2022
4 yrs
Danny SallieExecutive Board2024
2 yrs
Erin SpauldingSecretary-Treasurer2020
6 yrs
Jana Smith-CarrExecutive Board2022
4 yrs
Jane PhillipsExecutive Board2022
4 yrs
John PetriniExecutive Board2022
4 yrs
Julian BrunnerExecutive Board2022
4 yrs
Kevin KimberExecutive Board2022
4 yrs
Mary ClintonExecutive Board2024
2 yrs
Matthew Clark (also filed as Matt Clark)Vice President2023
3 yrs
Michael SchultePresident2019
7 yrs
Richard ShorterExecutive Board2022
4 yrs
Robert LongerExecutive Board2023
3 yrs
Sherron MolinaExecutive Board2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Pay and hours

year to 31 March 2026iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Michael SchultePresident10$20k
Erin SpauldingSecretary-Treasurer10$11k
Matthew ClarkVice President10$11k
Julian BrunnerExecutive Board2$0
John PetriniExecutive Board2$0
Kevin KimberExecutive Board2$0
Jane PhillipsExecutive Board2$0
Jana Smith-CarrExecutive Board2$0
Amber BrooksExecutive Board2$0
Richard ShorterExecutive Board2$0
Robert LongerExecutive Board2$0
Akeyia JohnsonExecutive Board2$0
Mary ClintonExecutive Board2$0
Sherron MolinaExecutive Board2$0
Danny SallieExecutive Board2$0

About

Legal name
C W A Staff Union
EIN
560935635
Address
145 Highland Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14222-1842
State
New York
Mission
We represent members who are employed by the communications workers of america, afl-cio with the titles of staff representative, district organizing coordinator, senior campaign lead, campaign lead, campaign assistant and represented attorneys. We also represent the pa state afl-cio staff. We bargain cba's for our members, process grievances for our members, and engage in dispute resolution... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
J40 Employment
IRS classification
501(c)05 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Employment
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1965
Principal officer
Erin Spaulding (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 January 2015
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsMichael Schulte
≥6years on the filingsErin Spaulding
≥4years on the filingsAmber Brooks
≥4years on the filingsJana Smith-Carr

Latest return

year to 31 March 2026iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 March 2026. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$514k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$514k
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$171k
Grants and similar paid out
$60k
Employees
3

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$201k$226kDeficit $25k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.