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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,081,428
Total expenses
$4,081,462
Contributions and grants received
$519,265
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,541,803
Investment income
$1,190
Other revenue
$19,170
Total assets, end of year
$1,668,095
Total liabilities, end of year
$233,617
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,434,478
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Program services were 0.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $519,265

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $3,493,728 · related or exempt $3,493,728

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PAYROLL REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $39,140 · related or exempt $39,140

  • 2c · Program service revenue: AFT SUBSIDIES

    total $8,935 · related or exempt $8,935

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,190 · excluded $1,190

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $19,170 · excluded $19,170

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $19,170

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $46,997

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $402,201

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $15,122

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $57,367

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $56,325

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $553,346

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $77,926

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $45,194

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $144,427

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $92,822

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $46,892

  • 20 · Interest

    total $873

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $69,305

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,366

  • 24a · Other expenses: UNION DUES

    total $2,123,606

  • 24b · Other expenses: COMMITTEE AND UNION

    total $187,578

  • 24c · Other expenses: STIPENDS AND FEES

    total $153,115

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $691,520 · end of year $729,622

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $77,181 · end of year $77,935

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $33,334

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $64,566 · end of year $4,668

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,677 · end of year $8,860

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $334,171

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $253,290

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $80,393 · end of year $80,881

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $816,501 · end of year $766,129

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $335,592 · end of year $147,274

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $86,343

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,409,580 · end of year $1,434,478

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $25,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WE EXIST TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS LEARN. WE SUPPORT THEIR GROWTH INTO KNOWLEDGEABLE, SKILLED, AND CONFIDENT CITIZENS CAPABLE OF SUCCEEDING IN THEIR WORK, PERSONAL, AND FAMILY LIVES INTO THE 21ST CENTURY. MFT REPRESENTS ITS MEMBERSHIP, NEGOTIATES THREE CONTRACTS, AND WORKS TO IMPROVE THE MATERIAL CONDITIONS FOR LEARNING IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

UNION REPRESENTATION FOR TEACHERS, PARAPROFESSIONALS, AND SCHOOL-RELATED PERSONNEL.

  • THE MINNEAPOLIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS AND ESP (EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS), LOCAL 59, IS THE EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS EMPLOYED BY THE MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOLS. WE WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION TO THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF MINNEAPOLIS. WE HAVE BEEN SERVING THE NEEDS OF OUR MEMBERS SINCE 1919. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR MEMBERS AND OF WHAT THEY DO. THEY ARE AMONG THE BEST EDUCATORS IN THE COUNTRY. WE ARE AFFILIATES OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, THE AFL-CIO, AND EDUCATION MINNESOTA. WE ARE ALSO FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE TEACHER UNION REFORM NETWORK (TURN), AND A NETWORK OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE TEACHER UNIONS IN THE COUNTRY. THE MISSION OF THE MINNEAPOLIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL- CIO, IMPROVES THE LIVES OF OUR MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, GIVES VOICE TO THEIR LEGITIMATE PROFESSIONAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ASPIRATIONS, STRENGTHENS THE INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH WE WORK, IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE, BRINGS TOGETHER ALL MEMBERS TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AND TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM IN OUR UNION, IN OUR NATION AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Catina Neal Taylor Esp Local 59

    ESP PRESIDEN

    Total calculated
    $12,500
    From this org
    $12,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Tequila Laramee Bethune

    JOINT TREASU

    Total calculated
    $3,500
    From this org
    $3,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Mikel Herb Sanford

    ESP 2ND VP

    Total calculated
    $3,300
    From this org
    $3,300
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Katrinka Zackery Patrick Henry

    ESP SECRETAR

    Total calculated
    $3,300
    From this org
    $3,300
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Tiffany Doherty Anwatin

    TEACHER 2ND

    Total calculated
    $2,300
    From this org
    $2,300
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Natasha Dockter Davis Center

    TEACHER SECR

    Total calculated
    $2,300
    From this org
    $2,300
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Brenda Johnson Stadium View

    ESP VP

    Total calculated
    $2,197
    From this org
    $2,197
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Marcia Howard Current President

    TEACHER VP

    Total calculated
    $1,600
    From this org
    $1,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Rebecca Miller Ecse Wilder

    MRLF CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nate Hart Andersen Adult Ed

    TEACHER MEMB

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Edward Barlow Anwatin

    TEACHER MEMB

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christina Brantner Transition Plus

    TEACHER MEMB

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Cuff Itinerant Nurse

    TEACHER MEMB

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessica Garraway Cadre Reserve

    TEACHER MEMB

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Silvia Ibanez Emerson

    TEACHER MEMB

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amal Omar Samatar Mona Moede

    TEACHER MEMB

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Panning Miller South

    TEACHER MEMB

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Pellowski Davis Center

    TEACHER MEMB

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Troccoli Justice Page

    TEACHER MEMB

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marcia Wyatt Hall

    TEACHER MEMB

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kim Ambers Lucy Laney

    ESP MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bridget Mendoza Smith Windom

    ESP MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sherronda Wiley Bethune

    ESP MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karron Willis Marcy

    ESP MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Greta Callahan Bethune

    TEACHER PRES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • MFT BUILDING CORP BUILDING CORPORATION

    C CORP · REAL ESTE. · MN · 100% owned · share of assets $797,106

    Directly controlled by MFT LOC 59

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 March 2026
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202640829349301859

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