Association Employees Union

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
770114152
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Phone
6267108277
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$242,890
Expenses
$176,076
Assets
$751,816
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Valerie Hollins (President)
  • Patricia Atherton (Vice President)
  • Gary Snyder (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Valerie Hollins (President)
  • Patricia Atherton (Vice President)
  • Gary Snyder (Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

It is the objective of AEU to maintain & improve the general welfare of its members by considering, discussing, & negotiating all matters affecting members rights, privileges, duties and benefits.

What it reported doing in 2023

Convening six meetings per year of the executive board: convening six meeting per year of the general membership; covening six meetings per year of the stewards; annual leadership conference; two ratification meetings, attend CSEA conference. The executive board is reponsible.For implementing the objectives of the association and may adopt policies and delegate power as it deems necessary and relevant as governed by constitution & bylaws of the organization. Union stewards are responsible for representational matters with grievances, and empowered to reach settlement in matters of dispute. General membership meetings are where members convene to discuss and debate matters to general welfare of all members.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 0
  • Sustainability: 78
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.1%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 98.3%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 27.5%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.27; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 79.9% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.1% of revenue deployed · 98.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 11 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $157K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.