AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
EIN 74-2428167 · Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
What they do
to REPRESENT PUBLIC EDUCATION EMPLOYEES IN LABOR-RELATED MATTERS INCLUDING MATTERS RELATED to WAGES HOURS and THEIR CONDITIONOF EMPLOYMENT.
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They name their leaders20 people are listed in the latest report.
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KEN ZARIFISPRESIDENT
TRASELL UNDERWOODVICE PRESIDENT
CAROLINE SWEETTREASURER
VALENCIA JOHNSONCLASSIFIED EXE BOARD
GRACIE HOPKINSSECRETARY
EMILY SHARINCLASSIFIED EXE BOARD
ERIC RAMOSCERTIFIED EXE BOARD
CARMELA VALDEZCERTIFIED EXE BOARD
JACOB MORGANCERTIFIED EXE BOARD
KAREN REYESCERTIFIED EXE BOARD
BREE ROLFECERTIFIED EXE BOARD
KYNAN MURTAGHCERTIFIED EXE BOARD
LYNNE GAGECERTIFIED EXE BOARD
MARY MEG HARDICKCLASSIFIED EXE BOARD
MAURA MASTERSCERTIFIED EXE BOARD
ROSCOE MCCORMICKCERTIFIED EXE BOARD
TERRI GARCIACLASSIFIED EXE BOARD
TRACI DUNLAPCERTIED EXE BOARD
ALICIA BARTONCLASSIFIED EXE BOARD
ABBY BURNHAMCERTIFIED EXE BOARD
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1945
- Location
- 8716 N MOPAC EXPY, AUSTIN, TX 78759-8321
- County
- Travis
- In care of
- % KEN ZARIFIS
- Primary officer
- Trasell Underwood, Vice President
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- NTEE classification
- Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
- IRS tax category
- Mutual & Membership Benefit
- Revocation date
- November 15, 2017