American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs
To organize all workers for the economic, moral and social advancement of their condition and status.
American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs at a glance
In short: American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs reported $25K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $25,311 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -4.8% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,390,921
- +11.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $997,121
- -0.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $21,397
- +27.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $862,636
- +6.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2019) to $27K (2024). In 2025 it reported $25K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,390,921 | $997,121 | $862,636 | $25,311 | Total only | $21,397 |
| 2024 | $1,252,872 | $1,002,380 | $810,362 | $26,596 | Total only | $16,739 |
| 2023 | $1,062,271 | $935,475 | $803,613 | $23,324 | Total only | $6,869 |
| 2022 | $928,770 | $977,650 | $779,300 | $15,947 | Total only | $4,328 |
| 2021 | $748,517 | $937,917 | $822,835 | $16,715 | Total only | $4,252 |
| 2020 | $637,358 | $944,923 | $715,027 | $16,535 | Total only | $6,080 |
| 2019 | $403,996 | $926,304 | $1,073,758 | $6,000 | 1 | $3,716 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs
Based on IRS filings
American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs is a public charity, based in St. Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $25K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $21K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs is led by Kera Peterson, President on every filing since 2019; 5 of 34 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kera Peterson
President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$130K (2020) → $156K (2025)
Don Mullin
Trustee
Trustee - Past → Executive Board, 2023
Executive Board → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Slattery
Trustee
Executive Board - Past & Trustee → Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Edwards
Trustee
Executive Board → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bernadine Engeldorf
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$4K (2019) → $6K (2025)
Connie Beissel
Vice President
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$1K (2019) → $1K (2025)
Mary Sansom
Executive Board
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$2K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Michael Madden
Vice President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$1K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Perry Schmidt
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$3K (2019) → $4K (2025)
Michael Moore
Editor
On filings since 2021
35 hrs/week
$101K (2021) → $115K (2025)
Bob Ryan
Executive Board
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Beedle
Vice President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Guertin
Sergeant at Arms
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Gibbons
Executive Board
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Hoppe
Executive Board - Past
Executive Board → Executive Board - Past, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Varco
Executive Board
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wade Luneburg
Executive Board
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Roth
Executive Board
Executive Board → Executive Board - Past, 2021
Executive Board - Past → Executive Board, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Michelson
Executive Board
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leah Vandassor
Executive Board
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Seath
Executive Board
Executive Board → Executive Board - Past, 2021
Executive Board - Past → Executive Board, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana Tastad-Damer
Executive Board
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacey Vanderport
Executive Board
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Art Hill
Executive Board
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dean Gale
Executive Board
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martin Hoerth
Vice President
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Markham-Kocurek
Executive Board
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Butts
Executive Board
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Cook
Executive Board
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Olson
Executive Board
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nile Mills
Executive Board - Past
Executive Board → Executive Board - Past, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Sturdivant
Executive Board - Past
Executive Board → Executive Board - Past, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hans Strom
Executive Board
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jaime McNamara
Trustee - Past
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Jamie McNamara (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Miriam Wynn (2022–2024) — Executive Board - Past
- Former: Wendell Bell (2024) — Executive Board - Past
- Former: Suzanne Markham-Kocur (2019–2022) — Executive Board
- Former: Theresa St Aoro (2019–2022) — Vice President - Past
- Former: Howard Terry (2020–2022) — Executive Board - Past
- Former: Greg Renne (2021–2022) — Executive Board - Past
- Former: Dorothy Maki-Green (2019–2021) — Executive Board - Past
- Former: Gerald Beedle (2019–2021) — Executive Board - Past
- Former: Ken Gorman (2019–2021) — Executive Board - Past
- Former: Lisa Weed (2019–2021) — Executive Board - Past
- Former: Mike Dreyer (2019–2021) — Executive Board - Past
- Former: Mona Meyer (2019–2021) — Executive Board - Past
- Former: Nick Faber (2019–2021) — Executive Board - Past
- Former: Tom McCarthy (2019–2021) — Executive Board - Past
- Former: Gus Froemke (2020–2021) — Executive Board - Past
- Former: Doni Jones (2021) — Executive Board - Past
- Former: Bob Deroy (2019–2020) — Executive Board - Past
- Former: Dave Monsour (2019–2020) — Executive Board - Past
- Former: Deb Haugen (2019–2020) — Executive Board - Past
- Former: Richard Magler Jr. (2019) — Trustee - Past
- Former: Robert Kasper (2019) — President - Past
- Former: Roy Magnuson (2019) — Trustee - Past
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $156K, to Kera Peterson (President). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs
How much does American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs give each year?
American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs reported $25K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $27K in grants paid.
How large is American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs?
American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $997K.
Where does American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs operate?
American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs's EIN?
American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-0799656. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 11, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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