American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild

Public charity · Grantmaker Vernon, CA EIN: 23-7378762

The local's primary function includes representing members in matters related to employee-employer relations, including, but not limited to wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment and to protect and preserve the union as an institution in the performance of its legal and contractual obligations.

American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild at a glance

In short: American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild gave $34K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$34,000
+53.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$11,333
Median grant
$7,500
Total assets
$541,092
-5.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Labor Community Services: $20KLabor Community Services$20KReforma Los Angeles: $8KReforma Los Angeles$8KLos Angeles County Federation of LA: $7KLos Angeles County Federationof LA$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Labor Community Services ($20K). Together the top 3 received $34K.

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Los AngelesDowney

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40KTotal only2019 0 grants2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $34K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $34K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Labor Community Services Los Angeles, CAContribution$19,500
Reforma Los Angeles Downey, CAContribution$7,500
Los Angeles County Federation of LA Los Angeles, CAContribution$7,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$541,092$175,242$205,697$34,0003$1,341
2024$571,547$192,444$193,636$22,100Total only$1,296
2023$572,739$189,584$148,054$8,0001$643
2022$531,209$205,908$127,130$9,217Total only$472
2021$452,431$151,004$74,151$5,650Total only$919
2020$375,577$162,009$73,683———
2019$287,251$159,370$92,214$8,125Total only$828

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild

Based on IRS filings

American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild is a public charity, based in Vernon, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $541K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $34K. Net investment income was $1K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild is led by Lisa Palombi, President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 7 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lisa Palombi

    President

    Executive Vice President → President, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $4K (2019) → $6K (2025)

  • Shalla Strider

    Chair Electr

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    $68 (2024) → $0 (2025)

  • Kian Daizadeh

    Secretary-Tr

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    $3K (2019) → $5K (2025)

  • Vi Ha

    Lib Board Li

    Chief Rank S → Communicator, 2023

    Communicator → Lib Board Li, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $781 (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Alberto Alvarez

    Membership C

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    $1K (2022) → $936 (2025)

  • Krystal Messer

    Chief Rank S

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    $1K (2023) → $2K (2025)

  • Tamiko Boyd

    Executive Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    $6K (2023) → $4K (2025)

  • Dora Suarez

    Chief Superv

    Chief Suprvy → Chief Superv, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    $2K (2024) → $0 (2025)

  • Maria Bonilla

    Vice President Edu & Train

    Vice President Professio → Vice President Edu & Train, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    $557 (2024) → $0 (2025)

  • Yesenia Villar

    Vice President Political

    Vice President Edu & Train → Vice President Political, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    $465 (2024) → $0 (2025)

  • Rachel Bindman

    Vice President Professio

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $154 (2025)

  • Yago Cura

    Vice President Health & S

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    $2K (2025)

  • Gladis Martinez

    Recording Se

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ziba Perez

    Vice President Programs

    Communicator → Vice President Programs, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (27)
  • Former: Elyse Barrere (2019–2024) — Vice President Programs
  • Former: Eugene Owens (2022–2024) — Vice President Political
  • Former: Christopher Taylor (2024) — Vice President Health & S
  • Former: Coleen Stretten (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Kadie Seitz (2019–2023) — Chair Electr
  • Former: Caitlin Quinn (2021–2023) — Vice President Programs
  • Former: Alice Schock (2022–2023) — Vice President Edu & Train
  • Former: Chris Keifer (2023) — Vice President Health & S
  • Former: Kate Aaronson (2023) — Chief Suprvy
  • Former: Ardem Tajerian (2019–2022) — Chief Suprvy
  • Former: Adam Mendelsohn (2021–2022) — Vice President Edu & Train
  • Former: Tamiko Welch (2021–2022) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Ana Campos (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Frances Jaffe (2022) — Chair Electr
  • Former: Ziba P. Zehdar (2022) — Vice President Political
  • Former: Neale Stokes (2020–2021) — Vice President Political
  • Former: Jacqueline Welsh (2021) — Vice President Health & S
  • Former: Suzanne Im (2021) — Membership C
  • Former: Cynthia Palacios (2019–2020) — Communications
  • Former: Henry Gambill (2019–2020) — President
  • Former: Jeff Sargeant (2019–2020) — Health & Saf
  • Former: Joyce Cooper (2019–2020) — Vice President Programs
  • Former: Oscar Giurcovich (2019–2020) — Membership C
  • Former: Pearl Yonezawa (2019–2020) — Sunshine Cha
  • Former: Ruth Seid (2019–2020) — Recording Se
  • Former: Angi Brzycki (2020) — Vice President Edu & Train
  • Former: Brooke Sheets (2019) — Vice President Edu & Train

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

Lisa Palombi — President: $6KLisa PalombiPresident$6KKian Daizadeh — Secretary-Tr: $5KKian DaizadehSecretary-Tr$5KTamiko Boyd — Exec. VP: $4KTamiko BoydExec. VP$4KYago Cura — VP Health, S: $2KYago CuraVP Health, S$2KKrystal Messer — Chief Rank S: $2KKrystal MesserChief Rank S$2KAlberto Alvarez — Membership C: $936Alberto AlvarezMembership C$936Rachel Bindman — VP Professio: $154Rachel BindmanVP Professio$154

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $6K, to Lisa Palombi (President). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild

How much does American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild give each year?

American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild gave $34K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $22K in grants paid.

What is American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild's typical grant size?

American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $11,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild give grants?

American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (2 grants).

Does American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Contribution" (3 grants).

How large is American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild?

American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild reported $541K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $175K.

What is American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild's EIN?

American Federation of State County 2626 CA LOC Librarians Guild's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7378762. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 20, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 23, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 23, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 16, 2026)

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