American Federation of Teachers

Public charity · Grantmaker Norwalk, CA EIN: 26-0062265

Collective bargaining representation

American Federation of Teachers at a glance

Total assets
$671,892
+9.6% vs 2025
Revenue (2026)
$437,378
+2.8% vs 2025
Net investment income (2026)
$12,936
-5.2% vs 2025
Expenses (2026)
$378,587
+2.1% vs 2025
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2026 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2026; updated September 2026.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025 0 grants2026

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $9K.

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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
2026$671,892$437,378$378,587——$12,936
2025$613,101$425,458$370,894——$13,647
2024$558,537$421,314$358,118——$7,187
2023$583,209$444,954$335,087——$624
2022$473,342$436,200$348,537——$895
2021$385,679$464,132$393,758$9,0001$788
2020$315,305$453,259$537,115——$783

About American Federation of Teachers

Based on IRS filings

American Federation of Teachers is a public charity, based in Norwalk, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2026. As of 2026, the organization holds $672K in total assets. Net investment income was $13K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Federation of Teachers is led by Robert Mittendorf, President since 2026 (on filings since 2025); all 9 officers listed in 2026 are compensated.

Officers on the 2026 filing

  • Robert Mittendorf

    President

    Faculty @ Large → President, 2026

    On filings since 2025

    8 hrs/week

    $5K (2025) → $5K (2026)

  • Emmanuel Estrada

    Cope Chair

    New on the 2026 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $932 (2026)

  • Lynn Wang

    Treasurer

    President - → President, 2024

    President → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    $1K (2021) → $7K (2026)

  • Mariam D Youssef

    Vice President

    Secretary → Vice President - Part Time, 2021

    Vice President - Part Time → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    $3K (2020) → $3K (2026)

  • April Bracamontes

    Vice President

    Vice President - Full Time → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    $1K (2021) → $500 (2026)

  • Cynthia Lavariere

    Member at Large

    Member at Large - → Member at Large, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    8 hrs/week

    $1K (2021) → $5K (2026)

  • MiaSarah Walsh

    Miasarah Walsh

    Secretary → Miasarah Walsh, 2026

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    $1K (2024) → $300 (2026)

  • Dia Vechayiem

    Negotiations Team Member

    New on the 2026 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $200 (2026)

  • Thien Duy Tran

    Negotiations Team Member

    New on the 2026 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $850 (2026)

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Christian Teeter (2023–2025) — Prior Treasurer
  • Former: Lyndsey Lefebvre (2024–2025) — Cope Chair
  • Former: Henrietta Hurtado (2020–2024) — Communications
  • Former: Lisa Blod (2021–2024) — Faculty @ Large
  • Former: Chris Richardson (2020–2023) — Cope Chair - Former
  • Former: Anthony Gonzales (2021–2023) — Member at Large
  • Former: Timothy Chatman (2021–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Lyn Wang (2022–2023) — President
  • Former: Irving Bartikofsky (2023) — Cope Chair
  • Former: Stephanie Rosenblatt (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: George Jarrett (2020–2021) — Member at Large -
  • Former: Pauline Acosta (2020–2021) — Member at Large -
  • Former: Ralph Casas (2020–2021) — Vice President Full Time -
  • Former: Veronica Miranda (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Bernice Gallardo (2021) — Member at Large - -
  • Former: Bobbi Lee Smart (2020) — President -
  • Former: Kimberly Rosenfeld (2020) — President -
  • Former: Michael Binning (2020) — Grievance Chair -
  • Former: Terrance Mullins (2020) — Cope Chair -

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2026. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2026 IRS filing

Lynn Wang — Treasurer: $7KLynn WangTreasurer$7KRobert Mittendorf — President: $5KRobert MittendorfPresident$5KCynthia Lavariere — Member at Large: $5KCynthia LavariereMember at Large$5KMariam D Youssef — Vice President: $3KMariam D YoussefVice President$3KEmmanuel Estrada — COPE Chair: $932Emmanuel EstradaCOPE Chair$932Thien Duy Tran — Negotiations Team Member: $850Thien Duy TranNegotiations Team Member$850April Bracamontes — Vice President: $500April BracamontesVice President$500MiaSarah Walsh — MiaSarah Walsh: $300MiaSarah WalshMiaSarah Walsh$300Dia Vechayiem — Negotiations Team Member: $200Dia VechayiemNegotiations Team Member$200

The highest reported compensation on the 2026 filing was $7K, to Lynn Wang (Treasurer). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about American Federation of Teachers

How large is American Federation of Teachers?

American Federation of Teachers reported $672K in total assets on its 2026 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $437K.

What is American Federation of Teachers's EIN?

American Federation of Teachers's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0062265. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2026.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2026 (received by the IRS July 21, 2026)

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