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American Federation of Teachers, State Federation - Rhode Island

Basic Information

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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
356 SMITH STREET
PROVIDENCE, RI 2908

Financial Information

The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), which is enforced by the Office of Labor-Management Standards, requires labor unions to file annual reports detailing their operations. Contained in those reports are breakdowns of each union's spending, income and other financial information.

Basic Financials

Total Assets $2,806,347
Total Liabilities $0
Total Income $3,136,402
Total Spent $2,797,460

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $1,938,497 (+21.2%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $507,716 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets $360,134 (0.0%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $0 (0.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $0
Other Liabilities $0
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $0
Per Person Tax $1,825,557
Investments $0
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $118
Dividends $0
Rents $4,460
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $301,143
Affiliates $0
Members $1,005,124
Reinvestments $0
All Others $83,924

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Spending

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) requires unions to report how they spent their money in a number of categories. For the first five, OLMS requires unions to provide detailed information on any recipient that received more than $5,000 per year.

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational $759,708 (27.16%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $102,067 (3.65%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $10,943 (0.39%)
General Overhead $122,582 (4.38%)
Union Administration $318,192 (11.37%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $205,824 (7.36%)
To Union Employees $782,372 (27.97%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
200210,000
200311,000
20049,826
20059,624
20069,636
20079,597
20089,392
20099,194
20108,938
20119,173
20128,931
20138,916
20148,864
20158,900
20169,006
20179,160
20189,174
20198,907
20208,899
20219,597
20229,318

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
JAMES PARISIFIELD REPRESENTATIVE$160,548
CHRISTOPHER LAMBERTFIELD REPRESENTATIVE$160,548
COLLEEN CALLAHAN DIRECTOR PROFESSIONAL ISS$160,548
MICHAEL MULLANEFIELD REPRESENTATIVE$160,548
FRANCIS FLYNNPRESIDENT$155,000
BERNADETTE HORTAADMINSTRATIVE ASSISTANT$68,304
KENNETH FONTAINE EXECTUTIVE ASSISTANT$50,739
JOHN MAGUIRETREASURER$41,024
JOEL REINSTEINFIELD ORGANIZER$14,175
MARIA MANZIADMINISTARTIVE ASSISTANT$6,962

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023