American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
The union founded in 1932 by a small group of Wisconsin state employees to defend the civil service, now 1.4 million members in hundreds of occupations, from nurses and corrections officers to child care providers and sanitation workers, who do the public work of cities, counties, states and schools.
Financial profile
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees · EIN 53-0237789 · 501(c)(5)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $190,261,936 | $0 | $171,204,468 | $169,189,307 | $285,813,751 | Dec 2024 |
| FY2023 | $164,987,737 | $0 | $148,687,095 | $138,127,083 | $282,600,132 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $140,241,242 | $0 | $132,388,153 | $143,028,145 | $261,639,223 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $164,892,964 | $0 | $161,558,071 | $118,006,651 | $240,714,445 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $148,881,606 | $0 | $142,425,706 | $124,656,039 | $193,671,423 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $179,478,956 | $0 | $172,382,454 | $125,315,338 | $184,064,908 | Dec 2019 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies AFSCME is read alongside.
Teamsters
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UFCW
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
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CWA
Communications Workers of America
The union founded in 1938 as the National Federation of Telephone Workers and renamed in 1947, which grew…
AFT
American Federation of Teachers
A national union of educators and public service workers that bargains collectively for its members while…
NEA
National Education Association
The largest force in American public education, a union and professional home of more than three million…
Who backs AFSCME
No public supporter list found as of October 2026.
The outside view
The union founded in 1932 by a small group of Wisconsin state employees to defend the civil service, now 1.4 million members in hundreds of occupations, from nurses and corrections officers to child care providers and sanitation workers, who do the public work of cities, counties, states and schools.
- Consensus
- Build
- Inward
- Operational
Their shape
The League
Far-flung, and stronger for it.
The League is a federation of many, where the value lives in the connections between its members and chapters. Its gift is reach and resilience, its challenge is holding a shared identity across all its parts.
Also reads toward The Movement and The Republic.
Strengths
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