California · Nonprofit
American Federation of Teachers Cuesta College Federation Local 4909
American Federation of Teachers Cuesta College Federation Local 4909 (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $43,162 to it, the largest being California Federation of Teachers Legal Defense Fund ($43,162). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $237k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $43k
- Net assets
- $319k
What American Federation of Teachers Cuesta College Federation Local 4909 does
Mission
Collective Bargaining Representation
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
Contract negotiations and grievance handling for about 450 faculty employees of the Cuesta Community College in San Luis Obispo, CA
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $103k to $177k (+72%).
How it's funded, over time
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Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Galadriel Bree Highhouse
P/T Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2019: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $16k → $16k.
From the IRS filings of American Federation of Teachers Cuesta College Federation Local 4909’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of American Federation of Teachers Cuesta College Federation Local 4909's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like American Federation of Teachers Cuesta College Federation Local 4909
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In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for American Federation of Teachers Cuesta College Federation Local 4909: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds American Federation of Teachers Cuesta College Federation Local 4909?
- American Federation of Teachers Cuesta College Federation Local 4909 (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $43,162 to it, the largest being California Federation of Teachers Legal Defense Fund ($43,162). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does American Federation of Teachers Cuesta College Federation Local 4909 have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $43,162 in grants to American Federation of Teachers Cuesta College Federation Local 4909, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of American Federation of Teachers Cuesta College Federation Local 4909?
- California Federation of Teachers Legal Defense Fund is the largest funder on record, with $43,162 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like American Federation of Teachers Cuesta College Federation Local 4909 find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing