Career Resources, INC. Offers jobseekers throughout connecticut, the training, support and Resources needed to become employed and succeed in the workforce.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$287K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $741K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$287K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.7M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$9.4M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.7M
FY2021▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.1M
FY2021$9.7M
FY2022$9.5M
FY2023$15.8M
FY2024$18.8M
FY2025$16.0M
Expenses
$9.4M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.0M
FY2021$9.4M
FY2022$9.7M
FY2023$13.2M
FY2024$16.9M
FY2025$16.3M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$5.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1997.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $8.1M Management & general 11% · $1.0M Fundraising 4% · $336K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $287K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director/Preside
$179,123Pt VII · Sec A
$107,964Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Wilderman’s $211K as President & CEO is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 414 $10–100M employment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Wilderman$211,201$198,861$187,750$169,623$179,123$139,643
Christopher Landino$159,740$149,971————
Chris Landino——$138,703———
Angela Pellegrino-Grant$132,621$120,476$116,952$107,964$107,964—
Robert Hebert$125,683—$105,988———
Wanda Lary$110,777—————
Robert Petrini$92,839$55,631————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps dislocated and disadvantaged people find jobs through training and support.

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3 programs · $7.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Workforce development american job centers (ajc)as the ajc one stop operator, career resources inc. (cri) manages the coordinated delivery of services for universal access through ajc one stop centers in southwestern and northwestern connecticut.

$4.5Mprogram expense
02

Reentry and community releaseoperates three homes with a forty-five bed capacity (male). The organization also operates one home with a fifteen bed capacity (female). The organization provides treatment and rehabilitation services for the male and female residents of the program and works with local human services organizations and…

$1.8Mprogram expense
03

Adult and youth PROGRAMSGED/ESLOUR yearround, inhouse program provides a convenient way for our customers to receive classroom and computerbased training to pass the ged test and earn their high school diploma, opening doors to a whole new range of training and employment opportunities or enhance their english coversational SKILLS.YOUTH…

$668Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$617K
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Money outPt IX
$9.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.1M
Managementcol C$1.0M
Fundraisingcol D$336K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$261K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$8.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$617K
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Total revenueLn 12$9.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$261K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$261K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$59K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5215
VolunteersI 621
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$895K$261K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$723K$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$215K$193K$13K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.6M$5.0M$437K$153K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$37K$33K$3K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.3M$1.2M$105K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$507K$454K$39K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$32K$32K
Accounting feesLn 11c$43K$43K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$155K$155K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$28K
Office expensesLn 13$347K$220K$69K$58K
OccupancyLn 16$236K$199K$19K$18K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$27K$26K$848$286
InterestLn 20$27K$6K$21K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$71K$71K
InsuranceLn 23$95K$85K$7K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$656K$635K$6K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.4M$8.1M$1.0M$336K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $16.0M$16.3M−$268K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $18.8M$16.9M$1.9M$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.8M$13.2M$2.6M$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.5M$9.7M−$164K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $9.7M$9.4M$319K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.1M$9.0M$59K$1.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $9,748,024 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,449,678$9,074,807
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $582,371$616,589
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,842$56,628
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,050,907$9,748,024
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,340,924$7,710,868
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,650,697$1,718,627
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,991,621$9,429,495
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $59,286$318,529
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,748,024 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$8,638,122
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$436,685
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,074,807
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $616,589$616,589
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $23,613$23,613
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $33,015$33,015
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $649,604 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,613$9,748,024
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,429,495 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $193,155 · Management $12,877 · Fundraising $8,585$214,617
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,011,343 · Management $437,355 · Fundraising $153,188$5,601,886
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $33,405 · Management $2,894 · Fundraising $1,035$37,334
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,207,352 · Management $105,328 · Fundraising $36,935$1,349,615
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $454,008 · Management $39,338 · Fundraising $14,070$507,416
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $31,660$31,660
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $43,489$43,489
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $155,288$155,288
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $28,475$28,475
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $219,756 · Management $69,367 · Fundraising $57,885$347,008
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $199,323 · Management $18,631 · Fundraising $18,297$236,251
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $26,009 · Management $848 · Fundraising $286$27,143
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,206 · Management $20,747$26,953
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $71,466$71,466
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $84,909 · Management $7,357 · Fundraising $2,631$94,897
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $635,393 · Management $5,602 · Fundraising $15,002$655,997
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,070,859 · Management $1,022,247 · Fundraising $336,389$9,429,495
Part X · Balance sheet $2,865,735 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $895,174$261,326
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,305,761$1,099,265
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $77,821$124,985
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,123$24,810
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $723,328$1,296,780
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25,750$58,569
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,048,957$2,865,735
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $666,341$716,801
X-19 Deferred revenue$9,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $822,777$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,985,983$1,484,232
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $612,711$1,045,747
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $450,263$335,756
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,062,974$1,381,503
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,048,957$2,865,735
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,381,503 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,748,024
XI-2 Total expenses$9,429,495
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$318,529
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,062,974
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,381,503

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