To strengthen central indiana communities by helping local employers build a better Workforce.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$124K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.2M a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $1.1M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.6M
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.2M
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$8.5M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$10.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$14.2M
FY2023▲ +38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$10.3M
FY2023$14.2M
FY2024$8.8M
FY2025$10.7M
Expenses
$8.5M
FY2023▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$6.8M
FY2023$8.5M
FY2024$8.2M
FY2025$9.1M
Net assets
$10.7M
FY2023▲ +111%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$88K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$10.7M
FY2024$11.3M
FY2025$12.9M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Feb 2004.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $6.6M Management & general 18% · $1.5M Fundraising 5% · $437K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$124,498Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Gregg Keesling’s $124K as President is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 415 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Gregg Keesling$124,498$100,290$97,704
Dustin Jones——$95,499

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 15aNo

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Helps local employers build a better workforce to strengthen communities.

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1 program · $6.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Workforce, inc. Dba recycleforce focuses on a triple bottom line to measure success: social, environmental, and economic. We take things society throws away, like old electronics and retail returns, and the returning citizens society often throws away after incarceration, and make both into something new that benefits society.

$6.6Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1.1M
Grants paid · 1 grant · $753K · 2021–2021

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$612K
Money outPt IX
$8.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.6M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$437K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.2M
Total assetsLn 16$19.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$612K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$6K
Total revenueLn 12$14.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$320K
Other assetsLn 15$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$19.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.6M
Net assetsLn 32$10.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M$5.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$393K$320K
Total assetsLn 16$13.6M$19.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.5M$8.6M
Net assetsLn 32$5.1M$10.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$124K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$3.8M$3.3M$285K$189K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$165K$108K$16K$41K
Payroll taxesLn 10$400K$370K$16K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$67K$67K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$24K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$442K$426K$16K
TravelLn 17$51K$46K$5K
InterestLn 20$432K$432K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$67K$67K
InsuranceLn 23$102K$102K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.1M$1.6M$448K$61K
All other expensesLn 24e$734K$580K$97K$57K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.5M$6.6M$1.5M$437K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10.7M$9.1M$1.6M$12.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.8M$8.2M$557K$11.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $14.2M$8.5M$5.6M$10.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.3M$6.8M$3.5M$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.4M$3.8M$1.5M$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.8M$2.7M$157K$88K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $14,159,486 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,927,557$11,404,709
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,062,037$2,132,779
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $298,967$612,398
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$9,600
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,288,561$14,159,486
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $753,160$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,602,477$4,487,574
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,437,662$4,036,085
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,793,299$8,523,659
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,495,262$5,635,827
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $14,159,486 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,759,139
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,645,570
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,404,709
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,132,779$2,132,779
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $617,971$617,971
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $9,600$9,600
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$5,573−$5,573
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,754,777 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$14,159,486
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,523,659 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $124,498$124,498
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $3,323,840 · Management $285,349 · Fundraising $188,847$3,798,036
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $108,456 · Management $15,711 · Fundraising $41,320$165,487
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $369,666 · Management $15,513 · Fundraising $14,374$399,553
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $66,854$66,854
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,721 · Fundraising $3,136$26,857
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $426,075 · Management $15,769$441,844
IX-17 TravelManagement $46,001 · Fundraising $5,093$51,094
IX-20 InterestManagement $431,776$431,776
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $66,669$66,669
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $101,598$101,598
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,607,260 · Management $448,063 · Fundraising $60,523$2,115,846
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $579,758 · Management $96,618 · Fundraising $57,171$733,547
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,563,274 · Management $1,523,067 · Fundraising $437,318$8,523,659
Part X · Balance sheet $19,342,777 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $9,389,965; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,572,549$5,192,020
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $494,231$615,970
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $392,553$320,310
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $771,484$3,824,512
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,620,782$19,342,777
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $53,881$211,077
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $7,793,513$7,698,996
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $675,648$699,137
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,523,042$8,609,210
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,381,914$6,031,012
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $715,826$4,702,555
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,097,740$10,733,567
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,620,782$19,342,777
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,733,567 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,159,486
XI-2 Total expenses$8,523,659
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,635,827
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,097,740
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,733,567

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