To debunk myths and misperceptions about the skilled trades and close the skills gap.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · 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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.9M a year · 49% 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
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
46 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 46.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $75K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 7 voting members
Worth a look: 3 of 7 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.9M
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$3.3M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$13.3M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$5.9M
FY2024▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$1.6M
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$5.9M
Expenses
$3.3M
FY2024▲ +49%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$1.1M
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$3.3M
Net assets
$13.3M
FY2024▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$2.6M
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$6.7M
FY2022$8.8M
FY2023$11.0M
FY2024$13.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2009.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $2.9M Management & general 7% · $217K Fundraising 3% · $114K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO and CFO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President and COO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President and Secreta
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates people about skilled trades, correcting myths and helping fill the workforce gap.

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2 programs · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In 2024, we awarded the largest dollar amount of scholarships in a single year since the inception of the program. The scholarships ranged from $600 to $25,00THE average scholarship amount being $7,500AND we selected recipients pursuing 21+ different skilled trade programs in 44 states.

$2.4Mprogram expense
02

In 2024, 32 high schools and 23 colleges in 18+ states implemented the work ethic curriculum, a modular 12-HOUR, 12-LESSON course. By the end of the year, we issued 2,495 certifications, with a total of more than 6,700+ certifications since we developed the curriculum in 2019.

$156Kprogram 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 · FY2025
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Grants paid · 18 grants · $8.6M · 2019–2024
Tact Kids INCNY · FY2024$54,000
Cafe MomentumTX · FY2024$50,000
Stand Together FoundationVA · FY2020$125,000
Tact Kids INCNY · FY2020$10,000
The Lime FoundationCA · FY2020$10,000
Skillsusa Foundation INCVA · FY2019$50,000
Aid JoySC · FY2019$25,000
Mountain View CollegeFY2019$800

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$694K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$3.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.9M
Managementcol C$217K
Fundraisingcol D$114K
Owns and owesPt X
$13.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12.6M
Total assetsLn 16$13.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$694K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$106K
Total revenueLn 12$5.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$827K
SavingsLn 2$11.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12.6M
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$13.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$13.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.6M$12.6M
Total assetsLn 16$11.0M$13.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$11.0M$13.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.5M$2.5M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$215K$65K$75K$75K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$5K$6K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$72K$72K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$384K$334K$26K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$669$314$117
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$1K$60
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$50K$31K$14K$5K
TravelLn 17$21K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$2K$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$517$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.3M$2.9M$217K$114K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.9M$3.3M$2.6M$13.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.3M$2.2M$2.1M$11.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.4M$2.2M$2.2M$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.8M$1.4M$2.4M$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.2M$1.5M$1.7M$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2019 $1.6M$1.1M$433K$2.6M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,860,275 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,886,700$5,155,817
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $421,007$693,858
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,650$10,600
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,321,357$5,860,275
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,546,409$2,467,641
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $130,990$233,408
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $522,826$569,124
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,200,225$3,270,173
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,121,132$2,590,102
Part VI · Governance 3 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,860,275 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,155,817
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,164,770
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,155,817
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $588,103$588,103
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $105,755$105,755
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $10,600$10,600
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $704,458$5,860,275
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,270,173 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,467,641$2,467,641
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $64,589 · Management $75,354 · Fundraising $75,354$215,297
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,433 · Management $6,339 · Fundraising $6,339$18,111
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,793$13,793
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $71,658$71,658
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $333,897 · Management $25,600 · Fundraising $24,014$383,511
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $669 · Management $314 · Fundraising $117$1,100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,910 · Management $1,097 · Fundraising $60$6,067
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,602$7,602
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,724 · Management $14,411 · Fundraising $5,263$50,398
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,946$20,946
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,152 · Management $2,510 · Fundraising $2,510$7,172
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $517 · Management $6,360$6,877
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,939,080 · Management $217,436 · Fundraising $113,657$3,270,173
Part X · Balance sheet $13,351,375 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $865,411$827,302
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,717,419$11,740,609
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $426,251$772,800
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,274$3,550
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year −$977$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,114$7,114
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,019,492$13,351,375
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $45,936$13,708
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,936$13,708
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,973,556$13,337,667
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,019,492$13,351,375
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,337,667 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,860,275
XI-2 Total expenses$3,270,173
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,590,102
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,973,556
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$225,991
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,337,667

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