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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$286K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $21K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$286K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $62K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$563K
65% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 65% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
29
of 29 voting members
Looks good: 29 of 29 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$297K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2023▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.2M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2023▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.2M
Net assets
$297K
FY2023▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$253K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$283K
FY2023$297K
FY2024$285K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1989.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $2.1M Management & general 16% · $427K Fundraising 6% · $175K

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

31 people listed on the 990; $286K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$183,259Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Workforce
$103,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ken Patsey$62,155$183,259$168,768$171,697$148,009
Adam Artman$140,136$103,000———

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

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The manufacturing technology and services programs are designed to work directly with manufacturing and manufacturing-related businesses to help them increase employment, automate, innovate, reduce costs, increase their effectiveness, and grow their BUSINESS.INCLUDED in these programs and services are programs related to industry 4.0…

$828Kprogram expense
02

The workforce program provides targeted employee recruitment, screening, placement, and retention services for manufacturing companies throughout northeast OHIO.MANUFACTURING works also engages its members in peer-to-peer learning, such as manufacturing works' HR roundtable and supervisory training, to assist company leaders in…

$797Kprogram expense
03

The growth and transition program is an impartial and independent program designed to prepare, inform, and guide business owners on a transition out of their business in a way that helps fulfill their personal and financial goals.

$36Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$62K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$327K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$427K
Fundraisingcol D$175K
Owns and owesPt X
$297K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$408K
Total assetsLn 16$860K
LiabilitiesLn 26$563K
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$790K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$114K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$327K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$269K
SavingsLn 2$139K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$408K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$860K
LiabilitiesLn 26$563K
Net assetsLn 32$297K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 683
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$434K$408K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$752K$860K
LiabilitiesLn 26$469K$563K
Net assetsLn 32$283K$297K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$301K$243K$43K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$837K$147K$52K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$20K$16K$3K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$168K$135K$24K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$109K$88K$15K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$721K$665K$26K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$32K$24K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$56K$18K$38K
Information technologyLn 14$40K$11K$29K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$3K$30K
TravelLn 17$25K$20K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$82K$10K$9K$63K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$29K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$2.1M$427K$175K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.2M$3.2M−$13K$285K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $2.7M$2.7M$14K$297K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$3.1M−$756K$283K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$2.3M$786K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$2.0M−$136K$253K 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 $2,717,001 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,817,806$2,385,757
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $501,499$327,157
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,673$1,450
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,702$2,637
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,342,680$2,717,001
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 $1,594,492$1,632,810
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,503,792$1,069,860
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,098,284$2,702,670
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$755,604$14,331
Part VI · Governance 29 of 29 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29
VI-1b Independent voting members29
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 $2,717,001 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$166,891
VIII-1c Fundraising events$114,422
VIII-1e Government grants$789,935
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,314,509
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$20,399
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,385,757
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $327,157$327,157
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,450$1,450
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,637$2,637
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $327,157 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,087$2,717,001
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,702,670 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $243,058 · Management $42,704 · Fundraising $15,122$300,884
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $836,764 · Management $147,014 · Fundraising $52,062$1,035,840
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $16,128 · Management $2,833 · Fundraising $1,002$19,963
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $135,369 · Management $23,784 · Fundraising $8,423$167,576
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $87,685 · Management $15,406 · Fundraising $5,456$108,547
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,100$6,100
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,743$24,743
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $665,398 · Management $26,345 · Fundraising $29,665$721,408
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,368 · Management $7,489$31,857
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,303 · Management $37,919$56,222
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,497 · Management $28,585$40,082
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,316 · Management $30,405$33,721
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,998 · Management $5,373$25,371
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,442 · Management $8,868 · Fundraising $62,867$82,177
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,642$1,642
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,508$4,508
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,522 · Management $13,507$42,029
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,100,848 · Management $427,225 · Fundraising $174,597$2,702,670
Part X · Balance sheet $860,123 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $420,805$269,274
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,527$138,866
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $266,155$442,504
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $28,491$9,479
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,795$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,809$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $751,582$860,123
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $172,012$212,822
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $296,600$350,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $468,612$562,822
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $271,320$142,318
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,650$154,983
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $282,970$297,301
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $751,582$860,123
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $297,301 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,717,001
XI-2 Total expenses$2,702,670
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,331
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$282,970
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$297,301

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