Berrien-Cass-Vanburen Workforce Development Board INC FY2021 filing

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$914K 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $407K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 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
$914K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $67K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
54% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 54% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.7M
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$10.6M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$966K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.7M
FY2021▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.7M
FY2021$10.7M
FY2022$13.7M
FY2023$15.1M
FY2024$15.9M
FY2025$13.3M
Expenses
$10.6M
FY2021▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12.2M
FY2021$10.6M
FY2022$13.5M
FY2023$15.2M
FY2024$14.2M
FY2025$13.2M
Net assets
$966K
FY2021▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$888K
FY2021$966K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.1M

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 1984.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $9.1M Management & general 14% · $1.5M

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

25 people listed on the 990; $914K 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
CEO, Preside
$218,651Pt VII · Sec A
$136,454Pt VII · Sec A
$124,052Pt VII · Sec A
$115,232Pt VII · Sec A
VP of HR
$113,718Pt VII · Sec A
$105,174Pt VII · Sec A
$100,707Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Todd Gustafson$285,738$272,108$251,162$279,878$218,651$223,000
Roger Curtis$263,228—————
Coleen Frens-Rossman$166,559$47,473————
Orrin Bailey$117,279$106,206$153,642$152,338$136,454$125,018
Jennifer Deamud$150,771$147,131$140,377$50,950——
Joshua Cosner$146,563$136,591$108,837$109,721$105,174$101,061
Erin Wright$144,548$137,752$133,908$136,547$113,718$106,622
Jacob Gustafson———$107,362$124,052$110,412

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

Provides job training, employment services, and reintegration support to job seekers, low-income families, and formerly incarcerated individuals while helping local employers solve workforce challenges.

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3 programs · $4.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Offender success provides residential stability, social support, health and behavioral health, and employment services to citizens reintegrating into communities from prison incarceration.

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

To provide employment & training services to eligible individuals under the FEDERAL/STATE funded tanf programs.

$1.4Mprogram expense
03

To provide employment & training services to eligible individuals under the workforce innovation and opportunity act federal programs.

$1.3Mprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$67K
Grants paid · 74 grants · $3.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$85,736
Midwest Strategy GroFY2024$56,874
Cdw Direct LLCFY2024$51,216
Brammall IndustrialFY2024$51,060
Individual RecipientFY2024$44,799
Miller Johnson Snell & Cummiskey PlcFY2024$42,946
Hpt Investment LLCFY2024$41,900
Mindspring LLCFY2024$38,255
Yeo & Yeo PCFY2024$33,440
Country Management Properties LLCFY2024$26,695
Doubleday Office ProFY2024$25,225
Secure Counseling and PCFY2024$24,040
Benton HotelFY2024$22,919
Mathew PattisonFY2024$22,575
Pearl Affordable Home LLCFY2024$22,500
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.7M
Money outPt IX
$10.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.1M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$966K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$617K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.5M
Total revenueLn 12$10.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$617K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$617K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$260K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$966K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5209
VolunteersI 660
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$418K$617K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$286K$260K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$888K$966K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$123K$123K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$762K$653K$109K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.0M$4.2M$831K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$297K$223K$74K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$790K$672K$118K
Payroll taxesLn 10$426K$363K$63K
Legal feesLn 11b$49K$49K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$266K$266K$347
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$14K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$125K$105K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$51K$47K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$741K$701K$41K
TravelLn 17$44K$20K$24K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$44K$32K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$93K$93K
InsuranceLn 23$77K$60K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$1.3M$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$354K$270K$84K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.6M$9.1M$1.5M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $13.3M$13.2M$75K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $15.9M$14.2M$1.7M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.1M$15.2M−$118K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.7M$13.5M$205K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $10.7M$10.6M$78K$966K 990 PDF
FY2020 $12.7M$12.2M$509K$888K 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 $10,682,694 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,685,245$10,682,694
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,685,245$10,682,694
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $430,523$122,617
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,027,997$7,302,006
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,718,183$3,179,851
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,176,703$10,604,474
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $508,542$78,220
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 $10,682,694 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$2,206,499
VIII-1e Government grants$7,506,074
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$970,121
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,682,694
VIII-12 Total revenue$10,682,694
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,604,474 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $122,617$122,617
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $653,228 · Management $108,811$762,039
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,195,467 · Management $831,243$5,026,710
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $223,005 · Management $73,906$296,911
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $672,433 · Management $117,562$789,995
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $363,426 · Management $62,925$426,351
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $48,939$48,939
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,200$28,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $266,027 · Management $347$266,374
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,510 · Management $1,285$14,795
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $105,409 · Management $19,417$124,826
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $46,909 · Management $4,267$51,176
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $700,677 · Management $40,542$741,219
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,605 · Management $24,367$43,972
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $31,731 · Management $11,969$43,700
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $92,520$92,520
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $59,663 · Management $17,078$76,741
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,286,848 · Management $6,951$1,293,799
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $269,885 · Management $83,705$353,590
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,122,960 · Management $1,481,514 · Fundraising $0$10,604,474
Part X · Balance sheet $2,082,683 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $417,505$617,097
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,553,387$974,852
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $79,360$109,020
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $122,850$121,957
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $285,594$259,757
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,458,696$2,082,683
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,196,583$1,058,622
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $374,261$57,989
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,570,844$1,116,611
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $519,136$656,450
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $368,716$309,622
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $887,852$966,072
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,458,696$2,082,683
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $966,072 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,682,694
XI-2 Total expenses$10,604,474
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$78,220
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$887,852
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$966,072

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