Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1984.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
24 people listed on the 990; $788K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Berrien-Cass-Vanburen Workforce Development Board INC executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- 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.
Questions for Berrien-Cass-Vanburen Workforce Development Board INC
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To provide employment & training services to eligible individuals under the workforce innovation and opportunity act federal programs.
Offender success provides residential stability, social support, health and behavioral health, and employment services to citizens reintegrating into communities from prison incarceration.
To provide employment & training services to eligible individuals under the FEDERAL/STATE funded tanf programs.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 14 smaller programs.
The auditor reported: a weakness in money controls.
Plus 13 smaller programs.
The auditor reported: a material weakness in money controls.
Plus 14 smaller programs.
The auditor reported: a material weakness in money controls.
Plus 17 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $285K | −$101K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $566K | $435K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.6M | $3.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.4M | $2.5M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.2M | $1.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $164K | $164K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $741K | $668K | $72K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $6.2M | $5.6M | $555K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $384K | $336K | $49K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $923K | $848K | $76K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $544K | $501K | $43K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $35K | $35K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $28K | $28K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $393K | $303K | $90K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $42K | $34K | $8K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $144K | $113K | $31K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $19K | $19K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $796K | $741K | $55K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $110K | $101K | $9K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $155K | $127K | $28K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $132K | $132K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $73K | $64K | $9K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $4.4M | $4.1M | $223K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $15.2M | $13.9M | $1.3M | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 | $13.3M | $13.2M | $75K | $3.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 | $15.9M | $14.2M | $1.7M | $3.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2024 | $15.1M | $15.2M | −$118K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 24, 2023 | $13.7M | $13.5M | $205K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 28, 2022 | $10.7M | $10.6M | $78K | $966K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 19, 2021 | $12.7M | $12.2M | $509K | $888K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $15,120,110 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $15,120,110 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,238,482 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $3,596,089 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,052,626 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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