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Education and Training Connection FY2021 filing

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Midland, MI501(c)(3)Education EIN 38-3293996Revenue $2.9M in FY2021Latest return filed Oct 30, 2025

On file with the IRSetc-1.com884 E Isabella Rd, 48640-8326 · Midland, MITax-exempt since Sep 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide communities with needed Education and Training opportunities accomplished through the integration of existing services with new ideas, techniques, technology and partners.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$114K 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $178K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$114K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$420K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$4.1M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$4.0M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.2M

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 Sep 1996.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $2.2M Management & general 23% · $651K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $114K 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
$114,099Pt VII · Sec A
Missie Freier
Vice Chairpe
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Heye
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andrea Secrease
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adam Thiel
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lyn Knapp’s $105K as CEO is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lyn Knapp$104,579$107,287$104,963$103,785$114,099

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

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

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Adult Education

To provide education programs for 16 to 19 year olds as well as adult high school completion.

$919Kprogram expense
02

Transportation

To provide transportation for students and local non- profit organizations.

$117Kprogram expense
03

Young Adult

To provide alternative education for youth under age 20 to earn a high school diploma

$20Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2022
The National Restaurant Association Educational FoundationFY2022$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$672K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$651K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$761K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$420K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Government grantsLn 1e$266K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$672K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$761K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$761K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$420K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5105
VolunteersI 65
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$623K$761K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$522K$420K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$119K$19K$100K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.4M$326K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$39K$32K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$139K$120K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$141K$110K$31K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$65K$59K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$58K$38K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$43K$32K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$225K$187K$38K
TravelLn 17$13K$8K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$9K$8K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$147K$109K$38K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$19K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$63K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$5K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$2.2M$651K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 30, 2025 $4.1M$4.0M$96K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $3.9M$3.6M$262K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $3.6M$3.3M$263K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 12, 2023 $3.4M$3.1M$219K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 11, 2021 $2.9M$2.9M$51K$2.4M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,908,151 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $98,732$265,653
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,036,589$1,966,797
I-10 Investment income$3,353
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $689,679$672,348
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,825,000$2,908,151
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,881,699$2,155,224
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $903,320$701,617
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,785,019$2,856,841
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $39,981$51,310
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $2,908,151 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,924 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$265,653
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$265,653
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,966,797$1,966,797
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $114,435$114,435
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,353$3,353
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $534,452 · Excluded from tax $19,537$553,989
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,501,249 · Excluded from tax $141,249$2,908,151
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,856,841 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,061 · Management $100,070$119,131
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,390,278 · Management $325,921$1,716,199
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $31,787 · Management $7,432$39,219
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $120,114 · Management $19,343$139,457
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $109,745 · Management $31,473$141,218
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,200$3,200
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,750$18,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,751$7,751
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $58,664 · Management $5,884$64,548
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $37,795 · Management $19,987$57,782
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $32,082 · Management $10,627$42,709
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $186,810 · Management $38,203$225,013
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,793 · Management $4,769$12,562
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,217$1,217
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,899 · Management $1,295$9,194
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $108,798 · Management $37,800$146,598
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,601 · Management $8,453$27,054
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $63,170 · Management $12,879$76,049
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,745 · Management $4,445$9,190
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,206,310 · Management $650,531 · Fundraising $0$2,856,841
Part X · Balance sheet $2,813,715 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $622,686$761,435
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $323,430$245,568
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,131$28,713
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,914,940$1,777,999
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,864,187$2,813,715
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $250,788$208,892
X-19 Deferred revenue$2,860
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $522,259$420,477
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,332,363$2,383,673
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,565$9,565
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,341,928$2,393,238
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,864,187$2,813,715
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,393,238 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,908,151
XI-2 Total expenses$2,856,841
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$51,310
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,341,928
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,393,238

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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