To be recognized for providing solutions to people, businesses, and communities. With intelligence, integrity, and innovation we will be valued leaders in developing and connecting talent to the Workforce.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$183K 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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FY2020 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$183K
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $26K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$216K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$853K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.9M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$853K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$853K
FY2021$941K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$950K
FY2025$825K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Jul 1984.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $1.9M Management & general 8% · $155K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $183K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$71,219Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$60,817Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Administration
$51,427Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru Nov)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Teresa Pierce’s $119K as Executive Director is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M employment 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Teresa Pierce$119,220$112,070$95,881$82,637$76,137$71,219
Gina Brown$89,731$86,272$79,770$67,688$65,438$60,817
Kelly Norsten——$65,386$65,104$59,828$51,427

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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Connects talent to the workforce, offering innovative solutions for people, businesses, and communities.

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3 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Wioa Programs

Adult programs-wci provides employment and training services under title 1 of the workforce innovation and opportunity act (wioa) including adult and dislocated worker grants. Through these grant job seekers are undergo training and career planning to achieve economic self-sufficiency.

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

Wisconsin works (w-2) assists individuals in meeting HIS/HER employment & career goals. Individualized services are provided to each participant through workforce connections staff, partner agencies, and wisconsin job centers.

$278Kprogram expense
03

Other Programs

The foodshare employment & training (fset) program is a no-cost program that helps food share recipients build their job skills and find employment. Adults needing to meet the work requirement can participate in fset to continue to receive food share benefits.

$2Kprogram 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 1 funder$26K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $3.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$752,790
Unitemized GrantFY2023$693,514
Unitemized GrantFY2022$418,381
Unitemized GrantFY2021$446,691
Unitemized GrantFY2020$453,554
Unitemized GrantFY2019$313,391

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$155K
Owns and owesPt X
$853K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$614K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$216K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$549
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$270K
SavingsLn 2$344K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$614K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$57K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$216K
Net assetsLn 32$853K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 562
VolunteersI 613
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$476K$614K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67K$57K
Total assetsLn 16$915K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$200K$216K
Net assetsLn 32$715K$853K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$313K$313K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$271K$181K$90K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$792K$792K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$46K$41K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$219K$194K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$96K$85K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$12K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$430$430
Office expensesLn 13$78K$72K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$74K$70K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$67K$63K$4K
TravelLn 17$37K$35K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K$562
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$8K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$5K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.9M$155K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.9M$3.0M−$125K$825K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.9M$2.9M−$56K$950K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.9M$3.0M−$105K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$2.4M$170K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$2.3M$87K$941K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.2M$2.0M$139K$853K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,188,267 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,452,625$2,180,819
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $631$549
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,273$3,374
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,680$3,525
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,474,209$2,188,267
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $472,668$313,391
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,446,608$1,423,516
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $337,063$312,776
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,256,339$2,049,683
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $217,870$138,584
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $2,188,267 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,074 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$2,180,819
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,180,819
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,374$3,374
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $549 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,899$2,188,267
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,049,683 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $313,391$313,391
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $180,628 · Management $90,305$270,933
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $792,000$792,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $40,705 · Management $5,251$45,956
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $194,027 · Management $25,028$219,055
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $84,652 · Management $10,920$95,572
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,925 · Management $1,825$13,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $430$430
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $71,629 · Management $6,540$78,169
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $70,278 · Management $3,860$74,138
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,195 · Management $3,678$66,873
IX-17 TravelPrograms $34,857 · Management $2,431$37,288
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,040$3,040
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,559 · Management $562$3,121
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,274 · Management $1,877$10,151
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,947$9,947
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,024$9,024
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,542 · Management $2,303$6,845
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,895,103 · Management $154,580 · Fundraising $0$2,049,683
Part X · Balance sheet $1,069,424 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200,847$269,838
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $274,908$343,997
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $255,428$277,950
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $54,805$41,896
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $62,198$78,866
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $67,028$56,877
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $915,214$1,069,424
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $92,580$107,320
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $67,028$56,877
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $40,751$51,788
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $200,359$215,985
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $542,742$682,494
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $172,113$170,945
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $714,855$853,439
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $915,214$1,069,424
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $853,439 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,188,267
XI-2 Total expenses$2,049,683
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$138,584
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$714,855
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$853,439

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