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Community Work Services INC

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Madison, WI501(c)(3)Employment EIN 39-1498287Revenue $1.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRS1402 Greenway Cross Ste 200, 53713-3181 · Madison, WITax-exempt since May 1985Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Cws provides Community-basedemployment Services to persons with developmental disabilities, including job development, placement, on-the-job training, and retention Services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 28 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $60K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$90K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 82% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $735K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$147K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% 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
$1.5M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$332K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$332K
FY2024▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$562K
FY2021$732K
FY2022$927K
FY2023$408K
FY2024$332K

From the FY2024 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 May 1985.

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% · $1.4M Management & general 7% · $118K Fundraising 0% · $7K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Gina Shea
Executive Director
$89,544Pt VII · Sec A
Eileen Ahearn
Vice President/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Karch
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gina Shea’s $90K as Executive Director is at the 18th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gina Shea$89,544$85,230$47,093——
Sarah Cutler——$72,351$57,376$51,801

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps people with developmental disabilities find and keep jobs through training and support.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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CWS collaborated with over 71 employers in dane county, wisconsin to provide community-based employment to 73 adults with developmental disabilities. These 73 clients displayed the following disabilities or combinations thereof including: autism, cognitive disabilities, visual or hearing disabilities, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism…

$1.4Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Georgiana Goddard Eaton Memorial FundFY2024$726K
John and Janet Van Den Wymelenberg Foundation INCFY2024$8K
First Business Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$1K
John H & Kathleen H Schneider Family Foundation INCFY2024$500
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$735K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$68K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$118K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$332K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$222K
Total assetsLn 16$479K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$68K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$122K
SavingsLn 2$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$222K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K
Other assetsLn 15$117K
Total assetsLn 16$479K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K
Net assetsLn 32$332K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 67
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$324K$222K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$19K
Total assetsLn 16$584K$479K
LiabilitiesLn 26$175K$147K
Net assetsLn 32$408K$332K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$27K$63K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$1.0M$12K$962
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$54K$50K$4K$281
Other employee benefitsLn 9$181K$173K$8K$613
Payroll taxesLn 10$81K$75K$5K$385
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$560$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$878$12K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K$287
OccupancyLn 16$33K$30K$2K
TravelLn 17$23K$22K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$840$781$59
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$658$612$46
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$618
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$21K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.4M$118K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.6M−$76K$332K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.5M−$68K$408K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.5M$255K$927K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.2M$169K$732K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.2M$22K$562K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,494,552 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $68,033$68,349
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,314,884$1,424,024
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,156$2,179
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,108$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,388,181$1,494,552
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 $1,348,927$1,457,582
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $107,747$113,288
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,456,674$1,570,870
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$68,493−$76,318
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,494,552 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$1,447
VIII-1d Related organizations$7,479
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$59,423
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$68,349
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,424,024$1,424,024
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,179$2,179
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,424,024 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,179$1,494,552
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,570,870 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,502 · Management $63,413 · Fundraising $4,732$94,647
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,034,569 · Management $11,811 · Fundraising $962$1,047,342
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $49,673 · Management $3,712 · Fundraising $281$53,666
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $172,728 · Management $8,036 · Fundraising $613$181,377
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $75,077 · Management $5,088 · Fundraising $385$80,550
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $560 · Management $7,440$8,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $878 · Management $11,659$12,537
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,816 · Management $287$4,103
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,467 · Management $2,293$32,760
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,608 · Management $1,626$23,234
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $781 · Management $59$840
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $612 · Management $46$658
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,205 · Management $618$8,823
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,770 · Management $1,563$22,333
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,446,246 · Management $117,651 · Fundraising $6,973$1,570,870
Part X · Balance sheet $478,682 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $202,393$121,567
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $121,394$100,373
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $101,088$106,996
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,894$13,701
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$19,071
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $143,760$116,974
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $583,529$478,682
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,271$30,060
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $141,976$116,658
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $175,247$146,718
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $408,282$331,964
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $408,282$331,964
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $583,529$478,682
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $331,964 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,494,552
XI-2 Total expenses$1,570,870
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$76,318
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$408,282
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$331,964

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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