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Work Plus Incorporated FY2021 filing

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Madison, WI501(c)(3)Since 1985Employment EIN 39-1540523Revenue $1.1M in FY2021

On file with the IRSworkplus.org2318 Vondron Rd, 53718-6734 · Madison, WITax-exempt since May 1986Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Work Plus, Incorporated is dedicated and proud to provide employment and support services to adults with disabilities in wisconsin communities. IT is our belief and passion that everyone has the right to Work regardless of their individual challenge and should have the support necessary to achieve their individual goals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$83K 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $56K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$612K
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% 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
$1.1M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$730K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$777K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$950K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$587K
FY2023$602K
FY2024$624K
FY2025$663K
Expenses
$730K
FY2021▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$777K
FY2021$730K
FY2022$643K
FY2023$662K
FY2024$660K
FY2025$678K
Net assets
$777K
FY2021▲ +73%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$448K
FY2021$777K
FY2022$719K
FY2023$659K
FY2024$625K
FY2025$610K

From the FY2021 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1986.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $484K Management & general 34% · $246K

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; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kathleen Schoepp
Executive Director
$83,281Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Sehmer
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brad Bensman
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen Schoepp’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1216 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathleen Schoepp$69,091$93,566$84,496$97,991$83,281$80,297

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

Helps people with disabilities find jobs and learn job skills in Dane County.

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1 program · $484K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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In 2021, work plus saw a continued reduction in services due to the covid pandemic. We continued to support and provide services to individuals working on the front lines as essential workers, and to those individuals whose employers remained open and were not working remotely.

$484Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$40
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$550K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$501K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$730K
Ln 25
Programscol B$484K
Managementcol C$246K
Owns and owesPt X
$777K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$803K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$612K
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$501K
Government grantsLn 1e$488K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$550K
Investment incomeLn 3$792
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$803K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$803K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$360K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$612K
Net assetsLn 32$777K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 66
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$662K$803K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13K$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$375K$360K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$632K$612K
Net assetsLn 32$448K$777K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$108K$16K$92K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$370K$312K$58K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$6K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$75K$61K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$26K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$46K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$13K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$7K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$18K$7K
TravelLn 17$13K$13K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$23$23
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$7K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$810
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$582$492
Total functional expensesLn 25$730K$484K$246K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $663K$678K−$15K$610K 990 PDF
FY2024 $624K$660K−$36K$625K 990 PDF
FY2023 $602K$662K−$61K$659K 990 PDF
FY2022 $587K$643K−$56K$719K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.1M$730K$328K$777K 990 PDF
FY2020 $950K$777K$172K$448K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,057,759 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $351,419$501,445
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $592,821$550,105
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $939$792
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,512$5,417
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $949,691$1,057,759
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $500$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $665,079$591,489
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $111,769$138,470
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $777,348$729,959
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $172,343$327,800
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 $1,057,759 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,437 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$488,351
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,094
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$501,445
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $550,105$550,105
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $792$792
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $3,980$3,980
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $550,105 · Unrelated business $3,980 · Excluded from tax $2,229$1,057,759
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $729,959 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,175 · Management $91,659$107,834
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $311,964 · Management $57,884$369,848
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,374 · Management $1,399$7,773
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $61,347 · Management $13,467$74,814
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,600 · Management $5,620$31,220
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $46,463$46,463
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,400$3,400
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,600 · Management $5,032$17,632
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,262 · Management $9,810$17,072
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,178 · Management $7,179$25,357
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,098$13,098
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $1,978$1,978
IX-20 InterestManagement $23$23
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,820 · Management $2,693$9,513
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,050 · Management $810$2,860
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $582 · Management $492$1,074
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $484,028 · Management $245,931 · Fundraising $0$729,959
Part X · Balance sheet $1,388,847 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $510,038$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $151,906$803,401
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$195,431
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $28,309$14,019
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,383$1,588
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $374,718$360,344
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $13,391$9,884
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$4,180
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,079,745$1,388,847
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $53,413$44,640
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$150,057
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $67,538$67,920
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $631,648$612,009
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $438,362$767,103
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,735$9,735
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $448,097$776,838
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,079,745$1,388,847
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $776,838 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,057,759
XI-2 Total expenses$729,959
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$327,800
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$448,097
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$941
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$776,838

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

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