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The mission of Employ Milwaukee, INC. Is to build a strong workforce development system by planning, coordinating, collaborating and monitoring workforce initiatives with businesses, partners and community stakeholders at the local, regional and state level to ensure a skilled and productive workforce for the 21st century.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 29 volunteers and 624 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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FY2025 · 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 $78K 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
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$375K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $416K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.1M
92% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 92% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 28 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 28 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$16.1M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$15.3M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$266K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$16.1M
FY2025▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.3M
FY2021$18.1M
FY2022$14.1M
FY2023$18.6M
FY2024$17.6M
FY2025$16.1M
Expenses
$15.3M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$14.8M
FY2021$16.0M
FY2022$15.0M
FY2023$19.9M
FY2024$17.3M
FY2025$15.3M
Net assets
$266K
FY2025▲ +153%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$685K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$518K
FY2023−$754K
FY2024−$504K
FY2025$266K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Aug 1993.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $13.9M Management & general 10% · $1.5M

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

34 people listed on the 990; $375K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Financial Officer
$143,998Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Executive Officer, Interim
$124,615Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Chc
$105,904Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Annemarie Probst’s $144K as Chief Financial Officer is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 414 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chytania Brown—$162,982$151,821$148,366$104,225—
Annemarie Probst$143,998$102,285————
Julie Cayo$124,615$107,431$101,398———
Peter Coffaro————$94,992$112,326
Carlton Thompson—$109,754————
Lowell Raven——$109,270$101,041$82,109—
Katherine Karshna$105,904$103,143————
Patti Porth—————$80,386

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

Programs and updates

Connects job seekers and laid-off workers in Milwaukee County to employment opportunities through vocational training, career counseling, and workforce development services.

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3 programs · $13.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Youth Services

Employ milwaukee's youth services provided services to 8,558 youth between the ages of 14 and 21 to help them stay in school, prepare for work, and find a job. In addition, employ milwaukee increased services to at-risk and out-of-school youth focused on increasing the availability of integrated learning opportunities.

$7.0Mprogram expense
02

Adult Services

Employ milwaukee's adult services were able to provide services to 6,482 clients during the year for case management at career opportunity centers to include assessment and referrals for supportive, intensive, and training programs.

$5.7Mprogram expense
03

Dislocated Worker Services

Employ milwaukee's dislocated worker services provided client services to 381 workers in milwaukee county who were laid off from their jobs, facing layoffs, or were displaced homemakers. Services include vocational assessment and counseling, occupational training, adult basic education, and other vital services, increasing the clients'…

$1.2Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 94 grants · $36.3M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,978,385
Dynamic Workforce SolutionsFY2024$1,162,170
Equus Workforce SolutionsFY2024$655,881
Milwaukee Water WorksFY2024$141,232
Waukesha CountyFY2024$71,466
Journey House INCWI · FY2024$64,086
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,919,254
Dynamic Workforce SolutionsFY2023$1,024,962
Social Development CommissionFY2023$631,553
Equus Workforce SolutionsFY2023$604,568
See all 94 grants →

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $13.8M federal money spent
Wia Youth ActivitiesDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.259 · Through Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development$3.4M
Wia Adult ProgramDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.258 · Through Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development$2.7M
H-1b Job Training GrantsDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.268 · Direct$1.4M
Wia Dislocated Worker Formula GrantsDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.278 · Through Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development$1.3M
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Milwaukee$818K

Plus 10 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $15.0M federal money spent
Wia Adult ProgramDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.258 · Through Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development$4.1M
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through City of Milwaukee and 4 more$3.2M
Wia Youth ActivitiesDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.259 · Through Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development$2.5M
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Milwaukee$1.4M
Wia Dislocated Worker Formula GrantsDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.278 · Through Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development$1.1M

Plus 12 smaller programs.

The auditor reported: doubt the group can keep going, a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $16.3M federal money spent
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through City of Milwaukee and 2 more$7.7M
Wia Adult ProgramDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.258 · Through Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development$3.6M
Wia Youth ActivitiesDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.259 · Through Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development$2.1M
Wia Dislocated Worker Formula GrantsDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.278 · Through Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development$911K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Milwaukee$616K

Plus 10 smaller programs.

The auditor reported: doubt the group can keep going.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $11.4M federal money spent
Wia Adult ProgramDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.258 · Through Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development$3.5M
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through City of Milwaukee and 1 more$3.1M
Wia Youth ActivitiesDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.259 · Through Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development$2.1M
Wia Dislocated Worker Formula GrantsDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.278 · Through Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development$1.2M
YouthbuildDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.274 · Direct$396K

Plus 8 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$16.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Money outPt IX
$15.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$13.9M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$266K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$313K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$14.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Total revenueLn 12$16.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200
SavingsLn 2$313K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$313K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$2.9M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$15K
Other assetsLn 15$174K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$266K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5624
VolunteersI 629
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K$313K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32−$504K$266K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.6M$3.6M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.0M$2.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$379K$379K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.4M$2.9M$501K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$82K$74K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$504K$413K$91K
Payroll taxesLn 10$295K$217K$78K
Legal feesLn 11b$232$143$89
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$22K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.3M$1.3M$49K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$16K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$102K$62K$40K
Information technologyLn 14$246K$151K$94K
OccupancyLn 16$365K$225K$140K
TravelLn 17$25K$15K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$333K$324K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$89K$55K$34K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.6M$2.6M$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.3M$13.9M$1.5M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 6, 2026 $16.1M$15.3M$770K$266K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 9, 2025 $17.6M$17.3M$250K−$504K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $18.6M$19.9M−$1.3M−$754K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 24, 2023 $14.1M$15.0M−$904K$518K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 5, 2022 $18.1M$16.0M$2.1M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 12, 2021 $14.3M$14.8M−$485K−$685K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $16,085,795 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,721,738$14,558,668
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $714,723$1,467,873
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,109$2,613
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $111,248$56,641
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17,552,818$16,085,795
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,005,369$5,574,305
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,676,467$4,612,535
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,620,673$5,129,287
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,302,509$15,316,127
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $250,309$769,668
Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28
VI-1b Independent voting members28
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 $16,085,795 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$14,409,904
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$148,764
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,558,668
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,467,873$1,467,873
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,613$2,613
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $56,641$56,641
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,467,873 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $59,254$16,085,795
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,316,127 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,595,920$3,595,920
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,978,385$1,978,385
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $379,205$379,205
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,851,310 · Management $501,144$3,352,454
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $74,497 · Management $7,026$81,523
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $412,721 · Management $91,462$504,183
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $217,021 · Management $78,149$295,170
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $143 · Management $89$232
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $21,856 · Management $13,644$35,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,266,322 · Management $49,234$1,315,556
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,626 · Management $9,755$25,381
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $61,761 · Management $39,756$101,517
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $151,192 · Management $94,390$245,582
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $225,005 · Management $140,472$365,477
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,383 · Management $9,604$24,987
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $324,276 · Management $8,585$332,861
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $54,693 · Management $34,145$88,838
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,588,182 · Management $5,174$2,593,356
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,854,293 · Management $1,461,834 · Fundraising $0$15,316,127
Part X · Balance sheet $3,357,382 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$200
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $27,741$312,823
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,380,754$2,855,904
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,585$14,585
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $466,114$173,870
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,888,194$3,357,382
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,209,938$2,141,031
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $343,049$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $150,000$725,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $50,000$50,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $638,828$175,304
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,391,815$3,091,335
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$1,507,291−$348,546
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,003,670$614,593
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$503,621$266,047
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,888,194$3,357,382
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $266,047 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$16,085,795
XI-2 Total expenses$15,316,127
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$769,668
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$503,621
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$266,047

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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