Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1990.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
7 people listed on the 990; $194K paid to officers and key staff.
Cindy Simons’s $135K as President & CEO is at the 55th 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Simons | $134,899 | $129,383 | $120,948 | $109,491 | $97,855 | $92,802 |
| Joseph Starrett | $92,250 | $89,235 | $85,960 | $84,030 | $79,643 | $78,126 |
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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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
Improves local economies by providing top-tier workforce development services.
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Administering the workforce innovation and opportunity act (wioa) program. The wioa adult, dislocated worker, youth and rapid response programs are designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training and supportive services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skills workers they need to complete…
The worker advancement initiative places individuals with limited AND/OR nontraditional work histories into successful paid internships and on-the-job training opportunities. This program served approximately 68 clients with training services, such as career guidance and job readiness, placement into paid internships and on-the-job…
The independent living grant serves youth aging out of the foster care system by providing education, employment, housing and health and well-being services to support self-sufficiency and become successful adults. Approximately 52 youth were served in this program during the year.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 4 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 4 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 3 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 4 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $717K | $579K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.1M | $1.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $128K | $358K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $941K | $1.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $25K | $25K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $200K | $200K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $222K | $95K | $127K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $724K | $646K | $78K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $25K | $23K | $2K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $91K | $89K | $1K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $69K | $63K | $6K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $14K | $14K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $3K | $540 | $3K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $869 | $666 | $203 | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $28K | $23K | $4K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $23K | $7K | $16K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $64K | $59K | $5K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $13K | $13K | $341 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $5K | $5K | $211 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $18K | $17K | $1K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $705K | $678K | $26K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.2M | $1.9M | $284K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 4, 2026 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $886 | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 19, 2025 | $2.1M | $2.0M | $14K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 21, 2024 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $55K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 3, 2023 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $119K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2022 | $1.9M | $1.8M | $42K | $941K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 11, 2021 | $2.8M | $2.7M | $54K | $899K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,346,923 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,346,923 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,228,208 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,417,810 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,059,555 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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