Is it real?
Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2015.
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
22 people listed on the 990.
Melisa Myers’s $61K as Executive Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 306 $1–10M mutual/membership 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melisa Myers | $60,795 | $58,300 | $4,615 |
| Jessie Quinn | $50,565 | $46,121 | — |
| Julie Mitchell | — | — | $45,716 |
| Jessie Foss | — | — | $41,820 |
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 employers with training and support to build a skilled workforce.
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Adult Programs
provide employment and training services under Title 1 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) including adult, dislocated worker, special response grants, national emergency grants programs related to on-the-job training and other types of individualized training to disadvantaged adults and dislocated workers.
Workforce Advancement Initiative
this is an American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funding to provide barrier-removing services to individuals impacted by the pandemic. These services include transportation, child care assistance, training, clothing, and other services related to working.
Youth Programs
designed to assist youth ages 14-24 with career planning and work experience. The Youth program has 14 components to assist youth in planning for successful careers and self-sufficiency. Supportive services and training are available. Youth are assigned a career planner who helps them with being successful in school and the world of work.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $9K | $88K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $63K | $54K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $195K | $372K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $160K | $299K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $35K | $73K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $406K | $320K | $86K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $16K | $12K | $4K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $91K | $73K | $17K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $32K | $26K | $6K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $725 | $580 | $145 | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $67K | $7K | $60K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $61K | $20K | $41K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $17K | $17K | ||
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $342 | $342 | ||
| InterestLn 20 | $4K | $1K | $2K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $9K | $6K | $3K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $5K | $2K | $3K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $5K | $5K | $0 | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.7M | $1.5M | $223K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $1.3M | $1.2M | $91K | $68K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $2.2M | $2.1M | $99K | $64K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 Viewing | $1.7M | $1.7M | $13K | $73K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $1.1M | $1.3M | −$196K | −$22K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $1.0M | $1.0M | −$3K | $38K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $1.0M | $991K | $12K | $41K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,748,606 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,748,606 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,735,936 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $371,994 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $72,599 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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