H I R E D FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Minneapolis, MN501(c)(3)Since 1968EmploymentEIN 41-6078344Revenue $10.5M in FY2021

On file with the IRShired.org217 5th Ave N 3rd FL, 55401-1258 · Minneapolis, MNTax-exempt since Feb 1969Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Hired nurtures purpose and advances economic opportunity for all through career services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$389K 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
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $812K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$389K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $1.0M
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$740K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.5M
Spent
$10.3M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$10.5M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$10.5M
FY2022$8.7M
FY2023$11.0M
FY2024$15.1M
FY2025$14.4M
Expenses
$10.3M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$10.3M
FY2022$9.1M
FY2023$10.6M
FY2024$12.4M
FY2025$13.4M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$5.3M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Feb 1969.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $8.3M Management & general 15% · $1.5M Fundraising 5% · $490K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $389K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$194,377Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$104,183Pt VII · Sec A
$90,673Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Brekke’s $226K as President and CEO is at the 46th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Julie Brekke$226,174$217,195$211,806$202,564$194,377
Rob Novak$147,697$133,310$130,133$138,351$90,673
John Klem————$104,183

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 find jobs and build careers, creating economic opportunity for everyone.

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3 programs · $7.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Family Stability

We help families gain stability, transition from public assistance, and prepare for and enter the workforce. Our team creates a safety net for families with tremendous life barriers to personal and economic equity that empowers them to gain skills, education, and jobs.

$3.5Mprogram expense
02

Rapid Re-Tool & Job Placement

Hired offers one-to-one coaching and wraparound supports designed to help recently laid-off individuals and adults with distinct employment barriers, re-train, re-energize, and re-enter the workforce.

$2.2Mprogram expense
03

Youth Achievement

Youth voice guides our work to help disadvantaged youth overcome barriers to academic, economic, and housing stability. The majority of young people we serve are disconnected from school, many have been impacted by homelessness, and are transitioning from the juvenile justice AND/OR foster care systems.

$1.6Mprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$58K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Money outPt IX
$10.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.3M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$490K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$648K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$740K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$9.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$58K
Total revenueLn 12$10.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$648K
SavingsLn 2$507
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$648K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50K
Other assetsLn 15$264K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$740K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5261
VolunteersI 637
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$648K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72K$50K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$740K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$291K$291K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$359K$87K$163K$109K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.5M$3.8M$552K$194K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$113K$93K$15K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$628K$537K$72K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$484K$338K$120K$26K
Legal feesLn 11b$100$100
Accounting feesLn 11c$48K$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$640K$410K$208K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$325$24K
Office expensesLn 13$334K$208K$112K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$843
OccupancyLn 16$731K$576K$110K$46K
TravelLn 17$13K$12K$926$82
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$8K$2K$4K
InterestLn 20$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$31K$27K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.9M$1.9M$15K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$76K$13K$39K$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.3M$8.3M$1.5M$490K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $14.4M$13.4M$1.1M$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $15.1M$12.4M$2.7M$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.0M$10.6M$442K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.7M$9.1M−$365K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $10.5M$10.3M$218K$1.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $10,484,391 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,068,726$10,409,677
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$15,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $683$1,643
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $476,132$58,071
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,545,541$10,484,391
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $195,888$290,606
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,486,273$6,121,350
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,780,243$3,854,892
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,462,404$10,266,848
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $83,137$217,543
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $10,484,391 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $58,071 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$19,368
VIII-1e Government grants$9,405,153
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$985,156
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,409,677
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,000$15,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,643$1,643
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $59,714$10,484,391
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,266,848 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $290,606$290,606
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $87,055 · Management $163,475 · Fundraising $108,841$359,371
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,791,323 · Management $552,073 · Fundraising $193,665$4,537,061
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $92,656 · Management $14,829 · Fundraising $5,552$113,037
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $537,333 · Management $71,871 · Fundraising $18,403$627,607
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $338,161 · Management $120,260 · Fundraising $25,853$484,274
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $100$100
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $48,158$48,158
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $409,710 · Management $208,434 · Fundraising $21,702$639,846
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $325 · Fundraising $23,896$24,221
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $207,728 · Management $111,881 · Fundraising $14,774$334,383
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,453 · Fundraising $843$4,296
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $575,785 · Management $109,651 · Fundraising $45,982$731,418
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,297 · Management $926 · Fundraising $82$13,305
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,025 · Management $2,416 · Fundraising $3,881$14,322
IX-20 InterestManagement $8,407$8,407
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $22,401$22,401
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,670 · Management $2,616 · Fundraising $1,400$30,686
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,890,401 · Management $15,424 · Fundraising $1,911$1,907,736
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,293 · Management $38,887 · Fundraising $23,433$75,613
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,281,368 · Management $1,495,262 · Fundraising $490,218$10,266,848
Part X · Balance sheet $2,193,476 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $156,295$647,516
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,009,707$507
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,188,348$1,107,644
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,349$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $33,032$68,057
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $63,049$56,018
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $72,472$50,071
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $159,440$263,663
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,698,692$2,193,476
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $684,006$664,022
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $41,202$11,187
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $737,704$64,944
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,462,912$740,153
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $775,030$843,644
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $460,750$609,679
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,235,780$1,453,323
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,698,692$2,193,476
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,453,323 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,484,391
XI-2 Total expenses$10,266,848
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$217,543
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,235,780
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,453,323

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