To provide a work experience cooperative program through university partnerships and industry to provide real-world experience for students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$165K 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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FY2020 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $131K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$165K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $801K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $22
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$104K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$835K
Spent
$758K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$835K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$835K
FY2021$877K
FY2022$815K
FY2023$714K
FY2024$828K
FY2025$775K
Expenses
$758K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$758K
FY2021$665K
FY2022$579K
FY2023$686K
FY2024$655K
FY2025$715K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Mar 2014.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $665K Management & general 12% · $93K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $165K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$165,331Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cecop Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cecop Past C
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yulia Dotter’s $125K as Executive Director is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gary Petersen————$179,296$165,331
Yuliya Dotter—$147,305$117,727———
Yulia Dotter$125,392—————
Dustin Scott—$109,095$103,610$102,612$88,877—
Yuliya Dennis———$47,988——

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

Connects students with real-world work experience through university and industry partnerships.

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1 program · $665K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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To provide a work experience cooperative program through university partnerships and industry to provide real-world experience for students.

$665Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22
Grants paid · 1 grant · $100K · 2020–2020

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$835K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$835K
Investment incomeLn 3$405
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$135
Money outPt IX
$758K
Ln 25
Programscol B$665K
Managementcol C$93K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$471K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$135
Fees for servicesLn 2g$835K
Investment incomeLn 3$405
Total revenueLn 12$835K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$263K
SavingsLn 2$208K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$471K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$801K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$501K$471K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$600K$801K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$104K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$114$114
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$186K$168K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$213K$191K$21K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$19K$17K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$56K$49K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$30K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$680$29$651
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$7K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$117K$104K$12K
TravelLn 17$146$64$82
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$11K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$995$995
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$420
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$80K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$758K$665K$93K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $775K$715K$61K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $828K$655K$173K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $714K$686K$27K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $815K$579K$236K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $877K$665K$212K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $835K$758K$77K$1.2M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $835,340 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $700$135
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $741,572$834,800
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $426$405
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $742,698$835,340
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $682$114
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $471,531$507,394
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $302,001$250,898
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $774,214$758,406
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$31,516$76,934
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $835,340 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$135
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$135
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $834,800$834,800
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $405$405
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $834,800 · Excluded from tax $405$835,340
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $758,406 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $114$114
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $167,866 · Management $18,520$186,386
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $191,392 · Management $21,328$212,720
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,009 · Management $1,883$18,892
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $49,466 · Management $6,051$55,517
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,492 · Management $3,387$33,879
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $29 · Management $651$680
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,719$1,719
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,987$13,987
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,167$3,167
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,608 · Management $5,491$12,099
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $104,365 · Management $12,430$116,795
IX-17 TravelPrograms $64 · Management $82$146
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,432 · Management $3,089$14,521
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $995$995
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,778 · Management $420$4,198
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,629 · Management $2,962$82,591
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $665,411 · Management $92,995 · Fundraising $0$758,406
Part X · Balance sheet $1,286,372 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $242,925$262,695
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $258,326$207,852
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,166$15,171
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $600,354$800,654
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,117,771$1,286,372
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,119$24,086
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$79,700
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,119$103,786
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,105,652$1,182,586
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,105,652$1,182,586
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,117,771$1,286,372
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,182,586 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$835,340
XI-2 Total expenses$758,406
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$76,934
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,105,652
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,182,586

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