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Technical Training & Safety FY2023 filing

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Bismarck, ND501(c)(3)Employment EIN 45-6042229Revenue $431K in FY2023

On file with the IRSttsafety.com4202 Coleman St Ste 151, 58503-1357 · Bismarck, NDTax-exempt since Aug 1975Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To contribute to the effectiveness of member companies by providing resources for employee Safety and development through Training.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K 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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FY2023 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $62K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$431K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$486K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$485K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$431K
FY2023▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$370K
FY2022$363K
FY2023$431K
FY2024$496K
FY2025$443K
Expenses
$486K
FY2023▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$333K
FY2022$375K
FY2023$486K
FY2024$504K
FY2025$713K
Net assets
$485K
FY2023▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$555K
FY2022$544K
FY2023$485K
FY2024$477K
FY2025$207K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 1975.

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

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $263K Management & general 46% · $224K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Kyla Bratz
Exec Directo
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
Ross Feil
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Melanie Nilles
Program Admi
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tim Olson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Ost
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kyla Bratz’s $86K as Exec Directo is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1216 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kyla Bratz$85,696$83,200$80,000$75,769—
Robert Redd————$76,039

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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3 programs · $263K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Reference materials and staff training

$204Kprogram expense
02

TTS conference expenses

$50Kprogram expense
03

Workshop expenses

$9Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$431K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$188K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$486K
Ln 25
Programscol B$263K
Managementcol C$224K
Owns and owesPt X
$485K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$487K
Total assetsLn 16$489K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$188K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$431K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$487K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$487K
Other assetsLn 15$933
Total assetsLn 16$489K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$485K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$545K$487K
Total assetsLn 16$550K$489K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$544K$485K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$80K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$36K$36K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$53K$53K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$164$164
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
TravelLn 17$368$368
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$263K$263K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$486K$263K$224K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $443K$713K−$270K$207K 990 PDF
FY2024 $496K$504K−$7K$477K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $431K$486K−$55K$485K 990 PDF
FY2022 $363K$375K−$12K$544K 990 PDF
FY2021 $370K$333K$37K$555K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $430,943 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $242,305$238,365
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $108,227$188,225
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,164$3,248
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,568$1,105
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $363,264$430,943
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $154,736$186,322
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $220,310$299,983
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $375,046$486,305
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,782−$55,362
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $430,943 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$238,365
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$238,365
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $188,225$188,225
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,248$3,248
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,105$1,105
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $192,578$430,943
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $486,305 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $80,000$80,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $35,930$35,930
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $6,775$6,775
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $53,487$53,487
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $10,130$10,130
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,365$2,365
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $164$164
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,149$8,149
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $22,355$22,355
IX-17 TravelManagement $368$368
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $262,566$262,566
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $4,016$4,016
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $262,566 · Management $223,739 · Fundraising $0$486,305
Part X · Balance sheet $488,682 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $545,221$486,734
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,015
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $933$933
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $549,763$488,682
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,364$225
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,689$3,716
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,053$3,941
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $543,710$484,741
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $543,710$484,741
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $549,763$488,682
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $484,741 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$430,943
XI-2 Total expenses$486,305
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$55,362
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$543,710
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3,607
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$484,741

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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