Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2016.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
5 people listed on the 990; $145K paid to officers and key staff.
John Monroe’s $149K as Executive Director is at the 95th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Monroe | $148,910 | $148,910 | $145,168 | $124,250 |
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.
See Foundation for Fair Contracting - Choice executive salaries →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
Ensures public works construction projects follow all laws and regulations.
Questions for Foundation for Fair Contracting - Choice
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The foundation for fair contracting promotes compliance with laws and regulations relating to public works construction. Specifically, we focus on issues concerning wages, classification of workers, licensing and apprenticeship standards.
Funders
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 | $358K | $181K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $432K | $244K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $61K | $15K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $371K | $229K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $800 | |||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $190K | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $63K | |||
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $15K | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $31K | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $18K | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $58K | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $10K | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $65K | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $18K | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $12K | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $15K | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $4K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $2K | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $503K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 9, 2026 | $368K | $316K | $51K | $52K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 1, 2025 | $305K | $510K | −$205K | −$7K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2024 | $382K | $503K | −$121K | $229K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 | $501K | $515K | −$14K | $371K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 | $410K | $334K | $76K | $385K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $381,958 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $381,958 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $503,011 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $244,119 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $228,722 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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