Provision of training and education to low-income or unemployed individuals using grants from the department of labor passed through local and state agencies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$73K
71% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 71% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
32
of 32 voting members
Looks good: 32 of 32 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$29K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$29K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$29K
FY2021$63K
FY2022$253K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$393K
FY2025$668K

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 Jun 2002.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $2.4M Management & general 7% · $187K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executor Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aleta Spicer’s $85K as Executive Di is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1246 $1–10M 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

NameFY2022FY2021
Aleta Spicer$85,077$80,000

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

Trains low-income and unemployed individuals using government grants.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Provision of employment and training and services to individuals with barriers to employment under the workforce innovation and opportunity act grant administered by virginia community college system.

$2.4Mprogram 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 · FY2021
Eo CompaniesFY2021$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$187K
Owns and owesPt X
$29K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a32
IndependentVI 1b32
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.6M
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K
Net assetsLn 32$29K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$144K$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K$73K
Net assetsLn 32$48K$29K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$112K$112K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.1M$2.1M
All other expensesLn 24e$318K$318K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.4M$187K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.7M$2.4M$278K$668K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.4M$2.7M−$256K$393K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.8M−$51K$203K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$2.6M−$21K$253K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$3.2M$10K$63K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.6M$2.6M−$19K$29K 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
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Part I · Summary $2,585,727 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$2,585,727
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$2,585,727
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$131,011
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$2,473,333
I-18 Total expenses$2,604,344
I-19 Revenue less expenses−$18,617
Part VI · Governance 32 of 32 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body32
VI-1b Independent voting members32
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 $2,585,727 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,585,727
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,585,727
VIII-12 Total revenue$2,585,727
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,604,344 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $111,984$111,984
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $11,255$11,255
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $7,772$7,772
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $20,983$20,983
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $18,517$18,517
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $8,795$8,795
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,002$1,002
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $6,551$6,551
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,099,651$2,099,651
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $317,834$317,834
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,417,485 · Management $186,859 · Fundraising $0$2,604,344
Part X · Balance sheet $102,265 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,732$19,824
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $107,464$82,441
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $144,051$102,265
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $96,093$72,924
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $96,093$72,924
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $47,958$29,341
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $47,958$29,341
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $144,051$102,265
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $29,341 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,585,727
XI-2 Total expenses$2,604,344
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$18,617
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$47,958
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$29,341

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