Charlotte Works

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Charlotte, NC501(c)(3)Since 1998EmploymentEIN 56-2098251

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Leading the development of a skilled and in-demand workforce by engaging businesses, aligning community partners, empowering and connecting job seeker to meaningful employer, and fostering inclusive economic growth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$442K 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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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $102K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$442K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 80% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $124K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.4M
75% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 75% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.0M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$6.8M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.0M
FY2025▲ +4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.2M
FY2021$8.5M
FY2022$8.6M
FY2023$7.9M
FY2024$6.8M
FY2025$7.0M
Expenses
$6.8M
FY2025▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.1M
FY2021$8.6M
FY2022$8.7M
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$6.6M
FY2025$6.8M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +20%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$990K
FY2021$924K
FY2022$830K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 1999.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $6.2M Management & general 8% · $571K

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

28 people listed on the 990; $442K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO President
$182,026Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Programs
$114,437Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Impact
$78,710Pt VII · Sec A
Comptroller
$66,720Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anna London’s $182K as CEO President is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Danielle Frazier———$156,000$195,390$135,093
Anna London$182,026$128,186$116,403———
Danielle Frazier—$114,446$175,297———
Anna London———$115,107$108,464$106,829
Shemia Williams$114,437$99,497————
Kevin Loux$78,710—————
Beverly Shepard$66,720—————

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

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

Connects job seekers with employers, building a skilled workforce and fostering inclusive economic growth.

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3 program services account for $5.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Workforce innovation & opportunity act grant cfda 17 259 youth - charlotte works convenes youth-serving organizations to provide education and training opportunities that help youth and young adults hit the ground running in high demand careers services provided to youth ages 16-24 include (but are not limited to) career advising…

$2.3Mprogram expense
02

Workforce innovation & opportunity act grant cfda 17 258 - adult continued from 4b 208 adults served, 70 adults obtained a credential

$2.1Mprogram expense
03

Workforce innovation & opportunity act grant cfda 17 278 - dislocated workers - charlotte works and its partners serve job-seekers and businesses by providing resources to develop a skilled workforce that meets employer needs\ services offered are individual coaching, job search workshops, networking opportunities and training programs…

$1.0Mprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$124K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$256K
Money outPt IX
$6.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.2M
Managementcol C$571K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$256K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$7.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$895K
SavingsLn 2$500K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$146K
Other assetsLn 15$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$181K$146K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$189K$176K$13K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$802K$589K$213K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$36K$28K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$135K$104K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$72K$56K$16K
Management feesLn 11a$65K$65K
Legal feesLn 11b$180$180
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$22K$226
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4.5M$4.4M$48K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$689K$519K$169K
TravelLn 17$13K$7K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35K$27K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$11K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$184K$145K$39K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$415
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.8M$6.2M$571K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $7.0M$6.8M$248K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.8M$6.6M$209K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.9M$7.6M$207K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.6M$8.7M−$94K$830K 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.5M$8.6M−$67K$924K 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.2M$8.1M$110K$990K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,019,328 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$6,223,532
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$539,434
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,762,966
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $256,362$256,362
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $256,362$7,019,328
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,771,052 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $175,543 · Management $13,213$188,756
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $588,989 · Management $213,469$802,458
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $27,563 · Management $8,172$35,735
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $104,076 · Management $30,858$134,934
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $55,549 · Management $16,471$72,020
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $64,519$64,519
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $180$180
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,374 · Management $226$22,600
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,443,742 · Management $47,662$4,491,404
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,321 · Management $1,080$7,401
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $519,164 · Management $169,338$688,502
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,981 · Management $6,050$13,031
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,841 · Management $8,298$35,139
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,750 · Management $16,227$26,977
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $144,634 · Management $39,386$184,020
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,961 · Management $415$3,376
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,200,007 · Management $571,045 · Fundraising $0$6,771,052
Part X · Balance sheet $5,912,274 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,057,183$895,049
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$500,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $689,956$832,414
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $79,655$17,203
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $181,195$146,057
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,930,860$3,521,551
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,938,849$5,912,274
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $624,653$722,486
X-19 Deferred revenue$87,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,087,332$3,627,648
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,711,985$4,437,134
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $851,083$1,208,777
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $375,781$266,363
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,226,864$1,475,140
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,938,849$5,912,274
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,475,140 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,019,328
XI-2 Total expenses$6,771,052
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$248,276
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,226,864
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,475,140

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