Connecting workers to jobs. Providing innovative services that exceed employers' requirements for the jobs of today and the future.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $94K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 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
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.6M
48% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 48% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15.9M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$16.1M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$15.9M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$15.6M
FY2021$15.9M
FY2022$15.8M
FY2023$18.1M
FY2024$16.8M
FY2025$15.8M
Expenses
$16.1M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.7M
FY2021$16.1M
FY2022$16.0M
FY2023$18.2M
FY2024$16.8M
FY2025$15.7M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2021▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$847K
FY2023$788K
FY2024$765K
FY2025$821K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Sep 1999.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $14.2M Management & general 12% · $1.9M

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

20 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cheryl Taylor’s $159K as President is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 414 $10–100M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Bruce Ferguson——$187,105$179,777
Cheryl Taylor$159,437$135,113——

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

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Connects workers to jobs and businesses to needed talent for workforce development.

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3 programs · $11.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Wioa programs provide youth, adults, and dislocated workers with the information, advice, job search assistance and training they need to get and keep good jobs and provide employers with skilled workers.

$5.9Mprogram expense
02

Tanf- temporary assistance for needy families programs are designed to emphasize work, self-sufficiency and personal responsibility for welfare recipients and to enable them to move from welfare to work.

$4.1Mprogram expense
03

Employment Services Cluster of Programs

Wagner-peyser program - wagner-peyser programs are designed to improve the functioning of the nation's labor markets by bringing together individuals who are seeking employment with employers with skilled workers.

$1.2Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$133K
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Money outPt IX
$16.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.2M
Managementcol C$1.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$809K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$15.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$133K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Total revenueLn 12$15.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$809K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$809K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$96K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$941K$809K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$155K$96K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$847K$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$41K
OccupancyLn 16$1.2M$1.0M$163K
TravelLn 17$17K$15K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$2K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$58K$58K
InsuranceLn 23$54K$45K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12.8M$11.6M$1.1M
All other expensesLn 24e$2.0M$1.4M$545K
Total functional expensesLn 25$16.1M$14.2M$1.9M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $15.8M$15.7M$55K$821K 990 PDF
FY2024 $16.8M$16.8M−$23K$765K 990 PDF
FY2023 $18.1M$18.2M−$59K$788K 990 PDF
FY2022 $15.8M$16.0M−$263K$847K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $15.9M$16.1M−$178K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $15.6M$15.7M−$96K$1.9M 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 $15,945,752 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,434,346$15,768,728
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $140,281$133,014
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,763$2,147
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $71,095$41,863
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,647,485$15,945,752
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $15,743,152$16,124,204
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $15,743,152$16,124,204
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$95,667−$178,452
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $15,945,752 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$15,768,728
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,768,728
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $133,014$133,014
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,147$2,147
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $41,863$41,863
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $177,024 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$15,945,752
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,124,204 across 9 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,243$4,243
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $40,699$40,699
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,045,679 · Management $163,306$1,208,985
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,797 · Management $2,368$17,165
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,738 · Management $3,472$5,210
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $58,462$58,462
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $44,898 · Management $8,650$53,548
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,630,777 · Management $1,141,920$12,772,697
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,417,935 · Management $545,260$1,963,195
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,214,286 · Management $1,909,918 · Fundraising $0$16,124,204
Part X · Balance sheet $3,324,303 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $940,894$809,387
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,607,624$2,064,873
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $56,473$353,174
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $415$415
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $154,915$96,454
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,760,321$3,324,303
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $796,744$1,589,794
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $50,616$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $847,360$1,589,794
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,912,961$1,734,509
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,760,321$3,324,303
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,734,509 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,945,752
XI-2 Total expenses$16,124,204
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$178,452
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,912,961
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,734,509

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