This is a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person. IT is organized to eliminate barriers to gainful employment, clearing the path to self sufficiency.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
27¢ 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $271K a year · 37% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
27%
of spending
Concern: 27% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $26
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$248K
Spent
$135K
To programs
27%
Net assets
$239K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$248K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$248K
FY2021$371K
FY2022$703K
FY2023$999K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$627K
Expenses
$135K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$135K
FY2021$353K
FY2022$542K
FY2023$614K
FY2024$522K
FY2025$632K
Net assets
$239K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$239K
FY2021$247K
FY2022$139K
FY2023$509K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$903K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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 Apr 2007.

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

Where the money goes

27 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 27% · $36K Management & general 73% · $99K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Miller Brown’s $81K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lisa Miller Brown$81,112$71,280$47,788$53,142$50,000

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No

Programs and updates

Helps people find jobs and achieve self-sufficiency through training and support.

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3 programs · $147K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Gobiz- a re-entry grant for individuals released from prison and provide self-sufficiency support.

$88Kprogram expense
02

Seta grant is used for work center employment and training programs

$52Kprogram expense
03

Public Health Institute

Womens health services.

$8Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$26

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$248K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$191K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$57K
Other incomeLn 4–11$100
Money outPt IX
$135K
Ln 25
Programscol B$36K
Managementcol C$99K
Owns and owesPt X
$239K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K
Total assetsLn 16$263K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$191K
Government grantsLn 1e$191K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$57K
Other incomeLn 4–11$100
Total revenueLn 12$248K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$122K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$122K
Other assetsLn 15$105K
Total assetsLn 16$263K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$239K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$20K$122K
Total assetsLn 16$124K$263K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$23K
Net assetsLn 32$124K$239K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$82K$82K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$135K$36K$99K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $627K$632K−$4K$903K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$522K$952K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $999K$614K$385K$509K 990 PDF
FY2022 $703K$542K$161K$139K 990 PDF
FY2021 $371K$353K$18K$247K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $248K$135K$113K$239K 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 $248,218 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $134,791$191,248
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $29,516$56,870
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$100
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $164,307$248,218
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,910$81,625
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $50,898$53,271
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $55,808$134,896
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $108,499$113,322
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $248,218 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$191,248
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$191,248
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $56,870$56,870
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $100$100
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56,970 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$248,218
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $134,896 across 6 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $81,625$81,625
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,580$6,580
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $10,299$10,299
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,573$3,573
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,009$11,009
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,810$21,810
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $36,392 · Management $98,504 · Fundraising $0$134,896
Part X · Balance sheet $262,579 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,710$122,190
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $103,962$35,660
X-15 Other assets$104,729
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $123,672$262,579
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$23,323
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$23,323
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,173$118,180
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $108,499$121,076
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $123,672$239,256
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $123,672$262,579
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $239,256 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$248,218
XI-2 Total expenses$134,896
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$113,322
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$123,672
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,262
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$239,256

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