Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1993.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
18 people listed on the 990; $130K paid to officers and key staff.
Francisco Martinez JR’s $130K as President & CEO is at the 51st 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molly Biglari | — | $165,596 | — | — | — | — |
| David J Zammiello | — | $8,035 | $138,936 | $130,355 | $122,000 | $119,379 |
| Francisco Martinez JR | $129,675 | $99,187 | — | — | — | — |
| Lelani Mercado | $103,635 | $99,680 | — | — | — | — |
| Mary E Rodriguez | $95,695 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mary Rodriguez | — | $92,068 | — | — | — | — |
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
Trains workers for well-paying jobs to boost the economy.
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Training services-paid for a portion of tuition, books, supplies, and other training expenses incurred by individuals in high-demand career tracks that pay good wages in san antonio.
Participant support services-provided support with basic living expenses necessary for individuals to be able to participate in training programs to improve their work skills so that they may enter san antonio's workforce. Stipends paid to eligible participants for attending training.
Outreach, recruitment, career coach, and employment specialists provided education guidance and life-skills training to participants and coordinated with local employers to develop jobs and prepared program participants for job search efforts.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $3.4M | $1.1M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $15K | $12K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.8M | $2.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $3.8M | $1.2M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $983K | $1.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $15K | $15K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $130K | $130K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.9M | $1.4M | $456K | $69K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $44K | $35K | $8K | $519 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $218K | $174K | $41K | $3K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $172K | $120K | $46K | $6K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $18K | $18K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $191K | $152K | $37K | $2K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $67K | $57K | $2K | $7K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $13K | $11K | $1K | $394 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $131K | $107K | $24K | $84 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $91K | $68K | $22K | $701 |
| TravelLn 17 | $3K | $3K | $50 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $5K | $3K | $2K | $28 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $3K | $3K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $21K | $18K | $3K | $179 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $6.1M | $6.1M | $11K | $440 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $75K | $34K | $30K | $11K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $9.2M | $8.3M | $831K | $100K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $9.6M | $9.8M | −$276K | $4.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $8.7M | $9.0M | −$290K | $4.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $11.6M | $8.7M | $2.9M | $4.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 Viewing | $9.4M | $9.2M | $149K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $13.7M | $13.6M | $142K | $983K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $4.4M | $4.4M | −$13K | $841K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $9,372,995 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,372,995 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,223,687 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,369,598 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,132,803 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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