The organization's mission is to provide skilled workers for employers by advancing education, employment, entrepreneurship and economic development opportunities in support of global competitiveness and regional prosperity. As a Workforce development board, Workforce Solutions Borderplex (wsb) believes that human capital is one of the most important contributions for the economy. Wsb is focused on advocacy for initiatives and programs that help the Borderplex region remain a viable and competitive area. Through various expansive research projects that focus on economic factors, opportunities and gaps, wsb continues to become a resource and advocate for advancement in the Borderplex area. Wsb identifies strategic partners and continues to look for ways to collaborate, establishing formal partnerships with chamber of commerce, hispanic chamber of commerce and Borderplex alliance for engagement and access to business intelligence. Wsb continues to expand collaboration efforts with educat

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95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$379K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $52K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$379K
to officers and key staff · 0.7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $78K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.4M
99% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 99% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 27 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$52.0M
Spent
$52.0M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$87K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$52.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$52.0M
FY2021$46.0M
FY2022$58.6M
FY2023$71.0M
FY2024$72.3M
FY2025$62.9M
Expenses
$52.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$52.0M
FY2021$46.0M
FY2022$58.7M
FY2023$71.0M
FY2024$72.3M
FY2025$63.0M
Net assets
$87K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$87K
FY2021$36K
FY2022−$175K
FY2023−$213K
FY2024−$340K
FY2025−$590K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1999.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $49.4M Management & general 5% · $2.7M

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

30 people listed on the 990; $379K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Retired CEO
$195,386Pt VII · Sec A
$112,480Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director of Administrat
$70,957Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leila Melendez’s $178K as CEO is at the 25th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joyce a Wilson————$70,610$195,386
Leila Melendez$178,190$168,000$165,874$154,258$136,237$112,480
Myriam Guerrero$142,915$124,925$98,671$84,379——
Rosalba Ortiz————$81,836$70,957

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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Develops skilled workers through education, employment, and entrepreneurship for regional prosperity.

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3 programs · $48.5M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Child Care Programs

To provide direct child care payments to assist with child care needs of 8,954 clients so they can continue workforce related programs during fiscal year ended 9/30/2020.

$39.1Mprogram expense
02

WIA/WIOA program helps job seekers (adults, disloated workers and youth) access employment, education, training and support services to suceed in the labor market. Youth employment and educational services are available to elible out of school youth ages 16 to 24, on low income in school youth, ages 14 to 21, that face barriers of…

$5.6Mprogram expense
03

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (tanf)

The choices program assists applicants, recipients, nonrecipient parents, and former recipients of temporary assistance for needy families (tanf) cash assistance to transition from welfare to work through participation in work-related activities, including job search and job readiness classes, basic skills training, education, vocational…

$3.8Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$78K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$52.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$131K
Money outPt IX
$52.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$49.4M
Managementcol C$2.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$87K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a27
IndependentVI 1b27
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$51.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$131K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$52.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$193K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32$87K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 580
VolunteersI 627
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$164K$193K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.8M$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32$88K$87K
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$312K$176K$136K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.2M$921K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$605K$344K$261K
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$4K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$89K$14K$75K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1.3M$1.2M$104K
TravelLn 17$63K$33K$30K
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$72K$69K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45.7M$44.8M$919K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$1.7M$1.5M$203K
Total functional expensesLn 25$52.0M$49.4M$2.7M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $62.9M$63.0M−$101K−$590K 990 PDF
FY2024 $72.3M$72.3M−$60K−$340K 990 PDF
FY2023 $71.0M$71.0M−$38K−$213K 990 PDF
FY2022 $58.6M$58.7M−$61K−$175K 990 PDF
FY2021 $46.0M$46.0M−$51K$36K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $52.0M$52.0M−$844$87K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $52,015,972 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $46,665,123$51,884,655
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $161,742$131,317
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $46,826,865$52,015,972
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 $2,751,072$3,035,561
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $44,142,772$48,981,255
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $46,893,844$52,016,816
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$66,979−$844
Part VI · Governance 27 of 27 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27
VI-1b Independent voting members27
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 $52,015,972 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$51,701,336
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$183,319
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$51,884,655
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $131,317$131,317
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $131,317$52,015,972
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $52,016,816 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 $176,398 · Management $135,503$311,901
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,198,311 · Management $920,506$2,118,817
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $343,531 · Management $261,312$604,843
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,185 · Management $6,638$10,823
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,776 · Management $75,493 · Fundraising $0$89,269
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,214,077 · Management $103,849$1,317,926
IX-17 TravelPrograms $33,247 · Management $29,515$62,762
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 $68,524 · Management $3,683$72,207
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,801,522 · Management $919,376 · Fundraising $0$45,720,898
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,504,507 · Management $202,863$1,707,370
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $49,358,078 · Management $2,658,738 · Fundraising $0$52,016,816
Part X · Balance sheet $6,440,698 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,480,889$1,577,618
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,175,976$4,634,949
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $67,200$35,305
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $163,615$192,826
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,887,680$6,440,698
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,403,181$5,091,513
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $396,460$1,261,990
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,799,641$6,353,503
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $88,039$87,195
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $88,039$87,195
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,887,680$6,440,698
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $87,195 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$52,015,972
XI-2 Total expenses$52,016,816
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$844
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$88,039
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$87,195

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