The mission is to create pathways to employment for people with disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 282 volunteers and 14 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 50% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$206K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 14.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$61K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$6.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2024▼ -29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$3.1M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$6.0M
FY2024▲ +42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$402K
FY2021$822K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$6.0M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2003.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $1.1M Management & general 4% · $53K Fundraising 19% · $259K

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; $206K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$115,417Pt VII · Sec A
$90,727Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (termed 01/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lori Becker’s $115K as CEO is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 360 $1–10M medical research 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lori Becker$115,417$100,000$94,375$82,400$82,400
Colleen Starkloff——$111,269——
Colleen Kelly Starkloff———$110,000$110,000
Brian Chao$90,727$75,770$80,000$60,294$60,620

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps people with disabilities find jobs.

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3 programs · $994K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Through the employer and community education program, the organization provides innovative solutions and educational tools to companies wishing to hire qualified people with disabilities and communities looking to ensure all of their members can participate fully.

$668Kprogram expense
02

The dream big program strives to empower college and technical school-bound youth with disabilities to raise their expectations for their own futures. The program aims to show students that they can do many things that their non-disabled peers can do, and they should not limit their career goals.

$206Kprogram expense
03

Starkloff career academy helps adults with disabilities gain the skills and confidence needed to succeed in the workplace. The 4-WEEK foundations course helps people with disabilities looking for their first job gain the foundational knowledge, skills, and tools they need to start their career journey.

$120Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$155K
Investment incomeLn 3$132K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$53K
Fundraisingcol D$259K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$155K
Investment incomeLn 3$132K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$60
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$580K
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$144K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K
Net assetsLn 32$6.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6282
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$144K
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K$61K
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M$6.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$750$750
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$206K$159K$15K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$475K$415K$3K$56K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$35K$805$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$53K$45K$1K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$16K$337$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$363K$215K$23K$126K
Office expensesLn 13$46K$35K$2K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$62K$62K$203
TravelLn 17$22K$21K$560$431
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K$31$298
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$33K$6K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$150$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.1M$53K$259K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.1M$1.4M$1.7M$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.4M$1.1M$3.2M$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.2M$192K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.0M$420K$822K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.1M$186K$402K 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 $3,106,693 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,178,095$2,818,963
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $152,450$155,406
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $53,017$132,324
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $211$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,383,773$3,106,693
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$750
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $695,154$772,580
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $449,962$595,815
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,145,116$1,369,145
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,238,657$1,737,548
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,106,693 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$91,404
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,727,559
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,616
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,818,963
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $155,406$155,406
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $132,384$132,384
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$60−$60
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $155,406 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $132,324$3,106,693
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,369,145 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $750$750
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $159,144 · Management $14,844 · Fundraising $32,156$206,144
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $415,148 · Management $3,414 · Fundraising $56,265$474,827
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,480 · Management $805 · Fundraising $2,362$38,647
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,604 · Management $1,430 · Fundraising $6,928$52,962
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,781 · Management $337 · Fundraising $1,633$17,751
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $214,886 · Management $23,020 · Fundraising $125,559$363,465
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $34,750 · Management $1,933 · Fundraising $9,309$45,992
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,126$4,126
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $61,911 · Fundraising $203$62,114
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,759 · Management $560 · Fundraising $431$21,750
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,683$4,683
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,164 · Management $31 · Fundraising $298$9,493
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,745$3,745
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,717 · Management $5,997 · Fundraising $9,126$47,840
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $150 · Fundraising $14,706$14,856
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,057,648 · Management $52,521 · Fundraising $258,976$1,369,145
Part X · Balance sheet $6,092,120 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,129,730$580,015
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$1,015,339
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $166,329$134,586
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$6,695
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,241$143,750
X-11 Publicly traded securities$4,211,735
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,870$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,303,170$6,092,120
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $50,230$60,996
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,230$60,996
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $122,833$2,391,644
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,130,107$3,639,480
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,252,940$6,031,124
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,303,170$6,092,120
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,031,124 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,106,693
XI-2 Total expenses$1,369,145
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,737,548
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,252,940
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$40,636
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,031,124

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